========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 00:38:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Benjamin J. Thigpen" Subject: Re: RE: bibliography I'm not quite sure what part(s) you're looking for, but, for example, Carol Gil ligan (I make no comment here) had a big write-up in the New York Times last ye ar at some point for her new work with pre-pubs and up to determine points of i ntersection or contact, among and between young females, and young females vis- a-vis young males. Maybe also Judy Grahn?-MAIL-------------------------------- > arguing that the 'culture of romance' and the 'culture of femininity' > play a major role in shaping how young adolescent may experience their > sexuality. These interrelated cultures do little to challenge unequal > gender relations. I felt that I was on fairly safe ground with this ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 08:22:24 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: Information about Odyssey of the Mind Can anyone tell me where to get in touch with the organizers of Odyssey of the Mind (OM), the program for Junior and High school students. We'd like to join the organization here in Athens and set up teams for up-coming competitions. I will be grateful for any leads. Thank you. Anne Villers Villers@OUACCVMB.Bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 09:22:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DONNA Subject: Jewish American/American Jewish Women From: BINAH::JACQUES "DONNA" 31-JUL-1991 17:09:13.23 To: IN%"wmst-l@umbc" CC: JACQUES Subj: Jewish American Women I have a faculty member who is collecting information - histories, stories diaries, etc. by and about Jewish American or American Jewish women. What I am finding is a lot of stuff on Jewish women who immigrated to America and this is not what she is looking for. I would appreciate suggestions. Donna M. Jacques Goldfarb Library Brandeis University Waltham, MA 02254 (jacques@brandeis) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 14:00:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Syllabus for a Capstone Course At James Madison U. we are in the process of getting the Women's Studies minor established. One of the courses we are proposing will be called Issues and Research in Women's Studies. This is to be a capstone course to synthesize and integrate the information gained in previous courses. A major research paper will be part of this course. This is a proposed course that has not yet been taught. However, we need to attach a proposed course syllabus. Do any of you out there have a syllabus for a similar course that we might adapt? If so, please either email or U.S. mail it to me. It would save us a lot of work and we'd be very appreciative. Arnie Kahn fac_askahn@jmuvax (bitnet) fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (internet) Department of Psychology James Madison U. Harrisonburg, VA 22807 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 14:13:59 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from PROFS to RFC822 format by PUMP V2.2X From: Linda Lopez McAlister/Hypatia Subject: INTERACTIVE AND RELATIONAL CONCEPTS OF THE SELF In-Reply-To: note of 07/24/91 09:24 One of the classic philosophy papers on this topic is by Naomi Scheman and it appears in the collection DISCOVERING REALITY edited by Sandra Harding and Merrill Hintikka (Kluwer Academic Publishing, 1986?). The exact title of the paper escapes me at the moment, but it's a good one. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% (813) 974-5531--Hypatia & (813) 988-3835--Home Bitnet: dllafaa@cfrvm Internet: dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 08:46:36 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Libbie Chute Subject: Violence against Disabled Women I am working in the area of disability. Right now, specifically, the experienc e of chronic illness/disability. Someone told me that she had heard about a study done, she thought in Boston, using a small sample of women with disabilit ies, that showed an incredibly high incidence of marital violence against them. From what I understand, this was especially true of women when they were labeled disabled from some incident that occured after the relationship was already in existence. I have been in touch with Irving Zola, who got me in touch with the Boston Women's Book Collective, who got me in touch with a research group studying women with disabilities, to no avail. In fact, I think my persistance is starting rumors about the article, because every lead has hea rd about the article, but I'm afraid it's networking outward from my initial inquiry. Does anyone know the article? Please let me know. There's so little documentation in the area. Thanks. Libbie Chute Libbiech@ccvm.sunysb.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 11:59:46 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: Jewish American/American Jewish Women In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 1 Aug 1991 09:22:00 EDT from FYI: A recent dissertation from the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook NY 11794-4356 is *The Case of the Jewish M/Other: a Study in Stereotyping*, by Gladys Rothbell, PhD 1989. Perhaps of interest? ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 10:41:00 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LHAMPLYONS@CUDNVR.DENVER.COLORADO.EDU Subject: Odyssey (again) From: BITNET%"LISTSERV@UMDD.BITNET" "Revised List Processor" 1-AUG-1991 22:40:44.26 To: LHAMPLYONS@cudnvr.denver.colorado.edu CC: Subj: Rejected posting to WMST-L@UMDD Return-path: Received: from UMDD.BITNET ($MAILER@UMDD) by cudnvr.denver.colorado.edu with PMDF#10051; Thu, 1 Aug 1991 22:40 MST Received: by UMDD (Mailer R2.03B) id 8500; Fri, 02 Aug 91 00:36:02 EDT Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 00:36:02 -0400 From: Revised List Processor (1.7a) Subject: Rejected posting to WMST-L@UMDD To: LHAMPLYONS@cudnvr.denver.colorado.edu Message-id: X-Envelope-to: LHAMPLYONS You are not authorized to mail to list WMST-L. Your message is being returned to you unprocessed. If you have any question regarding authorization to use the WMST-L list, please contact one of the list owners, whose names and addresses are listed below: Joan Korenman David Henry ------------------------- Rejected message (17 lines) ------------------------- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 91 22:40 MDT From: Subject: RE: Information about Odyssey of the Mind To: WMST-L@UMDD Original_To: BITNET%"WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET" Original_cc: LHAMPLYONS Anne Odyssey of the Mind is at: OM Association P O Bix 27 Glassboro NJ 08028 BTW, OM is for all school ages from K-12. My sone was in first grade last year and was in an OM competetion. Enjoy! Liz Hamp-Lyons LHAMPLYONS@CUDENVER.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 10:44:00 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LHAMPLYONS@CUDNVR.DENVER.COLORADO.EDU Subject: Odyssey (again) From: CUDNVR::LHAMPLYONS 1-AUG-1991 22:40:03.77 To: BITNET%"WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET" CC: LHAMPLYONS Subj: RE: Information about Odyssey of the Mind Anne Odyssey of the Mind is at: OM Association P O Bix 27 Glassboro NJ 08028 BTW, OM is for all school ages from K-12. My sone was in first grade last year and was in an OM competetion. Enjoy! Liz Hamp-Lyons LHAMPLYONS@CUDENVER.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 13:38:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: SIGNS: Two Calls for Papers The current issue of SIGNS: JOURNAL OF WOMEN IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY (Summer 1991) includes two calls for papers for special issues of the journal: 1) SIGNS seeks submissions for a special issue, "Lesbian Theory and Praxis," slated for publication in late 1992. During the past decade, research by and about lesbians and lesbianism as an idea within culture and a life-style for individual women has flowered in both the humanities and social sciences. Fields such as medical ethics and reproductive rights have attracted lesbian scholars. Policy- and decision-makers increasingly have had to take this population and its issues into account. Though Signs published a special issue on lesbian sexuality in 1983, and subsequently a book titled The Lesbian Issue, the present editorial board believes it is time to produce another, reflecting the changing scope of lesbian scholarship. The special issue editors--Gloria Anzaldua, Lourdes Argulles, Elizabeth Kennedy, and Toni McNaron--are particularly interested in inter- or multidisciplinary research and in research that takes into consideration such central matters as race/ethnicity and class. Articles from an international perspective and essays considering the topic over the life course are also welcome. Please submit articles not later than September 1, 1991, to Signs, 495 Ford Hall, University of Minnesota, 224 Church Street, S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. For further information about this special issue, contact Toni McNaron (one of the special issue editors), 207 Lind Hall, University of Minnesota, 207 Church Street, S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 (612-625-3363). 