{"id":2674,"date":"2023-10-18T08:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/ric\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2674"},"modified":"2023-10-18T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:06:48","slug":"kurdish-women-politicians-write-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/ric\/event\/kurdish-women-politicians-write-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdish\u00a0Women\u00a0Politicians Write from Prison\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Location<\/strong>: Mergenthaler 366<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship and the Program for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Johns Hopkins University present a discussion of the recently published volume\u00a0The Purple Color of\u00a0Kurdish\u00a0Politics<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Pluto). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated and compiled by a transnational feminist collective, the book is a one-of-a-kind collection of prison writings from more than 20\u00a0Kurdish\u00a0women\u00a0politicians. It focuses on\u00a0women\u2019s encounters with Turkish state violence, anti-Kurdish\u00a0repression, mass incarceration, and highlights the radical transformation of conventional political norms, structures, and practices led by\u00a0Kurdish\u00a0women\u00a0politicians. The collected authors reflect on radical feminist principles and practices, discuss what tactics worked and what didn’t, and explore the ways in which Turkey’s anti-capitalist and socialist movements closely informed their political stances and practices. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstrating\u00a0Kurdish\u00a0women’s ceaseless political determination and refusal to be silenced\u2014even when behind bars\u2014the book ultimately hopes to inspire\u00a0women\u00a0living under even the most unjust conditions to engage in collective resistance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be joined by translators who worked on the project, including:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n