Exterior at night

The Center at night

Side Entrance

The entrance of the CSGS

Heather Love audience

The audience listens as Lauren Berlant introduces Heather Love in 2014

Class discussion

Students participate in a classroom discussion at the Center

Héctor Carrillo

Héctor Carrillo talks with students after his book talk in 2018

Joan Scott

Joan Scott speaking at the Center in 2017

panel

Students listen to panelists present in 2017

Community room

The Community Room at 5733 S University

center door

Center entrance

5733 exterior

The exterior of 5733 S University

Bhanu Kapil

Poet Bhanu Kapil at the Center in 2016

Sexuality and Gender in the Age of Global Politics

Globalization has radically altered the reach of markets, the powers of the nation state, and the nature of political organization across national borders. In what ways have movements concerned with the advancement of women and sexual minorities responded to these changes? What new possibilities have been created for collective organizing around issues of mutual concern? How can relevant social and political groups in advanced and developing countries profitably employ the ever-growing interconnectedness of economies and states? These are just some of the questions that our students will face as they make their way into a society and economy that is deeply interconnected yet fraught with value conflicts that cannot be easily understood, let alone mediated, in the manner of traditional political liberalism. Understanding the continued relevance but also the significant constraints of older models of political thinking is crucial to making one's way in a world of global interconnectedness, where presuppositions about shared core values often meet their limit.

This initiative takes as its departure point the 2011-12 Sawyer Seminar, funded by the Mellon Foundation: Women's International Human Rights: Problems, Paradoxes, Possibilities.