FROM THE DIRECTOR
As you transition between your teaching year into you summer research please take a moment to check out the opportunities listed in this issue of the WSC E-Bulletin. The spring has been packed with activity for WSC participants. In March we celebrated the 11th annual UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Awards, on the UW-Eau Claire campus. It was a wonderful event that made visible the work of sixteen very impressive women. You can find information about this year's and past award recipients here http://wsc.uwsa.edu/events/woc/woc.htm. We are also still celebrating our second spring Wisconsin Women's Studies Conference (but 30th annual WS conference) and the first, of what we hope will an annual, UW System LGBTQ Conference. We were delighted at the fabulous programs of both events and how well our collaboration worked. We thank conference organizer Barbara Werner, UW-River Falls
for her work to bring the Wisconsin Women's Studies Community together, and Denise Clark, Coordinator of the Inclusivity Initiative, for her ground-breaking organizing. We also thank the UW-River Falls Women's Studies Program and College of Letters and Science for co-sponsoring the events.
Last week the Advisory Council of the UW System Women & Science Program met in annual Conference. Participants presented on their work and planned for the upcoming year working to attract and retain more women and minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by promoting systemic improvement in the ways that STEM education is regarded and carried out within the University of Wisconsin System and beyond. Congratulations to Women & Science Director Susannah Sandrin and her staff on another successful Women and Science conference. We would also like to acknowledge that this was the last advisory council meeting for Michael Zimmerman, dean of Letters and Science at UW-Oshkosh, but soon to be dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University in Indiana. Michael has been a significant supporter of the Women and Science Program. He will be missed.
Women's Studies Consortium Leadership Updates
For the 2005-2006 academic year the WSC Advisory Council has been ably chaired by Susan Turell, WS Chair, UW-Eau Claire. We thank her for her great leadership.
With the beginning of the 2006-2007 academic year, Kathy Miller-Dillon, Associate WS Chair, UW-Milwaukee will become our new Advisory Council Chair, and her newly-elected co-chair is Dianna Hunter, WS Director, UW-Superior. We offer our thanks for the ongoing leadership in women's studies they bring to the UW System.
I will be chairing the WSC Conference Committee that is coordinating the 31st annual Women's Studies Conference, which will take place in Madison, at the Pyle Center, April 20th and 21st. The theme for the conference is INTERSECTIONALITIES in Women's Studies Research, Teaching, and Activism. The Call for Proposals is due by November 1, 2006 and can be found here: http://wsc.uwsa.edu/events/confer/annualconf.htm. I will also be coordinating the Conference Program Committee which will select the proposals that will be presented. It is an important and enjoyable task and we have room for more volunteers. If you would like to participate on the Program Committee please email me at hklebesadel@uwsa.edu for the proposed schedule. We look forward to this annual opportunity to come together as a learning community to share our teaching,
scholarship, and activism!
2006-2007 Upcoming Events
I will see several UW System faculty, students, and academic staff presenting professional work at the National Women's Studies Conference in Oakland, California in mid-June. I am finishing my term as the Educational Outreach Chair of the NWSA Governing Council. In that position I have been able to see the level of national leadership in Women's Studies that is done by Women's Studies participants from throughout Wisconsin. The program for the NWSA 2006 conference and registration materials can be reviewed at the NWSA Website: http://www.nwsa.org
Academic year 2006-2007 is packed with useful and exciting events in women's studies and women's issues. Put them on your calendars now!
- October 13-14, 2006
Women's Studies Consortium Advisory Council Retreat
- October 26-27, 2006
Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) Conference:
"Managing Conflict" http://www.wwhel.org/state_conference.htm
- November 1, 2006
Call for Proposals for 31st Annual Wisconsin Women's Studies Conference
- November 2-3, 2006
Women & Science Program Opening Workshop for New STEM faculty
- April 20-21, 2007
31st Annual Wisconsin Women's Studies Conference,
- April 22, 2007
12th Annual Outstanding Women of Color in Education awards and ceremony, UW-Madison, in conjunction with the 31st Annual Wisconsin Women Studies Conference
- May 17, 2007
Women & Science Spring Advisory Board Meeting
- May 17-18, 2007
Women & Science Spring Conference
Mark your calendars and join us for a year of working together to further the goals of the WSC of promoting shared leadership, expanding the influence and impact of Women's Studies throughout the system, and improving the climate for all women at all University of Wisconsin institutions.
Helen Klebesadel, Director
University of Wisconsin System
Women's Studies Consortium
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WOMEN'S STUDIES LIBRARY
UW System Women's Studies Librarian's website.
Internet Resource: http://www.library.wisc.edu/projects/ggfws/iwitutorials/iwiindex.htm
The University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian website has several tools that can be integrated into course work in WS and beyond. In particular, there are several useful tutorials that could serve in a variety of courses.
EVALUATING WEB SEARCH RESULTS: Internet search engines are programs that search pages on the Web for specific keywords and return a list of documents where those keywords were found, often in order of relevance as determined by a combination of factors built into the search engine's program. While this is helpful, it still does not mean that the sites ranked highest will best answer a particular information need. This tutorial leads us through how to determine, through a critical inspection of the sites, what information is truly relevant. The tutorial, using results of a search conducted using the Google search engine, teaches the user how to perform such an inspection using an easy to remember Who? What? When? Why? and How? approach.
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S ISSUES IN LEXIS-NEXIS : LEXIS-NEXIST Academic & Library Solutions is a huge fulltext database of newspapers, magazines, newsletters, wire services, news broadcast transcripts, and more. Included within it is material from Contemporary Women's Issues, an international fulltext database of articles from women-focused magazines, newsletters, and journals, as well as reports and pamphlets from governments and organizations. This tutorial is a guide through the steps of locating and searching Contemporary Women's Issues within LEXIS-NEXIST Academic & Library Solutions and offer tips on effective fulltext database searching.
