========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 10:48:09 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Alice Subject: Women's Spirituality Books I'm compiling a list of publications to complete (the biblio of) an edited book on Women's Spirituality and feminist responses to trad. religions. If anyone has other books that could usefully be included in such a listing would you please contact me privately. Here is my (abbev.) biblio so far : Abelar : The Sorcerer's Crossing Bruchac/Hogan/McDaniel: The Stories We Hold Secret : Tales Of Women's Spiritual Development Caldecott : Women in Celtic Myth Caputi : Gossips, Gorgons and Crones Christ/ Plaskow: Womanspirit Rising : A Feminist Reader In Religion Christ: Laughter Of Aphrodite : Reflections On A Journey To The Goddess Collins: A Different Heaven And Earth Crowley : Phoenix from the Flame Daly: The Church And The Second Sex Daly: Beyond God the father Daly: Wikedary Diva : The Goddess Speaks Donner : Being in Dreaming Downing: The Goddess Dreyer : Venus Eaton : The Shaman and the Medicine Wheel Essene/Niddle : You are Becoming a Galactic Human Fiorenza: In Memory Of Her : A Feminist Reconstruction Of Christian Origins Franklin/Jones: Opening The Cage : Stories Of Church And Gender Gage: Woman, Church And State Garcia/ Maitland: Walking On The Water : Women Talk About Spirituality Gawain : Creative Visualisation Gawain : The Path of Transformation Goldenberg: The Changing Of The Gods : Feminism And The End Of Traditional Religions Goodison : Moving Heaven and Earth Gross : Beyond Androcentrism : New Essays On Women And Religion Harding : Kali Heyward: The Redemption Of God : A Theology Of Mutual Relation Houston : The Hero and the Goddess Hurcomb: Sex And God, Some Varieties Of Women's Religious Experience Johnson : She Who Is Kastner: A Lost Tradition Libera : A Woman's Guide to the Sacred Community Mariechild: The Inner Dance Mariechild: Motherwit Matthews : Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom Monaghan : O Mother Sun Morton; The Journey Is Home Mountainwater : A Workbook of Goddess Magic Muten : Return of the Great Goddess Nelson / Nelson: Sweet Mothers, Sweet Maids : Journeys From Catholic Childhoods Nowick : Daughters of Eve Olson: The Book Of The Goddess : Past And Present Pagels : Adam, Eve and the Serpent Pagels: The Gnostic Gospels Plaskow /Arnold: Women And Religion Plaskow/Christ: Weaving The Visions : New Patterns In Feminist Spirituality Potts : Witches Heal Ray : Green Spirituality Ruether : Gaia and God Ruether: Sexism And Godtalk : Towards A Feminist Theology Scott : Serving Fire : Food for Thought, Body and Soul Shepsut : Journey of the Priestess Sjoo/Mor : The Great Cosmic Mother Spretnak: The Politics Of Women's Spirituality Starbird : Woman with the Alabaster Jar Starhawk : Dreaming the Dark Starhawk : The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk : The Spiral Dance Stein : Dreaming the Past, Dreaming the Future Stein : Stroking the Python Stein : The Goddess Celebrates Stein : The Women's Spirituality Book SummerRain : Dream Walker Taylor and Crain : Angel Wisdom Ward : Celebrating Ourselves Weidman: Christian Feminism : Visions Of A New Humanity Wendel: A Land Flowing With Milk And Honey ------------------------------ End of forwarded message 1 ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 19:34:33 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sal Mercurio Subject: Information Request Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Within the next few months I will complete my Ph.D and will soon be looking for work (teaching at college level) and I would love to teach in Women's Stud ies. Does anyone know where I could get information on such positions? Is the re a particular conference that I might join? And, which colleges/universities have Women's Studies Departments? I would appreciate any information anyone might have. Thanks, -Sal- GR8238@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 20:48:00 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: oh oh I was afraid that that would be misunderstood. What I meant was avoiding jargon. That has nothing to do with intellectual inferiority. I just read a lot of abstracts for a professional meeting which were filled with jargony gibberish. About thirty years ago I used to have the experience with soviet publications that the abstracts and summaries were unintelligible, but if one read the methods and results sections it was possible to understand what was done. All I meant was to avoid in-group jargon. That is a wise procedure any time but it is especially important at international meetings. Many times international scholars have complained that americans, being many in numbers, come to meetings and talk mainly to each other. Does that make sense? susan ervin-tripp ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 21:06:53 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: china I strongly object to the condescending tone of Susan Ervin-Tripp's suggestion that we not "talk over the heads" of third world women in Beijing. Her assump- tion is that these women are intellectually inferior to American scholars. Unfortunate phrase, about and over. Since people who use jargon believe they are speaking in lofty abstractions I used their perspective, but perhaps I should have said "about and under." I really agree completely with the poster that the main goal is clarity. 34 years of going to foreign meetings have somewhat discouraged me about the capacity of scholars to be simple and clear when they are trying to (a) impress people with their knowledge and/or (b) display membership in the most recent intellectual clan. Clarity matters MUCH more in international meetings, if only because there is the problem of listening in a second language, for somebody. Actually the posting was stimulated by an abstract that struck me as problematic, some time back, for these reasons. Susan Ervin-trippp ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 09:19:07 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Nelda K. Pearson" Subject: Benelux posters Are there any women on the list in the Benelux countries willing to exchange comments on gender roles in those countires with my student. If so please post PRIVATELY to: npearson@ruacad.ac.runet.edu Nelda Pearson Chair, Race,Class, and Gender Studies Radford University Radford, VA. 24141 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 09:48:42 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Joan D. Mandle" Subject: Re: oh oh I agree that "jargony gibberish" should be avoided in international meetings as elsewhere. If feminists want to communicate and convince - asI do and I assume most other politically committed scholars do - we need to be as clear as possible at all times. Clearly this is what Susan had in mind. Joan D. Mandle jdmandle@center.colgate.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 09:05:04 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: richley crapo Subject: feminist ethnography and religious identity -Reply Would you be interested in a paper on "Mormon women's perception of priesthood exclusivity and its relationship to men's roles in the home"? Richley Crapo and Sharon Cannon rcrapo@wpo.hass.usu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 08:59:56 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MARY ANN IRWIN Subject: Re: Information Request In-Reply-To: <199501020138.UAA18843@holmes.umd.edu> On Sun, 1 Jan 1995, Sal Mercurio wrote: > Does anyone know where I could get information on such positions? Is the > re a particular conference that I might join? And, which colleges/universities > have Women's Studies Departments? pick up the 1994 list of women's studies programs in _women's studies quarterly_; it lists national and, I believe, international programs, with addresses and contact names. good luck! mary ann irwin mirwin@mercury.sfsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 14:34:10 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ramona Morris Subject: curriculum transformation request Happy New Year All (apologies for duplicates) I am working on an examination of curriculum transformation process (politicization of the curriculum vs curriculm reform that usually emerge from feminist, anit-racist, anti-homophobic,(etc.) scholarship). Have you or your colleagues been involved in such a process, at the levels of an individual course, department, faculty or university? If so, I would be very interested in discussing your observations and experiences. I am particularly interested in the "organizational response" to such attempts, that is how did your university support or hinder this sort of work? Please reply privately, to the address at the very bottom of the message, unless you feel that this would be a thread appropriate and interesting to the list. Many thanks, Ramona *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Ramona Morris Dept. of Sociology, Small Groups Lab 2060 Vari Hall York University 4700 Keele Street North York, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3 REMORRIS@vm1.yorku.ca ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 14:32:12 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: snake Subject: Re: china In-Reply-To: Message of Sun, 1 Jan 1995 21:06:53 -0800 from On Sun, 1 Jan 1995 21:06:53 -0800 Susan Ervin-Tripp said: >34 years of going to foreign meetings have somewhat discouraged >me about the capacity of scholars to be simple and clear when they >are trying to (a) impress people with their knowledge >and/or (b) display membership in the most recent intellectual >clan. Clarity matters MUCH more in international meetings, if only >because there is the problem of listening in a second >language, for somebody. Thanks Susan. Even just a few years of going to only domestic conferences have discouraged me in much the same vein. And I'd say that clarity matters just as much in meetings right here at "home." We talk across many more languages, even in our "native" tongue, than we ever are likely to realize. Shelda Eggers c351241@mizzou1.missouri.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 21:31:46 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lucy Candib MD Subject: Help locating Theresa A. Peck and Louise Wisechild I would like help in locating the addresses of Theresa A. Peck, a psychologist, and Louise Wisechild, author of The Obsidian Mirror. Please respond privately. Thank you. Lucy M. Candib, M.D. Family Health and Social Service Center 875 Main St. Worcester, Massachusetts 01610 508-756-3528 lcandib@umassmed.ummed.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 01:20:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Miller Subject: Cultural,queer, etc. studies, YES: Bookstores, NO (fwd) I have been asked to forward the following message for someone who is not a subscriber to the list. Please respond privately to the address below. ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 14:09:27 -0500 Sender: Queer Studies List From: "Marc D. Brodsky" Subject: Cultural,queer, etc. studies, YES: Bookstores, NO To: Multiple recipients of list QSTUDY-L In an effort to distribute information about books, particularly the newest books, in the areas of cultural studies, literary theory, gender studies, critical theory, continental philosophy, film and television studies, queer theory, postcolonial studies, postmodern theory, and other interrelated disciplines, I am trying to determine locations throughout the country, primarily college and university cities and towns, where interest in these kinds of study is either significant or significantly increasing AND where the services provided by local bookstores are inadequate or nonexistant. I would be very grateful to receive suggestions that would help to identify these places, schools, or specific departments. Also, any individuals who might be interested in receiving a catalog of this most timely information regularly throughout the year could respond with either their home or, if applicable, their institutional mailing address. Please direct your replies to : Marc Brodsky mbrodsky@acpub.duke.edu Thanks very much. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 18:55:26 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Miriam Harris Subject: Re: Information Request In-Reply-To: <199501020138.UAA18843@holmes.umd.edu> Sal, You should join National Women's Studies Association so you can receive our biannual newsletter NWSAction, which publishes a substantial number of job listings. In addition NWSA publishes a directory of Women's Studies Programs which you can purchase. E-mail our National Office at nwsa@umail.umd.edu and ask Loretta Younger to send you membership information. Good luck in these final months and in securing a position soon. Miriam K. Harris,editor NWSAction mharris@utdallas.edu On Sun, 1 Jan 1995, Sal Mercurio wrote: > Hello everyone and Happy New Year! > Within the next few months I will complete my Ph.D and will soon be looking > for work (teaching at college level) and I would love to teach in Women's Stud > ies. Does anyone know where I could get information on such positions? Is the > re a particular conference that I might join? And, which colleges/universities > have Women's Studies Departments? > I would appreciate any information anyone might have. > > Thanks, > -Sal- GR8238@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 11:59:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Format for WMST-L messages (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). 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And since a number of topics are often being discussed on the list at any given moment, even long-time subscribers may not remember what prompted your remarks unless you remind them.) NOTE: if you're replying to a long message, do NOT quote it in its entirety! Include just a few relevant lines. ******************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 12:46:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 1 CFP; also, AAUW $$ Panelists Needed The following two announcements may be of interest to WMST-L readers: 1) CFP: J. of Women & Minorities in Science and Engineering 2) AAUW Needs Panelists for Fellowship Awards For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu ************************************************************************** 1) CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering seeks submissions for its first year of publication. We would also like to identify those interested in reviewing papers. The purpose of the Journal is to publish original, peer-reviewed papers that report innovative ideas and programs, scientific studies, and formulation of concepts related to the education, recruitment, and retention of underrepresented groups in science and engineering. Issues related to women and minorities in science and engineering will be consolidated to address the entire professional and educational environment. Response to initial publicity was enthusiastic. The first issue was published in June, 1994.The second issue is in press. Their contents include titles like: "Implications of Feminist Critiques of Science for the Teaching of Mathematics and Science by Bonnie Jean Shulman; "The Effect of Inquiry Activities on Elementary Students' Enjoyment, Ease and Confidence in Doing Science: An Analysis by Sex and Race" by Jane Butler Kahle and Arta Damnjanovic; "Engineering, Education and Minorities: Where Now?" by Norman Fortenberry. "Characteristics and Educational Experiences of High-Achieving Minority Secondary Students in Science and Mathematics by Samuel S. Peng and Susan Hill; "Retaining Tomorrow's Scientists: Exploring the Factors that Keep Male and Female College Students Interested in Science" by Linda J. Sax; Subjects for papers submitted can include: empirical studies of current qualitative or quantitative research; historical investigations of how minority status impacts science and engineering; original theoretical or conceptual analyses of feminist science and Afrocentric science; reviews of literature to help develop new ideas and directions for future research; explorations of feminist teaching methods, black student/white teacher interactions; cultural phenomena that affect the classroom climate. To receive guidelines for manuscript preparation or to submit a curriculum vita if you are interested in reviewing papers for the journal contact: Kathy Wager, Editorial Assistant Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Women's Research Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 10 Sandy Hall, Room 10 Blacksburg, VA 244061-0338 Phone: 703-231-6296 Fax: 703 231-7669 E-mail: JRLWMSE@VT.EDU SUBSCRIPTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR SAMPLE COPIES are being handled by the publisher, Begell House, Inc. To subscribe, send a letter with check payable to Begell House, Inc. to Mr. Jung Ra, Begell House, Inc. 79 Madison Ave., New York.N.Y. 10016-7892. Institutional rate: $75.00; Individual rate: $40.00. Individual rate must be paid by personal check, and is available to home address only. ****************************************************************************** 2) AAUW FELLOWSHIP PANELISTS NEEDED Last year, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation awarded more than $2.5 million in fellowships and grants to 269 women for community action projects, individual research and formal academic pursuits. This money is awarded though a variety of fellowships and grants, each of which is administered by its own panel. Panel members are appointed by academic field and need not be AAUW members. Panelists must hold a doctorate and be currently employed in an academic environment. FELLOWSHIP BACKGROUND: International Fellowships for full-time graduate or post-graduate study or research in the United States and other countries are awarded to women who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants are judged on their professional potential and the importance of their studies to their country of origin. Preference will be given to women who show prior commitment to the advancement of women and girls through civic, community, or professional work. Upon completion of their studies, International Fellows must return to their home countries and pursue professional careers. American Fellowships support doctoral and postdoctoral study by women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. There are no restrictions on place of study, field of study, or age of the applicant. Applicants are evaluated on their scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their community, profession, and/or field of research. PANEL INFORMATION: International Fellowships The program receives between 700 and 900 applications every year and awards a total of 42 fellowships. Applications are first screened for technical eligibility -citizenship, visa and completion of B.A. requirements - to verify both that all applicants meet basic standards and that the paperwork is complete. At