The Spring 2023 Global Asias Cyber Chat focuses on the role of women in social movements across Asia and Asian America. 

This event was originally set to take place on March 7, 2023, and was rescheduled for April 17, 2023. This virtual panel will feature 3 scholars in conversation, roundtable style. Please note we are not recording this webinar.

Speakers and Topics

Professor , PhD, teaches at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the College of Humanities & Fine Arts. Dr. Kang will discuss the role of mothers in social movements, especially Asian American activism, from Lily Chin, mother of Vincent Chin, who galvanized nationwide organizing after her son's murder, to Patsy Mink, first woman of color elected to Congress who is known as the "mother of Title IX," to contemporary maternal activism against anti-Asian racism. Dr. Kang studies Asian American feminisms, immigrant women’s work and labor issues, race and reproductive politics, and gender, work and family issues in transnational contexts. 

People often refer to 1990s Japan as the “lost decade” because of the economic malaise that set in after the bubble burst at the end of the 80s. Dr. , Associate Professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, will focus on how this decade and the following were a renaissance of activism, often led by women. Her research focuses on Japan in an international context and investigates the global-local connections between Japan and the world. 

Dr. Deepti Misri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her areas of interest span South Asian literary and cultural production, transnational feminist studies, and feminist theory and criticism. Dr. Misri will consider women-led forms of activism and art in the context of Kashmir, also examining instrumentalist state mobilizations of “women’s rights” discourses, and reflecting on avenues for transnational solidarity with Kashmiri women.

ADA Accomodation

We will work with ADA Compliance to attempt to fulfill any disability requests for ASL interpreting for this event. Requests received less than 48 hours prior to the event cannot be guaranteed. To make a request, please email the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at cu-cha@colorado.edu.

Event Hosts

Co-Sponsored by CU Boulder's Center for Asian Studies and the .

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Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement and

the Undoing of Roe v. Wade: Histories of Anti-Abortion Activism in America

The Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at CU Boulder held the third installment of the Cox Family Process Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. This event featured Jennifer L. Holland, History Professor at the University of Oklahoma, author, and expert on abortion history. She specializes broadly in histories of gender, sexuality, 20th century conservative movements, and the American West. Dr. Jennifer Holland discussed the origins of her book , the reception of the book, and the afterlife of Tiny You, especially after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the summer of 2022.

The Cox Family Process Speaker Series annual programming seeks to bring renowned artists and scholars to CU Boulder each spring to speak about work that made them well-known in their fields of study and research.

Images from the event can be found at the CHA's Facebook Page: 

Event Information:

• Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
• Time: 3:30pm - 5pm
• Location: in-person at CU Boulder's CASE Building - Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), CASE E390
• Registration: www.colorado.edu/cha/tinyyou-rsvp
• Event is free and open to the public.
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ADA Accomodation

We work with ADA Compliance to attempt to fulfill any disability requests for ASL interpreting and/or real-time captioning for these events. Requests received less than 48 hours prior to the event cannot be guaranteed. To make a request, please email the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at cu-cha@colorado.edu.

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We invite you to join the conversation on the topic of Abortion at our semi-annual Difficult Dialogue series on March 22, 2023. 

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What to Expect

The Center for the Humanities and the Arts and the University Libraries continue to host Difficult Dialogues — a series of panel conversations that bring together people from on and off campus to discuss challenging issues from their own perspectives.

In 2022, we witnessed the end to fifty years of legal protections for the right to abortion care as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The court concluded that the constitution does not protect a right to abortion and returned the right of states to regulate abortion. Months after the case, several states have invoked total or near-total bans on abortion, the devastating social, political, and economic impacts of which we are only beginning to understand. Millions of citizens have lost access to abortion care and those already facing discriminatory barriers are disproportionately disadvantaged by the loss of this fundamental right.

This panel features individuals discussing how talking about abortion can be difficult, and how the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade makes conversation about this topic even more fraught. This is not a debate about being pro-life or pro-choice; this difficult dialogue is simply to discuss the difficulty of talking about abortion. Register here for zoom link: 

Ground Rules

We are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hope that minds and hearts might expand and that mutual respect, understanding, and perhaps self-examination can be fostered by meeting with and listening to each other respectfully. These dialogues are meant to allow us to see each other as human. If you are going to participate, the goal is to develop the capacity of talking about hard issues with as much care for self and others as possible.

Giveaway: Free Books!

The first 15 people to register* (Register Here) as well as attend the event will receive a free copy of the book "" by Jennifer Holland.

  tells the story of one of the most successful political movements of the 20th century: the grassroots campaign against legalized abortion. While Americans have rapidly changed their minds about sex education, pornography, arts funding, gay teachers, and ultimately gay marriage, opposition to legalized abortion has only grown. As other socially conservative movements have lost young activists, the pro-life movement has successfully recruited more young people to its cause. Holland explores why abortion dominates conservative politics like no other cultural issue. Looking at anti-abortion movements in 4 western states since the 1960s—turning to the fetal pins passed around church services, the graphic images exchanged between friends, and the fetus dolls given to children in school—she argues that activists made fetal life feel personal to many Americans.

