Feminist Studies
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Gina Athena Ulysse: rethinking images of Haiti through the lens of photographer Leonore Mau
Humanities Professor Gina Athena Ulysse, an artist and cultural anthropologist, collaborated on the conceptual development of Out of Focus, an exhibition that reexamines how German photographer Leonore Mau’s images of Haiti are presented and interpreted. Drawing on her expertise in Haitian culture and postcolonial critique, Ulysse helped shape the show’s critical framework.
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Dialogs: Hope and Solidarity from Angela Davis, Nicole Mitchell, and the Black Earth Ensemble at the Chicago Humanities Festival
Author and activist Angela Davis, Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, had an on-stage dialogue in Chicago with world-renowned musician and Guggenheim Fellow Nicole Mitchell, who wrote a special composition for Davis.
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McCarthyism in a MAGA hat? Trump’s Campus Deal Sounds Familiar to Her.
In a feature story written by UC Santa Cruz alumna Anita Chabria (BA, History), Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies Bettina Aptheker called the Trump Administration’s “compact for academic excellence” a major threat to free speech. “It’s intended to roll back any of the gains we’ve made,” Aptheker said of Trump’s policies. “No university should…
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Academic Freedom Under Fire with Scholar Bettina Aptheker
Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies Bettina Aptheker recently gave a speech about academic freedom and its role in American universities. This radio segment presents that speech interwoven with Aptheker’s recollections of her life and career and her unshakable belief in the value of free expression.