USING A METASITE : Metasites arrange information and links to other web resources on a specific topic. They are time-savers because the metasite creator has already scoured the web, evaluated sites, and provided descriptions and links only to sites that meet the criteria for the metasite. When created by professors and librarians, this generally means linking to sites that are content-rich from an academic perspective. This tutorial uses the metasite produced by the Office of the Women's Studies Librarian for the UW System:
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/intl.htm
as a springboard to finding web-based information on international women's issues, but the approach can be applied to any topic.
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UW SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENTS
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of the Women's Center. This position reports to the Provost and Vice Chancellor through the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Curricular Affairs. Only three years old, the Women's Center aims to be an integral and exciting part of the campus. The Center's mission is to ensure that all women fulfill their potential and use their talents to the best of their abilities. A corollary is to ensure both men and women learn to work, play, and live together in ways that are based on mutual respect and an understanding of not only gender differences but also differences of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and class.
http://www.uwosh.edu/hr/unclassifiedjobs/provostdirwomenctr.php
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates should send letter of application, resume, three current references with contact information (finalists may be asked to provide transcripts - official or photocopy), by post or email, to:
AnnMarie Johnson, Chair
Search and Screen Committee
Director of Women's Center
c/o The Provost's Office
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920) 424-0300
wcsearch@uwosh.edu
University of Wisconsin System LGBTQ Research Symposium · October 20-21, 2006 ·
UW-Madison · Proposal Submission Deadline: September 30, 2006
The University of Wisconsin System Inclusivity Initiative and the UW-Madison LGBT Campus Center announce the second annual UW System LGBTQ Research Symposium. The symposium will include a keynote speaker, individual and panel presentations of completed or ongoing research that concerns LGBTQ people and issues specific to that community, broadly defined. Moreover, the 2006 Research Symposium will be conducted in conjunction with the Fall, 2006 state-wide Inclusivity Initiative meeting.
For more information on the Inclusivity Initiative see: http://LGBTQ.uwsa.edu/
We invite faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students of all campuses of the University of Wisconsin System and Extension programs to help us continue building this Research Symposium by submitting individual or group proposals on LGBTQ topics. If your work does not fit into one of the identified presentation formats, we invite you to submit a proposal which details your work and suggests how it might best be incorporated into the symposium (ex: photography, film, performance, etc.) Submissions on finished research, work-in-progress and discussions of best practices and current issues and trends will be considered.
Presentation Formats:
- Individual paper/presentation
- 3-person panels
- Roundtables
- Poster presentations
Proposal Format:
- A brief summary of the work to be presented (max 750 words).
- Preferred presentation format (including A/V needs - availability is
limited; requests must be included with your proposal.)
- Presenter(s) Name, UW System affiliation and position (e.g., faculty,
student, or staff member.)
- Brief bio(s) (max 250 words per presenter)
Submit Proposals:
- Electronically to: lgbtrs@gmail.com
Information:
- Eric W. Trekell 608-469-4612 or lgbtrs@gmail.com
Sponsors:
- UWS Inclusivity Initiative for LGBTQ People
- The UW-Madison LGBT Campus Center
The Visual Culture Cluster at UW Madison The Visual Culture Cluster at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites your proposals to participate in the Visual Culture conference TRANS designed to foster transdisciplinary actions and set for October 19-22, 2006. Information and a call for participation can be found at http://www.visualculture.wisc.edu/Conference/call.htm
UW System Leadership Site (SoTL) Researcher White Pages The UW System Leadership Site for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is engaged in producing a UW-System SoTL researchers white pages (that will be searchable) and can be accessed by individuals looking for research expertise or partners. They need your help with this. If you or your colleagues are interested in being a part of these SoTL white pages, please access this URL http://www4.uwm.edu/LeadershipSite/whitepages.cfm, and select 'Create/Edit a Profile'. The form will ask for the usual information (name, university affiliation, email, etc), but it will also ask you for your "methodological expertise" and "SoTL research topics of interest." We will use these as searchable items when the white pages are complete. Please pass this note and this URL onto others on your campus who you think would like to, or should be, included in these web white pages. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Katina Lazarides,
kazar@uwm.edu.
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
85th Annual SDE/GWIS National Meeting · June 8 - Sunday, June 11, 2006 · "Moving Forward: Climate, Cognition and Careers for Women in Science and Engineering" · UW-Madison, Pyle Center
The SDE/GWIS Beta chapter will hold the 85th Annual SDE/GWIS National Meeting June 8-11, 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Pyle Center in Madison, WI. The scientific program and conference portion of the meeting will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2006 beginning at 9 AM. Get more information and/or register online . SDE/GWIS encourages attendees to present a poster at the meeting. All areas of research are welcome.
Announcing the WW=P youth summit on October 16, 2006 in Madison!
1000 to 1200 high school girls from across the state will be brought together to explore career options in traditional and non-traditional roles.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development provided funding to kick start the planning of this exciting and educational event (see article at http://www.wiwep.org/), but need your help! If you or someone you know are interested in more information or would like to get involved please email to: marsha@wiwep.org.
NWSA Speaker's Bureau For 2005-2006
NWSA is pleased to announce its speaker's bureau participants for the 2005-2006 academic year. These speakers address a wide range of topics of critical importance to Women's Studies and would make a valuable contribution to your department or center programming. Visit http://www.nwsa.org/speakers.php for details.
