========================================================================= Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:47:14 +1000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Bronwyn Winter Subject: Email JWH Dear fellow subscribers I am trying to get in touch *urgently* with the Journal of Women's History and they are not responding to the emails I keep sending them. Would someone have a current email for the editors (hopefully one someone will read and reply to quickly!) plus a fax no? (with full area code please!) please reply privately Thank you Bronwyn Winter email: bronwyn.winter@french.usyd.edu.au Dept of French Studies University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 07:38:46 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: hagolem Subject: Re: references on cuban/cuban american experience Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" One explanation would run along the lines of how hard it was for Jews to get into the united States. The rampant and overt anti-semitism of the times created a policy designed to keep Jewish refugees out. It mostly succeeded. Cuba was much easier to get into. Same with Mexico. [If you have any doubts about the public anti-semitism, do consult the speeches made in Congress whenever the problem of Jewish immigrants came up]. If your agricultural-playboy was from a Sephardic family, Cuba might seem a more compatible refuge than Canada, for instance. Marge Piercy hagolem@capecod.net ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 09:27:34 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Format for WMST-L Messages (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today marks the start of a new month, and hence a new round of excerpts from the Source of All Wisdom, the WMST-L User's Guide. Here is section one; if you haven't read it recently, please do. It contains several important pointers about what a message to WMST-L should contain: ******************** 1) "IS THERE A PREFERRED FORMAT TO USE FOR MESSAGES SENT TO THE LIST (I.E., TO WMST-L@UMDD OR WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU)?" Yes. First of all, ALWAYS put your name and e-mail address at the end of every posting. (It is important that people be able to contact you privately if they wish, and some mail systems do not identify the writer anywhere in the header.) Also, please include a meaningful subject heading, so that people will know whether your message deals with a topic of interest to them. (MANY people automatically delete messages with no subject heading or with one that doesn't interest them.) Finally, if you are replying to someone else's posting, BRIEFLY quote or summarize that posting before you offer your reply. Doing so will make your message clearer and avoid confusion. (New subscribers are continually joining the list; they may not have read the original message. And since a number of topics are often being discussed on the list at any given moment, even long-time subscribers may not remember what prompted your remarks unless you remind them.) NOTE: if you're replying to a long message, do NOT quote it in its entirety! Include just a few relevant lines. ******************* Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to the World Wide Web. The URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html . You can also get a copy of the guide via e-mail by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 15:02:18 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jeff Finlay Subject: American Studies Opportunities & News, Week Ending August 31 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT AMERICAN STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES & NEWS Week Ending August 31, 1997 [470-544, new series] Sponsored by the American Studies Association and provided as a free service to the community by the American Studies Crossroads Project (http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To subscribe to the Opportunities index, or to submit a posting, contact Jeff Finlay, Crossroads Administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following items of interest appeared on American Studies Opportunities & News from August 6-31, 1997. To order any one of them, send the message GETPOST OPPORTUNITIES followed by the item number to LISTSERV@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM (example: to get the first posting listed below, send the message GETPOST OPPORTUNITIES 476 to LISTSERV@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM; for the first two, send GETPOST OPPORTUNITIES 476 532). American Studies Association ============================ 476 ASA-CAAS 1997 Annual Meeting Program now on Web (http://jhupress.jhu.edu/associations/asa/program97/) 532 Call for Papers, ASA 1998 Meeting, Seattle, Nov 19-22, 1998 Jobs ==== 471 Af Am/Women's Studies, Cal-Poly CA (tenure, due Nov 15) 485 Folklore/Women's Studies, Asst Prof, U Utah (tenure, Nov 1) 490 Women's Studies Archivist, Special Coll, Duke U (due Oct 1) Fellowships & Prizes ==================== 510 Fulbright Fellowships -- Late Applications Now Being Accepted 531 Postdoc Fellowships for Women, Radcliffe College MA Calls for Contributions to Books/Journals/Media =============================================== 496 Computers/Writing/Gender, Computers & Composition Journal 493 Girls' Culture from Global Perspective (essays) 511 Italian American Women Authors -- Exhibitors Sought (Oct 1997) 499 RIOT GRRRANDMAS!!! (short videos, for NYC lesbian/gay film fest) Calls for Papers for Conferences ================================ 536 National Assoc of Chicana/o Studies, Mexico City, June 24-27, 1998 535 Problematizing Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, July 13-16, 1998 Programs for Forthcoming Conferences (listed chronologically) ============================================================= 515 Internationalizing Gender, College Park MD, Oct 16-17 516 Douglas Sirk Centenary, Hanover NH, Oct 31-Nov 2 H-Net Book Reviews (titles may be abbreviated from original) ============================================================ 501 Wheeler, Rediscovering the Woman Suffrage Movement New Web Resources (with URLs) ============================= 473 Digital Scriptorium Announces New Web Projects (http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/williamson/) 475 Gay & Lesbian Political Resources on Web & Internet (http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtpol) 540 Website for Ctr for Women's Studies, West Virginia U (http://www.as.wvu.edu/wvwmst) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Opportunities archive and search engine is on the web at http://home.dc.lsoft.com/archives/opportunities.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 08:49:05 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Lynn H. Collins" Subject: Reminder: AWP proposals due Oct. 1st MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: OCTOBER 1, 1997 PLEASE FORWARD TO RELEVANT LISTS CHARTING A NEW COURSE! THE 23RD ANNUAL ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE MARCH 5TH - 8TH, 1998 AT THE BALTIMORE HILTON & TOWERS, BALTIMORE, MD SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE The conference theme emphasizes creating and following plans for womens future. The seas to be navigated include health care (including mental health), education, diversity, welfare, affirmative action, and dealing with violence, among others. As is true for those guiding Clippers, to make progress one needs to enlist the support of many forces. In sailing, the forces include the crew as well as the wind, currents, weather, and other forces of nature. In our case, we need to enlist the support of numerous human forces, e.g., political, community, Spiritual, and educational, from diverse cultures in order to address and meet the challenges that face us. AWP welcomes proposals that reflect feminist/womanist concerns and a sensitivity to diversity and multiculturalism. We want to present a series of paper sessions to address the conference theme; proposals are encouraged that will address ways to chart a new course in our individual and collective lives, in various areas of research and practice, and in public policy and social action. A COLLECTION OF THESE PAPERS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO A PUBLISHER SHORTLY AFTER THE CONFERENCE. Suggestions for Proposals: Proposals also welcome in all formats on any topic that concerns women, girls, or gender. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): relationships; meanings of individual and collective success; women as kin- keepers; caregiving and childrearing in feminist, womanist, and lesbian families; class, race, and privilege; heterosexism and disenfranchisement; the psychology of poverty; wellness and quality of life; spirituality in womens lives; global feminism and international womens issues; developmental issues and milestones; sexual harassment; mentoring; women in academe; reproductive and adoptive decisions; single women; womens physical and mental health; feminist therapy; violence; media images; lesbian psychologies; sexual diversity; racism; aging; disabilities; Jewish womens issues; feminist pedagogy; students concerns; women of color psychologies, effects of managed care on women and their therapists; effects of welfare reform on women and children; feminist ethics; community psychology; coalition building with men, children, and diverse groups of women. Proposals that are data-based, make theoretical contributions, are interdisciplinary, or involve social action are especially welcome. We encourage you to invite colleagues, students, and community activists to join you in attending the conference. Anyone may submit a proposal for consideration, but please be aware that all presenters and their guests are required to register for the conference. Proposals must reflect non-sexist, feminist, or womanist contributions to our understanding of the psychology and life experiences of women. This years conference will also feature a book signing session and a syllabus exchange. Please send us infomation about any current or forthcoming books! All AWP members will automatically receive a copy of the call. For a copy of the complete CALL FOR PAPERS (Please specify e-mail version (quickest) or snail-mail hard copy), please contact: LYNN H. COLLINS, AWP CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Division of Applied Psychology and Quantitative Methods UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE Baltimore, MD 21201-5779 E-mail: Lcollins@ubmail.ubalt.edu Phone: (410) 837-5283 Fax: (410) 837-5336 ABOUT THE CITY OF BALTIMORE... The Conference Site The Baltimore Hilton and Towers (West Baltimore & Hanover Streets, Baltimore, MD) is an art deco era hotel located 3 blocks from the Inner Harbor area in downtown Baltimore, across from the Mechanic Theatre. Baltimores Mount Vernon, Little Italy, Fells Point, Federal Hill, and Washington Square areas with their theaters, restaurants, museums, galleries, cafes, concert halls, boutiques, and other attractions are nearby. For hotel information, call (410) 539-8400 or 1-800-HILTONS. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 07:21:13 CST Reply-To: jtharp@uwc.edu Sender: Women's Studies List From: Julie Tharp Subject: cosslett Does anyone have a current address for Tess Cosslett? Thank you, Julie jtharp@uwc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:36:31 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Chantal Savoie Subject: Re: Quebec literature Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Anne, As all suggestions tend to point canonic literature, I thought I would add my best-seller recommendation : why not Les Filles de Caleb (1985) of Arlette Cousture, published by Qu=E9bec Am=E9rique? It sold 600 000 copies, which is really exceptional in Qu=E9bec (3 000 copies is already considered as a success!). The action takes place in Saint-Tite, where a young girls has to fight to become a teacher, and then marry one of her student, which is irresponsible and let her alone taking care of her 9 children. My resume is not very good, but the book worth it. I hope this helps, Chantal Savoie PhD Student Universit=E9 Laval (Qu=E9bec) >Can anyone recommend fiction or other writing by women writers in Quebec, >especially dealing with rural, small town, and northern Quebec (i.e. not >urban life in Montreal)? Contemporary is preferred, but older is fine, e.g. >Kamouraska by Anne Hebert. Would prefer titles in original French. > >Thanks. > >Anne Carson >Cornell University >carson@law.mail.cornell.