Homa Hoodfar - My Time in Evian Prison

Submitted by lmitchel on January 30th, 2017 3:04 PM

Date:

Monday, February 6th, 2017 7:00 PM

Location:

Rozanski Hall, Room 103

Homa Hoodfar will lecture on “Politics, Sexuality and the Right to Critical Thinking: My Time in Evin Prison” Feb. 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Rozanski Hall, Room 103.

The event is free and open to everyone.

Hoodfar, an anthropology professor emerita at Concordia University, is widely known for her work on culture and gender in the Middle East.

An Iranian-Canadian, she was on a personal and research visit to Iran in 2016 when her passports were confiscated. She was sent to Evin prison, infamous for detaining intellectuals, activists and journalists.

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