Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. High Stakes Culture: The Power of the Pronoun (September 24, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65996 65996-16678397@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Over the past few years, “culture wars” have been ignited across the country. Activists from all points of the political spectrum, even the President of the United States himself, are turning to beloved cultural objects to stake a claim for their differing beliefs in a politically fraught moment.

What is at stake in the ways we understand culture and cultural conflict? High Stakes Culture, a series presented by the Institute for the Humanities and the Humanities Collaboratory, brings humanities perspectives to bear on current debates.

The Power of the Pronoun:
The current debate over gender-neutral pronouns plays out on college campuses, on social media, and in offices across the country. Why are we thinking about pronouns in new ways? What are the politics and the history of the pronoun? And what do the conversations we are having about them reveal about American culture in this moment?

Come talk to humanities scholars who work on questions like these and others you might have about the power of the pronoun.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:57:33 -0400 2019-09-24T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-24T19:00:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Pronouns
Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinners - September (September 26, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66688 66688-16770205@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

QTIPOC Dinners are a series of events MESA and Spectrum Center have created together to center the experiences of queer and trans indigenous students & students of color in a relaxed environment. Each dinner is hosted by a local individual we believe can bring a lot to the metaphorical (and actual) table and free food is provided to all who attend. This dinner will feature food from Baba Dari Mediterranean Grill including Chicken Shawarma bowls, Falafel bowls, and Fattoush Salad

This month's host is Dominique Canning. Here's a little more about her:
Dominique is a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics (with a focus on sociolinguistics and phonetics) and in her 4th year at the University of Michigan. She graduated in 2016 from Eastern Michigan University (EMU) where she was part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Dominique’s research is partially motivated by her own identity as a queer woman of color. She identifies as aromantic asexual and is frequently conscious of how she uses language to navigate through both academic and non-academic spaces. At EMU, she researched the discussion around asexual inclusion in queer spaces online. Though she is not currently looking at asexuality specifically, she looks at queerness and language in her current research. Most recently, she examined the way language was used to construct Titus Andromedon's identity as a Black gay man in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In her future research, she plans to look at how queer people of color use language to construct their own identities in various spaces.

All dinners are hosted 5:30 to 7pm at 1443 Washtenaw. Reserve your spot at this dinner or any of the upcoming dinners at: http://bit.ly/QTIPOCfall2019

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:42:01 -0400 2019-09-26T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-26T19:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering The date, time, and location of September's Togetherness Dinner. Additionally, there is a shortened version of Dominique's "about" and a picture of her. Dominique is a Black woman with glasses and short, springy hair. She is smiling at the camera.
Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinners - October (October 9, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66690 66690-16770209@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

QTIPOC Dinners are a series of events MESA and Spectrum Center have created together to center the experiences of queer and trans indigenous students & students of color in a relaxed environment. Each dinner is hosted by a local individual we believe can bring a lot to the metaphorical (and actual) table and free food is provided to all who attend.

This month's host is Layla Mohammed Abdul-Jabbar. Here's a little more about her:
Layla Mohammed Abdul-Jabbar (she/her/hers) is a new media artist and animator based in Metro-Detroit. She is involved with the local DIY community, discussing intersectionality between topics such as mental health, queerness, and racial and religious inequalities. She finds inspiration from nightlife, body horror, Islamic architecture, and whatever’s popping on the Instagram explore page. Her latest piece In the Margins: Illuminating Islamic Queerness is an experimental documentary animation which investigates the intersection of faith, sexuality, and gender by following people who identify as queer and/or trans and Muslim. She graduated with her BFA at the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

All dinners are hosted 5:30 to 7pm at 1443 Washtenaw. Reserve your spot at this dinner or any of the upcoming dinners at: http://bit.ly/QTIPOCfall2019

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:16:30 -0400 2019-10-09T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering The date, time, and location of September's Togetherness Dinner. Additionally, there is a shortened version of Layla's "about" and a picture of her. Layla is facing the camera wearing goggle-like eyewear, long dangling earrings, and has her hair pulled up. The photo has a blue filter applied over it.
Fall into Wellness (October 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68000 68000-16977594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Health Service
Organized By: University Health Service

Students - Join us October 17, 2019 for an afternoon of well-being boosters and fall fun!

Featuring:

Hawkeye the Wellness Dog (12-2 PM)
Free STI testing and treatment for U-M students (see details on event website)
Free treatment for partner(s) also provided
Mini Wellness Coaching (see details on event website)
Free food! (Chela's taco bar while supplies last, Michigan cider and donuts!)

Location: Wolverine Wellness, lower level of UHS (207 Fletcher Street)

Please see the event website for more information about free testing and mini wellness coaching. For questions, contact lastmc@umich.edu.

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Well-being Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:42:33 -0400 2019-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T17:00:00-04:00 Health Service University Health Service Well-being Fall leaves with yellow text Fall Into Wellness
Transformismo masculino: Drag King Performance in Post-Socialist Cuba (November 4, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68091 68091-17009820@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Lesbian, Gay, Queer Research Initiative (LGQRI)

