A lecture by, and conversation with, Christiane Taubira, former Minister of Justice of France. Post-lecture discussion will be moderated by Jennifer Wild (Cinema and Media Studies) and Mary Ann Case (Law School).
Christiane Taubira is the founder of the left-wing Guianese party Walwari, and was elected four times to the National Assembly of France (representing French Guiana), where she was the driving force behind the 2001 law that recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as a crime against humanity. In June 2012, she was appointed Justice Minister of France. In that capacity, she oversaw fundamental penal reforms that prevent recidivism and promote rehabilitation, and introduced a law that both legalized same-sex marriage in France, and allows same-sec couples to adopt children.
Ms. Taubira is strongly committed to civil rights, women's rights, and the rights of disadvantaged youth. In the wake of the terrorist attacks France suffered in 2015, she published a book, "Murmures à la Jeunesse", in which she argues that the French Republic has at its disposal all the tools and resources needed to combat terrorism successfully.
Jennifer Wild
Associate Professor, Department of Cinema and Media Studies, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, and the College. Affiliated faculty in the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Mary Ann Case
Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law, UChicago Law
Organized by the France Chicago Center, with support from the French Consulate, the Diplomatic Encounters Series, the Marianne Midwest Lecture Series, and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC), Center the Study of Gender and Sexuality, French Club, Global Engagement, Institute of Politics, and Global Voices Series at the University of Chicago.
Date: October 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM
Date: October 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM