9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks by Prof. Annick T.R. Wibben
9:15am - 10:30am Panel I: Feminism, the Body & International Development
Moderated by Prof. Keally McBride
Celeste Parisi “Salvaging Rousseau: A feminist resuscitation of Women’s Citizenship in The Social Contract”
Diane Royal “Maternal Health as a Development Indicator: Eradicating Obstetric Fistula”
Zannah Herridge-Meyer “The Intersection of Traditional and Western Medicine in the Prevention and Management of HIV/ AIDS in Uganda”
10:45am - 12:00pm Panel II: Citizenship, Democracy & Harm
Moderated by Profs. Jay Gonzalez and Kouslaa Kessler-Mata
Alexander Urban “Citizenship in Crisis: An Examination of Population, Production, and Paradigm in the UAE”
Kyle Sirell “The Tea Party Movement and Democratic Expression in the U.S.”
Heather Fox “Where's the Harm? Millian Reflections on Mandating the HPV Vaccine in the U.S.”
1:15pm - 2:30pm Panel III: Race, Religion & Same-Sex Relationships
Moderated by Prof. James Taylor
Joshua Horeled “The Eminem Experience: Detroit, Poverty and Violence”
Madeline Flood “Demystifying the Down Low: African American Non-Identifying Men Who Have Sex with Men and the Implications on HIV/AIDS Transmission in San Francisco”
Noah Jennings “Same-Sex Marriage on the Iberian Peninsula: The Church and Franco’s Competing Legacies”
2:45pm - 4:30pm Panel IV: Identity, Colonialism & Contemporary Politics
Moderated by Prof. Hartmut Fischer
Elizabeth Guerra “Jewish and Democratic? Collective Memory and Contemporary Politics in Israel”
Meredith Kelly “From Mossi to Muslim: Effects of French Colonial Policy on Ethnic Identity in Burkina Faso”
Katherine Bowen-Williams “Tensions over Hydroelectric Developments in Central Asia: Regional Interdependence and Energy Security”
Georgia Wright “Economic Development and the Resource Curse in Bolivia: The Case of Lithium”
4:30-5:30pm Reception & Closing Remarks by Prof. Patrick Murphy
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