{"id":74259,"date":"2018-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/transgender-activist-author-and-reality-television-personality-jennifer-finney-boylan-to-speak-at-uri-oct-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T00:00:00","slug":"transgender-activist-author-and-reality-television-personality-jennifer-finney-boylan-to-speak-at-uri-oct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/transgender-activist-author-and-reality-television-personality-jennifer-finney-boylan-to-speak-at-uri-oct-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender activist, author and reality television personality Jennifer Finney Boylan to speak at 溏心vlog免费B站 Oct. 2."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I.- September Sept. 24, 2018 \u2013 Recognized civil rights activist, transgender advocate, and bestselling author of <em>She\u2019s Not There: A Life in Two Genders<\/em>, Jennifer Finney Boylan will discuss \u201cTransgender Identity and Resistance: The Power of a Story\u201d on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. on the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus. Her lecture is part of a series scheduled for each Tuesday evening through Dec. 4, as part of the University\u2019s 2018 Honors Colloquium on <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/\"><em>Reimagining Gender: Voices, Power, Action<\/em><\/a>. The series is free and open to the public and takes place in Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road.<\/p>\n<p>Those who cannot attend can watch the lecture <a href=\"http:\/\/stream.uri.edu\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Boylan, who has authored 15 books, is the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University. Her column, \u201cMen &amp; Women\u201d appears in the New York Times on alternate Wednesdays. She has been the subject of documentaries airing on <em>CBS News\u2019 48 Hours<\/em> and <em>The History Channel<\/em>. Boylan has also appeared on a number of television shows to discuss her life, books, and LGBTQ activism, including the <em>Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live <\/em>and<em> The Today Show<\/em>. She appeared on Caitlyn Jenner\u2019s reality show, <em>I am Cait.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A frequent lecturer on college campuses, Boylan serves on the board of trustees of the Kinsey Institute for Research on Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. In 2013 she was chosen as the first openly transgender co-chair of the Gay &amp; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation National Board of Directors. Her talk on Oct. 2 serves as the 溏心vlog免费B站 Gender and Sexuality Center\u2019s Coming Out Month Lecture.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reimagining Gender: Voices, Power, Action<\/em> will explore, at this pivotal time in society, the relevance of gender in shaping human rights and how our rising consciousness about gender issues is leading to vibrant social discussions, rearrangements of power and perceptions, and new possibilities. The series includes lectures, exhibits, a theater production and a film screening, all intended to help demonstrate the significant impact of women in society and to deepen the conversation about gender roles and stereotypes and the impact they have on our actions.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinators of the 2018 colloquium, marking its 55<sup>th<\/sup> year, are Rosario Pisa, professor and director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Gender and Women\u2019s Studies program; Kyle Kusz, associate professor of kinesiology; Helen Mederer, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology; and, Smita Ramnarain, assistant professor of economics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAJOR Sponsor<\/strong>\u00a0溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors<\/strong>\u00a0溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the President \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost \u2022 The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment \u2022 The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts and Sciences \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts and Sciences Kenneth and Susan Kermes Distinguished Lecture Endowment \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Pharmacy \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 John Hazen White Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Gender and Women\u2019s Studies Program \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Community, Equity and Diversity \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Department \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Engineering \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of the Environment and Life Sciences \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Health Sciences \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Business \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Nursing \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Division of Student Affairs \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications and Marketing \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Publications and Creative Services \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 ITS Instructional Technology and Media Services \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Computer Science and Statistics \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Economics \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of English \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Sociology and Anthropology \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Gender and Sexuality Center \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Multicultural Student Services Center \u2022 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I.- September Sept. 24, 2018 \u2013 Recognized civil rights activist, transgender advocate, and bestselling author of She\u2019s Not There: A Life in Two Genders, Jennifer Finney Boylan will discuss \u201cTransgender Identity and Resistance: The Power of a Story\u201d on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. on the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus. 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