Conferences/EventsConferences/EventsUnfolding Our Shared Futures: The US and UK Judiciary in the 21st CenturyDescriptionIn both the UK and the US, the courts have increasingly found themselves under scrutiny as they are asked to examine issues with deep political significance on which the country is divided. Whether Brexit or immigration policy in the UK, or abortion, gun control, or election policy in the UK, the British and American courts have been at the forefront of some of the most controversial issues of modern politics. Friday 26th April 2024 in Lecture Theatre 4 Reception from 4.30pm Event starts at 5.30pm
From the ‘blank canvas’ to ‘going full Divine’: navigating non-binary fat.DescriptionMA Gender Studies and MA Medical Health Humanities is proud to present Dr Francis Ray White. To be hosted in-person and online. Fat is both an enabler and an enemy of binary gender. So-called ‘male’ and ‘female’ distributions of body fat shape gender’s legibility and legitimacy as binary, while at the same time fat produces bodies that subvert norms of masculinity and femininity and blur the binary distinction between them. Given this queer relationship between fat and gender, this paper asks, how do non-binary people navigate the gendering properties of fat?
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