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:22:13 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Caryn Neumann Subject: Re: Email JWH Hello to All: I am one of the managing editors of the Journal of Women's History. We recently changed our email program here at Ohio State and, as predicted, a few problems have cropped up. Messages sent to the long address (JWH@cohums.humanities.ohio-state. edu) are not getting through to us. To contact the JWH, please email jwh@osu.edu, phone 614-688-3092, or fax 614-292-2282. I apologize for any difficulties that WMST-L subscribers may have experienced. At the JWH, we love women but hate computers. Cordially, Caryn Neumann Managing Editor Journal of Women's History neumann.11@osu.edu > Dear fellow subscribers > I am trying to get in touch *urgently* with the Journal of Women's > History and they are not responding to the emails I keep sending them. > Would someone have a current email for the editors (hopefully one someone > will read and reply to quickly!) plus a fax no? (with full area code > please!) please reply privately > Thank you > Bronwyn Winter > email: bronwyn.winter@french.usyd.edu.au > Dept of French Studies > University of Sydney NSW 2006 > Australia > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 09:27:14 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Terra Anderson Subject: College Committee on Status of Women MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Dear Colleagues, I am looking for sample statements to articulate a charge given to a campus wide committee, commission, or council, on the status of women. We currently have a Women's Studies Committee and a WS minor, but have discovered other issues, pay equity, promotion policies, etc. that we want to be researched and addressed. If you have such a statement for a commission at your school, could you please send me a copy? YOu may post it to me privately: Terra Anderson Fort Lewis College anderson_t@fortlewis.edu 970-247-7665 Thank you. Terra ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 11:37:24 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Anderson Subject: sexual assault videos In-Reply-To: <199708272029.NAA25028@igc3.igc.apc.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" i am looking for recommendations for GOOD videos on date/spousal/childhood rape and other forms of sexual assault/abuse/incest/childhood sexual abuse issues for a colleague in oklahoma. please only recommend films/videos which you have indeed viewed. thanks. respond privately. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Linda L. Anderson tel: 203/432-0845 Women's Studies Program fax: 203/432-8475 Yale University email: linda.anderson@yale.edu P.O. Box 208319, 315 WLH New Haven, CT 06520-8319 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:49:41 -0400 Reply-To: Cari Michelle Carpenter Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cari Michelle Carpenter Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS: Michigan Feminist Studies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Please circulate: CALL FOR PAPERS Michigan Feminist Studies seeks submissions for its 1997-98 issue: Unequal Exchange: Women, Money, and Power MFS, an annual publication edited by graduate students, addresses current issues in gender and feminist studies. While this issue's current topic is women, gender and economic exchange, we hope that scholars will interpret it broadly. Possible topics include (but are by no means limited to): Social class and gender % Advertising and sexuality % The gender politics of economic scarcity % Marxism/feminism % Exchange, economics, or social class in cultural studies % Gender stratification in the work force % Gender in slavery or colonialism % Prostitution and sex work % Gender and managed health care % Domestic labor % Economic power within families % The role of feminism in global capitalism % Welfare cuts and motherhood % The feminization of poverty Manuscripts should be 4,000 - 6,000 words, double-spaced. Submit three one-sided copies. Include a 150-200 word abstract, a brief biographical note, institutional and departmental affiliation, e-mail address, telephone number, and street address. Refer to the 1995-96 or current issue for style; use the accepted citation form of your academic discipline. If your paper is accepted, you will be required to submit it on a computer disk. Mail submissions to: Michigan Feminist Studies Program in Women's Studies University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109-1092 Inquiries: mfseditors@umich.edu SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30 Graduate student submissions strongly encouraged. *************************** Cari Carpenter Editor Michigan Feminist Studies University of Michigan carimc@umich.edu mfseditors@umich.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 13:39:30 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beth Farmer Subject: Re: sexual assault videos In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I would request that you respond to the list or that the recipient summarize the suggestions for the list. I am teaching Gender & the Law this semester and basic criminal law next semester, and would welcome cites to good films to show in class. Thanks. Beth Farmer At 11:37 AM 9/2/97 -0400, you wrote: >i am looking for recommendations for GOOD videos on date/spousal/childhood >rape and other forms of sexual assault/abuse/incest/childhood sexual abuse >issues for a colleague in oklahoma. please only recommend films/videos >which you have indeed viewed. thanks. respond privately. > > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > >Linda L. Anderson tel: 203/432-0845 >Women's Studies Program fax: 203/432-8475 >Yale University email: linda.anderson@yale.edu >P.O. Box 208319, 315 WLH >New Haven, CT 06520-8319 > > Beth Farmer (717)240-5278 Assistant Professor (717)240-5126 (FAX) Dickinson School of Law sbf2@psu.edu Pennsylvania State University http://www.dsl.edu 150 S. College St. Carlisle, PA 17013 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 15:40:10 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Patricia Johnson Organization: University of Dayton Subject: Job Opening Comments: To: SWIP-L@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU The University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) announces one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level for the Fall of 1998 (in exceptional cases, candidates at the Associate level will be considered). Ordinarily 6 courses/year (3/semester). Undergraduate teaching at introductory and upper levels. Trimester calendar; some summer work available. Ordinary committee work and student advising expected. Ph.D. should be received no later than Fall 1998. The Department is seeking to complement its current strengths. AOS: Greek philosophy or social philosophy. AOC: open. Teaching competence in any of the following would be an asset: applied ethics (business, engineering, environmental, or information), feminist theory, philosophy and literature, Plato, social philosophy. All faculty teach in the University's General Education Program at both the introductory and upper levels. This program requires a firm commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and to developing philosophy courses that complement courses in other disciplines. We are an AA/EEO employer. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. The University of Dayton is firmly committed to the principle of diversity. Salaries are competitive. Interviews will be conducted at the Eastern APA. Send applications and resumes to: Dr. Patricia A. Johnson, Chairperson, Department of Philosophy, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-1546 by November 15, 1997. The University of Dayton is a Catholic (Marianist) university with a College of Arts and Sciences and professional schools of Business, Education, Engineering, and Law. Full-time undergraduate enrollment is approximately 6,000 students. All students complete twelve hours of philosophy and religious studies. The Philosophy Department has 16 full-time faculty and has strong major and minor programs. Dr. Patricia A. Johnson Chairperson Department of Philosophy University of Dayton Dayton, OH 45469-1546 johnsonp@checkov.hm.udayton.edu 937-229-2933 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:17:28 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Deborah James Subject: Women's Studies in Cuba MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Women's Studies in Cuba PLEASE CIRCULATE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT International Women's Studies Conference to be held in Havana. The Women's Studies Program of the University of Havana, in conjunction= with Sister to Sister and Global Exchange, invites you to participate in= the Second International Conference to be held November 18-21, 1997, in= Havana, Cuba. The title is "Women on the Threshold of the 21st Century." = The first such conference in 1993 attracted 200 women from 16 countries. = Global Exchange and Sister to Sister invites you to join a US Women's= Delegation to the Conference as well as to meet with Cuban women artists,= leaders, and advocates.=20 Conference Aims: =20 * To create a space for theoretical-scientific reflection on the dimension= of gender and the important issues concerning women. * To promote a dialogue and exchange of ideas on the subject among= specialists from different disciplines.=20 * To report on the results of research and scientific and applied work on= women, as well as to encourage the continuation and increase of scientific= work on the subject. All professionals, specialists, or persons interested in these questions= are invited to attend. If you submit a proposal for a presentation your= participation is guaranteed. The workshop will consist of panels, round tables, individual works by= commissions, lectures and several pre-conference courses. =20 PROGRAM: In addition to participation in the Conference, Global Exchange will also= be offering program activities such as meetings with the Federation of= Cuban women, visits with women artists, researchers and professionals, and= women in political leadership. We will also take exciting excursions to= museums and sites of interest, including centers of health and education= with a focus on gender. Probable meetings and activities include: Federation of Cuban Women Cuban women artists (Flora Fong, Zaida del Rio, Dulce Maria) Gisela Arandia, prominent journalist researching race, gender, sexuality,= and religion Maternity hospitals, child care centers, women medical professionals Meetings with Cuban women in communication professions National Center for Sexual Education Visits to neighborhood centers for Women and their Families Conference Themes: 1. Feminist Thought: Theory and Methodology 2. Gender and History 3. Gender and Socio-Economic Development 4. Women and Environment 5. Migratory Processes and women 6. Health and women 7. Feminine subjectivity 8. Women and the family 9. Gender and sexuality 10. Gender and education 11. Gender and studies in art and literature 12. Gender and social communication 13. Gender and power 14. Feminist identity and life cycle 15. Gender and violence 16. Women, race, ethnicity and social class 17. Women and human rights Pre-conference courses: These courses will take place on November 17 and will be of approximately 6= hours in duration. They will deal with the reality of Cuban women on the= following subjects: * Women, the couple, and family * Women and health * Socio-demographic characteristics of Cuban women Conference Abstracts Abstracts should be sent with your registration and include a hard copy and= IBM-compatible diskette. It should have no more than 200 words and should= contain the title, author(s), institutional affiliation, format in which= the work will be presented, audio-visual needs. Logistics Dates: Dates for the trip will be November 15-23, 1997. =20 Cost: Approximately $1350 from Canc=FAn, Mexico. Includes: Round-trip airfare from Canc=FAn, Mexico to Havana, transportation within= Cuba, double room accommodations, translation of programs, reading= materials, breakfast & dinner each day, a qualified trip leader, Cuban= visa, and program and conference fees. Global Exchange Global Exchange is a non-profit research, education and action center= advocating political, economic and social justice of a global scale. = Since our founding in 1988, we have been organizing monthly trips to Cuba= and many other countries for professional and academic groups and general= public. Sister to Sister is a US-Cuba women's exchange project= co-sponsored by Global Exchange, Hermanas, and the Women's International= League for Peace and Freedom. Please call for an application: Global Exchange attn: Mal=EDa Everette or Deborah James gx-malia@globalexchange.org 415-255-7296 or 800-497-1994 fax 415.255.7498 2017 Mission St, # 303 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.globalexchange.org ******************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:55:45 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 1 zine, 1 job MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The following two announcements may interest WMST-L readers: 1) WIN: Women's International Net electronic magazine 2) Job: Assistant to President of Indiana NOW For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) ************************************************************* 1) WIN WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL NET Issue 1, September 1997 Connecting Women in 23 Countries Editors: Judith Colp Rubin, Janice Wasser Assistant Editor: Erica Zeitlin If you would like to subscribe, unsubscribe, write for, or comment about WIN please contact us at: winmagazine@geocities.com See our Web site: http://winmagazine.base.org or http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/3321 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE WIN is a monthly electronic magazine devoted to three purposes: 1)Furthering the knowledge of women's issues worldwide; 2)Bringing together women from all over the world for dialogue and greater mutual understanding; 3)Tapping new sources of talent in writing and enabling women from different countries to express their views and situations. We believe that by comparing our problems and solutions creative energy can be unleashed for improving the status of women everywhere. WIN is not affiliated with any institution nor aligned with any political view. We aim to publish a broad range of opinions on women's issues throughout the world. Our belief is that free discussion of all issues is healthy. But we will not accept any writing that is either sexist, racist, homophobic, or otherwise discriminatory. All articles must be of interest to a general, intellectually-oriented readership. Decisions on publication will be left to the discretion of the editors. All views expressed in the contents of articles are those solely of the individual author. All articles, unless otherwise stated, are the copyright of WIN magazine. Reprint is by permission only. INTERESTED IN WRITING FOR WIN? See guidelines at the end of this file. TABLE OF CONTENTS (ARTICLES 1-2 IN THIS FILE. ARTICLES 3-5 IN NEXT FILE) 1)"A Hostage in Her Own Home: Why Battered Women Can't Leave," Patricia Easteal (Australia). 2)"Oui, Minister: France's New Female Politicians," Veronik Menanteau (France). 3)"Family Bliss in the Jungles of Venezuela," Ruth Mason (United States and Venezuela) 4)"She Has Them Singing in Sign Language," Judith Colp Rubin (Palestinian Authority) 5)"Sexism Meets Ageism: Baby Boomers Hit Their Golden Years," Alexandra Withnall, (Britain) Plus, WIN READER QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Which woman in your country do you most admire? WRITERS' GUIDELINES WIN Magazine welcomes new writers. We want articles on a wide variety of subjects of interest to women. The writing style must be accessible to a general, intellectually-informed audience. The following are examples of topics on which WIN would like to receive articles: Culture, Education, Feminism, Fiction, Family, Finance, Health, Mothering, Politics, Profiles/Interviews, Psychology, Reviews, Sexuality, Status of women in a country, Travelogues. Articles can be written in the following styles: 1)Reportage: A detailed report--from interviews and observations--on an issue, person or event. The author may take a point of view. 2)Personal account: An article written in the first person, usually a personal memoir. Such an account can be blended with reportage. 3)Interview with one or more interesting women which may be focused on a specific top. 4)Criticism: An essay about a work of art or book. 5)Short vignettes or news items. 6)Short stories or poetry. This is only a partial listing. WIN is open to specific queries from authors. WIN will also accept articles that have run in other publications if the necessary permission has been obtained. Copyright, unless otherwise indicated, will remain with the magazine. Articles should be between 200 and 4,000 words. WIN reserves the right to edit all articles. Editing will be done primarily for reducing length and clarifying the content for a broad range of readers worldwide. Authors will have the right to approve all edited articles. Finally, we invite all authors to send us appropriate Web sites that can be mentioned in their article. ************************************************************************* 2) Position Available: Assistant to President of Indiana NOW Candidate should be immersed in NOW and feminist philosophy. Duties to include clerical work; candidate should possess computer skills, including experience with databases; other chapter outreach and organizing activities as may arise. Candidate must live in or near Indianapolis and have own car, as some travel to meetings in and around Indiana is required. Employee will be supervised by Indiana NOW president and answer to both President and Indiana NOW Board. Flexible part-time position. Salary dependent on experience. Send resume; the name, address and telephone number of three references; writing sample and; salary requirements to: Stephanie Ortoleva, President Indiana NOW P. O. Box 2264 Indianapolis, IN 46206 - Pat Varieur email:NOWCol@aol.com Coordinator Columbus NOW website:http://www.now.org/oh/columbusnow or http://www.geocities.com/wellesley/3647 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 23:00:55 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: joan r saks berman Subject: Call for papers (fwd) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Forwarding the message only. Do not respond to me, Please. I don't know anything else about it. Joan R. Saks Berman, Ph.D. jberman@unm.edu PHS Indian Hospital (505) 256-4012 801 Vassar Drive NE FAX (505) 256-4088 Albuquerque, NM 87106 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 22:37:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Rosalie Riegle To: joan r saks berman Cc: frank walsh Subject: Call for papers Please send this to anyone who might be interested in proposing and/or attending. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 22:41:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Rosalie Riegle To: list femped Cc: rosalie riegle Subject: Call for papers Please spread the word and plan to propose and attend if you can. We have a beautiful new conference facility here at SVSU and I'd love to showit off. Ro Michigan Women's Studies Association Celebrating Twenty-Five Years Annual Conference, Friday, April 3 - Saturday, April 4, 1998 Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI 48710 Call for Papers, Panel Discussions, and Workshops Women and Health Care: Local, National and Global The program committee invites proposals broadly related to the theme of the conference. Papers may be written from any disciplinary or multi-disciplinary perspective and address women's health issues in any era or country. We especially invite proposals on areas such as the following: history of women in the health and social work professions impact of public policy decisions on women's health care the politics of women's health care women and aging cultural conflicts involving emigrating women community participant input into health care impact of federal and state welfare changes on women's health gender and racial differences in access to care and research related to women's health HIV/AIDS and women, nationally and internationally family violence as a women's health issue war and women's health, especially in developing countries health care and economics We encourage proposals from students, community practitioners and activists, and academics. Proposals should not exceed one page in length and should include the following: title and type of presentation, name(s) and affiliation(s of presenter(s), and a one-hundred word description of the proposed paper or presentation. If you would like to chair a panel of papers, please send us your name, affiliation, and a description of your interests. Deadline for Proposals: January 10, 1997 Send proposals to: Dr. Rosalie G. Riegle, Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road University Center, MI 48710 OR e-mail to: riegle@tardis.svsu.edu or ceasley@tardis.svsu.edu For further information, phone the MWSA at 517-484-1880, Dr. Cheryl E. Easley, 517-790-4145 or Dr. Riegle at 517-790-4380. Co-sponsored by the Michigan Women's Studies Association, the Saginaw Valley State University College of Nursing, and the Saginaw Valley State University College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 07:15:57 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: hagolem Subject: request for speaker in Hartford Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A woman who is not a member of the listserv asked me to forward the following request for a speaker at her school to proceed my residency there. Please reply to her and not to me, as I have nothing to do with the choice of a speaker. Marge Piercy hagolem@capecod.net > > Independent school in West Hartford, CT needs speaker for one >evening, mid November, (flexible) to discuss the fiction and/or >poetry of Marge Piercy with a small group (about 15) of English >faculty. The evening includes dinner and a small honorarium. Reply >to: > Margaret T. Kasprak > English Symposium Chairperson > Kingswood-Oxford School > 170 Kingswood Road > West Hartford, CT 06119 > > > Thanks again. > kasfam@snet.net> ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 02:29:17 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rhea Cote Organization: University of Maine Subject: Re: Quebec literature MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Gabrielle Roy La riviere sans repos Louis Hemon Maria Chapdelaine Germaine Guevremont Le Survenant Gabrielle Leboeuf Caffee La Canadienne: Memories of a Vanishing Culture Grace de Repetigny Metalious Franco-American talking about the immigration experience of Quebecois women The Tight White Collar No Adam In Eden Antonine Maillet (Prix Goncourt) New Brunswick, but very important to the genre several volumes in both French and English La Sagouine The Devil Is Loose translation of Crache-a-Pic Maria Laberge very contemporary Also see: http://members.aol.com/RJCR/Francofemmes2.html for a listing of other Franco/American/Quebec writers Rhea Cote Robbins Director Franco-American Women's Institute Rhea_Cote@umit.maine.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 23:19:47 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Koppelman Subject: Re: Odessa and El Paso, Texas Hi Women's Studies friends. I am in Odessa tonight (Tuesday) and I'll be here all day tomorrow. I'd love to see/talk to/visit with women's studies people here and in El Paso on Friday. I'm at Motel 6 in Odessa, 915-333-4025 (Rm. 126). In El Paso, I'll be at 915-833-4319. Thanks. Susan Koppelman <> ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 08:42:48 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Taetzsch Subject: Setting up a Women's Center In-Reply-To: <01IN6KTK8OGY005P2X@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII We are in the planning stages for a Women's Center which would be involved in community outreach as well as coordinating our Women's Studies program and organizing our Women's Symposium each year. Any information on models for a Women's Center, the kind of person we should look for to run it, etc., would be appreciated. At this point we have a Women's Studies minor and the Wilma E. Grote Women's Symposium, but no Women's Center. Thank you in advance for any advice. Lynne Lynne Taetzsch l.taetzsch@morehead-st.edu Dept. of English, Foreign Languages and Philosophy Morehead State University, UPO Box 645, Morehead, KY 40351 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 12:29:35 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Vivian M. May" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I am forwarding this message for a colleague. Please respond privately to Dr. Brenda Phillips at Texas Woman's University. Her address is . A woman is seeking political asylum immediately. She cannot return to her country of origin because she has spoken publicly against certain forms of physical torture against women in her country. Please let Brenda Phillips know of any resources that could be of help in this matter. _______________________ Vivian M. May Institute for Women's Studies Callaway Center Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 13:42:48 +0000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Amy Speer Subject: *NWSA Journal* NEEDS READERS for Affirmative Action Issue Comments: To: WS List Servers , FEMPED-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU, "N. Wome's History Project" , FEMISA@CSF.COLORADO.EDU, WHIRL@LISTS.PSU.EDU, SWIP-L@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Comments: cc: Margaret McFadden MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII READERS NEEDED FOR MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR SPECIAL ISSUE ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR NWSA JOURNAL. If you have expertise in legal issues, workplace or management problems relating to gender, applied ethics, equal opportunity and affirmative action policy, or international or comparative perspectives on affirmative action, and would be willing to referee an article, please contact us, sending a brief resume. Maggie McFadden Editor, *NWSA Journal* 109 IG Greer Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 704-262-6541 fax: 262-6543 mcfaddenmh@appstate.