Fridays at Newcomb is a speaker series from noon to 1 pm on Fridays in the Diboll Gallery at Newcomb Institute of Tulane University ((43 Newcomb Place, New Orleans, LA 70118. The series features new insights from scholars at Tulane and beyond related to Newcomb Institute’s three main research areas: sexual and reproductive rights and health, gender-based violence, and feminist civic engagement. Each talk is free and open to the public, and lunch is provided. For more information, contact Dr. Clare Daniel, Senior Professor of Practice and Director of Research at Newcomb Institute: cdaniel5@tulane.edu.
Spring 2025 Events:
January 24: Michelle Collins, “The Unequal Journey: Exploring the Unfriendly History of Childbirth for Women”
January 31: KS James, "Demographic Change and Gender Equity in India: Within and Beyond Household"
February 7: Nichole Bauer, “Feminizing Political Institutions: How Women Change Perceptions of Politics and Improve Democracy”
February 14: Jean Christophe Fotso, “Exploring local conceptualizations of agency and gender equity in relation to sexual and reproductive health: Insights from mixed-methods research used to design and evaluate a gender-transformative adaptation of Husbands Schools in Niger”
February 21: Sarah Hedgecock, "'Life's a Little Bit Harder When You're a Girl': Gendered Self-Understanding in Evangelical Girlhood"
February 28: Amanda Johnson, “North American Indigenous Feminisms During the 1970’s Second Wave”
March 14: Deon Haywood and Laura McTighe, “Women With A Vision’s Fire Dreams: A Conversation about Black Feminism in the South”
March 21: Michelle Manno, “A Book Talk for Denied: Women, Sports, and the Contradictions of Identity”
April 11: Black Maternal Health Week panel with Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, cosponsored by Mary Amelia Center for Women’s Health Equity Research, more details TBD
April 18: Jennifer Wagman, more details TBD
April 25: Anita Raj and Kelli Hall, “’Women’s Empowerment, Population Dynamics, and Socioeconomic Development:’ A National Academies of Sciences Report”