the beginning of February, all eligible applications are sent to the 18 international panelists according to the each candidate's field of study and panelist's area of expertise so they can be evaluated and rated accordingly. Panelists read anywhere between *20 to 55* applications each and need to come to the Review Panel Meeting *ready to advocate* for their five top applicants at their sub-panel deliberations. The two-day International Panel meeting is held every year in mid-March. Panelists are provided with detailed information on all procedures, ranking method and policy issues at least 6 weeks in advance of the actual Panel meeting. Panelists are needed for: Journalism/Communications Physical Sciences (including Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Engineering, some Biology) Sociology/Anthropology Arts and Art History Political Science and International Relations Education Linguistics and English as a Second Language American Fellowships Panel Applications for American Fellowships total nearly 1,000 annually. Awards in 1995-96 will be given to 50 dissertation fellowships, 9 post-doctoral fellowships, and 5 new summer postdoctoral fellowships. These new summer awards will be given to faculty members whose substantial teaching/mentoring loads prevent active research during the academic year. Candidates in all scholarly fields are eligible. After applicants are screened for eligibility, each American Fellowships panelist will receive between 70-80 applications to review, depending upon the number of 1995-96 summer applicants. Primary criteria for awards is the scholarly excellence of the proposal. One post-doctoral award is dedicated for a woman of color. Panelists have approximately three months to read all applications, and rank potential winners in order of preference. Then they will come to Washington, D.C. for a three-day panel meeting in March to decide on the fellowship winners. A Panelist is needed for: U.S. History For a copy of the FELLOWSHIPS AWARDS PANELS VITA FORM, write via *PAPER MAIL* [NOT E-MAIL] to: ATTN: Caroline Pickens American Association of University Women Educational Foundation 1111 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 USA ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 09:38:49 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JMason Subject: Conference Announcement: Gender in a Coed World Subscribers to the Women's Studies List may be interested in the following conference: ********************************************* * GENDER IN A COED WORLD: * * ISSUES FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES * * A Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference at * * The Park School of Baltimore * * March 30 - April 1, 1995 * ********************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: Barbara Hoyt John Mason Conference Chair Center for Contemporary Education (410) 339-4187 (410) 339-4188 The Park School of Baltimore Old Court Road, Brooklandville, MD 21022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The conference will explore gender issues in the learning, growth and interactions of girls and boys. Program strands will be offered in (1) Family and Society; (2) Science, Mathematics and Technology; (3) Health and Development; and (4) School Issues. Program segments specifically designed for students (high school) and for parents will be offered along with programs for teachers, educational leaders, and researchers. The conference is sponsored by Park's Center for Contemporary Education, in association with the Women's Studies Program and the Department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences, of Duke University. PROGRAM NOTES March 30, 1995, THURSDAY EVENING Keynote Address by Susan Bailey, Executive Director of Wellesley Center for Research on Women, "Framing Important Gender Issues for Schools and Families." March 31, FRIDAY MORNING: Students' Forum Keynote Address by Penelope Eckert, Professor of Lingusitics, Stanford University, "Learning and Identity." Workshops for Maryland high school students. March 31, FRIDAY AFTERNOON: Educators' Forum: "Successful Models and Promising Practices." Keynote Address by Judy Mann, Washington journalist and Author. Workshops and panels on gender and educational practices. All levels (PK-12). April 1, SATURDAY MORNING & AFERNOON Keynote Address by Robert Kegan, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, "Gender and Development: The Risks and Opportunities of Growth." Workshops for educators and parents. Other program speakers and presenters to include: JoAnn Argersinger, Provost, University of Maryland Baltimore County Cornelia Bruner, EDC Center for Children and Technology, NYC Philip Costanza, Duke University Catherine Didion, Association of Women in Science Jane Healy, Author, consultant Janice Irvine, University of Massachusetts Michael Kimmel, Author, consultant Emily Martin, Princeton University Carlotta Miles, Psychiatrist and Consultant Charlene Morrow, Mt. Holyoke College Michael Nukkala, Harvard University Jean O'Barr, Duke University Cecil Payton, Morgan State University Tomi-Ann Roberts, University of Colorado Debbie Roffman, Sexual Health Consultant, Park School Nan Stein, Wellesley Center for Research on Women Margaret Tunstall, AAAS Program for Women and Girls The above list is a representative sample only. Over 40 workshops, panels, and presentations are scheduled. There will be exhibits of gender-related educational resources. Invited papers, session proceedings, and conference outcomes to be published following the conference, along with the production of conference videotapes. To receive full program information and registration materials, contact above by phone, mail, or email. ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- John B. Mason (410)339-4188 The Center for Contemporary Education at The Park School The Park School * Old Court Rd * Brooklandville MD 21022 -------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 09:50:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: how to unsubscribe, etc. (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). 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You'll receive a file entitled LISTSERV.MEMO. (See section 11 for how to retrieve files sent to you in Netdata format.) If you have a question about your subscription that you want a human being to read, do not send it to either WMST-L or LISTSERV. Instead, send it to the list owner, Joan Korenman [KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet) or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet)]. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 13:52:38 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Freeman Subject: Southern feminist library and archives I just came across a notice in a recent _off our backs_ that the Southern Feminist Library and Archives (in Atlanta) "closed and is disposing of its assets." Is there anyone on this list that knows about the library/archives, why it closed, and/or what is happening to its remains? Susan Freeman freemask@ucbeh.san.uc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 15:05:47 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cristina S Lopez Subject: Re: Cultural,queer, etc. studies, YES: Bookstores, NO (fwd) In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 3 Jan 1995 01:20:00 EST Diane, Do you have a paper topic for this queer theory panel yet? If so, what are you thinking about? I have a rough idea: I might write about the search for a "gay gene," which science seems to be so enamoured of these days. One more question (there are so many): I heard Celeste Condit is writing about the human genome project. Do you know of any papers she's written, what she's writing about? Talk to you soon, Cris ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 15:44:09 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JoAnne Myers Subject: CFP:Women& Society Conf Just a reminder that the deadline for abstracts for the June 9-11th Women & Society Conference is January 9th. All topics/areas of interest are possibilities for this multi- and inter-disciplinary conference. For more information please e-mail me : JZLY@marist.marist.edu or snail mail me: JoAnne Myers, Women & Society Conference, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601. Happy New Year! ciao.JAM ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 17:39:15 E Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margaret Gannon Subject: Women's suffrage A friend of mine is doing some research on the circumstances in various nations that facilitated the achieving of suffrage for women. Can some one recommend a source that would list the dates that suffrage was achieved in the various nations? Thanks very much. Margaret Gannon gannon@ac.marywood.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 17:38:11 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Heather Munro Prescott, Department of History" Subject: question on Kinsey I am reviewing a book on the history of sex research in the United States, and was wondering what criticisms, particularly feminist ones, have been made about the work of Alfred Kinsey. I remember reading a long time ago something about some of the biases in his research, but can't remember where exactly. Does anyone who is more fluent in research on sexuality have any suggestions? Please respond privately. Thank you, Heather Munro Prescott History Department Central Connecticut State University prescott@csusys.ctstateu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 12:39:02 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Alice Subject: Re: Women's suffrage Well, there I was just adding the following into a first year Study Guide when your question popped onto the screen . Sorry I can't give you a source, it's amongst stuff that circulated rather generally during the suffrage celebrations in Aotearoa in 1993. Someone else maybe able to. Good luck. Lynne Alice. When women gained the right to vote on an equal basis with men: 1893 New Zealand 1902 Australia 1906 Finland 1913 Norway 1915 Denmark, Iceland 1917 USSR 1918 Canada 1919 Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia 1920 USA 1922 Ireland 1928 Britain 1929 Ecuador 1930 South Africa 1931 Spain, Sri Lanka, Portugal 1932 Thailand 1934 Brazil, Cuba 1936 Costa Rica 1937 Philippines 1941 Indonesia 1942 Dominican Republic 1945 France, Hungary, Italy 1946 Albania, Rumania, Panama 1947 Argentina, Venezuela 1948 Israel, Korea 1949 China, Chile 1950 El Salvador, Ghana, India 1951 Nepal 1953 Greece 1953 Mexico 1954 Columbia 1955 Nicaragua 1956 Egypt, Pakistan, Senegal 1957 Lebanon 1959 Morocco 1962 Algeria 1963 Iran, Kenya, Libya 1964 Sudan, Zambia 1965 Afghanistan, Guatemala 1977 Nigeria 1979 Peru, Zimbabwe ............................................................ The Director of Women's Studies, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Tel. 906) 350.4417 or 350.4425 Fax (06) 350.5627. ............................................................... ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 18:59:21 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cheryl Tallan Subject: Re: Women's suffrage In-Reply-To: <199501042236.RAA23170@holmes.umd.edu> It isn't really fair to the Israelis to say that (only) women got the vote in 1948. The state did not exist until 1948, so neither Israeli men nor Israeli women had the vote. Both males and females started to vote when they had a state. Cheryl Tallan ctallan@epas.utoronto.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 20:46:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BARTLETT ANNE Subject: Re: Women's suffrage For the dates of women's sufferage in various nations, how about the anthology *Sisterhood is Global*? Another great source is the book put out by the United Nations on the status of women 1970-1990 (United Nations pub E.90.XVII.3A). Anne Clark Bartlett DePaul University engacb@orion.depaul.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 00:05:15 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Prema Oza Subject: Re: abstracts for Beijing In-Reply-To: <199412232343.SAA15069@holmes.umd.edu> from "Susan Ervin-Tripp" at Dec 23, 94 03:40:13 pm > > I think it should be a principle for people presenting in Beijing that > the abstracts and presentations be intelligible to the third world > women concerned with the issues under discussion. it is quite demeaning > thaat people go to these countries and then talk about and over them. So please, > in writing your abstracts address them to the Chin ese or the Africans, not > to american scholars. > > Susan Ervin-Tripp > the _third world_ has a vast number of _scholars_ in a variety of fields. Do you think that they do not exist? i have heard just as many indian scholars ramble on with inaccessible language as i have in the first world. if the beijing conference's goal is, indeed, to reach out to the chinese, in part, then it begs the question why a conference for women that will touch on such issues as human rights be in a country notorious for its record of crimes against humanity? -- "I am with them, she said/I in them as they in me/words and voices muted in helpless grief/words and voices shared in agony/words and voices that will ring again and again/even though you shoot down my friends and me/words and voices that will echo and resound." - Uma Parameswaran ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 00:22:14 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Prema Oza Subject: Re: abstracts for Beijing In-Reply-To: <199412262004.PAA01311@holmes.umd.edu> from "Joan D. Mandle" at Dec 26, 94 09:38:43 am > > I strongly object to the condescending tone of Susan Ervin-Tripp's suggestion > that we not "talk over the heads" of third world women in Beijing. Her assump- > tion is that these women are intellectually inferior to American scholars. > My experience has been quite different in this regard in both teaching and > living in China and throughout the Caribbean. When we present papers we > should make sense and be clear. PERIOD! > Joan Mandle > jdmandle@center.colgate.edu > in other words, to quote a dear friend, cut the crappy _po-mo_ verbiage!! -- "I am with them, she said/I in them as they in me/words and voices muted in helpless grief/words and voices shared in agony/words and voices that will ring again and again/even though you shoot down my friends and me/words and voices that will echo and resound." - Uma Parameswaran ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 23:55:44 -0500 Reply-To: Dianne Michels Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dianne Michels Subject: Feminism & Elec Commun-Bibliography RE: Feminism & Electronic Communication Thanks to everyone who sent private e-mails offering ideas, support and words of encouragement regarding the above topic for a proposed field study. Your help was greatly appreciated! Many of you asked me to post my bibliography to the list. Since it is rather long, it would be preferable to send it by private e-mail. As a "work in progress," it's not completely refined, but I would be happy to share it with anyone on this list. Just send a short reply to this message directly to: mich0035@gold.tc.umn.edu Thanks again! Dianne Michels ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:07:13 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JENNIFER HAMMER Organization: New York University Press Subject: Re: Women's suffrage Regarding the request for information on the circumstances in various nations that facilitated the achieving of suffrage for women, you may be interested in a book just published by New York University Press entitled SUFFRAGE AND BEYOND: INTERNATIONAL FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES, edited by Caroline Daley and Melanie Nolan. The volume addresses the history of suffrage in such countries as the U.S., Britain, Germany, France, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, as well as in South America. Contributors include Nancy Cott, Ellen Dubois, and Carole Pateman. The book is available in paperback. For further information or to place an order please contact our offices at: NYU Press, 70 Washington Square South, NY, NY 10012 (phone: 212-998-2575 or 1-800- 996-NYUP/fax: 212-995-3833), or e-mail me at the address below. I hope you find this information to be helpful. With best wishes, Jennifer Hammer Assistant Editor New York University Press HammerJ@elmer2.bobst.nyu.edu > A friend of mine is doing some research on the circumstances in various nation s > that facilitated the achieving of suffrage for women. Can some one recommend a > source that would list the dates that suffrage was achieved in the various > nations? Thanks very much. Margaret Gannon gannon@ac.marywood.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:44:03 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Daley, Ginny" Subject: Re: Southern Feminist Library and Archives The Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) disbanded in 1994 after over 20 years of Southern feminist activism. There just weren't enough bodies and energy to keep things going. Understandable, since ALFA had built a sizable feminist library and archives that required a lot of attention to maintain and provide access to. The ALFA archives is, I believe, the Southern Feminist Library and Archives referred to in the OOB article. The archival collections and the bulk of the periodicals and newsletters collection have been transfered to Duke University's Special Collections Library. It is my understanding that the book collection and the rest of the periodicals are going to Emory University. The ALFA Archives and Periodical Collection that have been transferred to Duke are an incredibly rich source of information about feminist and lesbian activism and communities, especially in the South, from the early 70s to the present. There are literally hundreds of grassroots newsletters, journals, and zines, many of which are now emphemeral and not in any library. The archival collections include the records of ALFA, as well as other local women's groups such as Lucina's Music, Radio Free Georgia, womenwrites conference, Southern Women's Music Festival, and the Atlanta Socialist Feminist Union. All materials are open and available for use. The transfer of the archives to Duke was a positive experience for both ALFA and Duke. If anyone wants more info about the collections, the transfer, or ALFA please contact me directly. I can tell you more or put you in touch with ALFA folk (they are not networked). ALSO, if anyone knows of any other collections (small or large) of feminist and/or lesbian grassroots activism (perhaps stashed in your own attic or basement?), I would be very interested in hearing from you. ginny daley women's studies archivist/bibliographer special collections library duke university vld@mail.lib.duke.edu 919/660-5828 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 10:09:59 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joslyn Levy Subject: Heroes & Heroines I would appreciate suggestions, sources, books, articles, videos or other materials that address the topic of heroes and heroines for girls. I am seeking both current and historical information addressing who girls select and the significance they hold. It is my impression that despite the growing numbers of women in positions of visibilty, girls to not identify women politicians, sports figures, astronauts, etc. as important role models, and that they frequently identify male figures or fashion models as their heroes. Many thanks. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:21:32 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: richley crapo Does anyone know where Patricia Murphy Robinson's "The Historical Repression of Women's Sexuality" was first published? Please reply privately rcrapo@wpo.hass.usu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:10:13 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sikata Banerjee Subject: LITERATURE ON FUNDAMENTALISM Hi folks, i am writing my dissertation on ethnic violence in india, using my field research on the recent 1993 violence in bombay as a case study. one of the interesting things about this violence was the participation of hindu women in the violent activities organized by a hindu fundamentalist party. i have seen articles in MS about the role of women in the Klan and Aryan Nations. Can anyone recommend books and articles on the role of women in religious fundamentalist organizations. Please respond privately. Thanks. Sikata Banerjee ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 13:28:25 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ping Chun Hsiung Subject: Re: abstracts for Beijing In-Reply-To: <199501050507.AAA01340@holmes.umd.edu> On Thu, 5 Jan 1995, Prema Oza wrote > if the beijing conference's goal is, indeed, to reach out to the chinese, in > part, then it begs the question why a conference for women that will touch > on such issues as human rights be in a country notorious for its record of > crimes against humanity. Let's don't forget there are five aspects of human rights: legal, political, cultural, economic, and social rights. When China is criticized for its human rights violation, the emphasis has always been on legal and political aspects. Besides, if the UN Conference has to be held at a country where its government doesn't commit any human righs violation, I wonder if we can find any country in the world. Ping-Chun Hsiung Sociology U of Toronto, Scarborough College e-mail: Ping@Lake.Scar.Utoronto.Ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 11:48:07 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "D. Atkins" Subject: Help Locating Someone... I could use some help locating someone. I am editing an anthology on body image and identity in the lesbian, bi and gay communities. One of my contributors has moved with no forwarding address. When last she contacted me in Sept. 1992, Dana Hart lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She describes herself as a large, black lesbian woman. If there is anyone out there who is in contact with her, please let her know that we want to include her work but must be in touch with her to do so. Thanks, Dawn Atkins P.O. Box 861 Iowa City, IA 52244-086 datkins@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:04:52 -1000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Monica Ghosh In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 5 Jan 1995 06:21:32 -1000 A while back someone was looking for a video of the film "Bhajji on the Beach," and someone else sent details on how to acquire the film. Unfortunately, I cannot remember any of the details of those messages and hope the person that responded the first time will send me the information too. Please respond privately to monicag@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu Monica Ghosh South Asia Librarian Univ. of Hawaii ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 14:47:57 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathleen Marszycki." Subject: Re: Heroes & Heroines Some thoughts on your query -- would you want to explore what female representations are offered to young girls, i.e. what the publishers and producers selectively offer? I know there has been work done on the female role models within the Caldecott & Newberry award-winning children's books. Also, my favorite is Disney Studios and what they've been cranking out over the decades -- how many strong, positive female characters do we see from them? Fairy tales offer another source and Nina Auerbach and others have offered interesting analyses on this aspect. It is my feeling that, more often than not, young girls are still offered the "hero" through an insubstantial "heroine." Be interested to see a compilation of what you receive. Good luck! Kelly >I would appreciate suggestions, sources, books, articles, videos or other >materials that address the topic of heroes and heroines for girls. I am >seeking both current and historical information addressing who girls >select and the significance they hold. It is my impression that despite >the growing numbers of women in positions of visibilty, girls to not >identify women politicians, sports figures, astronauts, etc. as important >role models, and that they frequently identify male figures or fashion >models as their heroes. Many thanks. kathleen.marszycki@mail.trincoll.edu Trinity College Library Hartford, CT 06106 203-297-2256 "I have lost friends, some by death...others through sheer inability to cross the street." (V. Woolf) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 15:13:54 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Finding past messages Earlier today, Monica Ghosh wrote: > A while back someone was looking for a video of the film "Bhajji on the > Beach," and someone else sent details on how to acquire the film. > Unfortunately, I cannot remember any of the details of those messages and > hope the person that responded the first time will send me the > information too. The WMST-L logfiles contain all past messages and are searchable; thus, they are a very valuable resource. Finding past messages is relatively easy. The WMST-L file collection contains two short documents intended to help novices learn how to search the logfiles. Here is the excerpt from the User's Guide that tells you how to get these files: > The WMST-L filelist contains two sets of instructions designed to > teach you how to search the UMDD logfiles for specific subjects. One, > intended for absolute beginners, is called DUMMY GUIDE; the other, also > very clear and more detailed, is entitled SEARCH LOGFILES. To get both, > send a two-line message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU that says GET DUMMY GUIDE > on line 1 and GET SEARCH LOGFILES on line 2. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 18:50:44 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine Lynn Alfano Subject: Re: Heroes & Heroines In-Reply-To: <199501051513.HAA19073@leland.Stanford.EDU> from "Joslyn Levy" at Jan 5, 95 10:09:59 am You might try a book called *Where the Girls Are*. I can't remember the author, but from what I understand it's main topic is how images of women in the media/tv influenced growing girls. The part of the book I've heard most about deals with whether girls preferred Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie) or Samantha (Bewitched). Christine Alfano Stanford > > I would appreciate suggestions, sources, books, articles, videos or other > materials that address the topic of heroes and heroines for girls. I am > seeking both current and historical information addressing who girls > select and the significance they hold. It is my impression that despite > the growing numbers of women in positions of visibilty, girls to not > identify women politicians, sports figures, astronauts, etc. as important > role models, and that they frequently identify male figures or fashion > models as their heroes. Many thanks. > ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 08:19:49 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "N.A. Slonneger" Subject: Suggestions for good girls' books? Hello, all. Joslyn Pryne's message made me realize that this list would be a good place to seek help with something I've been working on. I have recently begun tutoring a young (12 yrs. old) black woman who is just beginning to read. I am trying to find good books to give her as occassional gifts when she reaches a milestone or seems to need a new challenge (something to keep her interest in reading). I am having difficulty, however, in locating books which have strong female lead characters (black or otherwise!). When I go to bookstores, the salespeople inevitably lead me to Amelia Bedelia, but I have some strong reservations about that series. Do any of you have some specific suggestions for girls' books at about the second to third grade reading level? I appreciate your help, and if anyone would like a list of what I receive as suggestions, I'd be happy to forward one. Please respond privately to: NSLONNEGER@music.transy.edu Sincerely, Nancy Slonneger Transylvania University ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 08:29:04 CST Reply-To: ma5c@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU Sender: Women's Studies List From: Anne MacNeil Subject: Children's books In regard to all the queries about children's books, one may look to the Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books, which was (and may still be) published by the University of Chicago Press. The Center has recently moved to the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, so any direct communication with that office would be made through the University of Illinois and not through the University of Chicago. The Bulletin publishes monthly reviews of new children's books, and their year-end issues contain top ten lists of the year's best children's books. Many libraries receive the Bulletin and catalogue it along with their other serials. Best, Anne MacNeil Anne MacNeil American Institute of Indian Studies ma5c@midway.uchicago.edu Anne MacNeil American Institute of Indian Studies The University of Chicago ma5c@midway.uchicago.