Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies GSFS

Walking with the Mahatma: Kasturba Gandhi’s Political Life

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents Aparna Kapadia, associate professor of history at Williams College and ” Walking with the Mahatma: Kasturba Gandhi’s Political Life.”

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Gensler Symposium Podcast: Feminism, Fascism and the Future

Snacks and Silent Listening Podcast Party

BYOE (Bring Your Own Earphones) for an opening of the podcast “Feminism, Fascism & the Future.” Some of the makers of this podcast will talk about the process of tracing the global rise of anti-gender ideology movements in podcast form. Then you can go listen to whatever episode you want (and bonus: many of our speakers for the conference are in these episodes)!

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

Feminist Self-Defense Class

All women and LGBTQ people that are Middlebury students, staff, and faculty are welcome to join us on Nov 9th and 10th for Feminist self-defense classes followed by a discussion on rape as a form of biopower. Class will be taught by Ruthie Brown (class of 2025.5), who is a 2nd degree black belt in Cuong Nhu and has taught self-defense in the US, Brazil, Colombia, and Nepal. Students will learn various mental and physical techniques that emerged in Cuong Nhu, Judo, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, and Kickboxing.

Memorial Field House 3rd Floor Classroom

Closed to the Public

Feminist Self-Defense Class

All women and LGBTQ people that are Middlebury students, staff, and faculty are welcome to join us on Nov 9th and 10th for Feminist self-defense classes followed by a discussion on rape as a form of biopower. Class will be taught by Ruthie Brown (class of 2025.5), who is a 2nd degree black belt in Cuong Nhu and has taught self-defense in the US, Brazil, Colombia, and Nepal. Students will learn various mental and physical techniques that emerged in Cuong Nhu, Judo, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, and Kickboxing.

Memorial Field House 3rd Floor Classroom

Closed to the Public