Engineering/Science/Gender Blog
Thus Spake Zuska: A Blog for All and No One · http://radio.weblogs.com/0147021/
Here are the descriptions of the two main categories on the blog as described by Suzanne Franks the blog initiator:
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Engineering/Science/Gender Equity: This category deals with issues relating to gender equity in engineering and science education and in the engineering and science workforce. Broadly speaking, anything touching on recruitment, retention, and the culture of the workplace or the learning environment is fair game here.
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Feminism/Science/Engineering: This category relates to feminist critques or analyses of science and engineering. I discuss what might be missing from an adequate feminist theory of science and engineering. I address what kinds of analyses are being developed by those doing gender equity work in engineering/science, and what feminist insights might be missing from those analyses.
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CALLS FOR MANUSCRIPTS, ARTICLES
The Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought invites contributions for its
next issue which will be devoted to the theme "Women and Science" · Deadline: June 1, 2006
Papers are sought in all disciplines; joint papers and papers co-authored with student researchers are also encouraged. Papers should be 20-25 pages in length, typed, and formatted according to the accepted method for the discipline. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Feminist approaches to inquiry
- Women as discoverers
- The interconnectedness of research and practice
- Applied ethics: biomedical; genome; environmental; computer;
engineering; business; feminist perspectives
- Women and science in the mass media/literature
- Challenges facing women in the sciences
- Biology of women's health and disease
- Effective programs for women in sciences
- Women and the environment/technology/engineering
- Scientific methods and generalist practice
Send three blind copies of all manuscripts to Drs. Carol Gibbons and Lois Eveleth,co-editors, c/o O'Hare Academic Center, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI 02840. Each copy should be accompanied by a title page with contact information: author(s) name(s), institution(s), telephone number(s) and email address(es) for all authors, and home and work address for the corresponding author. All work should be original and current. Editors' email addresses: gibbonsc@salve.edu or evelethl@salve.edu
The Journal of Child Custody · Deadline: September 1, 2006
The Journal of Child Custody invites articles on issues related to domestic violence and child custody decisions for a special edition. We seek manuscripts that address empirical and theoretical issues as they relate to the interface of domestic violence and child custody decisions such as:
- Gender issues, including the controversy over prevalence and nature of domestic violence when the male, the female, or both are perpetrators and the use of community versus clinical data samples to inform the debate
- Child abuse issues in the context of domestic violence allegations during custody disputes
- Psychological assessment and the role of psychologists in court proceeding including the appropriate or inappropriate use of psychological testing in determining custody
- Risk and resiliency factors in children subjected to custody disputes in violent families
- Appropriate court and clinical interventions in high-risk cases, including special problems of child protection and flight risk by either parent when allegations of child physical or sexual abuse are present
- Effectiveness of court and clinical interventions in high-risk cases, including protective orders.
- Ethical consideration including dual roles of counselors/evaluators, mandated reporting when allegations of child maltreatment are made, etc.
- Evolving case law and legislation including recent decisions and/or legislation regarding move away cases, rebuttal presumption of sole custody to the non-violent parent, etc.
- Analysis/critique/review of new NCJFCJ bench guidelines on custody evaluations
- Article proposals on other relevant topics are also welcome.
Please submit article proposals, 2-3 pages in length, by September 1, 2006. Proposals should be mailed to JCC Editor, Leslie Drozd, Ph.D., at email: Ldrozdphd@aol.com
Art4Development.Net
art'ishake is an e-publication that aims to address interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral issues in tandem with arts and development. The first issue has been produced by Arts For Global Development, Inc. in collaboration with ActALIVE along with contributors from across the globe!
Arts For Global Development, Inc.
URL: http://www.art4development.net/ EMAIL: info@art4development.net
Share, Exchange, Inspire, Collaborate! Let's make the 'Arts' and 'Net' work!
© Arts For Global Development Network
NWSA Journal · Deadline for submission: Rolling
NWSA Journal, the scholarly Publication of the National Women's Studies Association invites submissions in all areas relating to Women's Studies. We are committed to providing a forum in which the research of feminist scholars, established and new, results in critical dialogue. Reports, book reviews, archives, and critical essays that engage in a feminist perspective will also be considered. We seek gender-related topics, such as: Immigration; Feminist theory: including but not limited to global feminism; Women and science; Women and fundamentalism; Women and religion; Ecology, ecofeminism, health and the environment; Feminist generations: the future of feminism, young feminists, children; Post-colonial gender studies; New forms of activism-political strategies; Women and the arts, especially music; Women writers: autobiographies and reflexive writings; Race, class, and gender intersections; Women and the media; Women and disabilities; Women's history--all areas including archives; International reports Send three double-spaced copies of your manuscript (20-30 pages), with parenthetical notes and a complete references page formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style. Send to: Brenda Daly, Editor NWSA Journal; 253 Ross Hall; Iowa State University ; Ames, IA 50011 bdaly@iastate.edu
Thirdspace : Online magazine · Deadline for submission: Open · www.thirdspace.ca
Thirdspace online zine is looking for articles, non-fiction essays, review articles, and research notes. We require one electronic copy and one paper copy of your submission. Submissions should be in MLA format, and must include an abstract and a brief biographical note which will be posted in the members' section of the site. Please see http://www.thirdspace.ca/submit.htm for more details. Please send an electronic version of your submission in Word, WordPerfect, or Rich Text (rtf) format to: submissions@thirdspace.ca Send one paper copy of your submission to: thirdspace c/o K. Snowden #6 - 2526 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada V6K 1P6
