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Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator'

A headshot of Maria Ressa
December 6, 2022

Watch her speak in a panel discussion

Held as a webinar on October 1, 2020 at 8pm EDT, this panel discussion built on an earlier screening screening of Ramona Diaz’s film A Thousand Cuts (2020).

Speakers:

- Maria Angelita Ressa, a Filipino-American journalist and author, best known for co-founding Rappler as its chief executive officer.

- Jinee Lokaneeta, Professor in Political Science and International Relations at Drew University.

- Gina Dent, Associate Professor of Feminist Studies, History of Consciousness, and Legal Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz.

- Neferti Xina M. Tadiar (moderator), Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Columbia University.

Presented by Cornell Southeast Asia Program, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department (Barnard College), Global Asias Faculty Collaborative (Rutgers University), Rutgers Global, UCLA Department of Asian American Studies, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Toronto Women & Gender Studies Institute (WSGI), The Dr. David Chuh Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, and Mark Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies

Additional Information

Topic

  • Democratic Threats and Resilience

Tags

  • Human Security
  • Social Mobilization

Program