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 10:00:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: possible WMST-L delay this weekend I just received the following notice from the UMDD listserv maintainer. If you have subscribed to WMST-L under an Internet address, your WMST-L mail this weekend MAY be delayed. I know nothing more than what the message says: > There are plans to do some reconfiguration to our Unix cluster this > weekend. > > One of the systems in our Unix cluster handles outgoing Internet mail > for UMDD. Nothing will be lost. Just delayed in delivery. > > I don't have any additional details at this time. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 10:03:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: When to reply privately (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). Meanwhile, here is one of the most important sections, on when to reply PRIVATELY rather than to WMST-L: ******************* 3) "WHEN SHOULD I REPLY PRIVATELY RATHER THAN TO WMST-L?" WMST-L is set up so that replies will automatically go to all subscribers. If you respond to a WMST-L message by hitting a reply key or typing "reply," everyone will read your response. This is appropriate when the contents are likely to be of interest to a number of subscribers (most suggestions for reading lists and teaching strategies fall into this category). However, if you are writing to request a copy of a paper someone has mentioned, please send your request PRIVATELY, NOT to WMST-L. Similarly, comments directed at a particular person (e.g., "Right on, Rhoda. Good point," or "Thanks for the info," or "What a horrendous experience that must have been. I don't know why people do such things," or "Hi, Jane, I'm glad to see you've joined the list. Write to me," etc.) should be sent PRIVATELY, NOT to WMST-L. Also, short general statements of approval or disapproval (e.g., "Hooray! I'm glad someone finally said that!" or "I can't imagine how anyone can believe such nonsense") should NOT be sent to WMST-L. One further note: the above sorts of messages are OMITTED from the WMST-L digest. If the person you're trying to reach is one of the hundreds who reads WMST-L in digest form, she/he will not see the message if you send it to WMST-L. ******************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 11:23:25 E Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margaret Gannon Subject: Re: Women's suffrage Thanks so much to all who responded to my inquiry about the dates of women's suffrage, especially Lynn Alice who took the time to list all those dates and nations. Margaret Gannon ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 11:54:40 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Theresa Kaminski Subject: heroines The full citation is: Susan J. Douglas, Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media, New York, Times Books, 1994. It is useful not only for considering heroines but also for those who are interested in the impact of the mass media on women's lives. This is a wonderful book. Theresa Kaminski Dept. of History University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:03:51 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jerry Diakiw Subject: Re: Suggestions for good girls' books? In-Reply-To: <199501061322.IAA06958@holmes.umd.edu> One of the best ways of keeping in touch with thee latest children's books for girls is through * Letterbox Library -- A Women'sCo-operative* It advertises itself as " The only bookclub to specialise in non-sexistand multiculturalbooks for children" It does not operate like a bookclub as we normally know it in NorthAmerica but produces a colorful brochure/newsletter quarterly with minireviews of the latest piblications of note and a listing of available other titles. It is an outstanding organization with no pressure to buy. I highly recommend it. It reviews and provides children's books published in the UK Canada US australia and other English speaking coountries and provide good sources for titles that are written in multiple languages. You can become a subscriber for an annual fee of 5 pounds with no obligation to buy books ever or a life time subscriber for 5 pounds and the purchase of 3 books in the first year. I believe they are still at Letterbox Library Unit 2D Leroy House 436 Essex Road London NI3QP Tel 011 44 71 226 1633 fax 011 44 71 2261768 This is a rich resource for carefully selected non-sexist and multicultural books from all over the English speaking world Enjoy this wonderful resource Jerry Diakiw in Richmond hill Canada jdiakiw@oise.on.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:17:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: new files added on machismo and fgm I have just added two new files to the WMST-L file collection. One is a compilation of the messages about the concept of machismo that appeared on WMST-L about a month ago; it is called MACHISMO CONCEPT. The other combines several threads of messages that appeared in 1994 about female genital mutilation; it is called FGM DISCUSS (just a reminder: messages about topics like female genital mutilation and other gender-related societal issues should NOT be sent to WMST-L unless they SPECIFICALLY concern your teaching or advanced research; for more general discussion of such issues, try FEMISA (for feminism internationally) or WOMEN. For the addresses of these and other lists, send the message GET OTHER LISTS to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU). To get the two new files, send the following two-line message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (or, on Bitnet, LISTSERV@UMDD): GET FGM DISCUSS GET MACHISMO CONCEPT Do not include ANYTHING else in your message, and be sure to send your message to LISTSERV, not to WMST-L. DO NOT HIT REPLY! Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:22:58 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Renate Fischetti Subject: CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT WOMEN ARTISTS AND THE WAR ON VIOLENCE A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, FEATURING SUZANNE LACY (USA) AND HELKE SANDER (GERMANY) FEBRUARY 2, 3, 4, 1995 AT UMBC The three-day colloquium will highlight the work of artists Suzanne Lacy and Helke Sander with comments by well-known critics and scholars. All events are free and open to the public. Screenings will be in Fine Arts 306. The Saturday sessions will be held in Lecture Hall V (Engineering Building). The conference begins Thursday, February 2, at 8 pm with screenings of videos documenting selected works by California performance artist Suzanne Lacy. On Friday, February 3, LIBERATORS TAKE LIBERTIES by German film maker Helke Sander will be screened at 7 pm. Saturday, February 4 will feature a colloquium entitled, "Gender and Violence," with scheduled talks by the artists, followed by a round of talks from noted critics and scholars. There will be ample time for discussion. THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SUZANNE LACY is a nationally and internationally acclaimed performance artist. Among her works on themes of violence are: ABLUTIONS (1972), RAPE IS ... (1972), THREE WEEKS IN MAY (1977), RECORD COMPANIES DRAG THEIR FEET (1977), IN MOURNING AND IN RAGE...(1977), FROM REVERENCE TO RAPE TO RESPECT (1978), and TAKE BACK THE NIGHT (1978). Currently, she has an installation on domestic violence, AUTO: ON THE EDGE OF TIME at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island. She won numerous awards and prizes. She is a former Guggenheim fellow and holds the position of Dean of Fine Arts at the California College of Arts and Crafts. HELKE SANDER is a pioneer of feminist film making in Germany, and a cofounder of the new German Women's Movement. Her full-length films include: THE ALLROUND REDUCED PERSONALITY - REDUPERS (1977), THE SUBJECTIVE FACTOR (1981), THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE (1983), THE GERMANS AND THEIR MEN (1989), LIBERATORS TAKE LIBERTIES (1992). She also writes essays and fiction. Sander has won many national and international awards and prizes. A former member of the German Academy of Art, she holds the positions of Professor of Film at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg and co-director of the Institute for Film and Television in Bremen. ARLENE RAVEN is an art historian. She published six books on contemporary art: Crossing Over: Feminism and Art of Social Concern (1988), Feminist Art Criticism: An Anthology (1988), Art in the Public Interest (1989), Exposures: Women and Their Art (1989) Nancy Grossman (1991), and New Feminist Criticism (1994). In addition she writes for a variety of magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. In 1973, she was a founder of the Los Angeles Woman's Building and the Feminist Studio Workshop. She