Join Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Chicago for a discussion on the Palestinian LGBTQ movement and the way in which discourses of LGBTQ rights are deployed strategically by Israelis and Palestinians as part of the conflict.
Sa'ed Atshan is a Postdoctoral Fellow in International Studies at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. He holds a PhD (2013) and an MA (2010) in anthropology and Middle Eastern studies from Harvard University, and has worked for institutions including the American Civil Liberties Union, the UN High Commission on Refugees, and Human Rights Watch. He is also a member of Al-Qaws, an organization promoting LGBTQ Palestinian rights.
Co-sponsored by The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
Location: OMSA Community Lounge, 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave
** Food will be served after the event! **
Date: May 13, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See:https://www.facebook.com/events/1653904811496013/1653905444829283/
Date: May 13, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See:https://www.facebook.com/events/1653904811496013/1653905444829283/