Day 2: Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
| 9.00 – 10.30 | Parallel Sessions:
Panel 7: Cultural Production and Women's Agency
Chair: Kathryn Maude, Assistant Professor of Womena and Gender Studies, AUB
Room: West Hall, Auditorium B
- Jennifer Nish (American University of Beirut) – “Rhetorical Genres and the Limits of Feminist Activism: Can a Selfie Be a Feminist Act?"
- Liina Mustonen (European University Institute) – “Performing 'Successful Femininity': Social Disctinction in Egypt."
- Salam Al-Mahadin and Hanan Ibrahim (Al-Ahliyya Amman University) – “A Tale of two Jordanian Videos: De-Feminising Israeli Occupation."
Panel 8: State-led Gender Reforms: Evaluating Mechanisms and Impact
Chair: Rima Karami Akkary, Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Policy, and Leadership, AUB
Room: West Hall, Auditorium C
- Abouziane Daabaji (University of Sidi Mohammad Ben Abdallah) – “The Crisis of Representation of Moroccan Women in Higher Economic and Political Institutions – أزمة تمثيلية المرأة المغربية في الدوائر العليا الاقتصادية والسياسية"
- Fatimaezzahra Belfakir (American University of Beirut) – “Parliamentary Performance of Moroccan Women: Study on Sociological Profiles and Legislative Role."
Panel 9: Gender, Militancy, and Radicalization
Chair: Nadje Al-Ali, Professor of Gender Studies and Chair of the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS
Room: West Hall, Auditorium A
- Isabel Käser (SOAS University of London) – “Militant Femininity: A Gendered Analysis of the PKK's Liberation Ideology."
- Joseph Alagha (Haigazian University) – “Radicalized Women: Social Movements and Collective Action."
- Samar Kassis (Al-Ahliyya Amman University) – “The Union of Women Held Captive for Freedom: Reality, Possibilities and Challenges – رابطة نساء اسرن من اجل الحرية: الواقع والامكانيات والتحديات"
- Sarah Boukhari (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom) – “Daesh, or the Islamic State of Ultrapatriarchy: What Kind of a Gender Order is in the Making?
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| 10.30 – 10.50 | Coffee Break
West Hall, 1st Floor |
| 10.50 – 12.00 | Parallel Sessions:
Panel 10: Intersectional Feminism: Thought and Practice
Chair: Dina El Khawaga, Director, Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship
Room: West Hall, Auditorium A
- Mentalla Ahmed Agha (University of Antwerp) – “Finding a Place for the Nubian Feminist."
- Allison Finn (American University of Beirut) – “Coloniality and Complicity in Feminist Research and Activism."
- Ginger Feather (University of Kansas) – “Entering a Post-Feminist Phase and the Rise of Youth Social Justice Movements?"
Panel 11: Structural Barriers to Female Solidarity and Empowerment
Chair: Islah Jad, Associate Professor of Gender and Development, Birzeit University and Qatar University
Room: West Hall, Auditorium B
- Sarah El Masry (Lebanon Support) – “From Cairo to Beirut: The Demise of Cross-National Feminism."
- Rola al-Husseini (Lund University) – “Gender and Sectarianism: Women's Political Representation in Iraq and Lebanon."
- Carmen Geha (American University of Beirut) – “Sectarian Power-Sharing and the Myth of Women Political Empowerment in Lebanon."
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| 12.00 – 13.30 | Parallel Sessions:
Panel 12: Silencing and Recognition
Chair: Hoda Elsadda, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Cairo University
Room: West Hall, Auditorium A
- Fidaa Chehayeb (University of Birmingham) – “Breaking the Silence."
- Shereen Abouelnaga (Cairo University) – “Let's Grieve Over Misrecognition."
- Doris Gray (Al Akhawayn University) – “Transitional Justice in Tunisia: The Forgotten Victims Six Years After the Uprising, Who are the Winners and the Losers?"
Panel 13: Women's Empowerment: Institutional Approaches
Chair: Charlotte Karam, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Associate Dean, Olayan School of Business, AUB
Room: West Hall, Auditorium B
- Sabah Ikhmayees (Al-Quds University) – “The Implications of Gender Quota in Palestine as a Conflict-Torn, Divided Society."
- Hanane Darhour (Ibn Zohr University) – “Gender Quota Reforms in Morocco and the Politics of Sidelining."
- Maissam Nimer (Koç University) – “Understanding the Production and Reproduction of Gender Inequalities in Lebanon: Case of a Scholarship Development Program in an Elite Higher Education Institution."
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| 13.30 – 14.30 | Lunch Break
West Hall, 1st Floor |
| 14.30 – 16.00 | Parallel Sessions:
Panel 14: Sexual Violence: Strategies for Change and Containment
Chair: Rima Majed, Assistant Professor of Sociology, AUB
Room: West Hall, Auditorium A
- Allison Finn (American University of Beirut) and Nay El Rahi (HarassTracker) – “Why Are We Still Here? The Gaps in Feminist Advocacy for a Sexual Harassment Law in Lebanon."
- Fatima Moussawi and Mona Khneisser (American University of Beirut) – “Public Policy and Sexual Violence in Lebanon: Questioning Public/Private Binaries."
- Helen Rizzo (The American University in Cairo) – “Redefining Masculinities in Anti Gender Based Violence Initiatives."
- Kamile Dinçsoy (Istanbul University) – “Negative Gendered Effects of Turkey's Asylum Regime."
Roundtable
Room: West Hall, Auditorium B
Building Collective Power: Lessons Learnt in the Forming of a Feminist Bloc
Feminist Bloc: Sarah Kaddoura, Youmna Mroue, Mira Al Mawla, and Islam Khatib
Moderator: Rim Saab, Assistant Professor of Psychology, AUB
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| 16.00 – 16.20 | Coffee Break
West Hall, 1st Floor |
| 16.20 – 17.20 | Keynote Address:
Room: West Hall, Bathish Auditorium
Nadje Al-Ali (SOAS University of London) - "Intersecting Crises: So What Can Feminism Accomplish?"
Moderator: Rim Saab, Assistant Professor of Psychology, AUB
Closing Remarks:
Carmen Geha, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, AUB
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| 20.00 | Closing Dinner
West Hall, Common Room |