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:41:28 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Anne Carson Subject: Quebec Women Writers To all who responded to my query re. Quebecoise writers, merci a tous! Most of the authors were new to me. I had 6 years of French in secondary school, where it MIGHT have been mentioned once that there are people in Canada who speak French. There was never any discussion or teaching of North American French literature, let alone language, nor did my university offer a course on the subject. Cornell Univ. (where I work) offers one course on Francophone literature outside of France as well as courses on the literature of Francophone Africa and the Maghreb--equally meriting academic attention--but none on Quebec lit., though the library does collect in this area. Clearly a course could be devised focusing solely on women writers of Quebec. It dismays me that in the US, students of French are generally left ignorant of the literature and culture of our Francophone neighbors (though this is not true in Maine, which has a significant French-speaking minority). Having travelled throughout a good portion of Quebec, I would like to be able to speak Quebec French as well as French French. It may take me into the next century to read through the list--thanks again for introducing me to such a vibrant literature. Anne Carson Cornell University e-mail: carson@law.mail.cornell.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 16:58:05 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: how to unsubscribe, etc. (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today's monthly excerpt from the WMST-L User's Guide: 2) "WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LISTSERV@UMDD AND WMST-L@UMDD? HOW DO I TELL WHICH ADDRESS TO USE? AND HOW DO I UNSUBSCRIBE?" WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU should be used ONLY for messages that you wish to send to all WMST-L subscribers. Messages concerning your WMST-L subscription should be sent to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . If you wish to unsubscribe, for example, send the message UNSUB WMST-L to the LISTSERV address, not to WMST-L. 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However, if you have a question, please first consult the User's Guide (http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html) to try to get the answer for yourself. ****************** Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to the World Wide Web. The URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html . You can also get a copy of the guide via e-mail by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 17:20:08 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lu Johnson & Sharon Jacobson Subject: sex and culture I am trying to compile a suggested viewing list of readily available films that address various aspects or dimensions of the relationship between sex and culture. films that i had considered or had been suggested to me were Wigstock, Working Girls, Paris is Burning, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Desert Hearts, and Celluloid Closet. I would appreciate any suggestions that people have of other films that I might want to include on my list. Thanks. Sharon Jacobson 16730 Power Line Road Holley, NY 14470 716-638-6174 justakid2@juno.com ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 00:56:50 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "N. Benokraitis" Subject: Re: Reminder: AWP proposals due Oct. 1st In-Reply-To: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, Lynn H. Collins wrote: > CALL FOR PAPERS > DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: OCTOBER 1, 1997 > PLEASE FORWARD TO RELEVANT LISTS > > CHARTING A NEW COURSE! > > THE 23RD ANNUAL ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE > MARCH 5TH - 8TH, 1998 > AT THE BALTIMORE HILTON & TOWERS, BALTIMORE, MD > SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE > > The conference theme emphasizes creating and following plans > for womens future. The seas to be navigated include health care > (including mental health), education, diversity, welfare, > affirmative action, and dealing with violence, among others. As > is true for those guiding Clippers, to make progress one needs to > enlist the support of many forces. In sailing, the forces include > the crew as well as the wind, currents, weather, and other forces > of nature. In our case, we need to enlist the support of numerous > human forces, e.g., political, community, Spiritual, and > educational, from diverse cultures in order to address and meet > the challenges that face us. I'd like to organize a panel on subtle sex discrimination for this conference. The myriad topics include how subtle sex discrimination works on a daily basis in such areas as employment, education (preschool, elementary, etc.), domestic relations, popular culture, the fine arts, advertising, health...Well, you get the picture--LOTS of topics are welcome and I'd like to include both qualitative and quantitative approaches in the panel. Please send a 400-500 word abstract by September 17 to nbenokraitis@ubmail.ubalt.edu . niki Benokraitis, Sociology, U of Baltimore nbenokraitis@ubmail.ubalt.edu P.S. Bawlimer (as the natives pronounce Baltimore) is a GREAT city, btw. Despite the media's almost exclusive attention to our birdies (Orioles baseball and Raven football), there are terrific museums (including the Science Center and the Aquarium for both kids and adults), wunnerful restaurants, great theatres, and mahvelous historical sites. (No, I don't get a commission from the Bureau of Tourism.) Besides that, we can all descend on the University of Maryland at Baltimore County and surprise Joan Korenman with a group hug ;-). ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:52:56 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: when to reply privately (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today's important monthly excerpt from the WMST-L User's Guide: 3) "WHEN SHOULD I REPLY PRIVATELY RATHER THAN TO WMST-L?" WMST-L is set up so that replies will automatically go to all subscribers. If you respond to a WMST-L message by hitting a reply key or typing "reply," everyone will read your response. This is appropriate when the contents are likely to be of interest to a number of subscribers (most suggestions for reading lists and teaching strategies fall into this category). However, * if you are writing to request a copy of a paper someone has mentioned, please send your request PRIVATELY, NOT to WMST-L. * Similarly, comments directed at a particular person (e.g., "Right on, Rhoda. Good point," or "Thanks for the info," or "What a horrendous experience that must have been. I don't know why people do such things," or "Hi, Jane, I'm glad to see you've joined the list. Write to me," etc.) should be sent PRIVATELY, NOT to WMST-L. * Also, short general statements of approval, disapproval, or puzzlement (e.g., "Hooray! I'm glad someone finally said that!" or "I can't imagine how anyone can believe such nonsense" or "why did you send that message?") should NOT be sent to WMST-L. * Finally, please also send privately most expressions of thanks or apology. [People using Pine and a few other mail systems need to be especially careful about replies: these systems sometimes make list mail look as if it is coming from a private person. On Pine, hitting H while reading a message will show you the full header--be sure WMST-L is nowhere in any of the header lines. For a private reply in Pine, even if the mail seems to be from a private person, say NO both to using the Reply-to address and to replying to all recipients. And CANCEL your reply if any line is addressed to WMST-L or to "multiple recipients."] ******************** Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to the World Wide Web. The URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html . You can also get a copy of the guide via e-mail by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:35:58 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lucretia McCulley Subject: Women's Studies video Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello, Does anyone know of a video that would introduce college students and their parents to the field of Women's Studies? I am looking for something that would be fairly recent, but would also provide a brief history of how the field has developed. We are hoping to use such a video for a mother/daughter weekend sponsored by the WILL (Women in Living and Learning) Program at the University of Richmond. Thank you, Lucretia McCulley lmcculle@richmond.edu ___NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS____________________________________ Lucretia McCulley Director of Public Services Boatwright Library University of Richmond, VA 23173 lmcculle@richmond.edu 804-289-8670 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 17:36:36 +0000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Helen Fallon Subject: New edition of WOW - Women on the Web MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit WERRC (Women's Education, Research & Resource Centre) at University College Dublin, is in the process of bringing out a new edition of "WOW - Women on the Web:A Guide to Gender-Related resources on the Internet." (further details werrc@ollamh.ucd.ie) Many new sites have been created since the publication of the first edition and I wish the directory (both printed and electronic to reflect these developments). If your organisation has a site which you feel might be very useful for people doing research or work which is women focused I would be pleased to receive the URL address. The first edition of the book listed material under the categories: Table of Contents Services (ToCs) Electronic Discussion Lists Conferences Organisations Bibliographies Electronic Texts Departments, Research Centres and Programmes Library Catalogues Worldwide Links to additional gender-related sites Sites with instructions on how to create your own homepage. I am considering adding the following categories: Gateways to Women's Resources Women's Studies Publishers. My e-mail address is fallonh@ccmail.dcu.ie The directory, which is currently being updated is at http://www.dcu.ie/staff/hfallon/thesis.htm Thank you, Helen Fallon. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 14:46:07 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Regina Marie Buccola Subject: Re: sex and culture In-Reply-To: <19970903.174656.17343.0.justakid2@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Peter Greenaway's recent film _The Pillow Book_ is also very interesting in this regard, as is the Chicago independent film _Go Fish_ that appeared in 1994 -- I think it is readily available, even though it was not completely mainstream. gina buccola On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Lu Johnson & Sharon Jacobson wrote: > I am trying to compile a suggested viewing list of readily available > films that address various aspects or dimensions of the relationship > between sex and culture. films that i had considered or had been > suggested to me were Wigstock, Working Girls, Paris is Burning, Priscilla > Queen of the Desert, Desert Hearts, and Celluloid Closet. I would > appreciate any suggestions that people have of other films that I might > want to include on my list. > > Thanks. > > Sharon Jacobson > 16730 Power Line Road > Holley, NY 14470 > 716-638-6174 > justakid2@juno.com > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 14:13:08 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sharon Glassman Subject: "Undercover Mother": Monologue Announcement Sharon Glassman, NY performance artist, presents "Undercover Mother," a monologue exploring new configurations of women's roles as mothers and nurturers in the 90s. The 35-minute piece can be performed in classrooms as well as theatre spaces and is followed by a Q&A with the artist. Sharon Glassman is a writer/performer and journalist who creates monologues from true stories. She has just completed a two-year U.S. university tour of "Water Over Time: a monologue of women and science," involving women's studies, mathematics and physics departments nationwide. For more information and university references, please contact Sharon Glassman directly at SharonG127@aol.com. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:59:06 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Betty J Haslett Subject: Re: Women's Studies video In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970904123558.006bf1e8@facstaff.richmond.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Please post any responses to the list as many of us might be interested in using such a video. Thanks. On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, Lucretia McCulley wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know of a video that would introduce college students and their > parents to the field of Women's Studies? I am looking for something that > would be fairly recent, but would also provide a brief history of how the > field has developed. We are hoping to use such a video for a mother/daughter > weekend sponsored by the WILL (Women in Living and Learning) Program at the > University of Richmond. > > Thank you, > Lucretia McCulley > lmcculle@richmond.edu > ___NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS____________________________________ > Lucretia McCulley > Director of Public Services > Boatwright Library > University of Richmond, VA 23173 > lmcculle@richmond.edu > 804-289-8670 > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:53:16 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Janet Wirth-Cauchon Subject: Midwest Sociology Session on the Body in Feminist Theory MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Greetings, I am putting together a session for the Midwest Sociology Society's annual meetings, to be held in Kansas City, April 2-5, 1998, entitled "The Body in Feminist Theory" I would like to invite submissions from sociologists on theorizations of the body in feminist work, which can include applications of theories of the body in research, or theoretical papers exploring the current explosion of interest in the body in feminist work on gender, sexuality, subjectivity, and culture. The deadline for proposals is Oct 1, though I can be somewhat flexible on this as long as the proposal/session title is in to me by Oct 24. Janet Wirth-Cauchon Department of Sociology 2507 University Ave Des Moines IA 50311 (515) 271-4586 e-mail: Janet.Wirth-Cauchon.drake.