Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and a book signing is scheduled after the presentation.Ī livestream of ALOK’s presentation is available through UW’s WyoCast on the symposium’s website at UWYO sign-in is protected.Īs a mixed-media artist, ALOK’s work explores themes of trauma, belonging and the human condition, with the author’s books touching upon those subjects: “Femme in Public” “Beyond the Gender Binary” and “Your Wound/My Garden.”Īs the creator of #DeGenderFashion, a movement to degender fashion and beauty industries, ALOK has been honored as one of Huffington Post’s “Culture Shifters,” NBC’s “Pride 50” and Business Insider’s “Doers.” Wednesday, April 19, in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. 8-14.ĪLOK’s free public presentation is at 7 p.m. Chapter 1 is scheduled April 19-22, and Chapter 2 will be Oct. The event’s theme - “Social Justice Literacy” - will be divided into Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 during the current spring semester and next fall, respectively.
During this transitional year, a smaller-scale spring symposium will lead up to a larger event during the fall semester. Organizers of UW’s Shepard Symposium are shifting the annual spring symposium to a fall program. Alok Vaid-Menon, an American writer, performance artist and media personality who performs under the moniker “ALOK,” is the keynote speaker for the University of Wyoming’s Shepard Symposium on Social Justice.
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