For more information, please contact us at info@thirdspace.ca . Website: www.thirdspace.ca
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CALLS FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS
Southern Connecticut State University Women's Studies Program: The Sixteenth Annual Women's Studies Conference "Women's Health: Colonized, Resisted, Reclaimed" · Southern Connecticut State University · October 27 and 28, 2006 · Deadline: June 5, 2006
An invitation for proposals on interdisciplinary scholarly and creative work. The 16th Annual Women's Studies Conference at Southern Connecticut State University explores various dimensions of women's health: physical, emotional, cultural, psychological, political, spiritual, socio-economical, and more. Examinations of the representations of women's health across different regions on the globe will be a primary focus. How is women's health defined and by whom? How are disease, medicine, and healing defined differently for women? In our sixteenth annual conference, we hope to explore the full complexity of women's health in the age of globalization. The Conference Committee invites academics, feminists, and activists from all disciplines, institutions, and organizations to submit proposals for "Women's Health: Colon ized, Resisted, Reclaimed." Proposal Format: Faculty, students, staff, administrators, and community activists from all disciplines and fields are invited to submit proposals for individual papers, complete sessions, panels, or round tables. Poster sessions, performance pieces, video recordings, and other creative works are also encouraged. For individual papers, please submit a one-page abstract. For complete panels, submit a one-page abstract for each presentation plus an overview on the relationship among individual components. For the poster sessions and art work, submit a one-page overview. All proposals must include speaker's/speakers' name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information (address, E-mail, & telephone number). Please also indicate preference for Friday afternoon, Saturday morning or Saturday afternoon; all attempts will be made to honor schedule requests. Panels: Each 75 minute session usually includes three presenters and a session moderator, but individual presenters may request an entire session for a more substantial paper or presentation. Presenters are encouraged, though not required, to form their own panels. The conference committee will group individual proposals into panels and assign a moderator. Please indicate in your contact information if you are willing to serve as a moderator. Posters, Art Displays, and Slide Presentations: A poster presentation consists of an exhibit of materials that report research activities or informational resources in visual & summary form. An art display consists of a depiction of feminist concerns in an artistic medium. Both types of presentations provide a unique platform that facilitates personal discussion of work with interested colleagues & allows meeting attendees to browse through highlights of current research. Please indicate in your proposal your anticipated needs in terms of space, etc. Please submit proposals and supporting materials to: Women's Studies Conference Committee Women's Studies Program, EN B 229 501 Crescent Street New Haven, CT 06515 Or via email to: decrostaa1@southernct.edu , with attention to Conference Committee The Annual Women's Studies Conference at SCSU is self-supporting; all presenters can pre-register at the discounted presenter's fee, not exceeding $110.00 for both days, $60.00 for one day. The fee includes all costs for supporting materials, entrance to keynote events, and all meals and beverage breaks. Submission Deadline: Postmarked by Monday, June 5, 2006
Food & Culture Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association (MAPACA) Annual Conference ·October 27-29, 2006 · Baltimore, MD · Deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Myriad factors shape our relationship with food. What we choose to eat, when we eat it, with whom we eat it, and how we eat it is influenced by technology, economics, politics, fashion, tradition, religion, and other aspects of culture. Scholars from all disciplines are invited to address the intersection of food and the human experience at the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association's annual meeting. Topics might include (but are not limited to) the politics of food, culinary tourism, gender and food preparation/consumption, food in literature, health and diet, food in advertising, and restaurant culture. Panels (3-4 presenters), individual papers, roundtables, and alternative formats are encouraged. MAPACA's annual conference is an interdisciplinary event exploring all aspects of American and popular culture. Last year's Food & Culture sessions included presentations about the arrival of Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian, the impact of the Women's Movement on the marketing of chocolate bonbons, International students' perceptions of a university's food service, and the discourse between vegetarianism and animal rights. For a complete listing of last year's panelists and the entire program, and for more information about the Mid- Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association, please visit http://www.wcenter.ncc.edu/gazette/. To submit a paper/panel proposal: Send an abstract (150 words or less), a short CV or biography, and your title/affiliation by Thursday, June 15, 2006 via email (preferred) or hard copy to: Monika Bolino, PhD Brown Medical School Office of Professional Development 97 Waterman Street, GA-2 Providence, RI 02912 Email: foodandculture@gmail.com
15th Women & Society Conference · November 3-4, 2006 · Marist College , Poughkeepsie New York ·
Deadline: June 26, 2006
Proposals and abstracts are being solicited for the 2006 Women & Society Conference. This feminist conference is interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary, covering all aspects of women & gender being studied in the academy. The conference mentors and models feminist inquiry/scholarship for undergraduate students so joint faculty/student papers and excellent student papers are also considered, undergraduates may attend at no cost. Please send your 250 word abstract with a brief bio. Papers, workshops, roundtables and panels are welcome, please include abstracts and bios for all participants, with one contact person. Please include all contact information--including home and e-mail addresses for summer correspondence to: Women & Society Conference c/o JoAnne Myers Fontaine 315 School of Liberal Arts Marist College Poughkeepsie , NY 12601 For more information e-mail: JA.MYERS@MARIST.EDU
Interdisciplinary Conference in Women's Studies · Middle Tennessee State University · February 22-24, 2007 ·Deadline: September 1, 2006