2) SIGNS also seeks submissions for a special issue, "Feminism and the Law,' slated for publication in 1993. Feminist jurisprudence is challenging traditional legal analysis as little more than a celebration of rules that disrespect differences and privilege a particular class. The editorial board believes it is important to provide a forum for further exploration of this development in legal scholarship and to encourage transformative approaches to legal issues. The special issue editors welcome theoretical, historical, and empirical approaches and are particularly interested in inter- or multidisciplinary research that considers gender, race/ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation as central to an analysis of jurisprudential questions. Please submit articles no later than September 1, 1992 to Signs, 495 Ford Hall, University of Minnesota, 224 Church Street, S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. For further information about this special issue, contact Mary Louise Fellows (one of the special issue editors), 338 Law School, University of Minnesota, 229 19th Avenue, S., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 (612-626-0264). For more information, contact the people mentioned in the announcement, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc or korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 13:53:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Conference: Women in Africa and African Diaspora The first International Conference on Women in Africa and African Diaspora: Bridges across Activism and the Academy, will be held in Nigeria, West Africa, in June 1992. Papers and activities will reflect every discipline in the academy as well as the contributions of practitioners and activists outside the academy. This will be an opportunity for researchers and activists inside and outside Africa to discuss mutual collective interests and plan collaborative work. The deadline for submission of proposals and abstracts is December 31, 1991; send them to Organizing Committee, Women in Africa and African Diaspora, 1992, c/o Professor Obioma Nnaemeka, Department of French, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (216-263-2403). For more information, contact Prof. Nnaemeka, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 14:37:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Re: Jewish American/American Jewish Women On August 1, Donna Jacques wrote: > I have a faculty member who is collecting information - histories, stories > diaries, etc. by and about Jewish American or American Jewish women. > What I am finding is a lot of stuff on Jewish women who immigrated to America > and this is not what she is looking for. I would appreciate suggestions. Three titles the faculty member might find useful are: 1) THE TRIBE OF DINA: A JEWISH WOMEN'S ANTHOLOGY, edited by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz and Irena Klepfisz (Montpelier, VT: Sinister Wisdom Books, 1986) [I have the feeling this may have been reprinted by another publisher, but I'm not at all sure.] 2) JEWISH WOMEN IN THERAPY: SEEN BUT NOT HEARD, edited by Rachel Josefowitz Siegel and Ellen Cole (New York and London: Harrington Park Press, 1991). This book was also issued by The Haworth Press, Inc., under the same title, as a special issue of WOMEN & THERAPY, vol 10, no. 4 1990. The title is somewhat misleading, I think; the essays, many of which are by contemporary American Jewish women, focus on more than just "therapy." Among the essay titles are "Jewish Feminism and Women's Identity," "Therapy's Double Dilemma: Anti-Semitism and Misogyny," "A Feminist Perspective on Intermarriage," "All in the Family: Violence in the Jewish Home," "Midlife Transitions Among Jewish Women: Counseling Issues," and "But You Don't Look Jewish!" to cite a few. 3) THE JEWISH WOMEN'S STUDIES GUIDE, edited and compiled by Ellen Sue Levi Elwell and Edward R. Levenson (Fresh Meadows, NY: Biblio Press, 1982). Contains extensive syllabi for courses on Jewish women, and is hence a useful bibliographic reference. Also, I've recently seen ads for a book that may or may not be what the faculty member is looking for: RACHEL'S DAUGHTERS: NEWLY ORTHODOX JEWISH WOMEN, by Debra Renee Kaufman (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Univ. Press, 1991). According to the ad in front of me, it deals with "women who have returned to Orthodox Judaism, a form of Judaism often assumed to be oppressive to women. Why, [the author] asks, have these women chosen an Orthodox lifestyle?" Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 20:11:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: high school women's studies Amy Sheldon has asked me to post this for her. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ******************************************************** I will be teaching a course on language and gender (linguistics, anthropology, sociology, psychology) next summer to high achieving, bright high school juniors in a highly selective program. I would be interested in any suggestions about both content and pedagogy from people who have taught this age group or who know how to awaken gender consciousness in this age group --among both females and males. Any hands-on project suggestions would be appreciated. Amy Sheldon ASHELDON@UMNACVX (bitnet) ASHELDON@VX.ACS.UMN.EDU (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1991 10:28:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: NEW LIST: DSA-LGB The following announcement from NEW-LIST may be of interest to some WMST-L subscribers. Send inquiries to the addresses supplied in the announcement, not to WMST-L or to me. Joan Korenman *********************************************** From: robert j hinde Subject: NEW LIST: DSA-LGB DSA-LGB@midway.uchicago.edu DSA-LGB is a mailing list for members of the Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual Commission of the Democratic Socialists of America, and for other people interested in discussing connections between sexual identity and the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. and other nations. The list is neither archived nor moderated. To subscribe send your request to the contact address below. Contact: DSA-LGB-request@midway.uchicago.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1991 17:08:00 IST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cheryl Tallan Since there seems to be some interest in Jewish women here is a syllabus directory. This list comprises all syllabi submittedd to the AJSWC (Association for Jewish Studies Women's Caucus) by the end of November, 1990. Some are gender inclusive syllabi on a general topic; others deal specifically with aspects of Jewish women's experience. They are listed alphabetically by author. These syllabi may be ordered from the Women's Caucus at cost for 10 cents a page, plus $1.00 (or more for a large order) for postage. Mail or submit your check made out to AJS Women's Caucus to Judith Baskin, Dept. of Judaic Studies, HU 285, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222. 1. "Women in Jewish History": Syllabus and Student Research Proposals (with bibliography. Howard Adelman, Smith College. 11 pages. 2. "Jews and the Immigrant Experience in America": Syllabus. Judith Baskin. State University of New York at Albany. 3 pages. 3. "Literature of the Holocaust": Syllabus and Bibliography. Myrna Goldenberg, Montgomery College. 16 pages. 4. "A History of Jewish Civilization from the Middle Ages to the Present": Syllabus. Paula Hyman. Yale University. 3 pages. 5. "The Jewish Family": Syllabus. Paula Hyman, Yale University. 3 pages. 6. "Women and Judaism": Syllabus. Paula Hyman, Yale University. 5 pages. 7. "American Jewish Fiction": Carole Kessner, State University of New York at Stony Brook. 3 pages. 8. "Ethnicity and Gender in American Literature": Carole Kessner, State University of New York at Stony Brook. 7 pages. 9. "Introduction to Judaism": Syllabus. Laura Levitt, Emory University. 7 pages. 10. "Women in Jewish History": Syllabus. Deborah Dash Moore, Vassar College. 4 pages. 11. "Women in Biblical Tradition": Syllabus. Carol Meyers, Duke University. 17 pages. 12. "Women and Sex in Jewish Tradition": Syllabus. Pamela Nadell, American University. 3 pages. 13. "American Jewish Life": Syllabus. Shelly Tenenbaum, Clark University. 7 pages. 14. "Women in Patriarchy: Image and Status of Women in Three Monotheistic Traditions": Syllabus (and bibiography). Judith Romney Wegner, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 6 pages. 15. "Jewish Folklore": Syllabus. Chava Weissler, Lehigh University. 5 pages. 16. "Women and the Jewish Tradition": Syllabus. Chava Weissler, Lehigh University. 