(March 25, 2019) – All this month, UTSA has recognized the achievements women have made in history and society. In this last week of Women’s History Month, UTSA hosts lectures that reflect on gender, human rights and other conversations that promote diversity, social justice and women’s empowerment.
UTSA Women’s History Month events include:
Reflections on Gender and the Global Refugee Crisis
Monday, March 25, 12 p.m.
John Peace Library Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22), Main Campus
Rawan Arar, sociologist and postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, will discuss the social construction of the global refugee story, focusing on gendered experiences in everyday life that fall outside the mainstream story of refugee displacement.
The Big City/ Mahanagar Film Screening
Monday, March 25, 6 p.m.
Buena Vista Street Building (BVB 2.304), Downtown Campus
This film explores a housewife’s quest to find a job challenging family values.
Equity-based, Trauma-informed Sexual Violence Prevention and Healing: A Conversation with The Rape Crisis Center
Tuesday, March 26, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
McKinney Humanities Building (MH 3.02.48), Main Campus
This discussion looks at how the Rape Crisis Center engages trauma-informed, person-centered, prevention-based approaches to promote norms and behaviors that advance safe, health, inclusive spaces for all.
Rhodessa Jones: A Women of the 21st Century
Wednesday, March 27, 12 p.m.
H-E-B Student Union Bexar Room (HSU 1.102), Main Campus
This lecture and multi-media performance examines use of theater as a healing tool in order to begin the process of a creating a dialogue to examine conditions that can affect daily lives.
The CIA and Torture: Case Studies, the Law, and Government Accountability
Thursday, March 28, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Business Building (BB 3.02.03), Main Campus
Jennifer K. Harbury, an activist, author and attorney who monitors and promotes human rights in Guatemala, will lead this discussion.
The Big City/ Mahanagar Film Screening
Friday, March 29, 11 a.m.
McKinney Humanities Building (MH 3.04.28), Main Campus
This film explores a housewife’s quest to find a job challenging family values.
Learn more about the UTSA Women’s Studies Institute.
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Join the doctoral candidates for the Doctoral Conferreal Ceremony and celebrate their accomplishments.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusCelebrate the graduates from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, College of Education and Human Development, Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design and University College.
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