We invite proposals for individual papers, panels, and other presentation formats such as roundtables, posters, and performances with scholarly and/or activist emphasis, addressing the general conference topic of women's studies or the featured theme of "Performing Gender." Proposals are welcome from all scholarly fields and disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, design, business, sports, and cultural studies. "Performing Gender" involves a wide spectrum of subjects and approaches. Possible topics might address the following questions. How is gender enacted? How does gender performance-and critique of that performance-affect other aspects of society? What are the consequences of gender performance? What are the implications of race, class, and nationality for gender performance? How do gender performance, sexuality, and sexual orientation intersect? What facets of gender performance remain largely unacknowledged? How has the backlash against conscious gender performance framed itself? How do various social groups negotiate gender? Possible topics addressing the theme of "performing gender": a.. The Biology, Sociology, and Psychology of Transgender & Transsexuality b.. Race, Ethnicity, and Class in the Performance of Gender c.. Media Genders d.. Globalizing Gender: International Gender Performances e.. Performing Queer Gender f.. Marketing and Advertising: The Commodification of Gender g.. Gender Identity in the Visual Arts h.. Science and the Study of Gender Performance i.. Corporate Genders: Doing Business, Doing Self j.. Sports and Gender Performance k.. Cyborgs, Cyberspace and Cybersex: Performing Gender Online l.. Children, the Family, and Gender Performance m.. Performing Gender and Medicine: Illness and Etiology n.. Gendered Language and Speech Performance o.. Gender and War p.. The Theater of Gender Performance q.. Performing the Academy: Gender in the Classroom r.. Literary Genders: Performance in/and the Text s.. Fashion and Gender Performance t.. Presentations and Representations of the Gendered Self u.. Feminism and Gender v.. Religion and Gender Performance w.. Gender Performance and Ecology x.. The Ethics of Performing Gender y.. Politics of/and Gender Performance z.. Voyeurism: Watching Gender Performance Proposals for 18-20-minute individual presentations and for posters should be 250-500 words, with working bibliography. Panel proposals should include 250-500 word abstracts and bibliographies for each presentation (2-3 per panel). Workshop and performance proposals (up to one hour in length) should include a description of purpose, form, and content. Include name, contact information, and a brief c.v. with all proposals. All materials should be postmarked or received by email/fax by September 1, 2006. Send proposals to Elyce Rae Helford, Conference Chair Women's Studies Program, Box 498 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 telephone: (615) 898-5910 fax: (615) 898-5289 email: womenstu@mtsu.edu
University of Wisconsin System LGBTQ Research Symposium · October 20-21, 2006 ·
UW-Madison · Proposal Submission Deadline: September 30, 2006
The University of Wisconsin System Inclusivity Initiative and the UW-Madison LGBT Campus Center announce the second annual UW System LGBTQ Research Symposium. The symposium will include a keynote speaker, individual and panel presentations of completed or ongoing research that concerns LGBTQ people and issues specific to that community, broadly defined. Moreover, the 2006 Research Symposium will be conducted in conjunction with the Fall, 2006 state-wide Inclusivity Initiative meeting.
For more information on the Inclusivity Initiative see: http://LGBTQ.uwsa.edu/
We invite faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students of all campuses of the University of Wisconsin System and Extension programs to help us continue building this Research Symposium by submitting individual or group proposals on LGBTQ topics. If your work does not fit into one of the identified presentation formats, we invite you to submit a proposal which details your work and suggests how it might best be incorporated into the symposium (ex: photography, film, performance, etc.) Submissions on finished research, work-in-progress and discussions of best practices and current issues and trends will be considered.
Presentation Formats:
- Individual paper/presentation
- 3-person panels
- Roundtables
- Poster presentations
Proposal Format:
- A brief summary of the work to be presented (max 750 words).
- Preferred presentation format (including A/V needs - availability is
limited; requests must be included with your proposal.)
- Presenter(s) Name, UW System affiliation and position (e.g., faculty,
student, or staff member.)
- Brief bio(s) (max 250 words per presenter)
Submit Proposals:
- Electronically to: lgbtrs@gmail.com
Information:
- Eric W. Trekell 608-469-4612 or lgbtrs@gmail.com
Sponsors:
- UWS Inclusivity Initiative for LGBTQ People
- The UW-Madison LGBT Campus Center
Not another hijab row: New conversations on gender, race, religion and the making of communities ·
A national conference sponsored by Trans/forming Cultures: Key Centre for Communication and Culture, UTS ·
10 December 2006 · University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Despite a decade of 'race debates' in Australia, analyses of the intersections between gender, race and religion remain all but absent in the public sphere. In recent years Muslim women in particular have been subjected to intense public scrutiny, yet these controversies have largely been limited to provocative comments on the hijab and sharia law. Such narrow debates have served to silence the experiences and the concerns of Muslim women and of scholars and community workers who engage the intersections of gender, race and religion.
This conference seeks to establish a space for constructive dialogue around the perspectives which are marginalised in public discussions, focusing on how gender, race and religion shape notions of belonging and exclusion in Australia. Ideas around gender, race and religion have long been deployed in the construction of Australian national identity, and are particularly evident in current representations of 'aggressive' and 'misogynistic' Islam as the ultimate alien other in 'tolerant' Judeo-Christian Australia. In minority communities, questions over community leadership, representation, and responses to racism have often revolved around constructions of culture, faith and gender roles.
The organisers seek papers and presentations from all disciplinary perspectives in order to build a conversation across spectra of belief, scholarship and community.
Rather than another 'hijab debate', the conference will explore the intersections of gender, race and religion in regards to:
- public space and public safety
- health, housing and education
- security and belonging
- employment and unemployment
- social inclusion and exclusion
- media and public debate
- the dynamics of community
- the politics of representation
- advocacy and activism
- feminisms
- nationalism and national identity
- 'law and order' and representations of crime
Full papers may be submitted following the conference for inclusion in a refereed publication.
