UK Prof Lectures on Meanings of Doudou
UK French and Italian Studies professor will be discussing the concept of "doudou" and the effects it has on national identity towards black females in the Martinique and Guadeloupe colonies.
Sociology Brownbag Research Series: Jamie Pond
Join the UK Sociology Graduate Student Organization (and friends) in this informal gathering to hear from Jamie Pond (PhD Candidate, UK Sociology) on her unfolding research into gender and religious beliefs (or lack thereof): "Religiosity, Fundamentalism, and Feminism: Why Religiosity is Associated with Conservative Attitudes Towards Women."
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Anderson Hall, Tower Room 267
The Mythology of the Doudou: Sexualizing Black Female Bodies, Constructing Culture and Nation in the French Caribbean.
Lecture by Dr. Jacqueline Couti, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Jacqueline Couti, an assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Kentucky, will discuss how the development of "doudou," a Creole term in the French Caribbean, was adopted by 19th century European scholars to rewrite national identity in the then French colony of Martinique. Martinique is now a department, which is an administrative district of France.
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Location:
New Student Center, Room 249
Representations of Lesbians and Mothers in Literature: Catherine Brereton
Catherine Brereton's recent research was featured in a poster session at the Lexington Farmer's Market in mid-September 2011. Her work focuses on representations of lesbians, mothers, and lesbians as mothers in literature. The poster session was presented by the Chellgren Center, the Office of Undergraduate Research, and the Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research. Brereton was mentored by professor Susan Bordo.
Bandana Project Exhibit
UK College of Arts & Sciences, Wired, and the VIP Center present the Bandana Project. Bandanas were created to raise awareness and support of people experiencing exploitation.
Bandanas will be displayed in the lobby of Keeneland Hall. The exhibit opening reception, including special guests and refreshments, will begin at 6:00pm.
For more information, please contact the VIP Center at 257-2884.
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Location:
Lobby of Keeneland Hall
GWS Dept and Graduate Student Union Meet & Greet
The Department of Gender & Women's Studies and the GWS Graduate Student Union will host a meet & greet for GWS students, faculty, and staff.
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TBA- please contact GWS Office
Carol Mason presents "Kinky Hillbilly Queens"
Come hear a team of students and faculty discuss how majoring or minoring in Gender and Women's Studies can build your analytical skills and equip you to take on the tough guys. Professor Carol Mason opens the talk with images you may love to hate. Contact A&S academic advising center at 257-9251 for more information.
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Location:
359 Student Center
Panel on Immigration Issues Today
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the UK Latin American Studies Program presents Crossings/Travesias: A Panel on Immigration Issues Today. The panel will consist of Cristina Alcalde of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Andres Cruz, editor of LaVoz de Kentucky, Patricia Ehrkamp of the Department of Geography, Ana Liberato of the Department of Sociology, Sophie Wallace of the Department of Political Science, and Francie Chassen-Lopez of the Department of History. The panel will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday September 15, 2011 In Room 230 of the Student Center Addition.
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Location:
Student Center Addition Room 230
Lecture - Sexual Violence Against College Women
On Thursday September 8, 2011 Bonnie Fisher, Ph.D. of the Departments of Criminal Justice and Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies of the University of Cincinnati will give a speech entitled Sexual Violence Against College Women: Has the Time Come for a Paradigm Shift? The speech will take place in the Lexmark Room of the Main Building and will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Bonnie Fisher is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of sexual victimization against college women and campus-level responses to sexual assualt. She has published over 120 journal articles adn authored 9 books and 16 book chapters. Dr. Fisher is the principal investigator on the largest nationally representative study on violence prevalence among college women.
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Lexmark Public Room, 209 Main Building
Symposium on War and Gender
Thursday, September 8
6:00 -- Welcome Reception
7:00 - 8:30 -- Keynote Lecture
Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina
"War and Gender in the Age of the World Wars: Reflections on the History and Memory of German Women's War Service in the Third Reich"
Friday, September 9
9:00 - 10:30 -- Panel I: war and Gender in the Neneteenth and Early Twentieth Century
Research Presentations by Franci Chassen-Lopez (Mexico). Pearl James (US), and Colleen Glenn (US)
10:30 - 11:00 -- Break
11:00 - 12:30 -- Panel II: War and GEnder in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centure
Research Presentations by Diane King (Iraq), Lien-Hang Nguyen (Vietnam) and Karen Petrone (Russia/Soviet Union)
2:00 - 3:30 -- Keynote Lecture
Carolyn Nordstrom, University of Notre Dame
"Tomorrow's War and Gender Violence in the 21st Century"
3:45 - 5:00 -- Closing discussion led by Karen Hagemann and Carolyn Nordstrom
Thy symposium is coordinated by the Working Group on War and Gender and is sponsored by the departments of Anthropology, English, Gender and Women's Studies, Hispanic Studies, History, and the College of Arts and Sciences Enrichment Fund.
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Location:
Student Center Rm. 230