*****************WORKSHOP LEADERS NEEDED********************
The Future of Women's Studies:
Foundations, Interrogations, Politics
University of Arizona, Tucson
October 20-21, 2000
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS:
Norma Alarcón, UC Berkeley
Graciella Hierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Amber Hollibaugh, safe sex activist
Ruth Hubbard, Harvard University
Winona LaDuke, White Earth Land Recovery Project
Shari Miles, Howard University
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Hamilton College
Shirley Yee, University of Washington
Robyn Wiegman, UC Irvine
Bonnie Zimmerman, UC San Diego
This conference celebrates the 25th anniversary of Women's Studies at the
University of Arizona, the 20th anniversary of the Southwest Institute for
Research on Women (SIROW) and the 15th anniversary of the Women's Studies
Advisory Council (WOSAC) at the University of Arizona. This is a working
conference, where national, regional and local faculty, researchers,
teachers, students, administrators, and activists will synthesize the
national debates in the field to explore how they relate to their individual
and collective goals. The plenary sessions will be followed by concurrent
workshops lead by local and regional participants.
PLENARY ONE - THE QUESTION OF WOMEN'S STUDIES:
What scholarship, teaching, and activism mark the field of Women's Studies
today? How can we understand the heterogeneity of the field as well as the
debates, questions and challenges that have emerged?
PLENARY TWO - WOMEN'S STUDIES: INTERDISCIPLINARITY AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION:
Is Women's Studies a discipline or primarily interdisciplinary? What are the
many models for academic programs/departments across the country? How does
Women's Studies relate to other departments and interdisciplinary programs?
What are the implications of doctoral programs in the field?
PLENARY THREE - WOMEN'S STUDIES AND ACTIVISM:
How can Women's Studies' early commitment to activism be maintained as we
take on departmental status and graduate education? How can we translate
theoretical insights into practical action and integrate community needs and
visions into our research, teaching, and community activism?
We invite proposals for workshops on the themes of the three plenaries.
Workshop topics should be relevant to the questions and issues raised in the
plenaries and can include theoretical, practical, and artistic applications.
Proposals due: May 15, 2000. Proposals should be 1 page and include a
description of the proposed workshop, and a 1 page resumé of the leader(s).
The conference is supported partially through a grant from The Spencer
Foundation. Honoraria for workshop leaders, travel grants and registration
waivers are available. For examples of workshop topics and more details, see
http://w3.arizona.edu/~ws/ or 520-621-7338 or wstudies@u.arizona.edu.
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