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:24:06 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nikki Senecal Subject: Stats: women working outside the home Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I can't remember where I saw these statistics originally; I think it was some kind of quiz. The question asked something to the effect of "During which period did more women work outside the home?" And the multiple choice answers were a. 1920s b. 1950s maybe? c. 1970s (or 80s). The correct answer, I think, was the 20s. I may even have read it here. Can anyone help? Sorry I don't have more to go on, Nikki Senecal Department of English University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0354 Internet: senecal@scf-fs.usc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:51:05 +0930 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barb Rohde Subject: conferences Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am a postgrad in women's studies at the Flinders University of South Australia and will be staying in St Augustine, Florida for 3 months from November 23, 1997 to February 21, 1998. Does anyone know of any conferences being held within those dates in the women's studies field that I might be able to attend? Does anyone know of any short courses or subjects that I could possibly do during this time? I'll be staying with my boyfriend who will be working full-time for most of my visit so I am looking to fill in my days productively. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks in advance, Barb Rohde PO Box 79 Blackwood SA 5051 Email: barb@pobox.com Ph: 61 + 8 + 8278 1390 Mobile: 0418 891 912 "Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end." Germaine De Stael (1766-1817) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:51:03 +0930 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barb Rohde Subject: conferences Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am a postgrad in women's studies at the Flinders University of South Australia and will be staying in St Augustine, Florida for 3 months from November 23, 1997 to February 21, 1998. Does anyone know of any conferences being held within those dates in the women's studies field that I might be able to attend? Does anyone know of any short courses or subjects that I could possibly do during this time? I'll be staying with my boyfriend who will be working full-time for most of my visit so I am looking to fill in my days productively. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks in advance, Barbara Rohde ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:06:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KATE GREENE Subject: girls and adventure I am sending this for a colleague who is not on the list: Francis Karnes, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Center for Gifted Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi is writing a book about girls and young women (ages 5-25) and adventure. She is seeking information about any girls (past or present) who have participated and excelled in unique adventures. She is still formulating her definition of adventure, but it may including activities such as mountain climbing/hiking, flying, scientific expeditions, kayaking/white water rafting, cycling, skateboarding, skiing. She is also seeking info on the historical aspects of women and adevnture, i.e.., a chronology of women who have accomplished adventurous feats (including some sports). Please send your info to KarnesFA@aol.com or to me at the address below. Thank you. kate greene/political science/usm ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:37:14 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Michele McGrady Subject: Re: sex and culture When Night Is Falling is another film that is very interesting and is readily available. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:43:59 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: messages not to send to WMST-L (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today's monthly excerpt from the WMST-L User's Guide: ******************* 3A) "Are there other messages that should not be sent to WMST-L?" There are a number of messages that should NEVER be sent to WMST-L. For example, most newspaper and magazine/journal articles are covered by copyright. Do not send articles covered by copyright unless you have written permission from the copyright holder to do so. The fact that the article may have appeared on another list is NOT in itself sufficient justification for sending it to WMST-L. Here are some other messages not to send: 1) Warnings about computer viruses. The "Good Times" virus is a tired hoax, and most other messages about viruses are equally unfounded. NEVER SEND A WARNING ABOUT A VIRUS TO WMST-L! Instead, check with the computer support staff at your institution. If for some reason you can't do this, or if they tell you there IS some cause for concern, write to me PRIVATELY at KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU . 2) Messages about Neiman-Marcus or Harrods or anyone else's cookies. This is an "urban legend" that has no business on WMST-L. 3) Stories about a poor child dying of a brain tumor who would like e-mail messages. Another urban legend that has no place on WMST-L. 4) Stories about the FCC's planning a modem tax. Another groundless tale. The above messages are wholly without foundation or are no longer true. Moreover, they have nothing to do with women's studies teaching, research, or program administration, and hence should not be sent to WMST-L for that reason as well. Also, please do not send jokes, whether or not they relate to Women's Studies. Jokes tend to precipitate an avalanche of messages: more jokes, complaints about the content, complaints about the complaints, complaints about the resulting excessive mail volume. So...NO JOKES. Petitions, too, should NOT be sent to WMST-L, regardless of how worthy the cause. They, too, tend to add unreasonably to the list's already heavy mail volume. If someone SENDS an inappropriate message, IGNORE it!!! DO NOT reply to WMST-L. If you wish to enlighten the sender, send her/him a message PRIVATELY. People who ignore the list's focus and persist in sending inappropriate messages or replies will find themselves removed from the list. ********************************************************* Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to the World Wide Web. The URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html . You can also get a copy of the guide via e-mail by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 13:40:47 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine Smith <10casmith@BSUVC.BSU.EDU> Subject: feminists as liberals MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII I am looking for a citation that feminists tend to be politically liberal. I am predicting that political liberalism should be a predictor of feminist beleifs and self-labeling. I thought it would be easy to find such a cite, but I have not been able to come up with anything. Please respond privately. Christine Smith 10casmith@bbsuvc.bsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:29:16 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "B. Carol Eaton" Subject: Who Stole Feminism? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I recently posted to the listserv about my research on barriers to feminist scholarship. Having just read Christina Hoff Sommers _Who Stole Feminism?_ (1994) for the first time, I am feeling quite discouraged. Is this really how the "rest of the world" perceives feminist scholarship? Perhaps I have become too entrenched in an academic, theoretical approach to feminist scholarship without consideration of the criticisms from academics and non-academics. In case her book is not familiar to you, Sommers explains how "gender" or "transformationist" feminists (i.e., radical) are colonizing the academy at the expense of "traditionally minded" or "mainstream equity" (i.e., classically liberal) feminists. According to Sommers, overzealous, angry gender feminists are guilty of imposing a narrow political agenda that dilutes traditional scholarly standards and uses up scarce resources. I thought the main barrier to the expansion of feminist scholarship was getting people to read it and take it seriously. But here's a woman (an academic?) who has (apparently) studied feminist scholarship in depth and just doesn't get it. If this book represents the kind of mindset that permeates the gatekeepers of academic scholarship, then how does one begin to overcome it? Carol Eaton Syracuse University bceaton@syr.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:51:18 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Helene Meyers Subject: Re: Who Stole Feminism? In-Reply-To: ; from "B. Carol Eaton" at Sep 5, 97 12:29 (noon) Carol, For a smart response to/critique of arguments advanced by Sommers, Roiphe, Kaminer . . ., see Patrice McDermott's "On Cultural Authority: Women's Studies, Feminist Politics, and the Popular Press" (_Signs 20.3 [1995], 668-684). Helene Meyers Assoc. Prof. of English and Chair of Women's Studies Southwestern University Georgetown, TX 78626 tel. 512-863-1492 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 18:21:05 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Carol R. Awasu" Subject: Re: "Undercover Mother": Monologue Announcement Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Ms. Glassman, I am interested in receiving information on your monologue on women and science, as well as your references and fees. We may have an interest in inviting you in the Spring of 1998. Please send this, and other relevant information to me at the address below. Thank You Carol R. Awasu At 02:13 PM 9/4/97 -0400, you wrote: >Sharon Glassman, NY performance artist, presents "Undercover Mother," a >monologue exploring new configurations of women's roles as mothers and >nurturers in the 90s. The 35-minute piece can be performed in classrooms as >well as theatre spaces and is followed by a Q&A with the artist. > >Sharon Glassman is a writer/performer and journalist who creates monologues >from true stories. She has just completed a two-year U.S. university tour of >"Water Over Time: a monologue of women and science," involving women's >studies, mathematics and physics departments nationwide. For more information >and university references, please contact Sharon Glassman directly at >SharonG127@aol.com. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Carol R. Awasu 208 Bowne Hall Associate Director Syracuse, New York 13244 Women's Studies Program (315) 443-3707 Syracuse University (315) 443-9221 FAX crawasu@mailbox.syr.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:33:45 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cat Farrar Subject: Re: Who Stole Feminism? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Anyone know of a web site for Sommer's work? Cat Farrar cat@cfmc.com At 03:51 PM 9/5/97 CDT, you wrote: >Carol, > >For a smart response to/critique of arguments advanced by Sommers, Roiphe, >Kaminer . . ., see Patrice McDermott's "On Cultural Authority: Women's >Studies, Feminist Politics, and the Popular Press" (_Signs 20.3 [1995], >668-684). > >Helene Meyers >Assoc. Prof. of English and Chair of Women's Studies >Southwestern University >Georgetown, TX 78626 >tel. 512-863-1492 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CAT FARRAR cat@cfmc.com "Is it honest?" "Is it kind?" "Is it necessary?" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 22:15:01 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Re: Who Stole Feminism? MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Earlier today, Carol Eaton wrote: > I recently posted to the listserv about my research on barriers to > feminist scholarship. Having just read Christina Hoff Sommers _Who Stole > Feminism?