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Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies GSFS

Commemoration of the Montreal Massacre

Sponsored by:
Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies
On Friday, December 6th at 12:15 PM, the workers at the Feminist Resource Center at Chellis House will be honoring the lives of the women murdered at the Montreal Ecole Polytechnique, an event otherwise known as the Montreal Massacre, which took place on December 5, 1989. This commemoration is part of the 16 Days Campaign to End Gender Violence whose theme in 2019 is “A World of Work Without Violence is Possible.” We will watch “Reframing the Montreal Massacre,” a feminist-focused documentary that analyzes the media representations of the massacre. Discussion to follow the event.

Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room

Open to the Public

Cinema of the Crisis: Feminist and Queer Filmmaking in Puerto Rico in 2018

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Film & Media Culture, Spanish Department, Latin American Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies
Screening of two short documentaries

“The Feminine Creature Within,” is an experimental short film directed by Lorraine Jones of FemTrap, a project that focuses on feminine empowerment through breaking norms and stigmas. FemTrap is a collective of female artists who came together after Hurricane Maria, and collaborate with other women and men: artists, dancers, photographers, DJ’s, trap singers, and skaters.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

Open to the Public