7 pages. In addition to this syllabus directory, recent publications on Jewish women are, "Jewish Women in Historical Perspective," ed. Judith R. Baskin, Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1991 and the latest number of "Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Review, edited by Maurie Sacks, both of which were put out over this network. Also for those interested in medieval Jewish women, the Spring 1991 edition of "Jewish History," a periodical out of Haifa University has five articles (in English) on medieval and early modern Jewish women. Cheryl Tallan SOUTS at HUJIVM1, from next Wednesday on, Irv at zoo.toronto.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1991 09:42:05 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "M. R. Sperberg-McQueen" Subject: Re: high school women's studies In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 2 Aug 1991 20:11:00 EDT from A friend of mine described to me an assignment she set early on in an undergraduate course on gender; I should think it might work for younger students as well. Taking her cue from the situation in Kafka's Metamorphosis, in which the main character awakes to find himself turned into an insect, she asked each student to write about what it would be like to wake up the next day to find themself turned into a member of the opposite sex: what might they like about the situation, what problems might they face.... I should warn you that she found the results disturbing: the women in the class by and large turned in fairly serious essays; the men offered more or less satires on facing the dilemma of choosing the right color of lipstick. She xeroxed passages and had the class look at them and it apparently started some pretty good discussion. --Marian Sperberg-McQueen U15440@UICVM ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1991 13:54:02 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: stafford Subject: WS indexing project Add to the study title Law and Inequality; a Journal of Theory and Practice (ISSN 0737-089X). It should be indexed in the leading WS indexes and abstracts . Subject access in law indexes is uneven - mostly rather difficult. Since starting date (1983) roughly half of each issue has been on gender topics. Sample article titles: Neoslavery - "surrogate" motherhood contracts v. the 13th amendment Enforcement of the Domestic Abuse Act in Minnesota Protecting rape victims from civil suits by their attackers The Constitutional status of women in 1787 What the Baby M case is really all about Title Broadside ceased publication about 1988 Agree with recommendations on June 17 communication for Daughters of Sarah, Broomstick, Feminisms, Feminist Bookstore News 'Sorry/disappointed that problems with my eyes kept me from doing a lot more. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1991 10:48:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Men & Gender Issues; Hispanic Women The following announcement appeared in the current issue of "On Campus with Women," a very useful newsletter published quarterly by the Project on the Status and Education of Women of the Association of American Colleges (see also note following the announcement): MEN AND GENDER ISSUES The women's studies department at Duke University has published a report written by an undergraduate student who put together and taught a pioneering class on gender education for men. "Men and Gender Issues: A Report on a Duke University Course" chronicles David Gutterman's experiences in shaping the "house course," which is what Duke calls a half-credit course sponsored by an academic unit, and often taught by graduate or undergraduate students. "Men and Gender Issues" provides an opportunity to study and discuss issues such as power, feminism, sexism, pornography, rape, homosexuality, intimacy, and the family as they specifically relate to men. The eight-page report is available free from the Women's Studies Department, Duke University, 207 East Duke Bldg., Durham, NC 27708. ******************************************************** NOTE: The AAC's Project on the Status and Education of Women is the group that published the frequently cited paper, "The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women?" They have just published "Hispanic Women: Making Their Presence on Campus Less Tenuous," by Sarah Nieves-Squires. For more information, lists of other publications, subscription information, etc., write to: Project on the Status and Education of Women, Association of American Colleges, 1818 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1991 11:40:37 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Richard Katz I have a course on democracy and elections in which I have used Darcy et al., Women, Elections and Representation. It has gone out of print. Can anyone suggest a replacement? I am particularly interested in how electoral institutions can encourage/facilitate (or the opposite) the election of women to public office, and how both institutional and cultural factors may encourage (or discourage) women from standing as, being accepted as, and succeeding as candidates. Richard Katz P30Z0117@JHUVM ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1991 12:54:33 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: FLANNAGA@OUACCVMB.BITNET SET MAIL WMST-L ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1991 20:22:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: A WMST-L User's Guide Certain questions keep recurring about how to use WMST-L. I've decided to put together a "User's Guide" that subscribers can refer to for help. What follows is a first draft. Is it clear? Accurate? Are there topics not covered that should be? I welcome your comments, corrections, suggestions, etc. Once I get them, I'll revise the guide accordingly and then send it out. I may also make it available as a file people can send for. Do let me know what you think. Many thanks. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc **************************************************************** WMST-L USER'S GUIDE This guide lists some of the most commonly asked questions about using WMST-L. They deal with the following topics: 1) Format for messages to the list 2) Where to send messages (difference between LISTSERV@UMDD and WMST-L@UMDD) 3) Authorization to post messages 4) Stopping mail temporarily 5) Getting a list of subscribers 6) Getting copies of your postings 7) Replying privately vs. to WMST-L 8) WMST-L Archives 9) Related lists I suggest that you save this guide for future reference. ******************* 1) "IS THERE A PREFERRED FORMAT TO USE FOR MESSAGES SENT TO THE LIST?" Yes. First of all, ALWAYS put your name and e-mail address at the end of every posting. (It is important that people be able to contact you privately if they wish, and some mail systems do not identify the writer anywhere in the header.) Also, if you are replying to someone else's posting, briefly quote or summarize that posting before you offer your reply. Doing so will make your message clearer and avoid confusion. ******************* 2) "WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LISTSERV@UMDD AND WMST-L@UMDD? HOW DO I TELL WHICH ADDRESS TO USE?" WMST-L@UMDD (or WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU on Internet) should be used ONLY for messages that you wish to send to all WMST-L subscribers. Commands such as "subscribe," "unsubscribe," "review wmst-l," "set wmst-l nomail," etc. should be sent to LISTSERV@UMDD (or, on Internet, LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU), not to WMST-L. If you have a question about your subscription that you want a human being to read, do not send it to either WMST-L or LISTSERV. Instead, send it to the list owner, Joan Korenman (KORENMAN@UMBC or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU). ****************** 3) "I'VE TRIED TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST, BUT I RECEIVED A MESSAGE BACK SAYING THAT I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. I'M A SUBSCRIBER--WHY WAS I TOLD I'M NOT AUTHORIZED?" Most of the time, this problem occurs when someone subscribes under one address and then tries to post under a different address (e.g., she/he subscribes under a Bitnet address and then tries to post from an Internet address). The WMST-L software recognizes subscribers by their userid (i.e., their e-mail address). If you subscribe under a Bitnet address, you have to send ALL messages to LISTSERV or WMST-L from that same Bitnet address. Similarly, if you subscribed under an Internet address, that's the address you should use for all subsequent mail. ****************** 4) "I'M GOING ON VACATION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. CAN I STOP MAIL WHILE I'M AWAY, OR DO I HAVE TO UNSUBSCRIBE?" You can stop mail temporarily by sending the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet): SET WMST-L NOMAIL . When you want mail to start arriving again, send the following message to the same address: SET WMST-L MAIL. Note: BE SURE TO SEND THIS MESSAGE TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! ****************** 5) "HOW CAN I GET A LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO WMST-L?" To get