========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 08:35:55 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vicki Kirsch Subject: women's music Arnie, I have been playing quite a bit of music in my "Women's Communities: Real and Imaginary" course this spring and have found that it opens different channels of experience for discussion, writing, and even coloring (yeah, one day I brought in my crayolas). My suggestions: early Chris Williamson - "Changer and the Changed," "Stranger in Paradise" albums Ferron - she's a Canadian singer/songwriter, all of her three albums are very powerful Libana - a choral group based in Cambridge, MA...they perform woman-identified sacred music from around the world. "A Circle is Cast" and "Fire Within." Meg Christian, Holly Near, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Tret Fure, Hunter Davis Enjoy! Vicki Kirsch College of William and Mary vlkirs@wmvm1 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 08:56:18 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carole Farber Subject: women's music In-Reply-To: note of Wed, 1 Apr 1992 08:35:55 EST from Vicki Kirsch In our Intro Women's Studies course we underscore a number of areas with a musical celebration or critique. We use Sheila Chandra's "The Struggle" album especially the cut on being You/Not You when we do colonialism and its aftermat h; use Jennifer Berezan's version "The Burning Times" when we do the Malleus Maleficarum; use Dory Previn on dichotomours thinking; use Heather Bishop, Faith Nolan when discussing differences among Canadian women; use Saffire and the Chenille Sisters when doing aging and the relationship myths; and use k.d. lang when discussing abuse; etc. I realise that most of these artists are Canadian (Bishop, Nolan, Berezan, k.d. lang and I agree that Ferron is very good and relevant), but you see the idea. Carole Farber, ssccmf@uwocc1.uwo.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 09:14:57 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X Comments: Resent-From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" Comments: Warning -- RSCS tag indicates an origin of $SMTPSRV@UMDD From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" Subject: Call for Papers *************************************************************** Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies Dept. Arts and Sciences,_USF, Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-5531.dllafaa@cfrvm or dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu *** Forwarding note from DLLAFAA --CFRVM 04/01/92 09:13 *** To: SWIP-L --CFRVM From: Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Subject: Call for Papers A conference on "Women and Texts in Pre-revolutionary France" will be held at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 7-9, 1993. The conference will focus on questions related to the subject of French women as producers of texts in pre-revolutionary France. We understand the word text as referring to canonical as well as non-canonical works and genres. History, science and education are only a few areas in which women chose to express themselves textually. Papers are invited on the following proposed topics: women as producers of texts; the reception of texts by women; problems in the retrieval and editing of early texts; canon and genre as problematic to women writers; and "ecriture feminine" in early works. Send one-page abstract by 15 September 1992 to Hannah Fournier or Jean- Philippe Beaulier, MARGOT Project, Dept. of French, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada M2L 3G1. Phone (519) 885-1211 ext. 2249 or 3554. *************************************************************** Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies Dept. Arts and Sciences,_USF, Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-5531.dllafaa@cfrvm or dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 09:57:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SMB3835@OBERLIN.BITNET Subject: san. fran. housing I will be working at the National Clearinghouse for Marital and Date Rape this summer with two friends and we are all looking for a sublet for June-August. We are three responsible Oberlin College students and would appreciate any leads you might be able to provide us with. Thanks, Mara Balassa Oberlin College Box 2210 Oberlin, OH 44074 SMB3835@OCVAXA.CC.OBERLIN.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 10:03:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BMARSHALL@TRENTU.CA Subject: Re: Music and the future I think many instructors share Arnie's concern to end an Intro. to Women's Studies course on a positive note. In the past, we have found students get depressed by the end of the year given all the information they have to digest about the continuing oppression of women. This year, our Intro. to Women's Studies ended with a class on feminist humour, complete with a stand-up comedian (a former student) as a guest speaker. It was extremely well received by the students, and was a great way to end the course. There are some good books available now as well that might be assigned as class readings -- our instructors used Rosalind Warren's _Women's Glib_. The class, by the way, was listed on the syllabus as "Keep on Smiling: Laughter and Feminist Survival". Some feminist music would fit this theme well -- try some Ginnie Clemens, Connie Kaldor, Judy Small. Barb Marshall, Chair Women's Studie Program Trent University, Peterborough, ONt. Can. bmarshall@Trentu.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 10:06:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SMB3835@OBERLIN.BITNET Subject: Re: request for assistance locating _Zen and the Art of the Internet_ What is Zen and the Art of the Internet? SMB3835@OCAVAXA.CC.OBERLIN.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 08:59:34 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Sue S." Subject: Re: Music and the future In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 31 Mar 1992 22:24:00 EST from One of the most powerful and uplifting songs I've ever heard is Kay Weaver's One Fine Day on her album named One Find Day. I loved it so much I bought the video for it. The video is made up of pictures of women throughout history and also current women making history, eg. Geraldine Ferraro, Sally Ride, and Martina Navratalova. The first time I saw it was at a women's festival on a movie screen and by the end of the video the cheers of the crowd were deafening. But I've also enjoyed it many times at home showing it to friends. It makes you feel so strong to see what all of these women have accomplished. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 11:02:00 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Answering received message From: Cindy Bilger Subject: RFI responses In-Reply-To: <01GIBV4E4DZ6000O7K@coral.bucknell.edu> Penn sent their RFP to 4 vendors and received response from 3 - Ingres, Oracle and Sybase. I don't know who the fourth was sent to but I would guess Informix . University Michigan sent to 22 vendors and received responses from 8 - Ingres, Oracle, Informix, Focus, Nomad2, Mimer, DB2 & SQL/DS and IDMS/R-ICMS. The following vendors did not respond - Progress, Adabas, W/Datman, SIR/DBMS, Supra, CA (Computer Associates), ADR/DATACOM, Inquire, Accent R, DRS, Unify, Ramis II and SEED. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 11:01:58 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "why, jean-luc, i'd be delighted!" Subject: Re: Music and the future how about an optional but strongly encouraged "field trip" to your city's version of "march for women's lives" this weekend or next, or whenever your city is having it. i've found these marches to be very inspiring, and there are many many many young (and older, of course) feminists, and lots of literature, and just a general good time in general. plus it may inspire some of them to become activists, which is always a plus. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 13:16:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CROW@ZODIAC.RUTGERS.EDU Subject: Anti-feminism references I am looking for some resource material on anti-feminism in the United States. I am familiar with R. Petchesky and K. Luker's work. I would appreciate some references on this topic. Thank you, Barbara Crow Crow@Zodiac.Rutgers.Edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 14:02:46 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: K_COOK@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: RE: Anti-feminism references What do you mean by "anti-feminism" and why do you refer to Petchesky and Luker in this context? surely not because THEY are anti-feminist...? If I understand correctly what you mean; their work does cover some of the anti-feminist arguments particularly with reference to grass- roots activists. For another reading along those lines you should see: Klatch, Rebecca. 1987. WOMEN OF THE NEW RIGHT. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. could you clarify what you mean, though? Thanks Kimberly J. Cook, k_cook@unhh.unh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 14:53:58 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KARLA TONELLA Subject: Zen/Internet The following was obtained via ftp from: ftp.cs.widener.edu it, and the article it talks about is located in the pub\zen\ directory. The command is: get filename.ext [Last changed: 03/09/92] This is the first edition of a booklet entitled ``Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide to the Internet''. It's roughly 100 pages in length, and is divided into the following sections: * Chapter 1--Network Basics * Chapter 2--Electronic Mail * Chapter 3--Anonymous FTP * Chapter 4--Usenet News * Chapter 5--Telnet * Chapter 6--Tools (finger/ping/etc) * Chapter 7--Commercial Uses of the Internet * Chapter 8--Things you'll hear about (projects/organizations) * Chapter 9--Finding Out More * An appendix on reaching other networks * An appendix on mail-based file retrieval (FTPmail, archive servers) * An appendix on how to create a newsgroup * A glossary of 80+ terms * A bibliography of over a dozen books and two dozen papers and magazines related to the Internet and similar topics. Why do you want this? Well, for one thing it's free. It's also unique--there presently exists no single comprehensive collection of the information directly related to being connected to the Internet. Most users learn by word of mouth and stumbling upon things. This guide should give you a reference to consult if you're curious about what can be done with the Internet. It also presents the fundamental topics that are all too often assumed and considered trivial by many network users. This is your first "virtual quickie." Now, how to read it. The file zen-1.0.dvi is a DVI (DeVice Independent) file created by the TeX typesetting system. Filters exist to convert these DVI files into printer-specific files for a variety of printers. Also included is the file zen-1.0.PS, a Postscript version. This can be printed on a number of printers, most notably the Apple LaserWriter series. (We tested it with a Pacific Page cartridge in an HP LaserJet III.) An ASCII version is not yet available; any mention of a file zen-1.0.txt is premature. In the tar file zen-1.0.tar.Z (a compressed tar file---ask your local system administrator how to extract the files from this), there are a number of files suffixed by `.texi'. These are the TeXinfo source to the booklet. TeX is a free typesetting system, the source for which you can FTP or buy on a tape. TeXinfo is the system written on top of TeX by the GNU Project for easy manual creation. To create a DVI file of your own (for whatever reason), simply tex the file zen-1.0.texi. Right now you can't create the info file needed for reading it in the info system or in Emacs' info mode. Contact me if you'd like to find out why not, and suggest possible solutions. I'm sorry, we cannot supply hardcopy versions of this booklet at this time. The support staffs of educational institutions are encouraged to put multiple copies out for their user communities. Also any companies in need of training literature are welcome to use this booklet. (The author is keenly interested in hearing from anyone considering such a large distribution; if you're going to do such a thing, please let me know.) Being that this is the first edition, a good amount of information was been omitted, in trade for being able to release it for general critique this Spring. (Otherwise it probably wouldn't be presentable again until the summer.) In particular WAIS, IRC, and a few other things stand out. They will be added in a more complete version; suggestions on what to include are more than welcome. Hopefully the thinner chapters (e.g. commercial uses) will grow soon too. (For example, I want to include an appendix on what it takes to become connected to the Internet, and perhaps one on how to register a domain name--both vital issues to people who are contemplating joining the Internet but aren't quite sure what's involved or what's "inside the black box.") If you have any comments or questions, please send them to the address guide-bugs@cs.widener.edu. I hope this guide is of use to you! Brendan Kehoe Department of Computer Science Widener University ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 14:57:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: antifeminism reference Try ANTIFEMINISM IN AMERICAN THOUGHT: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, by Cynthia D. Kinnard. Boston: G.K.Hall, 1986. Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 16:12:33 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Resent-From: Beth Rushing Comments: Originally-From: Beth Rushing From: Beth Rushing Subject: Films on family violence In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 31 Mar 92 16:08:06 EST ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Beth - here is my film and novel list for the Women Studies Network. Thanks to all who contributed to the following list!! It is much appreciated. I didn't inlcude the short stories, since the students were required to view a film or read a novel (which do you suppose most opted for?). I guess students don't read for pleasure these days. Anyway, if anyone else wants to add to the list, that would be great. Films and Novels dealing with family violence: Films: Sleeping with the Enemy The Color Purple Prince of Tides Something About Amelia Nuts The Stepfather ORdinary People Loyalties I'm Dancing as Fast as I can Postcards from the Edge Sybil Radio Flyer The Burning Bed Fried Green Tomatoes Raging Bull The Stepford Wives Independence Day Blue Steel C'est La Vie Carousel Straight out of Brooklyn Not Without my Daughter Mortal Thoughts Novels: The Color Purple, Alice Walker Waverly Place, Susan Brownmiller Small Changes, Marge Piercy Woman on the Edge of Time, Marge Piercy To Die For, Joyce Maynard Mommie Dearest, Chrisina Crawford The Bone People, Keri Hume Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Fannie Flagg Beloved, Toni Morrison The Women of Brewster Place, Gloria Naylor A Sea-Change, Lois Gould I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou Sybil, Flora Reta Schreiber Prince of Tides, Pat Conway Stepford Wives, Ira Levin Ordinary People, Judith Guest Thicker than Water In addition there is a film list on family violence and sexual harassment available from the University of Minnesota at the following address: University Film and Video Continuing Education and Extension University of Minnesota 1313 Fifth St. SE, Suite 108 Minneapolis, MN 55414 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 17:48:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Freda B. Birnbaum" Subject: Re: Films on family violence >were required to view a film or read a novel (which do you suppose most >opted for?). I guess students don't read for pleasure these days. What a shame! Especially since _The Color Purple_ was SO much more powerful as a book. Didn't see the TV move of _The Women of Brewster Place_, but the book was DEVASTATING. I was depressed for a week after I read it. Freda Birnbaum, FBBIRNBAUM@CUTCV2.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 17:52:04 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: allocations of scarce resources I'm doing some research on the legal and ethical issues of allocation of scarce medical resources. I am particularly interested in the expensive treatment of neonates and the surgical interventions in the elderly. Have you read a good article or research paper on this topic lately? Please write to me privately. Thank you. Anne Villers Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet Villers@ouvaxa.ucls.ohiou.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 15:52:41 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ACPROG@SETONVM.BITNET Subject: Re: request for assistance locating _Zen and the Art of the Internet_ In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 1 Apr 1992 10:06:00 EST from The Zen and the Art of the Internet is a wonderful beginner's guide for users interested in learning about the Internet. It provides necessary terminology (what is telnet? what is ftp? the making of an e-mail address.) It also provides coverage on the "Golden Nuggets" or a brief list of helpful resources for research. And, last it provides helpful tools to navigate around the Internet. I have received the file myself and have found it helpful for those who would like to know more about the Internet, but do not have the time to learn ALL of the mechanics. Unfortunately, it is being distributed in PostScript form, which means you must have access to a printer with PostScript capabilities. I have heard it will shortly be available in ASCII form. The ASCII format will allow you to print to any printer from a DOS prompt or by any wordprocessor. The file can be received by FTP'ng to 147.31.254.132 at the 'Name:' prompt type anonymous. At the 'Password:' prompt give your email address (but it doesn't really matter what you type here). At the next prompt type, CD PUB/ZEN and then type, DIR , you'll see the files listed. If you want the Postscript version type, GET ZEN-1.0.PS If you're on a system that only allows one period in a filename then type, GET ZEN-1-0.PS ---> the "GET" command will transfer the file to your own computer account where you need to print it to a postscript printer! If you do not feel comfortable with ftp'ng or do not have success with the above steps then write to info-server@nnsc.nsf.net with the body of your message containing request: nsfnet topic: zen-1.0.ps topic: zen.readme which will return the selected files. If all else fails and you are not able to obtain the copy from the computer services office at your site, then contact Brendan Kehoe Department of Computer Science, Widener University, Chester, Pa. 19013 who is the author or this manual and has advertised his address thru the Higher Education Chronicle. Sorry for the long response, but I wish you best of luck! Nancy Mustachio ACPROG@SETONVM.BITNET Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 17:27:57 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandra Basgall Subject: Re: Music and the future I had a very interesting experience at the end of a women's studies course one year. We had all expected a final, but when we entered the room, the shades were closed and there were unlit candles in various parts of the room and a nice cloth from the Niarobi converence on the desk with candles and flowers. After we were all seated, the professor closed the door and asked us to each light a candle and return to our seats. She turned the lights off and asked us to each close our eyes and think about the semester. When we felt comfortable and felt like it, she asked us to talk about our impressions of the semester -- good and bad. It was some time before any brave soul was willing to speak, but after the first voice, others followed with fascinating observations. It was a powerful experience and when we were done, she provided refreshments. I am still close friends with the professor and many of the other students in the class. I can't say that about most classes I've attended outside of my department. Sandra Basgall SBASGALL@VAXA.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 19:36:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura.Julier" <21798JUL@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Re: Music and the future Where/how does one get "One Fine Day"? (the video, that is) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 17:17:00 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DWONG@POMONA.CLAREMONT.EDU Subject: Articles on the male gaze? The "male gaze" has been discussed several times on this list over the past few months, but I wonder if any of you could direct me to more recent writings on this subject. I've read Laura Mulvey's essay, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," and have begun using the idea of the male gaze in my class on gender and performance. Several students now want to write papers on the male gaze, and I'd appreciate suggestions for specific articles that could help them (and me!) see how the idea has been developed since Mulvey. Thanks! Please respond to me directly: Deborah Wong Internet: DWONG@POMONA.CLAREMONT.EDU Bitnet: DWONG@POMONA ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 20:48:36 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" Subject: Anti-feminism references In-Reply-To: note of 04/01/92 13:30 A major philosophical work which is distinctly anti-feminist is Michael Levin's *Feminism and Freedom* 1987. *************************************************************** Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies Dept. Arts and Sciences,_USF, Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-5531.dllafaa@cfrvm or dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 21:15:48 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: WOMENCTR@MAINE.BITNET Subject: Information Please. The following message is being posted for our Woman's Center Director. Please respond directly to her rather than the list. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, WE ARE WRITING A "STATEMENT OF CIVILITY" T O SEND A STRONG ADMINISTRATIVE AGAINST HATE/BIAS CRIMES AND INCIDENCES (SUCH AS RACIAL SLURS OR THE DEFACEMENT OF FLYER ABOUT GAY/LESBIAN ACTIVITY) WITHOUT AB ROGATING FREE SPEACH. IF YOUR CAMPUS HAS SUCH A STATEMENT, COULD YOU SEND IT T O US? MANY THANKS. LUCIE ARBUTHNOT, DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE WOMAN'S CENTER WOENCTR@MAINE.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 21:37:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Request for information The request below comes from Marlyne Kilbey at Wayne State U. I'm sending it to both a distribution list of my own and to WMST-L, so some of you may get this twice. If you have any suggestions, please send them to Marlyne, whose address is at the end of this message. Arnie **************************************************************************** Our president has proposed dividing the college of liberal arts into a college of science and another (unnamed) college. The college of science will be even more (almost exclusively, in fact) male and at the graduate level non-English native speaking male. The faculty will have 4 women out of 112. I have raised the question of whether or not this will make it harder to recruit and retain women and urban students to science majors. The President has say, in effect, prove that it makes a difference. Does anyone know of any persuasive testimony to legislatures, etc on this and/or any publications that speak to this issue? If so, please let me know. MKILBEY@WAYNEST1 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 00:21:32 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: women's music In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 01 Apr 92 08:56:18 -0500. <9204011400.AA11324@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> You could try Phrank...she's a Jewish lesbian folk singer. I haven't listened to any of her stuff yet, but I've heard great reviews. Laurie sorsha@wam.umd.edu -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Send burnt offerings to....."I am a jelly donut." - JFK.........IT'S GROOVE.. ...sorsha@wam.umd.edu..............................................O'CLOCK!... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 00:29:18 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Suzanne K Damarin Subject: Re: women's music In-Reply-To: <9204020522.AA19691@quark.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>; from "sorsha%WAM.UMD.EDU@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU" at Apr 2, 92 12:21 am Libby Roderick's tape "If you see a dream" would make a great finale for a Women's Studies class. It's very upbeat and touches on almost every theme in the typical course (or at least what I assume is "typical"). Come to think of it, I think I'll play it right now. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 00:52:05 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Michael Subject: Re: women's music In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 2 Apr 1992 00:29:18 EST from May I ask: do the list members familar with her music consider Ruth Crawford Seeger to be a feminist musician? ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 23:32:00 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "ELIZABETH HERR 'HERR_B@CUBLDR.Colorado.EDU'" Subject: Re: Films on family violence an interesting film/book on family violence is the 19th century German play "Woyzeck" which is the story of a menial clerk in the German army, in love and living with a very sensuous woman. She cheets on him, and he ends up strangling her. what makes this play so interesting si the way it portrays the humiliation and powerlessness the man feels in his daily life so well, and the link to his jealousy and possessiveness of the women. The play was made into a movie by Werner Herzog who preserved teh original dialogue of the play. The star is Klaus Kinsky who, as you may imagine, gives a chilling, yet strangely compassionate performance as Woyzek. What remained strong in my memory _ i saw the film many years ago - is the final scene of violence, where it is evident that the man kills that which he loves most, but cannot seem to stop himself. It encapsulated the love/hate which underlies much domestic violence. I would recommend the film more than the book because of its strong affective portrayal. hope it may be useful, Elizabeth Herr ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 08:01:02 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from PROFS to RFC822 format by PUMP V2.0 From: Mary Jo Zukoski Subject: Re: women's music In-Reply-To: note of 04/02/92 00:24 From: Mary Jo Zukoski I have to second the opinion on Phranc -- she's wonderful! Especially good is her album "Folksinger", done entirely on folk guitar. Once you here it, you'll laugh just thinking about it! MJZ AT VTMSL ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 09:22:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Susan C. Cook" Subject: Arnie's request on women's music After getting back to Arnie with my suggestions, and then seeing what other suggestions came back up on the list, I realized that we've all forgotten some very powerful women's voices--women rappers. My students--largely white--rare know much about rap in general or Queen Latifah, Salt N Pepa, MCLyte, Monie Love in particular, but they do respond to their music. Check out Queen Latifah's videos in particular where she appropriates male space and often presents powerful depictions of female solidarity. She also shows that a musical genre doesn't have to be misogynist by nature. Enjoy. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 12:18:36 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: lynda Subject: Re: Music and the future In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 31 Mar 1992 22:24:00 EST from here are some articles regarding "the future of feminism" karen houppert, "wildflowers among the ivy: new campus radicals" in _ms._II:2 "race: can we talk?" in _ms._ II:1 "young feminists speak for themselves" in _ms._ I:5 (i really enjoyed this one) regarding music, there's tons of great stuff out there from chris williamson and the roches to bonnie raitt and michelle shocked. and, of course, aretha. enjoy! lynda v1757g@templevm; v1757g@vw.temple.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 10:21:26 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frances Wasserlein Subject: Re: Grant Announcement In-Reply-To: <9204010322.AA17680@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" at Mar 31, 92 6:17 pm Just a suggestion to posters to this list resident in the United States, there are many of us outside your borders who read/respond/post on this list, and it may be helpful to include information about eligibility for competitions like the ECS Foundation proposal. Can Canadians apply for Canadian projects? Thanks Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca k. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 13:19:03 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vicki Kirsch Subject: women's music/videos While women's bookstores usually carry a good selection of women's music and sometimes videos, Ladyslipper, Inc. (a mailorder catalog) has an incredible selection plus tapes of women writers/poets/shamans reading their works. Ladyslipper, Inc. P.O. Box 3124-R Durham, NC 27715 Orders: 800-634-6044 M-F 9-6 Inquiries: 919-683-1570 M-F 9-6 I know that they carry the "One Fine Day" video. Vicki Kirsch vlkirs@wmvm1 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 14:12:02 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" Subject: Re: Grant Announcement In-Reply-To: note of 04/02/92 14:04 When I post an information item such as a grant announcement, and I presume when Joan Korenman does, we give all the information we have. If you need further information, please contact the people indicated in the announcement because they are the ones who have the information you need, e.g., limitations on eligibility. Linda *************************************************************** Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies Dept. Arts and Sciences,_USF, Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-5531.dllafaa@cfrvm or dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 13:46:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: REID@ACUVAX.BITNET Subject: Re: women's music regarding Ruth Crawford Seeger: Crawford's music is wonderful! It deserved much more attention and recognition. Although she was an admairer of Alban Berg, she studied only with Charles Seeger. Even when she was in Europe on a Guggenheim she studiously avoided other influences in 1930-1931. Her music can best be described as atonal and pretty much typical of the time for classical works pushing the boundaries of tonality, although some consider she tried many things earlier than other explorers. But I don't think you could consider her a feminist musician - whatever that means. Here is a woman, remember, who gave up all, including her calling as a composer, to care for Seeger's children, most of whom were not even her own. After this great promise she was content to write folk arrangements in support of Seeger's folk music research. Perhaps if she had lived beyond her mid-fifties she would have returned to her music - and I cannot speak to her motivation, etc. The latest (March 1992) issue of the ILWC Journal (International League of Women Composers Journal) has a feature article by Judith Tick on Seeger's String Quartet. I understand that Tick is completing a book on Crawford Seeger. Sally Reid Abilene Christian University ACU8274 Abilene, TX 79699 REID@ACUVAX internet:reid@acuvax.acu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 14:20:10 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Melissa Deutsch Subject: the gaze/perf.studies I've enjoyed reading work by Sue Ellen Case and Jill Dolan, feminist theorists in performance studies. Both women have written on the "male" gaze in a way that I have found to be accessible to under- graduate students. Case, Sue Ellen. Feminism and Theatre. New York: Methuen, 1988. Dolan, Jill. The Feminist Spectator as Critic. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1988. Also: Making a Spectacle: Feminist Essays on Contemporary Women's Theatre. Ed. Lynda Hart. Ann Arbor: U. of Michigan Press, 1989. [for applications of concepts such as the "male gaze" to particular works] Melissa Deutsch c511144@umcvmb.missouri.edu c511144@umcvmb.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 14:27:41 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sue Sporer Subject: Re: One Fine Day video In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 1 Apr 1992 19:36:00 EST from <21798JUL@MSU> Since there were a few requests, here is the information I have from an order blank in the video One Fine Day. This information is a few years old. Available from: Circe Records 6253 Hollywood Blvd. home video $39.95 Ste. 623 16mm film $125 Hollywood, CA 90028 rental (213) 461-1560 I bought it at: Women and Children First (bookstore) 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640 (312) 769-9299 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 16:05:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: TLORRAIN@ROLLINS.BITNET Subject: Job Announcement JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Rollins College, a four year, independent, liberal arts, co-ed institution in central Florida, invites applications for an entry-level teaching position in the Department of Philosophy and Religion. This is a tenure-track position, and we are encouraging persons, especially women and minorities, who have specialties in the areas of feminist theory and contemporary European thought to apply. Since department members tend to teach a wide variety of courses, we seek persons whose interests and competencies span much of philosophy. Strength in the history of philosophy and a secondary interest in ethics and applied ethics would be especially welcome. Teaching load is 3-1-3. The department is committed to excellence in teaching, to scholarship, and to community service. Rollins assures equal opportunity through a continuing and effective Affirmative Action Program. Send resumes, information on teaching effectiveness, and recommendations as soon as possible to the Department of Philosophy, Box 2659, 1000 Holt Avenue, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida 32789. Members of the department will be interviewing at the Central Division meeting of the APA in Louisville, April 23-25. The selection process is now beginning, and will be open until the position is filled. Inquiries can be directed to Professor Hoyt Edge by phone (407-646-2178) or e-mail (EDGE%Rollins.Bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu). ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 16:39:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: vanburen@UMBC1.UMBC.EDU Subject: women's music You might like Sweet Honey in the Rock, the feminist acappella group whose chords strike every note in our history. I love them for their demonstration of how much we can do with only our bodies as they sing, whistle, clap and stamp. The lyrics are the kind that seem to rise up in the listener's throat, as they describe the exhaustion of working mothers, the pain of victims of racism and poverty and the joy that people nonethelss feel once we gain the confidence to sing out together. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 16:41:18 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Michael Subject: Re: Ruth Crawford Seeger In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 2 Apr 1992 13:46:00 CST from Dear Sally, Thanks very much for the info on Ruth Crawford Seeger, whose music I have admired tremendously (and taught in 20th c music classes) for many years, but about whom I knew/know very little. I do know that her approach to composition was very much in the vanguard in the U.S.; she was the first to use the twelve-tone method, and, to my ears, does so with unparalleled success among American composers. Question: would not her accomplishments in this area, i.e. in distinctive innovation, qualify her as a figure to reckon with in American Woman's history? It seems to me that she pioneered the social and artistic role of composer in America with great success on a number of fronts at once.. Again, many thanks for your comments and inspiration! Michael ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 17:48:13 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathryn Morgan" Subject: Re: Women's Studies programs In-Reply-To: <92Mar26.193750est.8959@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>; from "Fuzzy Wuzzy" at Mar 26, 92 6:48 pm Dear G.V. Palazzolo To get information about the undergraduate WS program at the University of Toronto write to Professor Kay Armatage; Director of Women's Studies, New College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A1 -- to get information about the graduate programs in WS write either to York University; Downsview, Ontario - full doctoral program or to Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; 252 Bloor St. West; Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- they have new masters and doctoral programs as well. Good Luck! Kathryn Morgan kmorgan@epas.utoronto.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 18:16:36 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Antje Wiener Subject: syllabi_on_nsm In-Reply-To: <9204021837.AA16169.16169@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca>; from "Frances Wasserlein" at Apr 2, 92 10:21 am To all those who recently received disks with syllabi for classes on gender and new social movements: in case you don't mind, I'd appreciate it, if you could send the disks back, so that I can send them off to other people. Thanks, Antje. awiener@ccs.carleton.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 20:44:02 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rich Winkel Subject: Earth Summit: Women seek to protect repro rights >Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive >Path: mont!pencil.cs.missouri.edu!rich >From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) >Subject: Earth Summit: Women seek to protect repro rights >Message-ID: <1992Apr2.102307.17455@mont.cs.missouri.edu> >Followup-To: alt.activism.d >Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu >Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Organization: PACH >Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 10:23:07 GMT >Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Lines: 95 /** gen.women: 373.0 **/ ** Topic: EARTH SUMMIT: WOMEN SEEK TO PROTECT ** ** Written 8:30 am Mar 26, 1992 by hrcoord in cdp:gen.women ** From: Human Rights Coordinator Subject: EARTH SUMMIT: WOMEN SEEK TO PROTECT /* Written 8:04 am Mar 26, 1992 by newsdesk in cdp:ips.englibrary */ Copyright Inter Press Service 1992, all rights reserved. Permission to re- print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'. Title: EARTH SUMMIT: WOMEN SEEK TO PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS new york, mar 23 (ips) -- women attending crucial environment and development talks here are concerned that northern and southern states are compromising on matters of population and reproduction and other women's issues in order to gain leverage in financial negotiations. but according to a high-ranking u.n. official, unless women are given the freedom and means to manage their fertility, their effective participation in all spheres of life will be limited. dr. nafis sadik, executive director of the united nations population fund (unfpa), said here that a ''woman's control over her own fertility is basic to her freedom. it is the source from which other freedoms flow''. sadik and other u.n. officials addressed a group of non- governmental organisations (ngos) attending the final negotiating round before the up-coming june 'earth summit' in rio de janeiro, brazil. the weekend meeting, organised by bella abzug, chairman of the women's caucus at the on-going 'earth summit' preparatory talks, was convened to discuss ''women and the environment and the politics of reproduction.'' at the 'earth summit', or u.n. conference on environment and development (unced), governments are expected to adopt a programme of action -- 'agenda 21' -- as a blueprint for sustainable development to guide countries into the 21st century. earlier in the week, abzug had said that she was ''gravely concerned'' that several government delegations had proposed that women's concerns, including those on population and reproduction issues, be dropped in order to advance negotiations on financial and other isues. responding to this claim, sadik said it was critical that all u.n. delegates and ngo representatives participating in the 'earth summit' talks include recommendations for women and effective reproductive health care in the unced documents. she added that ''all international fora must respond to this challenge, and address the central role which women have in any system of sustainable development.'' according to abzug, among those guilty of deleting references to women from unced documents, are delegates of the 128-member 'group of 77' developing countries. earth summit: women seek to protect reproductive rights(2-e) earth summit: women (2) jamsheed marker, chairman of the 'group of 77' admitted that references to women had been deleted -- ''not because they weren't supported, but because certain delegates had difficulties with certain phrases'', and that ''unanimity had to be the rule'' among the group's members. in making the deletions, marker said that the group was aiming for ''the lowest common denominator'' in its proposal papers. but abzug responded: ''nobody wants to be part of the lowest common denominator''. sadik said she found it disturbing that ''when speaking of women's status these days, the discussion all too frequently focuses on their economic role, almost to the exclusion of their reproductive role.'' she said that any ''talk about empowering women will remain merely talk if women are not, at the same time, provided with the freedom and means to manage their fertility, and if their health needs are not adequately addressed''. sadik said that while population growth and distribution, poverty, consumption patterns, and the state of the environment could be addressed at a global level, it was important to recognise that ''population issues are a matter of welfare and health and the right to make informed life choices.''(end/ips/en/jd/yjc/92) ** End of text from cdp:gen.women ** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 20:44:10 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rich Winkel Subject: Women's tour of Nicaragua >Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive >Path: mont!pencil.cs.missouri.edu!rich >From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) >Subject: Women's tour of Nicaragua >Message-ID: <1992Apr3.022001.3067@mont.cs.missouri.edu> >Followup-To: alt.activism.d >Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu >Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Organization: PACH >Distribution: na >Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 02:20:01 GMT >Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Lines: 59 /** pn.announcemen: 46.0 **/ ** Topic: Women's tour to Nicaragua ** ** Written 5:29 pm Mar 31, 1992 by peacenet in cdp:pn.announcemen ** From: Coordinating Council on Nicaragua WOMEN'S TOUR OF NICARAGUA, JUNE 13-21 The Women's Empowerment Project of the Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua (WCCN) is leading a delegation of individuals interested in sharing experiences and learning with Nicaraguan activists in the areas of reproductive rights, health, domestic violence, employment, child care, and gender issues. The Women's Empowerment Project originated with WCCN's first women's delegation to Nicaragua in 1990. Participants in that trip discovered that sharing common experiences with women activists in Nicaragua was a truly empowering experience, both in terms of sharing strategies and moral support. Although our cultures are very different, the problems that women face in Nicaragua are strikingly similar to those that we are struggling with in North America: * the struggle for reproductive rights * extreme economic measures that threaten women's health care, ability to raise a family and hold a job * increasing violence against women as a result of poverty The women's movement in Nicaragua is presently undergoing major changes as a result of the current government's economic austerity measures. Women have recognized the need for a movement that goes beyond political parties. As a result more women are working for a broader spectrum of women's rights in the political, economic and domestic sphere. We would like to invite activists and members of women's organizations from throughout the United States to join the Women's Issues Delegation. Although the focus will be on women and gender issues, men are also welcome to participate. The date of this tour to Nicaragua is June 13 - 21, 1992. The approximate tour cost is $1400, including all travel, lodging, translation and food expenses. WCCN is also planning other tours to Nicaragua in September of 1992 and January 1993. For further information, please call WCCN at 608-257-7230, or write to WCCN, PO BOX 1534 Madison, WI 53701. We can also be reached via PeaceNet, user-id "wccn". ** End of text from cdp:pn.announcemen ** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 20:44:20 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rich Winkel Subject: WOMEN IN IRELAND >Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive >Path: mont!pencil.cs.missouri.edu!rich >From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) >Subject: WOMEN IN IRELAND >Message-ID: <1992Apr3.022148.3843@mont.cs.missouri.edu> >Followup-To: alt.activism.d >Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu >Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Organization: PACH >Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 02:21:48 GMT >Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu >Lines: 318 /** gen.women: 378.0 **/ ** Topic: WOmen in Ireland ** ** Written 8:54 pm Apr 1, 1992 by emcelroy in cdp:gen.women ** WOMEN IN IRELAND MNA IN EIRINN At Sinn Fein's 1992 Ard Fheis (Annual General Conference), Women in Ireland, the party's new women's policy document, was discussed and passed by delegates. The document is a wide ranging and progressive expression of Sinn Fein policy. Introducing it to the Ard Fheis, Mairead Keane, Director of Sinn Fein's Women's Department, said: "This document develops our policy on issues which have a direct impact on women's lives. It covers such areas as Violence Against Women, Women and Family Law, Women in Employment, Fertility Control and the Right to Information. As we present this document to this Ard Fheis, a 14 year old girl has been criminalized by an unjust amendment to the 26 County Constitution. Women in Ireland are victims of rape, domestic violence, denied the right to information on abortion. I think it is an understatement to say that we live in a society that oppressed women. As republicans, we stand for an end to all oppression in this country, so it is not enough for us to pass this document as policy and then just have it on the seat. We must actively discuss the issues so that we have an understanding of what we mean when we say women are oppressed. Our heritage is nationalist, socialist, anti-sectarian and feminist. We must campaign on these issues, for do to so is to take up our feminist heritage. "The rediscovery of women's history has shown that there is a tradition of women activists from at least the end of the 19th century who have combined republicanism with feminism in a coherent political philosophy. These women combined the fight for independence and national self-determination with the right for the vote, women's rights to education, to work, and protection from physical and sexual abuse. Sinn Fein's Women's Department is part of this heritage. "Since the inception of the 'new women's movement' in Ireland, many of the obvious legal and institutional barriers to women participating fully and equally in society have been removed. These gains have been won by the action of women themselves who first defined their problems, proposed a solution then set about campaigning for change. Membership of the EC provided an added impetus for change but it did not bring those changes about. "The gains they won made a real difference to the lives of many women. Before 1970 there was no deserted wives allowance. 'Unmarried mothers' were only entitled to social welfare after 1973. Campaigns by women have ensured the legality of contraception and the introduction of sex equality legislation in employment. "There is a danger that these advances may now be eroded in the changing social and political climate of the 1990's. Republicans and feminists must show that their political philosophy is relevant to social and political change. Women must now face the task of protecting the gains that have been made and extending their demands into other areas. Women in Ireland are still ghettoized into low pay and part-time work, earning far less pay than men. They are more likely to find themselves living in poverty. "The legal reforms won so far, while important, have been insufficient to build a social system that reflects the needs of women. Present economic and social structures, such as the social welfare system and the organization of work, are built around the life cycles of men. Women's life cycles are different, changes will have to reflect the needs of women as mothers, within the family, as well as their right to participate fully in all the economic, social and political aspect of society. "This document is another stage in the development of the struggle of republican women to assess and plan for a society that promises both national self-determination and a just, equal and healthy society for women. It contains assessments of developments to date while offering significant policy proposals to further the cause of Irish women in the coming years. Finally, the document does not include section on Women and Health and Women and Education. Policy in these areas is being expanded. Discussion documents are being produced. Submissions on these topics are welcome. ********** Women's lives are profoundly influenced by partition and the continuing military occupation by Britain of part of this country. While it is naive to lay all social ills at the door of partition and colonialism it is willful blindness to claim that they have not had an adverse impact on present day Irish society. Partition created two reactionary and fundamentalist states, one Catholic and the other Protestant. The effects of this on the position of women in the 26 Counties where the ethos of a conservative Catholic church has dominated social legislation, has been documented. Less attention has been paid to the conservative fundamental Protestantism of the Six Counties. Women's groups have had to continually fight to have progressive legislation dealing with such things as sex discrimination in employment, rape and domestic violence extended to cover the Six County statelet. Partition has been and continues to be a major source of division within the women's movement itself. Not only has partition physically divided women into two separate states, but women's political responses to partition have in themselves been a major source of division. One way in which the women's movement has responded is to try and forget that partition exists and work around that political reality. This has not been a success as it has weakened the woman's movement and left it unable to deal with fundamentally important issues. The woman's movement has to reassess the effects of partition on women in this country and its response to those effects. In the Six Counties partition has an immediate and brutal impact on women's lives, as they live under military occupation subject to arbitrary arrest, destructive house searches and routine harassment. On top of this they are the victims of constant sexual harassment and assault by the crown forces, a fact which has not received the media attention it deserves and has remained largely undocumented. Women from 17 to 70 years of age are arrested, interrogated, physically abused and thrown into jail. They are maimed and killed by plastic bullets on their streets and in their homes. Many of them spend their lives in endless rounds of prison visits that can include travel to England. In these cases, mothers and wives, often with children, arrive at British prisons only to find that the person they have come to visit has been secretly transferred to a prison at the other end of the country. At present there are 21 republican women prisoners in jails throughout Ireland, England and Europe. Five are serving life sentences. Others have been sentences to terms which range from 5 to 24 years. Most of these women have been in prison since their early 20's. Over half the women currently in Maghaberry Jail are mothers of young children. The political censoring of books and written material, inadequate educational facilities and lack of privacy on visits are some of the main issues which affect women today, Inadequate provision is another factor which has been a source of complaint for the prisoners in Maghaberry. ********* Traditional views of marriage are based on an unequal relationship in both economic and interpersonal terms. The man was deemed to be the moral and physical superior and to be the owner of all marital property and children, as well as having unquestioned right to the wife's domestic services and sex. This view of marriage was enhanced by the religious ideal that marriage was the mystical fusion of two individuals into one. Permeating family law and the social welfare code is a view of women as a dependent adult within marriage. Marriage is considered such a special relationship that the ordinary criminal law does not apply to relationships within it. The policy document reaffirms Sinn Fein's long standing support for the introduction of no-fault divorce legislation in the 26 Counties. We also supported progressive changes in divorce legislation in the Six Counties and opposed recent changes in the British law which has been a retrograde step for women. We support the call for a new divorce referendum in the 26 Counties at the earliest possible date. The document proposes: 1. The separation of Church and state. 2. The introduction into the 26 Counties of no-fault divorce based on the irretrievable breakdown of marriage and a period of separation; 3. Access to free legal aid in all separation and divorce cases based on individual income not family income and more funding for free legal aid; 4. The introduction of family law courts and the extension of the family mediation service should also help to reduce the costs involved in obtaining a divorce; 5. That a woman's contribution to the marriage entitles her to an equal share in all marital property. The act, protecting women and children's rights to live in the family home, would remain with the addition that the couple would be the joint owners of the family home whether the woman's name was on the deed or not; 6. Married women working within the home should have the right to an income. A woman should under the law be able to sue her husband if he fails to make available to her an equitable share of the family income. 7. When a woman with dependant children is separated or divorced and does not have an adequate income she should be entitled to the full rate of social welfare benefit for herself and her children. If appropriate the Department of Social Welfare should seek maintenance from her husband. Women should not have to prove that they are victims to be entitled to social welfare. 8. To break further with the idea that children are the property of the father there should be no legal obligation on a mother to give the child her husband's surname. ********** It was only with the introduction of the Guardianship of Infants Act of 1964 that married women became the joint guardians of their children. The custody of children under 12 should automatically rest with the mother unless she waives that right or is proven to be unfit. The fitness of a mother to have the care of her children should be determined by the child's welfare and happiness. In the case of unmarried couples, where they have been cohabitating at the time of the birth and the natural father has developed a bond with the child, it is reasonable that fathers should have rights of access. Rather than seeking to extend the rights of the unmarried father to equal those of the married father, we should be looking to have the rights of mothers who ar married to the custody of their children, placed on a par with those who are not. No woman should be forced be legal of financial penalties to name the father of her child. If a woman does not choose to recognize a man as the father of her unborn child, no law should be able to grant him that status with its attendant rights. Sinn Fein's demand for a 32 County Socialist Republic is also the demand for a pluralist state in which the rights of women to full equality are constitutionally guaranteed. ********** Women make up a third of the workforce in the 26 Counties and a third of all trader union members. These figures unfortunately are not reflected in the number of women to be found in position of responsibility within the trade union movement. Women constitute 73 percent of all clerical workers, 57 percent of shop assistants, 55 percent of service workers but only 12 percent of administrative, executive and managerial workers. The manual trades, engineering and some of the sciences have remained male preserves. Women industrial workers in the 26 counties earn 60 percent of the average male wage while 78 percent of part time workers are women, 63 percent are married and a significant proportion of the remainder are single parents. The majority of women industrial workers are to be found in the low paid textiles, clothing and footwear sectors. The structural discrimination in the labour marker clearly determines women's opportunities and income levels. The structural discrimination that leads to sex segregation in the labour market clearly determines women's opportunities and income levels. The sex segregated nature of the workforce reduces the possible effects of equal pay legislation. The picture in the Six Counties is similar. While women make up an increasing percentage of the work force they are largely confined in part-time and low paid jobs. Catholic women face a double form of discrimination, firstly as women and secondly as Catholics. In the age group 25-44 years, 60 percent of Protestant women are employed compared to 42 percent of Catholic women. Even when educational achievements and qualifications are matched, Catholic women are located in jobs with less status than their Protestant counterparts. So far the focus on fair employment has been a male one, the experiences and demands of women must be included in the campaign. ********** Equality legislation so far seems to have had only a minimal impact on the position of women in the workplace. Sinn Fein believes that a comprehensive change in the legal frame-work that regulates the position in the labour force will have beneficial effects. We are calling for: 1. A statutory minimum wage. Full statutory protection, equal pay nd benefits for all part-time workers. (At present only those working a certain number of hours a week are covered by law); 2. The equal pay legislation should be strengthened to ensure that thee is equal pay for work of equal value, and that employers cannot evade the law by redefining or assigning different titles to men and women workers; 3. The abolition of age limits in both the public service and private industry as they discriminate against women due to the different patterns of women's lives which usually have to take account of child care; 4. The reform of the law covering maternity leave. At present the onus is on women to inform her employer both of her intention to take leave and to return to work with very strict time limits. Failure to comply exactly to these regulation can mean a woman can lose her job with no redress. The onus should be placed on the employer to inform the woman involved of the date she is expected to return to work. The present maternity leave is inadequate and should be lengthened to 26 week on full pay; 5. A minimum period of 15 weeks leave for family reasons; 6. The provision of free comprehensive childcare facilities. Incentives for and encouragement of workplace childcare facilities. Child care costs should be made tax deductible. The high cost and lack of good accessible childcare is a big disincentive to women remaining in or re-entering the workforce or returning to education or training; 7.The introduction of flexible work practices such as job sharing and flexible hours; 8. The introduction of positive action (affirmative action) programmes to enable women to get access to education and retraining, especially in non-traditional occupations; The present system of social insurance and pension provision in both states discriminates against women as it is geared to the life cycles of men. In spite of being part of a system that relies on the idea of a family wage, women do not benefit fully from their husband's social insurance contributions or pension schemes. ********** In 1986, the year before the ban on abortion information came into effect, seven percent of Irish women were over 12 weeks pregnant when they had their abortions, but by 1988 this figure had doubled to 14 percent. This means that the number of late abortions among Irish women has risen from 275 to almost 500 a year since information was banned. This has serious implications for the emotional and physical well-being of the women involved, late abortions are both more dangerous and more traumatic. The ban on information has not stopped abortions, it merely delayed them. The number of women terminating pregnancies in England who gave Irish addresses averages out at just under 4,000 a year. Doctors have estimated that 40 percent of Irish women travelling to England for abortions give English addresses. Of these women, only a minority are teenagers (15 percent). Increasingly the women seeking abortions in England are over 25 and married. The ban on abortion information is an attempt to sweep under the carpet the fact that thousands of Irish women are having abortions. Non directive pregnancy counselling embodying all choices should be freely available. Sinn Fein is opposed to the attitudes and forces in society that compel women to have abortions, and which criminalize those who do. We accept the need for abortion only where a woman's life is at risk or in grave danger (eg. all forms of cancer.) ********** In North America, a good source of information concerning women in Ireland is The Irish Women's History Group 922 East 15th St Brooklyn, NY 11230 tel: 718-253-6640 (Jan Canavann) or via e-mail send messages to emcelroy on peacenet ** End of text from cdp:gen.women ** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1992 22:33:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: feminist music Thanks to everyone who made recommendations about feminist music. I have created a file of all responses to me personally and to the list. If you'd like the file, let me know and I'll send it to you. Fortunately, the woman who co-teaches the class with me has many of the suggested pieces. Arnie Kahn fac_askahn@jmuvax (bitnet) fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 19:02:33 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: apology I'd like to apologize for trashing Janet Hyde in the tone of voice that I did when I posted my "Ick" letter. Or, actually, trashing her book _Half the Human Experience_ as if there WERE no Janet Hyde with feel- ings or who had put effort into writing it or something... It's funny...on the one hand, what we post here is less pompously impor- tant than things that are published; even though they communicate, the more democratic availability of posting to the list keeps it informal and down to earth, maybe less "serious". At the same time, if Hyde had posted something from her book on e-mail and I'd read it, I'd never have said something so nasty, or at least not in such a nasty way. But be- cause my contact with _Half the Human Experience_ was as a student and it was the TEXT, I related to it as a THING, somehow divorced from any notion of a real person Janet Hyde somewhere out there who had written it. That's how I usually experience published written material that we are supposed to read in class: detached THINGS I'm supposed to stuff into my head. -- allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 01:12:57 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JBERGER@VM1.YORKU.CA Subject: Publ. Announcement: Women & Politics Bibliography The following publication notice may be of interest to those WMST subscribers interested in the area of women and politics... ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 November 1991 Dear Colleague: I am writing to announce the recent publication of *Women and Politics, 1980-1990: A Selected Bibliography*, a special project of the York University Women's Caucus of Graduate Political Science Students. International in scope, though with a Canadian focus, it covers the extensive literature on women in politics and related areas of feminist theory that have been published in English since 1980, with additional references to work in French on women in Quebecois society. Over 90 pages in length, it contains full citations for more than 900 books and articles grouped according to topical sub-headings, including International Relations and Empirical Theory and Methodology, and is indexed by author. The project of compiling a bibliography on Women and Politics sprang from a commitment on the part of the Women's Caucus to the development of feminist scholarship in Political Science. Since 1981 we have functioned as a forum for discussion of issues of concern to graduate women in Political Science at York University. The Caucus has expressed the collective concerns of women graduate students and sought to foster an environment in which feminist research might flourish. To this end we have supported policies designed to redress systematic obstacles to feminist scholarship encountered within the discipline. The Women's Caucus has been actively committed to the development of feminist scholarship, by arguing for the inclusion of research and literature on gender issues into existing courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels of teaching and for the development of new course syllabi at the graduate level in the field of women and politics. One intention of the bibliography is to serve as a guide for faculty to integrate material on women and politics into the courses which they teach. Progress has been made but some intractable obstacles to feminist scholarship remain. For those of us engaged in feminist research, we have found that by and large it continues to be viewed as extraneous to the discipline. Feminism pertains not only to "women's issues" but challenges the discipline more profoundly. The feminist movement has widened the scope of "the political", with a concomitant widening of the subject matter of the discipline. More fundamentally, feminism has challenged androcentric conceptual categories of political science. Feminists have identified the problematic assumptions which underlie the way in which we study politics, perhaps most notably, the spuriousness of claims to universalism. For these reasons, integrating sessions on gender-related issues into courses and establishing specific courses in feminist theory and women and politics, although useful, are not enough. The Women's Caucus remains committed to promoting dialogue and debate, toward the expansion and transformation of our discipline. We hope that this bibliography serves as a contribution to these aims. While issued as part of the Departmental Occasional Paper series, we believe this bibliography will be of particular interest to a broad range of students, faculty, researchers, and those with an interest in feminist theory. I would encourage you to consider purchasing a copy of the bibliography as an indispensable resource tool for your organization and am sure that it will also appeal to members of your group. Karen Atkin Coordinator Women's Caucus of Graduate Political Science Students ----------------------------------------------------------------- The original print run of *Women and Politics, 1980-1990* has sold out and is now being reprinted. If you would like to get a copy of this publication please send 6 dollars (Canadian or American) for each bibliography (postage and handling included) to the following address: Department of Political Science Occasional Papers Series York University, 4700 Keele St. North York, Ontario CANADA M3J 1P3 ****************************************** * Certified cheques or money orders only * * payable to York University * ****************************************** Please forward any enquiries you may have about this publication to me at Bitnet: jberger@vm1.yorku.ca Jordan Berger | Graduate Programme 136 Hepbourne St. | Dept. of Political Science Toronto, Ontario | York University CANADA M6H 1K7 | North York, Ontario | CANADA M3J 1P3 (416) 539 9254 | "Every aphorism is a half-truth or a one-and-a-half truth"  ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 06:59:02 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: elizabeth bounds Subject: graduate programs in women's studies A student of mine is looking for graduate programs in women's studies which mig ht be able to include work in counselling/social work--yet she would want a pro gram that emphasized social theory over literary theory or psychological approa ches. Any hints? I have already suggested OISE in Ontario to her--so schools in both US and Canada are options. Thanks, Elizabeth Bounds, Vriginia Tech, bound s@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu/vtvm1 (bitnet) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 06:30:07 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MIKE Subject: RE: feminist music Hi, Arnie, I' m sure our Women's Studies would like the "music file" for her resource center ... I can forward if it is easiest for you to send to me ... otherwise she is RAABERG@GW.WMICH.EDU (Gwen Raaberg) Thanks, Mike Keenan Department of Management Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (616) 381-0163 keenan@gw.wmich.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 08:21:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Chris Africa 335-5017 Subject: Re: women's music I was recently given a Vox Box cd set of Chamber Works by Women Composers, Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Lili Boulanger, among others. Women's music too has a history. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 09:34:57 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "J. MASON-GRANT" <42131_3645@UWOVAX.UWO.CA> Subject: Sweet Honey I have to echo the love for Sweet Honey in the Rock! One song in particular is a powerful teaching tool... especially good for showing how oppressive systems become obscured to us, and showing how we participate in them DESPITE all our best intentions. The song is "Are My Hands Clean?" and is on their Live at Carnegie Hall couble album (its a wonderfully moving and empowering album) --- [ooops..that's "double" album]. The song is based on an article titled "The Journey of the Blouse" (which I have never gotten my hands on) which retraces the "production route" of the blouse we in the west might buy at any old department store. It's a very powerful "example" of systemic oppression. Joan Mason-Grant jmg@uwovax.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 11:44:26 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Alan Arwine Subject: Women Political Leaders Greetings, As a new observer on this list, I'm impressed with how knowledgeable and helpful everyone is and how active the discussions. I wonder if I might ask for your assistance in locating information on women political leaders. Albert Somit, Steve Peterson and myself are researching and writing a series of papers on birth order (i.e. first born, second born, etc) and political behavior. We have already examined presidents, supreme court justices and military officers. Noting the very small number of women in these positions, we decided to devote a seperate apper to women political leaders. So far, I must admit, we've turned up blanks. What we are looking for is: 1. Literature on birth order and political behavior of women. 2. Sources (or lists) of women who have served in Congress, on the federal bench, on the president's cabinet, etc. Since this is a rather esoteric area that is probably not of much interest to the list, please respond privately. Of course, I will gladly share our results with anyone on the list who is interested. Than You Very Much. -- Alan Arwine Bitnet: gr8123@siucvmb Internet: gr8123@siucvmb.siu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 10:33:03 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Josephine Anemaet Subject: SET MAIL SET WMST-L MAIL ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 15:37:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LAMBERT@UMBC.BITNET Subject: media and Jewish women Collectively, this has been such a helpful list. I have another question and I'm looking for examples, so I think many eyes will uncover more than just my two (diligent though they are). I am preparing a course on "Images of Jewish Women" for Spring 1993 and am beginning to collect examples of how Jewish women are portrayed in the media - films, television shows or made-for-tv movies, magazines, novels, even greeting cards, comic strips and other artifacts of culture. Can anybody recommend to me any examples, either recent or in the past, of media images of Jewish women? There was an old poster years ago about J.A.P.s that had a young woman and lines pointing to various parts of her body with supposedly funny comments like, in her hands "keys to Daddy's Porche". I would love to find a copy of that poster. Plase don't hesitate to suggest something because you think I probably already know about it. I welcome your input. Thanks Rhona LAMBERT@UMBC LAMBERT@UMBC1.UMBC.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 15:43:53 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Antje Wiener Subject: Re: Women Political Leaders In-Reply-To: <9204031951.AA20464.20464@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca>; from "Alan Arwine" at Apr 3, 92 11:44 am Alan Arwine writes: > > Greetings, > > As a new observer on this list, I'm impressed with how knowledgeable > and helpful everyone is and how active the discussions. I wonder if I > might ask for your assistance in locating information on women political > leaders. > > Albert Somit, Steve Peterson and myself are researching and writing > a series of papers on birth order (i.e. first born, second born, etc) and > political behavior. We have already examined presidents, supreme court > justices and military officers. Noting the very small number of women in > these positions, we decided to devote a seperate apper to women political > leaders. So far, I must admit, we've turned up blanks. What we are looking > for is: > 1. Literature on birth order and political behavior of women. > 2. Sources (or lists) of women who have served in Congress, on the > federal bench, on the president's cabinet, etc. > > Since this is a rather esoteric area that is probably not of much > interest to the list, please respond privately. Of course, I will gladly > share our results with anyone on the list who is interested. > > Than You Very Much. > > -- Alan Arwine > > Bitnet: gr8123@siucvmb > Internet: gr8123@siucvmb.siu.edu > ***** comment (awiener@ccs.carleton.ca) Alan, I think this is an incredibly interesting topic! Actually, we have discussed the idea of the astonishing activities of second born children, among friends (almost all second born) in Germany. We were wondering whether we should organize a research project on this topic. The repeating patterns of behaviour were so amazing. In general the second born is a lot more active, open, outspoken, self-confident, etc. etc. If you'd like more conversation on this topic, you may address me privately. A.W. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 23:42:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: W. S. syllabi available/needed Some time ago, I sent out a call for Women's Studies syllabi that I could make available on WMST-L. The few syllabi I received, plus Arnie Kahn's detailed plans for his Intro to W.S. course that he made available earlier, are now available from LISTSERV in a directory called SYLLABI. To find out what syllabi it contains, send a message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet) that says: INDEX SYLLABI . To obtain any of the files in the SYLLABI directory, send LISTSERV a message saying GET SYLLABI where is the name of the file. E.g., to get a file called POLITICS GLOBAL, send LISTSERV the message GET POLITICS GLOBAL SYLLABI. ==========> SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! <======= I am still very interested in receiving more Women's Studies syllabi to add to the SYLLABI filelist. I'd welcome both core courses like "Intro to W.S." and "Feminist Theory" and also any other Women's Studies courses you think would be of interest to others: "Psychology of Women," "History of Women," "Women and Law," "Women and Health," "Women and Philosophy," "Women and Art," "Women and Science," "Women and Economics," "Women and Sexuality," "Women in Literature," "Women and the Media," courses that focus on "minority" women, etc. etc. I need to receive these syllabi in electronic form, not on paper. You can send them in two ways: either via e-mail as an ASCII file (i.e., a plain text file with no wordprocessing codes), or via the regular mail on a computer disk (in which case you can send it in its wordprocessing format). If your syllabus is currently in wordprocessing format, you can convert it into an ASCII file by following the instructions in your wordprocessing manual. (For Wordperfect files, use CTL-F5 [Text In/Out] to retrieve the file as a DOS text file. Other word processing programs have similar conversion features.) The file should also have no line longer than 75 characters, and each line must end in a carriage return (line feeds don't count). Once you've got your syllabus into ASCII format, the safest thing to do would be to send it to me in an e-mail message (send to KORENMAN@UMBC [Bitnet] or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU [Internet]). WMST-L subscriber Janet McLeod has generously offered to help get the syllabi ready so they can be made available for people to send for. If you don't feel able to convert your wordprocessing file into an ASCII file, you can mail Janet McLeod a computer disk (which will not be returned) with the file in wordprocessing format. If you do this, BE SURE TO INCLUDE A NOTE SAYING WHAT WORDPROCESSING PROGRAM THE FILE USES! She would prefer your sending a 3 1/2" disk, but she can also accept 5 1/4" disks. Send the disks to: Janet McLeod Computer Science Center University of Maryland at College Park College Park, MD 20742-2411 Two more things: 1) PLEASE BE SURE THE SYLLABUS INCLUDES YOUR NAME, THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTION WHERE THE COURSE WAS TAUGHT, AND THE YEAR THE SYLLABUS WAS USED; and 2) if you can, it would be especially desirable if you'd append to the end of your syllabus any projects, assignments, etc. that you used in the course and that worked well. Note: PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME PAPER COPIES OF THE SYLLABUS. I HAVE NEITHER THE TIME NOR A GOOD ENOUGH SCANNER TO CONVERT THEM TO AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. If you have any questions, please contact me privately, not via WMST-L. (DO NOT HIT "REPLY" TO RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE!) Many thanks. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1992 10:16:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Women's Online Network (WON) I just received the following announcement from EDUCOM-W, the women & technology list (see section 12 of User's Guide for more info on EDUCOM-W). For more information about WON, please contact the person named in the announcement, not WMST-L or me. Thanks Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ************************************************************************* Announcing WON -The Women's Online Network WON (Women Online) An electronic political group for women. The Women's Online Network (WON) will distribute information, aid in the coordination of useful political action, and provide a forum for devloping strategies to improve the position of women in our society. Carmela M. Federico and Stacy M. Horn founded WON in January 1992. It is based in New York City on ECHO, Ms. Horn's public BBS. Its members will include online women, women's organizations, and citizens throughout the United States who are interested in a just society. WON will focus on direct action, advocacy, and dissemination of the information that women need to "make decisions, work freely and play with abandon." Groups have already used WON to distribute information about silicone breast implants and to coordinate efforts to prevent the re-election of Congresspeople who voted to confirm Judge Thomas. Through Interent mail, WON members will communicate with each other and post notices of political actions. A discussion forum on ECHO will also be established, the contents of which will be distributed electronically to members who choose not to join ECHO. ECHO membership will be offered at a reduced rate to WON members. To join WON, members will contact the co-founders at (212) 255-3839 (voice), (212) 989-8411 (ECHO) or via email to either: carmela@echo.panix.com or horn@echo.panix.com. Membership entails a yearly fee of $20, negotiable if necessary. ------- Beth Edberg EDBERG@NYUacf.BITNET EDBERG@ACFcluster.NYU.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1992 09:51:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SBSTAFF@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: Re: media and Jewish women Rhona: I am not sure how you are defining "old," but if you are interested in 19th century images, check out the _American Jewess_. It was the first English language Jewish women's newspaper published in the United States between 1895 and 1899. It was edited by Rosa Fassel Sonneschein. I did my master's thesis on it. It represents an early attempt by German Jewish women to define for themselves a new identity. You might find the articles, advertising, editorials, and illustrations interesting. Sandy Berkowitz Department of Speech Communication University of Minnesota sbstaff@vx.acs.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1992 10:59:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Conference: Judaism, Feminism, Psychology I have received the following announcement. For more information, contact the people named in the announcement, not WMST-L or me. Thanks. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc or @umbc2.umbc.edu) ********************************************************************** The 1st international conference on Judaism, Feminism and Psychology, CREATING A SHELTER IN THE WILDERNESS, will convene Oct 29-Nov.1, 1992 in Seattle, Washington. Sponsored by the Jewish Women's Caucus of the Association for Women in Psychology, this interdisciplinary conference will create a forum to identify and explore the experience and significance of being Jewish and female. Proposals and papers are currently being solicited and are due May 1. People from all religious and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to submit proposals (and attend). For a complete "Call for Proposals," contact: Rachel Josefowitz Siegel, Program Chair, 108 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850, (607) 273-2028. For registration information, contact: Kayla Weiner, 600 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98104. (206) 343-0828. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1992 15:43:56 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: graduate programs in women's studies In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 3 Apr 1992 06:59:02 EST from State Univesity of NY at Stony Brook has a School of Social Welfare with an emphasis on policy, political theory (esp. Marxist), & social change. There are connections and the remains of a "joint program" approach that connect SSW with the Department of Sociology for students who want both the PhD in Sociology and the MSW in Social Welfare Program Planning and Development / Administration and Research. Connected to both programs and available campus-wide as an interdisciplinary minor is a graduate certificate in Women's Studies. None of these programs is necessarily quite as radical or interesting as they sound on paper but it isn't too bad if the student knows in a strong sense what she wants to be doing, when to reject what is being taught or offered up as The Way, etc... -- allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1992 20:39:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Contemp. African-American Film Festival Yale University is currently holding a film festival devoted to Contemporary African-American Cinema. Included are several films by women producers: Monday, April 6: 7 pm: Jacqueline Shearer, THE 54TH COLORED INFANTRY 8 pm: Michelle Parkerson, STORME: THE LADY OF THE JEWEL BOX Davies Auditorium, Becton Center, 15 Prospect St., New Haven, CT Friday, April 10: 1 pm: Julie Dash, ILLUSIONS Ayoka Chenzira, HAIRPIECE 220 Dunham Lab, 10 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT All screenings are free and open to the public. The film festival is part of the Conference on Contemporary African-American Cinema, Yale University, April 9-11, 1992. For more information, call (203) 432-1170. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1992 18:13:58 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: akonradi@CATS.UCSC.EDU Subject: Research on Rape Survivors Greetings Women's Studies Forum Users: For my Ph.D. thesis research, I am engaged in a comparative exploration of rape survivors experiences with the criminal justice system. I AM SEEKING BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN AND CHICANA/LATINA RAPE SURVIVORS FOR FACE-TO-FACE AND/OR TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS TO DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH POLICE, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, HELPING PERSONNEL, AND IN THE COURTROOM. SURVIVORS MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE, AND FEEL COMFORTABLE CONVERSING IN ENGLISH. IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT THE CRIMINAL CASE WENT ALL THE WAY TO TRIAL OR THE VERDICT WAS GUILTY. I am investigating the perceptions and behaviors of women who were the primary witnesses in completed rape prosecutions, and those currently involved in the legal process in order to answer the following questions: 1) Do women who have been raped work on their own behalf to assure that rape cases go forward through hearings and to trial? If so, how do they participate in the legal process? 2) How does what a woman knows about law and believes about the legal system affect her willingness to participate in the rape trial process? 3) How do women confront and negotiate the legal definitions and attitudes of court personnel? What strategies do women without institutional power use to assert control in legal proceedings? What strategies do they use to tell their own narratives, with descriptions of their fears, feelings and physical sensations, in institutions that privilege rational/ objective information and that structurally restrict their contributions to short answers to specific factual questions? 4) How does a woman's race and class shape her experiences as a survivor witness, especially with reference to #1 through #3 above? What other psychosocial and/or experience specific attributes contribute to victim witnesses' resilience and successful negotiation of the rape trial process? Please call, write, or e-mail for further information or to volunteer. I can be reached by telephone during business hours (California time) at (408) 459-4724. Write to Amanda Konradi, Board of Sociology, Stevenson College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. E-mail me: akonradi@cats.ucsc.edu. Please DO NOT direct e-mail to the network if you would like a personal response, I am a temporary WMST-L user. Thank you all, Amanda Konradi Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, UCSC (akonradi@cats.ucsc.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 01:36:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LENTZ61@SNYPOTVA.BITNET Subject: Re: need lit. on battered women hello! i saw your posting about needing info on battered women--im on a mailing which is moderated by a woman out of ohio. her name is tori and her address is vnasman@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil"--maybe she can help you. you can tell her i gave you her name. good luck. laura lentz lentz61@snypotva.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 20:29:47 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jill carraway Subject: PeaceNet Could someone please tell me about PeaceNet and how to subscribe to it. Thanks. Jill Carraway jill@lib.wfunet.wfu.edu Women's Studies Bibliographer Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 20:49:18 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Resent-From: lynda Comments: Originally-From: "What you call evil, I call common sense" <199561011@VUVAXCOM> From: lynda Subject: more salty peppers since this originated on wmst-l, i thought everyone might like to see what other have done with it. -lynda v1757g@templevm ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ************************************************************** ************************************************************** Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 13:04:06 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Newman Subject: Re: Fwd: salt 'n' peppa To: bb+assocs.kgb@andrew.cmu.edu Well, clearly this is an incomplete treatise on the subject of salt and pepper shakers. I shall add some additional issues of importance that were overlooked: Issues of Physical Challenge It appears to be a common assumtion that salt and pepper shakers should be designed in such a way the they must be invertted vertically in order to be used properly. A few pepper shakers have been designed so that they may retain their original vertical orientation, and pepper may be dispensed by turning a handle at the top. Clearly these designs are representative of the larger problem in society of failing to respect the needs of the physically challenged. It has been proposed that salt and pepper shakers be designed with simple buttons or releases that may be activated without the need to extensively modify the physical orientation or structure of the salt and pepper shakers. Issues of Relational Discrimination Despite the common occurance of salt shakers being placed with salt shakers, and pepper shakers being placed with pepper shakers, society at large continues to view such placements as unnatural or inconsistant with the goal of properly flavoring food. Many people harass or complain to proprietors when they fail to have a single salt shaker and a single pepper shaker placed side by side. Those who insist that it is unnatural or inconsistant with the goal of properly flavoring food fail to take into account the other reasons for salt and pepper shakers, including aesthetic issues, and the natural happiness of the salt and pepper shakers themselves. They also fail to realize that much food in our society is over-flavored anyway, and encouraging irresponsible flavoring of food could have damaging consequences. Advocates of the salt-salt and pepper-pepper combinations often find it difficult to see how a salt-pepper combination can work as salt and pepper are clearly different and would have difficulty understanding the issues of concern to each other. Others advocate that salt and pepper shakers should be associated freely based on individual qualities rather than the mere classes of "salt" or "pepper". Issues of Violence Salt shakers and pepper shakers have often been the targets of violence. It is common for a salt shaker to have its bottom or top containment needlessly destroyed merely for the sake of a practical joke. Clearly this is demonstratative of the rising tide of violent tendancies in society which fail to respect the individual value of salt and pepper shakers. A program of education should be instituted immediately which attempts to keep violent images hidden from those who might turn to violence for humor value, and educates about the destructiveness of such violent actions. - Chris ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 21:57:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GV4@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: Re: sex versus gender In-Reply-To: ATNFR AT ASUACAD.BITNET -- Fri, 27 Mar 1992 10:48:18 MST The sex/gender convenience: Sex is a biological category; gender is a socially constructed, cultural category,is becoming less convenient as we note that this intellectual move naturalizes or essentializes sex"as an ontological given... undisputed and unavoidable. Rather, along the lines of Flax, Butler and others, I prefer to call"sex" another socially constructed category similar to gender. Mary Gergen ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 22:34:07 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" Subject: PeaceNet In-Reply-To: note of 04/05/92 20:34 Please post the information about how to access PeaceNet to the whole list; I think there are many of us who would like that information. Thanks. *************************************************************** Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies Dept. Arts and Sciences,_USF, Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-5531.dllafaa@cfrvm or dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 00:56:55 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: sex versus gender In-Reply-To: Message of Sun, 5 Apr 1992 21:57:00 EDT from I tend to think that at least for now, a concept that means "whatever sexual diffs occur by nature rather than being arbitrary (could be set up any old way by cultural dynamics) is a useful concept even if some of us think that it is an empty category. As a category it is what we were raised on and we still tend to think of it as a category: whatever is "real" about gender. The day may come when our view of the world is not a "gendered" one, but that would be a postpatriarchal as well as a postfeminist one. - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 09:19:29 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda=Bernhard%LSP%CON@NURSING.CON.OHIO-STATE.EDU Subject: Graduate Programs in Women's Studies In reply to Elizabeth Bounds: The Center for Women's Studies at The Ohio State University offers an MA in Women's Studies that can be taken as a dual degree with an MSW in Social Work. Our program is very amenable to students focusing on what is of interest to them. You may contact me personally or the Center, or Social Work. Center for Women's Studies The Ohio State University 286 University Hall 230 W. 17th St. Columbus, OH 43210 College of Social Work 300 Stillman 1947 College Road Columbus, OH 43210 Linda Bernhard College of Nursing Ohio State University 1585 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 BernhardL@nursing.con.ohio-state.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:36:43 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Glendora Johnson-Cooper Subject: Minority Librarian Internship Program The following is information concerning the University at Buffalo/University Libraries Minority Librarian Internship Program. We want to share this information widely in the interest of making our recruitment process as expansive as possible. "Minority Librarian Internship Program at University at Buffalo Libraries" As part of a continuing commitment to the promotion of cultural diversity, the Libraries of the University at Buffalo (UB) are pleased to announce the creation of a Minority Librarian Internship Program. The intent of this new program is to attract representatives of underrepresented groups -- African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans -- into the profession of academic librarianship and to provide them with a challenging training opportunity. Each UB Minority Librarian Intern will participate in a structured three-year program of study. During the first year, the Intern will pursue a Master's in Library Science (M.L.S.) at UB's School of Information and Library Studies as a SUNY (State University of New York) Underrepresented Minority Graduate Fellow. In addition to the regular SILS curriculum, the Intern/Fellow will be introduced to practical issues in academic librarianship through directed study and structured interaction with the faculty of UB's Oscar A Silverman Undergraduate Library. Following graduation, the Intern will then receive a two-year visiting appointment as a member of the Undergraduate Library Faculty. During this appointment, the Intern will be fully integrated into the UB Libraries system and all Undergraduate Library operations. Duties will include providing electronic and print reference service, participating in the Library's active bibliographic instruction program, developing the collection, working closely with UB's new Undergraduate College curriculum, and interacting with special UB populations to help students develop information literacy skills. The primary focus of the internship experience will be to immerse the Intern in the exciting opportunities of both academic life and information technology. The arriving Intern will receive a laptop PC with modem and an account on the UB computer network. Funds will be provided for the Intern to attend professional meetings and conferences. The Intern will be assigned mentors both in SILS and on the UGL faculty who will assist the Intern in developing a research agenda and who will introduce the Intern to local and national colleagues with similar interests. The UB Libraries will help each intern secure a permanent position in academic librarianship at the conclusion of the program. To initiate the program for the 1992/93 academic year, we are seeking two individuals: one interested in pursuing the full three-year program, starting with work on an M.L.S. as a SUNY Underrepresented Minority Graduate Fellow and followed by a two-year appointment in the Undergraduate Library and a second, a recent minority M.L.S. graduate, interested in only the two-year internship appointment. The SUNY Underrepresented Minority Graduate Fellow- ship will be awarded to an academically superior African American, Hispanic American, or Native American who will receive a full tuition scholarship to attend the UB School of Information and Library Studies along with a $7,500 stipend. The two-year internship will consist of an appointment as a Visiting Assistant Librarian with a salary of $25,000 per year plus benefits. This initial internship will extend from June 1992 through the end of May 1994 and is intended for individuals who recently completed a Master's in Library Science degree during 1991 or 1992 from an ALA accredited institution. This intern will work closely with the project manager to help set up the program for succeeding participants. The application review process begins immediately and will continue through April 30, 1992. Librarians are encouraged to nominate qualified candidates for both positions. Applicants for both the Fellowship and the Internship should be committed to working in an academic environment. Interested and qualified individuals should immediately submit a vita, a statement focusing on personal qualifications and interest in this employment/training opportunity, and three letters of recommendation. Inquiries and applications should be directed to: Kenneth Hood, Personnel and Staff Development Officer, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, 432 Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, (716) 636-2972, E-Mail: ULDHOOD@UBVM.bitnet. Posted by Glendora Johnson-Cooper, Project Manager, Undergraduate Library, University at Buffalo, UGLGJC@UBVM.BITNET. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 11:41:55 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kate Lamm" Subject: Re: Films on family violence Other films: "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing"; "In the Spirit" Thelma and Louise"; "Babette's Feast"; "Shirley Valentine"; "Women on the Verge of a Nevous Breakdown" kate waites lamm NocNova University ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:55:45 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KARLA TONELLA Subject: rape & mass media project -------------------------Forwarded Message----------------------- From: Georgia Nesmith The following is a description of a project I will be working on this summer under a special grant from my school that requires involving students in conducting the research. So far in my preliminary browsing through indexes I have found practically nothing scholarly on the topic of rape and the mass media. I would appreciate any clues and directions from people out there who may be studying the issue. Thanks! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Mass Media and the Nancy Ziegenmeyer Rape Case: a Case Study in the Construction of Mass Media Narratives about Gender, Race, and Rape" a Summer Faculty/Student Research Grant Project to be conducted by Georgia NeSmith, Assistant Professor Communication Department SUNY Brockport Summer 1992 and later "Mass Media and the Nancy Ziegenmeyer Rape Case: a Case Study in the Construction of Mass Media Narratives about Gender, Race, and Rape" will explore the varieties of narratives told in the mass media about the Nancy Ziegenmeyer rape story, which was first published as a five-part series in the Des Moines Register in February 1990. Recently, CBS aired the movie "Taking Back My Life" based upon Ziegenmeyer's experiences. A book by the same title was published in January this year. The Ziegenmeyer rape story presents an excellent opportunity to explore a variety of important issues with respect to media portrayals of rape victims, as well as with respect to traditional journalistic procedures. All forms of media have participated in the construction and transmission of stories about the case. Both the Register's editor Geneva Overholser and reporter Jane Schorer have noted that it is unlikely that a male editor would have given the story the kind of attention that they as women gave it, so the story suggests that the growing presence of women at all levels in the newsroom may change the kind of coverage that is given to so-called "women's issues." Schorer has also noted that as she herself became part of the story reported on by other media, she began to understand better how people who become news sources feel about the way media professionals treat them. Initially the project will emphasize the stories about the case that appeared in national news media, the television movie, and the book, as well as the way Ziegenmeyer presented her story on national television and radio talk shows. It will also explore the stories told in professional journals and magazines by reporters, editors, producers. Ultimately I hope to include stories told in interviews conducted by me with Ziegenmeyer, as well as with reporters, editors, producers, the Des Moines Rape Crisis counseling center, and representatives of other social service and law enforcement agencies in Des Moines regarding how they reacted to the media treatment of the story. The first part of the project will involve a research team consisting of myself and several students in Summer 1992 1) complete a thorough bibliographic search of all references to the case in the national media and in journals and magazines directed at media professionals, 2) complete a bibliographic search for all available scholarly research on media portrayals of rape stories, and 3) compile an annotated bibliography of all primary and secondary references, and, if there is time, 4) begin preliminary data analysis. The annotated bibliography will provide a foundation for selecting stories and interviewees, which in turn will enable exploration of a variety of issues related to mass media portrayals of rape, as well as issues related to the sociology of the newsroom. The process whereby the Ziegenmeyer case became a national media event, so that the publication of the story itself became a "newsworthy" event, and the editor and reporter became principal characters in the story, is worthy of attention on its own. However, the specifics of the story also provide the opportunity to explore a variety of other issues as well, particularly gender and racial stereotyping. Georgia NeSmith Communication Department SUNY Brockport Brockport NY 14420 gnesmith@brock1p ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:12:18 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: Re: need lit. on battered women Use of the 'term' battered woman is used everywhere...in the media, in our classes, on this list. I have become very uncomfortable with this term. While rereading Talking Back by bell hooks this past semester for a Feminist Theory class, I came to understand where this discomfort comes from (it probably began the first time I read this in hooks, but it didn't register deeply enough..... bell hooks writes: Most importantly the term "battered woman" is used as though it constitutes a separate and unique category of womanness, as though it is an identity, a mark that sets one apart rather than being simply a descriptive term. It is as though the experience of being repeatedly violently hit is the sole defining characteristic of a woman's identity and all other aspects of who she is and what her experience has been are submerged. ... A better expression might be 'women who are battered'. I am getting used to using this and it fits and feels better. What do others think about this? Dayna Daniels Coordinator of Women's Studies University of Lethbridge DANIELS@HG.ULETH.CA ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 11:18:42 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MEGMCLAU@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Subject: Women Political Leaders To Alan Arwine-- Carol Leff, in the Dept. of Political Science here at University of Illinois in Urbana, has been working on a book on women who served in Congress. She is mostly interested in women who "inherited" the position from their husbands, but she has a lot on data that might be useful to you.--Megan McLaughlin This NOTE is a reply to: ------------------------ >Received: from UIUCVMD by VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 0412; > Fri, 03 Apr 92 12:01:55 CST >Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with TCP; > Fri, 03 Apr 92 12:01:53 CST >Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) > with BSMTP id 1211; Fri, 03 Apr 92 13:01:04 EST >Received: from UGA.BITNET by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 0160; > Fri, 03 Apr 92 13:00:50 EST >Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 11:44:26 CST >Reply-To: Women's Studies List >Sender: Women's Studies List >From: Alan Arwine >Subject: Women Political Leaders >To: Multiple recipients of list WMST-L > > >Greetings, > > As a new observer on this list, I'm impressed with how knowledgeable >and helpful everyone is and how active the discussions. I wonder if I >might ask for your assistance in locating information on women political >leaders. > > Albert Somit, Steve Peterson and myself are researching and writing >a series of papers on birth order (i.e. first born, second born, etc) and >political behavior. We have already examined presidents, supreme court >justices and military officers. Noting the very small number of women in >these positions, we decided to devote a seperate apper to women political >leaders. So far, I must admit, we've turned up blanks. What we are looking >for is: > 1. Literature on birth order and political behavior of women. > 2. Sources (or lists) of women who have served in Congress, on the > federal bench, on the president's cabinet, etc. > > Since this is a rather esoteric area that is probably not of much >interest to the list, please respond privately. Of course, I will gladly >share our results with anyone on the list who is interested. > > Than You Very Much. > > -- Alan Arwine > > Bitnet: gr8123@siucvmb > Internet: gr8123@siucvmb.siu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 11:24:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: REID@ACUVAX.BITNET Subject: Re: Ruth Crawford Seeger Ruth Crawford Seeger was born in 1901 and died in 1953 at the age of 52. She attended the American Conservatory in Chicagor where she also taught. She later studied composition in New York with Charles Seeger. in 1930 she won a Guggenheim Fellowship, the first given to a woman to musical composition. She spent her time in Paris and Berlin. In 1931 she married Charles Seeger, the famous musicologist and folk song expert. In 1935 she moved to Washington and worked there with her husband and John & Alan Lomax, the well-known American folk song collectors and scholars. In addition to her creative work, Ruth Crawford made several thousand transcriptions of American folk imusic from recordings at the Library of Congress and composed piano accompaniments for some 300 of them. Her compositions are startlingly bold. In response to the question: Is she "a figure to reckon with in American Women's history?" Unquestionably. She may have been the greatest American women composer of the early twentieth century, in fact. But personally I always found it troubling that she did not continue with composing. Her works deserve more attention and more performances. There are many resources available for presenting materials to students about women composers. Is anyone interested in a discography or such? Sally Reid Abilene Christian University REID@ACUVAX reid@acuvax.acu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 13:08:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PARKER@UMBC.BITNET Subject: Re: need lit. on battered women As a person who has been working in the field of woman abuse for ten years I appreciate that this discussion is taking place. Nurses working in this area generally describe these women as "survivors" of abuse. The term denotes that these women have many strengths and have developed many skills from their experience. Workers in the field generally stopped using the term "battered woman" several years ago for exactly the reasons suggested Barbara Parker bitnet Parker@UMBC ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1992 17:05:06 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: gallivan@CAD.UCCB.NS.CA Subject: RE: Help in finding resources to develop new WMST courses This would be useful for the whole list to receive - pass it on please if you receive replies by private mail. Thanks, Joanne Gallivan gallivan@cad.uccb.ns.ca ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 15:12:39 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: need lit. on battered women In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:12:18 MDT from Responding to Dayna Daniels, who wrote a crit of the term "battered woman" and included cited quote from bell hooks -- Right on to bell hooks! How true, how true. And have you ever noticed that, while the WOMEN are "battered women" (so it's a defining characteristic), the CRIME is usually referred to as "domestic violence" (oops, where did the women go?), and the PERPETRATORS usually remain "husbands" or "boyfriends", not "batterers" or "wife beaters"... -- allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 16:25:51 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carole Farber Subject: Re: sex versus gender In-Reply-To: note of Mon, 6 Apr 1992 00:56:55 EDT from Allan Hunter On this SEX/GENDER stuff -- I would like to challenge, as some have, the usefulness beyond getting an introductory class to address the importance of the distinction, as an initial learning position. I encourage the read- ing (engagement and critique) of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble, Monique Wittig, Donna Haraway's recent book, etc. as ways in which the discourse can make the "essentialism" of both problematic. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 17:01:08 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: K_COOK@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: Re: need lit. on battered women there is an excellent article in the current issue of SOCIAL PROBLEMS regarding the nature of well-known research on violence against women. Without going into a detailed discussion of the rancor surrounding the research from UNH's Family Research Lab (well deserved rancor, in many instances) the article discusses the mutuality of violence between couples. In a small nut-shell, some research evidence from UNH (Murray Straus's work, especially) shows that women initiate violence at the same rate that men do. The current issue of Social Problems contains an article that seriously questions the nature of these UNH findings and offers a very solid critique of the methodology used, and consequences of such research. I strongly recommend all of you out there in e-mail land to read this article! The cite is: Dobash, R.P., R.E. Dobash, M. Wilson, M. Daly. 1992. "The Myth of Sexual Symmetry in Marital Violence" SOCIAL PROBLEMS 39 (1) p. 71-91. Enjoy! It really does raise some important questions with respect to who controls the production of knowledge and for what ends. As a doctoral studen at UNH and a survivor of this kind of violence, I appreciate that this list is engaging in this discussion. As many of you know, the use of certain expressions rather than others facilitates or inhibits effective social policy, and I agree with the critique of the phrase "battered women" as it tends to marginalize an already powerless group. Well, I could go on -- but my kid needs to get going to his activities. Bye, Kimberly J. Cook, k_cook@unhh.unh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 16:56:18 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: nancy Subject: Re: need lit. on battered women In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:12:18 MDT from As a member of the Task Force on Male Violence Against Women who is assigned to come up with a summary of "feminist theory" on the topic, I have been doing a lot of thinking and reading about the subject (and would appreciate any new references on feminists approaches to violence--it's so easy to miss stuff across disciplines). So, with regard to the term "battered women" vs. women who are battered: this is an argument that has been used in other contexts when fighting stereo -typing and discrimination (e.g. don't say "the disabled", say "persons with disabilities) in particular means that you want language to help people see those in the category as a heterogeneous group. I'm not sure that applies in the context of battering of women where the goal is to help see commonali ties in women's experiences, including the fact that they are battered and it i s women who are the ones being battered. So I guess it would come down to the situation; when speaking to women who are battered about their lives, etc. in the context of promoting diversity, then it's women who are battered. In speaking about battered women as a category of women whose lives are characterized by battering, given linguistic pressure to use shorter phrases, it perhaps is appropriate to say "battered women." Certainly the literature on battering suggests that the chronicity and severity of battering does make it a dominant organizing feature of women's lives. I 'm still thinking about this, however, and appreciate people's different views on what is the best terminology for what circumstance. It is important to recognize that the various terms mean/emphasize different experiences/qualities of violence. Domestic violence is not the same as battering; it encompassess less severe, less chronic, and nonphysical forms of violence. It also implies marriage as opposed to partner violence (used for married, formerly married, or other people one has an intimate relation ship with--this doesn't imply a heterosexual relationship the way domestic violence does. Intimate violence goes beyond partner violence so parents, relatives, etc. and other intimates are included. Some of this seems like splitting hairs, but discourse can direct cognition, and so, for example, domestive violence programs get oriented towards wives while violence between dating couples is escalating. So death rates from the violence for the wives are going down, while death rates for dating or unmarried couples is going up. The violence between unmarried partners plays havoc with our explanations for the dynamics of violence that have been grounded in norms, opportunities, and economic dependence of being a wife How do we explain women continuing to date partners who are violence? Thoughts, references, etc. are appreciated. I think I have a little handle of some of this, but I'm interested in getting anyone's insights. My bitnet address is below. Nancy Felipe Russo, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801 (602)965-2358 FAX:(602)965-2357 BITNET: ATNFR@ASUACAD ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 09:52:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Feminist Methods in Social Research I've just received a flier from Oxford University Press for a new book that looks to be of considerable interest to many WMST-L readers. It's entitled FEMINIST METHODS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH by Shulamit Reinharz, professor of Sociology and director of Women's Studies at Brandeis University, with the assistance of Lynn Davidman. Though Shula is a WMST-L participant, I suspect she'd feel a bit funny about advertising her own book, but it really looks like a valuable text, so I want to let people know about it. I haven't yet read it (but as an English professor I never let that stop me from talking about a book :-) ), so I'll simply quote from the flier. "Examining the full range of feminist research methods, Shulamit Reinharz explores the relation between feminism and methodology, challenges existing stereotypes, and explains the 19th- and early 20th-century origins of current controversies. Concluding that there is no 'politically correct' feminist method, but rather a variety of perspectives, Reinharz argues that this diversity has been integral to the accomplishments of international, interdisciplinary feminist scholarship. She offers a unique chapter-by-chapter analysis of important research methods, a separate chapter on methods she calls 'feminist originals,' a concluding chapter integrating ongoing debate and major points of view, and an encyclopedic bibliography. Features: * Covers the entire range of feminist research, with a separate chapter for each method * Historically comprehensive, with full discussions of 19th- and early 20th-century feminist researchers * Ethnically diverse, interdisciplinary, and genuinely international in scope * Magnificent bibliography provides the only full entree to the literature, including published and unpublished works, conference papers, and reports." The paperback text is priced at $19.95. To request examination copies, write to Oxford University Press, P. O. Box 36, Lavallette NJ 08735-9985; in Canada, Oxford University Press, College Department, 70 Wynford Drive, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1J9. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 08:58:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "RHODNEY WARD, (812) 855-4334W/336-4829H" Subject: response to request for info on Peacenet: The Peacenet Brochure PEACENET: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS PeaceNet 18 De Boom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 415-442-0220 415-546-1794 (fax) Telex: 154205417 Internet: peacenet@igc.org "For the information we need to organize, we must turn to PeaceNet. If you don't have a computer and modem, find someone who does." Tony Avirgan, Investigative Journalist in Costa Rica "Getting to know peace workers all over the world is enormously encouraging. It is wonderful to share resources and ideas with people I could never meet." 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Yes/No May we list your phone number? Yes/No ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 10:24:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: More syllabi available The WMST-L Syllabi Filelist is growing. Here are the syllabi currently available: ************************************************************************* * filename filetype nrecs date time File description * -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -------------- * FEMINIST THEORY1 163 92/04/07 09:16:03 Wiener syllabus FEMLIT THEORY1 40 92/04/03 17:52:51 Feminist lit. theory INTRO KAHN 248 92/04/03 16:34:57 Intro to WS INTRO KELLERJH 365 92/04/03 17:54:52 Intro to WS INTRO MORGAN 120 92/04/03 17:56:05 Intro to WS MASCULTY PATRIACY 194 92/04/07 09:18:09 Masculinity & Patriarchy MEDIA COMMUNIC 77 92/04/07 09:17:26 Media,Rhetoric,Communication POLITICS GLOBAL 650 92/04/03 17:57:29 Pol. of Global Problems SCIENCE 2SYLLABI 701 92/04/03 17:59:42 Gender & science To obtain any of the files in the SYLLABI directory, send LISTSERV a message saying GET SYLLABI where is the name of the file. E.g., to get the file called POLITICS GLOBAL, send LISTSERV the message GET POLITICS GLOBAL SYLLABI. ==========> SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! <======= I am still very interested in receiving more Women's Studies syllabi to add to the SYLLABI filelist. I'd welcome both core courses like "Intro to W.S." and "Feminist Theory" and also any other Women's Studies courses you think would be of interest to others: "Psychology of Women," "History of Women," "Women and Law," "Women and Health," "Women and Philosophy," "Women and Art," "Women and Science," "Women and Economics," "Women and Sexuality," "Women in Literature," "Women and the Media," courses that focus on "minority" women, etc. etc. I need to receive these syllabi in electronic form, not on paper. You can send them in two ways: either via e-mail as an ASCII file (i.e., a plain text file with no wordprocessing codes), or via the regular mail on a computer disk (in which case you can send it in its wordprocessing format). Since I just sent out a similar message over the weekend, I won't go into the details again here. If you have questions, please write to me PRIVATELY, not via WMST-L. Many thanks. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 14:17:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SPRINGFI@UWLAX.EDU Subject: help with romances, soap operas, gothics I will be giving a course on mass-produced fantasies for women in the fall. I have selected some readings, texts, etc. but I would greatly appreciate suggestions for additional readings. If anyone knows of a similar course and would be kind enough to send a syllabus, I would be delighted. It is hard to keep abreast of all the current research when teaching on the "regional" campuses! Please respond to me at "springfi@uwlax.edu" or "springfi@uwlax.bitnet" If you prefer regular mail, contact me at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Dept. of Women's Studies 337A North Hall La Crosse, Wi. 54601 Much thanks, Consuelo Lopez Springfield Associate Professor ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:51:13 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: Re: rape & mass media project In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:55:45 CST from On Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:55:45 CST KARLA TONELLA said: For the results of a content analysis of how newspapers in three cities present stories about rape, see ch. 7 in The Female Fear: The Social Cost of Rape by Margaret T. Gordon and STephanie Riger. Among other things, we found that newspapers present about 13 completed rapes to every story about a rape attempt; vitimization survey data finds about 1 completed to every 3 rape attempts. In other words, the newspapers give the impression that most rapes are completed. If you have questions after reading this research, feel free to contact me directly. Stephanie Riger Women's Studies Program Univ. of Il. at Chicago Box 4348 Chicago, IL. 60680 Bitnet: u29322 >-------------------------Forwarded Message----------------------- >From: Georgia Nesmith > >The following is a description of a project I will be working on this >summer under a special grant from my school that requires involving >students in conducting the research. So far in my preliminary browsing >through indexes I have found practically nothing scholarly on the topic >of rape and the mass media. I would appreciate any clues and directions >from people out there who may be studying the issue. Thanks! > >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >"Mass Media and the Nancy Ziegenmeyer Rape Case: a Case Study in >the Construction of Mass Media Narratives about Gender, Race, and Rape" > >a Summer Faculty/Student Research Grant Project to be conducted by >Georgia NeSmith, Assistant Professor >Communication Department >SUNY Brockport >Summer 1992 and later > > >"Mass Media and the Nancy Ziegenmeyer Rape Case: a Case Study in >the Construction of Mass Media Narratives about Gender, Race, and > Rape" will explore the varieties of narratives told in the mass media >about the Nancy Ziegenmeyer rape story, which was first published as >a five-part series in the Des Moines Register in February 1990. >Recently, CBS aired the movie "Taking Back My Life" based upon >Ziegenmeyer's experiences. A book by the same title was published in >January this year. > >The Ziegenmeyer rape story presents an excellent opportunity to >explore a variety of important issues with respect to media >portrayals of rape victims, as well as with respect to traditional >journalistic procedures. All forms of media have participated in the >construction and transmission of stories about the case. Both the >Register's editor Geneva Overholser and reporter Jane Schorer have >noted that it is unlikely that a male editor would have given the story >the kind of attention that they as women gave it, so the story >suggests that the growing presence of women at all levels in the >newsroom may change the kind of coverage that is given to so-called > "women's issues." Schorer has also noted that as she herself became >part of the story reported on by other media, she began to understand >better how people who become news sources feel about the way media >professionals treat them. > >Initially the project will emphasize the stories about the case that >appeared in national news media, the television movie, and the book, >as well as the way Ziegenmeyer presented her story on national >television and radio talk shows. It will also explore the stories told >in professional journals and magazines by reporters, editors, >producers. Ultimately I hope to include stories told in interviews >conducted by me with Ziegenmeyer, as well as with reporters, >editors, producers, the Des Moines Rape Crisis counseling center, and >representatives of other social service and law enforcement agencies >in Des Moines regarding how they reacted to the media treatment of >the story. > >The first part of the project will involve a research team consisting >of myself and several students in Summer 1992 1) complete a >thorough bibliographic search of all references to the case in the >national media and in journals and magazines directed at media >professionals, 2) complete a bibliographic search for all available >scholarly research on media portrayals of rape stories, and 3) compile >an annotated bibliography of all primary and secondary references, >and, if there is time, 4) begin preliminary data analysis. > >The annotated bibliography will provide a foundation for selecting >stories and interviewees, which in turn will enable exploration of a >variety of issues related to mass media portrayals of rape, as well as >issues related to the sociology of the newsroom. The process >whereby the Ziegenmeyer case became a national media event, so that >the publication of the story itself became a "newsworthy" event, and >the editor and reporter became principal characters in the story, is >worthy of attention on its own. However, the specifics of the story >also provide the opportunity to explore a variety of other issues as >well, particularly gender and racial stereotyping. > >Georgia NeSmith >Communication Department >SUNY Brockport >Brockport NY 14420 > >gnesmith@brock1p ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:35:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Quoting Previous Messages Several messages sent to WMST-L in the last few days prompt me to make some suggestions about how to quote from someone else's message. When you reply to an earlier posting, please either SUMMARIZE the posting or quote BRIEFLY from it. Do not reproduce an entire lengthy message (or even long excerpts from it). Also, if you are posting a forwarded message, please EDIT OUT the original header(s) from the message. Including the original header(s) adds needless clutter and confuses the primitive macros I use to make the digest. If you don't know how to edit out parts of quoted or forwarded messages, ask the computer support people at your institution. Many thanks for your cooperation. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:35:00 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CHAMBERS@GONZAGA.BITNET Subject: Syllabus depositories/evaluation of WS courses I am still in search of resources to help in devloping Women's Studies courses, but now have a few specific questions which I hope someone out there can help with. 1. I seem to recall that there are Women's Studies programs out there which have served as depositories of syllabi for courses. If we can find out where these are, we will write to them and see if we can get paper copies. I am aware of the syllabus files on this listserv. Do any Women's Studies programs actually collect syllabi? 2. Are any WS programs using an evaluation instrument to evaluate the courses from the students' point of view? Does it differ from evaluation instruments used for other sorts of courses. ? Would you be willing to send copies? These are course evaluations, not teacher/teaching evaluations. 3. I just looked at the log from the fourth week of March, when a discussion of the criteria for listing WS courses took place. Are there any other institutions with policies, guidelines, or just thoughts about the criteria for listing courses as Women's Studies? 4. If anybody is teaching or developing courses which raise gender issues in mathematics, we would be very interested in syllabi, readings, exercises, etc., which you use, background reading which you used in preparing for the course, or just a little conversation about course content. Thanks to anyone who can help. I will be attending a conference for the rest of the week, so if I am slow to acknowledge your responses, that is why. For the Women's Studies Program at Gonzaga University, Sydney Chambers Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258-0001 509-328-4220 x.3137 FAX 509-484-2804 BITNET: chambers@gonzaga ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 00:07:41 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Graduate Programs in Women's Studies In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 06 Apr 92 09:19:29 -0500. <9204061735.AA13541@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> I too am interested in graduate programs in women's studies. I am a fourth- year student (a "normal" senior is so rare nowadays :-} ), majoring in English and art studio, and taking a certificate in WMST. My question is: What options are available to me in the Washington D.C. area, and will it be possible for me to integrate my major studies into a WMST program? How flexible do programs actually get? I would think that they would be pretty accomodating, since WMST is a progressive field, but then, I have no working knowledge of the structure of graduate programs. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks! Laurie sorsha@wam.umd.edu -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Send burnt offerings to....."I don't FEEL tardy." - DLR.........IT'S GROOVE.. ...sorsha@wam.umd.edu..............................................O'CLOCK!... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 11:36:32 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jpotuche@CC.GETTYSBURG.EDU Subject: Re: Graduate Programs in Women's Studies I started to send this information to Laurie privately, but it occurs to me that it would be more generally useful, so I'm posting it to the list: NWSA has recently published a 100-page *Guide to Graduate Work in Women's Studies*. It is full of excellent information and is indexed by geographic area as well as by degrees offered. To order your own copy, contact: National Women's Studies Association University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1325 (301) 405-5573 --------------- Jean L. Potuchek Women's Studies Bitnet: jpotuche@gburg Gettysburg College Internet:jpotuche@cc.gettysburg.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 12:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET Subject: feminism and imperialism There seems to be an argument "out there" to the effect that feminism is tantamount to imperialism. The cultural studies colleague who stated this to me wouldn't elaborate under the circumstances of the conversation, and I'm puzzled. I gather that this is coming from some kind of postmodern perspective, since this colleague isn't a right-wing antifeminist. Another colleague has heard similar kinds of assertions recently, but we haven't been able to pin them down. Does anyone know if anything has been written on this? Felicia Kruse Dept. of Philosophy Xavier University KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 12:27:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: Re: Graduate Programs in Women's Studies There is a published resource available published by the National Women's Studies Association. If you can't find it in your university library or career advisory-type office, contact NWSA at University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742-1325, (301) 405-5573. It is GUIDE TO GRADUATE WORK IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1991, edited by Debra Humphreys. The 98 p. guide consists of program descriptions of institutions offering graduate work in WS. Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 15:58:56 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jpotuche@CC.GETTYSBURG.EDU Subject: Women and Health Care I am currently teaching an upper-level women's studies seminar on "Women, Family, and Public Policy." As a class project, we are researching the consequences for women of various ways of organizing and financing health care. Specifically, we are focusing on four health care issues -- breast cancer, contraception, sterilization (especially involuntary), and pre-natal care -- and three countries -- the U.S. (especially Hawaii and Pennsylvania), Canada, and Great Britain. The idea behind the project is to examine the consequences for women of the various ways to organize health care that are currently being debated in the U.S. We plan to publish (desk-top) a report with the results of our research. All that is a preamble to asking for help from members of this network -- especially those of you in Canada. For each of the four health care issues, we are researching accessibility of care, women's satisfaction with care, and outcomes of that care. Does anyone know where we can get data on rates of breast cancer, rates of sterilization, and contraceptive use for Canadian women? I'd also be interested in references for research on accessibility of these kinds of care and on women's satisfaction with health care in Canada. Thanks for any help that you can provide. --------------- Jean L. Potuchek Women's Studies Bitnet: jpotuche@gburg Gettysburg College Internet:jpotuche@cc.gettysburg.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 18:26:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Two more syllabi Hi. Two more syllabi have just been added to the SYLLABI FILELIST: FILENAME: DESCRIPTION: MUSIC PRFRMNCE Music,Performance,Gender URBAN SOC_MVTS Urban Social Movements The first is for a course entitled "Music, Performance, and Gender," developed by Deborah Wong. The second is for a course entitled "Gender on the Crossroads between 'Private' and 'Public': Case Studies and Theory on Contemporary Urban Social Movements," developed by Antje Wiener. Many thanks to them and to others who have contributed syllabi, and to WMST-L subscriber Janet McLeod, who has converted word-processed files (some a real challenge!) into ASCII format. To obtain a list of all available syllabi, send a mail message to LISTSERV@UMDD or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU that says: INDEX SYLLABI To obtain specific syllabi, send a message to the same address saying GET [FILENAME] SYLLABI, where "[FILENAME]" is the name of the file you want. For example, GET MUSIC PRFRMNCE SYLLABI . To obtain more than one syllabus, put each command on a separate line: GET MUSIC PRFRMNCE SYLLABI GET URBAN SOC_MVTS SYLLABI Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 08:35:25 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nicola/Ann McIntyre/Weinstone Subject: SF Apartment - June We are looking for someone to sublet our SF apartment for the month of June. The apartment is 2 bedrooms, one used as an office. It is located in the Castro district, overlooks a park and has a panoramic view of the city. Fully furnished, clean, etc. Our rent is $880 but we will sublet it to a responsible person(s) for $650 in exchange for tending our mail and computers. It is in a 19th C building, no elevator, on the fourth floor, and is not accessible to a disabled person. Please respond to: syd@igc.org Ann Weinstone ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 13:02:34 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Fuzzy Wuzzy Subject: info. on NYU's women's history program I have received an offer to study history (M.A./Ph.D.) at NYU. I was wondering if anyone had any information about NYU's women's history program. (I already spoke to faculty at NYU; I'd like to hear other voices and opinions). Thanks Grace Palazzolo labgvp@unix.cc.emory.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 17:40:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: WILL0001@SNYPLAVA.BITNET Subject: Susan Glaspell Date sent: 9-APR-1992 17:36:00 I have a friend who is in desperate need for information concerning Susan Glaspell. After reading her play, _Trifles_, he loved it!!! He's very new to e-mail so I decided to make this request for him. Any information regarding Susan Glaspell's career, contributions to theatre and/or any of her new stories or plays will be greatly appreciated. SEND TO: Gregg Waagner WAAG6897@SNYPLAVA.BITNET Thanks, LUANNE WILLIAMS WILL0001@SNYPLAVA.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 01:30:22 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU Subject: Susan Glaspell Luanne...I tried to send this to your friend, but it got bounced back. I would have tried to send it again, or to send it to you, but I had already deleted the message, so I had to send it here. I hope you will then forward it to him. Laurie :) sorsha@wam.umd.edu ------- Forwarded Message Return-Path: postmaster@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu Received: from splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu by csc-srv.wam.umd.edu id ; Fri, 10 Apr 92 00:17:11 -0400 Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 00:16 EST From: PMDF Mail Server Subject: Undeliverable mail: local delivery failure To: sorsha@wam.umd.edu Message-Id: X-Envelope-To: sorsha@wam.umd.edu The message could not be delivered to: Addressee: waag6897 Reason: %MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user WAAG6897 at node SPLAVA - ---------------------------------------- Received: from CUNYVM.BITNET (MAILER@CUNYVMV2) by splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu with PMDF#10360; Fri, 10 Apr 1992 00:16 EST Received: from CUNYVM by CUNYVM.BITNET (Mailer R2.08) with BSMTP id 9797; Fri, 10 Apr 92 00:15:44 EDT Received: from csc-srv.wam.umd.edu by CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with TCP; Fri, 10 Apr 92 00:15:43 EDT Received: from rac2.wam.umd.edu by csc-srv.wam.umd.edu id ; Fri, 10 Apr 92 00:16:32 -0400 Received: by rac2.wam.umd.edu id ; Fri, 10 Apr 92 00:16:31 -0400 Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 00:16:30 -0400 From: sorsha@wam.umd.edu Subject: Susan Glaspell To: waag6897@SNYPLAVA.BITNET Message-id: <9204100416.AA21357@rac2.wam.umd.edu> X-Envelope-to: waag6897 Hi, your friend Luanne asked for people on WMST-L to send info on Glaspell, so here's what I have from the Longman Anthology of American Drama: "Sousan Glaspell was born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1882. She once said she could not remember a time when she did not want to be a writer, and she began her publishing career while a student at Drake University in Des Moines. After college, she worked for a newspaper and met her husband-to-be, George Cram Cook, in 1908. At that time there was no chance that he, a Harvard-educated teacher at iowa University, would be drawn to a woman of simple, middle-class background such as Susan Glaspell, so their paths separated. She decided to go to Paris to write, while he married a woman of his own social class. In five years' time, he was divorced, and Glaspell was ready to live in America again and write. In 1913, when they met once more and married, they had the feeling that fate had intended them for one another all the time. Friends had attracted them to Provincetowm, where they made their home. They made history in Provincetown. The Provincetown Platers, which began modestly in a living room with a reading of _Suppressed Desires_, eventually produced the first plays of Eugene O'Neill and became a focal point for serious theater in America. Although it was on a vastly smaller scale, it matched in seriousness, and perhaps in talent, the great European theater movements, such as the growing Abbey Theater in Ireland. ...the work of Susan Glaspell and the other Provincetown playwrights was meant to be challenging, demanding, and something far beyond entertainment. ...Glaspell went on to write several books, among them a memoir of her husband, who died in Delphi, Greece, where he had adopted the ways of the Greek peasants living on Mount Parnassus near the temple of Apollo. Even though she continued writing after her husband's death, her output of plays was very small, and it is more reasonable to think of her as a critical influence in the drama of the early twentieth century than as a major playwright. She died in 1948, having broken in 1925 with the revised Provincetown Playhouse, which had taken a very new direction under the influence of Eugene O'Neill, while she and Jig Cook were in Greece. O'Neill had tried to placate her bad feelings about using the name she and her husband had invented, and while she put up a good front, she never worked with the Provincetown Playhouse again. "Suggested readings: Bach, Gerhard. "Susan Glaspell (1876-1948): A Bibliography of Dramatic Criti- cism." Great Lakes Review: A Journal of Midwest Culture, 3, pp. 1-34. Glaspell, Susan. _The Road to the Temple, the Life of George Cram Cook_. New York: Stokes, 1927. - ----. _Alison's House: A Play in Three Acts_. New York: Samuel French, 1930. Noe, Marcia. "Susan Glaspell's Analysis of the Midwestern Character." Books at Iowa, 27, pp. 3-14. Waterman, Arthur E. _Susan Glaspell_. New York: Twayne, 1966. Glaspell, S. _Supressed Desires_. The Longman Anthology of American Drama, Lee A. Jacobus, ed. New York: Longman, 1982, pp. 163-174. " Hope this helps! Laurie sorsha@wam.umd.edu - -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Send burnt offerings to....."I don't FEEL tardy." - DLR.........IT'S GROOVE... ...sorsha@wam.umd.edu..............................................O'CLOCK!.... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ------- End of Forwarded Message ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 08:31:26 ECT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Pat Washington" Subject: Information Could anyone provide information on resources concerning sexual harassment claims made by men against women? I am particularly in need of information about that as it is reported as occurring on college campuses or in among "darker -skinned" peoples although I am in need of all references. The focus is the United States. Sexual harassment here is meant to include female on male rape (adult) workplace, academic, and community surroundings. Thanks. patwash ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 09:27:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DC297@ALBNYVMS.BITNET Subject: Re: Information This is in reference to Pat Washington's request. What is meant by "darker-skinned" peoples? I find the term a bit ambiguous if not offensive. Deborah Curry dac297@albnyvms ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 10:50:41 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Peters Subject: Request for references re: poor/low-income women of 60s and 70s I am gearing up for my dissertation which is about the empowering experiences o f poor/low-income mothers and participation in Head Start. I want to contextua lize my own experience as a Head Start and very low-income mother in the late 6 0s and early 70s during the War on Poverty. What I am looking for right now ar e references for stories about,(might be journalistic) biographies of, poetry a nd fiction/non-fiction by poor and low-income mothers of that era. I am hoping that someone out there might assist me in my search. Thanks. Barbara Peters BPETERS@VTVM1.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:38:18 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Libbie Subject: Re: feminism and imperialism In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 8 Apr 1992 12:54:00 EST from This is in response to the message about feminism and imperialism. I was hoping that those of you who are involved with the most recent trends in the feminism and/or post modernism lit would have jumped on this issue because I'm as perplexed as the original sender. If feminism were to be imperi alistic wouldn't that assume that there was a hegemony involved? Last time I looked I didn't think we had that kind of power--OH if it were only true. It sounds to me as some kind of right wing claptrap argument from the perspective that there is total agreement among all feminists. Is this more of Paglia fallout? If someone knows the source of these "rumors" please let us know. Thanks. Libbie Chute LIBBIECH@CCVM.SUNYSB.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 17:45:36 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Melba Cuddy-Keane Subject: Re: feminism and imperialism In-Reply-To: <9204101850.AA25137@epas.utoronto.ca>; from "Libbie" at Apr 10, 92 2:38 pm I have not heard myself about any attempts to connect feminism and imperialism; certainly feminism's critique of the patriarchy extends to a critique of imperialism (see Woolf's _Three Guineas_, for example). My own work on the male gaze has extended very naturally into work on the colonialist gaze. But people don't always practice what they preach, and Western feminism has been guilty of imposing definitions of feminism appropriate in Western culture upon other cultures, of assuming the feminist project in the West will be the same as the feminist project everywhere. Third world women are alert to the differences, and possibly have seen "imperialist" trends in Western feminism. That's my guess about the connection. Melba Cuddy-Keane Dept. of English, U of Toronto mcuddy@epas.utoronto.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 18:07:36 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "L. THIELEN-WILSON" Subject: Re: feminism and imperialism An "early" but still relevant article is: "Have We Got a Theory for You! Feminist Theory, Cultural Imperialism and the Demand for `The Woman's Voice'." by Maria C. Lugones and Elizabeth V. Spelman. in Women's Studies International Forum, Vol. 6, No. 6 (1983) pp. 573-581. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 18:23:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura.Julier" <21798JUL@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Request for references re: poor/ My sister the sociologist says to try 1--FOR CRYING OUT LOUD (an anthology of articles about women and poverty, but she doesn't remember the editor) 2--WOMEN AND THE POLITICS OF EMPOWERMENT, edited by Sandra Morgen and Ann Bookman ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:30:50 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: feminism and imperialism In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:38:18 EDT from Actually, having just OH so recently finished tossing garbage at marxism (or at least the Worker's World version of it), I should probably be more cautious about picking up more of it to sling in yet another direc- tion lest I acquire a rep for it. however... The posties are the real imperialists as far as I can tell. Poststrux is lit theory. What does feminism have to do with lit theory? Well, there's always been a lot of female lit majors, so along comes feminism in the 70s and lit crit WAS WHERE THE WOMEN WERE, all over the place in numbers "too big to ignore" as Helen Reddy would've put it. So along come the fabulous French linguistic philosphers to adopt pseudo-feminist perspectives: gee, an all-male perspective on the world isn't object- ive, and yet that's the way the academy sees everything (phallus as signifier; woman in the margins; other trendy postie phrases...). Ah, the "feminine", they burble, that unknown/unknowable space from which the old ideas of Truth become unravelled as we come to see that they aren't really Truth but just Male Truth. Of course, (they go on to say), the REAL important thing to understand is that what this is REALLY all about is that there IS no truth, just your truth and my truth and his truth and her truth and you can't speak for all women and what is a woman anyway but a social construct? And you can't speak from your own experience after all because all experience is socially constructed, too, and everything is "already overdetermined" by the way that language belongs entirely to men, so if women use words they are speaking men's ideas with men's tongues so that isn't valid, so therefore what all you wonderful feminists oughta do is practice being mad, invent a new language that deliberately doesn't make sense since making sense is being trapped in the male discourse. And death of the subject, let's not forget death of the subject. You aren't here. It is very important to poststructuralists that feminists, whom they do adopt as their own daughters, understand that there is no agency, that the abject powerlessness of the individual to do anything but be per- petually constructed by the discourse. Because, having retreated under feminist pressure from the vulnerable position of (male) Truth as a Known and Knowable Thing, the place that they retreated to was the position of Okay, Then if Our Truth isn't Meaningful and Objective, Nothing Else is Either and nothing matters. Hey, feminists, use our stuff and they'll let you do "feminism" in the academy! You can argue against the white male canon of privil- edged texts and standards of literary excellence by using Derrida, Lacan, and Foucault to demonstrate that there IS no excellence and that there ARE no standards. Yes, we agree, Toni Morrison is just as meaningful as William Shakespeare (and so is a Superman comic since nothing matters, isn't this wonderful???) Scene: the academy, circa 1995 -- EVERYBODY has to learn "feminist theory to be properly educated in ANY of the humanities, and per- haps even the social sciences. And what is "feminist theory"? It's Cixous, Kristeva, Irigary, de Lauretis, and the other daughter- followers of the three musketeers of postie philosophy, writing in dense, opaque, incomprehensible language like their male mentors. Meanwhile, other poststructuralists can accuse feminism in general of being an imperialist plot because some women dare to speak as if they had access to the experiences of ALL women when in fact a dis- proportionate number of them are white, American, middle-class, able-bodied, heterosexual, and so forth, which means that they should shut up and speak only for themselves and not try to rep- resent any other women whose experience they themselves have not had. Which, of course, is really all other women. Speak only for yourself, Susie, you are being an imperialist if you pretend to be able to say anything meaningful about "women". Speak only for yourself, but remember that your personal experience is just a social construct. Speak only for yourself, but don't try to use any linguistic categories that make generalizations, because we can use our mighty Tool, "deconstruction", to show that it is (gasp) a CONSTRUCT, as all generalizations are, which makes it wrong. And the published, accepted, ensconced poststructuralist feminist in the academy, an Athena born motherless from the head of her linguistic Fathers who think language is prior to and causative of Feeling, says to her class of mainly women students who are here to learn what "feminist theory" is, that feminist theory has risen above all that personal experience stuff, and so they spend the semester reading the new UnCanon of published literary theory in the trendy poststructuralist feminist vein, and the new UnCanon of published literature by women that it addresses, and not once do they sit and read each other's own personally derived "take" on what they personally got out of reading the poems and fiction that other people in the class had written; not once do they even consider starting from scratch as "us women, writing, reading, thinking for ourselves". And no one has the nerve to say "If women only listen to other women once they are in print, then feminism is dead already"? [I obviously HATE this stuff!!!] - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 17:52:59 +1000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marion Diamond Subject: Re: feminism and imperialism Sorry, but there's quite a bit out there on imperialism and feminism - look particularly at the work by Anna Davin ' Imperialism and Motherhood' in History Workshop (sorry, don't have specific date to hand here, but c. 1980) Marion Diamond History Department University of Queensland Australia 4072 med@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 05:55:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Freda B. Birnbaum" Subject: Re- Allan on feminism and imperialism Allan, that was WONDERFUL! All it needs is a title -- "The Emperor's New Clothes"! Freda Birnbaum, FBBIRNBAUM@CUTCV2.