Scholars, Artists, and Activists

Students participating in the Comparative Women's and Gender Studies in Europe program will have the opportunity to attend lectures and seminars by the following notable scholars, artists, and activists:

• Nira Yuval Davis (theorist of gender/nation, intersectionality, belonging)
• Rosi Braidotti (feminist philosopher of the embodiment and sexual difference)
• Del Lagrace Volcano (acclaimed "gender terrorist" photographer)
• Vera Chytilova (Czech feminist film director, author of Daisies)
• Julia Ehrt (German trans activist, member of the European Trans-gender Council)
• Rebecca Gomperts (founder and director of Women on Waves)
• Laura Merritt (German sex-worker activist)
• Cassandra Balchin (Women Living Under Muslim Laws representative)
• Many others. Contact Dr. Iveta Jusová, Program Director of WGSE, for more information.