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Public Lecture: Raewyn Connell
Women's and Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of the Western Cape Invite you to a public lecture by Raewyn Connell: "Cry Freedom! Men, Masculinities and Gender Relations in the Postcolonial World"Discussant: Kopano Ratele, UNISA/MRC
Date: Friday, 22nd July 2011
Time: 12h30 for 13h00
Venue: School of Public Health
Studies of men and masculinity are now an important part of gender studies, but the paradigms for understanding them mostly come from the global North. In this talk Raewyn Connell will explore how we might understand questions about men and masculinities if we start with the global South, the experience of colonization, post-colonial social struggles and social changes, southern thought, and the issues that confront the post-colonial world now.
Raewyn Connell is University Professor at the University of Sydney, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and one of Australia's leading social scientists. Her most recent books are Southern Theory (2007), about social thought beyond the global metropole; Gender: In World Perspective (2009); and Confronting Equality (2011), about social science and politics. Her other books include Masculinities, Schools & Social Justice, Ruling Class Ruling Culture, Gender & Power, and Making the Difference. Her work is widely cited internationally, and has been translated into fifteen languages. She has taught at universities in Australia, Canada and the USA, in departments of sociology, political science, and education. A long-term participant in the labour movement and peace movement, Raewyn has tried to make social science relevant to social justice.
Raewyn Connell is University Professor at the University of Sydney, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and one of Australia's leading social scientists. Her most recent books are Southern Theory (2007), about social thought beyond the global metropole; Gender: In World Perspective (2009); and Confronting Equality (2011), about social science and politics. Her other books include Masculinities, Schools & Social Justice, Ruling Class Ruling Culture, Gender & Power, and Making the Difference. Her work is widely cited internationally, and has been translated into fifteen languages. She has taught at universities in Australia, Canada and the USA, in departments of sociology, political science, and education. A long-term participant in the labour movement and peace movement, Raewyn has tried to make social science relevant to social justice.
A light lunch will be served from 12h30
RSVP: Mawada Abrahams, x2234 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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