_ (1994) for the first time, I am feeling quite discouraged. > Is this really how the "rest of the world" perceives feminist scholarship? I'd like to second Helene Meyers' recommendation of my colleague Pat McDermott's article in _Signs_ (Spring 1995). In addition, you might be interested in two WMST-L files: SOMMERS1 CRITIQUE is an article Laura Flanders wrote critiquing _Who Stole Feminism_. Flanders points out ways in which Sommers does some of the very things she accuses feminists of doing. The other file, SOMMERS DISCUSS1, is a compilation of messages that appeared on WMST-L when Sommers' book came out several years ago. To get these files, send the following two-line message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU: GET SOMMERS1 CRITIQUE GET SOMMERS DISCUSS1 Be sure to send this message to LISTSERV, **not** to WMST-L. Joan Korenman ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County * * Baltimore, MD 21250 http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/ * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 10:04:05 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Authorization/Approval to Post Messages (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today's monthly excerpt from the WMST-L User's Guide: 4) "I'VE TRIED TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST, BUT I RECEIVED A MESSAGE BACK SAYING THAT I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. I'M A SUBSCRIBER --WHY WAS I TOLD I'M NOT AUTHORIZED?" B) "WHEN I SENT A MESSAGE TO WMST-L, I WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO THE LISTOWNER FOR APPROVAL. WHY?" Only people whom the LISTSERV software recognizes as subscribers can post messages on WMST-L. To subscribe, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): SUB WMST-L Your Name (e.g., SUB WMST-L Jane Smith). You will receive a response asking you to confirm your subscription request by replying to the response (use the "reply" feature; do not "forward" or start a new message). Your reply should not include anything but the expression OK (caps or lower case--it makes no difference). After you send back the reply, you should quickly receive a message welcoming you to WMST-L. If you've already subscribed to WMST-L and you run into problems, chances are that you subscribed under a different address than the one from which you sent your recent message--e.g., you subscribed under your Bitnet address and then sent a message from your Internet address, or your address has changed since you subscribed. The LISTSERV software recognizes subscribers by their e-mail address. If you subscribe under a Bitnet [or Internet] address, you have to send all messages to LISTSERV and WMST-L from that same address. If you are unsuccessful posting a message to the list's Bitnet address, try sending the message to the list's Internet address. If your e-mail address has changed since you subscribed, please contact me PRIVATELY (not via a message to WMST-L). B) Postings from all new subscribers (and old subscribers with new subscriptions) are now automatically sent to the listowner for approval. This cuts down on inappropriate messages from newcomers who haven't had time to read the welcome letter. After a few weeks, most subscriptions are quietly readjusted so that messages are no longer subject to prior review. ****************** Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to the World Wide Web. The URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html . You can also get a copy of the guide via e-mail by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 11:37:49 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Re: New edition of WOW - Women on the Web MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Recently, Helen Fallon wrote: > WERRC (Women's Education, Research & Resource Centre) at University > College Dublin, is in the process of bringing out a new edition of > "WOW - Women on the Web:A Guide to Gender-Related resources on the > Internet." (further details werrc@ollamh.ucd.ie) > > Many new sites have been created since the publication of the first > edition and I wish the directory (both printed and electronic to > reflect these developments). If your organisation has a site which > you feel might be very useful for people doing research or work which > is women focused I would be pleased to receive the URL address. I was delighted to see that the Guide already includes two of my web resources: Gender-Related Electronic Forums (http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/forums.html) and Women's Studies Programs, Departments, and Research Centers (http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/programs.html). I'd like to recommend two more resources that might be appropriate additions: 1) Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites is an annotated, frequently-updated, selective listing of information-rich sites dealing with women's studies/issues. In addition to the main listing, which now includes well over 200 sites, there are nine topical sub-sections to make it easier to find sites dealing with Activism, Arts & Humanities, Health, Internet Info, Science & Technology, Sexuality/Sexual Orientation, and Women of Color, as well as sites focused outside the US and Canada and sites offering comprehensive information. The overall URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/links.html . 2) This year, like Helen, I had a book published that deals with women-related Internet resources. It's called _Internet Resources on Women: Using Electronic Media in Curriculum Transformation_. More information (including links to a table of contents and info on how to order the book) is available at http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/updates.html . This URL is also to the book's frequently-updated Updates page, where I list new sites and changes to those already included. Being a compulsive idiot, I have created TWO updates pages--one arranged chronologically, so if you check it from time to time, you'll know right away what's been added since the last time you looked, and the other arranged by topic/page number, so that if you're only interested in, say, updates having to do with Literature or with Political Science/International Relations, you don't have to scroll through all the listings looking for relevant sites. Anyway, everything can be reached from the main updates page, http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/updates.html . It has links to all the other stuff. Both of these sites might well be appropriate additions to Helen's book, but I thought others might also like to know about them, so I'm sending my reply to WMST-L rather than just privately to Helen. And if anyone has academically-oriented resources that aren't in my book but should be, please let me know. Joan Korenman ************************************************************************* * Joan Korenman, Director, Women's Studies korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * University of Maryland Baltimore County * * http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/ * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ************************************************************************* ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 13:47:26 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jill Rothenberg Subject: Re: Kitchen Table Press Have you checked the latest edition of the Literary Market Place? ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 15:08:47 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Deborah R. Wittig" Subject: Hispanic American's Gender Role Beliefs Comments: cc: "D. Richey Wittig" In-Reply-To: <01INBH4B9ERS006D05@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I am writing my dissertation on gender role beliefs, looking at micro-level change across racial and gender categories with respect to the life course. I need some references for _current, valid_ assumptions regarding Hispanic Americans and gender role ideology. Recently I believe I saw an article mentioned, but failed to save the message. That or any other would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help. Deborah Richey Wittig, Ph.D. candidate. Social Science Research Center Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 drb1@ra.msstate.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 08:49:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: how to stop mail temporarily (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today's monthly excerpt from the WMST-L User's Guide: 5) "I'M GOING ON VACATION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. CAN I STOP MAIL WHILE I'M AWAY, OR DO I HAVE TO UNSUBSCRIBE?" You can stop mail temporarily (except for the edited digest) by sending the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet): SET WMST-L NOMAIL [NOTE: NOMAIL is one word] When you want mail to start arriving again, send the following message to the same address: SET WMST-L MAIL If you want to stop the edited DIGEST, even temporarily, you have to send the message AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE WMST-L . To re-start it, send the message AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE (and ignore the request that you establish a password). Note: BE SURE TO SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! ****************** Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to the World Wide Web. The URL is http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/user-guide.html . You can also get a copy of the guide via e-mail by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 04:39:22 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Koppelman Subject: CFP Hi. I'm posting this for a friend. Please do not respond to me. Susan Koppelman <> CALL FOR PAPERS Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association & Southwest/Texas American Culture Association January 29-31, 1998 Holiday Inn, Lubbock, Texas The Gender Studies Area of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association is accepting abstracts from those who wish to present papers dealing with Gender Studies issues at the upcoming conference in Lubbock, Texas. The Gender Studies Area is receptive to ideas of all kinds dealing with Popular Culture's treatment of gender issues, contradictions, and conundrums. This year, we are particularly interested in the implications of the rapidly growing Promise Keepers men's organization, the women's groups which have spun off from Promise Keepers, and the response of Feminists and Feminist organizations (particularly that of the National Organization for Women) to both. The Area Chair will be bringing an online bibliography of literature concerning Promise Keepers and related groups to the session. Please submit an approximately 200-word abstract to: Paul Somerville, Area Chair, Gender Studies 828 Briarcliff Drive Moore, Oklahoma 73170 Telephone (405) 573-6601 (daytime) E-Mail by November 3, 1997 describing the work you have done - or intend to do - in this area and you will be notified of acceptance no later than November 15, 1997. E-Mail submissions are encouraged to the above E-Mail address are encouraged. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 06:30:34 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: THAT Subject: women vs women?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, I've been a marxist-fem for nearly two years now (also affiliated with the ISO.. actually, I guess i've been a fem since age 9 )... and within the various small organizations which I've participated in, the women have been great, so have the men... the "solidarity" was amazing. Now, my life has become stretched to the extent that I have little to no time to get out and physically protest or march for this or that cause... at least within the last six months...but I intend to change that, soon. My point re: women vs women??.... is this: Sometimes late at night, after screening a gazillion email msgs, I pop into a chatroom for politcal debate... primarily to discuss important issues, and secondarily, to observe the differences in gender behavior. I'm sad to report, that nearly EVERY time I engaged in debate with women (hoping to find a common ground, or compromise, OPEN MINDEDNESS)... the different women in their own solidarity AGAINST feminsm would not even attempt to consider other perspectives... and all the while under my breath, I would ask myself: "If two women cannot agree on at least ONE issue, how can feminists hope to accomplish anything in our struggle.... I just want HER to say, "gosh, I never looked at it [issue] that way, before."... or "Maybe I will look at the statistics you cited"... but this has yet to happen :( ... I usually end the debate with: "ok, you have your theories and i have mine... let's just leave it at that." <-- this, to avoid the sometimes-slander: "you dykes [<--which i'm not] just need a good _uck.... not more rights [<-- lots of laughter usually follows from other like-minded women]." Maybe this has been a bad week for me, (passing of Mother Teresa, Lady Di... and my boyfriend flying back to Australia)... but I am seriously pondering the sad breaks in our chain of solidarity (<-- btw, did we ever have true solid chain?) ... Don't get me wrong... I'm not going to throw up my hands, by any means.... after all, no one said the struggle would be an easy one (I'm not programmed for "easy" anyway)... I'm just suggesting how encouraging it would be if we could find some cohesiveness with women who have these preconceived stereotypes about feminists and their/our struggles (<-- am i asking too much?)