Deadline for abstracts: Monday 31 July. Please send 200 word abstracts and a brief biographical note to tanja.dreher@uts.edu.au
For more information, contact
- Dr Tanja Dreher: tanja.dreher@uts.edu.au, 02-9514-2757 or
- Dr Christina Ho: christina.ho@uts.edu.au, 02-9514-1946
"Girls & Women Rock: Celebrating 35 Years of Sport & Title IX" · March 28-31, 2007
NCAA Women's Final Four Local Organizing Committee · The Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH · Deadline: August 1, 2006
The year 2007 marks the 35th anniversary of the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. During the three and a half decades since Title IX was signed into law, there has been a massive shift in societal attitudes toward girls and women in sport. The 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four, which will be hosted by the city of Cleveland, provides a fitting occasion for a symposium commemorating this important legislation.
As we celebrate the enormous gains made for girls and women in sport, we can also look to the future by addressing numerous contemporary concerns related to equity in sport, fitness, physical activity, and health for girls and women. Scholars, public policy makers, lawyers, and educators from a variety of disciplines are invited to submit paper (15-20 minutes) or poster abstracts addressing one or several of these themes:
. Socio-historical perspectives on girls and women in sport in the United States and around the world.
. Health, wellness, fitness, and sport participation from a gendered perspective
. Girls Sport & Girl Culture
. Feminist approaches to sport and physical activity and the female body
. The female athletic body in a media age
. The economics of women's sport and related industries
. Current Title IX issues in sport and physical education
. Future directions to achieve gender equitable programs
. Mentoring girls and women in sport and in life.
. Legislative and public policy concerns related to Title IX.
Abstract Format and Submission:
Abstracts should be limited to 200 words and conform to the following requirements:
. 12 point Times New Roman font
. prepared in MSWord or html
. presentation title (limited to 10 words)
. author (s) and institutional affiliation (s)
Abstracts will be reprinted and published in the Conference Abstracts as submitted. Thus, it is imperative that these guidelines be considered prior to submitting. Due to the difficulty in reading files, please do not use bold or italics. The simpler your submission is, the easier it will be to convert into a publishable form.
Submission Procedure:
Please submit your abstract to Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ithaca College at staurows@ithaca.edu with full contact information where you can be reached (name, mailing address, office or cell phone, fax number, and email address).
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 1, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: October 30, 2006
Registration forms, schedules, additional information about the conference and other Women's Final Four events in Cleveland will be listed at http://www.womenrockcleveland.com/
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Women and Science 9th Annual Science, Gender, Diversity and Community Curriculum Reform Institute· June 3-7, 2006
AAUW National Conference for College Women Student Leaders Summit on Sexual Harassment: Leading Change on Campus and Beyond · June 7–10, 2006 · Washington, D.C. · http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl/2006/ .
9th International Conference on Bisexuality · June 15-18, 2006 · Toronto , Ontario , Canada
The National Women's Studies Association 27th annual meeting · Oakland , California · June 15-18, 2006 · www.nwsaconference.org
Teaching for a Change: Focus on Learning · June 21-23, 2006 · Park City , Utah www.teachingforachange.com
Empathy-An International Interdisciplinary Conference, sponsored by California State University at Fullerton, the American Society for Aesthetics, and the British Society of Aesthetics · June 22-23 · California State University-
Fullerton · http://hss.fullerton.edu/philosophy/empathyMain.htm
International Leadership Conference 2006: Women's Leadership & Empowerment · 23-25 June 2006, Bangkok, Thailand More information on ILC 2006 including price is available at: http://www.tomorrowpeople.org/ILC/overview.htm
Women and Ordination in the Christian Churches: International Perspectives · Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Manchester, UK· July 12-14, 2006
Campuses Are Citizens: What's Your Story? · October 12-13, 2006 · Earle Brown Heritage Center , Minneapolis MN
Mary Shelley and her circle· October 12-14, 2006 ·60th Annual RMMLA Convention
Tucson, AZ
AAC&U Diversity and Learning Conference · Philadelphia , Pennsylvania · October 19-21, 2006
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OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
SEEKING EXPERT SOURCE VOLUNTEERS The National Women's Studies Association receives many inquiries from journalists on a wide variety of topics, from questions about the frequency of divorce at the beginning of the 20th century to inquiries about representations of women in the media.
If you are willing to have journalists contact you with inquiries directly related to your area of expertise, please send an email to allison.kimmich@nwsa.org with the subject line "Expert Source." Be sure the email lists your areas of expertise and contact information.
If you responded to this inquiry last fall and your contact information has not changed, you do not need to resubmit it.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
Announcing the third issue of the undergraduate e-journal, "transcending silence...," http://www.albany.edu/ws/journal/
This electronic journal, was launched in Spring 2004,by the Women's Studies Program of SUNY- Albany . It publishes works by undergraduate students (both research and creative projects) that focus on feminist and social justice issues. The Spring 2006 issue also carries a call for submissions for Spring 2007, with a special theme on "Gender, Place, and Space." The journal staff seek to encourage undergraduate students, who may be looking for publishing opportunities, to submit their work in future. If you have any questions about the journal or the submission process, please send inquiries to wjournal@albany.edu .
Transcending Silence Mission Statement: We seek to empower undergraduate students (not limited to University at Albany ) who produce research projects and creative works of all media through a feminist lens. We wish to enable these visionaries to bridge the gaps among conventional disciplines and to explore and expand world views that advance social justice. To those individuals who tackle issues of race, class, gender, ability, sexuality, age, culture, environment, etc., within a global context, we offer a platform upon which dynamic discourse may evolve. This journal offers a safe space to those who are transcending silence....
AAUW Leadership and Training Institute 2006 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
June 7-9, 2006
NCCWSL is a perfect offering to enhance the leadership opportunities already available on your campus, with sessions designed to address the needs of both current and aspiring leaders. Attend to participate in a national dialogue, engage in experimental learning, and expand your network. The next generation of women leaders must have access to the information, skills, and resources necessary to lead change on campus and take on various leadership roles in their communities. For more than 20 years, NCCWSL has offered all this in a 2-day experience filled with sessions to enhance student leadership.
