“Female Genital Mutilation” in the American Imagination: 3/27

March 23rd, 2012 in Activism, Feminism, Sociology

Tuesday, March 27th at 7:30PM in CAS 313 (725 Commonwealth Ave.)

There are two things most Americans know about “female genital mutilation” . . . that it happens in Africa, and that it is very very bad. In the context of stopping violence against women everywhere, Dr. Lisa Wade explores how Americans frame their opposition to “FGM” per…formed abroad and a logic full of loopholes for American genital cutting practices like cosmetic surgery. A must-see for those seeking an anti-colonial, transnational feminism and sociologists everywhere.

Co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Sociology Association and the Center for Gender Sexuality and Activism at Boston University!