========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 09:29:00 +0200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marilyn Safir Subject: Role Reveral Novel? A student of mine who studied in the U.S. several years ago. bought up a novel that she read in one of her classes. The theme was a representation of the stereotyped world -but themen fufilled female tasks and vice versa. She could not remember the nmae nor the author. Does anyone have any ideas. Please resond privately. Thanx marilyn *************************************************************************** * Marilyn P. Safir, PhD Internet: msafir@psy.haifa.ac.il * * Associate Professor Telephone: 972-4-8240929/21w 8245223/022h * * Department of Psychology Fax: 972-4-8240966 * * UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA Telex: 46660 UNIHA * * Haifa 31905, Israel * *************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 06:36:44 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "C. Horwitz" Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments In-Reply-To: Please add University of Iowa to this list. a PhD in Women's Studies Program is currently on the table and should be approved soon. Carol Horwitz On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Ruth Dickstein wrote: > Last month I asked for help in locating women's studies departments. That > is women's studies programs that had departmental status. A number of > people asked to see the list when completed and here it is. I must state > that most of the following I found listed in the 2nd edition of the GUIDE > TO GRADUATE WORK IN WOMEN'S STUDIES. > They are: > Mankato State > St. Louis University > San Diego State > San Francisco State > Sonoma State > SUNY at Albany > SUNY at New Platz > Univ. of Alabama > Univ. of California, Riverside > Univ. of Minnesota at Duluth > Univ. of South Florida > Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse > Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville > Georgia State Univ. > Univ. of California Santa Cruz (applying for status as of June '96) > > > Ruth Dickstein > University of Arizona Library > Tucson, AZ 85720-0055 > 520-621-4866 FAX 520-621-9733 > dickstei@bird.library.arizona.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 07:54:53 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BONNIE COX Subject: WSS discussion meeting at ALA midwinter I would like to invite you to attend and participate in our WSS discussion at midwinter in San Antonio. We will be continuing the discussion we began at annual -- Hot Topics for Women in ALA. We would like to follow up on some of the topics that were brought up there, providing new information or insights where available, as well as allowing for more sharing of questions and concerns. The meeting will be from 11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. on sunday. Since we will be in the same room in which our all-committee meetings will have been held earlier, the room will be set up banquet-style with tables for eight. That's an extra encouragement to make this a brown-bag session. Please do feel comfortable bringing your lunch. Additionally, since there should not be another meeting scheduled in the room until 2 p.m., we can let both the formal and the informal conversations this topic is sure to bring up go beyond 12:30. If you have friends or colleagues who do not have e-mail addresses, please share this information and invitation with them. I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio. Bonnie Jean Cox Chair-elect ACRL Women's Studies Section Bonnie Jean Cox Collection Development Librarian 204 King Library South University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40502-0039 Telephone:(606)257-4351 FAX:(606) 257-8379 E-mail: bjcox@pop.uky.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 07:29:20 -0600 Reply-To: Kimberly Clarke Simmons Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kimberly Clarke Simmons Subject: Re: textbook There is a text book on Violence Against Women, by Balos and Fellows from the University of Minnesota which surveys quite a bit of feminist and critical race readings, although they are focused on violence against women & the law. It's a law school text. . . The other books I can think of are not text books, but seem appropriate. Patricia Hill Collins -- "Black Feminist Thought" seems like a fundamental for feminsit theory Patricia Williams -- "Alchemy of Race & Rights"; goes particularly well as a response/conversation with Derek Bell's "And We Are Not Saved" (a set of parables about the failure of the legal Civil Rights Movement to achieve goals, but the importance of keeping the fight going for other reasons). Jennifer Pierce's new book "Rambo Lawyers. . . " (U of California Press) presents ethnographic research on the actual gendered practices of lawyers and the theoretical and personal consequences. Finally, you don't say what level this course is -- if it is a lower level course, some of the readings on the Thomas-Hill Hearings or even (dare I say it?) OJ might be appropriate, as they are contemporary examples of the ways that gender and race and law are complicated; I know there have been some scholarly writings on Anita Hill, but I don't know of any for OJ. . . In message Women's Studies List writes: > I need a text for a course on Women, Minorities, and the Law. Does anyone > have suggestions about what I should use? > > Dr. Jane Elza jelza@grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu > Political Science Dept., Valdosta State University > Valdosta, Ga. 31698 Kimberly Clarke Simmons U of MN Sociology simmo003@maroon.tc.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 09:09:16 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Laura Shannon Subject: software for qualitative research An excellent place to begin your research into a software package for qualitative research is Miles and Huberman's, "An expanded sourcebook: Qualitative data analysis." It has a section on choosing a computer program (see page 316). I would urge researchers to look into these programs as research tools worth the expense. I attended AWP last year and went to several qualitative workshops and sessions where qualitative research was discussed. I was surprised at the few number who have used these programs. I have used "Ethnograph" and believe it has been invaluable. Using this software versus other types of analysis is to me analogous to using secondary data analysis versus primary. You still have a lot of work, but you can attack the issue in a different way. Good luck! Miles, M.B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). An expanded sourcebook: Qualitative data analysis (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Laura Shannon, PHD lshannon@smith.smith.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 08:43:43 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Ann Lamanna Subject: Re: Willa Cather In-Reply-To: from "MARY ANN IRWIN" at Nov 27, 95 07:52:44 pm Hi, Are you subscribing to New Yorker presently? If so, could I borrow this when you're through. If not, I'll go by it. Thanks. M.A. > > Do read the article on Willa Cather by Joan Acocella in the latest New > Yorker on the political uses to which Cather and her work have been put by > successive generations of critics, scholars, pundits, and "outers." Well > worth reading and pondering. > > Mary Ann Irwin > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 10:33:02 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elizabeth Mazur Subject: Psych. of Women last class Does anybody have some good ideas for the final class of a psych. of women course? On my syllabus I called it "Summing up: Where do we go from here?" and the reading for the day is the last chapter of Lott's text, Women's Lives. Thank you ahead of time! ELIZABETH MAZUR EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PSYMAZUR@ACS.EKU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 11:28:03 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: susan lehreer Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 27 Nov 1995 17:45:55 -0700 from a correcttion: tthe listing for women's studies *departments* incorrectly listts us (SUNY - New Paltz). Incorrect spelling (Paltz) but also, we are a Program with one fullttime faculty, several adjunct/parttime faculty, and the rest of our courses (we offer a major and a minor) are cross-listed through other departments. Susan Lehrer, lehrers@npvm.newpaltz.edu SUNY - New Paltz ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 11:18:20 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shahin Gerami Subject: Gender Bias Policies The Midwest Sociological Society Committee on the Status of Women in the Profes sion is hoping to publish a monograph on practical things universities/departme nts can do to reduce gender bias, especially in regard to tenure and promotion. We are seeking brief descripions of policies and procedures currently in use on any issue regarding gender bias such as: -Mentoring plans -Negociated benefits to balance work and family responsibilities -Sexual harassment (especially more effective grievance proceedures) -Service work overload -Teaching and teaching evaluation -Evaluation of research -Chilly campus climate -Salary equality studies -Criteria for tenure and/or promotion What things can we do to stop the revolving door that faces women who are hired to meet affirmative action goals, are professionally isolated, and then denied tenure because they don't "fit in". Please respond by mail to Doris Ewing Soc Dept. Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, MO 65804 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:46:33 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Christine A. Smith" <10casmith@BSUVC.BSU.EDU> Subject: Re: Psych. of Women last class On the last day of class, I do what I call, variously, "Woman Positive Day" or "A Celebration of Women." I have students bring in something woman-positive, and we just go around the room and have everyone talk about what they brought. I supply a VCR, tape deck, and CD player for those who bring in music or vidoes. It is a nice way to end the class on an up note. I've had students bring in posters, songs, girl scout cookie boxes, magazine articles,.... When I have a small class, I bring in food (cheesecake) becauseone interest of mine is body image, and food has always been a form of nurturance anc celebration for women. Christine Smith 10casmith Ball State University sorry: 10casmith@bsuvc.bsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:18:19 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elaine Blakemore Subject: Use of the internet, e-mail lists and WWW in classes To members of wmst-l: Next semester I will be teaching Psychology of Women. I have taught it for several years, but not since 1993. I was hoping I could integrate some use of e-mail lists and the WWW into the class assignments this time that I teach it. If anyone has done this with women's studies classes (or other classes in the social sciences) and has suggestions for such assignments please let me know. If you have used e-mail to communicate with students how have you done that and how has it worked? Please reply directly to me, and I will summarize responses and post them to the list in a week or so. Thanks for you help. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Elaine Blakemore Department of Psychological Sciences Indiana - Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN 46805 219-481-6400 219-481-6083 (fax) Blakemor@cvax.ipfw.indiana.