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IRW Distinguished Lecture Series 2025-6

Feminism, Academic Freedom, and Democracy

Each year, IRW's Distinguished Lecture Series presents a variety of talks showcasing interdisciplinary work on women, gender and sexuality by a variety of eminent speakers. The lecture series revolves around an annual theme that is also shared by our interdisciplinary seminar and undergraduate learning community. In 2025-2026 our annual theme is "Feminism, Academic Freedom, and Democracy."

Monday, October 13, 2025
"Beyond Exceptionalism and Area Studies: Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Anti-Gender/Feminist Discourses and Politics"
Nadje Al-Ali (International Studies, Anthropology, and Middle East Studies, Brown University)
Humanities Seminar Room, Academic Building 6051, College Avenue Campus
4 pm - 5.30 pm

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Thursday, November 13, 2025
"Toward a Radical Democratic Imaginary for our Times: Reconsidering Academic Freedom and Rights of Expression"
Judith Butler (Graduate School, University of California-Berkeley)
Kathleen W. Ludwig Center, Douglass Campus
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
"Anti-Gender Politics and the Threat to Democracy"
Agnieszka Graff (American Studies Center, University of Warsaw) and Camille Robcis (French and History, Columbia University)
Humanities Seminar Room, Academic Building 6051, College Avenue Campus
11 am - 12.30 pm

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