“Youth Activism and Social Justice,” Hava Gordon, Thursday, September 18, 4:30 pm, Humanities 354

[Sutton, Barbara]

Greetings everyone,

You are invited to join this event! Feel free to share with friends, students, and colleagues who might be interested (flyer attached).

“Youth Activism and Social Justice”

Hava Gordon

Thursday, September 18, 2025 

4:30 pm, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus, UAlbany)

Dr. Gordon’s talk explores the potential of youth activism to spark political, cultural, and institutional change. From climate and labor movements to struggles for gender and LGBTQ justice, this public talk highlights how young activists have transformed society -- and how they continue to shape its future. Based on Dr. Gordon’s new book, Youth Activism, the event invites a broader conversation about social change today.

About the author: 

Dr. Gordon is an award-winning scholar at the University of Denver, with extensive research on youth political movements and social inequalities. Her book, We Fight to Win: Inequality and the Politics of Youth Activism "offers a compelling account of young people's attempts to get involved in community politics" (Rutgers University Press). She has also examined struggles over urban school reform in This is Our School! Race and Community Resistance to School Reform (NYU Press), which won the 2023 Outstanding Book Award from the American Educational Research Association.  Among other awards at her institution, she received the “Champion of Change” Faculty Award by the Center for Multicultural Excellence at the University of Denver. Her latest book is Youth Activism (Bloomsbury, 2025).

She directed the Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Denver between 2012-2017 before taking on the role of department chair for Sociology and Criminology from 2017-2020. She teaches courses on gender, globalization, youth, and social movements.

About the book, Youth Activism: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/youth-activism-9781440879883/

Cosponsors: Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Institute for Research on Women (IROW) and University Auxiliary Services

Free and Open to the Public.

Barbara Sutton

Professor and Chair, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 
Affiliate, Department of Sociology
Affiliate, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
University at Albany, SUNY

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

https://sites.google.com/site/barbarasuttonalbany/

[Sutton, Barbara]

Join us for an important reflection on youth activism and social justice happening today!

“Youth Activism and Social Justice”

Hava Gordon

Thursday, September 18, 2025 

4:30 pm, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus, UAlbany)

Dr. Gordon’s talk explores the potential of youth activism to spark political, cultural, and institutional change. From climate and labor movements to struggles for gender and LGBTQ justice, this public talk highlights how young activists have transformed society -- and how they continue to shape its future. Based on Dr. Gordon’s new book, Youth Activism, the event invites a broader conversation about social change today.

About the author: 

Dr. Gordon is an award-winning scholar at the University of Denver, with extensive research on youth political movements and social inequalities. Her book, We Fight to Win: Inequality and the Politics of Youth Activism "offers a compelling account of young people's attempts to get involved in community politics" (Rutgers University Press). She has also examined struggles over urban school reform in This is Our School! Race and Community Resistance to School Reform (NYU Press), which won the 2023 Outstanding Book Award from the American Educational Research Association.  Among other awards at her institution, she received the “Champion of Change” Faculty Award by the Center for Multicultural Excellence at the University of Denver. Her latest book is Youth Activism (Bloomsbury, 2025).

She directed the Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Denver between 2012-2017 before taking on the role of department chair for Sociology and Criminology from 2017-2020. She teaches courses on gender, globalization, youth, and social movements.

About the book, Youth Activism: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/youth-activism-9781440879883/

Cosponsors: Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Institute for Research on Women (IROW), University Auxiliary Services, United University Professions-UAlbany Chapter

[Sutton, Barbara]

The department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at UAlbany presents:

“Gender, Violence and Activism Across Borders”

A public talk in recognition of Women’s History Month and leading up to International Women’s Day, featuring Professors Chaitanya Lakkimsetti and Vanita Reddy (both of Texas A&M University) in conversation about key themes from their edited book, #MeToo and the Politics of Transnational Feminism

Thursday, March 5, 2026

4:30 pm, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus, UAlbany)

About the book, #MeToo and the Politics of  Transnational Feminism: https://nyupress.org/9781479825653/metoo-and-the-politics-of-transnational-feminism/

About the authors: 

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti is Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. Her scholarship centers on gender, sexuality, law, and citizenship. In her empirical and theoretical work, she employs transnational and intersectional approaches to study sexual and gender inequalities in a global context. She is the author of Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, AIDS and Citizenship in India (NYU Press).