... After all, women in general should be our first and foremost, allies.... I cannot articulate into enough words how disparing it feels to be sitting across a table or facing a screen, and arguing with a woman who thinks women shouldn't be working, "trying to be men" (<-- huh?)... "raising babies is OUR problem, not their daddies!" (<-- sigh). Ok.... feedback would be nice. Ling Jimenez THAT@unforgettable.com Chicago DePaul Univ. THAT@unforgettable.com http://www.geocities.com/wellesley/2122 ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 12:37:04 -0400 Reply-To: sandyl@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandra Lorean Organization: University of Florida Subject: Re: women vs women?? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I would seriously consider the posibility that the "women" in these chat rooms are men masquerading as women. Sex is unknowable on the internet. Sandy ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 13:27:59 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phillipa Kafka Subject: Re: Feminist Responses to Freud Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Yvonne: Phyllis Chesler has provided early second wave responses to Freud in at least two books. At 09:38 PM 8/26/97 +0800, you wrote: >****~~~~~~~********~~~~~~~*********~~~~~~~*** >Yvonne MacLean :) >azura@space.net.au >While I dance I cannot judge, I cannot hate, >I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be >joyful and whole. That is why I dance. - Hans Bos > > >*********************************************************** > > > >---------- >> From: Barbara Andrew >> To: WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU >> Subject: Feminist Responses to Freud >> Date: Saturday, 23 August 1997 1:26 >> >> Classic feminist responses to Freud include Simone de Beauvoirs' _The >Second >> Sex_, Adrienne Rich's "Compulsorary Heterosexuality and Lesbian >Existence" >> and Gayle Rubin's "The Traffic in Women." I also use Eva Feder Kittay's >> "Freud on Femininity or Why Not Womb Envy?" in _Hypatia Reborn_. >> >> >> Barbara Andrew >> University of Montana >> bandrew@selway.umt.edu > >Thanks for your help Barbara >Bye Yvonne > > Dr. Phillipa Kafka,Professor of English, Director of Women's Studies J306, Kean College of New Jersey 07083 ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 13:43:03 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Gina Oboler, Anthropology & Sociology, Ursinus College" Subject: Re: women vs women?? Comments: To: sandyl@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu While Sandy's suggestion that anti-feminist women on the Internet are really men is disguise might be true for a few, I am certain that it is not true in the main. There are hordes of anti-feminist women out there. I participated in a general discussion list for years with people of whom some were women -- I go be their scanned-in pictures, by occasional meetings in the flesh, and by reactions of others in the network who had such meetings, as well as what seemedto me a definitely female sensibility on *some* issues. But many of these womenexpressed just the same kinds of attitudes that Ling, the original poster, was talking about. Believe it. However obvious feminism seems to us, not all women agree. -- Gina ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 11:26:40 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Max Dashu Subject: Re: women vs women?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This is always a painful experience. I would venture to say that in many of these discussions, reason fails because the motivations for attacking feminists/ism ultimately come from fear. The attackers attempt, in a very ritualist manner, to distance themselves from dangerous feminism so that they will themselves be free from attack. It is much safer to support the status quo. I've observed this behavior ever since I was in high school, where girls would rush to side with the male-dominated culture and to put down other girls. There is danger in voicing any criticism of the patriarchal order or even individual men. Women, however, are fair game. This long-standing cultural norm goes back many centuries. Dividing women has been a most successful method of rule, making not only protest but also true self-expression unthinkable for many, many women. > I'm sad to report, that nearly >EVERY time I engaged in debate with women (hoping to find a common ground, >or compromise, OPEN MINDEDNESS)... the different women in their own >solidarity AGAINST feminsm would not even attempt to consider other >perspectives... snip >the sometimes-slander: "you dykes [<--which i'm not] just need a good >_uck.... not more rights [<-- >lots of laughter usually follows from other like-minded women]." >Ling Jimenez Max Dashu Suppressed Histories Archives email: maxdashu@lanminds.com PO Box 3511 Oakland CA 94609 USA ///SHA, now in its 27th year, focuses on International Women's Studies./// ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 14:35:45 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 4 job openings MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The following four job announcements may interest WMST-L readers: 1) Senior Feminist Theorist/Critic - Rutgers U. 2) Full Professor, English/Women's Studies - Purdue U. 3) Religious Studies (feminist theology/ethics) - Stanford U. 4) Asst. Prof. of Early Christian History - Episcopal Th. Seminary For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) ************************************************************* 1) RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY Department of English Senior Feminist Theorist/Critic The department, which has long been a leader in feminist scholarship, seeks to hire a feminist theorist/critic, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching, at the rank of professor or above. Applicationsin the form of a letter confirming candidates' interest accompanied by a curriculum vitaewill be accepted until October 10, 1997. Finalists will be invited to campus to give a lecture. The actual appointment is scheduled to begin July 1998. Write Prof. Cheryl Wall, Chair, Department of English, Murray Hall, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5054. Rutgers is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 12, 1997 **************************************************************************** 2) English: Full Professor, English/Women's Studies, Purdue University. Appointment half-time in Women's Studies and half-time in department of English; tenure home in English. Specialization in feminist literary theory; interests in cultural studies, critical race theory, world literatures or post-colonial studies desirable. Responsibilities: teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Women's Studies and English, maintain active research program, direct graduate students, and fulfill senior faculty responsibilities. Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent, outstanding publication record in literary theory and feminist scholarship, experience in interdisciplinary women's studies, and demonstrated teaching excellence. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Send application letter, curriculum vitae, statement of current research interests, and names of three references to: Berenice Carroll, Director, Women's Studies Program, Purdue University, 1361 L.A.E.B., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1361; (Telephone: 765-494-6295; Fax: 765-494-0833; e-mail: boatrigc@purdue.edu). Applications due by November 1, 1997, but the deadline will remain open until a suitable applicant is hired. Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 12, 1997 ************************************************************************* 3) Religious Studies: The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University invites applications at all ranks for a position in either Christian Thought in the Modern Period or Christian Ethics. Both fields are broadly understood. Candidates in Christian Thought in the Modern Period might, for example, have expertise in American religious thought, in Catholic or Protestant theology, in feminist or liberation theology, or in reflection upon the role of religion in contemporary public life. Candidates in Christian Ethics might, for example, have expertise in Roman Catholic moral theology, in Protestant ethics, or in feminist/womanist ethics. The person appointed will be expected to interact with faculty and students who work in a variety of fields and methodologies, to teach general as well as advanced undergraduate courses, to teach graduate seminars, and to direct dissertations. Term of appointment would begin September 1, 1998. Junior applicants should send a cover letter and dossier including three letters of recommendation. Senior applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae. Send by October 7 to: Professor Lee Yearley, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Religious Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. Stanford University is an Affirmative Action employer; women and minority scholars are particularly encouraged to apply. From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 12, 1997 ************************************************************************* 4) Asst. Professor of Early Christian History Episcopal Divinity School seeks applications for two tenure-track faculty positions for appointment in autumn of 1998-99. Rank commensurate with experience and qualifications. Assistant Professor of Early Christian History. This colleague will need scholarly abilities to teach historical materials with critical sensitivity to theological, liturgical and ecumenical perspectives essential in the formulation of contemporary religious leaders. It is anticipated that Early Christian History and the History of Doctrine generally conceived will be this person's primary area, with teaching in other periods also expected. Applicants should hold the Ph.D. degree or its equivalent and be able to teach cross-cultural perspectives, feminist/womanist theologies, and global issues as they relate to historicalstudies. Preference will be given to candidates who are members of the Episcopal Church or wider Anglican Communion. [second position description omitted] Qualifications: For both positions, candidates should demonstrate capacity for good teaching at the graduate theological level and have potential for (or actual) scholarly research and publication. An ability to work effectively with students in all three of the School's degree programs (M.Div., M.A.T.S., and D.Min.) is required, and it is important to be committed to working with a broad range of students, including those preparing for ordination in the Episcopal Church. Racial and other minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Initial deadline for applications is October 15, 1997. Send to Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett, Academic Dean, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 12, 1997 ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:39:26 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Su Epstein Subject: Re: women vs women?? MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII I fear the flames I will get off list from this post, but I have to jump in here. I think the issue being questioned here is the pervase issue that has been argued about here and in other feminist circles ad nauseum - is there such a thing as "female sensibility"? Is there even at this point one thing that is "feminism"? The people on chat lines late at night, or even the people on this list - are coming from a shared baseline of assumption - they nor we particularly want to discuss or entertain ideas that are fundementally contrary to what we believe and want - (ex: the carrings on this list over _Who Stole Feminism_ or _Professing Feminism_ and other work that challenges the idea that we are all just a bunch of happy women. I once mentioned on this list that I have felt in some circles feminist were an equally exculsive old girls club - and I got yelled at from all sides, called names, and harrassed!!) Ironically, very few of the women recognizing that how they responded to me was exactly what I was trying to illustrate and proclaim problematic! It would seem to me that the problem is that no one, not men, not femiinist, not academics, not the guy or gal in the 7-11, etc. wants to listen or look at other perspectives or at positions opposing there own. su Su Epstein, Ph.D. Sociolgy Dept SUNY @ Oneonta epsteisc@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 16:10:14 -0400 Reply-To: schweit2@ix.netcom.com Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Schweitzer Subject: Query: welfare participation rates for lone mothers by age Comments: To: h-women@h-net.msu.