To learn more or to register online please visit http://svc.aauw.org/nccwsl/reg/
Reservations are accepted and assigned on a first- come, first-served basis. Online registration closes Monday, May 22, 2006. After May 22, you must register on site, and AAUW cannot guarantee housing.
Leadership & Training Institute. 202/785-7741 202/872-1425 (fax) nccwsl@aauw.org
4College Women a site which focuses on women's issues and beyond, specializing in college-aged women. The website includes links to other sites that address all aspects of women's health and features spotlight articles researched by Brandeis students. The website is created and maintained by Brandeis University students and is sponsored and overseen by the Former Assistant Surgeon General, Dr. Susan J Blumenthal. http://www.4collegewomen.org/
The F-Word is an on-line zone put out by a senior majoring in Women's Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia . Submissions welcome. http://www.thef-wordzine.com
The National Women's Studies Association has a publication called "Graduate Guide to Work in Women's Studies" which is available for purchase via the website at http://www.nwsa.org/publications.php
Listserv for graduate students in women's studies.
WSPHD-L is a listserv for women's studies doctoral students. The listserv provides students a means of posting announcements, news, or requests pertinent to the general membership. M.A. students in women's studies are also welcome, as are recipients of the Women's Studies Ph.D. Participants should be aware, however, that this list will focus on the Ph.D. from students' perspectives. Undergraduates and WS faculty/directors may find another list more tailored to their needs (like the WMST-L, which centers on the teaching of women's studies, or the PALIST, for administrators of women's studies programs and departments). To subscribe, please send a message with the words "subscribe (your full name) WSPHD-L" to carimc@verizon.net . Please also indicate your current status in the body of the message (e.g. student in a WS doctoral program).
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SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
The Institute for Teaching and Research on Women (ITROW) is publishing a "Handbook on Service Learning in Women's Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Disciplines." Recognizing that many courses outside of Women's Studies may have a focus on women/gender and diversity issues we welcome submissions from those teaching disciplinary or interdisciplinary courses with such a focus that have a service learning component. As the title suggest, we are looking for hands on advice to faculty members who want to design a servicing learning course. This includes: 1) syllabi that describe a service-learning course in full detail, including detailed descriptions of assignments. Particularly welcome are assignments concerned with reflections on the service learning experience. 2) Brief articles (nor more than 6 double-spaced pages) on applications, recommendations, and/or lessons learned. Such articles may be independent of a syllabus or may accompany one. To discuss submissions further you may reply privately to kdugger@towson.edu.
Upper Midwest Campus Compact
Student Civic Leadership Fellows Program
The Student Civic Leadership Fellows program exists to support and promote students as powerful citizen leaders.
The New Voters Project
Wisconsin Campus Compact is a partner in the New Voters Project - an effort to increase 18-24 year-old voter participation in the 2004, 2005, and now 2006 elections.
The American Democracy Project
Wisconsin Campus Compact is proud to support the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the New York Times in their efforts to strengthen democracy at public comprehensive campuses through the American Democracy Project. Participating Wisconsin campuses include: UW-Eau Claire,
UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, and UW-Superior.
Raise Your Voice Campaign
In 2003 and 2004, grants were awarded to support student groups at Alverno College, Carthage College, Gateway Technical College, Lawrence University, Marquette University, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Fond du Lac, UW-Green Bay UW-Madison, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Lutheran College. Student-initiated projects, such as forums with local canditates for elected office, dialogues about the Patriot Act, voter registration drives, non-profit career fairs, and diversity circles were held throughout
Wisconsin. Originally funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Raise Your Voice Campaign continues at campuses throughout the country.
More information available here:
http://www.actionforchange.org/
Wisconsin Campus Compact Civic Engagement Resource Guide
The Wisconsin Community-Campus Civic Engagement Resource Guide is now available to download here:
http://www.uwp.edu/departments/community.partnerships/wicampuscompact/Guide/guideintro.htm
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MISCELLANEOUS
New “Women and Social Security” Factsheet Available On-Line
Melissa M. Favreault of the Urban Institute looks at the parts of Social Security that specifically impact women and a number of proposals aimed at improving Social Security benefit distribution. Although Social Security disproportionately benefits women because they live longer and have lower lifetime earnings, women are at a greater risk of poverty for those very same reasons. The author examines a variety of proposals focusing on whether they would make distribution of benefits more equitable between women and men, and among women of different economic, social, and marital statuses. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/900902_women_ss.pdf
Mattel Children's Foundation Announces Second Year of Domestic Grantmaking Program
Mattel, Inc. and the Mattel Children's Foundation have announced the second year of the foundation's Domestic Grantmaking Program. Through this effort, unsolicited applications for funds from organizations working to benefit children in need in the
United States are accepted. Organizations with 501(c) (3) public charity status that are able to demonstrate they directly serve children in need may be eligible for grants of up to $25,000. Applicant organizations must have a mission that focuses on direct service to children up to 12 years old. Priority will be given to organizations or programs that use
creative and/or innovative methods to address a locally defined need directly impacting children in need and that align with Mattel's philanthropic priorities, which include learning, health, and girl empowerment. Deadline: April 7, 2006
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000221/mattel
4,000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Thousands of biographies are posted, including photographs and references. 4,000 years of women in science! This site lists over 125 names from our scientific and technical past. This includes inventors, scholars and writers as well as mathematicians and astronomers.
Center for Women and Information Technology
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit
The Center for Women and Information Technology, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, addresses issues, such as the number of women and girls studying computer science and pursuing careers in IT, and how to foster research concerning the relationship between gender and IT.