a current list of WMST-L subscribers, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): REVIEW WMST-L In a minute or two, you'll get back a mail message with the subject heading "File: 'WMST-L LIST' being sent to you." It contains a list of subscribers, arranged alphabetically by node (not by subscriber's name). (I then use my VAX text editor's "find" command to look for specific names.) ****************** 6) "I SENT A MESSAGE TO THE LIST, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A COPY. WHY NOT? HOW DO I KNOW IT ARRIVED SAFELY?" When you send a message to WMST-L@UMDD or WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU, you should receive an acknowledgement (the subject header begins "ACK"). This lets you know that the message was received and distributed. However, when the list was set up, the assumption was made that most people don't need to receive copies of their own messages. If for some reason you'd prefer to receive such copies, simply send a message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet) that says: SET WMST-L REPRO If you become depressed by the banality of the messages you post, simply send a command that says SET WMST-L NOREPRO . This won't improve the quality of your messages, but it will spare you the pain of receiving copies. ******************* 7) "WHEN SHOULD I REPLY PRIVATELY RATHER THAN TO WMST-L?" You should send replies to WMST-L when the contents are likely to be of interest to a number of subscribers (most suggestions for reading lists and teaching strategies fall into this category). However, if you are writing to request a copy of a paper someone has mentioned, please send your request privately, NOT to WMST-L. Similarly, comments directed at a particular person (e.g., "Right on, Rhoda. Good point," or "Thanks for the info," or "What a horrendous experience that must have been. I don't know why people do such things," or "Hi, Jane, I'm glad to see you've joined the list. Write to me," etc.) should be sent privately, NOT to WMST-L. ******************* 8) "I'VE BEEN AWAY FOR THREE WEEKS. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT I'VE MISSED ON WMST-L DURING THE TIME I'VE BEEN GONE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACCESS PREVIOUS MESSAGES?" Yes. All WMST-L messages are automatically archived. The archives are arranged in monthly logs. To find out what logs are available, you can send LISTSERV the following command: INDEX WMST-L . You'll then receive a list of the available logs. To obtain the logs, send LISTSERV the following command: GET WMST-L [filetype] where [filetype] is the name of the log file you want. For example: GET WMST-L LOG9105 will get you the May '91 log. LOG9106 is the June log, LOG9107 the July log, etc. (It's possible that the wording of your request may take a slightly different form, depending on your mail system, but what you want to ask for is WMST-L LOGxxxx.) Warning: these logs are LARGE. The June log is almost 500K. (Fortunately, things calmed down in July, but even so the July log is about 250K.) As a result, you will most likely not be permitted to get more than one log per day. ******************* 9) "THE LIST'S WELCOME LETTER MAKES IT CLEAR THAT WMST-L HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH THE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SIDE OF WOMEN'S STUDIES, ESPECIALLY WITH ISSUES HAVING TO DO WITH TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. WHAT ELECTRONIC FORUMS EXIST FOR DISCUSSION OF MALE/FEMALE RELATIONS, WOMEN'S ISSUES, SOCIETAL PROBLEMS, ETC.?" There is a moderated list called GENDER available on both Bitnet and (more recently) the Internet. GENDER is devoted especially to "discussion of issues pertaining to the study of communication and gender." To subscribe, send the usual subscription message to COMSERVE@RPIECS (Bitnet) or COMSERVE@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU (Internet). Those with Internet access can look into two additional kinds of possibilities. One are Internet lists. For example, there is a moderated feminist list called FEMAIL that "is intended to provide a forum for discussion of issues of interest to women, in a friendly atmosphere." Postings should be sent to FEMAIL@HPLABS.HP.COM. Send subscription requests to FEMAIL-REQUESTS%HPLDLH@HPLABS.HP.COM. Both men and women can join. Another moderated list on Internet is FEMINISM@NCAR.UCAR.EDU (also available on Usenet as soc.feminism; see below). Subscription requests and questions should go to FEMINISM-REQUEST@NCAR.UCAR.EDU. Yet another list is MAIL-MEN@ATTUNIX.ATT.COM. Discussion topics are said to include the men's movement, men's bodies, affirmative action, and other topics focusing on men's lives. The other possibility available via Internet is the vast array of Usenet "newsgroups." Among the hundreds of groups are the following: soc.women soc.men soc.feminism soc.gender-issues The above newsgroups all carry discussions of male/female relations, as well as other topics. All are open to both women and men. Since methods of accessing Usenet newsgroups vary from system to system, the best thing would be to ask the computer people at your institution how to access these newsgroups on your particular system. ****************** That's it so far. What do you think? Please reply privately to me, not to WMST-L. Many thanks. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1991 14:59:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Professional Organizations Hi. I'm posting this query on behalf of a colleague who would like to know the name, address, and phone # of academic professional organizations (within disciplines) that focus on women's issues, the status of women in the discipline, etc. For example, in literature there's the Women's Caucus of the Modern Languages, and in chemistry there's the Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society. My colleague is particularly interested in obtaining the name, address, and phone # of such organizations in the following fields: Physics Mathematics Astronomy Computer Science Geology Meteorology In addition, I'd welcome the same information about such organizations in all other fields. Many thanks. Joan Korenman korenman@umbc (Bitnet) Women's Studies Program korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu (Internet) U. of Md. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1991 15:04:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: women's organizations > Hi. I'm posting this query on behalf of a colleague who would >like to know the name, address, and phone # of academic professional >organizations (within disciplines) that focus on women's issues, the >status of women in the discipline, etc. For example, in literature >there's the Women's Caucus of the Modern Languages, and in chemistry >there's the Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society. I would think the Federation of Professional Women's Organizations in DC would have all this information. Arnie fac_askahn@jmuvax fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1991 22:06:27 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Sarah M. Pritchard" Subject: Professional Organizations In-Reply-To: Message received on Mon, 12 Aug 91 14:58:21 EDT The National Council for Research on Women is probably the most current source for information about women's caucuses and committees within other professional groups, especially those related to academic disciplines. The Federation of Organizations for Professional Women is also a good source (located in Washington DC), and has good contacts with the science organizations. Sarah M. Pritchard Associate Executive Director Association of Research Libraries 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 PHONE 202-232-2466 FAX 202-462-7849 BITNET: PRITCHAR@UMDC INTERNET: PRITCHAR@UMDC.UMD.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1991 12:59:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: W. S. Position at Yale I recently received the following announcement. Please send all inquiries to the Yale Search Committee, not to me or to WMST-L. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ************************************************************* The Women's Studies Program of Yale University invites applications for an opening at the Assistant Professor level beginning September 1992, with a joint appointment in the Department of English, Political Science, Religious Studies, or with the American Studies Program. Candidates should be prepared to teach an introductory course in Women's Studies as well as courses in their disciplinary area. Individuals whose research and teaching concern issues of race and ethnicity are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants should send a c.v., a letter describing scholarly and teaching interests, and three letters of recommendation by November 1, 1991, to Search Committee, Women's Studies Program, P.O. Box 5046 Yale Station, 315 WLH, 100 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06520. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1991 09:53:06 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allyn Lord Subject: Call for Papers The third annual Northwest Arkansas Women's Conference and Festival will be held March 26-29, 1992, in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas. The theme for 1992, "Meeting the Challenge of Diversity," was chosen to explore unique perspectives of women with different experiences, to identify areas of conflict, and to find ways to work together to face the challenges of the 90's. The conference is sponsored by the Alliance for Women's Concerns and a coalition of women's groups and individuals in Northwest Arkansas. We encourage a variety of formats and methods -- discussions, performances, workshops and lectures -- and encourage proposals for individual papers or complete sessions. Criteria for evaluation include relevance to the conference theme, mode of presentation, and originality of conception. Proposals need not be worked out in complete detail, but the following information should be submitted no later than January 1, 1992: Name, address, phone Tentative title of session Format of session Approximate session length Brief description of session Proposals may be mailed to: Programming Committee Attn: Joanie Connors, Ph.D. CAPS - Student Health University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Partial financial aid for presenters may be available and is awaiting word from funders. Inquiries may be addressed to Sharon Donnelly, Conference Chair, at (501) 575-5253, or by e-mail to Allyn Lord of the Programming Committee at AL24363@UAFSYSB (Bitnet) or AL24363@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU (Internet). ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1991 10:28:26 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Shreve Subject: Job Posting: Canada The Women's Studies Program at Simon Fraser University expects to make a tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor rank for September 1992 or as soon as possible thereafter. Candidates should have critical and theoretical interests in some area of women and science. Applicants in the physical sciences, life sciences, applied sciences, (including engineering), science and technology, and science education are encouraged to apply. Applicants should hold a Ph.D or equivalent and, preferably, have experience teaching in and/or developing curriculum for Women's Studies. Candidates will be expected to teach lower level courses as well as specialized upper level and graduate courses in Women and Science. In accordance with immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to people who are eligible for employment in Canada at the time of application. Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of equity in employment and offers equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants. Letters of application, curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees should be received by December 31st, 1991. They should be addressed to: Dr. Meredith Kimball, Coordinator, Women's Studies Program, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6 - Sandy Shreve (Internet: userpoem@cc.sfu.ca) (Bitnet: userpoem@sfu) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1991 15:57:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ENGCLEWT@EKU.BITNET Subject: CONCEPTS OF THE SELF Thanks to those of you who suggested references to me several weeks ago on related concepts of the self. I just came across a new book I thought some of you might be interested in: Lorraine Code: WHAT CAN WOMEN KNOW?: FEMINIST THEORY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE (Cornell UP, 1991). Code points our the historical and class/gender limitedness of the concept of the rational, autonomous self even within western civilization, while disavowing the Kantian moral theory with which it is associated. She also makes the plausible claim that it is much easier to incorcorpate a degree of autonomy into a theory which starts with the facts of connectedness than to work any significant connectedness into a theory that bases itself in assumptions of autonomy. Moreover, she denies that there is a necessary conflict between the two. Like Fox-Genovese in her book that came out this spring entitled FEMINISM WITHOUT ILLUSIONS, Code also discourages feminists from adopting the aim of personal autonomy too quickly or uncritically. Obviously, though this warning does not deny the practical importance of gaining a certain degree of control over one's life. Best wishes to all. Rick Clewett Engclewt@eku.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1991 10:42:30 BST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: AMG14@PHOENIX.CAMBRIDGE.AC.UK Subject: Gender and development Can anyone direct me to a network similar to this one which concerns itself with research and theory on women/gender in (Third World) development? Many thanks! Anne Marie Goetz AMG14@UK.AC.CAMBRIDGE.PHOENIX ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1991 23:12:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: RE: Gender and development On August 20, Anne Marie Goetz wrote: > Can anyone direct me to a network similar to > this one which concerns itself with research > and theory on women/gender in (Third World) > development? The February 1991 issue of the Newsletter of the Third World Women's Project carried the following announcement of a Computer Networking Project: > We are presently working to establish an international computer > network of women doing research on issues affecting women in the Third > World. The purpose of the network is to share information and > resources via electronic mail and to collectively produce working > papers to be published and distributed by the Project. The network is > part of the PeaceNet electronic mail system and will also be linked to > the national university system (BITNET) and other international > communications networks. If you would like to communicate with us > through PeaceNet, our User I.D. is: TWWP. > > For more information on how to participate in these projects, > write to us at: Third World Women's Project/IPS, 1601 Connecticut > Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20009 USA. According to the information that came with the Newsletter, the Third World Women's Project is part of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). The IPS's phone # is (202) 234-9382. Their FAX # is (202) 387-7915. The Program Director of the Third World Women's Project is Gisele-Audrey Mills. I am not a member of the Third World Women's Project and have no additional information. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1991 14:41:25 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: P_MURPHY@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: criminal justice Does anyone know of any good recent textbooks/readers on women and the criminal justice system or women and crime? I'm putting together a course for spring semester and would like to start reviewing texts. The course will be broad and will include significant attention to violence against women. I have the campus rape references that were on the list a while ago. Thanks Pat Murphy p_murphy@unhh.unh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1991 14:57:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DONNA From: BINAH::JACQUES "DONNA" 21-AUG-1991 14:53:00.55 To: IN%"WMST_L@umdd.umd.edu" CC: JACQUES Subj: Archetypal Psychology Cann anyone offer suggestions for developing a curriculum, in addition to the one appearing in the back of Carol Pearson's book, "The Hero Within" for teaching classes or doing workshops in archetypal psychology with Women as the focus. Donna Jacques (617)736-4679 (508)462-5129 jacques@brandeis ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1991 15:04:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: HENKING@HWS.BITNET Subject: in re archetypal psychology i would recommend looking at a book edited by estella lauter and carol schreier rupprecht entitled feminist archetypal theory: interdisciplinary revisions of jungian thought published by the unievrsity of tennessee press in knoxville circa 1985. susan ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1991 15:15:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DONNA Subject: RE: in re archetypal psychology Susan Who are you? Thanks for remarks on archtypal psyc. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1991 14:01:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pamela Doty Subject: Group Dynamics/Group Processes I am curious if anyone might have a suggestion for references for feminist analysis of the study of group dynamics/group processes. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Pam Doty wa0483@uokmvsa.bitnet Univ. of Okla., Norman, OK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1991 15:41:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DONNA Subject: RE: Group Dynamics/Group Processes Please forward what you are able to compile on to me if it is not a whole lot of trouble. I am very interested. Donna Jacques Brandeis University Libraries Waltham, Ma 02254 1-617-736-4679 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1991 15:51:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: Group Dynamics/Group Processes There are a number of good sources. You might look at Ken Dion's chapter on gender and groups which was published in Women, gender, and social psychology edited by V. O'Leary, R. Unger, & B. Wallston. Erlbaum (1985). I did some analyses of group processes in my text Female and male (Harper & Row, 1979), but these may be a little out of date. Mary Crawford and I have a new text Women and gender: A feminist psychology that will be published by McGraw Hill in January. There is a chapter on "Doing gender" that includes some of the group process work. I can send you a copy if you send me an address. Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1991 15:54:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: group dynamics The research on leadership and gender might be of use in looking at the issue of gender and group dynamics. Much of that has been done in Speech Communications, and could be indexed on an abstracting service, maybe even Psychlit. Also, Teresa Bernardez has done some work on small groups and gender, but I've never been able to find a citation for her work, which I believe came out in the 70's. Finally, the work on language and gender can be interpreted to make predications about small groups. For an overview, you could look at Jennifer Coates, Women, Men and Language, Longman 1987(?) and there are a number of other books, including Marjorie Goodwin's He-Said_She_Said (talk as social oprganization among Afro-American children) from Indiana, 1990 or 91, as well as Tannen's current best seller from Morrow, You Just Don't Understand. correction: "predications" = predictions ASHELDON@UMNACVX Amy Sheldon ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1991 20:35:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: gender and group dynamics There's a whole lot of material on gender and group interaction. I second Rhoda's suggestion of some of the chapters in WOMEN, GENDER, AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. REVIEW OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (don't have the volume number here at home) recently (c. 1988) had sex and gender as the topic. There was a decent chapter by Elizabeth Aries on Gender and Communication in Groups. If you want the leadership stuff, Alice Eagly's been churning out Psychological Bulletin articles. Finally, Eleanor Maccoby had a provocative (I thought) article in the American Psychologist a year or so back on the development of gender differences in social interaction. Arnie - fac_askahn@jmuvax (bitnet) - fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1991 20:11:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: gender and group interaction Regarding gender and group interaction, I can suggest two of my own papers, both about the language of dispute management. The first paper has an extensive literature review of language and gender differences. The second paper develops a theory of DOUBLE-VOICE DISCOURSE as a feminine talk style during conflict management, and contrasts it with a more direct and often confrontative SINGLE-VOICE DISCOURSE style. The second paper also redefines the construct of "conflict" and argues that the usual way of defining conflict is male-centered and as a consequence, we have missed seeing conflict in female groups, when it does not fit the male mold. Both papers are close analysis of discourse in children's same-sex groups. They will be useful for understanding adult interaction also. They have extensive bibliographies of work on language and social interaction. 1. Amy Sheldon. 1990. Pickle Fights: Gendered Talk in Preschool Disputes. DISCOURSE PROCESSES 13.1, 5-31 2. Amy Sheldon. in press for Jan. 1992. Conflict Talk: Sociolinguistic Challenge s to Self-Assertion and How Young Girls Meet Them. MERRILL-PALMER QUARTERLY 38.1, 95-117 asheldon@umnacvx asheldon@vx.acs.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 10:12:49 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathy Killoran Re: Women and crime I tried to send a message to PMURPHY@UNHH.UNH.EDU and it was returned as no such person. So I will answer to the list. Sorry for any inconvenience to anyone! I am a reference librarian at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I have prepared a printout from out OPAC of some books on this subject which I can send to you via snail mail. Please contact me with your address. The only text which I know our faculty uses was written by 2 of our professors, entitled Criminal Justice System and Women: women offenders, victims, workers by Barbara Raffel Price and Natalie Sokoloff. However, It was published in 1982. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 10:25:11 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: chuchryk@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: Conference The Annual Conference of the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women will be held in Edmonton, Alberta November 8 - 10, 1991. The theme of this year's conference is Global Vision/Local Action. The following comes from the brochure: The 1991 CRIAW Conference is your chance to meet with other Canadian women working on issues of global vision and local action to share your viewpoints and experiences. Keynote speakers are Claire Bonnenfant, vice-president of regional council at the Federation des femmes due Quebec, and Glenda Simms, president of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Claire will present a feminist view of a future Quebec society and Glenda will speak from her extensive experience with women's issues. Canadian feminist research activities are generating some exciting and interesting material and the Conference Program Committee has come up with a provocative and entertaining series of panel sessions, individual presentations and discussion groups focussed in at least five general areas within the overall conference theme. WOMEN AND THE STATE will look at constitutional issues and the way legislation affects women and the way women affect legislation. POWER AND TRUST examines the way in which women are changing hierarchical relationships in areas such as therapy and education. DEVELOPING VOICE focuses on the various places and ways in which women's voices are heard: literature, art, theatre, politics, education. BODY IMPOLITIC investigates the way in which women's bodies, both physical and political, are regarded. And WHOSE KNOWLEDGE COUNTS examines the way in which women's knowledge is collected, generated, and often ignored. Space will be made available, upon request, for special interest groups wishing to have networking sessions. Saturday night will be a celebration of women's music beginning with Jennifer Berezan, an articulate and talented singer-songwriter whose work is attracting national and international critical acclaim. Then, sing a long with the Edmonton Feminist Singers, an eclectic, spirited splash of local colour. Edmonton is a lively, friendly city where the sun shines for more hours than in any other Canadian city, so expect sunny skies. The Westin Hotel's central location and enclosed pedways give easy access to many of the city's diverse attractions. Full registration for the Conference includes all conference events, lunch Saturday and Sunday and a Saturday banquet featuring both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. French/English translation will be available, as will signage for the hearing impaired; the hotel is wheelchair accessible. Arrangements can be made for day care and billeting and the hotel is offering a special rate. Register by October 8 by mail to: Women's Research Centre 11043 - 90 Avenue Edmonton Alberta T6G 1A6 Further information in either official language can be obtained from Marcelline Forestier, Edmonton CRIAW Conference Coordinator at (403) 492-8950. Pat Chuchryk The University of Lethbridge Chuchryk@hg.uleth.ca ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 13:10:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 3 job announcements I have received the following three job announcements. For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements. (Note: Though I've posted the U. of Kansas announcement, I would like to discourage people from sending to WMST-L information about positions unrelated to Women's Studies.) Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ************************************************************* 1) DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES The Ohio State University The Center for Women's Studies at the Ohio State University invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of the Center to begin Septmember 15, 1992. The Director holds a joint appointment with an academic department at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, preferably within the College of Humanities, although qualified individuals from all fields are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have administrative experience and a strong record in women's studies scholarship and teaching. The Center for Women's Studies, with ten faculty appointments, twenty-five graduate associates, three-full time administrative and office personnel, and a thirty-five member graduate faculty, offers the M.A. degree in Women's Studies and an undergraduate major and minor. The Center's curriculum and appointments reflect its commitment to diversity in terms of race, sexual identity, and nationality. To apply for the position, please send letter of application, c.v., and names of three references to: Judith Mayne, Chair of the Search Committee Center for Women's Studies 207 Dulles Hall 230 W. 17th Avenue The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 Applications should be received no later than November 15, 1991. The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. ***************************************************************** 2) Brown University and the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women invite nominations and applications for the Nancy Duke Lewis Chair. Candidates must be distinguished scholars whose principle research focuses on gender, women's studies and/or feminist theory. Send letters of application and curriculum vitae by September 20, 1991 to Karen Newman, Chair, Nancy Duke Lewis University Professorship Committee, Pembroke Center, Box 1958, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912. ****************************************************************** 3) ASSISTANT/ ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY The University of Kansas seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in Modern Japanese History at the assistant or associate (with tenure) level to be effective August 1992. The appointee will join a History department of thirty-six full-time faculty with strong international interests. Three East Asian historians (two in China and one in early Japan) are already members of the faculty, and over twenty other faculty in various departments are in East Asian Studies. A Modern Japanese research interest is required, with a PhD in hand by August 1992. The position requires evidence of a strong commitment to scholarship as demonstrated by publications and/or the potential to publish. Teaching includes both undergraduate and graduate courses in East Asian History. Teaching experience preferred. Minority and women candidates especially urged to apply. Files will begin to be reviewed November 15 1991 until the position is filled or May 15 1992. Letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation should be sent to Chair, Japan Search Committee, Department of History, 3000 Wescoe, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2130. The University of Kansas is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Submitted for the Chair of the Department of History by Lynn H. Nelson ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 14:05:54 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: P_MURPHY@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: women & crime This is for Kathy Killora ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 14:32:21 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from PROFS to RFC822 format by PUMP V2.2 Comments: Resent-From: "Leonard P. Hirsch" From: "Leonard P. Hirsch" Subject: Democracy for whom? From: Leonard P. Hirsch Office of International Relations/Q-3123 (202) 357-4788 I thought that the following was provactive for this list. The women I have seen on the media [non-American] have been either on lines at stores or if public, trying to persuade tank drivers to think of their mothers. But no women in thehierarchy [Bonner in some newspaper reports] either as commentators or activists. Does anyone have information on the role women have been playing in the changes in the Soviet Union? +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Leonard Hirsch (202) 357-4788/FAX (202)786-2557 | | Smithsonian Institution BITNET INCEM005@SIVM | +-----------------------------------------------------+ *** Forwarding note from RUSSIA --INDYCMS 08/26/91 09:11 *** Received: by SIVM (Mailer R2.03B) id 7716; Mon, 26 Aug 91 09:11:13 EDT Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 08:07:00 -0500 Reply-To: Russia and her neighbors list Sender: Russia and her neighbors list From: John B Harlan Subject: Democracy for whom? To: Leonard P Hirsch Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1991 20:43 EST From: WELLINGH@EARLHAM.BITNET Subject: Democracy for whom? Message-id: As others have noted, the news this week boggles the brain. I'm anticipating the return of a friend from a month-long camping trip in the wilderness and having a conversation that embraces the wealth of human emotion from fear to despair to hope to exultation in five minutes or less. . . Here is my concern: in the week's news I have not seen or heard the words or deeds of a single woman. Surely women have been present (were they all making tea for the defenders of the Parliament)? I ask in the context of having been asked repeatedly myself in Russia (specifically in Krasnodar), "Why is it necessary to talk about politics with a woman." (As one of my friends finally responded, "She's not a woman, she's a university professor from America." God knows that the Russian women who work outside the home and do all of the housework are fedup with Communism, but plenty of East German and Polish women have discovered that their lot has not much improved with the emergence of new political systems that may be more responsive to the needs of male citizens, but still consider women to be second-class at best. My intention here is simply to raise a questions that must not be lost in the shuffle: "Where are the women?" ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 11:49:54 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sherri Matteo Subject: On Russian Women's Involvement: Ask these 2 Russian women REPLY TO 08/26/91 11:36 FROM WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET "Women's Studies List": Democracy for whom? May I suggest contacting Inna Schneiderman, who is director of research at the Central Laboratory of Social and Economic Measurements, Academy of Sciences at Moscow, and ask her that question. This remarkable woman has been traveling throughout the U.S. over the last year, discussing the formation of a Soviet women's movement and emphasizing its potential for interaction with American and international women. She came to our Institute last fall. Another visitor from the Soviet Union to our INstitute was Anastasia Posadskaya. She is affiliated with the Institute for Scoio-Economic Studies of Population, again within the Academcy of Sciences. She reported that, among other acheivements, the Academy established the Center for Gender Studies last fall. I suggest these two women because I think they may have some interesting things to say (and probably be fairly accurate too) and may be able to shed light on this issue. I don't have a more detailed address for either, sorry. To: WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 16:29:13 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: FLANNAGA@OUACCVMB.BITNET Has anyone been reading the new biography of Anne Sexton, which was reviewed in last Sunday's *New York Times* book review? It has occurred to me while reading the biography that Sexton gave a voice to the women's movement before it was even named that. She also embodies the horrible balancing act of the Fifties between being a "housewife and mother" and being an artist, which in her case led in part to her own suicide. She was glamorous like a movie star, but she was alsohorribly insecure and she was certifiably insane at times. Her poetry hit a nerve of private response in men and women that changed our way of thinking about the sexes thereafter. She put into images and rhythm what Simone DeBeauvoir and Betty Friedan had theorized about. She was able to record the life-affirming parts of her madness and her therapy in her poetry, so that one can read it and not feel suicidal. Not so ferocious as Sylvia Plath but more sympathetic, she also reminds me at least of Marilyn Monroe, someone who was strong emotionally and talented and funny, but someone whose body language could say "Use me." Any comments or arguments? Roy Flannagan ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1991 15:45:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Calls for Papers The following eight calls for papers appear in the current issue of Women's Research Network News (a quarterly newsletter of the National Council for Research on Women). For more information, contact the people mentioned in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. For more information about the National Council for Research on Women, its address is NCRW, The Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House, 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10021. Telephone: 