A reading list on black feminism

As part of a series of events on decolonising the curriculum, the Gender Centre partnered with the Black Conversations student initiative to host Heidi Safia Mirza’s talk on Decolonizing Pedagogies: “Black feminist reflections on gender, race, faith and seeking solidarity in the academy“.

Further to her inspiring talk, Heidi Safia Mirza started a reading list on black feminism in which you will find links and call numbers to access the resources in our collections.

People willing to watch the recording of Heidi Safia Mirza’s talk can contact the Gender Centre: gender@graduateinstitute.ch


Illustration (cropped): CC BY-SA 2.0 Black Lives Matter Berlin Demonstration, 24.06.2017, Montecruz Foto

Library trainings and workshops: choose your menu!

Check out our new guide for an overview of all the trainings, workshops and presentations the Library has to offer. Choose your menu depending on your profile and appetite!

  • For starters, we suggest introductions to better know the Library, its services and collections.
  • Continue with more substantial trainings to learn about Zotero – a bibliographic reference manager –, research data management, and open access.
  • For dessert, toppings are very short presentations on a specific subject such as Unpaywall or Creative Commons licenses.

Check out the calendar and register now!

We can also offer personalised support – make an appointment with a librarian through the “Tête-à-tête” form.

Enjoy your meal!


Our menu: https://libguides.graduateinstitute.ch/library_trainings

Illustration: Menu, by stokpic (Pixabay license)

Lunar New Year with CEAS

As the Lunar New Year celebrations come to a close and the full moon makes an appearance, let’s enter the year of the Ox with new perspectives, courtesy of the China and East Asia Studies initiative. Listen as they reflect on different traditions in East Asia, their personal experiences of past new years, the soft power appeal of these celebrations, and the impact of a global pandemic on the celebrations. 

Hosted by: 

  • Laura Nijssen
  • Jiae Yang
  • Shirley (Yue) Chen
  • Yoshiharu Wakabayashi
  • Filippo De Gennaro

Music credits:

  • Track 1: public domain
  • Track 2: China Town by Audiobinger, CC BY-NC