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Women's Studies Times
Women's Studies Noon Lecture Series
SPRING 2009
Mr. Arthur Banton
Graduate Instructor, African American Studies
"How She Move: A Snapshot of the History of Women in Sports"
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
11:30-12:30 @ STEW 214 A/B
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Professor Catherine Dossin
Visual and Performing Arts
"Beatified but not Canonized: Niki de Saint-Phalle and the Limits of the Feminist Canon"
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
11:30-12:30 @ STEW 310
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Professor Tara Star Johnson
English Education
"What's going on with women teachers? Race, class, and gender in educator sexual misconduct"
Thursday, April 9, 2009
12.00-01.00 @ STEW 214 A/B
V-Day at Purdue: Vagina Monologues
The Cast of this year’s Vagina Monologues at Purdue, including our own Jae Truesdell in the center.
As part of the 2009 V-Day College Campaign, students of Purdue University and Greater Lafayette community members presented a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues to raise awareness and funds to end violence against local women and girls. All of the proceeds benefited the Greater Lafayette YWCA Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Program. V-Day College Campaign events are independently organized by students. The Purdue Organization for Women’s Equality and Rights (POWER) is the sponsor for Purdue’s Monologues. The Co-Directors for this year’s show were Brittany Swackhamer (Purdue ’08) and Carrie Hawkins. The Cast this year included: Gwyne Bahler, Neelu Chawla, Madalina Florea, Adryan Glasgow, Sarah Graham, Jamie Hickner, Sara Hooker, Amanda Manning, Donita Navarra, Megan Oed, Kimberly Pavel, Pattie (PQ) Quackenbush, Jae Truesdell, Erin Williamson and Lindie Woosley.
Report on October’s “African Studies/Women’s Studies Film Festival”
In celebration of October's Experience Liberal Arts Month, the Women's Studies Program inaugurated an exciting new film festival entitled, "African Studies/Women's Studies: Making Feminist Connections through Film." Women’s Studies joint-faculty member Assistant Professor Alicia Decker organized the series in order to highlight the activist efforts of African women from across the continent. Numerous students, faculty, and community members gathered on a weekly basis to view films which focused on "women and revolution" in various African contexts. Women's Studies joint and affiliated faculty members from a variety of academic departments introduced the films and served as discussants following the screenings. Thanks in part to generous co-sponsorship by the College of Liberal Arts, the Film/Video Studies Program, and the Women's Studies Program, the film festival was a tremendous success with more than 150 persons in attendance. Dr. Decker is looking forward to organizing the festival again next year and would welcome suggestions for future themes and/or film titles.