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:33:33 -0500 Reply-To: ch879@freenet.carleton.ca Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine McKay Subject: Challenging Codependency (new book) We are pleased to announce the recent publication of Challenging Codependency: Feminist Critiques by the University of Toronto Press. This collection of eighteen essays presents a solid critique of codependency theory and practice. The book can be ordered by calling 1-800-565-9523. The ISBN is 0-8020-7230-5 (pbk.). For more information feel free to contact either of the co-editors: Christine McKay email: ch879@freenet.carleton.ca or Marguerite Babcock email: margmax@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:45:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sc161 Subject: Re: crisis in ws program In-Reply-To: <199407161406.KAA10191@holmes.umd.edu> Hola Rachel, Surprise, soy yo quien te dirijo la palabra. How are you? How are things at SUNY B? Who is directing the Women's studies program? (I am responding to a very old message of yours--hence the subject. Hope this does arrive at your email box.) Hope all is well at the library and elsewhere. Here at UMD our collection on Latin American women writers needs lots of help--butno money is a problem --oh well, at least now they know wht they should buy. regards, Sandy Sandra M. Cypess University of Maryland at College Park Department of Spanish & Portuguese 2215 Jimenez Hall College Park, MD 20742 Email: Sandra_M_CYPESS@umail.umd.edu Phone: 301-405-6441 (main office); 405-6445 (my office) Fax: 301-314-9752 HOME: 301-299-8131 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:47:52 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sonita Sarker Subject: Thanks for program feedback My sincere thanks to everyone who contributed information on Women's Studies Programs. The material has either addressed or provoked some interesting discussion about the constitution of a Women's and Gender Studies Major. Many assumed from my earlier announcement about not receiving any help that I also meant the list had not been useful. In this context, I would like to conjure up the idea of Simultaneity, in that expressing one idea does not necessarily negate all other, and more positive, opinions, unless categorically stated. Thank you all again very much; of course, more material (or thoughts on this matter) are still welcome. Given the recent comments on the hesitation on the part of various administrations to support WS actively, I feel particularly fortunate...so far... in being able to work with a responsive one. At some later stage, I am planning to offer the profile of our new WGS major, either on this list and/or on WWW. Best wishes and keep me posted, Sonita. Sonita Sarker Assistant Professor Women's Studies and English Macalester College Office Phone: (612)696-6316 Fax: (612)696-6430 e-mail:sarker@macalstr.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:20:03 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Niki Esfahani Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments In-Reply-To: please add university of california, Irvine to the list...with thanks... Niki Esfahani On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Ruth Dickstein wrote: > Last month I asked for help in locating women's studies departments. That > is women's studies programs that had departmental status. A number of > people asked to see the list when completed and here it is. I must state > that most of the following I found listed in the 2nd edition of the GUIDE > TO GRADUATE WORK IN WOMEN'S STUDIES. > They are: > Mankato State > St. Louis University > San Diego State > San Francisco State > Sonoma State > SUNY at Albany > SUNY at New Platz > Univ. of Alabama > Univ. of California, Riverside > Univ. of Minnesota at Duluth > Univ. of South Florida > Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse > Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville > Georgia State Univ. > Univ. of California Santa Cruz (applying for status as of June '96) > > > Ruth Dickstein > University of Arizona Library > Tucson, AZ 85720-0055 > 520-621-4866 FAX 520-621-9733 > dickstei@bird.library.arizona.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 15:42:31 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura T. Nichols" Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments In-Reply-To: note of Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:20:03 -0800 from Niki Esfahani From: lnichols Please add to the list the University of Maryland at College Park. Thanks, Laura Nichols, Assistant Director ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 14:31:50 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Ariel Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments In-Reply-To: Just to clarify: UC Irvine offers a Graduate *Emphasis* in Feminist Studies, *not* a full-fledged degree program. Must be taken in conjunction with another degree program in one of eleven participating departments. *************************************************** Joan Ariel Women's Studies Librarian and Project Officer Main Library 390 University of California Irvine, CA 92713-9557 phone: (714) 824-4970 fax: (714) 824-5740 email: jariel@uci.edu *************************************************** On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Niki Esfahani wrote: > please add university of california, Irvine to the list...with thanks... > Niki Esfahani > > On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Ruth Dickstein wrote: > > > Last month I asked for help in locating women's studies departments. That > > is women's studies programs that had departmental status. A number of > > people asked to see the list when completed and here it is. I must state > > that most of the following I found listed in the 2nd edition of the GUIDE > > TO GRADUATE WORK IN WOMEN'S STUDIES. > > They are: > > Mankato State > > St. Louis University > > San Diego State > > San Francisco State > > Sonoma State > > SUNY at Albany > > SUNY at New Platz > > Univ. of Alabama > > Univ. of California, Riverside > > Univ. of Minnesota at Duluth > > Univ. of South Florida > > Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse > > Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville > > Georgia State Univ. > > Univ. of California Santa Cruz (applying for status as of June '96) > > > > > > Ruth Dickstein > > University of Arizona Library > > Tucson, AZ 85720-0055 > > 520-621-4866 FAX 520-621-9733 > > dickstei@bird.library.arizona.edu > > > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 17:43:58 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Maria Pramaggiore Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments In-Reply-To: from "Niki Esfahani" at Nov 28, 95 12:20:03 pm > > On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Ruth Dickstein wrote: > > > Last month I asked for help in locating women's studies departments. That > > is women's studies programs that had departmental status. A number of > > people asked to see the list when completed and here it is. I must state > > that most of the following I found listed in the 2nd edition of the GUIDE > > TO GRADUATE WORK IN WOMEN'S STUDIES. Thanks for al the work Ruth, and please add Emory University to your list (undergraduate major, M.A. and Ph.D. programs). The "department" is called the Institute for Women's Studies. _________________________________________________________________ | | | Maria Pramaggiore maria_p@unity.ncsu.edu| | Department of English (919) 515-4138 | | North Carolina State University | |_______________________________________________________________| ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 19:49:58 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Debra Meyers Subject: Re: software for qualitative research In-Reply-To: <01HY65O0BBHE8WW2V3@SMITH> from "Laura Shannon" at Nov 28, 95 09:09:16 am I received so many requests for information that I decided to write a general reply and try to answer everyones questions. JMP (pronounced jump) comes from the SAS Institute made for the Macintosh. You can reach their sales department at 919-677-8000 ext. 5071. Their mailing address is: SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513. They will send you a demo if you request one. The list price is about $700, but as a graduate student I paid around $295. The statistics course for undergraduate social science majors at the University of Rochester uses this program. This is an easy to use program that has a tremendous load capacity. My own project has over 3000 entries (rows) with 40 variables (columns) and it could hold much more. Graphing is simple (though JMP does have some highly specialized techniques available that are fun to play around with). All you do is select one or more variables (your columns) and JMP spits out all the data you need (the graphs reproduce well). You can easily make up subsets too. For instance if your data table contains both males and females (and you had a column indicating m/f), you could quickly generate two separate tables for males and females while keeping your original one. Excluding variables is also easy. If you wanted to graph just the married females, its a one step process to exclude your single, divorced and widowed women. I hope this helps. Debra Meyers University of Rochester dbrm@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 19:51:48 -0500 Reply-To: ch879@freenet.carleton.ca Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine McKay Subject: Challenging Codependency We are pleased to announce the recent publication of Challenging Codependency: Feminist Critiques by the University of Toronto Press. This collection of eighteen essays presents a solid critique of codependency theory and practice. The book can be ordered by calling 1-800-565-9523. For more information feel free to contact either of the editors: Christine McKay email: ch879@freenet. carleton.ca or Marguerite Babcock email: margmax@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:30:40 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Missy Morton Subject: Re: textbook >I need a text for a course on Women, Minorities, and the Law. Does anyone >have suggestions about what I should use? Jane, You might consider Martha Minow (1990). Making all the difference: Inclusion, exclusion and American Law. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Kind regards, Missy Morton Lecturer in Education Department of Education University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch New Zealand phone (643) 364-2271 fax (643) 364-2418 M.MORTON@EDUC.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 18:50:08 U Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carol Edelman Subject: National At Home Dad's Assoc I am trying to find out about the National At Home Dad's Association for the women's studies course I teach on work and family issues. This is a relatively new association, which is written about in an article from the Christian Science Monitor on August 29, 1995. I am trying to find an address or a phone number of either the national headquarters or a local office. They put out local newsletters, such as _ At Home Dads_ in North Andover, Mass; _Full Time Dads_ in Cumberland, Maine; _Dad to Dad in Atlanta Georgia; and _News From the Home Front_ in Dallas. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. My email is cedelman@oavax.csuchico.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 01:08:30 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: beatrice Subject: Re: software for qualitative research In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 28 Nov 1995 09:09:16 -0500 from Is the Miles and Huberman book with advice on computer programs anything like their earlier edition (no computer stuff), which seems to me simply turns qualitative research into quantitative? The nuances and complexities of human social thought and behavior get lost. beatrice bfdgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 19:45:33 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynn Jeffress Subject: Cather I, too, just finished the Nov.27 New Yorker article about Willa Cather. I must say the most interesting part of it for me was Hemingway's response to Cather's novel about WWI, the way in which he demeans her for writing about a subject (war) that he feels she has no business writing about because she wasn't there, his fury at her supposed audacity, stepping over patriarchal boundaries into "men's" territory, and how all this led to her exclusion from the boy's club of sympathetic criticism and her eventual withdrawal from public scrutiny. How horrible this pariahship must have been, how vengeful the furies. I can't help but think that Cather's WWI novel was just an excuse certain of the boys had been waiting for to get rid of her, ever since Mencken (and others, including Faulkner and Fitzgerald) had lauded her early work. The patriarchal fury of Wilson and Hemingway certainly goes beyond political considerations, I think. It has to do with gender transgressions, with a woman writer not knowing "her place." In fact, as long as Cather stuck to her Nebraska plains stories, she could be praised and admired; she was dealing with subjects that did not threaten male writers. But she crossed the line with her war novel and was soundly castigated by all, including Mencken, her early supporter. (Was he too just waiting for a chance to dump her although he could not (or because he could not) deny her genius?) Cather's personal tragedy delineates the gender segregation that certainly has ghettoized women writers for so long and, in other ways, women in general. This segretation continues today in subtle and devastating ways. The poet Sharon Doubiago is currently speaking out about the mental shackles the patriarchy has used to constrain women writers. Stay tuned. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 06:12:46 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Judith L. Poxon" Subject: Re: Gender Bias Policies In-Reply-To: On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Shahin Gerami wrote: > The Midwest Sociological Society Committee on the Status of Women in the Profes > sion is hoping to publish a monograph on practical things universities/departme > nts can do to reduce gender bias, especially in regard to tenure and promotion. > We are seeking brief descripions of policies and procedures currently in use > on any issue regarding gender bias such as [...snip...] I would like to see the results of this project posted on the list, if possible--or at least some info as to how to obtain a copy of the report when it's finished. As a woman who (I hope) is about to enter the profession, I'm already thinking hard about issues that might affect my prospects for tenure. Thanks. Judith Poxon Syracuse University, Dept. of Religion jlpoxon@mailbox.syr.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 08:15:56 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: cheshire calhoun Subject: feminist methods texts Thanks to all who responded to my query regarding texts for an upper division feminist methods course. Here, in a less than elegant format, is the compiled list of suggested texts and articles: J. Acker et al (1983) "Objectivity and truth: proglems in doing feminist research" Women's Studies International Forum V6 N4: 423-435 Sara Alpern et al, eds. The Challenge of Women's Biography F.D. Blau (1981) "On the role of values in feminist scholarship" Signs 6:538-540 Deborah Cameron et al, eds, Researching Language: Issues of Power and Method Bowles and DuelliKilein, Theories of Women's Studies Culperrer EE (1987)" Philosophia: feminist methodology for constructing a female train of thought" Journal of feminist studies in Religion V3 N2:7-16 Daly, A (1991)" Unlimited parternership: dance and feminist analysis" Dance Research Journal V23 Spring:2-5 Dauphin C et al (1989) "Women's Culture and women's power: an attempt at historiography Journal of Women's History" V1 N1:7-16 DeVault ML (1990) "talking and listening from women's standpoint: feminist strategies for interviewing and analysis" Social Problems V37 Feb 96-116 England Kim VL (1994) "Getting personal: reflexivity, positionality, and femininist research" The Professional Geographer V46 Feb:80-89 Enslin E (1994) "Beyond writing: feminist practice and the limitations of ethnography" Cultural Anthropology V9 Nov:537-568 Ewick P (1994) "Integrating feminist epistemologies in undergraduate research methods" Gender & Society V8 March:92-108 Geiger SNG (1986) "Women's life histories: method and content" Signs V11 N2:334-351 Sandra Harding, Feminism and Methodology Joan E. Hartman & Ellen Messer-Davidow, (En)Gendering Knowledge: Feminist in Academe Isenberg N (1992) "The personal is political: gender, feminism and the politics of discourse theory" American Quarterly V44 Sept:449-458 Leyland J (1987) "On the conflicys of doing feminist research into masculinity Studies" in Sexual Politics N16 McRobbie A (1983) "The politics of feminist research: between talk, text and action" Feminist Review V12:46-58 Nancy Owen Nelsen, ed. Private Voices Public Lives (on lit crit) Joyce McCarl Nielsen, Feminist Research Methods O'Connor J (1989) "Rereading, reconceiving and reconstructing traditions: feminist research in religion" Womens Studies V17 N1/2:101-123 Shulamit Reinharz, Feminist Methods in Social Research Dorothy Smith, The Everyday World as Problematic Stacey J (1988) "Can there be a feminist ethnography?" Women's Studies International Forum V11 N1:21-27 Liz Stanley's work, along with Sue Wise (Feminist Praxis, 1990; also Breaking out again, 1993) Swigonski ME (1994) "The logis of feminist standpoint theory for social work research" Social Work V39 July:387-393 Rosemary Tong, Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive Introduction Robyn Warhold and Diane Price Harndl, Feminisms (on lit crit) Teresa Iles, ed., All Sides of the Subject (on women's biography) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:00:13 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura T. Nichols" Subject: DepartmentStatus From: laura nichols Let me expand on my "add to the List" message of yesterday. Women's Studies at the University of Maryland at College Park has just been granted Department st atus (we were a program for 20 years). The department offers an undergraduate certificate, a B.A in Women's Studies and a graduate certificate. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:02:21 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sheila Dickison Subject: Position: Political Science/Women's Studies I am posting the following position announcement (Political Science/Women's Studies) for Margaret Conway; please direct inquiries to her at the address below. Sheila Dickison SheilaD681@aol >University of Florida > >Political Theory > > The Department of Political Science invites applications for a full time, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August, 1996. Candidates must have a primary research and teaching interest in feminist theory. This is a joint appointment in Political Science and the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research. One half the appointee's teaching and research responsibilities will be in Women's Studies. The tenure track line is in political science. > Applicants should have or expect to have completed their Ph.D. by August, 1996, and be highly qualified for undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, transcripts, letters of recommendation, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and a writing sample by December 15, 1995, to Prof. M. Margaret Conway, Recruitment Committee Chair, Dept. of Political Science, 3324 Turlington Hall, P.O. Box 117325, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7325. The University of Florida is a AA/EEO/ADA employer. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:40:15 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Hayley E Wood Subject: NWSAJ Table of Contents The following is the table of contents for the fall 1995 issue of the _NWSA Journal_ (7.3): "G.I. Joes in Barbie Land": Recontextualizing Butch in Twentieth-Century Lesbian Culture SHERRIE A. INNESS and MICHELE LLOYD A Source for Stowe's Ideas on Race in _Uncle Tom's Cabin_ JOSEPHINE DONOVAN "Handing the Power-Glasses Back and Forth": Women and Technology in the Poems of Adrienne Rich AUDREY CRAWFORD Voltairine deCleyre: Sexual Slavery and Sexual Pleasure in the Nineteenth Century CATHERINE HELEN PALCZEWSKI Reports: Why Did We Not Become Feminists? Women in Poland EVA STACHNIAK Mills--For Women Again: The Role of Women's Spirituality in the Effort to Remain a Women's College LINDA A. MOODY On Learning and Teaching: In the Wake of Whispers: Formulating a Response to a Student Narrative on Abortion CAROL HAWKINS Review Essays: Physicians, Science, and Women's Health LINDA A. BERNHARD Margaret Fuller PATROCINIO SCHWEICKART (and several book reviews not listed here) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:50:51 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Hayley E Wood Subject: NWSAJ special issue call CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue: Sexual Harassment The _NWSA Journal_ seeks articles that address the following topics: Analysis of sexual harassment in the context of the dynamics and discourse of power Legal perspectives on sexual harassment: analyses of new rulings, definitions and clarifications of the "hostile environment clause," and harassment as discrimination Reports and analyses of specific cases Reports of specific strategies to counter sexual harassment in educational institutions and other workplaces Strategies for teaching about sexual harassment Personal accounts and experiences Media treatment of sexual harassment cases Pop cultural analyses of potentially exploitative relationships in films and television Same sex harassment and the complications of addressing it The way gender informs communication styles and the politics of "consent" The intersection of race and class with sexual harassment Sexual harassment among peers--from school children to colleagues Other issues relevant to the topic of the special issue Send two copies of your manuscript by July 1, 1996 to: Patrocinio Schweickart, Editor, NWSA Journal, Hamilton Smith Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824 (please send or email inquiries: nwsaj@christa.unh.edu). ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:55:51 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Hayley E Wood Subject: NWSAJ general call for papers CALL FOR PAPERS The _NWSA Journal_ seeks papers that explore the following topics and related issues: Immigration Nationalism Affirmative Action Women and fundamentalism Women and religion Ecology, ecofeminism, health, and the environment Feminist generations: the future of feminism Women and welfare New forms of activism--political strategies Women and the arts International reports Children and feminism Women and the media Women and disabilities Send two copies of your manuscript to Patrocinio Schweickart, Editor, NWSA Journal, Hamilton Smith Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824 (please send or email inquiries: nwsaj@christa.unh.edu). ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:58:33 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Karen A. Wohlblatt" Subject: responses to Roiphe or Sommers? Hello, all-- Does anyone know of any published responses or rebuttals to either Katie Roiphe's _The Morning After_ or Christina Hoff Sommers' _Who Stole Feminism_? Please send your responses to me, at wohlblat@backyard.planet.net, not to the list. If there's interest, I'll summarize the responses and post them to the list. Thanks very much. --Karen Wohlblatt, wohlblat@backyard.planet.net ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 11:33:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Nancy Garner, History, Wright State. Univ., Dayton" Subject: Director of Women's Studies Position SUBJ: Women's Studies Position: Wright State University DIRECTOR OF WOMEN'S STUDIES Wright State University Wright State University invites applicants and nominations for the position of Director of Women's Studies, starting September 1996. The appointment will be at the rank of associate professor in the appropriate department. Duties will include: developing and administering a new minor in women's studies; developing and teaching women's studies core courses; teaching women's studies courses in the candidate's academic discipline in the College of Liberal Arts; advising at the undergraduate level; designing and scheduling the curriculum; serving on committees; and providing departmental administrative service. The Director will also work closely with the Director of the Women's Center and the Associate Provost for Campus Climate. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and exhibit a strong record of effective teaching and research in women's studies with credentials appropriate to the rank of associate professor. The area of faculty appointment is open, with preference given to applicants whose teaching and research demonstrates ability to incorporate the intersections of race, class, gender, culture, and sexuality. Experience in directing a women's studies program and developing courses in women's studies is required. Experience in successful grant writing is preferred. Persons wishing to be considered for this position should send a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, samples of scholarly work, samples of course syllabi, and names and phone numbers of three or more references to: Dr. Maggie MacDonald, Department of English Language and Literatures, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435. Full documentation must be received by December 15, 1995. Review of applications will begin December 15 and will continue until the position is filled. Wright State University is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. For further information, contact the Chair of the Search Committee at MMACDONALD@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU. Maggie MacDonald Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 (513) 873-2470 FAX (513) 873-2707 mmacdonald@desire.wright.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:58:19 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Maureen McHugh Organization: Indiana University of Pennsylvania Subject: Re: Psych. of Women last class In my last class (psychology of women) we have a cummulative experience. Students bring in prose or poetry or music to share that is about women's issues or is women affirming. Sometimes I have shown a tape of a few comdey sketches by Kathy and Mo. I also try to have a round robin on the meaning of the class to them. Students also bring snacks to share. Prior to this I had students work in groups discussing what they wanted the future to be like in terms of education, work, family, etc. Then the groups would share their vision, and I would usually end by wishing them the kind of future they envisioned. Either of these approaches work in other women's studies classes. Maureen C. McHugh Internet: MCMCHUGH@GROVE.IUP.EDU Director of Women's Studies Professor of Psychology Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15705 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 11:42:23 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lawrence Johnson Subject: Forwarded mail... FYI.....Lawrence > > >The Glass Ceiling Commission, in its final act, issued 12 recommendations > >for business and government to eliminate barriers that keep minorities and > >women out of the executive suite. This final report is titled, A SOLID > >INVESTMENT: MAKING USE OF THE NATION'S HUMAN CAPITAL (52 pages). [Released > >Nov. 22, 1995] > > > >The report is available on the Internet from the M.P. Catherwood Library of > >the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University. > > > >Internet addresses are: > >WWW: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu > >FTP: ftp.www.ilr.cornell.edu > >GOPHER: gopher.ilr.cornell.edu > > > >This is the official Internet site for retrieving an authentic copy of the > >report. > > > >Paper copies will be available in December from the U.S. Government > >Printing Office (202) 512-1800. Microfiche and paper copies will be > >available from the National Technical Information Service (703) 487-4650 > > -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lawrence C. Johnson phone: 217-786-6222 Associate Chancellor for Affirmative Action fax: 217-786-6511 University of Illinois at Springfield e-mail lajohnso@uis.edu Springfield, IL 62794-9243 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 12:24:15 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pat Murphy Subject: Sociology of Gender texts I am trying to get together my books for my soc of gender course for next semester. I have used Women, men and society by Renzetti and Curran and Richardson & Taylor's reader as the main texts. I then use Egalia's daughters and a monograph. I am particularly looking for a different reader that focuses on gender rather than on women as some students complain that the reader is to "one sided". I do compensate with reserve readings from Men's Lives, but using that book too makes the reading expensive. I am also looking for a monograph that focuses on male roles. last year I used Boys will Be Boys and am thinking about using The Stronger Women get the More Men Love Football ( I think I have that right). Has anyone used it? Are there any other favorites out there? Thanks for the help. Pat Murphy Assistant Professor of Sociology SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. 14454 716-245-5324 Murphy@uno.cc.geneseo.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 13:16:14 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Demetria Royals Subject: Re: Beijing Conference Attendees In-Reply-To: I went to the conference as a kelloff fellow with about 14 othewr women, our experience wad differnt in some ways because of the clout of the Kellogg foundation but the experience with all these women women, especially women from Africa will be with me for years to come. I am an Associate >Professor in Media Stuies aT ramapo College and a filmmaker so the experience of wearing both hats raised many issues for me, especially how the experience played in the press back in "these Yet to be United States. I was involved in a panel discussion here at the college that was put on by our women's center and I found it troubling that I had to raise issues that were not so easy to talk about under the wonderful cube of women, and that was tthe issue of racism and it's intersection with gender, even among women. There were issues that some women found hard to deal with, and those of us that were women of color in the Kellogg trip also found it difficult but neccesary to deal with those issues in our group. we truely live in interesting times. Demewtria Royals Ramapo College ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:51:46 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "ZEHRA F. ARAT" Subject: Re: Women's Studies Departments Purchase College of SUNY (State University of New York) has undergraduate major (B.A.) and minor programs in Women's Studies. The program functions like all other major programs, like a department, but does not have its own separate lines (the faculty is hired by/for other programs and expected to contribute to the WS). ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 13:49:09 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Felicia Bender Subject: warrior marks I assist in a Women's Studies course (the basic questions) and we are reading _Possessing the Secret of Joy_. The instructor has looked high and low for the where-abouts of the film/video _Warrior Marks_ produced by Alice Walker and another woman (Indian woman--her name unfortunately escapes me). Does anyone know how to get a hold (how to buy, order, rent?) it? Please respond privately, or if it's of interest to the list, please post "publicly." Many thanks. Felicia Bender c391738@showme.missouri.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 15:20:18 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marymount Women's Institute Organization: Marymount College Tarrytown Subject: fully funded conference for education faculty EDUCATIONAL ISSUES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS a fULLY FUNDED* Invitational Conference for EDUCATION FACULTY March 22-24 at Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY Faculty: Regina Arnold, Ph.D. - Sarah Lawrence College Jerilyn Fisher, Ph.D. - Hostos Commty College, CUNY Annie Rogers, Ph.D. - Harvard University Nancy Schniedewind, Ed.D. - SUNY at New Paltz Send for an application to: Dr. Ellen Silber, Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY 10591 For further information: 914 332-4917 Fax: 914 631-8586 Deadline for complete applications: February 15, 1996 Sponsor: Marymount Institute for the Education of Women and Girls Underwritten by a grant from Philip Morris Companies, Inc. *Participants pay only their transportation. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 15:00:32 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Women's Presses Library Project, Mev Miller" Subject: Re: readings on violence against women Dear Barbara, Here are two suggestions from THE WOMEN'S PRESSES LIBRARY PROJECT which I think address the types of books you are looking for. The Montreal Massacre, edited by Louise Malette and Marie Chalouh, gynergy/Ragweed Press, 0-921881-14-2, 1991. (Paper edition, $12.95) The massacre of 14 women at the University of Montr=E9al on the afternoon of Dec. 6 1989, sent shock waves across Canada and beyond. Profound sadness and anger resound in this vital collection of essays, letters to newspapers, and poems-writing that reflects our common anguish and gives concrete form to indelible memories. Tansie, by Erika Kimpton, Spinifex Press, 1-875559-34-5, 1995. (Paper edition, $12.95). Tansie Landon, is an exceptional, though not yet successful, sculpture. Her childhood of abuse and neglect has left her so emotionally scarred that love has become a source of embattlement. In her relationship with Alix Clemenger, an internationally known composer and concert pianist, Tansie begins to display the same harshness and indifference she knew as a child. Tansie tests Alix's love to its limit and pushes herself to the edge of destruction. Described by the publisher as "...a devastating psychological thriller." >Hi, everyone. I'm putting together readings for an introductory >feminist theorizing class that I am co-teaching next semester. The >emphasis is on developing students' theory-building and -analysis skills. >We will be doing a section on violence against women and while we are >considering two novels: Beloved and Bastard Out of South Carolina, I >would very much appreciate other non-fiction citations that would >be appropriate for a theory class. Thanks for any help. >Barbara Scott Winkler, WVU (Please e-mail me directly. If others >are interested I will post to the list.) WINKLER@wvnvms.wvnet.edu ********************************************************************** Women's Presses Library Project "...keeping women's words in circulation" Mev Miller, Project Coordinator 1483 Laurel Ave., St. Paul., MN 55104-6737 (phone) 612-646-0097; (fax) 612-646-1153; (email) wplp@winternet.com ********************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 15:00:24 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Women's Presses Library Project, Mev Miller" Subject: gender, work and family >>I will be teaching a new course next term entitled Gender, Work & Family >>and am in need of text and readings suggestions. The course is a graduate >>seminar, but the students are unlikely to have had any prior gender >>studies or women's studies courses. From what I hear the majority of the >>students are likely to be from our new MA program in nursing. I want the >>course to take mostly a social science perspective, but would also be >>interested in "humanities-type" readings. >> You can send suggestions to me personally at the following address. >> Thanks - >> Glenda Sehested >> Sociology Department >> Augustana College >> sehested@inst.augie.edu > > >Here are some suggestions from the WOMEN'S PRESSES LIBRARY PROJECT. > >Blue Collar Goodbyes, Sue Doro, Papier-Mache Press, 0-918949-22-X, 1992, P, >$8.00. Workers across America live under the continual specter of plant >shutdowns and mass elimination of jobs. Sue Doro, for thirteen years the >only female machinist at the former Milwaukee Road Railway and Allis >Chalmers Tractor Shop, experienced just such a closure. This collection of >essays and poetry speaks not only to those women who work in nontraditional >jobs, but to every woman who works and to every worker who lives with this >growing threat to economic survival. > >Boomer: Railroad Memories, Linda Niemann, Cleis Press, 0-939416-55-7, 1992, >P, $12.95. An on-the-road spiritual autobiography, Boomer is a lesbian >adventure of the American West, a story of personal transformations, of >physical jeopardy and exhaustion, of isolated places and precarious human >connections. > >Hard-Hatted Women: Stories of Struggle and Success in the Trades, Molly >Martin, Editor, Seal Press, 0-931188-66-0, 1988, P, $12.95. Vivid accounts >of life on the job by 26 tradeswomen. > >Her: A Novel, Cherry Muhanji, Aunt Lute Books, 1-879960-02-8, 1991, P, >$8.95. A story about Detroit in the late fifties and sixties and the Black >men and women who came North to work in the Ford motor plant. Also has >lesbian content. > >If I Had A Hammer: Women's Work in Poetry, Fiction, and Photographs, >Sandra Haldeman Martz, Editor, Papier-Mache Press, 0-918949-09-2, 1990, P, >$11.00. These are strong women-survivors. They set boundaries, take risks, >demand respect, and maintain their self-esteem, with or without the help of >management, coworkers, family, or friends. In traditional and >nontraditional jobs, at home and in the workplace, these women are using >their power to take charge of their own lives, challenging each of us to do >the same. > >In Every Laugh A Tear, Lesl=E9a Newman, New Victoria Publishers, >0-934678-46-4, 1992, P, $9.95. A novel. Shayna Steinblatt, a thirty year >old 'nice Jewish girl,' is outraged when her beloved Bubbe is committed to >a nursing home. While she struggles to help her grandmother accept her new >situation, Shayna tries to make peace with her mother. Sylvia; share a few >laughs with her best friend, Pearl Gold; and work out a lasting >relationship with Luz Maria Borges, the Puerto Rican woman who might just >be the love of her life. > >Kid Culture: Children & Adults & Popular Culture, Kathleen McDonnell, >Second Story Press, 0-929005-64-3, 1994, P, $14.95. Is Saturday morning TV >as bad as it seems? Should I give my daughter a Barbie? Have I failed as a >parent if my son keeps asking for military toys? How is the violence they >see around them affecting kids today? These are only a few of the many >questions addressed in this highly readable exploration of kids and popular >culture. > >Learning to Sit in the Silence : A Journal of Caretaking, Elaine Marcus >Starkman,, Papier-Mache Press, 0-918949-43-2, 1993, P, $9.00, This is the >compelling story of one family's efforts to provide love and support to an >aging parent. It does not offer simple answers, but instead a catalyst for >personal reflection and family discussions on the issues of aging, family, >and self-definition. > >Motherhood by Choice: Pioneers in Women's Health and Family Planning, >Perdita Huston, The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1-55861-069-3, 1992, P, >$14.95. Drawing on personal interviews, Perdita Huston delineates the >motivation, strategies, and heartaches of twelve pioneers-eight women, four >men-both from the developing world, before and after colonial rule, and >from industrialized countries, who braved scorn and abuse to raise issues >of family planning, contraception, and sex education, and to fight for >improved health care for women. > >Stone Butch Blues: A Novel, Leslie Feinberg, Firebrand Books, >1-56341-029-X, 1993, P, $11.95. Woman or man? That's the question at the >heart of this powerful and provocative story. Growing up differently >gendered, coming out as a butch, deciding to pass, transgendered Jess >Goldberg learns to navigate the complexities of being a he-she. Also, >includes perspectives on work, class, and abusive family relationships. > >A Time for Every Purpose: Life Stories of Foster Grandparents, Edith Sarah >Stein, Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc. (KIT), 1-879198-11-8, 1994, P, >$20.00. The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) was initiated in 1965 under >the Federal Economic Opportunity Act so that older people could earn a >minimum wage and work part-time with children. These are interviews with >some of the people-mostly women-from a wide variety of languages, cultural, >class and work experience backgrounds who participated in this program. > >The Woman-Centered Ecomony: Ideals, Reality, & the Space in Between, >Loraine Edwalds, Editor, Midge Stocker, Editor, Third Side Press, >1-879427-06-0, 1995, P, $15.95, The Woman-Centered Economy presents real >stories of women running businesses based on feminist principles, within >the feminist and lesbian communities. It also presents some theoretical >thinking behind the day-to-day work and ideals toward which many women in >our businesses and community nonprofit organizations strive. ********************************************************************** Women's Presses Library Project "...keeping women's words in circulation" Mev Miller, Project Coordinator 1483 Laurel Ave., St. Paul., MN 55104-6737 (phone) 612-646-0097; (fax) 612-646-1153; (email) wplp@winternet.com ********************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 16:01:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: fb38 Subject: Looking for a book... Forgive me if this is innapropriate to ask here, but I'm at my wit's end... I'm trying to find a book of which I know neither the title nor author. It was published sometime last year, and the subject is the treatment of women in rock-n-roll. If I recall correctly, it had Mick Jagger on the cover. If anyone can help me out with clues to the title or author, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks! Liz Liz Baqir fb38@umail.umd.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 11:26:26 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shahin Gerami Subject: Call For Papers International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy invites submissions for a special issue on "Feminism and Men." We seek both theoretical essays that explore what sort of supportive roles men might play in the creation of larger feminist realities and experientially grounded papers that provide examples of men who are actively trying to live feminist world views. We are especially interested in papers that emphasize opportunities for social change and social policy implications. Essays from both men and women are welcomed. The sub- mission deadline is January 15, 1996. Please do not respond to this E-Mail address. Submit four copies of your manuscript to Doris Ewing, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65804. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 17:57:45 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: the Cheshire Cat Subject: Press Release: Please Circulate (fwd) FYI Alana Suskin Message-Id: Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 08:52:16 -0500 To: Clare Kinberg From: freeman.145@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (mischief) Subject: Press Release: Please Circulate ****************************************************************************** Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP ****************************************************************************** *GENERATION of GRRLS AGAINST PROFESSIONALISM* P R E S S R E L E A S E 29 November 1995 contact: Susan Freeman (614) 299-2648 Mandana Towfiq (215) 204-6954 GRRLS PROTEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION (NWSA) EMBEDDED CONFERENCE Grrl activists and feminist allies are challenging the (U.S.) National Women's Studies Association's annual conference, outraged by the fact that a feminist conference about girls has been planned by adults and professionals without the participation, much less leadership, of youth in the conference planning process. In addition, NWSA has chosen to co-sponsor this event with a private, for-profit psychiatric hospital, a decision which exacerbates the harmful and objectifying message NWSA is sending to girls and women of all ages. The NWSA conference this year ("Borders/Crossings/Passages: Women Reinterpreting Development"), to be held at Skidmore College June 12-16, 1995, will include an embedded conference entitled "Diverse Paths: Perspectives on Adolescent Girls." Four Winds - Saratoga Adolescent Psychiatric Services is being advertised as cosponsor of the embedded conference, which is a part of the national conference. This is not the first time NWSA has solicited cosponsorship from institutions which profit from pathologizing girls and women. A pharmaceuticals company (Ciba-Geigy) was cosponsor of the 1993 NWSA embedded conference. In announcements regarding the conference, especially the Call For Papers, the hospital is recognized as a cosponsor while girls/grrls' perspectives and contributions are omitted. NWSA has yet to change the initial message: this conference is a place where adults and professionals will discuss adolescent issues without girls' input, or at best with their marginal participation. Youth Liberation activist Lyn Duff has provided the leadership of NWSA with testimony she has collected, in conjunction with STOP Abuse Network, from youth-psychiatric survivors. These accounts detail over-medication, violations of privacy and confidentiality in therapy, recommendation of "gender identity confusion" counseling for young lesbians, and sexual harassment by an adult staff member at Four Winds Saratoga. Still, NWSA refuses to acknowledge that the cosponsorship raises ethical questions. Feminist youth and allies continue to insist that NWSA cancel the cosponsorship. Thus far, NWSA president Marjorie Pryse has defended the arrangement with Four Winds as an opportunity for widening the audience exposed to feminism. She has not, however, recognized that this decision-- made and maintained in spite of of girls/grrls' objections-- alienates youth in favor of attracting professionals. Promoting this kind of feminism, which ignores girls/grrls' perspectives while speaking *about* girls, is particularly damaging to young feminists, and ultimately undermines the potential of feminism for all. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Partial List of Groups and individuals who have joined with Generation GAP (Generation of Grrls Against Professionalism) to oppose NWSA's cosponsorship with Four Winds Hospital and who demand that NWSA stop marginalizing and disregarding feminist youth, and work to rectify the harm done to girls: National Childs' Rights Alliance STOP Abuse Network (Students and Teens Opposing Psychiatric Abuse Network) 24-7: Notes From the Inside Lyn Duff, Board Member, National Center for Youth Law, San Francisco 584 Castro, Suite 125 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 431-1148 Bree Ashley Carlson Coalition of Campus Organizations Addressing Rape (CCOAR) Disabled Womyn's Educational Project Dykes, Disability & Stuff Quarterly Jamie Lee Evans Jewish Student Union, McAteer High School Kathy Miriam Laney College Women's Studies Project Louise Armstrong, author of "And They Call It Help: The Psychiatric Policing of America's Children" National Network for the Support of Psychiatric Survivors National Alliance in Support of Political Prisoners Northern California Affirmative Action Defense Committee Revolution Rising Artists Collective San Francisco Women Against Rape Students Organizing Against Racism (SOAR) Support Coalition International Teens Against Psychiatric Assault, LA Teens Against Psychiatric Assault, Orange County Teens Against Psychiatric Assault, NYC Youth Rights Project, San Diego ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Those interested in joining the struggle against adultism in NWSA should contact Susan Freeman Mandana Towfiq Dept. of History c/o Temple Univ. Women's Studies Ohio State University 615B Gladfelter Hall (025-28) Columbus, OH 43210-1367 Philadelphia, PA 19122 freeman.145@osu.edu mandana@astro.ocis.temple.edu ****************************************************************************** Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP ****************************************************************************** + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + I Deplore Academic Elitism, Adultism, and Psychiatric Abuse: + + Protest the 1996 National Women's Studies Association + + Embedded Conference on Girls + + + + susan freeman freeman.145@osu.edu + + + + + + every time i say something they find hard to hear + + they chalk it up to my anger and never to their own fear. . . + + -ani difranco + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------- End of Forwarded Message ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 15:46:08 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Chelsea Starr Subject: Re: Press Release: Please Circulate (fwd) Comments: To: freeman.145@osu.edu In-Reply-To: Just a few comment/thoughts on the press release. Keep scrolling, I type them in the sections that raise the questions! > > ****************************************************************************** > Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP > ****************************************************************************** > *GENERATION of GRRLS AGAINST PROFESSIONALISM* > > > P R E S S R E L E A S E > > > > 29 November 1995 contact: Susan Freeman (614) 299-2648 > > > Mandana Towfiq (215) 204-6954 > > > > > GRRLS PROTEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION (NWSA) EMBEDDED CONFERENCE > > Grrl activists and feminist allies are challenging the (U.S.) National > Women's Studies Association's annual conference, outraged by the fact that a > feminist conference about girls has been planned by adults and professionals > without the participation, much less leadership, of youth in the conference > planning process. By definition, the NWSA conference *is* a professional conference. I'm a little confused about "girls against professionalism" concept. I understand that conferences on race should include people of color, and it sounds like you're going for a similar concept here. I guess what's missing is the definition of "girls". Is it that younger members of the NWSA want input, or that the NWSA is supposed to go out and find a representative sample of "girls" to design the conference? I can't support this unless I can figure out what's going on first!!! In addition, NWSA has chosen to co-sponsor this > event with a private, for-profit psychiatric hospital, a decision which > exacerbates the harmful and objectifying message NWSA is sending to girls > and women of all ages. > By this logic, universities should not host conferences at all because of their history of continuing sexism and job inequality. Yes, psych hospitals have a long history (as does the academic discipline of psychology itself) of sexist and harmful practices. Again, I don't have enough information here, but if the point of the conference is to raise the consciousness of these kinds of institutions, why shouldn't they be included? Maybe a more detailed press release could answer these questions. > In announcements regarding the conference, especially the Call For Papers, > the hospital is recognized as a cosponsor while girls/grrls' perspectives > and contributions are omitted. NWSA has yet to change the initial message: Again, I am curious. Which girls? NWSA members? If representation is an issue, this kind of thinking throws in the question of the validity of having a conference on anything (ie Third World women) where the subjects aren't present. > this conference is a place where adults and professionals will discuss > adolescent issues without girls' input, or at best with their marginal > participation. Youth Liberation activist Lyn Duff has provided the > leadership of NWSA with testimony she has collected, in conjunction with > STOP Abuse Network, from youth-psychiatric survivors. These accounts > detail over-medication, violations of privacy and confidentiality in > therapy, recommendation of "gender identity confusion" counseling for young > lesbians, and sexual harassment by an adult staff member at Four Winds > Saratoga. Still, NWSA refuses to acknowledge that the cosponsorship > raises ethical questions. If I submitted a statement to the NWSA saying that I had been brutalized by universities, would that raise sponsorship issues? Rather than demand that the sponsorship be witheld, it seems a more fruitful thing to include a panel on why the sponsorship is problematic. And a more *constructive* thing would be to present an educational report to that institution about policies they may have, or have had in the past, which are problematic. There is no hope of changing harmful practices if you are not in dialogue with those with the power to change them. And you can't talk to them if they're not there. > cosponsorship. Thus far, NWSA president Marjorie Pryse has defended the > arrangement with Four Winds as an opportunity for widening the audience > exposed to feminism. She has not, however, recognized that this decision-- > made and maintained in spite of of girls/grrls' objections-- alienates > youth in favor of attracting professionals. Promoting this kind of > feminism, which ignores girls/grrls' perspectives while speaking *about* > girls, is particularly damaging to young feminists, and ultimately > undermines the potential of feminism for all. This great essentialized "girl/grrl" bugs me. Are we to get a random sample of all U.S. women under the age of 18? If Women's Studies is an activist endeavor, then it seems logical to bring institutions who can change hetero/sexist practices into dialog with the feminist community, young and old. From what I can tell from the press release, I agree that girls' perspectives should be included as a matter of course--to not do so would be like a bunch of white women organizing a conference on people of color. BUT, I (so far) don't see the logic of questioning the presence of a psychiatric institution--if you can't talk about these issues on the home turf of the NWSA, when else do you think you'll get the opportunity to raise the consciousness at that institution? > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Those interested in joining the struggle against adultism in NWSA should > contact This sounds strange to me. Those in the NWSA are usually college-age, and near or over 18. Adultism in an adult organization? Is the NWSA *supposed* to be an organization for girls? Of course input from psychiatric-abuse organizations and testimonials should be included, but lack of dialog (by excluding the psych hospital) means lack of progress. As RG as they come, Little Miss Orbit ============================================================================= Chelsea Starr, C.Phil. --- Dept. of Social Relations --- U.C. Irvine cstarr@orion.oac.uci.edu http://www.forfood.com/~indieweb/index.html ============================================================================= ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 20:30:54 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rebecca Charlotte Hyman Subject: Re: Looking for a book... In-Reply-To: <9511292101.AA16668@umailsrv1.umd.edu> from "fb38" at Nov 29, 95 04:01:00 pm This wasn't last year, but just in case... She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll by gillian G. Gaar, Seal Press 1992. p.s. I haven't read it, but my friend says her history of punk isn't that good, for the record (no pun intended). Rebecca Hyman ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 17:34:18 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathy Miriam Subject: Re: Press Release: Please Circulate (fwd) In-Reply-To: dear Chelsea and anyone else interested, I have a few thoughts on your thoughts in regards to the press release in question. I, too, will embed my responses in your message. On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Chelsea Starr wrote: > Just a few comment/thoughts on the press release. Keep scrolling, I type > them in the sections that raise the questions! > > > > > ****************************************************************************** > > Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP--Generation GAP > > ****************************************************************************** > > *GENERATION of GRRLS AGAINST PROFESSIONALISM* > > > > > > P R E S S R E L E A S E > > > > > > > > 29 November 1995 contact: Susan Freeman (614) 299-2648 > > > > > > Mandana Towfiq (215) 204-6954 > > > > > > > > > > GRRLS PROTEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION (NWSA) EMBEDDED CONFERENCE > > > > Grrl activists and feminist allies are challenging the (U.S.) National > > Women's Studies Association's annual conference, outraged by the fact that a > > feminist conference about girls has been planned by adults and professionals > > without the participation, much less leadership, of youth in the conference > > planning process. > > > By definition, the NWSA conference *is* a professional conference. I'm a > little confused about "girls against professionalism" concept. I > understand that conferences on race should include people of color, and > it sounds like you're going for a similar concept here. I guess what's > missing is the definition of "girls". Is it that younger members of the > NWSA want input, or that the NWSA is supposed to go out and find a > representative sample of "girls" to design the conference? I can't > support this unless I can figure out what's going on first!!! > Re: this