Thirty Years On: Mapping Transnational Feminist Engagements since the Fourth World
Conference on Women - Dr. Selina Makana
3.26.2026 | 3:30-5:00 pm | UC Fountain View Room
Reception 3:30; Event 4:00-5:00
Join us for a thought-provoking lecture by Dr. Selina Makana (Dept. of History), who
will put her newly released bookBeyond the Battlefield: Women and the Nation in Twentieth-Century Angolainto a broader transnational contextby mapping the journey of the women's rights agenda since the 4th World Conference
on Women in Beijing.
2025 marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
This document provided a pivotal blueprint for women’s and girls’ rights across the
globe. But, how far has the international community come in transforming the women’s
rights agenda? This year’s Women’s History lecture takes a reflective journey, from
a global South perspective, to understand how far women have come in creating a just
and better world for themselves in times of renewed cultures of war and militarism,
global economic disparities, and human rights abuses.
Sponsors: Women’s and Gender Studies, Dept. of History, African and African American
Studies, Center for International Education Services, International and Global Studies,
and Dept. of Political Science
Women's and Gender Studies Works in Progress
4.27.2026 | 3:00-4:30 pm | UC River Room
Join us to hear about our WGST affiliate faculty's research in progress. We will also
celebrate our undergraduate and graduate award winners.