In this talk, I consider the work transformismo masculino (drag king performance) is doing during a time of social and economic transformation in post-socialist Cuba. Over the past ten years, Cuba has witnessed the growth of a private economic sector dependent on tourism and the unfolding of a so-called “sexual revolution” aimed at combating homophobia and transphobia. Both of these reform movements have been criticized, however, for the lack of material gains experienced by women and Afrodescendants on the island. In response, some independent projects have emerged that draw on histories of Afrofeminist and antiracist critique in Cuba to elaborate an Afroqueer social vision for the future. I examine the performances of Havana’s transformistas masculinas (drag kings) in this context to discuss how they critique normative masculinity, create space for Black lesbian women, and promote dignity for ordinary Cubans. This work, along with the broader Afroqueer movement of which it is a part, resonates with related artist-activism throughout the hemisphere that imagines social possibilities that go beyond the well-documented alliances between neoliberalism and LGBT rights.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:29:04 -0400 2019-11-04T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T17:30:00-05:00 Lane Hall Lesbian, Gay, Queer Research Initiative (LGQRI) Lecture / Discussion photo of Matthew Leslie Santana
LGBTQ+ Health & Safety Info Session (November 11, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68671 68671-17136730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Do you identify as an LGBTQ+ individual or ally and are thinking about studying or traveling abroad? Check out this event, co-sponsored by the Center for Global and Intercultural Study and the Spectrum Center, on addressing health and safety concerns specific to LGBTQ+ individuals. Topics include important considerations when choosing an abroad destination, being out abroad, support services available here and abroad, gendered languages when you use they/them pronouns, and more.


*Event Accommodations:*
Do you need any accommodations that we should know about (disability, dietary needs, etc.)? We encourage you to share this information with us as early as possible, so we can put in place any reasonable accommodations. Please contact the CGIS Accommodations email (CGISaccommodations@umich.edu) to submit an accommodations request.

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Presentation Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:39:26 -0400 2019-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Group of students abroad
The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Diasporic Dialogues with E. Patrick Johnson (Carlos Montezuma Professor of African American Studies and Performance Studies, Northwestern University) (January 15, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70998 70998-17766498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

with reception and book signing by Literati
Cosponsored with the Women’s Studies Department and the Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender
E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies and the Curator for Black Arts in the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing Arts at Northwestern University. He has additional appointments in the Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies programs. A scholar/artist, Johnson performs nationally and internationally and has published widely in the areas of race, gender, sexuality and performance. Johnson is a prolific performer and scholar, and an inspiring teacher, whose research and artistry has greatly impacted African American studies, Performance studies, and Gender and Sexuality studies. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of several award-winning books, including his most recent two: Black. Queer. Southern. Women.—An Oral History (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) and, Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women (Duke UP, 2019).

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:33:32 -0500 2020-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-15T19:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
FellowSpeak: "Terminal Regions: Queer Environmental Ethics in the Absence of Futurity" (February 11, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69977 69977-17491331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

This talk asks what contemporary environmentalism’s (seemingly necessary) emphasis on the future has rendered unthinkable. By reading queer texts whose animating conditions require their protagonists to bracket questions of futurity as normatively lived, I trace paradigms of relationality, practices of care, political affects, temporal modes, and forms of solidarity that as yet have not found their way into ecocritical conversations and practices of environmental stewardship.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:11:43 -0500 2020-02-11T12:30:00-05:00 2020-02-11T13:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion The Babushkas of Chernobyl
"Pathways of Desire: The Sexual Migration of Mexican Gay Men" (February 20, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69536 69536-17357973@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Héctor Carrillo brings us into the lives of Mexican gay men who have left their home country to pursue greater sexual autonomy and sexual freedom in the United States. The groundbreaking ethnographic study brings our attention to the full arc of these men’s migration experiences, from their upbringing in Mexican cities and towns, to their cross-border journeys, to their incorporation into urban gay communities in American cities, and their sexual and romantic relationships with American men. These men’s diverse and fascinating stories demonstrate the intertwining of sexual, economic, and familial motivations for migration.

Professor Carrillo is the author of two books: The Night Is Young: Sexuality in Mexico in the Time of AIDS (University of Chicago Press, 2002), and Pathways of Desire: The Sexual Migration of Mexican Gay Men (University of Chicago Press, 2017). His current research investigates the sexualities of straight-identified men who are sexually interested in both women and men, as part of a larger project on the paradoxes of sexual identity as a social construction.

Carrillo serves as a member of the editorial boards of Sexuality Research and Social Policy, and Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad: Revista Latinoamericana. He is a past chair of the Sociology of Sexualities Section of the American Sociological Association, and he served as co-chair of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science track of the XVII International AIDS Conference. He also has a history of involvement in HIV/AIDS community based organizations.

Presented by the Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative (LGQRI).

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:09:33 -0500 2020-02-20T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T17:30:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion Héctor Carrillo, Professor, Northwestern University
LGBT Rights in Healthcare and Employment: Taking Stock of Bostock v. Clayton County (June 26, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74991 74991-19128259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 26, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Speakers:
- LaVelle Ridley, PhD Candidate, English & Women's Studies; Multidisciplinary Transgender Health Project, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan (she/her)
- Susan Burgess, Distinguished Professor, Center for Law, Justice & Culture, Political Science, Ohio University
- Harper Jean Tobin, Trans Policy Expert and Consultant, HJ Tobin Policy Consulting (she/her)
- Anna Kirkland, Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Michigan (she/her)

This conversation brings together experts in LGBTQ law, politics, health, and transgender rights to reflect on Bostock v. Clayton County, GA, the recent ruling from the Supreme Court affirming that Title VII employment discrimination law covers sexual orientation and gender identity under sex discrimination. That decision came down just three days after the Trump administration issued a final rule rescinding transgender inclusion in the non-discrimination protections of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

Experts will discuss what these cases and regulations mean for LGBT rights in this political moment. This event is designed to be conversational and informative and to fit within your lunch hour.

This remote event will be presented via Zoom. Please register in advance, here: http://myumi.ch/4pz2j

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:33:13 -0400 2020-06-26T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-26T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual photo of US Supreme Court building with event title, date and time