GenderWatchers
http://www.genderwatchers.org
A non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of women and girls. The Internet offers a state-of-the-art mechanism for continuing to raise individual consciousness in a new world. Through education aimed at creating personal and social change we move toward a global democracy.
Girls, Women, and Media Project
http://www.mediaandwomen.org
The Girls, Women, and Media Project is a non-profit initiative and network working to increase awareness of how pop culture and media represent, affect, employ, and serve girls and women---and to advocate for improvement in those areas.
IMDiversity.com
http://www.imdiversity.com/
IMDiversity.com is dedicated to providing career and self-development information to all minorities, specifically African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Women.
National SEED Project on Inclusive Curriculum (Seeking Educational Equity & Diversity)
http://www.wcwonline.org/seed/index.html
The National SEED Project on Inclusive Curriculum is a staff-development equity project for educators, is in its eighteenth year of establishing teacher-led faculty development seminars in public and private schools throughout the U.S. and in English-speaking international schools. In year-long, monthly seminars, the SEED Project enables adults to examine contemporary scholarship as well as "the textbooks of our lives" in order to inform community conversation about schooling and culture. SEED helps to create multiculturally equitable and gender balanced curriculum that makes room for reflecting upon the lives of all girls and boys (and women and men) with a sense of integrity and coherence.
The Scholar and Feminist Online
http://www.barnard.edu/sfonline
S&F Online, a triannual, multimedia, online-only journal of feminist theories and women's movements, provides public access to the Barnard Center for Research on Women's most innovative programming by providing written transcripts, audio and visual recordings, and links to relevant intellectual and social action networks.
The Science Lab
http://www.the-science-lab.com/
A comprehensive directory of science related websites including women in science and women's organizations.
Sloan Work and Family Research Network
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/wfnetwork/index.html
Provides web-based resources to individuals interested in the work-family area of study, supports the building of knowledge related to the work-family area of study, and offers opportunities for researchers to engage in collaborative experiences that contribute to the building of a work-family research community.
The White House Project
http://thewhitehouseproject.org/
The White House Project and The White House Project Education Fund's programs enhance public perceptions of women's capacity to lead, change biases against women's leadership ability, and foster the entry of women into positions of leadership, including the U.S. presidency.
Beijing Betrayed: Women Worldwide Report that Governments Have Failed to Turn the Platform into Action
With reports covering 150 countries in every region of the world, Beijing Betrayed lays out the stark realities of women in their day to day lives, but also gives us cause for celebration as a testimony to women as agents of change. Beijing Betrayed is the fifth in a series of reports by the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) assessing governments' progress in implementing the commitments they made to the world's women at the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing . Launched in March 2005 at the United Nations 10 year review of the Beijing promises, it stands as an illuminating contrast and as an important challenge to the official reports submitted by governments. To download the report, click on the links below:
Executive Summary: www.wedo.org/files/beijingbetrayed.htm
Entire Book or Regional Sections: www.wedo.org/library.aspx?ResourceID=31
To order a free copy of Beijing Betrayed (shipping and handling to be charged) contact Maria Adams at maria@wedo.org or 212-973-0325.
Introducing New Human Rights Report: Written Out: How Sexuality is Used to Attack Women's Organizing. Relevant for use in courses related to human rights, women's studies, sexuality studies, lesbian and gay studies, and international politics and activism, Written Out is co-published by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and the Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University and available for purchase through Women,Ink.
( http://www.womenink.org) and IGLHRC ( http://www.iglhrc.org), for $15 (reduced rates available for bulk orders). Review copies for Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 semester courses are available from IGLHRC by contacting Nathan Levitt at nlevitt@iglhrc.org. Copies are downloadable at http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/content.php?type=9&id=2
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence Video Resource List The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence keeps a Video Resource List of educational videos on violence against women (last updated February 2004). You can download the full list here: http://www.vawnet.org/NRCDVPublications/TAPE/OtherResources/NRC_Videolist.php or you can search the Video Resource List database by category or title at: http://fmpro.pcadv.org/videosearch.html . Each listing provides a short description, distributor information, length, copyright date, languages available, etc. Every video on this list was reviewed by the NRCDV to ensure that the content is in keeping with the philosophy of the organization.
New Independent Media Project: Take Back the News Take Back the News is an independent media project that counters the mis-representation of rape by the mainstream media. It is a haven for survival stories told in survivor's own, un-edited words. It is an opportunity for the public to gain insight into the realities of rape, in hopes of opening hearts and minds, and inspiring action. Please visit http://www.TakeBackTheNews.net/ to learn more about sexual violence, the project and how it began. Take the time to read through some of survival stories in the "News" section. Read the invitation on the home page, or check out the resource page. I encourage you to join the mailing list if you like what you see. Take Back the News is an incredibly effective print-media project as well, particularly on college campuses. See the "Act" page for step by step instructions on how to start your own project in your community! Those campuses that have hosted projects have been deeply touched by the results, and my hope is that the project will continue to spread. Contact Emily Brant ( emily@takebackthenews.net ) with any questions or comments.
Men Can Stop Rape (formerly Men's Rape Prevention Project) empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, we promote gender equity and build men's capacity to be strong without being violent. http://www.mencanstoprape.org/
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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions for the next WSC e-bulletin should be submitted by June 23rd. To submit announcements for the bulletin, or to get on or be removed from the list, please contact the Women's Studies Consortium Office at: Office of Academic Affairs, UW System Administration, 1633 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706. Phone: 608-262-3056 Fax: 608-263-2046, E-mail: WSCOffice@uwsa.edu.
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