Vanita Reddy is Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University. She is a feminist scholar and cultural critic whose research focuses on the intersections of race, sexuality, and gender in global contexts. Her scholarship seeks to make visible subjects and populations who have occupied a historically marginal place within studies of diaspora and globalization, such as women, girls, service sector workers, undocumented migrants, and sexual minorities. She is the author of Fashioning Diaspora: Beauty, Femininity, and South Asia American Culture (Temple University Press).

Hosted by the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women (IROW) and University Auxiliary Services

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The department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at UAlbany presents:

“Gender, Violence and Activism Across Borders”

A public talk in recognition of Women’s History Month and leading up to International Women’s Day, featuring Professors Chaitanya Lakkimsetti and Vanita Reddy (both of Texas A&M University) in conversation about key themes from their edited book, #MeToo and the Politics of Transnational Feminism

Thursday, March 5, 2026

4:30 pm, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus, UAlbany)

About the book, #MeToo and the Politics of  Transnational Feminism: https://nyupress.org/9781479825653/metoo-and-the-politics-of-transnational-feminism/

About the authors: 

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti is Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. Her scholarship centers on gender, sexuality, law, and citizenship. In her empirical and theoretical work, she employs transnational and intersectional approaches to study sexual and gender inequalities in a global context. She is the author of Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, AIDS and Citizenship in India (NYU Press).

Vanita Reddy is Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University. She is a feminist scholar and cultural critic whose research focuses on the intersections of race, sexuality, and gender in global contexts. Her scholarship seeks to make visible subjects and populations who have occupied a historically marginal place within studies of diaspora and globalization, such as women, girls, service sector workers, undocumented migrants, and sexual minorities. She is the author of Fashioning Diaspora: Beauty, Femininity, and South Asia American Culture (Temple University Press).

Hosted by the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women (IROW) and University Auxiliary Services

Free and Open to the Public.

Free parking at the Dutch faculty/staff lot #5. No passes will be required. See map: ​​​UAlbany-Map-Uptown-Campus.pdf​​​

[Sutton, Barbara]

Dear Colleagues,

You are all invited to join this event at UAlbany tomorrow, March 5.

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The department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at UAlbany presents:

“Gender, Violence and Activism Across Borders”

A public talk in recognition of Women’s History Month and leading up to International Women’s Day, featuring Professors Chaitanya Lakkimsetti and Vanita Reddy (both of Texas A&M University) in conversation about key themes from their edited book, #MeToo and the Politics of Transnational Feminism

Thursday, March 5, 2026

4:30 pm, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus, UAlbany)

About the book, #MeToo and the Politics of  Transnational Feminism: https://nyupress.org/9781479825653/metoo-and-the-politics-of-transnational-feminism/

About the authors: 

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti is Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. Her scholarship centers on gender, sexuality, law, and citizenship. In her empirical and theoretical work, she employs transnational and intersectional approaches to study sexual and gender inequalities in a global context. She is the author of Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, AIDS and Citizenship in India (NYU Press).

Vanita Reddy is Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University. She is a feminist scholar and cultural critic whose research focuses on the intersections of race, sexuality, and gender in global contexts. Her scholarship seeks to make visible subjects and populations who have occupied a historically marginal place within studies of diaspora and globalization, such as women, girls, service sector workers, undocumented migrants, and sexual minorities. She is the author of Fashioning Diaspora: Beauty, Femininity, and South Asia American Culture (Temple University Press).

Hosted by the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women (IROW) and University Auxiliary Services

Free and Open to the Public.

Free parking at the Dutch faculty/staff lot #5. No passes will be required. See map: ​​​​​​​UAlbany-Map-Uptown-Campus.pdf​

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Uptown Campus: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany NY 12222