At noon on Wednesday, October 22, the Program in Women's Studies and the Program in the Study of Sexualities will present Transnational Sexualities: New Directions in the Study of Sexuality, moderated by Ranjana Khanna, Margaret Taylor Smith Director of Women's Studies. The panel will include Svati Shah (Columbia,Women's Studies Postdoc fellow) speaking about her research on sex work and migration in Mumbai's informal sectors; Elisabeth Engebretsen (London School of Economics, Women's Studies Postdoc fellow) discussing the dynamic between ethnographic particularity and abstract theorization in the study of transnational sexualities, with examples from her research on sexuality in China; and Ara Wilson (Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Cultural Anthropology and Director of Duke's program in the study of sexualities) discussing research trends in globalization and sexuality.

Wednesdays at the Center (WATC) is a topical weekly noontime series in which distinguished scholars, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with those who attend. Presented by Duke University’s John Hope Franklin Center and the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, all events in the series are free and open to the public. A light lunch is served. No reservations are necessary, and vouchers to cover parking costs in the Duke Medical Center parking decks are provided.

WATC is held most Wednesdays during the academic year, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, in Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center. To view a listing of all Wednesdays at the Program this Fall, click here.