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 22:14:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 announcements (conference & job opening) I have received the following two announcements: 1) Conference: En/gendering Environmental Thinking (MIT) 2) Job Opening: Director, W.S., East Stroudsburg Univ. (PA) For more information, contact the people mentioned in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ************************************************************** 1) (reprinted from FEMAIL) EN/GENDERING ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING: A SYMPOSIUM OF SCIENTISTS, SCHOLARS, STRATEGISTS, & COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS May 20-22, 1992 MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Cambridge, MA Does our culture's conception of masculinity and femininity affect how we think about the environment? Have environmental disorders played themselves out differently on women's bodies or children's bodies than on men's bodies? How might male behaviors, predilections, and culturally constructed roles and expectations build resistance to remediation and pollution prevention? Does the sexual division of labor in this society explain why women often notice environmental degradation on a local level first? What is the significance of women's preeminent role in local groups pressing for stricter enforcement of environmental regulations? As the consumers to whom most market research is directed, how have women catalyzed the movement for green consumerism? These issues and others that have a bearing on how an understanding of gender divisions can clarify our environmental thinking, both in the developing world and in the U.S., will be addressed at a conference called "En/gendering Environmental Thinking: A Symposium of Scientists, Scholars, Strategists, and Community Activists" to be held at MIT May 20-22, 1992. This 2 1/2 day gathering is to be the opening event in a new initiative launched by the MIT Women's Studies program. In our culture, the sexual division of labor is based on the assumption of women's responsibility for the health and cleanliness of families. This makes the impact of environmental degradation--or at least the timing of the impact-- somewhat different for men and women. In the developing world, where women are responsible for the direct management and use of natural resources such as water or firewood, the social relations between gender and environmental planning are easier to see. The aim of the conference is to examine the ways in which these sexual and gender divisions are played out in our society's relations to the environment. For example, is there a connection between the environmental policies of certain large public institutions (the Department of Energy or the oil companies) and the male gender ethos by which they are dominated? How does the split between the public world of enterprise and government and the private world of sex/affective life and families--both of which are gendered spheres of human endeavor--affect environmental problem-solving? The conference at MIT on May 20-22 will examine the place of women in such areas as: lead poisoning, urban gardening, appropriate technology, sustainable agriculture, agro-forestry, reproductive hazards in the workplace, military pollution, free trade, pollution prevention and corporate environmentalism, indigenous peoples' environmental movements, ecofeminism, as well as the role women play in environmental organizations. For more information, write to: Women's Studies, 14E-316, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, or call (617) 253-8844. From: Eve Diana ************************************************************************ 2) Applications are invited for the position of Director of the Women's Center and Women's Studies Program at East Stroudsburg University. This position is a tenure-track position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level; rank dependent upon academic credentials and prior experience. An earned doctorate with substantive focus in Women's Studies and/or feminist theory preferred. An ABD will be considered. The candidate must be able to demonstrate an involvement in organizations which serve the needs and concerns of women. Additionally, the candidate must show demonstrated success in the development, implementation, and administration of women's programs. Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are essential. The position responsibilities include administering the daily operation of the university's Women's Center; coordinating the Women's Studies concentration among the various academic departments; and representing the university in the state and community on issues related to women's culture. The term of employment is nine months, with a minimum of six weeks' summer employment. Salary is $29,905 - $46,393, which is dependent upon starting rank. academic credentials, and previous experience. Send letter of application and resume by April 25, 1992 to the Search Committee Chairperson: Anne E. Berkman, Commission for Women, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. ESU is an AA/EEO employer M/F/H/V. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 17:12:34 YDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lesley Semmens Subject: Green Net Does anyone know of a list or bulletin board to do with Green issues and called GreenNet or something similar? Lesley Semmens infslesley@uk.ac.lsply ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 13:30:38 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: J.BERG@ACAD.SUFFOLK.EDU Subject: Re: feminism and imperialism For an example of a critique of Northern feminism as imperialist, see Domitila Barrios de Chungara, LET ME SPEAK!, (NY, Monthly Review Press, 1978); the book was in part Barrios's reaction to her experiences at an international feminist conference. John Berg j.berg@acad.suffolk.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 13:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET Subject: gender equality/higher ed. ref I'm sending this inquiry for a colleague who isn't on the list (although I have an interest in it as well). We're trying to track down a policy report authored by Nancy Hensel and entitled "Realizing Gender Equality in Higher Education: The Need to Integrate Work/Family Issues." My colleague got this information from a short article in a publication called *On Campus* published by the American Federation of Teachers. Unfortunately, she only has half the *On Campus* article as part of a photocopied page, so she hasn't even been able to track that down, let alone the Hensel report. If anyone has more information about either publication, we'd appreciate hearing about it. Felicia Kruse Department of Philosophy Xavier University KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 12:19:39 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nicola/Ann McIntyre/Weinstone Subject: Re: Green Net Yes, Econet is part of the IGC network including Peacenet and Conflictnet IGC is based in San Francisco and costs $10 a month to use all of its member nets. Write to suev@igc.org for exact info. Ann ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:42:30 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: fassinger@VAX.CORD.EDU Subject: Workshop speakers on gender and cognitive/intellectual development My college is planning on having a summer workshop on gender and cognitive/ intellectual development. We are searching for ideas for speakers. Aside from Belenky et al. (Women's Ways of Knowing) -- can you offer some suggestions? I am not on the planning committee, so I can't offer any more specific information on their goals, etc. A quick reply would be appreciated. Polly Fassinger Department of Sociology Concordia College Moorhead, MN 56562 INTERNET: fassinger@cobber.cord.edu Thanks ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:11:10 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: nancy felipe russo Subject: Re: gender equality/higher ed. ref In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 13 Apr 1992 13:54:00 EST from It's probably On Campus With Women, published by the Project of the Status on the Education of Women, of the Association of American Colleges in Washington DC. Nancy Felipe Russo, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801 (602)965-2358 FAX:(602)965-2357 BITNET: ATNFR@ASUACAD ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 17:08:00 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "AVRIL TORRENCE, ENGLISH DEPT. LOC. 5945" Subject: Feminist Pedagogy--College Curriculum Hello everyone: I teach at a two year community college, and intend to lead a round-table discussion, "Feminist strategies in the classroom" during our upcoming Professional Development days. The round-table is geared for people who will have little or no knowledge that such a pedagogy exists, and that it actually differs from other pedagogies that similarly encourage students to become active learners. I have found the following texts most useful so far: The Community College Guide to Curriculum Change: Integrating the Scholarship on Women. Eds. Elaine Hedges, Myrna Goldenberg, and Sara Coulter. (1990) Women teaching for Change: Gender, Class & Power. by Kathleen Weiler (1988) Gender in the Classroom: Power and Pedagogy. Eds. Susan Gabriel and Isaiah Smithson (1990) I'm aware of the periodical_Feminist Teacher_ although our college doesn't subscribe. I've read many articles on Feminism and Pedagogy as well. My problem is this: I'd like to provide a selected bibliography for our participants who will be drawn from traditional arts and science disciplines as well as career programs, yet I'm having some difficulty with certain areas. Most feminist pedagogy texts discuss areas of concern to Arts faculty--issues of language and power, women's ways of knowing, promoting women's levels of participation through alternate discourse(s) and the like. I have also found interesting studies on Feminism, Nursing, and Pedagogy. Beyond this, however, I have found few texts in the sciences and/or science related career programs that deal with feminism and pedagogy (as opposed to feminism and research for instance). Can you offer me some advice? As an English instructor, I'm hampered by my lack of access to other disciplines. Thanks--in advance. Please send your suggestions to ATORRENCE@JANUS.MTROYAL.AB.CA ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 19:49:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura.Julier" <21798JUL@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Feminist Pedagogy--College Curri Try GENDERED SUBJECTS, edited by Margo Culley. And BITTER MILK: WOMEN AND TEACHING, by Madeliene R. Grumet. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 21:08:53 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "J. MASON-GRANT" <42131_3645@UWOVAX.UWO.CA> Subject: allen's diatribe Geez, allen, why don't you let us know how you REALLY feel or something. I think your diatribe against Worker's World on Gender was better informed than this one... Of course, I say this as a "radical feminist anti-racist deconstructionist". Though there was probably a grain of truth in that bowl of granola (as my good friend put it), be careful about lumping "posties" together and summarily dismissing. On feminism and imperialism (between which there are definite linkages), people would no doubt find worthwhile a recent collection of essays: *Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism*, edited by Chandra Mohanty, Ann Russo, and Lourdes Torres (Indian University Press, 1991). Joan Mason-Grant jmg@uwovax.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 08:48:30 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda=Bernhard%LSP%CON@NURSING.CON.OHIO-STATE.EDU Subject: feminist pedagogy--non-arts I would suggest Sue V. Rosser's book, _Teaching Science and Health from a Feminist Perspective_ New York, Pergamon Press, 1986. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 09:01:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ANNETTE CHAPPELL Subject: Re: Feminist Pedagogy--College Curriculum Another, earlier, resource from the Towson projects is _Resources for Curriculum Change_, edited by Sara Coulter , K Edgington, and Elaine Hedges It includes a chapter on teaching biology, a chapter on teaching psychology, (nothing on physical sciences), and a chapter specifically on pedagogy. The monograph is available through the Institute for Teaching and Research on Women, Towson State University, Towson, MD 21204. Also don't overlook Sue Rosser, _Teaching Science and Health from a Feminist Perspective: A Practical Guide_. (Pergamon Press, 1986). ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:32:01 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X Comments: Warning -- RSCS tag indicates an origin of $SMTPSRV@UMDD From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" Subject: Seeking Readers for Papers on Lacan *** Resending note of 04/14/92 10:27 Received: by CFRVM (Mailer R2.08 PTF008) id 6589; Tue, 14 Apr 92 10:27:18 GMT Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:26:10 GMT Reply-To: Society for Women in Philosophy Information and Discussion List Sender: Society for Women in Philosophy Information and Discussion List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X From: "Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA/DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU" To: Linda Lopez McAlister HYPATIA is in need of a few more readers with a good knowledge of Lacanian psychanalysis to review papers submitted. If there's anyone out there who has that expertiseand isn't already reading for us, we would really appreciate your help. Or maybe you do read for us and havn't told us that Lacan is one of your areas of specialization. Thanks. Linda *************************************************************** Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies Dept. Arts and Sciences,_USF, Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-5531.dllafaa@cfrvm or dllafaa@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 12:06:38 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: scarce resources I posted a querry a few weeks ago for information regarding the allocation of scarce resources. I'm still interested in sources of information. The legal and ethical issues of allocation of medical resources is not an area I'm familiar with at all. I wonder if there are any philosophers on this list who could help me. Primarily, I'm interested in the question of who receives care: prenatal, long term-care, mental health patients and neonates, as well as the allocation of monies for birth control and abortion. I'd like to hear from people in Oregon where legislators are trying to reform the health system in that state. I'd like to hear from people in Canada as well. Any information or leads will be gratefully received. Thanks Anne Villers Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet Villers@ouvaxa.ucls.ohiou.edu Please reply directly to me, not to the list ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 14:31:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: Feminist pedagogy and the sciences Here are two citations listed in the "Tools for Teaching" section of THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AND SCIENCE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE PROFESSIONS AND THE DISCIPLINES, edited by Susan Searing with Rima Apple, and published by the Women's Studies Librarian's Office, University of Wisconsin System, 1988. (Available for $2.50 from address below): Rosser, Sue V. TEACHING SCIENCE AND HEALTH FROM A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE. Pergamon P., 1986. Includes descriptive course outlines, 31 syllabi, and bibliographies. See especially chapter 5, "Women in Science: History, Careers, and Forces for Change." Woodhull, Ann M. et al. "Teaching for Change: Feminism and the Sciences," JOURNAL OF THOUGHT 20, no. 3 (1985): 162-173. See also Whatley, Marianne H. "A Feeling for Science: Female Students and Biology Texts," WOMEN'S STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM 12, no. 3 (1989): 355-362. For a recent general bibliography on feminist pedagogy, see Goetsch, Lori A. "Feminist Pedagogy: a Selective Annotated Bibliography," NWSA JOURNAL 3, no. 3 (Autumn 1991), p. 422-429. Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 16:23:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Two conference announcements I have received the following two conference announcements: 1) 3rd Women's Policy Research Conference (American Univ.) 2) CFP: Mid-Atlantic NWSA Conference (Rider College) For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ************************************************************************* The Third Women's Policy Research Conference EXPLORING THE QUINCENTENNIAL The Policy Challenges of Gender, Diversity, and International Exchange MAY 15 - 16, 1992 INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC The Third Women's Policy Research conference presents new policy-relevant research on issues of importance to women. This celebration of diversity brings together researchers, policy makers from private and public sectors, and advocates of different backgrounds to present a feminist and multicultural vision of the quincentennial of Columbus's "discovery" of the Americas, while providing a better understanding of the factors that shape women's lives. Participants will explore the significance and implications of research findings in public debate and policy, identify research needs of the advocacy and policy communities and develop a network of individuals and organizations that conduct and use women-oriented policy research. REGISTRATION: Register early; space is limited. The registration fee is $65 before April 23, $75 thereafter, and $85 on-site. Discounted or complimentary registration is included in some types of IWPR membership and affiliation. Full-time student and limited-income rates are $35. Students must submit a photocopy of a valid student I.D. Call IWPR about qualifying for the limited-income rate or becoming a member. Registration is free to members of the American University community; pre-registration is required. SCHOLARSHIPS: Some travel and attendance scholarships may be available. Please apply in writing to IWPR by April 23. IWPR/AU Conference 1400 20th Street NW, Suite 104 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 785-5100; (202) 833-4362 (fax) ************************************************************************** ENCOUNTERING AMERICA'S CULTURES Mid-Atlantic NWSA and Rider College Conference October 23-25, 1992 CALL FOR PAPERS AND PERFORMANCES We invite proposals for papers and performances on the multicultural study of all American women, 1492-1992. Feminist and multicultural responses to the Columbian celebrations are encouraged. Native American, Caribbean, South American, Canadian, Central American, African American, Asian American, and European immigrant women have contributed to the creation of our cultures. Proposals on women's music, art, poetry, fiction, film, video, dance, math, science and the humanities are welcome. Please send five copies of a 250-word abstract by May 1, 1992 to: Judith L. Johnston, NWSA 1992 Rider College Women's Studies Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 17:30:58 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: C_ADAMSKY@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: Undergrad course in feminist theory I am interested in finding out what other people have used for texts and articles in teaching courses in contemporary feminist theory. Last semester I used Ginette Castro's AMERICAN FEMINISM: A CONTEMPORARY HISTORY as a core text,along with Marilyn Frye's THE POLITICS OF REALITY,Nancy Henley's BODY POLITICS, Audre Lorde's SISTER OUTSIDER,Barbara McDonald and Cynthis Rich's LOOK ME IN THE EYE, SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL,WOMAN ON THE EDGE OF TIME, AND JANICE RAYMOND'S A PASSION FOR FRIENDS. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 08:51:46 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frank Dane Subject: Re: scarce resources In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 14 Apr 1992 12:06:38 EST from Cheryl Travis is from Tennessee, not Oregon, and she's a psychologist instead of a philosopher, but she has done extensive research on allocations, policies, and procedures concerning a variety of health issues regarding women. You may want to contact her at the Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville, 37916. I don't have an e-mail address for her. Frank Dane ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 09:00:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BMARSHALL@TRENTU.CA Subject: Re: Undergrad course in feminist theory This year we used the following texts in our undergrad (3rd year) feminist theory: Elizabeth Spelman _Inessential Woman: Problems of Exclusion in Feminist Thought_Rosemarie Tong _Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive Introduction_ Virginia Woolf _Three Guineas_ bell hooks _Talking Back: thinking feminist, thinking black_ plus loads of readings (excerpts, journal articles, etc.) Barb Marshall Women's Studies Trent University Peterborough, Ontario Canada K9J 7B8 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:59:27 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary McCullough Subject: Re: stats anxiety In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 19 Mar 1992 09:12:27 -0600 from Ahhh, if I had had such a professor as you! I have nothing to suggest for students, but must praise you for creating and using these strategies. Perhaps you are doing all you can and what remains is for those of you who use the strategies in place to take some time to support each other as you watch people suffer through the course. ie - celebrate your creativity and good work, and know that the hives etc are indi- cators that others should be doing similar work before these students ever reach your classes. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 12:50:08 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pam Takayoshi <25y@MACE.CC.PURDUE.EDU> Subject: Your Help (fwd) Here's a posting I saw on the composition and computers list that I hope some of you on the women's studies list will be able to help with. Please send replies to Cindy. Forwarded message: >Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:53:46 EST >Sender: "Megabyte University (Computers & Writing)" > <@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU:MBU-L@TTUVM1> >From: "Cynthia L. Selfe" > >Megabuds-- > >I need your help and contacts for an exceptionally important project-- >The immediate Past President of the National Council of Teachers of >English--Shirly Haley James--is preparing to take a study group >to newly democratized countries in the Baltic region this summer. >As many of you know, the situation teachers are in within these >countries is pretty desperate--no books, no paper, >no money, no food in some cases. Haley James needs help on two matters: >First, she needs the names of high level education contacts in >Lithuania and Estonia--people in their National Council of Teachers >of English (yes, apparently they do have such an organization) >especially the president or an officer, high level officials in their >education agencies or government organizations who deal especially >with the teaching of English. Shirly has contacted the International >Fedueration of Teachers of English, but they have no contacts. The >government agencies do not answer her official inquires. > >Second, she has been able to get publishers to donate books that she will mail >over and distribute when she gets there. But apparently everything >mailed to addresses within the former soviet union get searched (and >often seized) by the wrong folks. So she would like the address of >some one in Helsinki Sweden to send these boxes of books to so that >she can collect them and hand carry their contents straight to >teachers in the Baltic countries. > >Any help? Know anyone? Can you post this eslewhere--the project is >a great one and may help people. > >Cindy Selfe internet: cyselfe@mtus5.cts.mtu.edu >Humanities Department telephone: (906) 487-2447 >Michigan Technological University fax: (906) 487-3347 >1400 Townsend Drive >Houghton, MI 49931 > ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 14:03:33 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KARLA TONELLA Subject: WWII journalists A friend is working on oral histories of women who became journalists during World War II and left the field after the war. Any leads to living women, especially in the midwest, that she could research/interview would be appreciated. Karla Tonella School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Iowa KDTONELL@UIAMVS (bitnet) KDTONELL@VAXA.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU (Internet) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 13:51:00 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MANYA@UNMB.BITNET Has anyone read a good book lately? I am trying to compile a list of current/new publications on women studies, especially women in development. The library wants input on new acquisitions and I want to make sure they improve their holdings in WID. I'd really appreciate suggestions. Thanks! Manya Paul (manya@unmb) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 14:52:29 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Josephine Anemaet Subject: Re: Allan Hunter I'm sorry, I don't share Freda's enthusiastic response to Allan Hunter's attacks on Post-structuralist/modernist theory. Allan, you never seem to be able to find the positive aspects in this theory-- although I agree that it certainly is flawed. But your arrogant dismissal of even the possibility of a shred of truth in that theory precludes an open debate on the merits/flaws of it. I certainly feel that it is impossible to find ONE theory/truth that would speak for all, or even a majority of women and that, consequently we will have to construct our individual truths out of all the philosophies presented. Lets keep an open mind. Jos Anemaet. anemaetj@ccmail.orst.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 17:22:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: New Books on Women in Development and other topics To Manya, who posted the inquiry, and others who don't know about NEW BOOKS ON WOMEN & FEMINISM: My office publishes this periodical twice a year as a service to the women's studies community. The latest issue, which is about to be mailed to our subscribers, has 1759 listings in 29 categories. Many entries on women in development are indexed in the detailed subject index under "Developing nations." If you would like information on subscribing (it's available on a joint subscription with two other feminist periodicals), or can't find it in your university library and think the library should subscribe, contact me for further information/subscription form. Please send your regular mail address if you want the form. Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:45:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: Jane Pauley's program Last week at about 9 pm CST, there was a news type program on tv which Jane Pauley and a male coanchored. There was a segment in which 2 educators whose last name is Sadker, were showing videotapes of sexist practices in a 5th grade classroom, such as the teacher calling mainly on boys, even when girls had their hands raised -- calling on a boy who was just stretching even with girls showing their interest in participating. They also interviewed the teacher who, although she was in the process of learning, commented about such practices being normal. If anyone saw this show and can tell me what the name of it is, and what network it was on, I'd very much appreciate this information. This would make good classroom viewing in women's studies and other classes. Amy Sheldon asheldon@umnacvx asheldon@vx.acs.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 21:55:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: NEW BOOKS ON WOMEN & FEMINISM, etc. In response to a request for books on women and development, Phyllis Holman Weisbard recommended NEW BOOKS ON WOMEN AND FEMINISM, published twice a year by the Univ. of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian. She mentioned that "it's available on a joint subscription with two other feminist periodicals" and offered to provide subscription information. Speaking as someone whose Women's Studies program has a joint subscription, I'd like to say a bit more to call people's attention to these three wonderful publications. In addition to NEW BOOKS ON WOMEN AND FEMINISM, there are FEMINIST COLLECTIONS: A QUARTERLY OF WOMEN'S STUDIES RESOURCES and FEMINIST PERIODICALS. FEMINIST COLLECTIONS deals with new reference works, new series, new periodicals, new e-mail lists, and various other resource information of interest to people in Women's Studies. FEMINIST PERIODICALS is a compilation of tables of contents from a large number of current feminist periodicals. It enables one to find out what's being published in Women's Studies periodicals even if one's library doesn't subscribe to all of them (and even if the library does have a large collection, I find it a lot more convenient to have all the information gathered together in one volume). I don't have the current prices in front of me, but I remember thinking that they're remarkably reasonable. I should add that I have no connection to these periodicals and no financial interest in them--I just think they're very valuable resources that should be better known. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:04:36 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Monica J. Casper" Subject: Re: New Books on Women in Development and other topics I would like to receive the form for NEW BOOKS ON WOMEN & FEMINISM. My mailing address is Monica Casper, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences,UCSF,Room N631, Box 0612, San Francisco, CA, 94117-0612. Thanks! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:34:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 1) Jane Pauley; 2) Requests for info Two items. First, I just received a message from Tori Nasman (VNASMAN@FALCON.AAMRL.WPAFB.AF.MIL), who is temporarily unable to post messages, saying that she thinks the Jane Pauley program Amy Sheldon was inquiring about was called NBC Dateline (on NBC :-) ). Also, just a reminder that people wanting more information about NEW BOOKS ON WOMEN & FEMINISM and the other periodicals that Phyllis Holman Weisbard mentioned yesterday should send their requests to Phyllis PRIVATELY, not via WMST-L. She provided all the information one could possibly need to contact her privately: > Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 > Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) > University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) > Room 430 Memorial Library > 728 State Street > Madison, WI 53706 Requests for papers, information, etc. should ALWAYS be sent privately, not to WMST-L. Indeed, this seems like a good time for me to quote from that infallible source of all wisdom, the WMST-L User's Guide: 9) "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. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 08:42:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: UAHEBP01@UAHVAX1.BITNET Subject: RE: Jane Pauley's program I believe that is the new talk show, "Dateline NBC" that you are referring to. I missed that one, but heard about it from several people. -Liz -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Elizabeth Pollard Bitnet: uahebp01@uahvax1 Systems Librarian Internet: uahebp01@asnuah.asn.net Univ. of Ala./Huntsville Compuserve: 72457,1560 Huntsville, AL 35899 Phone: (205) 895-6313 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 10:41:57 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Subject: Re: replying to individuals, not the whole list In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:34:00 EDT from One of the more useful bits of information to come my way (and I don't remember who told me so): if you want to reply to the original sender of a message, type "reply from" on the command line instead of using the usual reply protocol. [maybe Joan would like to add this info to the Guide?] allan ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 11:02:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: FRIED@ZODIAC.RUTGERS.EDU Subject: Re: Request for references re: poor/ FOR CRYING OUT LOUD was edited by Rochelle Lefkowitz and Ann Withorn ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:25:15 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: RE: Jane Pauley's program Amy and others....I don't know which TV you are referring to, but.... Myra and David Sadker are educators and researchers (from NYC, I think) who have a lot of research and publication in the area of teachers and sexist practice in the classroom. I am on the fly right now and cannot provide specifics of articles but they should be easily found in a search of education journals. For a quick check, try someone in your education faculty (if you have one). The Sadker work is very current and most faculties of education are surely (hopefully!!) using their stuff. Dayna Daniels DANIES@HG.ULETH.CA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 11:56:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GV4@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: Re: replying to individuals, not the whole list In-Reply-To: AHUNTER AT CCVM.SUNYSB.EDU -- Thu, 16 Apr 1992 10:41:57 EDT Dear Alan, Does this work? I wanted to suggest a feminist view on postmodernism I wrote that uses/muses/abuses/amuses it. In The Humanist Psychologist, and called "From Mod Mascu-linity to Post-Mod Macho: A Feminist Re-play. I wrote it in 89, and I think it was publ. in 90. I thought that rather than objecting to your put downs and space- hogging, I'd try to reach out and fuzzy up the differences. My zone of social constructionist feminism tries to have, eat and let others also keep their cake. Mary Gergen ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:59:29 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DULA ANNETTE Subject: Re: scarce resources 1. In the journal (magazine) The American Prospect, Summer 1991 is a critique o n on th on the Oregon Plan. by Bruce Vladeck p. 91. 2. Norm Daniels book Just Health Care. Cambridge University Press. 1985 3. An edited book by Kathryn Starother Ratcliff m ight helpl. It's title is Healing TEchnology: Feminist Perspectives. University of Michigan, 1989 4. Reproductive Laws for the 1990's edited by Sherrill Cohen and Nadine Taub Humana Press. 1991 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 12:02:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GV4@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Feminist Pedagogy--College Curriculum In-Reply-To: "AVRIL TORRENCE -- Mon, 13 Apr 1992 17:08:00 MDT I just bought Sue V. Rosser's "Female-Friendly Science, Applying Women's Studies Methods and Theories to Attract Students" Pergamon Press, 1990, which includes a chapter called Toward inclusionary methods: Connecting to students by changing approaches in teaching science. Might help. Mary Gergen ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 10:03:03 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DULA ANNETTE Subject: Re: Undergrad course in feminist theory Try Black Feminist Though by Patricia Hill Colllins ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 12:50:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Re: replying to individuals, not the whole list Earlier today, Allan Hunter wrote: > One of the more useful bits of information to come my way (and I don't > remember who told me so): if you want to reply to the original sender > of a message, type "reply from" on the command line instead of using the > usual reply protocol. [maybe Joan would like to add this info to the > Guide?] Unfortunately, how one replies depends on the mainframe and the mail system one uses. For people on IBM VM/CMS systems running Ricemail (among others), Allan's advice will work. It will NOT work on my VAX/VMS system, however. If I want to reply to an individual rather than to the list, I have to start a new mail message and type in the individual's address. It's less convenient than the method available to Allan, but it's no big deal; I do it all the time. (I consider the inconvenience a small price to pay for having the wonderful VAX text editor, EVE, rather than the IBM's much clunkier XEDIT, but that's another story.) Since I use one method to reply, Allan uses another, and there are undoubtedly many more out there, there's no way to include instructions for this in the User's Guide without making the Guide unreasonably long. The bottom line is, if you want to know how to do something on your computer system, ask someone who uses that same system. At many academic institutions, there is a computer support staff whose job it is to provide such information. Give them a try. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 12:58:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET Subject: Hensel reference Thanks to everyone who provided information on the Nancy Hensel article, "Realizing Gender Equality . . ." Felicia Kruse KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 13:25:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KRUSE@XAVIER.BITNET Subject: feminist theory class My feminist theory class is primarily an upper-division philosophy core elective (Xavier has a 12-hour philosophy core requirement, soon to be reduced to 9), so I deal mainly with issues in feminist epistemology and phenomenology, as well as feminist critiques of Western metaphysics. This semester, I'm using the following readings: Essays in *Gender/Body/Knowledge*, ed. Alison Jaggar and Susan R. Bordo (Rutgers University Press, 1989) Freud's *Dora* case, followed by Catherine Clement, *The Guilty One* Iris Young, "Humanism, Gynocentrism, and Feminist Politics," in her collection *Throwing Like a Girl and Other Essays in Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory* (Indiana University Press, 1991) Selections from Bell Hooks, *Talking Back* (South End Press, 1989) The students in my class typically have had little (if any) exposure to women's studies, although they've had a lot of philosophy. The main challenge in the class is to get the students to understand how feminist theory affects their lives (about half the class is there simply because they need the credits and the class meets at a time convenient to their schedules). In light of this, I've found it very useful to spend time on body-image issues (Bordo's essay on anorexia in *Gender/Body/Knowledge* is particularly useful here) and sexuality/ power issues. Students are quick to see their relevance to their own experiences once they realize that patriarchal cultural assumptions *do* affect the way we "construct" our bodies and that they *are* evident in the body/mind dualisms that characterize the philosophical approaches they're already familiar with. (Everyone at Xavier has to read Plato's *Republic* in the introductory course and Descartes in the second course). I almost forgot--I begin the course with *The Handmaid's Tale* and then move on to Bordo's work on body image. Reading *The Handmaid's Tale* allows students to become sensitized to what it feels like to be subject to blatantly extreme oppression, and contemporary feminist critiques of patriarchal embodiment help them to see how this kind of oppression functions in their/our own lives. 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Yes/No May we list your phone number? Yes/No ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 13:13:54 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: RE: Jane Pauley's program In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:25:15 MDT from On Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:25:15 MDT said: The Sadkers are at American University in Washington D.C. in the Department of Education. Stephanie Riger (u29322@UICVM) >Amy and others....I don't know which TV you are referring to, but.... >Myra and David Sadker are educators and researchers (from NYC, I think) >who have a lot of research and publication in the area of teachers and >sexist practice in the classroom. I am on the fly right now and cannot >provide specifics of articles but they should be easily found in a search >of education journals. For a quick check, try someone in your education >faculty (if you have one). The Sadker work is very current and most >faculties of education are surely (hopefully!!) using their stuff. > >Dayna Daniels >DANIES@HG.ULETH.CA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 14:30:08 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kali A. K. Israel" Subject: Re: Request for references re: poor/ Ignore the subject line there--I'm just learning this tech.! I'm posting the following on behalf of my dept. as a whole, in order to try to get word out as far and fast as possible about a late-breaking job opening in HISTORY at the UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI (it's my job--I'm going elsewhere; anyone who wants more info than is in the announcement may want to contact me personally). NOTE: this is not a women's studies job, nor is the dept. especially seeking an historian of women, but we are certainly interested in such folks--it's not part of the job descript., but it's not unwelcome. The dept. and the univ. are in fact quite strong in women's history and women's studies, and this is a good place for feminist scholars. The following will also appear in the May/June issues of AHA "perspectives", but note the preferred deadline: MODERN BRITISH HISTORY. Tenure track position, at the rank of assistant professor in Modern British history. Research specialization in any facet of British history from 1760 to the present. Ph.D. is required; publications and teaching experience desirable. Salary is competitive. We encourage applications to be completed by 15 May 1992. Applications received subsequently may be considered until the post is filled. Please send a letter of application, a vita, graduate transcripts, and three current letters of reference to: James Murray, Chair, Search Committee, History Department, McMicken Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0373. If available, copies of teaching evaluations and publications may also be sent. Women and minority group members are urged to apply. AA/EOE. Posted by: Kali A. K. Israel Dept. of History, University of Cincinnati, Cinci., OH 45221 Tel: 513-961-1950 E-mail: kali@well.sf.ca.usa ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 16:08:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "RHODNEY WARD, (812) 855-4334W/336-4829H" Subject: This is silly stuff about post-structuralism. No offense intended :-) This satirical piece on poststructuralism was printed in Z Magazine, Summer 1991. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ten Rules for Making Your Prose Poststructuralist: 1. Change all appearances of the verb "to be" to "can be represented as." Corrolary: Always refer to the word "is" as the *copula*. 2. Never "analyze"; always "deconstruct." 3. Never refer to "ideas" or "thoughts"; replace these concepts with "episteme," "habitus," or "ideological structure." 4. Actions are "always already overdetermined" by the categories in rule 3. 5. Feel free to add the following prefixes and suffixes to any word in your vocabulary: "post," "neo," "dis," "over," "quasi," "co," "de," "ism," "ize," "ify," "ness," "ology." 6. Use parentheses and dashes in the middle of words. 7. Every activity is "writing"; all things are "texts"; all people are "subject positions"; all collections of things are "structures"; all that is outside a structure is a "margin." 8. Conclude all discourse with several options and a question. 9. Call anything you don't understand "essentialist" and denounce it. 10. Refer to at least one of the following three French authors in everything you write: Foucault, Derrida, Lacan. Corrolary: Appropriate all untranslated French words from your English versions of their texts. By Ruth & Kenny Mostern Oakland, CA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 17:26:38 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frances Wasserlein Subject: Re: Allan Hunter/JAnemaet In-Reply-To: <9204160001.AA21666@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "Josephine Anemaet" at Apr 15, 92 2:52 pm Well then, in the interests of open-mindedness how about some of the "positive aspects of this theory." I have trouble finding them myself. And I enjoy Allan's sense of humour _most_ of the time. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 20:39:39 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frank Dane Subject: Re: Jane Pauley's program In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:45:00 CDT from I believe the show to which you are referring is called Dateline--it's on NBC. (Your description indicates I should have watched it). ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 18:02:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: "To the Contrary" on PBS This isn't strictly women's studies but I thought it was an important bit of information for the network. PBS (Public Broadcasting Station) is inaugurating a new political commentary program called "To the Contrary" featuring, among others, Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio (she is the reported who was attacked by Allan Simpson) In Los Angeles, it is on from 2:30 to 3 PM. I don't know what time in other areas; check your listings. Rosie PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 18:08:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: "To the Contrary" is on Fridays To the Contrary is on *Fridays*, in LA, on PBS, in LA from 2:30-3:00 PM. Somehow the day of the week that it's on here got left out. Rosie PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 21:47:01 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: allan Subject: Allan's rant/ subsequent replies In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 16 Apr 1992 17:26:38 PDT from Okay, okay, Josephine Anamaet and Joan Mason-Grant say I'm being one- sided, and undeniably it WAS a rant. This is not an apology but... Yes, I suppose there has been a tendency for many feminists who happen to be white American heterosexual academics and a few other privileged things to write about the situation of "women", whereas lesbian women are aware of being lesbian (but hetero is default), black women never forget they are black (but white is default), and so on. And without a doubt there are still even yet some categories that we in general are not yet aware of as "marked" in that sense (like, who thinks about be- ing an adult as if it were other than "normal" status, but what is this instutition of childhood about anyway...). So although I don't think that makes feminism *as a political and theoretical enterprise* in any way imperialistic, I guess it is fair to point out that white feminists (like white non-feminists) tend to be racist, that white heter feminists (like other hetero folk) still tend to think in heterocentric terms (and for feminism-as-enterprise I think this is probably a bigger prob) and so on... The posties aren't wrong about that although I'll be damned if I can figure out how they can keep a straight face while speaking about the imperialism of "feminism" as an entire and unified category when their reason for doing so is that feminists have often tended to speak of women as an entire and unified category. Oops, cheap shot. Argument ad hominem, type two: not nice to argue that you can't say such-and- such because who are you to talk. Even if the posties are guilty of the same that doesn't make them wrong. Okay. Granted. Similarly, they are right or at least UnWrong about other things, too. I've spent four years trying to get at some shred of brilliant meaning in this horribly written stuff because after all, it comes recommended by FEMINISTS. I'd never have spent so much time on the unintelligible in the absence of such a recommendation. I'm still willing to suspend judgment and admit that part of my ICK / YUCK reaction is due to a fear that it does make sense and that I'm just too stupid to follow. Explain, rather than dismiss me as one of the unenlightened cretins, and I'll gladly listen. But I can't avoid reaching some tentative conclusions somewhere along the line, and those that I have reached as of now are not complimentary and they are not relaxed in demeanor. I do indeed think that the post- structuralist enterprise is a powerful well-organized and well-thought- out strategy for nullifying feminist theory by cooptation, so I said so. I could be wrong. I think it is important for me to think that I might not be or why else have a mind of my own? Haven't other feminists prior to and more accessible than these folks assaulted the male tradition of linear rational thinking, objectivity, detachment, and Truth that stands apart from one's felt experiences and subjective location in a context? Weren't pre-postie (PREpoststructur.. god what a mouthful!) ordinary radical feminist theorists inclined to acknowledge that Truth if of and for a specific speaking person who, despite having spoken her own experience into being, needs also to re- member to listen rather than assume that she knows the entire story? Weren't there an entire lineup worth of feminist theorists who already had discounted the idea that anyone could ever have legitimate author- ity to speak, act, make decisions for, or otherwise make themselves central at the expense of keeping others marginal? But we don't ever admit to the brilliance of feminist theorists who wrote from outside the academy and got published because feminism was a THING; or if we do we are accused of being "unprofessional" within our disciplines, right? It's not just poststructuralist theory: in sociology it just happens to be "socialist feminism", and radical feminism doesn't get in the door. But sociology's version of feminism is not so strong and is not spreading throughout the university system as THE "take" on feminism. The poststructuralist stuff IS. Recently, some Jewish holocaust survivors explained in detail why they didn't wanna hear Wagner performed in Tel Aviv. There are political problems that come from pretending that the past associations and the uses to which it had been put were not relevant to its quality. Even if the Wagnerian idiom did indeed have quality to impart to an audi- ence; even if there were nothing inherently imperialistic or anti- Semitic in the Ring of the Nibelungs. So, in a similar vein, I just have to cringe at the idea of Freud, Lacan, and Lacan's followers "playing" inside of feminism, or of the linguistic logic-derived folks like Derrida and Foucault doing so, either. The history of psychoanalysis and of language-centered logic and philosophy, how they have been used, and to an extent how they got here in the first place, has to do with establishing and defending Expertise, winning arguments, Being Right, and especially of shutting out women and the interconnected folk wisdom that was often attributed to them. The tendency is to put language in the driver's seat as the determinant of all meaning except during periods where that is alternated with a tendency to locate meaning in some empiricist way in THINGS in a way that can be proven. Every generation or so they alternate the vision. What are they keeping out? FEELING as a way of knowing, I daresay. I think this is meaningful or I woudl not waste your time and your mailspace with it. The poststructuralist wave is so powerful that many a feminist class is taught in such a way that no dissenting voice is presented or acknowledged as anything other than "behind the times". No one can argue against it without having the faith to believe that they really ARE understanding this opaquely written verbiage and that this super-trendy cutting-edge conceptual innovation really is as empty as it makes them feel. If you want to explain it and what I've missed, you have my attention and probably that of many other folks here. But please do not just roll your eyes and comment on how much it has to offer if I would just get past my initial knee-jerk boorish reaction to its surface texture. - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 20:48:37 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kali A. K. Israel" Subject: Re: Allan's rant/ subsequent replies Allen, I think you need to deal with the possibility that by using phrases like "the poststructuralist enterprise is a powerful well- organized and well-thought-out strategy for nullifying feminist theory by cooptation," you place any and all feminists who use/make/ find themselves aided by ANY poststructuralist work in either or both of two positions--they (WE) are fools (duped by this conspiracy controlled elsewhere) or traitors (active participants in said conspiracy). Do you really feel comfortable making such judgements about thousands of feminist scholars and activists? ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 23:11:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: Unbrilliant feminist yuch It's a free country. If you really can't stand looking for the shred of brilliance in the stuff of feminist theorists, you could study astrophysics or economics, or some such thing. Then we could proceed with civil intellectual discourse instead of periodic rantings and ravings. Rosemarie Pegueros PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 00:16:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: My apologies My apologies for flaming Allan. Sometimes the tone gets to me. I lost my temper and I'm sorry. Rosie PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 08:24:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: TLORRAIN@ROLLINS.BITNET Subject: Theory Bashing It seems to me that our time is better spent creating positive theories that resolve problems with which we are confronted than creating "straw men" by blanket generalizations about theories that lump all aspects of those theories into one crude lump and then dismisses them. Why don't we move on to something more productive? Tamsin Lorraine TLORRAIN@ROLLINs ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 10:10:54 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Sarah M. Pritchard" Subject: Unbrilliant feminist yuch In-Reply-To: Message received on Fri, 17 Apr 92 02:11:01 EDT In responding to Hunter, Pegueros suggests that astrophysics and/or economics need not require a person to read feminist theorists. Nothing could be further from the truth. The significance of much feminist theory is its fundamental critique of the sociology of knowledge across all disciplines, including certainly the philosophy of science, the conduct of scientific research itself, and the principles and practices of economics. I'm sure she would agree. As someone who departed from graduate school in French literature and went to pursue broader approaches both to scholarship and work environments (as a research librarian), I must agree with a lot of Hunter's opinions about post-structuralist theory, whether articulated by women or men. I have read widely in feminist theory and am grateful that there are many writers and thinkers out there who have found ways to analyze issues and problems without utilizing that particular tool-box. Sarah Pritchard pritchar@umdc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 09:41:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology, St. Louis University" Subject: Re: Allan's rant/ subsequent replies Allan et al. Unlike many (most?) of the members of this list, I know almost nothing about postmodernism. However, I do know a little about psychology, psychoanalytic theory, and Freud. As a result I am exceedingly suspicious of any theory which purports to be feminist and is based on psychoanalytic constructs. Could any of you who are defenders of postmodernism and feminism please explain how psychoanalytic theory which is inherently sexist could contribute to a feminist postmodern perspective? Thanks. Judy Gibbons GIBBONSJL@SLUVCA ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 11:12:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: The last word For the record, I have mixed feelings about post-modernism. I prefer discussing ideas in language everyone can understand. My objection is to the disrespectful tone. I did not mean to imply that astrophysics did not need to be considered from a feminist theoretical viewpoint. I should have picked baseball, but then, that too... Rosie PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 14:15:22 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "J. MASON-GRANT" <42131_3645@UWOVAX.UWO.CA> Subject: a note on "postmodernism" Just a few comments re: my short, and (my friend said) snarky response to Allen's rant re: postmodernism: 1. In work that is critical of "postie" literature, I have too often encountered a very frustrating and careless "lumping together" of an enourmous and quite heterogeneous range of critical theory that one might identify as "postmodern". The work of assessing of the implications of "postmodernism" for emancipatory work is hindered by this kind of packaging; indeed, "feminists", whose work has too often been carelessly lumped together often for the purpose of summary dismissal, ought to know better. 2. My specific interest is in deconstruction. If I recall correctly, Allen's initial comments were directed primarily to the way "postmodernism" has invaded literary criticism. Part of what is interesting about the "importation" of deconstruction into North America is that it took hold in departments of English, and has been systematically shuned by departments of Philosophy. I'm a philosopher, and I had to learn deconstruction AND feminism by "moonlight" while, up the hill from me, undergraduate students in english can't graduate without being able to "deconstruct" a text. Kinda interesting, don't you think? It seems deconstruction is safe as a clever "technique of reading" --- nice way to avoid the philosophical and political radicality of the deconstructive critique. Yes, I think there are interesting and important "appropriative" dynamics to that. 3. I am very frustrated by the elitism surrounding "postmodern" work --- you will thus find no argument from me against the observation that "postmodernism", including deconstruction, has gotten played out in exclusionary, inaccessible, co-opting ways. What I will argue, however, is that this is not entailed by the "logic" of deconstruction. In fact, I will go further to argue that the theory of the dynamics of language developed by deconstruction goes a long way toward helping us explain (NOT legitimate) how apparently radical philosophical critiques can get played out in conservative ways --- and I happen to think there is an important lesson in there for anyone trying to do radical, emancipatory work. 4. The charge of "imperialism" against feminism does not only or primarily "come from" postmodernist critiques. Many, if not most, of the references given so far for readings on imperialism in feminism are not rooted in "postie" work at all. Joan Mason-Grant Department of PHilosophy UWO, London, Ontario jmg@uwovax.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 12:21:59 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nicola/Ann McIntyre/Weinstone Subject: SF sublet wanted A friend asked me to post this on WMST-L. Thanks, Ann >From DEBBERA@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu Fri Apr 17 05:47:45 1992 Received: from nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu by cdp.igc.org (4.1/Revision: 1.59 ) id AA23428; Fri, 17 Apr 92 05:47:35 PDT Message-Id: <9204171247.AA23428@cdp.igc.org> Received: from NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU by nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with BSMTP id 4879; Fri, 17 Apr 92 08:46:50 EDT Received: from NERVM (DEBBERA) by NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU (Mailer R2.08) with BSMTP id 2250; Fri, 17 Apr 92 08:46:49 EDT Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 08:42:48 EDT From: Debra Berard Subject: Re: SF Apartment 2 To: Nicola/Ann McIntyre/Weinstone In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 16 Apr 92 18:26:40 PDT X-Acknowledge-To: Status: R Ann: Thanks! Text of post follows! And if you ever need to come to Gainesville ... :-) Deb Berard ======================================================================== Two responsible, professional womyn looking to sublet a San Fancisco apartment for the summer. We will head west from Florida in mid-june and will need a place for the month of July through the first week or so in August. For more information (Who's, Why's, When's, and How much, etc.), Please resond to Bitnet: DEBBERA@NERVM or Internet: DEBBERA@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 18:30:23 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Antje Wiener Subject: Re: Allan's rant/ subsequent replies In-Reply-To: <9204171926.AA10562.10562@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca>; from "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology," at Apr 17, 92 9:41 am RE: xx women responding to 1 MAN's comments I have watched this 'conversation' now for the past month or so, and the process - women directing their attention to ONE man on the line - reminds me on a feminist meeting, I attended years ago in Mexico City (the place is not that important, the thing could have happened at other places, too): we were about 60 women discussing women's movements strategies, issues, planning, and past policies; all of a sudden, one man, who stood in the doorway to the room, asked "how can I build a men's group", and instantly, the women interrupted their ongoing conversation to "help" the man with his question; needless to say, I intervened and suggested for the man to find out himself (with other men) how to found a men's group and for us to continue with our project, which we eventually did. To be sure, I do not object to Men participating in this list, however, the pattern strikes me as pretty familiar. Did anybody have the same impression? awiener@ccs.carleton.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 14:57:29 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Josephine Anemaet Subject: The last word Joan Mason-Grant responded to Allan's request much better than I ever could, so i just wanted to add that like Rosie i was put off by Allan's tone and dismissal of "posties" as having valid viewpoints. I might as well confess that I am somewhat new to these discussions, since I am only trying to get a (second) masters with women's studies as an emphasis. However, I did put much credence into Allan's explaination some months ago of postmodernism, and i have to admit that my studies this past term were enormously colored by HIS opinion, when in actuality I found quite a few points in those theories that seemed to make sense. As an undergraduate in architecture and art-history, we touched on deconstructionism, and although the buildings that have come out of that are quite atrocious, i agree with Rosemarie Tong (in Feminist Thought) that ..."we humans could do with a new conceptual start ... for even if we cannot all be One, we can all be Many." (Allan, I also agree with you that the language is a definite challenge at times, still as one of those non-hetero, non-white, non-traditional (i.e. over 50), non-american/european, etc. feminists, I do agree that there may yet be a way to achieve unity in diversity, as Tong is hoping, but only if we listen to others with an open mind) Jos Anemaet. anemaetj@ccmail.orst.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 23:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: a network of possible interest to WMST-L members What follows was lifted from FEMAIL and is reproduced below. Arnie Kahn fac_askahn@jmuvax (bitnet) fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (internet) ########################################################################### From: ingate!evediana@athena.mit.edu The "women@athena.mit.edu" list that might be of interest to you: This is a general purpose list, intended to be a connection between all women's groups and areas of interest for women and their friends. Messages may be posted regarding group activities, programs, seminars or classes sponsored by groups or of interest to women. Women may also message for information, support, or references to services for women. For a list of topics that might be addressed through the 'women' list, message me or the list. Note that men supportive of women are welcome as list members - women's and men's issues are human issues. SHARON SHEA, 'women@athena.mit.edu' administrator ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1992 11:09:33 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ethel Subject: Re: Theory Bashing In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 17 Apr 1992 08:24:00 EST from I welcome the "hot and heavy" theory discussions although they have not been of great interest to me. Please donot stop theoretical discussions. I have another query: in view of the terrible onslaught against women by the Busch administration and the Supreme Court, how come no real dis- cussions or call to action on electing a congress that will reflect our goals? I know that Joan will say this is not necessarily appropriate for this network...but can we not see this as a way for women's studies pro- grams to unite theory and practice? I know I am once again raising the issue of political is personal...but I have not yet found the wisdom I seek. Ethel Tobach ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1992 12:10:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Ethel's message On Sat, 18 Apr 1992 11:09:33 EDT, Ethel Tobach wrote: > I have another query: in view of the terrible onslaught against women > by the Busch administration and the Supreme Court, how come no real dis- > cussions or call to action on electing a congress that will reflect our > goals? I know that Joan will say this is not necessarily appropriate for > this network...but can we not see this as a way for women's studies pro- > grams to unite theory and practice? I know I am once again raising the > issue of political is personal...but I have not yet found the wisdom I > seek. Ethel Tobach Yes, Ethel is right: I will indeed say that this is not an appropriate topic for WMST-L. This list is not and cannot be an all-purpose Women's Studies and women's issues list. Its focus is the academic side of Women's Studies teaching, research, and program administration. While I agree emphatically that broader political discussion is relevant to Women's Studies, there are other electronic forums for that purpose. WMST-L already has a problem with heavy mail volume just in handling the messages for which it was established. If it broadened its scope the way Ethel and some others would like, it would cease to be useful for the many people who have more limited time and/or e-mail space. We've gone over this same ground many times before. WMST-L is not going to broaden its scope. The User's Guide contains an entire section devoted to other gender-related lists to which people can subscribe for discussions of political and social issues. Arnie Kahn just posted information about such list yesterday. Please be considerate of other subscribers whose time and/or e-mail space may be more limited than yours. If you want messages about the academic side of Women's Studies, subscribe to WMST-L. If you also want other sorts of gender-related discussions, subscribe in addition to other forums that exist for that purpose. That way, everyone can tailor their subscriptions to their needs. To make it easier for people to subscribe to other gender-related forums, I will send a separate message to the list that contains the relevant section of the User's Guide. Best wishes for a Happy Passover and a Happy Easter to those celebrating these holidays, and a peaceful weekend for all. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1992 12:20:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Other gender-related lists Here is the section from the WMST-L User's Guide that deals with other gender-related lists. It has been updated to include the information Arnie Kahn supplied last night. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ********************************************************************* 12) "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 that is devoted especially to "discussion of issues pertaining to the study of communication and gender." To subscribe, send the following message to COMSERVE@RPIECS (Bitnet) or COMSERVE@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU (Internet): SUBSCRIBE GENDER Your Name. [Note that for this list you send subscription requests to COMSERVE rather than to LISTSERV.] Also, the moderated USENET newsgroup soc.feminism (see below) is available in digest form via e-mail for those who either cannot access Usenet or prefer the digest format. To subscribe to the digest, send a request to FEMINISM-DIGEST@NCAR.UCAR.EDU (Internet) or FEMINISM-DIGEST%NCAR.UCAR.EDU@NCARIO (Bitnet). Digest recipients can then respond to postings by sending messages to FEMINISM@NCAR.UCAR.EDU (Internet) or FEMINISM%NCAR.UCAR.EDU@NCARIO (Bitnet). There are, in addition, some lists that have only Internet addresses. (If you don't have Internet access, ask the computer people at your institution how to send mail to these lists through a gateway.) For example, there is a moderated list called FEMAIL that "exists to provide a shared communication channel for feminists around the world." Both men and women may join. Subscription requests should be sent to FEMAIL-REQUESTS@LUCERNE.ENG.SUN.COM. Another list is MAIL-MEN. It describes itself as "a place of openness and support" where men and women can discuss men's issues, which it defines as "those problems or experiences that affect male humans." Send subscription requests to MAIL-MEN-REQUEST@USL.COM. Yet another list is WOMEN@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, which describes itself as a "general purpose list, intended to be a connection between all women's groups and areas of interest for women and their friends." A fourth Internet list of interest is WON, the Women's Online Network, an electronic political group for women. It "will distribute information, aid in the coordination of useful political action, and provide a forum for developing strategies to improve the position of women in our society." Unlike the other lists mentioned here, WON charges a fee: $20 per year, negotiable if necessary. To join, contact the co-founders at CARMELA@ECHO.PANIX.COM or HORN@ECHO.PANIX.COM or by phone at (212) 255-3839 (New York). Another source of electronic forums is Usenet, with its vast array of "newsgroups." Among the hundreds of groups are the following: soc.feminism, soc.women, soc.men, and soc.gender-issues. These newsgroups all carry discussions of male/female relations, as well as other topics. The newsgroups are public, open to both men and women. Soc. feminism is moderated; the others are not and tend to be somewhat wilder and more argumentative. 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. There are also several more specialized lists that may be of interest to some WMST-L subscribers. One is EDUCOM-W, which describes itself as "a moderated list to facilitate discussion of issues in technology and education that are of interest to women." Subscription messages should be sent to LISTSERV@BITNIC (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@BITNIC.EDUCOM.ORG (Internet). Another list is SYSTERS; it is designed for professional women in computer science. Topics vary, but include introductions, job listings, book reviews, discrimination, "what should I do" situations, and setting up systers meetings at conferences. It is also a place to organize efforts to change or influence policies affecting women in computer science. For information, write to Anita Borg at SYSTERS-REQUEST@DECWRL.DEC.COM. A third, relatively new list for women in science, mathematics, and engineering is WISENET. Send subscription messages to LISTSERV@UICVM (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UICVM.UIC.EDU (Internet). Another relatively new list is FEMINIST, which is owned by the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association. It deals with issues such as sexism in libraries and librarianship, pornography and censorship in libraries, and racism and ethnic diversity in librarianship. Subscription messages (SUB FEMINIST Your Name) should be sent to LISTSERV@MITVMA (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@MITMVA.MIT.EDU (Internet). An even newer list (begun Jan. '92) is SWIP-L, an information and discussion list for members of the Society for Women in Philosophy and others interested in feminist philosophy. Subscription messages (SUB SWIP-L Your Name) should be sent to LISTSERV@CFRVM (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU (Internet). Also started in Jan. '92 are FEMECON-L, a list for feminist economists (send subscription messages to MAILSERV@BUCKNELL.EDU [Internet] or MAILSERV@BKNLVMS [Bitnet]) and FEMREL-L, a list concerning women and religion and feminist theology (send subscription messages to LISTSERV@UMCVMB). Also, there is WIML-L (Women's Issues in Music Librarianship). For more information about WIML-L, contact Laura Gayle Green, LGREEN@IUBVM. In addition, there are several lists devoted to issues of sexual orientation. SAPPHO is a forum and support group for gay and bisexual women. Membership is open to all women and is limited to women. For more information, contact SAPPHO-REQUEST@MC.LCS.MIT.EDU (Internet). BISEXU-L describes itself as designed for "the cordial and civilized exchange of ideas, opinions, and experiences relevant to the topic of bisexuality between members of all sexual orientations and preferences." It is open to anyone. Subscription messages (SUB BISEXU-L Your Name) should be sent to LISTSERV@BROWNVM (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (Internet). In contrast, BIFEM-L is a moderated list for women only. Its purpose is to provide a safe space primarily for bisexual women. Subscription messages (SUB BIFEM-L Your Name) should also be sent to LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU or LISTSERV@BROWNVM. Finally, there is GAYNET, a list focusing on gay and lesbian concerns on college campuses. Subscription messages should be sent to GAYNET-REQUEST@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Internet). ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1992 12:11:01 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marsha Miller Subject: Boys/Girls in the Classroom Members of this list who are also members of the American Association of University Women are already aware of some significant research & results having to do gender inequity in the public schools. For others, let me summarize and tell you of some very interesting resources available. First the resources: the most important is a video: Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America (15-minutes). If your community has an AAUW branch it has a copy of the video. Otherwise it is available from AAUW for $24.95 + $2.50 s/h. Order from the AAUW Sales Office, PO Box 251, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0251; 800/225- 9998, ext. 91. The full data report is a 500-page research paper on AAUW's nationwide poll on girls and self-esteem, complete with survey questions and responses. Floppy disk with all data is included. To order, call 202/785-7761 [$85.00; non-members who purchase the full report can become AAUW members for only $10 more]. A 17-page summary report, "Executive Summary: Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America", is $5.00; there is also "The AAUW Report Executive Summary", 8 pages for $8.95 [bulk prices are available]. A 40- page book, "A Call to Action" reports on the poll and the Educational Equity Roundtable, with action ideas for community involvement and change: $14.95 + $2.50 s/h. Background: In fall 1990 the AAUW Educational Foundation's Eleanor Roosevelt Fund commissioned the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women to prepare a comprehensive report for educators and policy makers on the education experiences of girls from early childhood through grade 12. The full report and executive summary were released on Feb. 12, 1992. Previously two issue papers were also issued to AAUW members: "Stalled Agenda: Gender Equity and the Training of Educators" (June 1991) and "Restructuring Education: Getting Girls into America's Goals" (August 1990). Related info: The AAUW Education Foundation's Eleanor Roosevelt Fund for Women and Girls: Intergenerational Partnerships funds research projects on educational equity, as well as the Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher Fellowships. These fellowships, which carry stipends ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 help teachers to develop a better understanding of how girls learn, think, and play. Teacher Fellows implement classroom strategies to help girls excel. Female elementary, middle, and secondary teachers are eligible if they have at least 5 consecutive years of full-time teaching experience and pledge to return to classroom teaching for at least five years after the fellowship ends. Applications materials are available from the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund tof Women and Girls, AAUW Educational Foundation, 1111 Sixteenth St. NW, Washington DC 20036-4873. AAUW has an "Initiative for Educational Equity", inaugurated during last year's biennial national convention. In addition to my signature below, I am also the Indiana AAUW College/University Relations Chair. Marsha Miller, Instruction Librarian Indiana State University Libraries Terre Haute IN 47809 Internet: libmill@cml.indstate.edu. Bitnet: libmill at indst Phone: 812/237-2604 Fax: 812/237-2567 ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1992 11:46:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: Metropolitan Life and Naomi Weisstein It seems a little ironic to be posting this message on Easter Sunday, however, the matter is quite urgent. Some of you may have read the op ed piece in the NY Times by Jesse Lemisch who is the devoted husband of Naomi Weisstein. Naomi has been suffering from the increasingly debilitating effects of chronic fatigue syndrome for the past eight years. Currently she is unable to sit up in bed because of constant vertigo and is toatally photophobic and sound sensitive. She has fought the disease with great courage and even some humor and she and Jesse are currently hanging on hoping to get her entered into the next series of trials with Ampligen--an experimental drug with some indication of working against her disease. However, Metropolitan Life has decided to cut payment for 24-hour nursing care to 4 hours per day despite the fact that Naomi's physicians indicate that constant care is necessary for her to survive and have any hope of recovery. Metropolitan has offered no ex- planation for this cut and it is probably dur due to financial exigency. Jesse has described some of the issues in his op ed piece and I have copies of a much longer letter that I am willing to send to those of you who contact me privatelyJesse is requesting that those of us who wish to write to Nesl (sorry): Nes Nelson Carpenter Director, Employee Benefits Maanagement Governor's Office of Employee Relations One Commerce Plaza, Suite 79 (Ignore 79) Suite 706 Albany, NY 12210 Naomi was on the faculty of the U. of Buffalo before her illness and this officehas the power to overrule Metropolitan Life. If you are willing to u object to this triumph of managed care over humane considerations, please do so at once as time is very short. You can send copies of your letters to Jesse at: 890 E West End Avenue, 8b NY, NY 10025 I am not sure that this is a use that Joan will approve of for the list, but Naomi was one of the earliest contributors to a constructionist position in feminist psychology as well as an articulate spokesperson for feminism. Thank you. Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1992 13:43:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: Metropolitan Life and Naomi Weisstein Sorry for the second message, but the first response I got to this posting indicated that I may have left you with a few misconceptions. First, the op ed piece from M Jesse Lemisch appeared in Wednesday's NY Times (April 15th). Second, letters need to go to the governor's office of employee relations (address in my first posting). If you have access to a fax, you may send it to Nelson Carpenter fax no. 518 473-6214. A copy to Jesse may be sent to his fax no. 212 222-1624. You can contact me privately if you want a xerox of either Jesse's op ed article or a longer one. Thanks for the help. Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1992 11:58:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MATKOVIC@SASK.USASK.CA Subject: Re: Allan's rant/ subsequent replies Yes, yes, yes. This is in reply to the message sent by (I don't have her name, unfortunately) awiener@ccs.carleton.ca. I was thinking the same thoughts while trying to weed through all one person soul searching exercise. It is so typicalof what you are discribing as happening elsewhere that it is frightening. iva. matkovic@usask.sask.ca ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1992 17:01:19 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Paul R Edison Subject: Re: Allan's rant/ subsequent replies In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 Apr 92 18:30:23 EDT." I agree with Antje Wiener that the responses to Allan follow a familiar pattern. My feeling is that it is the responsibility of men who wish to enter into dialogue with feminist women not to provoke this kind of (energy draining) response. My guess is that most men on this list _are_ choosing to avoid having our voices overrepresented -- either by not assuming an equal right to participation or by avoiding provocative/ authoritative language. This is hard sometimes when our feelings are as strong as Allan's are, but the absence of our own male voices can be reward enough, refreshing, and (for me) proof that I really am learning something by listening. Paul Edison edison@reed.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1992 23:00:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: films for Intro Last fall I asked for suggestions for videos for the Intro course and a number of you responded. We ended up showing Still Killing Us Softly Not a Love Story Thelma and Louise (as part of Women's Week, we didn't show it in class) Rosie the Riviter The Girls of Summer (to be shown next week) I want to thank all of you who made suggetions. All the videos were terrific and elicited tremendous reactions from the students. "Still Killing Us Softly" was shown early in the course and had a lasting impact throughout the course. "Not a Love Story" was successful in showing the realities of pornography. I've watched "The Girls of Summer" and it brought tears to my eyes. We're showing it Tuesday night, the last class period, and I think it will elicit a lot of discussion. I also want to thank those of you who suggested music. The last class will be held at my co-instructors house. We will have a pot luck and eat while watching "The Girls of Summer." Then we'll listen to feminist music as talk about the future of feminism. We've assigned a number of diverse readings from liberal feminist perspectives to separatist ones. We've also made two tapes of music, one of modern feminist music and one of women blues and jazz artists from the 1920s to the present day. We've offered to dub tapes for students who give us a tape. As a result of the class two important things have happened: (1) women students are meeting once a week to discuss women's issues, and (2) a student in class, an art major upset by the senior assessment of art majors that NO women's work was included in the assessment, wrote a powerful letter to the student paper. Other important things happened and who knows what will happen as a result of the class but was not made public. We had a computer course bulletin board with a category called, "Public Journal." Nearly 300 messages were posted by the 20 students. We'll be analyzing these data over the summer. The course was greatly improved as a result of the contributions of WMST-L members. Thanks a lot. Arnie Kahn fac_askahn@jmuvax (bitnet) fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 09:15:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SMB3835@OBERLIN.BITNET Subject: Re: Theory Bashing It would be great to band together and elect a congress that will reflect the goals of the women's movement. Unfortunatly, what is preventing the women's movement from becoming a fulfledged groups is also that which prevents us from joining together to elect a congress. These divisons are caused by differences in areas such as race, economic status and education. Until women realize that the basis of the women's movement is the same of equality in race etc, that being the recognition of a historically founded prejudism, women will never be able to band together because there will be factions caused by the divisoins mentioned above that will prevent us from becoming one large group. Mara ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 09:37:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: REINHARZ@BRANDEIS.BITNET Subject: Re: Theory Bashing Today I glanced at the New York Times and the Boston Globe, as I do many mornings. In the Globe was a story about the last minute appeals to stay the execution of Harris in California. What struck me in the particular story was that many of the actors (actresses?) were women. A sister of Harris's cried on tv (I think) that her brother had been abused and begged for mercy. A sister of one of the teenage boys who had been murdered cried about the death of her brother and plans to be one of the witnesses when/if Harris put to death. The leader of Amnesty International's division to end the death penalty in the U.S. is a woman and she argued that we can not use the death penalty for personal revenge. (Of course many of the actors were men, but that is not my point at the moment). The reason I bring this up is that reading about issues that have many different deeply held views each of which is fervently proclaimed by a woman has always helped me defeat ideas about essentialism. I believe that any study of women (i.e. Women's Studies) must understand the views and experiences of all women. But can we deepen our theory with incidents such as these in ways that go beyond "undermining essentialism"? How do we understand differences as reflections of careful thought and interests? How do we integrate our understanding of class/race/age/physical ability/religion/ sexual orientation differences with recognition of differences such as these? Has anyone thought about this question? Has anyone gotten anywhere in terms of creative resolution? I find it necessary to try to deal with this in order to make sure that I don't substitute one type of essentialism (i.e. race, class, etc.) for another (gender only). I don't know if I've been clear enough about my question. If not, let me know. Thanks. Shulamit Reinharz reinharz@brandeis ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 10:41:15 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: 31859a@GARNET.BERKELEY.EDU Subject: fear of public speaking Does anyone have experience, advice in overcoming fear of speaking of public? If so, I would appreciate any suggestions, references, etc. Such phobias can really get in the way of an academic career! Thanks, Arlene ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:01:58 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MIKE Subject: RE: fear of public speaking You have to do it ... "cute" answer books, while mostly correct and useful don't work without a lot of exposure ... for non threating exposure ... a local Toastmaster's group ... practice, FIRST, in front of non-threating people and work up ... DON'T allow yourself to use ANY notes (unless they are incorporated into a visual you use) ... find three other people and trade off ... one person gets up in front of the group and is then give (given) something to speak for 3 minutes on ... no warning, 15 sec prep time (i.e. allowed to not speak ... roughly equilivant to a man stoking his pipe) Weird topics ... wooden shoes ... Shinto religion practices ... unfair discriminat against men ... etc. Mike Keenan Department of Management Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (616) 381-0163 keenan@gw.wmich.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 13:31:03 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Paula W. Sunderman" Subject: Re: Workshop speakers on gender and cognitive/intellectual development What about Robin Lakoff at UC-Berkeley--Dept. of Linguistics. Sorry I don't have her full address. She has done a lot of good research in area of gender and communications. Paula Sunderman ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:43:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NAME 'Judith Hudson' Subject: Re: fear of public speaking I have a friend who went through Toastmasters' training and she found it very helpful in overcoming fear of speaking in public. To locate the nearest Toastmasters' you might look the group up in the Encyclopedia of Associations (available at most campus libraries) and call the national headquarters. Judy Hudson University at Albany State University of New York jh492@albnyvms ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:50:21 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ethel tobach Subject: Re: Other gender-related lists In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 18 Apr 1992 12:20:00 EDT from Someday I hope to see a constructive program on the relationship between women's studies (teachinig, research and studies, especialy with issues relating to teaching, research and progam administration) and the concept of the personal=political, in which I can participate. In the meantime, mea culpa and I will never do it again. Sorry. Ethel Tob ach ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 12:22:15 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Josephine Anemaet Subject: fear of public speaking I hope folks will respond to the list, because I could use some input ... it does hamper one's career. I ALWAYS do slides and/or overheads in order to dim the lights, but what else? Jos Anemaet anemaetj@ccmail.orst.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:30:24 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Kay Schleiter Subject: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society My department (Sociology) has a course entitled "The Chicano in American Society." Although we have had trouble recruiting someone to teach it, we want to keep trying, retain the course, but change the name. The campus has a student organization called "The Hispanic Society," and they requested a change of the course name to "Hispanics in American Society." Some of us in the department are still uncomfortable with that name because of the connection to Spain and histories of atrocities, and because the course actually deals only with Latin Americans within the U.S. Also, the use of the term "Latinos in the U.S." bothers us because "latino" is masculine. None of us is in that area, but we want to do what's right. Any suggestions? Mary Kay mks@cs.uwp.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 12:33:08 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Betty J Glass Subject: Re: fear of public speaking In-Reply-To: 31859a@GARNET.BERKELEY.EDU "fear of public speaking" (Apr 20, 10:41am) Arlene, what resources are available at your campus? Does the Speech/ Communications Department offer workshops locally for enhancing public speaking skills? The local Reno newspaper lists several "toastmaster" groups that regularly meet around here. If such groups meet in your city, you could attend a meeting and ask them for their advice. Then, too, your campus library undoubtedly has books on this topic (and perhaps videos, too). Betty UNR ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:54:53 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MMCJIMSEY@CCNODE.COLORADO.EDU SET WMST-L NO MAIL ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:56:04 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MMCJIMSEY@CCNODE.COLORADO.EDU SET WMST-L NOMAIL ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 16:52:56 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Patt McRae" Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:30:24 -0500 from Mary Kay, was there an objection to the term Chicanos as originally used in the course? I refer to myself as a Chicana being fully aware there are Chicanos and have no problem with it. I am aware that there are those who do not wish to be referred to as *chicanos*, but as you point out *hispanic* does seem to denote a different linkage of legacy. This has been an on-going argument with- in some of the Mexican-American communities for some time. Personally, I am so delighted to see other schools incorporating this particular theme that I wish energy wouldn't be used up on what inevitably seems to be come a class-based argument that could be incorporated into the class without all the PC overtones The Center for Mexican-American Studies [:-)] at the University of Houston has many works dealing with this issue if you'd like to check with them. Moreover, they incorporate courses from many disciplines in their program. Good Luck! Patricia McRae University of South Carolina ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:56:54 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Josephine Anemaet Subject: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society Chicano is also masculine. The Chicana woman in class explained to us that she doesn't want to be called Hispanic, because she is NOT from Spain. Jos. anemaetj@ccmail.orst.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 17:18:29 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Kay Schleiter Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society Thre main objection to the use of "chicano" is that we want the instructor to feel free to incorporate material about other Latino groups in the U.S. We wish to broaden the course. Thank you for your ideas. Mary Kay ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 22:32:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SBSTAFF@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: Re: fear of public speaking As a graduate student in Speech Communication who has taught public speaking on various levels, I would echo the sentiment that practice is important. Although one may not be able to practice in front of a realistic group (be it a small group or a larger public gathering), the ideas is that any practice is important. There are a couple of ideas that I think have worked for many of my students (and indeed myself). First, I always recommend, as do many public speaking texts, that one should deliver a speech extemporaneously. In many situations, you know that you will be asked to deliver a speech. Thus, preparation is useful, if not critical. But, memorization can be disastrous. Reading from a manuscript can be downright boring. Thus, the use of some form of truncated notes is helpful. They provide some type of crutch, but they also allow for some adaptation. Second, (and this is a technique I have taught my students) you might think about visualization. Many people who are apprehensive about the public speaking situation can easily visualize themselves doing everything from blanking out to throwing up. It may be useful to visualize yourself doing well, overcoming momentary problems. Think about the worst thing that could happen. Recognize that you will endure this. Basically, recognize that everyone has to find what techniqes work for them. Figure out what other people do, what the books say, and adapt those suggestions for your use. Finally, in addition to Toastmasters and other such groups, you may want to check out whether the Speech Communication department has a graduate program. If they do, there may be some experienced grad student who would be able to work with a person, if you think that might be what you need. Sandy Berkowitz University of Minnesota sbstaff@vx.acs.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 01:03:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SFM2356@OBERLIN.BITNET Subject: Re: fear of public speaking Fay Weldon writes in _Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen_: Once I was too terrified to open my mouth in public-my heart raced and my voice cam out in a pitiful mouse-squeak-but now I enjoy haranguing hundreds. It is practice, only practice, and learning to despise and put up with your own fear that works the transformation-which I tell you, Alice, just in case you suffer yourself from that terror of public speaking which renders so many women dumb at times when they would do better to be noisy. And if you are in a Committee meeting or at a Board meeting or a protest meeting, speak first. It doesn't matter what you _say_, you will learn that soon enough, simply _speak_. Ask for the windows to be opened, or closed, or cigarette smokers to leave, or no-smoking notices to be taken down-anything. The second thing you say, later, will be sensible: your voice will have the proper pitch, and you will be listened to. And eventually, even, enjoy your captive audience. The book is fiction, but the advice seems sound. Fun book, too, helps lighten Austen to Intro Lit students who invariably find her a bit dry and long-winded. Fran Matthew sfm2356@oberlin.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 10:23:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: Some thoughts about choice and the gag rule From: APOLLO::WINS%"laurel@ftp.com" 20-APR-1992 15:23:12.20 To: UNGER CC: Subj: perhaps you should forward this around.... Return-Path: Received: from ftp.com by apollo.montclair.edu with SMTP ; Mon, 20 Apr 92 15:23:05 EST Received: by ftp.com id AA02467; Mon, 20 Apr 92 15:26:56 -0400 Date: Mon, 20 Apr 92 15:26:56 -0400 From: laurel@ftp.com (postmonster) Message-Id: <9204201926.AA02467@ftp.com> To: unger@apollo.montclair.edu Subject: perhaps you should forward this around.... Date: Mon, 20 Apr 92 11:21:52 -0400 To: politics@ftp.com Subject: [Forwarded: President Bush Medical Clinic] From: paul@vax.ftp.com (Paul Selkirk) Reply-To: paul@ftp.com Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Seen in the Daily Pennsylvanian as a political cartoon: Woman: Is this the George Bush Medical Clinic? Doctor: Yes. Woman: I was raped and I think I'm pregnant - What should I do??? Doctor: Name it after me. Woman: No, I mean what do you advise? Doctor: Throw a baby shower. Woman: Doctor, I _need_ some medical advice. Doctor: Drink lots of milk. Woman: TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!! Doctor: Start knitting booties. Woman: WHAT ARE MY CHOICES??!?!? Doctor: Pink or Blue.... ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 10:05:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: Japanese address Does anyone know the email address for Sachiko Ide at Japan Women's University? ASHELDON@UMNACVX ASHELDON@VX.ACS.UMN.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 10:56:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CASTROM@SJC.BITNET Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society I suggest using the word "Hispanics" we have a connection with Spain and many of us have a heritage connection that we must accept with approbation. I also understand why the word "Latino" bothers you it will probably bother many Hispanic women as well. If everything else fails, why not name the course "Latin Americans in the United States." ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 13:37:02 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: J.BERG@ACAD.SUFFOLK.EDU Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society If the only objection to "Latinos is American Society" as a course title is that "Latinos" is masculine, could you call it "Latinos and Latinas in American Society"? This would not only include women, but make a point of it--perhaps that is enough a virtue to justify the greater length of the course title. John Berg j.berg@acad.suffolk.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 13:33:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SPRINGFI@UWLAX.EDU Subject: Course name: Hispanics in American Society I believe that the use of "Chicano-Riqueno" etc. is out of date Demographics is changing rapidly, especially in light of US militarism in Central America. Some of the fastest growing groups are still overlooked by academic departments in the U.S. I would suggest that you also turn your attention to Central Americans and to Dominicans (some of whom are in their third generation in the US)as well as to Chicanos and Puerto Ricans. Be bold--define your "campo." Why not look into "mestizaje" or something similiar in your course title? The "Latino" designation also bothers me? It is also Euro-centric and fails to relate to native American cultures. Perhaps there was something to Dan Quaylude's remark about not being able to converse well while on a trip to the Southern Cone because he never kept up with his LATIN. Focus somehow on the intermingling of cultures. Good luck. Consuelo Lopez Springfield ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 11:40:55 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rose Sebastian Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society As a student in Mexican History I find it interesting that a group on a college campus would call themselves Hispanic. Indeed, if the course includes other groups than Chicanos Hispanic makes some sence. Perhaps the description should include Hispanic roots. All people of Mexico, Central American, etc. are influenced by our Spanish hertiage. If the course deals with Mexicans in American society the correct term is Chicano. The term Chicano does put people off. Dr. Rivera at San Jose State University is an expert in Chicano history. He might be of some assistance. I am sorry, I do not have his address or phone number for you. Good luck! ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 14:49:56 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society My vote is for "Latinas and Latinos in Am Society" same as John's, in order to call attention to both males and females. An alternative is "Latins in American Society" Donna Phillips PHILDON@MOREKYPR ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 18:14:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LAURA KRAMER Subject: RE: Boys/Girls in the Classroom Hello. I actually showed "Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America" in my sociology of gender course earlier this semester. I had a free copy available, and thought that it would help get the students talking - and thus chose to use it despite some serious reservations, about which i'd alert list members: very simplistic (not for any course beyond the intro level) very uncritical of the superficially presented theoretically-based statements (includes Carol Gilligan) on girls' self-esteem (this can actually be useful if you get students to do a critique of the video) focusses on girls-as-victims of schooling (not a bad idea) but without thought (that I could notice) about the problems with US schooling more generally. For example, one of the points was how girls' self-esteem plummets from before adolescence hits until later in h.s. - but the bar graphs also show that boys, starting with larger proportions feeling high in self-esteem, drop also (maybe girls drop 30%, which is scary, and boys ONLY??20%) - the data are rich for talking about BOTH the sexism in schools AND other problems in schools - instead focus is only on the sexism; further some girls still have high self esteem at the end (some of us are even on this net, I bet) - even though definitely a minority --yet none of the narrative reflects this intra-sex variety. I realize the producer has 15 minutes and a vital point to make, but those we want to convince tend (in my experience) to write the whole thing if when it's that simplistic. So I recommend finding the video and previewing it, but not using it unless you have A LOT of time to spend on background and/or "debriefing." Hope this is helpful. Laura Kramer kramer@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 16:36:28 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathryn Kerns" We are looking for good sources of information on Asian American women in the feminist movement. Can any of you suggest some? Thanks. Please send to me at cn.kmk@stanford or cn.kmk@forsythe.stanford.edu. Kathy Kerns ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 00:24:27 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU Subject: Women performance artists Hi...I need some info as soon as possible on women performance artists, especially those who use sexuality as a major theme. These performers can include Annie Sprinkle, Karen Finley, Holly Hughes, Suzy Bright, maybe Laurie Anderson, among others. If anyone knows of any good sources of information or some videos that are out, I will be very grateful for it. Thanks in advance! Laurie sorsha@wam.umd.edu -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Send burnt offerings to....."I don't FEEL tardy." - DLR.........IT'S GROOVE... ...sorsha@wam.umd.edu..............................................O'CLOCK!.... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 00:22:54 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frances Wasserlein Subject: Re: Women performance artists In-Reply-To: <9204220426.AA06271@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU" at Apr 22, 92 12:24 am Check out _Angry Women_ by a press in San Francisco with a strange name, which, sadly I can't remember right this minute. It's a large format quite remarkable book with a stunning Medusa-like image on the front cover. Those women included are quite a few of those you name, and others. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 03:23:50 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kali A. K. Israel" Subject: Re: Women performance artists Shoulda mentioned: also includes Hughes, Finley, and Suzy Bright. Kali Israel History Dept., Univ. of Cincinnati kali@well.sf.ca.us ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 03:22:21 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kali A. K. Israel" Subject: Re: Women performance artists You might like to look at a collection of interviews called ANGRY WOMEN, which is one of the Re/Search series of publications (San Francisco: Re/Search Publications, 1991). It's edited by Andrea Juno and V. Vale, but their names are not on the cover or title page. Despite the apparent obcurity of this ref., I got it in a local bookstore here in Cincinnati, and it was also reviewed in the Village Voice Lit. Supp. a few months ago. It includes Sprinkle, among others. I'm sure there's a vast lit, but this will give you some quick info. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 08:43:25 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vicki Kirsch Subject: Women Performance Artists I just got a flyer in the mail for a new book out edited by Regina Barreca, NEW PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN AND COMEDY. It includes an article on Karen Finley. (Gordon and Breach Publishers, $14.) Vicki Kirsch vlkirs@wmvm1 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 09:08:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KRUGER@UIUCVMD.BITNET Subject: women and performance art You might want to look at 'The Amazing Decade: Women and Performance Art in Americ, 1970-1980' Astro Artz Press, 1983. Also a book reviewed in Theatre Journal last December called 'Out from Under: Texts by Women Performance Artists.' Don't know the publisher. Betsy Kruger University of Illinois ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 14:30:31 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DULA ANNETTE Subject: Re: Women performance artists If you are interested in black women, you might look at at *Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of American's Black Female Superstars* by Donald Bogle, poublished byn Da Capo Paperback, 1980. It includes photographs and commentary on Ma RAiney, Lena Horne, Bessie Smith, Katherine Dunham, Marian Anderson, Doroathy Dandridge and many others. It's a fun book. annette Dula ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 16:52:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Re: Women performance artists Annette Dula's suggestion about BROWN SUGAR reminded me of another book that might be pertinent here: BLACK PEARLS: BLUES QUEENS OF THE 1920S, by my UMBC colleague Daphne Duval Harrison ((Rutgers University Press, 1988). Harrison focuses particularly on four blues singers: Sippie Wallace, Edith Wilson, Victoria Spivey, and Alberta Hunter, though there's discussion as well of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, and others, as well as wonderful photographs. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 16:58:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DASGUPTA@BRANDEIS.BITNET Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society I think "Latin Americans in the United States" is a very good suggestion. It avoids the painful links "Hispanic" has to colonialism, the gender marking of "Chicano/a"/ "Latino/a" and gets away from appropriating "America" for the United States. The course title also indicates the richness and plurality of cultures of men and women from that part of the world. Monisha Das Gupta, Brandeis University ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 17:30:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: Thanks from Jesse and Naomi I received a phone call today from Jesse Lemisch who was surprised and gratified by the support Naomi has received from people on the network. Naomi is particularly pleased by the support of her sisters. The governor's office in Albany has been inundated by letters and Jesse has received faxed copies of letters sent from as far away as Sweden. Thank you all. Rhoda ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 17:38:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: FEMAIL vs. WOMEN: 2 lists I've just received a message from Sharon Shea, the person in charge of the WOMEN list, saying that she's been getting e-mail from people who want to subscribe to FEMAIL. I doubt that WMST-L was the source of their confusion, but I would like to emphasize that FEMAIL and WOMEN are two somewhat similar but quite separate lists. FEMAIL is a moderated list that "exists to provide a shared communication channel for feminists around the world." Both men and women may join. Subscription requests should be sent to FEMAIL-REQUESTS@LUCERNE.ENG.SUN.COM. [note the plural: REQUESTS] WOMEN, on the other hand, is an unmoderated list that describes itself as a "general purpose list, intended to be a connection between all women's groups and areas of interest for women and their friends." Send subscription requests to WOMEN-REQUEST@ATHENA.MIT.EDU. [REQUEST not plural] Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 19:34:32 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cecilia M Tan Subject: Asian American Feminists In-Reply-To: "Kathryn Kerns"'s message of Tue, 21 Apr 1992 16:36:28 PDT <9204220005.AA27025@world.std.com> >We are looking for good sources of information on Asian American >women in the feminist movement. Can any of you suggest some? >Thanks. Please send to me at cn.kmk@stanford or You might try contacting Asian Women United of California. I have their book, MAKING WAVES: An Anthology of Writings By and About Asian American Women. Oh, drat--the P.O. Box address for the organization is not in the book. I do know they are in the Bay Area somewhere. The book itself has some articles you may be interested in, with titles such as "The Feminist Movement: Where are All the Asian American Women?" -ctan ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 14:46:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology, St. Louis University" Subject: birthing images I am posting the following message for a friend of mine. She is not on bitnet so please respond privately to me ( or if of general interest, to the list). Please include an address by which she may contact you. I think that what she is doing is important feminist scholarship. Thanks for your help. Judy Gibbons Director of Women's Studies Saint Louis University GIBBONSJL@SLUVCA **************************************************************************** This fall I unwittingly discovered that _explicit_ representations of women giving birth in the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas are fairly rare. If you know of any such images, in sculpture or painting, could you please contact me with information. Phyllis Plattner **************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 00:19:24 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KARLA TONELLA Subject: John Bowers regarding World War II journalists. I accidently deleted your message when I thought I was downloading it. Please send me your e-mail address. KDTONEva@uiamvs or KDTONELL@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 07:31:30 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda=Bernhard%LSP%CON@NURSING.CON.OHIO-STATE.EDU Subject: Women Performance Artists Tei Street, a graduate student in Women's Studies, here at Ohio State is herself a fine performance artist. She does a one-woman show, titled, As A Woman Speaketh. Her thesis, scheduled for completion this quarter, is about Holly Hughes and Lilly Tomlin. Linda Bernhard BernhardL@nursing.con.ohio-state.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 08:49:15 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: mdahms@COSY.UOGUELPH.CA Subject: and performance ar In-Reply-To: Please discontinue my messages from April 24th to May 11, 1992. I am on vacation for two weeks and won't be able to cope with two weeks' messages. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 09:03:17 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: trudy steuernagel Subject: siege of ws The following appeared in Kent State's Conservative Student Forum newsletter. It was #7 in a column about 10 most frequently asked questions by KSU Conservatives. "Have you ever caught a whiff of that awful stench that emanates from the Women's Studies office in Bowman Hall?" Neither the author of the article nor the editor of the paper have been in that office (which happens to be my faculty office---ws doesnt't have a separate space) nor to a ws class nor ever spoken nor met me. Any suggestions on how to handle this? I have since spoken with the author who said he knew who I was, that I was a feminist, a baby killer, a person who lived on a commune or who had lived on a commune in Tennessee ( I live with my husband and son and have never been to TE) and named my son something weird. Reasoning isn't working. Help! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 09:35:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Please include name and e-mail address Please remember to include your name AND your email address at the end of every posting to WMST-L. Some people have mail systems that do not tell them who the original writer is. By including your name and e-mail address, you will let everyone know who sent the message and how to contact you privately should they wish to do so. This, in turn, will help to keep the WMST-L mail volume at a manageable level. Many thanks. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc P. S. If you have both Bitnet and Internet addresses, please include both. That will help novice users and those who have only limited e-mail access. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 09:47:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura.Julier" <21798JUL@MSU.BITNET> Subject: siege of ws re: the conservative student who has these weird notions about you: Invite him to dinner at your house. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 11:10:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KBECKWITH@WOOSTER.BITNET Subject: Re: siege of ws In regard to the printed insult and attack upon Women's Studies at KSU, let me suggest that when Women's Studies is under "siege," we not respond, as has been suggested, by a strategy of "Invite him to dinner at your house." Trying to persuade individuals this hostile to Women's Studies is futile. Since the scope of the conflict has already been socialized, that is extended to the community at large by publication, perhaps a better strategy might be to respond professionally, by a memorandum to the author, the editor of his publication, with copies (listed at the end of the memo) to relevant faculty, deans, and department chairs, and to one's lawyer. I think it is crucial for us to distinguish between problems we can solve by "talking them through," etc., and those which are bona fide political and professional attacks. This is a problem of the second type. Karen Beckwith Department of Political Science The College of Wooster kbeckwith@wooster ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 10:22:08 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: joni waybright Subject: overdue thank you My appologies for the delay in this overdue thank you to all who recently sent (much appreciated!) references concerning women and computers/ technical fields. Your timely responses were marvelous and I've enough information to expand to a dissertation - later. Your kind assistance is much appreciated. (To those requesting copies of my survey and/or paper - please excuse delayed responses - there's a bit of technical difficulties on this end. You're not forgotten!) joni waybright duswaybr@idbsu ***************************************************************************** Joni Waybright / CREN: DUSWAYBR@IDBSU BSU Data Center B116 / Internet: DUSWAYBR@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU 1910 University Drive / (208) 385-4357 (User Service Center) Boise Idaho 83725 / (208) 385-3460 (Operations) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 10:32:02 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: RE: siege of ws trudy... do have an internet address? please post it to the list! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 15:37:20 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: lynda Subject: Re: Women performance artists In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 22 Apr 1992 00:24:27 -0400 from there's an issue of _RE-Search_ called, i believe, "angry women" or something like that that focusses on angry women performance artists. it should be just what you are looking for - it includes information about, interviews with, and pictures of the women involved. lynda v1757g@templevm ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 15:11:13 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Kay Schleiter Subject: Course Name I hope this doesn't seem trivial to some. Names are important. My department (Sociology/Anthropology) and those we consulted in the Spanish Department are split, mainly along gender lines, in their preferences for a new name for our course. All but one of the women prefer "Latinas/os in the United States." The preference of everyone else is "Latinos in the United States." The Chair characterizes the split as "politically correct versus grammatically correct." Although I have been pushing for "Latinas/os," the Spanish language is not my strong point. Is this imposing U.S. cultural norms on the Third World? How hard should I fight for this? Does anyone have a good argument to contribute? Mary Kay Schleiter mks@cs.uwp.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 16:55:02 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Melissa A. Johnson" Subject: Women Performance Artists I just happened to notice today that the current issue of ArtNews has a feature article on performance art. I haven't actually read the article yet, so I can't speak with real authority on this, but I did glance at it and there's a photo of Karen Finley in it...so it may be useful, or may not. Melissa Johnson Princeton University MelissaJ@pucc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1992 19:05:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology, St. Louis University" Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society So far no one has commented that many consider the term "American society" used to refer to U.S. society as ethnocentric. Does the course include all of the Americas? If not, the United States is probably preferable. GIBBONSJL@SLUVCA ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 08:32:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology, St. Louis University" Subject: birthing images I am posting the following for a friend of mine who is not a member of the list. Please respond to me privately (unless your response is of general interest), and include in your message a way for her to contact you. I think this is important feminist scholarship. Judy Gibbons Director of Women's Studies Saint Louis University GIBBONSJL@SLUVCA **************************************************************************** This fall I unwittingly discovered that _explicit_ representations of women giving birth in the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas are fairly rare. If you know of any such images, in sculpture or painting could you please contact me with information. Phyllis Plattner **************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 19:41:31 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: Genie, the wild child A couple of weeks ago, someone mentioned an article in the New Yorker about Genie. I finally got a hold of the NY magazine and found the article very interesting (at least part one). The person on the list made some comments which at the time I couldn't understand not having read the article. Could that person comment on that article again. Please write directly to me if you prefer. Anne Villers Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 21:25:12 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rosemary Feal Subject: Re: Course Name I much prefer latinas/os in the US to any other of the solutions proposed: "Latin Americans" is a highly problematic term, as is Hispanics (although I use the accepted term "Afro-Hispanic" for my critical work...). US latinas have fairly consistently chosen that term to describe themselves, so it would seem to be the most appropriate if we seek to avoid imposing US cultural norms. Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal rsfl@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 00:52:19 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: siege of ws In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 23 Apr 92 09:03:17 -0500. <9204231319.AA11026@wor-srv.wam.umd.edu> I would write a letter citing the list to the regular student paper, and I would also include the author's comments to you. Make it public to everyone. Also, if there is a faculty advisor to the conservative newsletter, tell him or her of the list and of the author's comments. Demand that the student be reprimanded. When the VP of the College Republicans at UMCP sent voice-mail messages to a number of people calling Sen. Barbara Mikulski a dyke, he left one such message on the machine of someone who happened to work on the school paper. It was published, and the CRs sure got a black eye from it (and it went so well with all the others they've received before :) ). Laurie sorsha@wam.umd.edu -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Send burnt offerings to....."I don't FEEL tardy." - DLR.........IT'S GROOVE.. ...sorsha@wam.umd.edu..............................................O'CLOCK!... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 11:26:26 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: gallivan@CAD.UCCB.NS.CA Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society Here's a Canadian who is glad to see a U. S. citizen sensitive to the way the term "American" gets used; I once sent off a letter to an individual who insisted that "American" means all of North America and who had written a book on "American" culture in which he talked about "our" common political and historical heritage, which of course revealed that he was really talking about the US, since the "other" countries in N. A. have histories and political systems that different in critical ways fron those of histories and political systems that different in critical ways fron those of the U. S. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 13:51:22 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ethel tobach Subject: Re: Genie, the wild child In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 23 Apr 1992 19:41:31 EST from The following information was sent by Michael Cole, who may be reached at mcole%weber.ucsd.edu, who had received it from Vicki Fromkin (iyo1vaf @almvs.oac.ucla.edu)and Susie Curtiss Subject: New Yorker article To: Colleagues and friends who have or will read the two part article "A Silent Childhood" by Russ Rymer When Part 1 of the article on Genie appeared in the April 13th issue of the New Yorker, we were somewhat concerned about some of the misrepresent- ation of facts, the'sensationalism'regarding the case, and the implication that those of us, both linguists and psychologists wh worked with Genie over many years were overly concerned with the research to the neglect of Genie and further implied that we were unconcerned about Genie as a person and her tragedy. As one of our colleagues pointed out, once again, what linguists really 'do' is distorted. But overall we, Susie and I, did not think it was a really terrible article. However, Susie has just read part 2, and is very upset with the inaccuracies and defamatory implications. Although Vicki Fromkin has not yet read Part 2, both of us feel we should alert the academic community as soon as possible to misrepresentations in the article and we are therefore sending this out to illustrate the kinds of concerns and misrepresentations in the article. We would appre- ciate your informing your friends and colleagues of our concerns so that when they read the article (if they do) athey will realize that the true story is far from what Rymer states. Below are just a few examples. I am afraid of losing the rest of this before I send it. To be con- tinued. ethel tobach uist ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 14:06:11 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ethel tobach Subject: Re: Genie, the wild child In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 23 Apr 1992 19:41:31 EST from Continuation Fromkin & Curtiss 1) Jean Butler Ruch, who is represented very favorably in the article, created a nightmare for everyone concerned with Genie, herself, and with the study. She sent anonymous letters to everyone involved as well as NSF and NIMH. She gave false information to Genie's mother, and was instrumental in a law suit against the Hospital, the psychologists there, Curtiss and others,a suit which was thrown out of court. It is interesting to note that Rymer talks of Ruch's unfailing concern for Genie and her mother but does not state that Ruch never phoned or visited Genie for years while she was in the Rigler home and after she left there. 2) Rymer implies that we benefitted monetarily from the study and the NIMH grant. Vicki Fromkin never received one penny, even for expenses, and Susie Curtiss received $2.20/hr for l0-12 hrs/per week as a graduate student researcher from the NIMH grant, and then continued the work as well as hours spent socially with Genie each week without receiv- ing any funds at all. 3. Rymer implies that none of us did much research on the NIMH grant despite our many publications, including the articles in Language, Brain and Language, Curtiss's book, and over 20 other papers, and countless reports to scholarly meetings and lectures. 4. Curtiss showed Genie's mother the book before publication (not mentioned by Rymer) although Genie's mother showed no interest in looking at it or readiang it. Susie Curtiss was accepted by Genie's mother at that point as Genie's 'true friend.' 5. The article does not mention that the personal history had been published in many newspapers and presented at conferences (e.g. the American Psychological Association meeting in Hawaii) prior to the publication of S Curtiss's book. The article makes it appear as if Curtiss broke confidentiality constraints which is totally wrong. 6. the article fails to mention that everyone, Genie's mother in- cluded knew before the publication that all royalties would go into a trust for Genie. Curtiss has never received any funds from the book. The royalties were never offered as a compromise in the lawsuit, as Rymer inaccurately states, since years before, the agreement regard- ing the trust for Genie had been established. 7. Much of the scientific 'garble' must be due to the fact that Rymer never used a tape recorder when he interviewed any of us, Curtiss, Fromkin, Lila Gleitman, etc. Many of the so-called 'quotes' attributed to individuals were never spoken by them (and some were not even discussed -- for example, the Fromkin, Curtiss reaction to Genie's puberty) Incidentally, have any of you out there ever referred to the publication of 'Syntactic Structures' as 'the event'? Inever heard this before. We hope these points do not seem trivial. We are deeply concerned not so much for ourselves but for the misrepresentation of what we as linguists do and what we feel and our basic humanity. we are considering writing our own 'story' which would clarify the important issues but we may be over-reacting. We would, however, be very appreciative to hear from any of you regarding what you think should be done, including our forgetting the whole thing. We would, of course, be happy to answer any questions you may have. - - - - - There is more. I think this is important to women's studies programs as a case history of women doing research. Much to think about in this story and in Fromkin and Curtiss material. If you want more, let me know. ethel Tobach ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 14:57:43 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ethel tobach Subject: files not sendable to WMST I just tried to send two more information memos on Genie via a send-file command to WMST. It did not go. If you want some other views on the matter, let me know and I will send them to you individ- ually. Ethel Tobach ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:29:57 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Antje Wiener Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society In-Reply-To: <9204232147.AA23066.23066@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca>; from "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology," at Apr 21, 92 7:05 pm RE: the use of the term "America" by US-Americans Interesting that FINALLY US-Americans take an interest in the issue of naming, wondering who might be in- or excluded by using the term Americans. In Germany we (of course, "critical" people) have been using the term US- + Americans for I don't know how many decades now. This, to be sure, has also a political background (anti us-imperialism). In Canada, where I am at the moment, people do not seem to know this term, in my articles the term "us-American" has been criticized by editors. From a Mexican perspective we have always been talking about "gringos" (GREEN go!). It'll be interesting to see with which term US-Americans will come up for themselves AND for "others" who are also Americans. After all, the "naming", i.e. adding MEANING to names is politically decisive. Antje Wiener awiener@ccs.carleton.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Another feminist theory syllabus Sandra Gill from Gettysburg College has just sent me the syllabus of a course she's teaching this semester entitled "Feminist Theories." It has been added to the collection of syllabi available from WMST-L's SYLLABI FILELIST, where it is called FEMINIST THEORY2. To find out what other syllabi are available, send LISTSERV@UMDD or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMC.EDU (not WMST-L!) a command that says INDEX SYLLABI . To get the FEMINIST THEORY2 syllabus, send LISTSERV a message that says GET FEMINIST THEORY2 SYLLABI See section 11 of the WMST-L User's Guide for more details. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:09:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: Re: siege of ws It seems like this is an issue for the central administration at KSU to respond to. Deans, VP, President. What if the attack was a hateful racial one, or antiSemitic? College administrations have to take a stand on such things. Since hateful behavior and crimes are up all over, this may fall under some umbrella position that KSU either has or should construct immediately. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 17:52:00 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "ELIZABETH HERR 'HERR_B@CUBLDR.Colorado.EDU'" Subject: Re: Genie, the wild child I hate to be such an ignoramus, but your entry has me intrigued: Who is or was Genie?? A short (one-paragraph or so) answer or a short reference will do, so as not to clog up the net. Thanks Elizabeth Herr Herr_B@cubldr.colorado.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 01:16:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: Re: Genie, the wild child Genie is the published name of a child who was severely neglected by her family. She spent her life from toddlerhood until about 10-11 restrained in her room with no social interaction, or intellectual and emotional nurturance. She was found and intensive efforts were made to enculturate her. During this time her language development was studied and has been written about in numerous papers. A book was written about her by Susan Curtiss. Many of the people who "studied" her were devoted to her progress and development above and beyond their "professional" involvement. This is detailed somewhat in the message from Prof. Vicki Fromkin, Linguistics Dept., UCLA, which was just on the net. Amy Sheldon asheldon@umnacvx asheldon@vx.acs.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 02:04:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: fcc wants to charge for modem use From: IN%"linguist%tamsun.tamu.edu@KSUVM.KSU.EDU" "The Linguist List" 25-APR- 19 92 00:07:22.33 To: Multiple recipients of list LINGUIST CC: Subj: 3.364 FCC to Charge for Modem Use? Received: from ksuvm.ksu.edu by vx.acs.umn.edu; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:06 CST Received: from KSUVM.KSU.EDU by KSUVM.KSU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with BSMTP id 9141; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:04:52 CDT Received: from KSUVM.BITNET by KSUVM.KSU.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 2298; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:04:50 CDT Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 23:57:59 -0500 From: The Linguist List Subject: 3.364 FCC to Charge for Modem Use? Sender: "LINGUIST (The LINGUIST Discussion List)" To: Multiple recipients of list LINGUIST Reply-to: The Linguist List Message-id: <664B840804DF807E1C@vx.acs.umn.edu> X-Envelope-to: stemberger%ellvax, skb, klee, gundel, focampo, bdowning, asheldon Comments: To: linguist@tamvm1.tamu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Linguist List: Vol-3-364. Fri 24 Apr 1992. Lines: 91 Subject: 3.364 FCC to Charge for Modem Use? Moderators: Anthony Aristar: Texas A&M University Helen Dry: Eastern Michigan University Assistant Editor: Brian Wallace: bwallace@emunix.emich.edu -------------------------Directory------------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 April 92, 20:55:52 EDT From: R12040.at.UQAM@tamvm1.tamu.edu Subject: FCC to Charge Modems -------------------------Messages-------------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 April 92, 20:55:52 EDT From: R12040.at.UQAM@tamvm1.tamu.edu Subject: FCC to Charge Modems Two years ago the FCC tried and (with your help and letters of protest) failed to institute regulations that would impose additional costs on modem users for data communications. Now, they are at it again. A new regulation that the FCC is quietly working on will directly affect you as the user of a computer and modem. The FCC proposes that users of modems should pay extra charges for use of the public telephone network which carry their data. In addition, computer network services such as CompuServ, Tymnet, & Telenet would also be charged as much as $6.00 per hour per user for use of the public telephone network. These charges would very likely be passed on to the subscribers. The money is to be collected and given to the telephone company in an effort to raise funds lost to deregulation. Jim Eason of KGO newstalk radio (San Francisco, CA) commented on the proposal during his afternoon radio program during which, he said he learned of the new regulation in an article in the New York Times. Jim took the time to gather the addresses which are given below. Here's what you should do (NOW!): 1- Pass this information on. Capture the information which contains the text you are reading now. Find other BBS's that are not carrying this information. Upload the ASCII text into a public message on the BBS, and also upload the file itself so others can easily get a copy to pass along. 2- Print out three copies of the letter which follows (or write your own) and send a signed copy to each of the following: Chairman of the FCC 1919 M Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Chairman, Senate Communication Subcommittee SH-227 Hart Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Chairman, House Telecommunication Subcommittee B-331 Rayburn Building Here's the suggested text of the letter to send: Dear Sir, Please allow me to express my displeasure with the FCC proposal which would authorize a surcharge for the use of modems on the telephone network. This regulation is nothing less than an attempt to restrict the free exchange of information among the growing number of computer users. Calls placed using modems require no special telephone company equipment, and users of modems pay the phone company for use of the network in the form of a monthly bill. In short, a modem call is the same as a voice call and therefore should not be subject to any additional regulation. Sincerely, [your name, address and signature] It is important that you act now. The bureaucrats already have it in their heads that modem users should subsidize the phone company and are now listening to public comment. Please stand up and make it clear that we will not stand for any government restriction on the free exchange of information. ================== END OF FORWARDED MESSAGE ==================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linguist List: Vol-3-364. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 08:19:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Laraine Sommella Subject: Request for Information I am posting this for a friend who is having a difficult time in her first year in a Psychology PhD program hostile to feminist perspectives. Her interests are in gender, social psychology and social cognition. She is eager to receive information on PhD programs hospitable to feminist scholarship, as well as information on appropriate professional organizations and lists devoted to women in psychology. Also, anyone willing to share personal experiences which might be of interest to her, but not appropriate for posting to this list, may contact me privately (sommella@vtvm1) and I will gladly pass them along. Thanks. Laraine Sommella Bitnet: sommella@VTVM1 Internet: sommella.vtvm1.cc.vt.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 08:52:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: RE: fcc wants to charge for modem use The memo about the FCC's wanting to charge for modem use is simply NOT TRUE! Like the Neiman-Marcus cookie story or messages about sending e-mail notes to a little boy dying of cancer, it's simply an "urban legend" that re-surfaces on the net from time to time. I've seen it before, as have members of the technical staff at UMDD with whom I checked. So please, IGNORE IT. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 09:15:44 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandra Basgall Subject: Nestle Boycott This was forwarded from the ACTIV-L list. Please correspond with Georgia Nesmith GNSEMITH@BROCK1P for more information. Sender: Activists Mailing List From: Georgia Nesmith If you care about preventing the deaths of 1.5 million babies a year from malnutrition, please read on . . Several weeks ago I wrote to ask for help in a letter-writing campaign to try to get the Rochester Women's Network to change the location of a scheduled talk by NPR reporter Nina Totenberg. The talk is scheduled for May 15 at the Rochester Stouffer's Plaza, a Nestle-owned hotel. As I hope most of you know by now, the boycott against Nestle (for its unethical practices in promoting the use of infant formula over breastfeeding) was reinstated in 1988. I asked people to write to Totenberg to attempt to persuade her to back out of her commitment unless the location is changed. I wrote my own letter to Totenberg, as have a number of other local boycott supporters. WE have yet to receive a response from her. I also wrote to the president of the Rochester Women's Network. Her rather belated reply states that the Network has no position on the boycott because it is not relevant to the Network. The Network's purpose is "to foster the growth and advancement of women in the workplace and to give members the opportunity to support one another personally and professionally." Local organizers are planning a demonstration outside the hotel for the event. The theme of the demonstration will be "mothers in mourning" for the babies who have died. We will dress in black and stand silently. Hopefully we will attract enough people to surround the city block that the Plaza is on. WE have been having a terrible time getting the local press to pay attention to us. A press conference was held a few weeks ago, but only organizers, one local network cameraman, and one cable news reporter attended. The press conference had been called because our efforts to get the Rochester Martin Luther King Commission to move a benefit dinner from the Stouffer's hotel had been to no avail. The Commission at the last minute (the night before the press conference) agreed to do some consciousness-raising about the boycott at the dinner, and to honor the boycott in the future. However--no doubt because the press had ignored the press conference-- at the dinner the King Commission refused entry to a boycott supporter, did not have any of the literature supplied to it available, and did not even mention the boycott. Worse yet, the PR director for Nestle's, Thad Jackson, was present and had a table full of literature on Nestle's position available. I have a student who is examining Nestle's strategies for a research paper in a course I teach on public relations. Recently she spoke to Jackson, who told her that the boycott does not exist, that only a few hard core people are involved, but it's no big deal. I have encountered numerous people myself who would be boycott supporters but who honestly did not know the boycott was on again. (I myself did not know until very recently.) Let's show Thad Jackson, Nina Totenberg, the Rochester Women's Network, and the Rochester Martin Luther King Commission (as well as others who need to wake up) that there are millions of serious boycotters out there. Please, if you haven't done so already (or even if you have), write to Totenberg at: NPR 2025 M Street NW Washington DC 20036 Also, find out what people in your own community are doing to promote the boycott. If you are involved in organizing the boycott in your own community, please let me know and pass on any tips you have for success. Supporting the boycott by not purchasing the products or services of the various Nestle companies is important, but if Nestle doesn't know you're doing it, and if you make no effort to create adverse publicity for them, they can continue to ignore us and do whatever they damn please. Thank you for your help. Georgia NeSmith Communication Department SUNY Brockport Brockport NY 14420 716/395-5291 gnesmith@brock1p ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 10:42:51 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ethel tobach Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:29:57 -0400 from In our Genes & Gender series (and in my writing) I have ended up writing US as both a noun and adjective; for atime people used USans; on the issue of Latino/a...this is the way we solved that with the addition use of the actual country of origin...Mexico, Puerto Rico hypenated American (not very good) and in the case of Amerindians, the actual name of the nation or people. For generic we have also used "people of color." In the case of so-called white, we use European. But all authors have been permitted to use the terms that they feel describe themselves best. Until the world solves its discriminatory behavior problems, we need to be alert to the wishes of the people involved...and I welcome the entire dis- cussion...it means a possible change for the better...congratulations, ethel tobach ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 10:58:48 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jpotuche@CC.GETTYSBURG.EDU Subject: RE:Request for Information This is a response to Laraine Somella's query. One of the resources that you friend would probably find helpful is NWSA's *Guide to Graduate Work in Women's Studies* (1991). One of the many categories of information that the Guide provides for each University covered is "Departments where graduate women's studies is encouraged." A quick glance through indicated that psychology is one of the listed departments about 33% of the time. The *Guide to Graduate Work in Women's Studies* is available from National Women's Studies Association University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1325 (301) 405-5573 --------------- Jean L. Potuchek Women's Studies Bitnet: jpotuche@gburg Gettysburg College Internet:jpotuche@cc.gettysburg.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 11:50:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Re: Request for Information In terms of graduate programs responsive to a feminist perspective in psychology (or any other discipline), I would recommend first finding a strong feminist faculty member (who is in a stable position) and then going to work specifically with that person. Tell you friend good luck, Laraine. Irene Frieze FRIEZE@PITT.VMS (BITNET) FRIEZE@vms.cis.pitt.edu (Internet) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 09:22:22 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: modem use fees Date: 24 April 92, 20:55:52 EDT From: R12040.at.UQAM@tamvm1.tamu.edu Subject: FCC to Charge Modems Two years ago the FCC tried and (with your help and letters of protest) failed to institute regulations that would impose additional costs on modem users for data communications. Now, they are at it again. A new regulation that the FCC is quietly working on will directly affect you as the user of a computer and modem. The FCC proposes that users of modems should pay extra charges for use of the public telephone network which carry their data. In addition, computer network services such as CompuServ, Tymnet, & Telenet would also be charged as much as $6.00 per hour per user for use of the public telephone network. These charges would very likely be passed on to the subscribers. The money is to be collected and given to the telephone company in an effort to raise funds lost to deregulation. Jim Eason of KGO newstalk radio (San Francisco, CA) commented on the proposal during his afternoon radio program during which, he said he learned of the new regulation in an article in the New York Times. Jim took the time to gather the addresses which are given below. Here's what you should do (NOW!): 1- Pass this information on. Capture the information which contains the text you are reading now. Find other BBS's that are not carrying this information. Upload the ASCII text into a public message on the BBS, and also upload the file itself so others can easily get a copy to pass along. 2- Print out three copies of the letter which follows (or write your own) and send a signed copy to each of the following: Chairman of the FCC 1919 M Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Chairman, Senate Communication Subcommittee SH-227 Hart Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Chairman, House Telecommunication Subcommittee B-331 Rayburn Building Here's the suggested text of the letter to send: Dear Sir, Please allow me to express my displeasure with the FCC proposal which would authorize a surcharge for the use of modems on the telephone network. This regulation is nothing less than an attempt to restrict the free exchange of information among the growing number of computer users. Calls placed using modems require no special telephone company equipment, and users of modems pay the phone company for use of the network in the form of a monthly bill. In short, a modem call is the same as a voice call and therefore should not be subject to any additional regulation. Sincerely, [your name, address and signature] It is important that you act now. The bureaucrats already have it in their heads that modem users should subsidize the phone company and are now listening to public comment. Please stand up and make it clear that we will not stand for any government restriction on the free exchange of information. ================== END OF FORWARDED MESSAGE ==================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linguist List: Vol-3-364. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 16:50:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: EDWARDS@MACALSTR.EDU Subject: Re: siege of ws A friend of mine suggests that when publically under attack with false accusations we should strike back where the offending person "lives," e.g., speak with the person's minister or better still confront the issue publically in his/her church. Identify the person and inform the church that they may wish to know about the false witness being given against you. This assumes that the individual attends a church. Other possibilities would be a ROTC leader or with whatever organization or leadership the individual is involved. We can cite chapter and verse against such behavior from whatever source they are involved with. Although I'd like not to deflect my energy for such things and feel it is crucial not to let false and degrading statements stand. They come back to haunt us. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 09:43:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: To stop mail or unsubscribe Now that the semester is winding down, some of you will be permanently leaving your institutions and thus losing your e-mail accounts. Please remember to unsubscribe from WMST-L before you leave. To do this, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet): UNSUB WMST-L If you're not losing your account but are simply planning to be away for a few weeks--or for the summer--you needn't unsubscribe. You can simply have your WMST-L mail stopped temporarily. To do this, send 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 Please note that NOMAIL is one word. 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 ALL THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! You should receive a message from LISTSERV confirming whatever you've asked it to do. If you encounter difficulties sending your mail to LISTSERV's Bitnet address, try the Internet address (and vice versa). If neither address works, contact me PRIVATELY at the addresses below. DO NOT SEND MESSAGES TO WMST-L ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS. I will be repeating this message fairly regularly as the semester comes to a close. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 10:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: Request for Information The Association for Women in Psychology has compiled a list of 12 feminist friendly graduate programs in psychology. You can get this info by writing to Maureen McHugh who is the coordinator of women's studies at Indiana U. of Pennsylvania. There is also a list of graduate programs than include courses in the psychology of women and faculty interested in women and gender. This is available from the women's program office of the American Psycholo- gical Association which is located in Washington D.C. The person in charge of this office is Dr. Gwendolyn Keita. Another way to get info about pro- grams friendly to feminists that is probably most current is to attend a local or national meeting of APA and go to some of the workshops and or social hours sponsored by the Division of the Psychology of Women in APA (Div. 35). The next such meeting is in mid-August in Washington D.C. and inexpensive accomodations can be obtained in a suite that is sponosored by AWP. Good luck! T Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 15:59:39 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: frenzella elaine de lancey Subject: Re: Another feminist theory syllabus In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EDT from Please send information for accessing syllabi for Women's Studies Courses, espe cially number 11(?). ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 16:01:52 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: frenzella elaine de lancey Subject: Re: Another feminist theory syllabus In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EDT from Please send WMST.L User's Guides (Obviously I've lost user sent to me). Am inte rested in accessing syllabi for WomSt Courses. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:43:24 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: genie the wild child - part 2 I just finished reading the second part of the article and found it most interesting. I have to agree with Shurley that the child was not well handled. Her fate is certainly sad but not unusual. I did recognize the turf wars among disciplines & the general bickering of academics as an all too familiar pattern. In some ways, we are like children. We get all excited at the novelty of the thing (except we have vested and career interests) and when the "thing" fails to perform or bores us, we move on to newer things and forget the old. Genie is just one more of the many abused children and she ended up where many end up -- institutionalized. Did we learn something? It appears we have and that's important even if it is not earthshaking. Anne Villers (Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet) Didn't we do the same thing with the chimp who learned to sign? ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 22:04:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frank Dane Subject: Re: genie the wild child - part 2 In-Reply-To: Message of Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:43:24 EST from Anne Villers asked whether we did the same thing (as may have been done to Genie; I haven't read the article) to the "chimp who learned to sugn". I'm happy to report that Washoe and several chimp and human colleagues are healthy and otherwise signing away at the University of Washington at Ellensburg. The Friends of Washoe have raised money for a new environment and Roger Fouts and his colleagues continue to provide fascinating accounts of what the chimps are learning and teaching to the humans. Francis C. Dane, Assoc. Prof. & Chair Department of Psychology, Mercer University Macon, GA 31207-0001 USA FDANE@UGA.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:25:32 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathryn Kerns" Subject: Asian American feminists I would like to thank all of you who were so generous with your suggestions. I have summarized the information I received and omitted names unless that person can be contacted as a source of further information. Kathy Kerns (cn.kmk@stanford; cn.kmk@forsythe.stanford.edu) *************************************************************** EAST WIND 2 no. 1 (Spring/Summer 1983) Special section "Focus: Asian American Women" which includes three essays on the Asian Am. women's movement. Also, :The Development of Feminist Consciousness Among Asian Am. Women," by Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, GENDER & SOCIETY 1, no. 3 (Sept. 1987): 284-299. (from WOMEN, RACE, AND ETHNICITY (Madison, Wis.University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian, 1991). WOMEN, RACE, AND ETHNICITY: A BIBLIOGRAPHY is an annotated subject bibliography (202 p.) on American women of various ethnicities and races, and is available for $7.00, check payable to University of Wisconsin-Madison, and sent to Women's Studies Librarian at the office below. Make sure you mention it is for WOMEN, RACE, AND ETHNICITY as they have other publications which they sell. The topics covered in the bibliography include anthrop., arts, bio/autobio, econ/business/work, educ., health/med., history, humor, journalism/communic./publishing, lang./linguistics, law, literature, periodicals, philosophy, politics/theory, psych., reference/bibliog., relig./spirituality, science/math, sexuality, soc./soc. issues, sports, women's movement/fem. studies, and nonprint resources.Each topic is sub-divided by ethnicity/race. 2459 entries are given, and there's a detailed subject index. Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ****************************************************************** Try contacting Asian Women United of California. Making waves : an anthology of writings by and about Asian American women / edited by Asian Women United of California. (Boston : Beacon Press, c1989). xiv, 481 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. includes titles such as "The Feminist Movement: Where are All the Asian American Women?" ****************************************************************** There is a paper by Alice Yun Chai, "Towards a Holistic Paradigm for Asian American Women's Studies: A Synthesis of Feminist Scholarship and Women of Color's Feminist Policies." Women in International Development Working Paper No. 51. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1984. Many of the sources listed in the bibliography might be useful. The author was at the University of Hawaii at the time the paper was published. ***************************************************************** You might try contacting: Nguyen Minh Chau, President Organization of Pan Asian American Women, Inc. P. O. Box 39218 Washington, DC 20016 (202) 659-9370 *************************************************************** My favorite is the socialist-feminist Nellie Wong, poet and local activist in California. *************************************************************** I am reminded of a paper that a colleague gave me about non-Western perspectives on the feminist movement by Uma Narayan. Also, the Committee of Women in Asian Studies is a good source. Barbara Miller at the department of Asian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh publishes the CWAS newsletter. There are a few articles in the Gloria Anzaldua book of essays, "Making Face, Making Soul". This is rather incomplete but feel free to write to me if you have any questions. If I can help, I would be glad to. Shyamala Raman, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, CT 06117 Raman@sjc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:34:08 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathryn Kerns" Subject: Asian American Feminists I'm sorry, the following sources got left off my summary. K. Kerns ******************************************************************* For writings by feminists and not on feminists, see Lisa Lowe (1991) Diaspora, Making Waves edited by Asian Women United , and of course, Anzaldua and Moraga, This Bridge Called my Back.. By the way Asian Women United is located in Oakland, I believe. Also, there is the infamous poem called "ms" by Jan Mirikitani of San Francisco that is published either in her book, Awake by the Rive, or something like that, or one of the two anthologies above. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 09:49:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DC297@ALBNYVMS.BITNET Subject: Language A question re: choice of form... We have a running "discussion" here that the terms sculptress, actress, hostess etc. should not be used. The more appropriate terms being the masculine forms as the "terms of choice". Does any one out there have any opinions?? Deborah Curry dc297@albnyvms.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 09:37:48 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: Call for Papers with Revised Bitnet Address CALL FOR PAPERS THE WILMA E. GROTE SYMPOSIUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN THEME: Families: A World Perspective November 6-7, 1992 Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky CALL FOR PAPERS The 1992 Morehead State University Symposium for the Advancement of Women will focus on women and families. Possible presentations will include (but not be limited to) such topics as: blended families, boomerang children, changing parental roles, child abuse, children's literature, communication, dual career reslationships, elder care, elder abuse, family composition, family health issues, family law, family leave, families in literature, generational relationsh, incest, mass media's portrayal of the family, poverty and the family, sandwich generation, single parent families and spouse abuse. You are invited to submit your ideas for workshops, research, writing, etc, for presentation at the conference by sending the following: 1. a cover page including title of paper or workshop, author's name(s), and title(s), amd mailing address telephone number (include area code) of author who is to be contacted and 2. THREE COPIES of an *abstract* of 500 words or less which describes the major focus of your work and, if possible, related results and conclusions. All submission will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field. Submissions should be postmarked by *MAY 30, 1992* with a July 1 notification of acceptance date. Send abstracts to: Program Committee Families: A World Perspective UPO 1384 Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351-1689 TELEPHONE (606) 783-2004 FAX (606) 783-2678 BITNET PHILDON@MOREKYPR ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:27:38 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Forwarding note of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 18:55:00 CST from "NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, BUT AN ISLAND IS AN ISLAND" From: Stephanie Wardwell Subject: **PLEASE READ THIS, IT MAY AFFECT YOU** I'm sorry to send a long, copied message to you all, but in this case, I think it's rather urgent. I will gladly accept all flames, as I am currently more concerned about our rights as computer-using US citizens than any ego I might have. PLEASE READ THIS!!! Steph swardwel@pennsas.upenn.edu *** Forwarding note from SMTP --PENNSAS 04/25/92 00:41 *** ========================================================================= Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by PENNSAS.UPENN.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with TCP; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:41:31 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 0298; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:40:09 EDT Received: from UGA.BITNET by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 1752; Fri, 24 Apr 92 21:05:11 EDT Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 18:55:00 CST Reply-To: Star Trek Fan Club list Sender: Star Trek Fan Club list From: "NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, BUT AN ISLAND IS AN ISLAND" Subject: **PLEASE READ THIS, IT MAY AFFECT YOU** To: Multiple recipients of list STREK-L Hello, The following post is a forwarded message, and it has nothing to do with Star Trek, but I suggest you read it, as it could affect your pocketbook in the future. Please do what it says. It's a matter of freedom versus censorship and government oppression, and no, I'm no a real radical anarchist. Read it and then judge for yourself. Later, Matthew >THIS MESSAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ANYBODY WITH A MODEM OR THOSE PEOPLE >WHO PLAN TO GET A MODEM... > >I know you will ask why did I post this here...I did it cause I think this >will affect many other users out there...if you live in the U.S. that is... > >This is about the FCC wanting to charge extra for using a modem on a phone >line, and what we can do to stop it. > >>========================================================================= >>****** START OF FORWARDED MESSAGE ****** >> >>Here is the letter: >> >>Two years ago the FCC tried and (with your help and letters of protest) >>failed to institute regulations that would impose additional costs on modem >>users for data communications. >> >>Now, they are at it again. A new regulation that the FCC is quietly working >>on will directly affect you as the user of a computer and modem. The FCC >>proposes that users of modems should pay extra charges for use of the public >>telephone network which carry their data. In addition, computer network >>services such as CompuServ, Tymnet, & Telenet would also be charged as much >>as $6.00 per hour per user for use of the public telephone network. These >>charges would very likely be passed on to the subscribers. >> >>The money is to be collected and given to the telephone company in an effort >>to raise funds lost to deregulation. >> >>Jim Eason of KGO newstalk radio (San Francisco, CA) commented on the >>proposal during his afternoon radio program during which, he said he learned >>of the new regulation in an article in the New York Times. Jim took the >>time to gather the addresses which are given below. >> >>Here's what you should do (NOW!): >> >> 1- Pass this information on. Capture the information which contains >> the text you are reading now. Find other BBS's that are not >> carrying this information. Upload the ASCII text into a public >> message on the BBS, and also upload the file itself so others can >> easily get a copy to pass along. >> >> 2- Print out three copies of the letter which follows (or write your >> own) and send a signed copy to each of the following: >> >> Chairman of the FCC >> 1919 M Street N.W. >> Washington, D.C. 20554 >> >> Chairman, Senate Communication Subcommittee >> SH-227 Hart Building >> Washington, D.C. 20510 >> >> Chairman, House Telecommunication Subcommittee >> B-331 Rayburn Building >> >>Here's the suggested text of the letter to send: >> >> Dear Sir, >> >> Please allow me to express my displeasure with the FCC proposal >> which would authorize a surcharge for the use of modems on the >> telephone network. This regulation is nothing less than an attempt >> to restrict the free exchange of information among the growing >> number of computer users. Calls placed using modems require no >> special telephone company equipment, and users of modems pay the >> phone company for use of the network in the form of a monthly bill. >> >> In short, a modem call is the same as a voice call and therefore >> should not be subject to any additional regulation. >> >> Sincerely, >> [your name, address and signature] >> >>It is important that you act now. The bureaucrats already have it in their >>heads that modem users should subsidize the phone company and are now >>listening to public comment. Please stand up and make it clear that we will >>not stand for any government restriction on the free exchange of >>information. >> >>[end text] >> >>Geoff Speare >>OMG >>geoff@omg.org >> >>****** END OF FORWARDED MESSAGE ****** Let's do something about all this and stop the FCC again!!!! The least you can do is send this message and stop the government from violating your first amendment rights. Sorry if I wasted you bandwidth, but this is *very* important!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "One Seven Three Four Six Seven Three Two One Four Seven Six Charlie Three Two Seven Eight Nine Seven Seven Seven Six Four Three Tango Seven Three Two Victor Seven Three One One Seven Eight Eight Eight Seven Three Two Four Seven Six Seven Eight Nine Seven Six Four Three Seven Six LOCK." -- Lt. Cmdr. Data _Brothers_ ========================================================================= Matthew Damschroder ***** Bitnet: MD8811A@DRAKE ****** Internet: MD8811A@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU ***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 11:51:13 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Wendy Geist Tegan Subject: Developing Identity I'm interested in the development of identity in college women. Most student development theories are based on white males. Any suggestions on authors exploring this issue? Also, are there any suggestions on instruments that can be used to assess a student's identity status? Thank you! Wendy Geist Tegan C497631@UMCVMB ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 13:16:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ANNETTE CHAPPELL Subject: Re: Developing Identity A possible resource Ruthellen Josselson, _Finding Herself: Pathways to Identity Development in Women_ (Jossey-Bass Publ. Co.) Annette Chappell E740CHA@TOWSONVX ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 13:30:46 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Wardwell Subject: Modem surcharge I wish to apologize to everyone on this list for having taken up bandwidth with the "rumor" of the surcharge. When I received it, I was not aware of the history behind it, and I had received trustworthy information from the original sender, and so was inclined to believe it. However, I have been involved in or aware of several incidents in which federal legislation was used to abrogate individual's rights in the use of computer communications. I will be happy to discuss these issues with INDIVIDUALS who are interested, but they are not necessarily relevant here. What is relevant is that these situations have made me understandably sensitive to these issues, and desirous of remaining active in protecting all of our personal rights in cyberspace. Again, I apologize for being trusting and wasting your time. Stephanie Wardwell swardwel@pennsas.upenn.edu swardwel@pennsas ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 10:33:07 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: nancy felipe russo Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 20 Apr 1992 16:52:56 EDT from There is incredible politics in the naming of anything, but the case of Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Chicano is one of the most complex. After wrestling with it for several years, the only way I could resolve it was to come to th e conclusion that the "right" label depended on the goal of the thing being named and the priorities of the namer. Women are a major priority for me so I do not like Chicano or Latino. As a Basque, however, I have been sympathetic with the desire to reject identification with Spain. However it was pointed out to me that the common element that unites diverse culture s from Mexican-Americans to the Southwest to the tip of South America is the "Hispanicity" of the people. Hispanic is inclusive, does not include gender markers, and does not mean Spanish (I liked it because it includes Basques, too!). Some when you want to be inclusive, gender-neutral, and recognize that "Hispanic" is a label that identifies people who are united by discrimin ation against them as well as a linguistic heritage, Hispanic seems to be the best label we have yet to come up with. If you want to promote a particular ethnic identify that reflects more specific cultural experiences (for example, Mexican-Americans), then the label that fits that purpose needs to be selected. Nancy Felipe Russo, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801 (602)965-2358 FAX:(602)965-2357 BITNET: ATNFR@ASUACAD ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 10:55:15 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: nancy felipe russo Subject: Re: siege of ws In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 23 Apr 1992 09:03:17 EDT from My heart goes out to the Kent State Ws program and its people. Those of us who have found "cunt" on our door, received pictures of fetus heads in the mail (anonymous of course), phone calls on answering machines that say "get a life" etc. know how chilling this kind of thing can be. The brown shirts are loose in our society and we must call on our courage. But my experience is that this kind of thing cannot be fought alone. Members of your faculty must meet with the President and others in authority (brown shirts only respond to authority) and they must address the campu climate issues that such harassment creates. Are there feminist attorney's on the list can can provide info on legal rights here if employer's do not address the issues? How about slander/libel laws? Do not ignore this, and don't think reason will work--it will only work with the figures in authority who need to be persuaded that they must do something to suppress this stuff. It will escalate--look how Reagan/Bush brought us Operation Rescue. Meanwhile, remember, there are many of us that understand how hard it is to fight this stuff and maintain the positive attitude needed to keep our mental health. Remember: We SHALL overcome! When is the question..... Nancy Felipe Russo, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801 (602)965-2358 FAX:(602)965-2357 BITNET: ATNFR@ASUACAD ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 14:21:22 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Janie Johnson Subject: Psychology of Women texts/resources I've just been notified that I will be teaching our senior-level course on the Psychology of Women this fall. I realize that someone asked for text recommendations on this subject not long ago on the list and I did save those responses directed to the list. However, it has been my experience that many more responses go directly to the individual so I'm requesting recommendations of texts and other resources (e.g., exceptionally good articles, strategies, films, etc.). Since this will be the first time I've taught this course, I'm especially interested in resources those of you experienced in teaching the course have found beneficial. Please respond to my email address. I'll be glad to provide a summary to the list if there are those who are interested in such. Janie Johnson jxjohnson@ualr.edu (Internet) jxjohnso@ualr (BITNET) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Julia T Wood Subject: Re: **PLEASE READ THIS, IT MAY AFFECT YOU** The urgent message about modem user fees appears to be fraudulent. Two other networks to which I subscribe have suggested all users refrain from the recommended actions since there is apparently no plan afoot to have a modem surcharge. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 15:58:40 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary McCullough Subject: Re: Psychology of Women texts/resources In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 27 Apr 1992 14:21:22 EDT from A wonderful new text is out for you: Rhoda Unger and Mary Crawford (1992) text published by McGraw Hill. Be sure to review it for your psych of women class. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 16:39:38 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Amanda Goldrick-Jones Subject: Language ---(Forwarded from: Amanda Goldrick-Jones@RPITSMTS.BITNET, Dated: Mon, 27 Apr 92 16:38:50 EDT)--- Actor or actress? Most of the female thespians I know like being called actresses, though one--who is politically active in women's issues--calls herself an "actor" when using it in the generic sense. Otherwise, I think English speakers should drop the "esses" (or how about calling everyone, regardless of sex, an "--ess"?). One or the other. It's interesting that in Quebec right now, a couple of women in the field of technical writing and editing are publishing articles on the "feminization" of French titles. In French, it is much more awkward to produce gender-neutral structures (sometimes impossible), so the next best thing from a feminist standpoint is to actively and explicitly feminize titles for women in traditionally male occupations: i.e. ecrivaine, traductrice. There is, needless to say, a certain amount of resistance to this idea in masculinist circles. (The two women I know working in this area are Louise Lariviere at Concordia, Montreal; and Jacquiline Bosse-Andrieu, Univ. of Ottawa). ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 16:44:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 3 announcements: one job, 2 conferences I have received the following three announcements: 1) Women's Studies job opening, Wichita State University 2) Conference: Duke University/UNC 3) Conference: Rutgers University For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************************** 1) WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP Center for Women's Studies The Wichita State University Applicants for this position in a twenty-one year-old free-standing autonomous program must have academic experience in Women's Studies, with focus in areas such as multicultural ethnicity, global perspectives, direct action and social change theory, feminist theory, literary criticism, media and film, law or eco-feminism. Interdisciplinary, humanities or social science focus considered. Ph.D or equivalent degree by January 1993. Application deadline is May 15 or the 15th of each month until position is filled. Send cover letter and resume to: Carol Wolfe Konek Center for Women's Studies Box 5 Wichita State University Wichita, KS. 67208 (316) 689-3100 (316) 689-3358 *************************************************************************** *8 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES DIFFERENCE MAKE? The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender - May 29-31, 1992 Sponsored by Duke University-University of North Carolina Center for Research on Women Speakers: Elsa Barkley Brown, William Chafe, Thadious Davis, Rayna Green, Ines Hernandez, Nancy Hewitt, Charles Lawrence, Mari Matsuda, Joan W. Scott, Patricia J. Williams Conference location and registration information: Division of Continuing Education CB# 1020 The Friday Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1020 phone - (919) 962-1124, FAX (919) 962-2061 *************************************************************************** * 3) Rutgers Institute for Research on Women's Tenth Annual Celebration of Our Work Conference: "Charting the Way/Doing the Building: Women and Leadership. Tuesday, May 19, 1992. For more information, contact the Institute for Research on Women, Douglass College Campus, 27 Clifton Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (908) 932-9072 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 18:26:13 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: 31859a@GARNET.BERKELEY.EDU Subject: sexuality syllabus I'm putting together a course on the Theory and History of Sexuality, and would appreciate any recommendations that you all might have for readings, films, etc. The course will be taught from a feminist perspective, with a interdisciplinary focus. Please respond to my e-mail address, and I will n provide anyone interested in a summary of responses with such a summary. thanks, arlene stein 31859a@garnet.berkeley.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 21:20:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: more on Genie From: IN%"brian+@andrew.cmu.edu" "Brian MacWhinney" 27-APR-1992 19:23:54.86 To: +dist+/afs/andrew/usr/brian/mailing/psyling@andrew.cmu.edu CC: Subj: Genie and the New Yorker Received: from ANDREW.CMU.EDU by vx.acs.umn.edu; Mon, 27 Apr 92 19:23 CST Received: by andrew.cmu.edu (5.54/3.15) id ; Mon, 27 Apr 92 12:16:02 EDT Received: via switchmail for +dist+/afs/andrew/usr/brian/mailing/psyling@andrew.cmu.edu; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:15:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from po5.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:08:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:04:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:02:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mms.0.1.873.MacMail.0.9.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu.pmax. ul4 via MS.5.6.rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu.pmax_ul4; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:02:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:02:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian MacWhinney Subject: Genie and the New Yorker To: +dist+/afs/andrew/usr/brian/mailing/psyling@andrew.cmu.edu Message-id: X-Envelope-to: stemberg, asheldon Info-Psyling Date: Fri, 24 Apr 92 15:39 PDT From: Vicki Fromkin > TO: Colleagues, Friends, Readers of 'A Silent Childhood I, II', and > recipients of our previous message(s) concerning the article > > > UPDATE > > The response we have received to our earlier message(s) regarding the > articles on Genie in The NYer has been truly phenomenal and makes us > very grateful to all of you who have sent us your support and concern and > opinions and suggestions. (We are also grateful to you silent ones out > there who we know are also just as concerned that truth and scienceand > humanity survive in our philistine and inhumane society). > > We thought you would be interested in hearing what opinions we have received > and so here is a brief thumbnail summary: > > The large majority of those who have read the articles believe that > (a) linguists do not receive a negative image, (b) that Curtiss is > --when all is added up -- clearly a caring, unselfish, nurturing person > who loved Genie and who in addition conducted a very important study and she > did not gain monetarily and was not interested in doing so, (3) that > Jean Butler Ruch is portrayed as 'mean-spirited, nasty, narrow-minded, > conniving, bizarre, and anti-science and anti-scientist > > A minority felt that the overall impression was very negative and that > at best Susie was somewhat scatter-brained. > > But our estimate is that generally everyone who knows what linguists do > and care about the questions we are interested in conclude that this > article certainly doesn't clarify anything. Obviously Rymer was not > interested in the 'science' but in the human tragedy and the events > that flowed from it. A number of respondents believed that one of the > most negative aspects of the article is that it poses scientists as > anti-humanists and at least implies that science or scientists exploit > such cases (and human persons) for their own needs whatever they may be. > This was again not the opinion of all who remarked on this question. > And of course there is agreement that whatever attempt to discuss > the scientific questions ended in total confusion, lack of serious > content -- such as, for example, the issue of innateness, why it is > an issue, what is involved, and, as one respondent put it "There was > also the absurdity about how-can-it-be-innate-if-it-needs-experience.".. > This reader goes on: "What was disturbing about that, as well as > about other rthings, is that the reader had no way of knowing what > picgture is Rymer's own and what picture is from people from the > inside." > > This last point is one that is particularly disturbing to us since words > are put into our mouths that we never said, thoughts that we never > thought. > > But we don't think our discipline or our reputations will suffer -- nor > will they be enhanced. We are still concerned about the misrepresentations > and other such things and we will compile a whole list of them just > 'for the record'. And we will get them out to you when we do. > > But do keep your comments, opinions, suggestions coming. They are > very helpful both personally and intellectually. And if you are on > networks and have sent our original message out please do the same with > this. > > many thanks from two grateful linguists. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 22:22:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: S_TURELL@TWU.BITNET Subject: intro text update I have an old copy of *women's realities, women's choices* written by the Hunter College Women's studies collective. It is published in 1983, however, and would be too dated to use in the course I am going to teach next fall. Does anyone know if there is a revised edition? I like the organization of the book. Thanks. Susan Turell s_turell@twu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 11:17:15 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: allocation of scarce resources I want to thank all the list members who responded to my query about allocation of scarce resources. You have been extremely helpful. I now have lots of leads to follow. Thank you. Anne Villers Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 13:02:58 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Nathaniel Paradise" Subject: feminist passover seder My sister-in-law and I have decided we've sat through enough overwhelmingly patriarchal Passover seders. Next year we're going to do it right. So if any of you have materials toward a feminist Passover seder, whether Judaicly based or about the central role women play in liberation movements generally, please send the refs. my way. Natan Paradise nparadis@pennsas.upenn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 13:51:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Freda B. Birnbaum" Subject: re- feminist Seder materials >.................................................................. So if any >of you have materials toward a feminist Passover seder, whether Judaicly based >or about the central role women play in liberation movements generally, please >send the refs. my way. The one which comes immediately to mind is Aviva Cantor's egalitarian haggadah, some offbeat little press, but should be available in a mainstream Judaica bookstore. You might also post this to BITNET%"FEMREL-L@UMCVMB" -- women and religion BITNET%"BALTUVA@MCGILL1" -- observant Jews (you might get flamed, but maybe not!) BITNET%"RELIGCOM@UKCC" -- a few Jews on this one BITNET%"GENDER@RPIECS" -- probably some kindred spirits here +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Freda Birnbaum, Sr. Programmer/Analyst Teachers College, Columbia University | | BITNET: BITNET%"FBBIRNBAUM@CUTCV2" 525 W. 120th St., CCIMS, Box 43 | | 212-678-3491 (Eastern time) New York, NY 10027 USA | +------------- Call on God, but row away from the rocks -----------------------+ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 10:53:28 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Bernice Lacks Subject: Actor? Actress? Those of you who are interested in this question should know about a book that is probably in your university or college library. It is: A WOMEN'S THESAURUS: an index of language used to describe and locate information by and about women. Edited by Mary Ellen S. Capek. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. It is the best and most complete guide to nonsexist terminology. On the subject of actors, the preferred terms are: actors actresses (historical) Bernice Lacks BerniceL@zimmer.CSUFresno.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 20:58:06 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Karla Jay Subject: Request for help Does anyone know a space I can rent to use for writing between July 17 and the end of August in Berkeley? I'll be staying near Grant and Dwight (sorry, I don 't know what the neighborhood is called) but need a room to work in. I'd take a sublet or work during the day while someone is out. If anyone has ideas, ple ase contact me directly. Karla Jay Jay@Pacevm r leadership the individual is involved. We can cite chapter and verse against such behavior from whatever source they are involved with. Although I'd like not to deflect my energy for such things and feel it is crucial not to let false and degrading statements stand. They come back to haunt us. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 09:43:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: To stop mail or unsubscribe Now that the semester is winding down, some of you will be permanently leaving your institutions and thus losing your e-mail accounts. Please remember to unsubscribe from WMST-L before you leave. To do this, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet): UNSUB WMST-L If you're not losing your account but are simply planning to be away for a few weeks--or for the summer--you needn't unsubscribe. You can simply have your WMST-L mail stopped temporarily. To do this, send 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 Please note that NOMAIL is one word. 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 ALL THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! You should receive a message from LISTSERV confirming whatever you've asked it to do. If you encounter difficulties sending your mail to LISTSERV's Bitnet address, try the Internet address (and vice versa). If neither address works, contact me PRIVATELY at the addresses below. DO NOT SEND MESSAGES TO WMST-L ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS. I will be repeating this message fairly regularly as the semester comes to a close. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 10:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: Request for Information The Association for Women in Psychology has compiled a list of 12 feminist friendly graduate programs in psychology. You can get this info by writing to Maureen McHugh who is the coordinator of women's studies at Indiana U. of Pennsylvania. There is also a list of graduate programs than include courses in the psychology of women and faculty interested in women and gender. This is available from the women's program office of the American Psycholo- gical Association which is located in Washington D.C. The person in charge of this office is Dr. Gwendolyn Keita. Another way to get info about pro- grams friendly to feminists that is probably most current is to attend a local or national meeting of APA and go to some of the workshops and or social hours sponsored by the Division of the Psychology of Women in APA (Div. 35). The next such meeting is in mid-August in Washington D.C. and inexpensive accomodations can be obtained in a suite that is sponosored by AWP. Good luck! T Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 15:59:39 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: frenzella elaine de lancey Subject: Re: Another feminist theory syllabus In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EDT from Please send information for accessing syllabi for Women's Studies Courses, espe cially number 11(?). ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 16:01:52 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: frenzella elaine de lancey Subject: Re: Another feminist theory syllabus In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EDT from Please send WMST.L User's Guides (Obviously I've lost user sent to me). Am inte rested in accessing syllabi for WomSt Courses. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:43:24 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: genie the wild child - part 2 I just finished reading the second part of the article and found it most interesting. I have to agree with Shurley that the child was not well handled. Her fate is certainly sad but not unusual. I did recognize the turf wars among disciplines & the general bickering of academics as an all too familiar pattern. In some ways, we are like children. We get all excited at the novelty of the thing (except we have vested and career interests) and when the "thing" fails to perform or bores us, we move on to newer things and forget the old. Genie is just one more of the many abused children and she ended up where many end up -- institutionalized. Did we learn something? It appears we have and that's important even if it is not earthshaking. Anne Villers (Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet) Didn't we do the same thing with the chimp who learned to sign? ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 22:04:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frank Dane Subject: Re: genie the wild child - part 2 In-Reply-To: Message of Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:43:24 EST from Anne Villers asked whether we did the same thing (as may have been done to Genie; I haven't read the article) to the "chimp who learned to sugn". I'm happy to report that Washoe and several chimp and human colleagues are healthy and otherwise signing away at the University of Washington at Ellensburg. The Friends of Washoe have raised money for a new environment and Roger Fouts and his colleagues continue to provide fascinating accounts of what the chimps are learning and teaching to the humans. Francis C. Dane, Assoc. Prof. & Chair Department of Psychology, Mercer University Macon, GA 31207-0001 USA FDANE@UGA.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:25:32 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathryn Kerns" Subject: Asian American feminists I would like to thank all of you who were so generous with your suggestions. I have summarized the information I received and omitted names unless that person can be contacted as a source of further information. Kathy Kerns (cn.kmk@stanford; cn.kmk@forsythe.stanford.edu) *************************************************************** EAST WIND 2 no. 1 (Spring/Summer 1983) Special section "Focus: Asian American Women" which includes three essays on the Asian Am. women's movement. Also, :The Development of Feminist Consciousness Among Asian Am. Women," by Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, GENDER & SOCIETY 1, no. 3 (Sept. 1987): 284-299. (from WOMEN, RACE, AND ETHNICITY (Madison, Wis.University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian, 1991). WOMEN, RACE, AND ETHNICITY: A BIBLIOGRAPHY is an annotated subject bibliography (202 p.) on American women of various ethnicities and races, and is available for $7.00, check payable to University of Wisconsin-Madison, and sent to Women's Studies Librarian at the office below. Make sure you mention it is for WOMEN, RACE, AND ETHNICITY as they have other publications which they sell. The topics covered in the bibliography include anthrop., arts, bio/autobio, econ/business/work, educ., health/med., history, humor, journalism/communic./publishing, lang./linguistics, law, literature, periodicals, philosophy, politics/theory, psych., reference/bibliog., relig./spirituality, science/math, sexuality, soc./soc. issues, sports, women's movement/fem. studies, and nonprint resources.Each topic is sub-divided by ethnicity/race. 2459 entries are given, and there's a detailed subject index. Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ****************************************************************** Try contacting Asian Women United of California. Making waves : an anthology of writings by and about Asian American women / edited by Asian Women United of California. (Boston : Beacon Press, c1989). xiv, 481 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. includes titles such as "The Feminist Movement: Where are All the Asian American Women?" ****************************************************************** There is a paper by Alice Yun Chai, "Towards a Holistic Paradigm for Asian American Women's Studies: A Synthesis of Feminist Scholarship and Women of Color's Feminist Policies." Women in International Development Working Paper No. 51. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1984. Many of the sources listed in the bibliography might be useful. The author was at the University of Hawaii at the time the paper was published. ***************************************************************** You might try contacting: Nguyen Minh Chau, President Organization of Pan Asian American Women, Inc. P. O. Box 39218 Washington, DC 20016 (202) 659-9370 *************************************************************** My favorite is the socialist-feminist Nellie Wong, poet and local activist in California. *************************************************************** I am reminded of a paper that a colleague gave me about non-Western perspectives on the feminist movement by Uma Narayan. Also, the Committee of Women in Asian Studies is a good source. Barbara Miller at the department of Asian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh publishes the CWAS newsletter. There are a few articles in the Gloria Anzaldua book of essays, "Making Face, Making Soul". This is rather incomplete but feel free to write to me if you have any questions. If I can help, I would be glad to. Shyamala Raman, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, CT 06117 Raman@sjc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:34:08 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathryn Kerns" Subject: Asian American Feminists I'm sorry, the following sources got left off my summary. K. Kerns ******************************************************************* For writings by feminists and not on feminists, see Lisa Lowe (1991) Diaspora, Making Waves edited by Asian Women United , and of course, Anzaldua and Moraga, This Bridge Called my Back.. By the way Asian Women United is located in Oakland, I believe. Also, there is the infamous poem called "ms" by Jan Mirikitani of San Francisco that is published either in her book, Awake by the Rive, or something like that, or one of the two anthologies above. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 09:49:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DC297@ALBNYVMS.BITNET Subject: Language A question re: choice of form... We have a running "discussion" here that the terms sculptress, actress, hostess etc. should not be used. The more appropriate terms being the masculine forms as the "terms of choice". Does any one out there have any opinions?? Deborah Curry dc297@albnyvms.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 09:37:48 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: Call for Papers with Revised Bitnet Address CALL FOR PAPERS THE WILMA E. GROTE SYMPOSIUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN THEME: Families: A World Perspective November 6-7, 1992 Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky CALL FOR PAPERS The 1992 Morehead State University Symposium for the Advancement of Women will focus on women and families. Possible presentations will include (but not be limited to) such topics as: blended families, boomerang children, changing parental roles, child abuse, children's literature, communication, dual career reslationships, elder care, elder abuse, family composition, family health issues, family law, family leave, families in literature, generational relationsh, incest, mass media's portrayal of the family, poverty and the family, sandwich generation, single parent families and spouse abuse. You are invited to submit your ideas for workshops, research, writing, etc, for presentation at the conference by sending the following: 1. a cover page including title of paper or workshop, author's name(s), and title(s), amd mailing address telephone number (include area code) of author who is to be contacted and 2. THREE COPIES of an *abstract* of 500 words or less which describes the major focus of your work and, if possible, related results and conclusions. All submission will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field. Submissions should be postmarked by *MAY 30, 1992* with a July 1 notification of acceptance date. Send abstracts to: Program Committee Families: A World Perspective UPO 1384 Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351-1689 TELEPHONE (606) 783-2004 FAX (606) 783-2678 BITNET PHILDON@MOREKYPR ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:27:38 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Forwarding note of Fri, 24 Apr 1992 18:55:00 CST from "NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, BUT AN ISLAND IS AN ISLAND" From: Stephanie Wardwell Subject: **PLEASE READ THIS, IT MAY AFFECT YOU** I'm sorry to send a long, copied message to you all, but in this case, I think it's rather urgent. I will gladly accept all flames, as I am currently more concerned about our rights as computer-using US citizens than any ego I might have. PLEASE READ THIS!!! Steph swardwel@pennsas.upenn.edu *** Forwarding note from SMTP --PENNSAS 04/25/92 00:41 *** ========================================================================= Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by PENNSAS.UPENN.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with TCP; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:41:31 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 0298; Sat, 25 Apr 92 00:40:09 EDT Received: from UGA.BITNET by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 1752; Fri, 24 Apr 92 21:05:11 EDT Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 18:55:00 CST Reply-To: Star Trek Fan Club list Sender: Star Trek Fan Club list From: "NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, BUT AN ISLAND IS AN ISLAND" Subject: **PLEASE READ THIS, IT MAY AFFECT YOU** To: Multiple recipients of list STREK-L Hello, The following post is a forwarded message, and it has nothing to do with Star Trek, but I suggest you read it, as it could affect your pocketbook in the future. Please do what it says. It's a matter of freedom versus censorship and government oppression, and no, I'm no a real radical anarchist. Read it and then judge for yourself. Later, Matthew >THIS MESSAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ANYBODY WITH A MODEM OR THOSE PEOPLE >WHO PLAN TO GET A MODEM... > >I know you will ask why did I post this here...I did it cause I think this >will affect many other users out there...if you live in the U.S. that is... > >This is about the FCC wanting to charge extra for using a modem on a phone >line, and what we can do to stop it. > >>========================================================================= >>****** START OF FORWARDED MESSAGE ****** >> >>Here is the letter: >> >>Two years ago the FCC tried and (with your help and letters of protest) >>failed to institute regulations that would impose additional costs on modem >>users for data communications. >> >>Now, they are at it again. A new regulation that the FCC is quietly working >>on will directly affect you as the user of a computer and modem. The FCC >>proposes that users of modems should pay extra charges for use of the public >>telephone network which carry their data. In addition, computer network >>services such as CompuServ, Tymnet, & Telenet would also be charged as much >>as $6.00 per hour per user for use of the public telephone network. These >>charges would very likely be passed on to the subscribers. >> >>The money is to be collected and given to the telephone company in an effort >>to raise funds lost to deregulation. >> >>Jim Eason of KGO newstalk radio (San Francisco, CA) commented on the >>proposal during his afternoon radio program during which, he said he learned >>of the new regulation in an article in the New York Times. Jim took the >>time to gather the addresses which are given below. >> >>Here's what you should do (NOW!): >> >> 1- Pass this information on. Capture the information which contains >> the text you are reading now. Find other BBS's that are not >> carrying this information. Upload the ASCII text into a public >> message on the BBS, and also upload the file itself so others can >> easily get a copy to pass along. >> >> 2- Print out three copies of the letter which follows (or write your >> own) and send a signed copy to each of the following: >> >> Chairman of the FCC >> 1919 M Street N.W. >> Washington, D.C. 20554 >> >> Chairman, Senate Communication Subcommittee >> SH-227 Hart Building >> Washington, D.C. 20510 >> >> Chairman, House Telecommunication Subcommittee >> B-331 Rayburn Building >> >>Here's the suggested text of the letter to send: >> >> Dear Sir, >> >> Please allow me to express my displeasure with the FCC proposal >> which would authorize a surcharge for the use of modems on the >> telephone network. This regulation is nothing less than an attempt >> to restrict the free exchange of information among the growing >> number of computer users. Calls placed using modems require no >> special telephone company equipment, and users of modems pay the >> phone company for use of the network in the form of a monthly bill. >> >> In short, a modem call is the same as a voice call and therefore >> should not be subject to any additional regulation. >> >> Sincerely, >> [your name, address and signature] >> >>It is important that you act now. The bureaucrats already have it in their >>heads that modem users should subsidize the phone company and are now >>listening to public comment. Please stand up and make it clear that we will >>not stand for any government restriction on the free exchange of >>information. >> >>[end text] >> >>Geoff Speare >>OMG >>geoff@omg.org >> >>****** END OF FORWARDED MESSAGE ****** Let's do something about all this and stop the FCC again!!!! The least you can do is send this message and stop the government from violating your first amendment rights. Sorry if I wasted you bandwidth, but this is *very* important!