212/570-5001. Joan Korenman (Internet) korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu (Bitnet) korenman@umbc ************************************************************ 1) The Women's Studies Program at Bowling Green University invites submission of papers and proposals for its April 24-25, 1992 conference Reassessing the Grounds for our Struggle: Connecting Women's Lives in Theory, Practice and Performance. Literary readings, performance art, and presentations of community projects are welcome. Submit proposals by September 15, 1991 to Lynn Walkiewicz, Women's Studies Program, Bowling Green State University, 248 Shatzel Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403 419/372-7133 or 272-2620. ------------------------------------------------------- 2) The Southeastern Women's Studies Association's 16th Annual Regional Conference invites submission of papers and proposals for Celebrating Feminisms and the Diversity of Women, to be held March 12-15, 1992 at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Submit an abstract by October 15, 1991 to Janice Snook, Women's Studies Program, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, HMS 413, Tampa, FL 33620-8350. ------------------------------------------------------- 3) The journal Feminist Teacher seeks contributions on 'Feminist Education and War.' Possible topics include the sexual, racial, and cultural implications of the Gulf War; war and feminist ethics; women in war; pedagogical efforts to address war; and teaching experiences during the Gulf War. Contact Feminist Teacher, 442 Ballatine Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. ------------------------------------------------------- 4) Jo Freeman seeks papers and proposals for the fifth edition of Women: A Feminist Perspective, an introductory text in women's studies for undergraduates. Articles should be 'broad in scope, scholarly in approach, and feminist in interpretation' and should include the perspectives of different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups in the U.S. Send an outline or proposal to Jo Freeman, 410 East 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. ------------------------------------------------------- 5) Brookline Books is soliciting social science manuscripts that address gender and culture. Manuscripts may examine any scholarly topic in the area, such as gender orientation, ageism, or the concerns of women of color, disabled women, immigrant women, victims of violence, etc. Submit manuscripts or proposals to Toby Siverman- Dresner, Psychology Department, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ, 07470. ------------------------------------------------------- 6) Women and Language invites submissions of research reports, essays, poetry, personal narratives, criticism, book reviews or book notices for a special Spring 1993 issue on 'Women and Spirituality.' Possible topics include women and religious texts, development and/or implementation of inclusive language, reactions to use of nonsexist language, naming practices, persistence and change of gender symbolism, and the role of women in spiritual change. Send submissions by June 15, 1992 to Barbara Bate, General Board of Discipleship, PO Box 840, Nashville, TN 37202-0840 or call 615/340-7069 for more information. ------------------------------------------------------- 7) Pat Farren, editor of PeaceWork, A New England Peace and Social Justice Newsletter of the American Friends Service Committee, is writing a book on Sustained Activism. She seeks contact with "long haul social change workers for information on political experiences and personal equilibrium." Contact Pat Farren, 2161 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 through September 1992. ------------------------------------------------------- 8) Initiatives, the journal of the National Association for Women in Education, invites submission of articles (under 3,500 words) for a special issue on fostering the increased participation of women and girls in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. Articles that reflect the intersection of race, class, and gender and/or focus on students and staff in a variety of learning environments, e.g. community colleges, are particularly welcome. Deadline is December 1, 1991. Contact the guest editor of the special issue, Alice Miller, Director, Brooklyn College Women's Center, 227 New Ingersoll, Brooklyn, NY 11210 718/780-5777. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1991 07:43:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Conference Announcements The following five conference announcements appear in the current issue of Women's Research Network News. For more information about the conferences, contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu (Internet) korenman@umbc (Bitnet) ****************************************************************** 1) The Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the Women's Center of the Foundation for Iranian Studies are co-convenors of Women in Postrevolutionary Iran, a symposium to be held at George Washington University October 5-6, 1991. Ms. editor Robin Morgan will give the opening address; Azar Naficy, Tabatabai University, Tehran will give a presentation on 'Images of Women in Iranian Literature of the 1980s'; and several U.S. scholars will give presentations based on recent research in Iran. As Women's Center Director Mahnaz Afkhami notes, this is the "first time in ten years that women scholars can actually travel to Iran to conduct research, and a university teacher can travel outside to present her work on women." Contact Mahnaz Afkhami, Women's Center, Foundation for Iranian Studies, 4343 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. ------------------------------------------------------- 2) The University of Texas, Austin will hold an interdisciplinary conference on Women and War October 18-20, 1991. For information, contact Margot Fitzgerald, Women and War Conference Committee, Department of English, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712. ------------------------------------------------------- 3) The Association for Women in Development will hold its fifth conference and international forum, Learning Together/Working Together: A North-South Dialogue, November 22-24, 1991 in Washington, D.C. Early registration rates are available before October 1. For further information, contact the Conference Office, Division of Continuing Education, College Court Building, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-6006 913/5325575 or fax: 913/532-5575. ------------------------------------------------------- 4) The University of Arizona is sponsoring a national conference on Sustaining Faculty Diversity in the Research University February 10-11, 1992. The conference will provide a forum to share information on policies and strategies for recruiting, retaining, and advancing women and minority faculty in large research universities. For further information, contact Janice Monk, Southwest Institute for Research on Women, University of Arizona, 102 Douglass Building, Tucson, AZ 85721 602/621-7338. ------------------------------------------------------- 5) The Coalition for Western Women's History will hold its next conference in Lincoln, Nebraska July 23-25, 1992 on the theme Suspect Terrain: Surveying the Women's West. For more information, contact the Coalition For Western Women's History, Women's Resource Center, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1991 10:24:17 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Karen Rosenberg Subject: Re: Democracy for whom? In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 26 Aug 1991 14:32:21 EDT from 1. Bonner did speak when the big statue of the guy who started the KGB (I forget his name) was torn down. 2. I can't remember where or when I heard this, but I think I heard that when Yeltsin was encouraging civil disobedience and people in the streets, he explicitly told women to go home..... ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1991 14:12:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: New list: FEMINIST Sherre Dryden has asked me to announce the formation of a new listserv, FEMINIST. Her description of the list appears below. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ************************************************************ FEMINIST is owned by the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association. FTF was founded in 1970 by women who wanted to address sexism in libraries and librarianship. We publish a newsletter, Women in Libraries, and have expanded our concerns since 1970 to include issues like pornography and censorship in libraries and racism and ethnic diversity in librarianship. To subscribe to Feminist, send the following message to: listserv@mitvma.mit.edu or listserv@mitvma: sub feminist your_real_name For more information, you may contact: Sherre Dryden drydensh@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu drydensh@vuctrvax 615-343-6043