Broken Hearts/Fighting Words: US Evangelicals, Border-Crossing Affects, & the Anti-Homosexuality Law in Uganda
International Relations and Religion (IRRN) Pizza and Politics Group, and the African Studies Center
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The Pardee School of Global Studies: Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs: CURA invites you to:
Broken Hearts/Fighting Words: US Evangelicals, Border-Crossing Affects, & the Anti-Homosexuality Law in Uganda
Melani McAlister, Associate Professor of American Studies & International Affairs, George Washington University
Thursday, September 15 @ 5:00
Eilts Room, 154 Bay State Rd.
In 2010, an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” was introduced into the Parliament of Uganda that outlawed homosexual sex and called for the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” Many observers have noted ties between far-right US evangelicals and several of the law’s most prominent supporters in Uganda. While the role of Americans was important, the law itself emerged out of a much more complex field that included changes in global Christianity, the impact of neoliberalism, and HIV/AIDS policy. The presentation will position Uganda’s sexual politics in a larger context that challenges the ideological injection model that has dominated US discussions of the law.
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