point about professionalism. my sense of this protest and press release is that a poses a challenge to those of us who are indeed professionals but also feminists and to the extent that we are feminists, can we take professionalism for granted as politically neutral? INsofar as we are admittedly professionals but also committed to feminism as a force for social change, don't we need to be ever vigilant about the ways that our practices in the academy is or is not related to feminism as a social movement? We need to be on guard against the tendency to put professional interests over political interests, such as justice, for example? In the case of the NWSA co-sponsorship, professionalism has, at the least, stood in the way of addressing the questions raised by GAP on its own terms, as a political debate, namely, the question of what the ethical and politiical implications of this conference are for the welfare of girls (and women) and for furthering the cause of women's political freedom? which brings us to the next point: > In addition, NWSA has chosen to co-sponsor this > > event with a private, for-profit psychiatric hospital, a decision which > > exacerbates the harmful and objectifying message NWSA is sending to girls > > and women of all ages. > > > > By this logic, universities should not host conferences at all because of > their history of continuing sexism and job inequality. Yes, psych > hospitals have a long history (as does the academic discipline of > psychology itself) of sexist and harmful practices. Again, I don't have > enough information here, but if the point of the conference is to raise the > consciousness of these kinds of institutions, why shouldn't they be included? > Maybe a more detailed press release could answer these questions. > > RE: the comparison between universities and hospitals. Although universities like other social institutions are patriarchal and capitalist, etc and many women, people of color, etc are impacted destructively in the university as in most dominant social institutions, I think that the comparison flattens out the difference between one institution and another. Feminists have a history of critiquing the psychiatric institution that has too soon been forgotten. I think we can and must differentiate between different patriarchal institutions if we are to occupy positions in these institutions as feminists. I think that GAP is saying that co-sponsorship with an institution where girls can legally be forcibly committed and which is historically defined by specific relations of force, subordination, abuse is different in kind from universities, even if the latter are hardly free from relations of domination and subordination. We can't, at any rate, simply assume the comparison. > > In announcements regarding the conference, especially the Call For Papers, > > the hospital is recognized as a cosponsor while girls/grrls' perspectives > > and contributions are omitted. NWSA has yet to change the initial message: > > Again, I am curious. Which girls? NWSA members? If representation is > an issue, this kind of thinking throws in the question of the validity of > having a conference on anything (ie Third World women) where the subjects > aren't present. > Yes, it does throw into question this validity, why shouldn't it, given the history of uses of power that feminists have been struggling with this past decade? > > this conference is a place where adults and professionals will discuss > > adolescent issues without girls' input, or at best with their marginal > > participation. Youth Liberation activist Lyn Duff has provided the > > leadership of NWSA with testimony she has collected, in conjunction with > > STOP Abuse Network, from youth-psychiatric survivors. These accounts > > detail over-medication, violations of privacy and confidentiality in > > therapy, recommendation of "gender identity confusion" counseling for young > > lesbians, and sexual harassment by an adult staff member at Four Winds > > Saratoga. Still, NWSA refuses to acknowledge that the cosponsorship > > raises ethical questions. > > If I submitted a statement to the NWSA saying that I had been brutalized > by universities, would that raise sponsorship issues? See above, re: the difference between institutions. > Rather than demand that the sponsorship be witheld, it seems a more > fruitful thing to include a panel on why the sponsorship is problematic. > And a more *constructive* thing would be to present an educational report > to that institution about policies they may have, or have had in the > past, which are problematic. There is no hope of changing harmful > practices if you are not in dialogue with those with the power to change > them. And you can't talk to them if they're not there. > > > cosponsorship. Thus far, NWSA president Marjorie Pryse has defended the > > arrangement with Four Winds as an opportunity for widening the audience > > exposed to feminism. She has not, however, recognized that this decision-- > > made and maintained in spite of of girls/grrls' objections-- alienates > > youth in favor of attracting professionals. Promoting this kind of > > feminism, which ignores girls/grrls' perspectives while speaking *about* > > girls, is particularly damaging to young feminists, and ultimately > > undermines the potential of feminism for all. > > This great essentialized "girl/grrl" bugs me. Are we to get a random > sample of all U.S. women under the age of 18? If Women's Studies is an > activist endeavor, then it seems logical to bring institutions who can > change hetero/sexist practices into dialog with the feminist community, > young and old. > > From what I can tell from the press release, I agree that girls' > perspectives should be included as a matter of course--to not do so would > be like a bunch of white women organizing a conference on people of > color KM:Exactly,I think you've just answered your own point about "random sample". the fact is, there are existing girl/grrl political networks to call upon just as NWSA has called on other activist networks for other conference issues. BUT, I (so far) don't see the logic of questioning the presence of > a psychiatric institution--if you can't talk about these issues on the home > turf of the NWSA, when else do you think you'll get the opportunity to > raise the consciousness at that institution? > KM: I think you're tangling two points; one about the psychiatric institution which, for an answer, I'd suggest looking at some of the archives on feminist critiques of this institution. also, what about the issue of forced incarceration for girls? the other question here is whether this should be talked about on the turf of NWSA or not. yes, it should but that is a separate issue from co-sponsorship, and the issue of co-sponsorship depends on a position regarding psychiatric institutions > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Those interested in joining the struggle against adultism in NWSA should > > contact > > This sounds strange to me. Those in the NWSA are usually college-age, > and near or over 18. Adultism in an adult organization? Is the NWSA > *supposed* to be an organization for girls? Of course input from > psychiatric-abuse organizations and testimonials should be included, but > lack of dialog (by excluding the psych hospital) means lack of progress. > KM: why shouldn't NWSA be as much for girls as for adults? aren't girls the population we are teaching? and this suggestion that girls dialogue with psychiatric hospitals seems strange to me, it begs the question of whether this institution is a legitimate player in feminist discourse/practices. Hope to hear from other women's studies folks on this subject. Kathy Miriam (kmiriam@cats.ucsc.edu) > As RG as they come, > > Little Miss Orbit > > ============================================================================== > Chelsea Starr, C.Phil. --- Dept. of Social Relations --- U.C. Irvine > cstarr@orion.oac.uci.edu http://www.forfood.com/~indieweb/index.html > ============================================================================== > ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 20:00:51 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathleen Juhl Subject: Feminist Music Theory I have a student who is interested in feminist approaches to music theory. I have shown her Susan McClarey's (I think that's the last name) "Feminist Endings" but that's the only work I know about. Any other ideas? Please reply privately...juhlk@southwestern.edu...Thanks, Kathleen Juhl ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 21:47:16 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lauren Bowen Subject: women retaining name upon marriage Hi -- I'm interested in locating any research that examines the decision of women to retain their family name upon marriage. Additionally, any work that looks at couples developing their own names as well as women option to adopt their mother's name is of interest as well. Work putting these issues into historical context is particularly welcome. Please respond to me privately and thanks in advance. Lauren Bowen bowen@jcvaxa.jcu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 22:36:42 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Authenticated sender is From: Irene Stuber Subject: Re: Grrls Against Professionalism This Grrls against Professionalism appears, on the surface, similar to a number of anarchist attempts by self-appointed leaders of paper groups who have attempted disruption of other feminist organizations (including NOW) in the past. Irene Stuber - istuber@cswnet.com "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong." - H. L. Mencken ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Irene Stuber - istuber@cswnet.com -or - irenestuber@delphi.com "What is honour?" -R. Hall "When they come for the innocent without crossing over your body, CURSED be your religion and your life." - B. Walsh ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 22:41:22 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GILLIAN RODGER Subject: Re: Feminist Music Theory Kathleen, Susan McClary's Feminine Endings is certainly a good place to start, although to my mind it is more musicological analysis than music theory per se. Some other suggestions, also more musicology than music theory are: Citron, Marcia. 1993. Gender and the Musical Canon. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Cook, Susan and Judy Tsou. 1993. Cecilia Reclaimed: Feminist Perspectives on Gender and Music. (see especially Chapter 1 "Feminist Approaches to Musicology). Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. From ethnomusicology: Koskoff, Ellen. 1989. Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. From Gay and Lesbian Musicology Brett, Philip, Elizabeth Wood & Gary Thomas. 1994. Queering the Pitch: The New Gay and Lesbian Musicology. New York: Routledge. Also: Blackmer, Corinne E. and Patricia Juliana Smith. 1995. En Transvesti: Women, Gender Subversion, Opera. New york: Columbia University Press. and the inevitable Clement, Catherine. 1988. Opera, or the Undoing of Women. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Hope this all helps. There are also numerous articles in various music journals, many of which I am hoping are referred to in these larger works. Gillian Rodger Music Department University of Pittsburgh gmrst8@vms.cis.pitt.