Collaborative Social Change is delighted to announce the release of our very own Monica Macias’ biography, Black Girl from Pyongyang: In Search of My Identity. As the daughter of Equatorial Guinea’s first president, Macias faced extraordinary experiences including being raised by the first family in North Korea, which served as the launching pad for her international upbringing. Through her personal story, Macias' book explicates various biases, racist beliefs, and inequalities within and across the diverse contexts she lived to contribute to preventing and addressing widespread identity-based violence. In this episode of Glocal Peace and Conflict, Macias explains her intentions in sharing her story with the world and pivotal moments from her struggle to publish the English version of her book on her own terms.

In this latest episode of our series on gender based violence, Nupur Ray is joined by Professor Krisha Menon to discuss contemporary issues and challenges in understanding violence against women in India with connections to global contexts.

Dr Menon is a professor in Gender Studies and former Dean at the school of Human Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi. She has published widely on political theory, issues in Indian politics, and feminist theory.

As the women-and-youth led revolution continues in Iran, young Iranians across diaspora communities are proactively educating themselves and others on the history of the women's rights movements in Iran and women's role in the current push for regime change.

Join Dr. Nupur Ray and Nousha Nematzadeh for the second half of their conversation about women's resistance in Iran.

As the women-and-youth led revolution continues in Iran, young Iranians across diaspora communities are proactively educating themselves and others on the history of the women's rights movements in Iran and women's role in the current push for regime change. Join Dr. Nupur Ray as she engages a young Iranian-Canadian female social activist and law student Nousha Nematzadeh who passionately shares her insights about what she believes we can all learn from the diverse methods Iranian women are using to reclaim their agency and bodily autonomy.

In this third episode of our series exploring the nature and causes of gendered violence, Dr. Nupur Ray is joined by Emily Sample to discuss the intersection of gender based violence and climate change.

Dr. Nupur Ray is a Consultant and Advisor at Collaborative Social Change and Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi. Her areas of research interest include Political Philosophy, Gender Studies, Human Rights and Human Development. Emily Sample is a Program Director at Fund for Peace, and a PhD candidate at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Her most recent book “Building Peace in America” was published in August 2020. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the International Association of Genocide Scholars and co-founded the Women's Caucus of Genocide Scholars. Her research spans peacebuilding, climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental justice, gender, and mass atrocity prevention.

Join CSC's Gendered Violence Series host Dr. Nupur Ray and Professor Bijayalaxmi Nanda as they unpack the central debates and dilemmas of gendered-based violence in India.

Dr. Nanda joined Miranda House in 1993 and is a Professor in the Department of Political Science. She is currently the Principal of the college. She received her Ph.D from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests include gender, political theory and human rights.

Dr. Nupur Ray is a Consultant and Advisor at Collaborative Social Change and Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi. Her areas of research interest include Political Philosophy, Gender Studies, Human Rights and Human Development.

This is the first episode of a brand new series in which a range of speakers will examine the nature and causes of gendered violence.

This first episode features Dr Nupur Ray and Dr Tutku Ayhan, and is moderated by Dr Saghar Birjandian.

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