by Sangita Gopal, CSWS Director

On June 24, 2022, in a historic and far-reaching decision, the US Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion—upheld for nearly a half-century—no longer exists. The majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization proposes that the various provisions of the Constitution contain no inherent right to privacy or personal autonomy. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito stated unequivocally that abortion is a matter to be decided by the states.

CSWS sponsored three talks during winter and spring 2023. We invited five of our graduate student affiliates below to share some thoughts on the talks’ themes. 

February 16: “Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America” with Margot Canaday, Dodge Professor of History, Princeton University

Reflection by Leslie Selcer

by Jeongon Choi, PhD Candidate, Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures

By Brooke Burns, PhD Candidate, Department of Philosophy

By Isabella Clark, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

by Gloria Macedo-Janto, PhD Student, Department of Romance Languages 

by Daizi Hazarika, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology 

by Stephen Rodgers, Professor and Edmund A. Cykler Chair in Music, School of Music and Dance

By Jina Kim, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literatures