is also a founder of Chrysalis magazine. ANGELA MOORJANI is Professor of French at UMBC. She is an internationally recognized Beckett scholar who recently won acclaim for her book, The Aesthetics of Loss and Lessness, a psychoanalytic reading of mourning and violent projections in visual and literary texts. Previously, she published Abysmal Games in the Novels of Samuel Beckett, and she has written numerous essays on the psychoaesthetics and ethics of literature and art. GESINE STREMPEL is a critic and author from Berlin, Germany, where she moderates a daily radio program on women's issues, the only one of its kind in Germany. Strempel has worked in radio since 1966, and has run the radio program since 1979. Besides writing and moderating, she also selects music by women from around the globe to be aired on the program. Strempel has written extensively on women's issues, and was cofounder and coeditor of Frauen und Film, the oldest existing journal dealing with women and film. PAULA RUTH GILBERT is Professor of French, Canadian, and Women's Studies at George Mason University, where she was formerly Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Author of numerous books and articles on nineteenth-century French symbolist poetry, Quebec women writers, and comparative Quebec and Canadian fiction, she also teaches these subjects, along with several interdisciplinary courses on the arts and women's studies. She is currently developing courses on violence in the arts, the socially constructed world, and violence and gender for a newly approved college at George Mason University. With Lorna Marie Irvine, she coordinated the 1993 symposium, "After the Montreal Massacre: Canadian Perspectives on Violence against Women," and co-directed the video, Voice Vision Violence based on this symposium. LORNA MARIE IRVINE is Professor of English and Women's Studies at George Mason University. She is also a member of the Center for the Study of the Americas. The author of Sub/Version, Collecting Clues: Margaret Atwood's Bodily Harm, and the forthcoming Critical Spaces: On Margaret Laurence and Janet Frame, she has also published internationally on Canadian literature and culture. Along with Paul Gilbert, she is working on courses on the subject of violence in the media and the arts, and is co-director of the video, Voice Vision Violence. CHARLOTTE BUNCH is an internationally recognized human rights expert and currently the director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers University. She has written and edited numerous books, including The New Women (1971), and Passionate Politics (1987). In addition, she was editor and co- founder of The Furies and Quest, and editor of special editions of Motive and Off Our Backs. ASHA SAMAD is Director of the Women's Studies Program, and Professor of African and Caribbean Studies at City College of New York. She is a member of the Executive Board of the African Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, a member of the US Team of the International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group, the Coordinator of the Female Circumcision/Genital Mutilation Information Support and Advocacy Group, and the Executive Director of the Somali Association for Relief and Development. For the past two years, she has been teaching a course on the violation of women's human rights at City College and a course on abused women at the College of New Rochelle. She testified at the Global Tribunal on Violations of Women's Human Rights at the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria, in June 1993. AFAF MAHFOUZ is a legal scholar and psychoanalyst who currently serves as a consultant in human development for international organizations and international women's rights groups. Her professional background includes teaching positions at Helwan University in Cairo, Georgetown University, the University of Aix-en-Provence, the University of Paris, and the American Research Center in Egypt. RENATE FISCHETTI is Professor of German at UMBC. She recently published a book in Germany on German women film makers, and previously published an anthology of baroque literature, as well as articles on Brecht and film. In the eighties, she ran the Baltimore Women's Film and Video Festival. GENDE R AND VIOLENCE A COL LOQUIUM Saturday, February 4, 1995, Lecture Hall V (Engineering Building) Session I, 10 am - 12:30 pm: SUZANNE LACY: "Art in the Public Sphere: Past and Present Issues" HELKE SANDER: "Folly, Fear, and Violence" Moderator: Renate Fischetti Session II, 2 pm - 4:30 pm: "GENDER AND VIOLENCE IN THE ARTS" ARLENE RAVEN: "The Subject of Rape" ANGELA MOORJANI: "Unfinished Mourning and Projections of Gender Violence in Art" GESINE STREMPEL: "Divide and Conquer: The Myth of Difference" PAULA RUTH GILBERT and LORNA MARIE IRVINE: "Voice, Vision, Violence: From the Montreal Massacre to the Arts" Session II, 5-6:30 pm: "GENDER AND VIOLENCE: THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES" CHARLOTTE BUNCH: "Putting Women's Rights on the International Human Rights Agenda" ASHA SAMAD: "Violence, and Resistance in War, Refugee and Resettlement Situations: The Case of Horn of Africa Women" AFAF MAHFOUZ: "Gender and Violence: a Comparative Perspective" ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Directions to UMBC: I-95 to exit 47N, ramp to Loop Road, turn left, at light turn right to parking lots 8, 9, or 16. For information, call Renate Fischetti, 301-299-8560, or write her: fischetti@umbc2.umbc.edu. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:24:19 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Renate Fischetti Subject: CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Please note that I will be out of town until January 17. If you need information on the conference, "Women Artists and the War on Violence," please call 410-455-2109. Renate Fischetti umbc2.umbc.edu *** Write your self *** Helene Cixous ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:25:26 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Catriona Johnson Subject: domestic violence and the elderly Hi. Does anyone know of any research being done on domestic violence and the elderly? As well, I am looking for any current programs being run on this topic by shelters, community agencies, etc. Thanks. Catriona Johnson catriona@shemesh.gsfc.nasa.gov ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 11:50:41 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Gratch Subject: Seeking examples of university "hostile learning environment" I am writing a chapter about sexual harassment in the university setting and am interested in examples you might have from your own educational careers that exemplilfy problems with the "hostile learning environment" issue. More specifically, I would like examples in which you were in a class and the professor believed he/she was exercising "academic freedom" and you thought he/she was violating "speech codes/sexual harassment." In other words, it appeared that--in your eyes--they had created a "hostile learning environment." If you have examples like this, I would really appreciate hearing from you. You could send a short description of what happened (what was said by the prof., what you thought, what you did, what others did, etc. and why...). Also, if perhaps you have been the professor in a situation like this and have had someone suggest that you crossed a line, it would be helpful to hear about this too. I realize that First Amendment rights is part of what makes the university setting so much more complex regarding sexual harassment issues and "hostile work/learning environment issues." Any thoughts you would like to share relative to this would also be appreciated! Thank you very much! Please respond privately: Linda Gratch, Ph.D. email: gratch@dt.uh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:13:11 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Deborah G. Ray" Subject: call for papers-undergrad symposium In celebration of National Women's History Month we invite you to participate in the third annual Women's Studies Undergraduate Symposium on March 7, 1995 at Middle Tennessee State University. This symposium gives undergraduate students a rare opportunity to share academic work and encompasses every discipline. We encourage submissions in drama, art, dance, and science, as well as papers and panels. To submit please send the following information. 1. name and address (contact person for group presentations) 2. telephone number 3. name and address of your school 4. type of presentation with brief description or abstract 5. equipment needed Deadline February 7, 1995 Mail to: Janice Duncan c/o History Dept Women's Studies Undergraduate Symposium MTSU PO Box 23 Murfreesboro, TN 37322 Phone:(615)890-0915 or e-mail dray@mtsu.edu (Deborah Ray) fax (615)394-3151 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:44:42 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margaret Denike Subject: Intro Course in Feminist Philosophy I am seeking recommendations for texts and topics for an introductory course in feminist philosophy. This course will be cross-listed in philosophy and women's studies and offered to first and second year students. I'd be happy to take any suggestions for topics, required readings, supplementary readings, etc and even happier to have successful "course outlines" mailed or faxed to me at Margaret Denike Social Sciences Division Capilano College 2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5 Fax: (604) 983-7520 Thanx, Margaret Denike mdenike@unixg.ubc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 16:16:07 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Renate Fischetti Subject: CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: WOMEN ARTISTS AND THE WAR ON VIOLENCE I apologize for not being more specific. UMBC stands for University of Maryland Baltimore County. It is located in Catonsville, Maryland, just north of the city of Baltimore. Renate Fischetti umbc2.umbc.edu *** Write your self *** Helene Cixous ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 16:46:01 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joslyn Levy Subject: Re: domestic violence and the elderly In-Reply-To: <199501061728.MAA12689@holmes.umd.edu> The Older Women's League is focussing on this topic for the year. Contact Sandy Warshaw at the NYC chapter for further information. 