“Feminista por accidente” (Accidental Feminist), a book talk with author Salomé Gómez-Upegui (LLM 18’)

Please join us for a talk with Colombian author and International Human Rights Clinic alumna Salomé Gómez-Upegui (LLM 18’) to discuss her debut book “Feminista por accidente” (Accidental Feminist). A collection of essays in Spanish that melds feminist theory with the author’s personal experience as a Latina woman who came of age in a deeply conservative culture, the book serves as an introductory title for those who know little to nothing about feminism but want to begin to understand it. Gómez-Upegui will discuss her essays on a wide array of subjects, including female anger, violence, voice, abortion, and self-love, with Colombian feminist activist Vanessa Daza Castillo (LLM 21′). The event will be held in English.

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Salomé Gómez-Upegui (LLM 18’) is a Colombian-American writer and human rights consultant based in Miami, FL. She writes regularly about gender, art, and social justice for publications such as The Guardian, Vogue, and Vox. “Feminista por accidente” is her first book.

Vanessa Daza Castillo (LLM 21′) is a Colombian lawyer and feminist activist. She’s co-founder of the Colombian feminist collective Siete Polas and a current fellow with the International Women’s Rights Action Watch, Asia Pacific.