*You are eligible to receive a free copy of "Tiny You" if you are one of the first 15 people to register for the event. You must attend the event for the majority of the time (45 minutes+). If you are eligible for a free copy, you may pick up your book at the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) office in Macky Auditorium Room 201 (on CU Boulder's main campus). Office hours to pick up your copy are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9am - 4pm. If you are unable to make that time, reach out to cu-cha@colorado.edu to schedule alternative times for pickup.

ADA Accommodation

We will work with ADA Compliance to attempt to fulfill any disability requests for ASL interpreting and/or real-time captioning for these events. Requests received less than 48 hours prior to the event cannot be guaranteed. To make a request, please email the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at cu-cha@colorado.edu.

Panelists

• Christie Burkhart, Clinical Operations and Clinical Compliance Director, Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center
• Amanda Linsenmeyer, Director of the Office of Intercultural Engagement, Center for Inclusion and Social Change, CU Boulder
• Amanda Jean Stevenson, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, CU Boulder
• Moderator: Kate Kelly, Regional Lead Organizer, New Era Colorado

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CHA's 25th Anniversary

Looking Back and Planning Ahead: The Future of Arts and Humanities

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The Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) welcomed all to an afternoon of conversation and celebration revolving around the past, present, and future of the arts and humanities at CU Boulder and beyond. 

The CHA's 25th Anniversary Salon Celebration was a discussion hub to look back and plan ahead for how to promote, support, and celebrate the arts and humanities. Inspired by the wide ranging and free form conversations that hearkens to , we facilitated small group conversations (led by a host at each table) around a series of topics and questions reflecting back and anticipating the future of humanities and the arts.

This event was held in-person at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Academic Success & Engagement (CASE) Building in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), CASE E390. We invited all to join us Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 3:30pm - 5pm MT for a vigorous celebration and conversation.

[video:https://youtu.be/boJFsJDUdBM]

Questions Addressed at Salon Event:

  What are the strengths of arts and humanities – if we had to do an elevator pitch to someone who is going to give the CHA $5 million dollars, how would we convince someone about the vitality of arts and humanities at CU Boulder?

  What exciting arts and humanities projects/research/initiatives are happening in your unit/at CU Boulder/in Boulder County/Colorado? 

  What kinds of future projects might the CHA fund/develop to bridge the gap between academic and public audiences – how can the CHA engage in public humanities & arts? 

  What are the immediate and future challenges we see related to arts and humanities scholarship and production at CU Boulder?

Hosts for Salon Gathering:

We invited hosts to act as a guide for the roundtable conversations and assisted in addressing the 6 preemptive questions about the future of arts and humanities. The hosts for the CHA's 25th Anniversary salon celebration were:

• Kirk Ambrose, Center for Teaching and Learning Founding Director, Professor Art History
• Marcia Douglas, Professor of English at CU Boulder
• Nabil Echchaibi, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Media Studies
• Erin Espelie, Associate Professor of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts
• Jennifer Ho, CHA Director, Professor of Ethnic Studies at CU Boulder
• Carla Jones, Associate Professor, Graduate Director, Associate Chair in Anthropology Department
• Jeffrey Nytch, Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music, Associate Professor of Composition
• Erika Randall, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Student Success in Theatre & Dance Departmenr
• Ross Taylor, Associate Professor of Journalism
• Annjeanette Wiese, Associate Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Humanities Department

Event Sponsors:

This free celebration and conversation was sponsored by CU Boulder's Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). 

Directions:

The CHA's 25th Anniversary: Future of Arts and Humanties Salon event was hosted at the Center for Academic Success & Engagement (CASE) building in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) room E390. To find the Center for Teaching and Learning, enter CASE's main entrance (EAST) and either take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd floor. You will find room E390, where the CTL office is located.

Address: 1725 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO 80309

Parking:

If you are driving to the event, you may pay to park in the Euclid Parking Garage (lot 205), which is the lower level of the CASE Building and will offer access inside the CASE Building.
Address: 1725 Euclid Avenue

Open 24/7, Euclid Parking Garage (EPG) is located between Broadway and 18th Street (east of University Memorial Center) and is "Pay by Plate" paystation parking. You will need to have your license plate number to pay at any of the paystations located at each pedestrian exit. If you are using the parking garage to enter the CASE Building, you will be entering on the EAST side. You may take the eelvator from the parking garage floor (L1) to the 3rd floor, and you will find the Center for Teaching and Learning in RM E390.

For any questions, reach out to the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at cu-cha@colorado.edu.

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