Apr

3 2018

Meet Me at the Intersection of Trans & Jewish Identity

4:15PM - 9:00PM  

Williams College 24 Stetson Court (4:15pm Book Reading)
39 Chapin Hall Drive (7pm Lecture)
Williamstown, MA 01267

Contact Seth Wax
413-597-4717
smw4@williams.edu
https://www.facebook.com/events/1903565676622449

PROGRAM HAD BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 16 DUE TO SNOW

Meet Me at the Intersection of Trans and Jewish Identity 

Professor Joy Ladin, the first and still only openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution, will explore the intersections and collisions of trans and Jewish identity through her personal experience and her work on theorizing trans identities in relation to religious traditions. Professor Ladin will give a reading from her memoir and two recently published poetry collections, followed by a lecture on her forthcoming book on reading God and Torah from a transgender perspective. 

Tues April 3, 2018 (note new date!) 

4:15pm Poetry & Memoir Reading - Jewish Religious Center (24 Stetson Court) 

7:00pm Lecture - Paresky Auditorium (39 Chapin Hall Drive, lower level) 

Co-sponsored by the Williams College Jewish Association, the Chaplains' Office, the Dively Committee for Human Sexuality and Diversity, the Lecture Committee, and the Oakley Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, with support from the English Department and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.