150 West End Av., Suit 10H New York, NY 212-580-2041, 212-496-1409. Good luck. On Fri, 6 Jan 1995, Catriona Johnson wrote: > Hi. Does anyone know of any research being done on domestic violence and the > elderly? As well, I am looking for any current programs being run on this > topic by shelters, community agencies, etc. > > Thanks. > > Catriona Johnson > catriona@shemesh.gsfc.nasa.gov > ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 17:03:28 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: hcbolak@CATS.UCSC.EDU Subject: Curric.integ.grants hello, those of you who have been successful in getting curriculum integration/transformation grants, could you tell me some avenues for how to go about getting one? Thanks. Hale Bolak ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 21:03:34 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cheryl Sattler Subject: Re: domestic violence and the elderly In-Reply-To: <199501061728.MAA12691@holmes.umd.edu> Hi. I don't know if you're aware of this, but some states (such as Florida, where I lived for 26 years) have specific agencies that are mandated legislatively to deal with elder abuse. What that means operationally is that a domestic violence shelter in Florida (I worked in one for three years) cannot help an elder who is being abused...it gets reported to the registry and they deal with it specifically. Hope that doesn't get in the way of your quest..! Cheryl Cheryl Sattler csattler@cap.gwu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 08:39:08 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JManlowe@AOL.COM Subject: DV & it's effect on girls Hello wonderlist, Please recommend articles/books/films on the psychosocial effects of *witnessing* domestic violence--i.e., daughter grows up seeing her mother abused . . . how does this shape her sense of self-in-relation? To make myself clearer and to avoid duplication, I have a huge bib on incest, dv and its effects on abused women but none on its effects on daughters of such women. Thank you. RESPOND PRIVATELY and I will share results with list. Jennifer Manlowe, PhD Brown U AIDS Program Jennifer_Manlowe@Brown.Edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 09:10:15 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Anne Rossheim Subject: Query: 19th century research into "Woman Question" Hello. I am Anne Rossheim, a second year Masters' student at Georgetown. I am preparing an orals prospectus that will also be used as the basis for my thesis into 19th century fiction (English and American) involving the "Woman Question" and the "Jewish Question." I am looking for nineteenth century novels with plots involving interfaith courtships, romances, or marriages (particularly Christian men courting Jewish women). If you have any suggestions in this area, please contact me privately. Also, I recall reading on this list information about an Internet group in 19th century literary studies. If anyone has information on what this group is called or how to join, I'd be very appreciative. Again, please reply privately. Thanks - Anne: rossheia@guvax.georgetown.edu or rossheia@guvax.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 12:15:37 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Prema Oza Subject: Re: LITERATURE ON FUNDAMENTALISM In-Reply-To: <199501051711.MAA09777@holmes.umd.edu> from "Sikata Banerjee" at Jan 5, 95 09:10:13 am your address is needed to respond.. or mail me personally @ ar490@freenet.carleton.ca. -- "I am with them, she said/I in them as they in me/words and voices muted in helpless grief/words and voices shared in agony/words and voices that will ring again and again/even though you shoot down my friends and me/words and voices that will echo and resound." - Uma Parameswaran ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 12:33:58 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Prema Oza Subject: Re: abstracts for Beijing In-Reply-To: <199501051844.NAA12540@holmes.umd.edu> from "Ping Chun Hsiung" at Jan 5, 95 01:28:25 pm > > On Thu, 5 Jan 1995, Prema Oza wrote > > > if the beijing conference's goal is, indeed, to reach out to the chinese, in > > part, then it begs the question why a conference for women that will touch > > on such issues as human rights be in a country notorious for its record of > > crimes against humanity. > > Let's don't forget there are five aspects of human rights: legal, political, > cultural, economic, and social rights. When China is criticized for its > human rights violation, the emphasis has always been on legal and political > aspects. > > Besides, if the UN Conference has to be held at a country where > its government doesn't commit any human righs violation, I wonder if we > can find any country in the world. > china is by far the worst. witness the recent government decision to force the exile of participants in the 1992 student uprising. perhaps one could ask the tibetans how they feel about the restriction on additional men wanting to be monks or approach the _LOAGAI_ foundation on economic rights? bearing witness to slave labour and religious discrimination is only the beginning. the chinese courts are on a mission to present to the international feminist community that they are concerned about women's rights by prosecuting a few very heavily publicized cases of rape, including the gang rape of a young woman by and including the male relatives of her estranged husband. A man was also charged with raping and executed for raping a young woman. do you think these cases were average? with such publicity and such heavy sentencing? i strongly urge anyone who is going to beijing to consider these issues plus the fact that UN conferences are a distraction, a preaching to the converted, at the very least. P.Oza -- "I am with them, she said/I in them as they in me/words and voices muted in helpless grief/words and voices shared in agony/words and voices that will ring again and again/even though you shoot down my friends and me/words and voices that will echo and resound." - Uma Parameswaran ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 13:05:36 -0500 Reply-To: korenman@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Beijing and WMST-L's focus The messages about the Beijing conference are beginning to move away from WMST-L's focus, which is Women's Studies teaching, research, and program administration. While gender-related political issues are obviously important to Women's Studies, most discussion of such matters lies outside the scope of this list. Those who wish to continue to discuss gender-related international politics should consider subscribing to the list FEMISA, a list that focuses on feminism and international relations. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE FEMISA Your Name to LISTSERV@CSF.COLORADO.EDU. Please do not continue the political discussion on WMST-L. Many thanks once again for your understanding and cooperation. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 14:16:25 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Thomas Stuart Subject: Displaced Homemakers -- Toronto_or elsewhere in Ontario I'm trying to identify displaced homemaker programs or individuals or organizations engaged in either services to or research re displaced homemakers in Toronto, or elsewhere in Ontario. Tom Stuart Everywoman Opportunity Center, Inc. Buffalo, NY ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 14:54:03 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Miller Get Search Logfiles ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 22:30:31 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X From: "Linda Lopez McAlister, SWIP-L Moderator" Subject: FILM REVIEW ADDED: Little Women On Saturday, January 7, I reviewed "Little Women" on "The Women's Show" the feminist radio magazine now celebrating its fifteenth anniversary on community radio station WMNF-FM (88.5) in Tampa, Florida. It is now available for retrieval from the FILM FILELIST. To obtain this review send the following command to Listserv @UMDD (Bitnet) or UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV129 FILM To obtain a list of all the film reviews available, send a message to the same listserv address that says: INDEX FILM To get more than one review, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent one woman's opinion at a particular time.We have over 3000 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 2999 other views. If you would like to share yours, please do NOT do so on the WMST-L itself, but send your messages to me personally at the addresses below. I have appreciated the feedback I've received. Thanks. Linda