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 05:49:00 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: COSTIGAN Michael Subject: Oppression of Groups in Society ---------- From: COSTIGAN Michael Subject: Oppression of Groups in Society Date: Thursday, November 30, 1995 5:51AM Hello I'm looking for some information for my fiance who is an assistant in the Women and Violence Careworker Program at McMaster University Hamilton Ontario. I apologize if this is not the right forum to request this information but I do not no where else to look. She is presenting a project on oppression of different groups in our society, namely examples of how the following 3 groups are oppressed. 1) NATIVE WOMEN 2) FEMALE CHILDREN 3) LESBIANS Examples or references of the following oppressions for each of the above groups are needed. OPPRESSION LIST ---------------------------- ISOLATION EMOTIONAL ABUSE ECONOMIC ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE SOCIAL STATUS THREATS USING CHILDREN RELIGIOUS ABUSE MEDIA IMAGES EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL INSTITUTIONS MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES UNEMPLOYMENT POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICIES DAYCARE & CHILD WELFARE INSTITUTIONS POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Please respond to me privately, all input and insight would be greatly appreciated. Michael Costigan mcostigan@shl.com ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 10:04:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Katherine Side Subject: Re: Press Release: Please Circulate (fwd) In-Reply-To: Kathy Miriam "Re: Press Release: Please Circulate (fwd)" (Nov 29, 5:34pm) Regarding the press release around the embedded conference on adolecent girls/grrls at NWSA, I appreciate the activism and involvement of these girls but agree with many of the points that Chelsea has previously made. As someone who has been involved with NWSA, and attended their conferences on a regular basis, I recognize that they are not 'perfect' but they are important and I think they are working very hard. Then again, no one women's organization/association/publication is 'perfect' (not even Bridges) and we should keep this in mind. NWSA is an organization that a few years ago was on the verge of serious disrupture and they have worked very hard since that time to deal with some of these difficulties. And they are probably the first ones to admit that it is a long, arduous, and yes, at times painful, process. And they are probably the first ones to admit it is an on-going process. I would encourgae the girls/grrls involved to try and work with the very active conference committee at NWSA. I am quite looking forward to attending the conference in Saratoga Springs and I am looking forward to the voices of girls/grrls at the conference. I have already agreed, with the chair of the Jewish Caucus, to once again plan a feminist Shabbat Service on the Friday night and would be pleased to have imput from anyone, of any age! Katherine Side klside@YorkU.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 09:22:12 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Harvette Grey Subject: Help! I need your assistance. A month or so ago, information was forwarded regarding African Women authors, reviewers needed, the Basali, located in Lesotho. I misplaced the e-mail address. I will be in Southern African next year, possibly in Lesotho, and wish to contact them. If anyone has or knows of the e-mail address. Thank you Please respond privately to: hgrey@wppost.depaul.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 11:02:28 -0500 Reply-To: J.Van-Every@bham.ac.uk Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jo VanEvery Organization: The University of Birmingham Subject: softward for qualitative analysis I have the following advice from a friend also interested in this question " ... get on the qualsoft mailing list and visit Surrey University's Centre for qualitative data analysis (or something like that) anyway CAQDAS - on the internet - you can download demo versions of software and get info and reviews from them. The site's address is... http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/caqdas/ when you're in there's a nice set of instructions" Hope this is helpful. Dr. Jo VanEvery Dept. of Cultural Studies University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom 0121-414-3730 J.Van-Every@bham.ac.uk ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 08:39:42 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Madelyn Detloff <6500mad@UCSBUXA.UCSB.EDU> Subject: HD listserve sorry to bother the list for this request: Does anyone have the address for the H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) Listserve? I have searched Joan Korneman's list of internet resources & used a search engine to scan the www, but i haven't had any luck. Please reply privately. I'll forward the information to Joan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Madelyn Detloff English & Women's Studies University of California, Santa Barbara We're a queer lot we women who write poetry. And when you think How few of us they've been it's queerer still --Amy Lowell ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 11:14:44 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "D. Atkins" Subject: Re: warrior marks In-Reply-To: Warrior Marks is distributed by Women Make Movies out of New York, (212) 925-0606. On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Felicia Bender wrote: > I assist in a Women's Studies course (the basic questions) and we are > reading _Possessing the Secret of Joy_. The instructor has looked high and > low for the where-abouts of the film/video _Warrior Marks_ produced by > Alice Walker and another woman (Indian woman--her name unfortunately > escapes me). Does anyone know how to get a hold (how to buy, order, rent?) > it? > > Please respond privately, or if it's of interest to the list, please post > "publicly." > > Many thanks. > > > Felicia Bender > c391738@showme.missouri.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:37:37 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Bones Subject: AFAC Statement against violence In-Reply-To: <22AECB00DF8@mmc.marymt.edu> Many people on this list asked me for a copy of the AFAC Open letter to administrators last Summer. AFAC have produced a more recent statement on violonce against women on campuses in response to the up-coming Dec. 6th cross-Canada vigil for the 14 women massacred in an educational institution in Montreal some years ago. If you would like a copy of this statement or more information about the tragic murder of these women please let me know. ** do not send your request for info to the list ** Linda Wayne bones@mailbox.syr.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 13:34:46 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Dr. C. Globiana-Gay" Subject: Sara Ruddick I've recently discovered Sara Ruddick, and would like to be able to place her (really exciting) ideas into the philosophical conversation to which she speaks.Alas, I am a psychologist, and need just a little help getting started. Where does one learn about women in philosophy? I want to know about her life (education, mentors) and how she became interested in philosophy. This is an easy question, right? Please respond privately: CGAY@FSC.EDU Thanks! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 14:52:47 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dianna Taylor & Ben Fambrough Subject: "passionate scholarship" reference Does anyone know where the term "passionate scholarship" comes from? My sense is that it is from the work of a feminist social scientist, used in the context of research methodology, but I am not sure. If anyone knows, could you please respond to me privately? Thanks much, Dianna Taylor ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 17:09:37 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jo Ellen Green Kaiser Subject: Grrls protest of NWSA conference There seem to me to be at least three discrete issues at stake in the Grrls protest of the NWSA embedded conference. For me, only one of the issues (my number three) is really persuasive, yet it is so persuasive that I am inclined to respond here even though I am neither a grrl nor, I must admit, a NWSA member. I apologize for the length of this message. 1. Grrls-- which I understand to be one or more organizations of women traditionally considered "youth" (I assume under 25?)-- argue that they should not only be represented at the conference, but, I take it, that they should have been consulted as to the structure of the conference; the claim is that it is wrong for conferences on adolescent women to be dominated by "adults and professionals." A previous poster noted that this *is* a professional conference, for better or for worse, and it seems to me that such professional conferences have important roles to fill; we need places where people who spend their working lives researching women's lives can present material. That sense of professionalism would not-- and in this case, it seems, should not-- prevent grrls from presenting their own material, research, and experience, where appropriate. Thus, while I feel grrls should be included, I believe this should remain a professional conference, organized by professionals. 2. Grrls seem to argue, or at least one poster has argued, that NWSA should not engage in a conversation with a psychiatric hospital, since such hospitals have a long history of confining, medicating, and otherwise disciplining grrls. As another poster has argued, however, I feel we must dialogue with such entities if we are to change them; I see no reason why representatives of this psychiatric facility should not be invited to participate in a NWSA conference- it might be good for them. 3. Finally, Grrls argue that NWSA should not be co-sponsoring the "embedded" conference with the Four Winds Saratoga Adolescent Psychiatric Services. With this, I absolutely agree. I am well aware how expensive it is to host a conference, and the growing need to find corporate sponsors to help swing the bill. Yet by allowing this institution to co-sponsor the conference, NWSA is in effect lending Four Winds its own authority and prestige as an institution devoted to furthering and enhancing women's lives. Clearly, Four Winds will be able to profit from this endorsement in its attempts to convince consumers that it is a safe place for women and grrls to obtain health care. However, it is not at all clear that this particular institution, nor indeed psychiatric facilities as a whole, should receive such an endorsement; there have been too many questions raised about psychiatric definitions and treatments of (adolescent) women to make this particular institution an unproblematic partner for a feminist organization like NWSA. And, unlike the university (which is also often a patriarchal, homophobic, ageist, racist... institution), psychiatric facilities don't offer their clients the opportunity for dialogue and debate which students and faculty should and usually do experience in the university. It is certainly too late to change the NWSA program this year, but I would hope the powers that be in the organization would seriously consider not co-sponsoring future events with for-profit organizations in the future, and especially not with organizations or corporations whose involvement with women and grrls is problematic for many in the feminist community. Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, jgkais00@ukcc.uky.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 23:18:56 AST4ADT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SARAH MACKEIGAN <021198M@AXE.ACADIAU.CA> Organization: Acadia University Subject: help can someone help me get off this group please? with exams coming up I don't have enough time to check my mail, thanx.