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'''Prof. Dr. Tobe Levin Freifrau von Gleichen''' (* February 16, 1948 in Long Branch, New York) is professor of English and intactivist against [[FGM]]. | '''Prof. Dr. Tobe Levin Freifrau von Gleichen''' (* February 16, 1948 in Long Branch, New York) is professor of English and intactivist against [[FGM]]. | ||
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| + | At the [[Scientific Symposium]] on the day before the [[WWDOGA]] 2014, she gave a lecture on the topic of 'In fearful symmetries: essays and eyewitness accounts of female genital mutilation and male circumcision'<ref>http://genitale-autonomie.de/videos-der-vortraege/levin/</ref>. | ||
== Curriculum vitae == | == Curriculum vitae == | ||
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* Since 1979 teaching English and women's studies at the ''University of Maryland University College in Europe''. | * Since 1979 teaching English and women's studies at the ''University of Maryland University College in Europe''. | ||
* 1998 co-founder of [[FORWARD-Germany e.V]] (a non-profit focused on fighting [[FGM]] in Germany and dedicated to ending [[FGM]] worldwide) | * 1998 co-founder of [[FORWARD-Germany e.V]] (a non-profit focused on fighting [[FGM]] in Germany and dedicated to ending [[FGM]] worldwide) | ||
| − | * 2002 won the Presidential Award of the University of Maryland University College for excellence in scholarship | + | * 2002 won the Presidential Award of the University of Maryland University College for excellence in scholarship. |
* Associate W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research – Harvard University | * Associate W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research – Harvard University | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobe_Levin Wikipedia: Tobe Levin] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobe_Levin Wikipedia: Tobe Levin] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Intactivist]] | [[Category:Intactivist]] | ||
[[de:Tobe Levin]] | [[de:Tobe Levin]] | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 20 April 2015
Prof. Dr. Tobe Levin Freifrau von Gleichen (* February 16, 1948 in Long Branch, New York) is professor of English and intactivist against FGM.
At the Scientific Symposium on the day before the WWDOGA 2014, she gave a lecture on the topic of 'In fearful symmetries: essays and eyewitness accounts of female genital mutilation and male circumcision'[1].
Curriculum vitae
- 1970 B.A. in English from Ithaca College (NY)
- 1979 PhD in comparative literature from Cornell University
- Since 1979 teaching English and women's studies at the University of Maryland University College in Europe.
- 1998 co-founder of FORWARD-Germany e.V (a non-profit focused on fighting FGM in Germany and dedicated to ending FGM worldwide)
- 2002 won the Presidential Award of the University of Maryland University College for excellence in scholarship.
- Associate W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research – Harvard University