De macht van vanzelfsprekendheid
“We leven in een tijd van oneliners en eendimensionale verhalen waarmee politici en anderen de complexiteit van de wereld en het leven behapbaar denken te maken.”
Aldus hoogleraar Diversiteit en Integratie aan de Vrije Universiteit Halleh Ghorashi. Over onszelf en de anderen. Door Willemien Veldmankmarsman
The performative power of “Women life freedom”
Women’s rights activists protesting for a democratic Iran counteract armed police on the streets with non-hierarchical leadership, a rhizomatic network, transnationality and flash mobs.
Lecture for the Exhibition From Evin with Love on the 14th of October 2022.
The timing of the exhibition Evin with Love1 at ISS fits in so well with what is going on in Iran at this moment. The outrage and bravery in Iran currently is distinctive in many ways:
1) Many call the movement a feminist movement, led by women who do not accept the deep humiliation inflicted on them by the Islamic Republic anymore;
Halleh Ghorashi receives Impact Award 2021
Halleh Ghorashi (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Jeroen Kluck (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) and Hergen Spits (University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC) will receive the Impact Award 2021 this year. Every year the Impact Award is presented to renowned researchers or research groups who make a meaningful contribution to society.
