Vortrag in der Reihe „Frauen im Islam“, veranstaltet von Le Donja – Verein zur Förderung der Menschenrechte (Web)
Zeit: Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2012, 19.00 Uhr
Ort: Hörsaal 28, Hauptgebäude der Univ. Wien, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Wien
Vortrag in englischer Sprache
Nadje Al-Ali is Professor of Gender Studies at the Centre for Gender Studies, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Her main research interests revolve around gender theory; feminist activism; women and gender in the Middle East; transnational migration and diaspora mobilization; war, conflict and reconstruction‘ art & cultural studies and food. Her publications include What kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq (2009, University of California Press, co-authored with Nicola Pratt); Women and War in the Middle East: Transnational Perspectives (Zed Books, 2009, co-edited with Nicola Pratt) as well as numerous book chapters and journal articles. Her most recent book (co-edited with Deborah al-Najjar) is entitled We are Iraqis: Aesthetics & Politics in a Time of War (Syracuse University Press).
Professor Al-Ali was President of the Association of Middle East Women‘s Studies (AMEWS) from 2009-2011. She is also a member of the Feminist Review Collective and a founding member of Act Together: Women‘s Action for Iraq. She is currently involved in several capacity building projects with Iraqi academics and women‘s rights activists.
Moderation: Lise Abid (Islamwissenschaftlerin und Publizistin)
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