Events for the Week of: 15-21 February 2021, from Discussions, Talks, Panels & Forums category

Sexual Barter in Times of Genocide: Reflections on Sexual Violence, Agency, and Sex Work with Anna Hájková.

What is everyday life, and how is it experienced under extreme stress? This is the broader question that animates the research of Anna Hájková, an associate professor of Modern Continental European History at the University of Warwick. In her talk, Hájková¡ examines sex work, sexual violence, and coercion of Jewish women and men in concentration camps, ghettos, and in hiding. She is the author of many journal articles and books, including her current project, "Boundaries of the Narratable: Transgressive Sexuality and the Holocaust." This pioneering study seeks to contribute to our understanding of gender and sexual violence during the Holocaust and explores the erasure of narratives of gays and lesbians who were deported as Jews and who subsequently vanished from the historical record.

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aMZOQqIPR8OkAJAxGagfRw

Wednesday, February 17 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM


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Presentation on the contributions of Black scientists by Dr. Runoko Rashidi -Part 1 of 2 Black scientists have launched us into space, discovered new disease treatments and developed world-changing technologies, yet the achievements and contributions of Black people in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields are too-often forgotten or unrecognized as a result of systemic racism.

Admission/Cost: (not listed)

Location:
Online streaming event
Visit the Worldbeat Center website for viewing instructions.

Dates and times:
Wednesday, February 17 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 20 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

San Diego Archaeological Center: The ancient Maya are perhaps best known for their jungle-covered cities with large plazas and grand temples standing taller than the forests encasing them. These built places are often depicted as the settings of elaborate state rituals where elites would perform their ceremonial duties in front of the masses. Yet important rituals were not performed only in cities. Archaeological research over the last few decades has come to reveal that caves and cave-like spaces were among the most potent and important places for ritual performances by the ancient Maya. They were the places where the ancestors originally emerged from and where they returned to after their passing. They were also portals to where powerful Earth forces, particularly the rain deity, could be ritually accessed and negotiated with. In this talk, Dr. Jon Spenard will discuss his ongoing cave ritual research in Belize with a particular focus on understanding the relationship between cave rituals and the ancient Maya collapse. This event will be held on Zoom and is limited to 100 attendees.

Admission/Cost: FREE (Pay what you wish)

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: Please Register to view talk.

Thursday, February 18 - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM


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Presentation on the contributions of Black scientists by Dr. Runoko Rashidi -Part 1 of 2 Black scientists have launched us into space, discovered new disease treatments and developed world-changing technologies, yet the achievements and contributions of Black people in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields are too-often forgotten or unrecognized as a result of systemic racism.

Admission/Cost: (not listed)

Location:
Online streaming event
Visit the Worldbeat Center website for viewing instructions.

Dates and times:
Wednesday, February 17 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 20 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM


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