From Caitlyn Jenner to Rachel Dolezal: The Social Construction of Race and Gender
October 9, 2015
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Warren room 295
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Over the summer, media coverage of two women, Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal, sparked a heated public conversation about identity and change. This panel will engage the discourse concerning the extent to which race, gender, and sexuality are socially constructed and can change, and whether we should accept all assertions of self-identity. Are race, gender, and sexual orientation similarly situated? Might we reject some claims of racial identification, even as we affirm all assertions of gender identification? Should people of color welcome whites who wish to identify as a racial minority, at least insofar as such people are fighting for racial justice? How has the media spotlight on Caitlyn Jenner’s identity impacted more marginalized transwomen, including those who are poor and of color?
Speakers:
– Devon Carbado, The Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
– Cecilia Chung, Senior Strategist,Transgender Law Center
– Ian Haney-Lopez, John H. Boalt Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Law
– Sonia Katyal, Professor, UC Berkeley Law
Moderator:
– Russell Robinson, Distinguished Haas Chair in LGBT Equity Professor of Law
This event is sponsored by the LGBTQ Cluster of HIFIS