Participant Detail

Marsha J. Tyson Darling , Ph.D.

Director
Center for African-American and Ethnic Studies, Adelphi University
Adelphi University
South Avenue
Garden City NY 11530
United States
Fax: (516) 877-4579
Web: http://Web:www.adelphi.edu

BIOGRAPHY:

Dr. Darling is Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies, and Director of the African American & Ethnic Studies Program at Adelphi University. . At Adelphi, Dr. Darling teaches about African American history and culture, the history of conscience and social justice movements, women and international development, and significant issues in globalization. She does research on the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the impact of globalization on distributive justice issues, including the emergence of biomedical technologies and their impact on privacy and human rights. . Dr. Darling is a member of the Committee on Women, Population and the Environment, and a former board member of the Association for Women's Rights in International Development, and the National Black Women's Health Project. She is the president of the Nassau/Suffolk Chapter of the Association of Black Women in Higher Education, and is a Council Member on Long Island Women's Agenda. She is the author of: "Eugenics Unbound: Race, Gender and Genetics" in Women's Health, Women's Rights: Perspectives on Global Health Issues, Vijay Agnew, ed.; Gendered Globalizations, State Interests, Women of Color and Marginalized Women," in n.paradoxa: Feminist Journal, London, England, Vol. 8, 2001; "The State, Friend or Foe?: Distributive Justice Issues and Challenges," in, Dangerous Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment & Development, Jael Silliman, ed.; and a number of research papers.

CONFERENCE SPEAKER:

Speaker on Plenary #2: Feminist Approaches to Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
6 May, 11:15 - 12:45

SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS:

Eugenics Unbound: Race, Gender and Genetics by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Equity, Ethics and the Privatization of Life in BioAgriculture by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Bringing the Intersection of Race, Gender and Class to the Center from the Margins by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Gendered Globalization: State Interests, Women of Color and Marginalized Women by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Issues to Keep Your Eye on Concerning Gender and the New Technologies by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
What’s Mine is Mine, and What’s Yours is Mine: Intellectual Property Rights, Patents and Biopiracy in the Genetics Age by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Distributive Justice Issues and the Construction of State Interests Re: Women of Color by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Human Rights for All: Understanding and Applying Intersectionality to Confront Globalization by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Will a New Century Bring Biocolonialism for Indigenous and People of Color? by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
The State, Friend or Foe?: Distributive Justice Issues and African American Women (Part 1) by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
The State, Friend or Foe?: Distributive Justice Issues and African American Women (Part 2) by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Governance Challenges for a New Century: Enclosure, Exclusive Rights, Eugenics and the New Genetic Technologies by Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Governance Challenges for a New Century: Enclosure, Exclusive Rights, Eugenics and the New Genetic Technologies [abridged] by Marsha J. Tyson Darling