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "One Seven Three Four Six Seven Three Two One Four Seven Six Charlie Three Two Seven Eight Nine Seven Seven Seven Six Four Three Tango Seven Three Two Victor Seven Three One One Seven Eight Eight Eight Seven Three Two Four Seven Six Seven Eight Nine Seven Six Four Three Seven Six LOCK." -- Lt. Cmdr. Data _Brothers_ ========================================================================= Matthew Damschroder ***** Bitnet: MD8811A@DRAKE ****** Internet: MD8811A@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU ***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 11:51:13 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Wendy Geist Tegan Subject: Developing Identity I'm interested in the development of identity in college women. Most student development theories are based on white males. Any suggestions on authors exploring this issue? Also, are there any suggestions on instruments that can be used to assess a student's identity status? Thank you! Wendy Geist Tegan C497631@UMCVMB ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 13:16:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ANNETTE CHAPPELL Subject: Re: Developing Identity A possible resource Ruthellen Josselson, _Finding Herself: Pathways to Identity Development in Women_ (Jossey-Bass Publ. Co.) Annette Chappell E740CHA@TOWSONVX ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 13:30:46 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Wardwell Subject: Modem surcharge I wish to apologize to everyone on this list for having taken up bandwidth with the "rumor" of the surcharge. When I received it, I was not aware of the history behind it, and I had received trustworthy information from the original sender, and so was inclined to believe it. However, I have been involved in or aware of several incidents in which federal legislation was used to abrogate individual's rights in the use of computer communications. I will be happy to discuss these issues with INDIVIDUALS who are interested, but they are not necessarily relevant here. What is relevant is that these situations have made me understandably sensitive to these issues, and desirous of remaining active in protecting all of our personal rights in cyberspace. Again, I apologize for being trusting and wasting your time. Stephanie Wardwell swardwel@pennsas.upenn.edu swardwel@pennsas ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 10:33:07 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: nancy felipe russo Subject: Re: Course Name -- Hispanics in American Society In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 20 Apr 1992 16:52:56 EDT from There is incredible politics in the naming of anything, but the case of Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Chicano is one of the most complex. After wrestling with it for several years, the only way I could resolve it was to come to th e conclusion that the "right" label depended on the goal of the thing being named and the priorities of the namer. Women are a major priority for me so I do not like Chicano or Latino. As a Basque, however, I have been sympathetic with the desire to reject identification with Spain. However it was pointed out to me that the common element that unites diverse culture s from Mexican-Americans to the Southwest to the tip of South America is the "Hispanicity" of the people. Hispanic is inclusive, does not include gender markers, and does not mean Spanish (I liked it because it includes Basques, too!). Some when you want to be inclusive, gender-neutral, and recognize that "Hispanic" is a label that identifies people who are united by discrimin ation against them as well as a linguistic heritage, Hispanic seems to be the best label we have yet to come up with. If you want to promote a particular ethnic identify that reflects more specific cultural experiences (for example, Mexican-Americans), then the label that fits that purpose needs to be selected. Nancy Felipe Russo, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801 (602)965-2358 FAX:(602)965-2357 BITNET: ATNFR@ASUACAD ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 10:55:15 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: nancy felipe russo Subject: Re: siege of ws In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 23 Apr 1992 09:03:17 EDT from My heart goes out to the Kent State Ws program and its people. Those of us who have found "cunt" on our door, received pictures of fetus heads in the mail (anonymous of course), phone calls on answering machines that say "get a life" etc. know how chilling this kind of thing can be. The brown shirts are loose in our society and we must call on our courage. But my experience is that this kind of thing cannot be fought alone. Members of your faculty must meet with the President and others in authority (brown shirts only respond to authority) and they must address the campu climate issues that such harassment creates. Are there feminist attorney's on the list can can provide info on legal rights here if employer's do not address the issues? How about slander/libel laws? Do not ignore this, and don't think reason will work--it will only work with the figures in authority who need to be persuaded that they must do something to suppress this stuff. It will escalate--look how Reagan/Bush brought us Operation Rescue. Meanwhile, remember, there are many of us that understand how hard it is to fight this stuff and maintain the positive attitude needed to keep our mental health. Remember: We SHALL overcome! When is the question..... Nancy Felipe Russo, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801 (602)965-2358 FAX:(602)965-2357 BITNET: ATNFR@ASUACAD ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 14:21:22 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Janie Johnson Subject: Psychology of Women texts/resources I've just been notified that I will be teaching our senior-level course on the Psychology of Women this fall. I realize that someone asked for text recommendations on this subject not long ago on the list and I did save those responses directed to the list. However, it has been my experience that many more responses go directly to the individual so I'm requesting recommendations of texts and other resources (e.g., exceptionally good articles, strategies, films, etc.). Since this will be the first time I've taught this course, I'm especially interested in resources those of you experienced in teaching the course have found beneficial. Please respond to my email address. I'll be glad to provide a summary to the list if there are those who are interested in such. Janie Johnson jxjohnson@ualr.edu (Internet) jxjohnso@ualr (BITNET) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 15:33:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Julia T Wood Subject: Re: **PLEASE READ THIS, IT MAY AFFECT YOU** The urgent message about modem user fees appears to be fraudulent. Two other networks to which I subscribe have suggested all users refrain from the recommended actions since there is apparently no plan afoot to have a modem surcharge. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 15:58:40 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary McCullough Subject: Re: Psychology of Women texts/resources In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 27 Apr 1992 14:21:22 EDT from A wonderful new text is out for you: Rhoda Unger and Mary Crawford (1992) text published by McGraw Hill. Be sure to review it for your psych of women class. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 16:39:38 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Amanda Goldrick-Jones Subject: Language ---(Forwarded from: Amanda Goldrick-Jones@RPITSMTS.BITNET, Dated: Mon, 27 Apr 92 16:38:50 EDT)--- Actor or actress? Most of the female thespians I know like being called actresses, though one--who is politically active in women's issues--calls herself an "actor" when using it in the generic sense. Otherwise, I think English speakers should drop the "esses" (or how about calling everyone, regardless of sex, an "--ess"?). One or the other. It's interesting that in Quebec right now, a couple of women in the field of technical writing and editing are publishing articles on the "feminization" of French titles. In French, it is much more awkward to produce gender-neutral structures (sometimes impossible), so the next best thing from a feminist standpoint is to actively and explicitly feminize titles for women in traditionally male occupations: i.e. ecrivaine, traductrice. There is, needless to say, a certain amount of resistance to this idea in masculinist circles. (The two women I know working in this area are Louise Lariviere at Concordia, Montreal; and Jacquiline Bosse-Andrieu, Univ. of Ottawa). ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 16:44:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 3 announcements: one job, 2 conferences I have received the following three announcements: 1) Women's Studies job opening, Wichita State University 2) Conference: Duke University/UNC 3) Conference: Rutgers University For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************************** 1) WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP Center for Women's Studies The Wichita State University Applicants for this position in a twenty-one year-old free-standing autonomous program must have academic experience in Women's Studies, with focus in areas such as multicultural ethnicity, global perspectives, direct action and social change theory, feminist theory, literary criticism, media and film, law or eco-feminism. Interdisciplinary, humanities or social science focus considered. Ph.D or equivalent degree by January 1993. Application deadline is May 15 or the 15th of each month until position is filled. Send cover letter and resume to: Carol Wolfe Konek Center for Women's Studies Box 5 Wichita State University Wichita, KS. 67208 (316) 689-3100 (316) 689-3358 *************************************************************************** *8 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES DIFFERENCE MAKE? The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender - May 29-31, 1992 Sponsored by Duke University-University of North Carolina Center for Research on Women Speakers: Elsa Barkley Brown, William Chafe, Thadious Davis, Rayna Green, Ines Hernandez, Nancy Hewitt, Charles Lawrence, Mari Matsuda, Joan W. Scott, Patricia J. Williams Conference location and registration information: Division of Continuing Education CB# 1020 The Friday Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1020 phone - (919) 962-1124, FAX (919) 962-2061 *************************************************************************** * 3) Rutgers Institute for Research on Women's Tenth Annual Celebration of Our Work Conference: "Charting the Way/Doing the Building: Women and Leadership. Tuesday, May 19, 1992. For more information, contact the Institute for Research on Women, Douglass College Campus, 27 Clifton Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (908) 932-9072 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 18:26:13 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: 31859a@GARNET.BERKELEY.EDU Subject: sexuality syllabus I'm putting together a course on the Theory and History of Sexuality, and would appreciate any recommendations that you all might have for readings, films, etc. The course will be taught from a feminist perspective, with a interdisciplinary focus. Please respond to my e-mail address, and I will n provide anyone interested in a summary of responses with such a summary. thanks, arlene stein 31859a@garnet.berkeley.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 21:20:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ASHELDON@UMNACVX.BITNET Subject: more on Genie From: IN%"brian+@andrew.cmu.edu" "Brian MacWhinney" 27-APR-1992 19:23:54.86 To: +dist+/afs/andrew/usr/brian/mailing/psyling@andrew.cmu.edu CC: Subj: Genie and the New Yorker Received: from ANDREW.CMU.EDU by vx.acs.umn.edu; Mon, 27 Apr 92 19:23 CST Received: by andrew.cmu.edu (5.54/3.15) id ; Mon, 27 Apr 92 12:16:02 EDT Received: via switchmail for +dist+/afs/andrew/usr/brian/mailing/psyling@andrew.cmu.edu; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:15:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from po5.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:08:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:04:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:02:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mms.0.1.873.MacMail.0.9.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu.pmax. ul4 via MS.5.6.rattlebox.psy.cmu.edu.pmax_ul4; Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:02:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 12:02:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian MacWhinney Subject: Genie and the New Yorker To: +dist+/afs/andrew/usr/brian/mailing/psyling@andrew.cmu.edu Message-id: X-Envelope-to: stemberg, asheldon Info-Psyling Date: Fri, 24 Apr 92 15:39 PDT From: Vicki Fromkin > TO: Colleagues, Friends, Readers of 'A Silent Childhood I, II', and > recipients of our previous message(s) concerning the article > > > UPDATE > > The response we have received to our earlier message(s) regarding the > articles on Genie in The NYer has been truly phenomenal and makes us > very grateful to all of you who have sent us your support and concern and > opinions and suggestions. (We are also grateful to you silent ones out > there who we know are also just as concerned that truth and scienceand > humanity survive in our philistine and inhumane society). > > We thought you would be interested in hearing what opinions we have received > and so here is a brief thumbnail summary: > > The large majority of those who have read the articles believe that > (a) linguists do not receive a negative image, (b) that Curtiss is > --when all is added up -- clearly a caring, unselfish, nurturing person > who loved Genie and who in addition conducted a very important study and she > did not gain monetarily and was not interested in doing so, (3) that > Jean Butler Ruch is portrayed as 'mean-spirited, nasty, narrow-minded, > conniving, bizarre, and anti-science and anti-scientist > > A minority felt that the overall impression was very negative and that > at best Susie was somewhat scatter-brained. > > But our estimate is that generally everyone who knows what linguists do > and care about the questions we are interested in conclude that this > article certainly doesn't clarify anything. Obviously Rymer was not > interested in the 'science' but in the human tragedy and the events > that flowed from it. A number of respondents believed that one of the > most negative aspects of the article is that it poses scientists as > anti-humanists and at least implies that science or scientists exploit > such cases (and human persons) for their own needs whatever they may be. > This was again not the opinion of all who remarked on this question. > And of course there is agreement that whatever attempt to discuss > the scientific questions ended in total confusion, lack of serious > content -- such as, for example, the issue of innateness, why it is > an issue, what is involved, and, as one respondent put it "There was > also the absurdity about how-can-it-be-innate-if-it-needs-experience.".. > This reader goes on: "What was disturbing about that, as well as > about other rthings, is that the reader had no way of knowing what > picgture is Rymer's own and what picture is from people from the > inside." > > This last point is one that is particularly disturbing to us since words > are put into our mouths that we never said, thoughts that we never > thought. > > But we don't think our discipline or our reputations will suffer -- nor > will they be enhanced. We are still concerned about the misrepresentations > and other such things and we will compile a whole list of them just > 'for the record'. And we will get them out to you when we do. > > But do keep your comments, opinions, suggestions coming. They are > very helpful both personally and intellectually. And if you are on > networks and have sent our original message out please do the same with > this. > > many thanks from two grateful linguists. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 22:22:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: S_TURELL@TWU.BITNET Subject: intro text update I have an old copy of *women's realities, women's choices* written by the Hunter College Women's studies collective. It is published in 1983, however, and would be too dated to use in the course I am going to teach next fall. Does anyone know if there is a revised edition? I like the organization of the book. Thanks. Susan Turell s_turell@twu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 11:17:15 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VILLERS@OUACCVMB.BITNET Subject: allocation of scarce resources I want to thank all the list members who responded to my query about allocation of scarce resources. You have been extremely helpful. I now have lots of leads to follow. Thank you. Anne Villers Villers@ouaccvmb.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 13:02:58 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Nathaniel Paradise" Subject: feminist passover seder My sister-in-law and I have decided we've sat through enough overwhelmingly patriarchal Passover seders. Next year we're going to do it right. So if any of you have materials toward a feminist Passover seder, whether Judaicly based or about the central role women play in liberation movements generally, please send the refs. my way. Natan Paradise nparadis@pennsas.upenn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 13:51:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Freda B. Birnbaum" Subject: re- feminist Seder materials >.................................................................. So if any >of you have materials toward a feminist Passover seder, whether Judaicly based >or about the central role women play in liberation movements generally, please >send the refs. my way. The one which comes immediately to mind is Aviva Cantor's egalitarian haggadah, some offbeat little press, but should be available in a mainstream Judaica bookstore. You might also post this to BITNET%"FEMREL-L@UMCVMB" -- women and religion BITNET%"BALTUVA@MCGILL1" -- observant Jews (you might get flamed, but maybe not!) BITNET%"RELIGCOM@UKCC" -- a few Jews on this one BITNET%"GENDER@RPIECS" -- probably some kindred spirits here +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Freda Birnbaum, Sr. Programmer/Analyst Teachers College, Columbia University | | BITNET: BITNET%"FBBIRNBAUM@CUTCV2" 525 W. 120th St., CCIMS, Box 43 | | 212-678-3491 (Eastern time) New York, NY 10027 USA | +------------- Call on God, but row away from the rocks -----------------------+ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 10:53:28 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Bernice Lacks Subject: Actor? Actress? Those of you who are interested in this question should know about a book that is probably in your university or college library. It is: A WOMEN'S THESAURUS: an index of language used to describe and locate information by and about women. Edited by Mary Ellen S. Capek. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. It is the best and most complete guide to nonsexist terminology. On the subject of actors, the preferred terms are: actors actresses (historical) Bernice Lacks BerniceL@zimmer.CSUFresno.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 20:58:06 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Karla Jay Subject: Request for help Does anyone know a space I can rent to use for writing between July 17 and the end of August in Berkeley? I'll be staying near Grant and Dwight (sorry, I don 't know what the neighborhood is called) but need a room to work in. I'd take a sublet or work during the day while someone is out. If anyone has ideas, ple ase contact me directly. Karla Jay Jay@Pacevm ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 07:20:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NJW@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: Development of college women If you are interested in how rich privileged women develop in college, may I suggest Making Connections: The relational worlds of adolescent girls at Emma Willard School, edited by Carol Gilligan, Nona P. Lyons, and Trudy J. Hanmer. Harvard University Press 1990. This book is a report of work in progress. Nancy Wyatt njw@psuvm ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 14:03:00 FST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine TUGENE Subject: Re: Nestle Boycott > most of you know by now, the boycott against Nestle (for its unethical > practices in promoting the use of infant formula over breastfeeding) was > reinstated in 1988. Can you tell me what are these practices ? Thank you, Christine (C01504@FRCCSC21.BITNET) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 08:33:20 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: RE: feminist passover seder i recently found *San Diego Women's Haggadah*. It is published by the Women's Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, 4079 54 St. San Diego, California 92105. ISBN 09608054-5-1. I had hoped to be able to put on a sedar this year and use this haggadah because it was a wonderful one to read. It didn't happen this year, but with a woman-positive service, it is easier to get together the energy to try. Hope those of you who are interested in this can find the haggadah without any trouble before next Passover! dayna daniels daniels@hg.uleth.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 09:54:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: Jewish feminist books, including hagadot The San Diego Women's Haggadah and many other Jewish feminist books, tapes, etc. are available from a mail order distributor, L'Chaim, 405 East Laurel Street, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524, (303) 498-9570 Phyllis Holman Weisbard (608) 263-5754 Acting Women's Studies Librarian pweis@wiscmacc (Bitnet) University of Wisconsin System pweis@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) Room 430 Memorial Library 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 10:57:36 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elizabeth.Mulherrin@DARTMOUTH.EDU Subject: Marriage Myth I am preparing a presentation involving the cultural myths around marriage and the failure of those myths in "real life." I'm interested in people persisting in embracing the myth despite its apparent failings. I suspect that partnerships are more successful that are just that-partnerships. Not an attempt to recreate an ideal based on the unpaid labor of a woman. Any thoughts/suggestions for material, etc. would be much appreciated! Elizabeth.Mulherrin@Dartmouth.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 10:58:32 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Michael Kagan Subject: locating Aviva Cantor's Jewish Women's Haggadah See _Womanspirit Rising_ (NY: HarperCollins, 1992) pp. 185-192. M.Kagan Kagan@lemoyne.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 11:47:06 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Anne Carson Subject: feminist seders Two other feminist haggadahs are: Haggadah Shella (Her Haggadah), by Harriet J. Arnoldi, which is in English, Hebrew and Yiddish; it was self-published and a copy is at the Harvard U. Library. The second is by Ronnie Levin and Diann Neu, A Seder of the Sisters of Sarah: a Holy Thursday and Passover feminist liturgy, available from the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, 8035 13th St., Silver Spring, MD 20910. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 12:19:17 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Libbie Chute Subject: Re: Marriage Myth In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 10:57:36 EDT from I think Arlie Hochschild's book, The Second Shift might be of interest in examining cultural myths about marriage. Hochschild did practically ethno- graphic research on 50 married couples examining their ideas about marriage and the myths they forced themselves to believe about their own marriages. The 2nd shift is the extra month of working hours women put in around the house becuase their husbands don't. I think it's very interesting in alot of ways--especially the women who considered themselves feminists and the acrobatics to juxtapose theory with praxis. Good luck. Libbie Chute Libbiech@ccvm.sunysb.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 12:28:36 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Kay Schleiter Subject: Course Name Our department has decided to use the name "Latinas/os in the United States." Mary Kay Schleiter mks@cs.uwp.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 11:29:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carol Edelman Subject: Re: Nestle Boycott Z ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 11:36:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carol Edelman Subject: Help with work and family issues class I've given my students an assignment for my work and family issues class and several of them are coming to me because they cannot find sources in the library. I'm haning them compare supports for working parents (child care, flextime, paid parental leave, etc.) by governments and/or companies in another country with those in the US. Are there any sources that you might suggest that I could tell them to look at? Any specifically on France or Australia? Thanks in advance for your help. Carol E. IN%"CEDELMAN@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU" ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 14:52:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Donna JAcques From: PEARL::DJACQUES "Donna JAcques" 29-APR-1992 14:47:55.20 To: IN%"wsmt-l@umbb.edu" CC: DJACQUES Subj: I need some assistance. I have a graduate student writing with the notion of ecofeminism in mind. She has read many articles and is trying now to establish the connection between Genesis and the domination of Women and Nature that has resulted from Judeo-Christian acceptance of this myth. THe problem is between Nature and Women in the assumed hierarchy. For example, man as "Lord" over Nature and man as "Lord" over women...but how does the relationship between Woman and Nature get concretely defined except but by inference. Any suggestions?? We need to define the connection between women and Nature here, ....djacques@pearl.tufts.edu She is trying to prove that thie Genesis creation theory has attributed to the demise of Nature and Women!! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:10:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Freda B. Birnbaum" Subject: re- query re Genesis story Re the inquiry from Donna JAcques re > establish the connection between Genesis and the domination of Women and Natur e >that has resulted from Judeo-Christian acceptance of this myth. THe problem >is between Nature and Women in the assumed hierarchy. For example, man >as "Lord" over Nature and man as "Lord" over women...but how does the >relationship between Woman and Nature get concretely defined except but by >inference. Any suggestions?? We need to define the connection between women > and Nature here, ....djacques@pearl.tufts.edu > >She is trying to prove that thie Genesis creation theory has attributed to the > demise of Nature and Women!! Have you thought of posting to BITNET%"FEMREL-L@UMCVMB" -- women and religion BITNET%"RELIGCOM@UKCC" -- issues of religious communication +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Freda Birnbaum, Sr. Programmer/Analyst Teachers College, Columbia University | | BITNET: BITNET%"FBBIRNBAUM@CUTCV2" 525 W. 120th St., CCIMS, Box 43 | | 212-678-3491 (Eastern time) New York, NY 10027 USA | +------------- Call on God, but row away from the rocks -----------------------+ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:23:12 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vicki Subject: woman and nature Susan Griffin's book WOMAN AND NATURE is an excellent dialogic presentation and response to the relationship(s) between woman and nature and the implicit dialectic with man and culture. I don't know if your student has looked at the anthology REWEAVING THE WORLD (ed. Irene Diamond and Gloria Feman Orenstein) but there are several articles in there that discuss this directly. Vicki Kirsch College of William and Mary vlkirs@wmvm1 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:30:10 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vicki Subject: women's culture This summer I will be teaching a course titled "Myth and Symbol in Women's Culture(s)." I plan on combining novels with theory, films, music, and art. I am wondering if anyone has some favorite texts that they would suggest as "musts" to be included. Thank you in advance. Vicki Kirsch Women's Studies Program College of Wm & Mary vlkirs@wmvm1 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:58:25 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jpotuche@CC.GETTYSBURG.EDU Subject: RE:Help with work and family issues class There was an excellent article by Sheila Kamerman in the Winter 1984 issue of *Signs* (pp. 249-71) that compares supports for families in 10 different countries. Peter Stein has done some recent work on supports provided by corporations in the U.S., but I don't know if his work includes any international comparisons or if any of it is in print yet. --------------- Jean L. Potuchek Women's Studies Bitnet: jpotuche@gburg Gettysburg College Internet:jpotuche@cc.gettysburg.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 16:04:25 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beth Rushing Subject: Re: women's culture In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:30:10 EDT from I don't know if it will fit your needs, but Lisa Lewis' _Gender Politics and MTV_ might be something to consider. Also if you look at advertising, Diane Barthel's _Putting on Appearances: Gender and Advertising_ is worth a look. Beth Rushing NRUSHING@KENTVM (bitnet) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 13:19:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: Women and Sexuality You probably know these works, but I'll tell you anyway, just in case: *Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality* edited by Carole S. Vance (1984) published by Routledge Keegan Paul. The essay by Ellen DuBois and Linda Gordon called "Seeking Ecstacy on the Battlefield: Danger and Pleasure in Nineteenth-century Feminist Sexual thought" is especially defining. The book is a bibliographic treasure trove. *The Powers of Desire: The Politics of Sexuality* edited by Ann Snitow, Christine Stansell, and Sharon Thompson (1983) New Feminist Library: Monthly Review Press, 155 West 23rd St., New York, NY 10011 *Sex, Power and Pleasure* by Mariana Valverde (1985) published by The Women's Press, #204-229 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R4. This is a very personal exploration but interesting for the questions it raises. And while this next one isn't directly on sex, I'd read Andrea Dworkin's *Right Wing Women* (1983) Wideview/Pedgree Books: George Putnam's Sons, 200 Madison Avenue. NY, NY 10016. Provocative and an interesting counterweight to the above. Then there's the Journal of the History of Sexuality published by the University of Chicago Press. All the best, Rosie PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:24:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "RHODNEY WARD, (812) 855-4334W/336-4829H" Subject: women and nature Dr. Carolyn Merchant, a professor in the Conservation and Resource Studies Department at UC Berkeley has done some very interesting work on ecofeminism. I don't remember titles of books, but she did recently release a book on the subject. She has also written several critical articles in various journals (UTNE Reader comes to mind). Hope this helps, Rhodney (812)336-4829 h (812)855-4334 w Oops! The email address should read: roward@iubacs.bitnet roward@ucs.indiana.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 16:05:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NAME Subject: Re: Help with work and family issues class You might try Phyllis Moen's book, "Working Parents: Transformations in Gender Roles and Public Policies in Sweden" (Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1989) for a discussion of the Swedish system. Kristin Esterberg (kesterberg@vax1.umkc.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 17:46:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "E_Dean.Detrich" <22743MGR@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Re: Help with work and family issues class In-Reply-To: The letter of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 11:36:00 PDT > I've given my students an assignment for my work and family issues class and > several of them are coming to me because they cannot find sources in the > library. I'm haning them compare supports for working parents (child care, > flextime, paid parental leave, etc.) by governments and/or companies in anot > country with those in the US. Are there any sources that you might suggest > that I could tell them to look at? Any specifically on France or Australia? > Thanks in advance for your help. > Carol E. > IN%"CEDELMAN@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU" For a good over view of French social support for families consult "Le Quid", a publication not unlike the various American almanacs but containing much more information. Check in the index for "Prestations familiales." There are many services provided by the state and others prescribed by the state. "Le Quid" is republished yearly and is a treasure trove. ---- E. Dean DETRICH 22743mgr@msu.bitnet Department of Romance and Classical Languages 22743MGR@MSU.EDU Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 18:21:07 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 14:52:00 EDT from re: the masculine domination of women and nature and the connection and relationship between the two -- In addition to Susan Griffin's WOMEN AND NATURE, which was already sug- gested, you might be interested in checking out Marilyn French's BEYOND POWER, Carol McMillan's WOMEN, REASON, AND NATURE, Anne Wilson Schaef's WOMEN'S REALITY, Mary Daly's GYN/ECOLOGY, and Elizabeth Fisher's WOMEN'S CREATION. - Allan Hunter ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 18:27:01 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Patt" Subject: Re: women's culture In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:30:10 EDT from Vickie, you might want to look at the following if you want to include minor- ity women: Anzaldua, Gloria, BORDERLANDS: LA FRONTERA /THE NEW MESTIZA (San Francisco: Aunt Lute's Press, 1987) While not exactly a novel, Anzaldua shares portions of her story and how she's dealt with her own cultural myths of what being a latina means. Bambara, Toni Cade, THE SALT EATERS (New York: Random House, 1980) Toni is at her best when pushing against the boundaries of fixed images in this society. In this book, she deals the the older notions of healing as an art as it is in- corporated into the more scientific notion of healing. Don't know if GORILLA, MY LOVE by her might suit your purposes, but you might take a look at it. Gibson, Mary Ellis, ed. NEW STORIES BY SOUTHERN WOMEN (Columbia: University of South CArolina Press, 1989) A lovely potpourri of stories that deal with the role of food in the social culture of women and family; the portent of change felt by women in response to their culture, mythical and non-mythical. These are just a few..Good Luck! Patt McRae University of South Carolina ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 15:43:26 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Josephine Anemaet Subject: Actor? Actress? Would it perhaps make more sense to do as a professor of mine suggested years ago: Whenever women speak/write about people they should use the feminine, just as men have always assumed that everything is masculine. She did not like the he/she, men/women, etc and urged us to always speak as if everything revolves around women, while the men in her class were invited to continue to use the masculine voice. Jos Anemaet anemaetj@ccmail.orst.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 19:20:36 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: We need your Feedback Again. A few weeks ago I had questions regarding how to decide which courses would be crosslisted in W.S. Several of you responded with clear guidelines on how to rate courses for consideration. Thank you - yesterday our university's undergrad curriculum committee passed the proposal for a minor in Women's Studies. The proposal now goes to the VPAA and President then to the Board of Regents. We have passed a major hurdle. The president is supportive and we believe the program will be implemented. But this hurdle has brought reactions from mostly males who want the committee (ad hoc for 1.5 yrs now) to become a real committee with appts made thru VPAA or Senate's Committee on Committees. Among us, we are concerned that in the past year membership has been self selected and the energy level has been very high. We have accomplished a lot. If appts are made by someone in the administration it seems as though there is too much room for wrong choices and diffusion of the energy we have accumulated. HOw do other programs manage membership on the Women's Studies Advisory Board and on other related committees??? We also have begun an annual symposium for women (this year's theme -Families: a world Perspective). Membership on the symposium committee has also been self selected, also. If any of you can share your experiences regarding appointment and membership to the women's studies and related committees, I would surely appreciate the feedback. Donna Phillips PHILDON@MOREKYPR ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 20:11:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura.Julier" <21798JUL@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Genesis and women Have your graduate student try GREEN PARADISE LOST by Elizabeth Dodson Gray (Wellesley, MA: Roundtable Press, 1979, 1981). ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 20:35:18 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "J. MASON-GRANT" <42131_3645@UWOVAX.UWO.CA> Subject: women and nature The title of Carol Merchant's most well-known work (someone else referred to it) is The Death of Nature. The book traces the way in which "nature" is coded as female in the development of modern science... a "coding" that is not really all that subtle! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 20:40:24 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: K_COOK@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: The Personal is Political??!? Here's an interesting dilemma. This is the season for student term papers and one of my criminology students is writing his paper on acquaintance rape. He came to my office hours after class today and asked me to read what he was intending to be the opening paragraph of his paper. The first sentence was a call for redefining some coerced sex into "justifiable rape"! I was ready to explode, but I kept my cool and kept reading. He offered a hypothetical situation where a man and woman are having sexual intercourse, consensually, and then "suddenly" the woman says she wants to stop and tells him to get off her, according to my student he is justified if he continues sexual intercourse despite her desire to stop. Also, and this is where it gets really twisted, this student claims that this hypothetical man is being raped (emotionally) by not bying allowed to finish the act AND that the woman is committing a crime by not letting him. well, it took me a few minutes to gather my composure. I went on to explain to this student that even if they were engaged in sex consensually for him to force the completion of sex after she said to stop he is committing rape, in my eyes. But in the eyes of the law, it would not be considered rape. He said he could/would call it justifiable rape since she reneged on her original consent, and a man should not have to stop mid-stride just because a woman says so. I argued that with his logic applied, women lose all autonomy and control in their sexual lives once penetration occurs consensually and by the same token men are not able to control their sexual desires. Finally, I asked him why would any man want to continue having sex with a woman who just said she did not want to be with him? The tragic punchline is that the scenario is a personal experience of this student, he eventually confided in me. I probed to find out what he did in this situation, did he force her to continue? He said he had not, that he left but he was frustrated and angry and has been struggling with trying to figure out if he is rapist. Since he left and did not continue to engage in sex with this woman I would be reluctant to call him a rapist, but it certainly does offer some interesting questions, ay? What do you all think of this? How would you have handled this student? I eventually told him that he can present his opinions in his term paper, provided it is based on the evidence presented in the paper. This is my standard response to anyone who wants to present opinions in their papers. Term papers are due May 12th. Kimberly J. Cook k_cook@unhh.unh.edu  ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 23:00:15 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Frank Dane Subject: Re: We need your Feedback Again. In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 19:20:36 EDT from Our (recently approved) program selected an advisory committee through nominations from the organizing committee members. These nominations were submitted to the program director, who was free to accept (and ask) the nominee or choose others. After this first attempt to create a committee, the director (presumably in consultation with the current committee) will decide who will be asked to serve on the advisory committee. Service on the committee is recognized by the dean and other relevant people as a legitimate committee assignment (i.e. it can be used as a reason to refuse to serve on some other committee), but that service is clearly voluntary. (Other assignments to standing committees are made by the college executive committee; the asignee is theoretically free to refuse, but in practice better have a good reason). Francis C. Dane, Assoc. Prof. & Chair Department of Psychology, Mercer University Macon, GA 31207-0001 USA FDANE@UGA.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 23:21:49 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: J.BERG@ACAD.SUFFOLK.EDU Subject: re: We need your Feedback Again. On our campus, the women's studies committee was appointed by the Dean from the beginning--formally. But the small group who initiated it first put together their own list, and suggested it to him as the best people to appoint. He was happy to go along with this. If you haven't done it already, you might try sounding out your Vice President for Academic Affairs to see is she or he would be willing to be guided on appointments by the present ws committee. John Berg j.berg@acad.suffolk.edu (internet) berg@suffolk.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 23:51:37 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: The Personal is Political??!? In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 20:40:24 -0400 from I thought Kimberly Cook handled the student (who wanted to defend rape as "justifiable" under certain circumstances) particularly well. The student's frustration and confusion are real enough as feelings, and to be able to allow him room to analyze and explore the issues may lead to his realization that the woman and her conduct are not the central cause of those feelings. Is that really what the letter of the law says? That a woman can't change her mind once sex has started? I guess it would be a real mess to figure out when it is rape and when it is slow reaction time under such circumstances, but that whole idea that consent (or the appearance of consent) given once has the iron force of a contract is frightening and seems to be lurking in many court cases; but I didn't know it was directly supported by the letter of the law! - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 22:20:00 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ALAURIE@ARIZVMS.BITNET Subject: Re: Women and Sexuality REPLY ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 01:50:31 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sorsha@WAM.UMD.EDU Subject: women performance artists Many thanks to all who sent me information on women performance artists! :-) Laurie sorsha@wam.umd.edu -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Send burnt offerings to....."I don't FEEL tardy." - DLR.........IT'S GROOVE... ...sorsha@wam.umd.edu..............................................O'CLOCK!.... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 11:39:11 IST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jessica nevo Subject: Re: women's culture In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Apr 1992 18:27:01 EDT from my name is jessica nevo, i\m an argentinian born living in israel for the last 13 years, i have been recently connected to the network. i work at the womens s tudies program at the haifa university and active in public education against v iolence and pornography, work with social workers on feminist issues and therap y. anyone interested in cooperation, information , i would be glad to answer jessica nevo women\s studies dept of sociology univ of haifa bitnet rsso795@haifauvm ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 09:50:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Candice Feldt Subject: Re: feminist seders And here is yet another alternative haggadah: A NEW HAGGADAH: A JEWISH LESBIAN SEDER by Judith Stein. Ritually correct secular seder incorporating lesbian-feminist sensibility and politics. $6.00 available in many women's and gay bookstores and from the publisher: Bobbeh Meisehs Press, PO Box 308, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02140. Cheers! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 11:02:28 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jpotuche@CC.GETTYSBURG.EDU Subject: RE:We need your Feedback Again. I think that the question of how the women's studies committee is formed is a thorny one for many programs. At Gettysburg College, in the early days of forming a program, an official Women's Studies Steering Committee was appointed using the same procedures as those used for other faculty committees. Sometime during the first year of its existence (all this was before I arrived at the College), the Steering Committee announced that its research into women's studies had convinced the members that a small, appointed committee was part of a hierarchical model that is antithetical to the goals of women's studies; the Steering Committee disbanded and reformed as the Women's Studies Program Advisory Council, open to any member of the faculty and administration committed to working on the development of women's studies in the College's curriculum. This Advisory Council is still in place. It has been expanded to include interested students and support staff members and is a very strong, active and committed group. I feel that the original Steering Committee members were very courageous and that the openness and inclusiveness of the Advisory Council (which really does much more than advise) has been critical in the success of Women's Studies at Gettysburg. The all-volunteer advisory council has not been a perfect solution, however. When I arrived at the College in 1989, members were feeling very frustrated that there was no official recognition of this hard-working group and that all their efforts garnered no credit for committee service. So, during my first year with the program (when I benefitted from a certain aura of credibility that came with being the "outside expert brought in to develop the women's studies program"), I sat down with the members of the Executive Committee of the faculty to negotiate a compromise. Here are the basic elements of that compromise: (1) The Women's Studies Program Advisory Council is now an official part of the college's governance structure with its members' names listed on the Committee Membership list that is published each year. (2) The Women's Studies Program Advisory Council is not appointed by the Executive Committee or elected by the faculty, but remains open to all those willing to make the commitment that service on the Council requires. (It is more work than many committees.) (3) The Women's Studies Program recognizes the legitimate interests of the Executive Committee in controlling the size of faculty committees and in ensuring that women are represented on all major committees rather than being concentrated on a few, and we agree that only 3 faculty members of the Advisory Council (which currently numbers over twenty) will get credit for this as an official committee assignment. (The rest must also serve on another committee.) (4) The Women's Studies Program Advisory Council retains the right to designate which three of its members will get official committee service credit. (We rotate this on an annual basis and so far have had no trouble reaching a consensus, using criteria of need, on which three members should be designated.) This system has now been in place for three years and is working well. The Women's Studies Program has a reputation on campus as a place where exciting things are happening and the Advisory Council is known as a very dynamic working group. (As a result, it grows a bit larger each year.) The faculty has learned that large committees are not necessarily inefficient and the Executive Committee has been fairly sanguine about this breach of its power to appoint. At this point, there is some feeling on the Council that three official committee slots is not enough, and we will probably try to renegotiate this element of our compromise next year. I apologize for the length of this message, but hope that the mechanics of our system will be helpful to other programs facing similar dilemmas. --------------- Jean L. Potuchek Women's Studies Bitnet: jpotuche@gburg Gettysburg College Internet:jpotuche@cc.gettysburg.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 08:27:08 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Betty J Glass Subject: Re: The Personal is Political??!? In-Reply-To: Allan Hunter "Re: The Personal is Political??!?" (Apr 29, 11:51pm) In the currently released movie, "American Me," this sort of situation is portrayed. A woman engages in consentual intercourse but calls it to a halt when it becomes coerced sodomy. I would venture a guess that this is the sort of situation modern law just hasn't addressed. Betty Glass glass@equinox.unr.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 11:44:12 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lucy Candib MD Subject: parenthood and tenure At the recent conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, members of the Women's Network began questionning medical school policies around tenure and parenthood. People wanted to know what kinds of variations on tenure-track had been devised or tried or adopted in other university settings for people (usually women) who wished to slow or alter the tenure clock. I would be interested in hearing (and then forwarding to the Network) whatever successful policies are currently around, and hearing about what kinds of things people would like to try to have accepted as policy. Thanks Lucy M. Candib, M.D. Family Health and Social Service Center 875 Main St. Worcester, Massachusetts 01610 508-756-3528 lcandib@umassmed.ummed.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 11:51:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: John Kellermeier Subject: Genesis and women In trying to establish the connection between Genesis and the domination of Women and Nature, your graduate student might be interested in the interpretations of Genesis as attacking the prehistoric goddess worshipping, earth honoring societies which were prevalent before Genesis was written. This information can be found in Eisler, Riane. _The_Chalice_and_the_Blade:_Our_History,_Our_Future_. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987 Gadon, Elinor W. _The_Once_and_Future_Goddess_. San Francisco: Harper & Row , 1989. Stone, Merlin. _When_God_Was_a_Woman_. New York: Harvest, 1976. ` ` ` ` ` ` ` John Kellermeier +----------+ ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` Department of Mathematics | Fight | ` ` ` ` SUNY Plattsburgh | Racism | ` ` ` ` Plattsburgh, New York 12901 | Fight | ` ` ` (518) 564-4134 | Rape | ` ` ` ` +----------+ ` ` ` BITNET: kellerjh.snyplava ` INTERNET: kellerjh.splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 13:39:27 ECT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sara Reiter Subject: Women in Business courses I have the opportunity to develop an experimental Women in Business type course in the School of Management. If anyone has a syllabus from such a course or knows of schools or colleagues offering such a course, could they contact me privately? Thank you Sara Reiter School of Management State University of New York at Binghamton SREITER@BINGVMB ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 16:38:06 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RPARLIN@NEPTUNE.UARK.EDU Subject: Withdrawal of consent to sex In her 1988 law review article, Martha Chamallas wrote: "[T]he intractably sexist nature of the legal concept of consent is most evident in cases involving the victim's revocation of consent. In three recent cases [People v. Vela, 172 Cal.App.3d 327, 218 Cal.Rptr. 161 (1985); Battle v. State, 287 Md. 675, 414 A.2d 1266 (1980); and State v. Way, 297 N.C. 293, 254 S.E.2d 760 (1979)], courts have held that a victim may not revoke consent if she initially consented to intercourse and penetration has already occurred. Two of these cases [Battle and Way] involve an allegation of rape by an acquaintance of the victim and, in each of the cases, the victim voluntarily accompanied the defendant to a bedroom. The victims testified that they had never given their consent to intercourse and that they were brutalized and raped. "The issue of revocation of consent surfaced in each of these three cases during jury deliberations. The jurors asked for clarification of the legal notion of consent. In particular, the jury inquired whether consent could be withdrawn by the victim. In each case, the convictions were overturned because the trial judge did not clearly charge that consent could be withdrawn only prior to penetration." From Chamallas, Consent, equality, and the legal control of sexual conduct, 61 Southern California Law Review 777, 816-817 (1988) As far as I have been able to determine, all those cases are still good law. Ruth Parlin University of Arkansas Law School Library Waterman Hall Fayetteville, AR 72701 rparlin@neptune.uark.edu 501/575-5834 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 16:24:00 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "AVRIL TORRENCE, ENGLISH DEPT. LOC. 5945" Subject: Re: women's culture The "musts" that you requested will I hope include Barbara Walker's -The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects-. Also -The Moon and the Virgin-has met with much success with students. Avril Torrence atorrence@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca