The Radical Potential of Mothering During the Egyptian Revolution

Time: March 4, 2020, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: 220 Eggers Hall

Nadine Naber (University of Illinois-Chicago)

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Naber -- a leading scholar of Arab and Arab American transnational feminism -- explores the radical potentials of mothering in the context of revolution. Based on ethnographic research with leftist women activists who participated in the Egyptian revolution of 2011, Naber seeks to “unsentimentalize mothering” arguing how it constitutes a practices of resistance to state violence rather than a sentimentalized identity confined to domestic space that supports the nation. Naber is an award-winning author, public speaker and activist on the topics of racial justice; gender justice; women of color feminisms; Arab and Muslim feminisms; Arab Americans; and Muslim Americans. 

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Additional supporters:

• Middle East Studies
• English
• Political Science
• Women's and Gender Studies

Amy Kallander (HST), Dana Olwan (WGS), Carol Fadda (ENG), ,