Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
GCWS Conferences
Fall 2007 Gender, Geography, and Women in Muslim Countries When: Friday, September 28th The GCWS is pleased to feature feminist geographer Dr. Shahnaz Hussain. Dr. Hussain is a visiting Fulbright scholar at Simmons College from September 16th to October 5th and comes from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her research focuses on the field of feminist geography, a scholarly practice that applies theories, methods, and critiques of feminism to the study of the human environment, society, and geographical space. We are excited for the opportunity to host a faculty discussion with Dr. Hussain and invite faculty to join her in conversation around topics of gender and geography from 2-4 PM on Friday, September 28th at MIT. There is limited space available for this event and an RSVP is required. Dr. Shahnaz Hussain is Professor in the department of Geography and Environment at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Her areas of scholarly interest include gender, work and the environment, Women and Islam, migration and development and urbanization and poverty. She was a team member in a project between Virginia Tech-UCDavis-University of Dhaka/Women's Studies on curriculum development and the production of a gender project on Bangladesh. Her long list of publications include /Female Migrant's Adaptation in Dhaka/ and /The Invisible Resource: Women and Work in Bangladesh. When: Tuesday, 10/16/07 Where: MIT Campus, building E51-095 This is an event for faculty at our member institutions that provides the exciting (and fun!) opportunity for vision sharing, networking, and energizing intellectual exchange among feminist scholars at our member institutions and beyond. It's a chance to meet women's and gender studies colleagues at other GCWS schools, to learn more about on-going projects, and to network and discuss ideas for future team-teaching collaborations and projects related to GCWS. To facilitate meeting people and exchanging ideas, especially for those who
Spring 2008 Graduate Student Conference 2008 Who's Laughing? The Power of Humor• April 4-5, 2008 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Graduate Consoortium in Women's Studies is pleased to announce it's 2008 conference: WHO'S LAUGHING? The Power of Humor. This conference is organized by graduate students and is for students, faculty, and the public to gather and discuss contemporary issues in Women's and Gender Studies. The event seeks to showcase contemporary and cutting-edge work, spark dynamic conversration, promote new thinking, share knowledge, and build community accross disciplines and institutions. The conference is *Free* and registration is required Click HERE to visit the conference home page. We are now accepting presentation proposals. Read our Call for Proposals for more about our submission requirements. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Gender, Food Politics, and Social Justice - a faculty course development workshop When: First weekend in May, date TBA Where: MIT Campus This course development workshop will address questions pertaining to the intersection of gender, food, culture and social justice. Exploration into the topic of food and society (food in society) might be directed toward a multitude of arenas: production and consumption, art and literature, international development, culture and context, health and wellness, and more. And within each of these broad areas, looking through a gendered lens provides a complex and rich perspective. This workshop seeks to bring together scholars working on or interested in these issues to discuss their work and perspectives on each of these topics. We will invite individual presenters to speak on their work in four different areas of gender and food studies:
These short presentations will set the stage for small group discussions among event participants. Our goal is to spark dialogue and strategic networking among local faculty interested in exploring these issues in a research and interdisciplinary teaching environment. We hope that the conversations that occur at this event will inspire new research directions, reinforce existing explorations, and even lead to GCWS seminar topics and cross-institutional teaching teams. Information About Past ConferencesOn April 4 & 5, 2008, GCWS hosted its 3rd conference in women's and gender studies: Who's Laughing: The Politics of Humor. Click on the link for more information! (Click on the link for more information about this conference.) On March 23-24, 2007, GCWS hosted its 2nd conference in women's and gender studies: BEYOND REVOLUTION OR BEHIND IT? The Politics and Practice of Contemporary Feminism Across Academic and Activist Communities. Click on the link for more information! (Click on the link for more information about this conference.) On March 30 - 31, 2006, GCWS hosted its first graduate student conference: Shifting Gender Identities in the Face of War, Globalization, and Natural Disaster. (Click on the link for more information about this conference.) Publications by or about the Graduate Consortium |
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