Feminist Fridays
12:00-1:00 pm
LDCW, OEC 103
Bring your lunch, dessert
and beverages provided.

FEMINIST FRIDAYS

2007-2008

September 28   Ms. Alethea Alden

"Juxtaposition, an Analysis of 'Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War' by Kara Walker"

 

Ms. Alden will be analyzing artist Kara Walker’s set of images the “Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War” by looking at the narratives of the images and the influence of history.

October 19  Dr. SunYung Shin and Ms. Jae
        Ran Kim,

“The Feminist Politics of Adoption Today"

Reproductive politics in America has often been define by a woman's "right to choose" to have an abortion, not in terms of the choice to raise one's own child. Sun Yung Shin, co-editor of Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption (South End Press 2006) and Jae Ran Kim, MSW and contributor to Outsiders Within, will speak on how the domestic and international politics of adoption should be at the forefront of feminist and critical race discussions regarding global reproductive justice and the human and civil rights of women and children everywhere.

 

November 30   Dr. Wright Walling,
          School of Law,

“Adoption and Its Impact on Women”

This presentation provides a historical perspective on the impact of adoption on birth mothers and adoptive mothers over the last 50 years.

February 22     Ms. Deborah Knaust,

"International Women's Perspectives: a Panel Discussion"

Join a discussion about global women's issues around the world.  A panel of international women will share their perspectives about family, work, religion and other issues that are of importance to women.

April 25     Ms. Nancy Gruver, co-founding editor of New Moon ,

“Centering the Next Generation of Women: Parents, Media, and Daughters”

New Moon Magazine is a bi-monthly journal edited by and for girls ages 8 to 14, It is a ground-breaking, imaginative, ad-free magazine and winner of 6 Parents' Choice Gold Awards. Girl contributors from around the world give voice to their dreams and intellect through fiction, poetry, artwork, letters, and articles on different cultures and enterprises. New Moon is an international, multicultural magazine which connects girls and celebrates diversity by providing a place for girls to express themselves and communicate with other girls around the world.