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarded by request from femecon-l@bucknell.edu (discussion list for IAFFE, the International Association For Feminist Economics) -- Mary Schweitzer From: Martin Dooley A journal referee has asked that I make reference in a paper to trends in welfare participation rates among US lone mothers by age group. I am interested in the 1970's and 1980's in particular. Moffitt's 1992 review in JEL provides these data for all lone mothers but not by age group. Does any one know of a source for such data? I have written to Moffitt and he did not have a ready reference for me. Why do I ask? I am writing a paper on welfare participation by lone mothers in Canada over the period 1973-1991. One of the interesting patterns is that the trends differ markedly by age group. (The overall participation rate was stable at about 40%). Lone mothers over age 34 (the approximate median age of Canadian lone mothers) have decreased their use of welfare whereas lone mothers under age 35 have increased their participation levels. However, relative trends (by age group) in wages, schooling levels and demographics do a good job of accounting for the differing patterns of welfare use. Thanks very much for your help, Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin D. Dooley Internet: dooley@mcmaster.ca Department of Economics Phone: (905) 525-9140 Ext. 23810 McMaster University Fax: (905) 521-8232 Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:27:49 +1000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Bronwyn Winter Subject: Re: Who Stole Feminism? RE>Who Stole Feminism? 8/9/97 On Sept 6 Carol Eaton wrote of her consternation after having read the anti-radical feminist work (or just plain anti-feminist, it would seem!) "Who Stole Feminism"? I sympathise entirely with your comments, Carol. Indeed, such work is disturbing, especially as radical feminists, whatever the country we are talking about, are in the *minority* in the academy and are often marginalised by other (liberal, socialist or postmodern) womens studies academics. Media accounts, at least in Australia, also misrepresent radical feminism (not necessarily as being in control in the academy, however, which would be extremely hard to prove in Australia as they/we are *very* marginalised, with occasional exceptions, luckily!) For example, a recurrent theme in Australian media of late is the "feminist" defence of pornography and heterosexual/ist "seduction" games accompanied by radical-feminist-bashing of the typical libertarian sort. This at the same time as much is being made of an inquiry into paedophilia (against boys: if it was "only" girls and within the confines of the family there'd have been no such inquiry, of course......). So, dear Carol Eaton, you are quite right: the problem *is* getting people to take feminist scholarship seriously, particularly the kind that clearly names material and ideological (including "cultural") structures of oppression and expresses coherently argued moral objection to them! Of course, it would be rather surprising if such scholarship *were* taken seriously in any sort of general, public and consistent way. The "Who Stole Feminism" variety of feminist-bashing is much more popular: who better to use to publicly discredit feminism than someone publicly identified or self-identified as "feminist"? (as Christine Delphy, among others, already noted back in 1980......). Bronwyn Winter Dept of French Studies University of Sydney 2006 NSW AUSTRALIA email: bronwyn.winter@french.usyd.edu.au ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 22:09:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dawn Atkins Subject: CFP: Queer & Disabled Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Call for Papers Queer & Dis/abled Special Issue of The Journal of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity Guest Editors, Dawn Atkins and Catherine Marston Looking for original scholarly articles, clinical studies, research papers, cultural and literary theory and analysis, history, as well as personal essays, interviews, and poetry which explore the intersections of lesbian/bisexual/gay/transgendered and disabled identities. Would particularly welcome contributions from people with various disabilities (physical, mental, developmental and learning disabilities) and people of color. Deadlines: Scholarly articles: Require a 250 word abstract by Jan. 1, 1998. (Final manuscripts of those selected by the editors will be due April 15, 1997.) Personal essays, interviews and poetry: Due by Jan. 1, 1998. Send for submission quidelines via email to dawn-atkins@uiowa.edu or with self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Dawn Atkins & Catherine Marston, 114 MacBride Hall, Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. For more information contact: Dawn Atkins Email: dawn-atkins@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 354-0549 Regular Mail: 114 MacBride Hall, Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. Catherine L. Marston Email: catherine-marston@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 356-6252 Regular Mail: 205 Communications Center, Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 22:37:22 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 1)Romantic anthologies 2)women in higher ed, multiculturalism, pedagogy MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The following two announcements may interest WMST-L readers: 1) Anthologies Page for Romantic Literature 2) CFP: Women in Higher Education, Multiculturalism, & Pedagogy For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) ************************************************************* 1) The editors are pleased to announce the new ANTHOLOGIES PAGE now available online at the *Romantic Circles* website . The Anthologies Page means to provide a comprehensive list of all the major anthologies currently available for the study of Romantic literature, tables of content for those anthologies, supplementary anthologies that assist the study of Romantic literature, and errata for various anthologies. You can browse through our lists or use the search engine to locate specific authors, works, or subjects. . Many of the anthologies in our site make accessible Romantic women writers whose works have not been available before. In fact, with these new texts, it is possible to imagine teaching a women's studies course in Romanticism for the first time in the history of Romantic studies. The Anthologies Page also wants to foster pedagogical and scholarly discussion of anthologies via an online forum that enables us to contribute teaching strategies and theoretical analyses. The recent NASSR discussion of Hemans and aesthetics has been captured in one such forum. We have links to other useful discussions, including the latest *Romanticism on the Net* 7 special issue on Romantic Anthologies. We invite you to take a look and look forward to your responses and participation. Harriet Kramer Linkin, New Mexico SU Laura Mandell, Miami U of Ohio Rita Raley, U of California at Santa Barbara *************************************************************************** 2) The Women's Association at Texas A&M University-Commerce is soliciting completed chapters for possible inclusion in a manuscript on women in higher education, multiculturalism, and pedagogy. The editors are interested in chapters that address issues such as women as administrators in institutions of higher learning, the inclusion of women in the curriculum, and teaching styles aimed at diversity. We are especially interested in chapters from multiple disciplines. If you would like to submit a chapter or for more information, please contact either Professor Melanie McCoy or Professor JoAnn A. DiGeorgio-Lutz at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Department of Political Science, Commerce, TX 75429. Our e-mail and telephone numbers are as follows: Dr. Melanie McCoy 903-886-5343 Leila_McCoy@tamu-commerce.edu Dr. JoAnn A. DiGeorgio-Lutz 903-886-5316 JoAnn_Lutz@tamu-commerce.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 18:00:53 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Koppelman Subject: Re: women vs women?? In a message dated 97-09-07 15:43:37 EDT, you write: << It would seem to me that the problem is that no one, not men, not femiinist, not academics, not the guy or gal in the 7-11, etc. wants to listen or look at other perspectives or at positions opposing there own. >> Su, whatever your history has been, it seems to me that what you are saying here is perfectly sensible. Isn't it something explained fairly well in part at least by cognitive dissonance theory? Susan Koppelman <> ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 07:29:29 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: WMST-L's edited digest (User's Guide) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Today's monthly excerpt from the WMST-L User's Guide: 6) "DOES WMST-L EXIST IN A DIGEST FORMAT?" Yes. 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Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 09:47:19 -0400 Reply-To: "jgrant@tui.edu" Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jaime Grant Organization: The Union Institute Subject: Re: women vs women?? Su: I think that lots of feminists are willing to _look_ at ideas different from our own. I think we're simply unwilling to buy into them. The 'feminism is an exclusive, ideological girls club' argument most often comes from middle class white feminists who, in my experience, are uncomfortable with more radical women pushing for a reshaping of power configurations in this incredibly racist, sexist, etcertaist order. My analysis of this is that they wish we'd all just shut up so that they could keep some of the goodies that feminist activism has created for them in the past twenty years and not think about all those other gals whom they have so little connection to. Hoff Sommers has something to say, that's for sure, but as a feminist, I have to ask myself, who does her argument serve best? And when the answer is, the male-dominated status quo, my alarm bells go off. I _am_ very dismissive of this work -- and this is the most time I've ever spent replying/engaging on it - because I have a limited amount of time and energy and I'd rather spend it elsewhere. I've been doing anti-racist coalition building for over ten years - it's wonderful, exhausting work, and it fills me up. In this work, I've met women across ages, classes, races and nations who identify as feminists and are deeply committed to a future for _all_ women and girls. I must say, their commitments and their work make Sommers and co. look silly and incredibly self-serving. Thanks for the post. Jaime -----Original Message----- From: Su Epstein [SMTP:EPSTEISC@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 1997 3:39 PM To: WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: women vs women?? I fear the flames I will get off list from this post, but I have to jump in here. I think the issue being questioned here is the pervase issue that has been argued about here and in other feminist circles ad nauseum - is there such a thing as "female sensibility"? Is there even at this point one thing that is "feminism"? The people on chat lines late at night, or even the people on this list - are coming from a shared baseline of assumption - they nor we particularly want to discuss or entertain ideas that are fundementally contrary to what we believe and want - (ex: the carrings on this list over _Who Stole Feminism_ or _Professing Feminism_ and other work that challenges the idea that we are all just a bunch of happy women. I once mentioned on this list that I have felt in some circles feminist were an equally exculsive old girls club - and I got yelled at from all sides, called names, and harrassed!!) Ironically, very few of the women recognizing that how they responded to me was exactly what I was trying to illustrate and proclaim problematic! It would seem to me that the problem is that no one, not men, not femiinist, not academics, not the guy or gal in the 7-11, etc. wants to listen or look at other perspectives or at positions opposing there own. su Su Epstein, Ph.D. Sociolgy Dept SUNY @ Oneonta epsteisc@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 11:42:11 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Andrea J Benintende Subject: Re: women vs women?? In-Reply-To: <970907175929_-566179141@emout20.mail.aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII (see below)......or internalized oppression or identification with the aggressor?............. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ andrea j. berman-benintende ajb9@acsu.buffalo.edu )O( * )O( * )O( * )O( * )O( * )O( * )O( On Sun, 7 Sep 1997, Susan Koppelman wrote: > In a message dated 97-09-07 15:43:37 EDT, you write: > > << It would seem to me that the problem is that no one, not men, not > femiinist, not academics, not the guy or gal in the 7-11, etc. wants to > listen > or look at other perspectives or at positions opposing there own. > >> > > Su, whatever your history has been, it seems to me that what you are saying > here is perfectly sensible. Isn't it something explained fairly well in part > at least by cognitive dissonance theory? > > Susan Koppelman <> > ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:42:44 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: virginia borden Subject: different gende