Nadine Strossen, president, ACLU: "Sex, Speech
and Surveillance"
Tues., March 21, 7 p.m.
McKenny Union Ballroom |
Professor Strossen will address
some of the major threats to civil liberties
today including assaults on the freedoms of
women and LGBT individuals; crackdowns on free
speech online and in the broadcast media, including
speech that is especially important for women
and LGBT individuals; and increasingly intrusive
surveillance measures that not only undermine
our privacy, but also chill our free speech--for
example, the National Security Agency’s secret, unwarranted interception of communications by Americans, and the government’s
subpoenas of Google and other search engines.
All Women's History Month events are free
and open to the public.
The Women's and
Gender studies program
gratefully acknowledges
the support of our cosponsors:
- Office of the President
- The Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs
- McKenny Union, Campus Life, and
Diversity
Programs
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College
of Technology
- Graduate Studies
and Research,
Graduate School
- Department of African American
Studies
- Department
of Art
- Department
of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of
Communication
and Theatre Arts
- Department of History
and Philosophy
- Department of Mathematics
- Department
of Political
Science
- Department of Psychology
- School
of Technology
Studies
- School
of Engineering
Technology
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The Women’s and Gender
Studies program invites
you to participate in our
celebration of Women's History
month. Activities and events
are detailed below. Please
contact program director Linda
Schott if you have
questions or need further
information.
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Japanese Anime Series: Otogi Zoshi
This historical adventure/drama is targeted
towards young girls and begins in ancient Japan
during the Heian Era. This presentation will
include comments by the professor of Japanese
history from Tokyo University who acted as the
historical consultant for the show.
Tuesday, March 7th and Thursday,
March 9th from noon to 2pm
Location: 303 Pray-Harrold
Doing It Like a Guy: Expressing Gender
Among Contemporary Young Women and Health
Implications
Professor Amy Young will
discuss contemporary notions of gender among
young adult women. She will focus on the influence
of the media on cultural views of women’s
health, and specifically on her research on
college women and extreme alcohol consumption.
Wednesday, March 8th at 3pm
Location: G03 Halle, Auditorium
Guest Lecture: Bethany McLean
Audience members will be able to have a conversation
about corporate ethics with the journalist who
broke the Enron story in 2001. McLean is a senior
writer for Fortune magazine and co-authored
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise
and Scandalous Fall of Enron.
Wednesday, March 8th at 7pm
Location:
McKenny Union, Ballroom
Contemporary Women Artists
Professor Melanie Buffington will focus on
the work of several contemporary women artists
from a variety of ethnic backgrounds whose work,
both in form and in content, addresses many
issues of importance to contemporary society
while challenging notions of femininity.
Friday, March 10th at 10am
Location: G03 Halle, Auditorium
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
and Women: What Will It Mean?
Senator Liz Brater and Sue Kaufmann of the
University of Michigan will explore the potential
impact of the MCRI on women in Michigan.
Monday, March 13th at 12pm
Location: McKenny Union, Tower
Room
GET TECH Jeopardy
Audience members will be able to participate
in this fun, fast-paced game highlighting the
relationship between women and technology careers.
This game will emphasize historical facts and
current data on women in traditionally male-oriented
technology fields. A Techno-Queen Crown will
be given to winners.
Tuesday, March 14th at 2:30pm
Location: King Hall, Multicultural
Lounge
Beyond Gender: Exploring Roles and
Stereotypes in the Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgender Community
This interactive panel will explore gender
roles and stereotypes within the lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender community. Cosponsored by Diversity
Programs, the LGBT Resource Center, Students
for Choice, and the Stonewall Democrats.
Tuesday, March 14th at 7pm
Location: King Hall, Multicultural
Lounge
Women So Far,
So Far To Go: Journey of Women’s Roles
An interactive
panel that will discuss women’s
changing roles and activities
in society. The main topics of discussion
will be athletics, music, and politics
Wednesday, March 15th at 11am
Location: 202 Pray-Harrold
Women and Girls in Math and Science
Professor
Harriet Lindsey will discuss differences between
men’s and women’s learning
styles in Chemistry. Professor
Nellie Ullman will discuss her experiences as
a woman in the male-dominated field of mathematics.
Carolyn Dean, from the University of Michigan,
will discuss programs she runs to encourage
girls to enter math and science.
Wednesday, March 15th at 2 pm
Location: McKenny Union, Alumni
Room
Voices of Africa -- Women Who Dare
to Play Drums
A dynamic ensemble of African American women
who sing four and five part harmonies acapella,
and also perform West African percussion spanning
the culture and traditions of the African Dance.
Sunday, March 19th at 8pm
Location: Pease Auditorium
Glass Ceilings
and Glass Walls in Michigan’s
Bureaucracy: Are Women Breaking
the Barriers?
Professor
Bethany Sneed will discuss occupational segregation
in government employment and what best promotes
women’s financial and career
progression.
Monday, March 20th at 3pm
Location: G03 Halle, Auditorium
Details at left.
Tuesday, March 21st at 7pm
Location: McKenny
Union Ballroom
Title IX: Fact, Fiction, and the Future
Professor Brenda Riemer will discuss Title
IX, dispelling common myths
about the law, and speculate
on what the future holds for girls and women
in sports.
Wednesday, March 22nd at 12pm
Location: G03 Halle, Auditorium
Midwifery: The Conceiving of a Practice
in the United States
Panelists will discuss the practical and professional
aspects of midwifery in the United States. They
will explain what it is and how it is practiced
and discuss some historical and contemporary
issues related to it.
Wednesday, March 22nd at 3pm
Location: G03 Halle, Auditorium
Warner Bros. Women: Gender Roles in
Classical Hollywood Cinema
Professor Henry B. Alridge will discuss narrative
requirements and industry censorship that led
Hollywood filmmakers to adopt a series of presentational
strategies that signaled the sexual orientation,
political affiliation, and ethnic heritage of
film characters.
Thursday, March 23rd at 9am
Location: Ford Hall, Studio B
Brain and Body Speak: Stories, Tales,
and Truths from EMU Faculty, Staff and Students
A performance of monologues and multiple voice
performance pieces crafted by students and staff
that will explore the intersections between
body and culture.
Thursday, March 23rd at 7 pm
Location: King Hall, Multicultural
Lounge
It’s a Matter of Health: Cultural
and Medical Treatments of Women
Panelists
will discuss the ways cultural and medical
practices affect women’s health.
Wednesday, March 29th at 9am
Location: 202 Pray-Harrold
Daughters, Lesbians, Mothers, Prisoners:
A Discussion of Teaching Women’s Studies
in a Women’s Prison
Kathryn
Ziegler and Theresa Rojas Budner share their
experiences of teaching a women’s
studies course in Camp Brighton women’s
prison.
Wednesday, March 29th at 4pm
Location: King Hall, Multicultural
Lounge
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