March 1st Talk on Immigration
The Global Sexualities Research Collaborative is pleased to announce that
Professor Eithne Luibheid, author of Entry Denied: Controlling Sexuality at the Border, will be presenting a lecture next Thursday, March 1st at 3:30 p.m. in Room 402 in Walter Library.
Luibheid is a member of the Department of Women's Studies at the University of Arizona, as well as the director for the Committee on LGBT Studies. Her talk, is entitled "Genealogy, Intimacy, and the Shifting Boundaries Between Legal and Illegal Immigration."
According to Professor Luibheid, "Although government policies and media representations posit a clear distinction between legal and illegal immigration, contemporary scholarship suggests that each are socially produced, and that the line between them 'can be crossed in both directions'(Ngai, 2004). Focusing on same-sex couples who are seeking inclusion within the spousal reunification provisions of immigration law, this talk raises critical questions for queer scholars/activists about the ways that sexuality figures in producing, contesting, and refiguring the distinction between legal and illegal immigration."
Refreshments will be provided and a brief reception will be held following the presentation.
Comments
Does anyone know if this event will be rescheduled?
Posted by: Rebecca | March 1, 2007 03:55 PM