The year’s Clery Lecture series aims to address and dissect the persistence of regressive gender and relationship narratives. Our panel discussion will address the implications these narratives have on Barnard students and society in general. The lecture will investigate how these narratives interact with prevailing patterns in legislation and socioeconomic realities.

By the end of this event, attendees will be able to: 

• Gain the ability to identify pervasive and regressive narratives surrounding relationship independence and autonomy.
• Understand their proximity to regressive narratives and how to use our knowledge and resources to help people in our community who are most impacted by said narratives.
• Engage our community in proactive ways to counter this phenomenon by spreading awareness and inspiring those attending to continue to educate others.
• Educate attendees on individual ways to empower themselves to fight back against these narratives.

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About the Panelists

• Dr. Kirsten Swinth – Fordham University
• Dr. Barbara Katz-Rothman – CUNY
• Dr. Kathlene McDonald – CCNY

Accessibility Statement
Barnard College provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you need individual disability-related accommodations for this event in order to be able to attend, we encourage you to inform us in advance in order for us to accommodate you. Possible accommodations can include real-time captioning, ASL interpretation, Braille handouts, wheelchair accessibility, and more. Specific individual requests can be made via our event registration form/ RSVP form or by filling out the Event Accessibility Request Form.

Questions? Concerns? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Being Barnard via email at beingbarnard@barnard.edu.

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The Jeanne Clery Lecture Series was established by Constance Clery, BC’53, and Howard Clery Jr. in memory of their daughter, Jeanne Clery.