Human Rights Minor

The Human Rights Minor at UMass Boston is an interdisciplinary program of study open to students from all disciplines.

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

Join us February 14: Conversations on South Asia with Elora Halim Chowdhury
12:15–1:15 PM ET (via Zoom)
Join us to learn more! Film and media scholars Gwendolyn S. Kirk and Alka Kurian will be joining the author for this discussion https://t.co/LxiPyEMj0C

[UMB Dept of WGS @DepartmentofWGS]

Please mark your calendars for a WGS forum Celebrating International Women’s Day: Reproductive (In)Justice After the Fall of Roe
Featured speaker: Brigitte Amiri, Deputy Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project

Wednesday March 8th 2-4 Campus Center Ballroom A

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

It's almost time for our Fall Human Rights Keynote! Will we see you there on December 6th?

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

Don't miss your chance to see Dr. Rachel Afi Quinn next week on December 5th!

Her talk will focus on Understanding Gender, Migration, and Transnational Advocacy

Join us at 11am!

[UMB Dept of WGS @DepartmentofWGS]

Save the Date!
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UMB Political Science department is hosting “The Politics of Truth and Justice in South Asia" on April 5th from 2 to 6 pm. We’re proud to announce WGS Faculty Elora Chowdhury as a panelist!
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See you there!

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

The Human Rights Minor is pleased to present the Spring Human Rights Lecture on March 10th 4 – 5:30pm. This spring, we are delighted to host Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Bowdoin College, Maine.

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

If you missed the launch of the new book, South Asian Filmscapes: Transregional Encounters (Elora Halim Chowdhury and Esha Niyogi De, Editors), here is the recording!

https://t.co/3vs8Qcqn0W

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

The Spring semester is rapidly approaching and...what's that? You need an exciting course to round out your schedule?

Well we have got you covered! Enroll now in one of our many fabulous Human Rights courses and spend your spring with one of our #FabulousFaculty!

[UMB Dept of WGS @DepartmentofWGS]

YOU ARE INVITED to the launch of South Asian Filmscapes: Transregional Encounters on January 14! From 11:30am – 1pm, Join editors Elora Halim Chowdhury & Esha Niyogi De in a cross-border dialogue with the contributors to this new collection. https://t.co/Kajox4dSf8 to register!

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

Remember that book we were just talking about?

Well, YOU ARE INVITED to the launch of South Asian Filmscapes: Transregional Encounters on January 14!

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

BOOK RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!
One of our WGS #fabulousfeminists, Professor Elora Chowdhury, co-edited “South Asian Filmscapes: Transregional Encounters” and you can grab your very own copy here: https://t.co/1TBu0H7qRn
Want some more juicy details? Read below!

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We are more than proud to bring to your attention this piece written by Sumayia Zama, Human Rights Graduate 2016. We always knew you would go on to do great things! https://t.co/I3Jorr2qQZ

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

Today one of our fabulous professors, Dr. Elora Chowdhury, is participating in a conversation on gender diversity as part of the UN Women’s 16 Days of activism for raising awareness on gender violence. Watch the recorded discussion at https://t.co/iu8l1RATSE! #orangetheworld

[UMB Dept of WGS @DepartmentofWGS]

We’re so proud & excited to share with you that AFTER LIFE (we survive), a show curated by one of our WGS professors, Dr. Thea Quiray Tagle, is now OPEN & can be viewed online at https://t.co/KFZe4XJS2m - full 3D walkthrough w/ interactive + participatory artworks!
#afterlifeybca

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

Join us tomorrow in University Hall!

[Human Rights Minor @HumanRightsUMB]

Need to finish up that Feminist Thought Requirement? Looking for a deep look at feminist intellectual work?
We have just the spring course for you, taught by none other than our Chair, Professor Chris Bobel!

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

Transgender rights are human rights
Transgender rights are human rights
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Transgender rights are human rights
Transgender rights are human rights
Transgender rights are human rights
Transgender rights are human rights
#TransgenderDayOfRemembrance

[Critical Ethnic & Community Studies, UMass Boston @UMassBostonCECS]

CECS is a proud sponsor of the upcoming teach in, Unbought, Unbossed, Unbroken: Resisting Systemic Oppression. Join us! https://t.co/Kk9DEFyJ71