========================================================================= Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:11:35 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "R. CHATTERJEE" Subject: Re: Construction of whiteness Amy: You find the following useful: "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" in Peace and Freedom, July/August 1989 by Peggy McIntosh. A longer version of this article which is excerpted from her working paper, "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies" (1988) is available from Peggy McIntosh at Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA 02181; (617) 431-1453. Hope this helps. Ranita RCHATTER@UWOVAX.UWO.CA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 07:58:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Format of messages to WMST-L (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, "[revised]" will appear in the subject header. Here is section one: 1) "IS THERE A PREFERRED FORMAT TO USE FOR MESSAGES SENT TO THE LIST (I.E., TO WMST-L@UMDD OR WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU)?" Yes. First of all, ALWAYS put your name and e-mail address at the end of every posting. (It is important that people be able to contact you privately if they wish, and some mail systems do not identify the writer anywhere in the header.) Also, please include a meaningful subject heading, so that people will know whether your message deals with a topic of interest to them. Finally, if you are replying to someone else's posting, BRIEFLY quote or summarize that posting before you offer your reply. Doing so will make your message clearer and avoid confusion. (New subscribers are continually joining the list; they may not have read the original message. And since a number of topics are often being discussed on the list at any given moment, even long-time subscribers may not remember what prompted your remarks unless you remind them.) ******************* ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:39:21 LCL Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sandym@MIT.EDU Subject: Trinh Min-ha's films I'm almost positive that Women Make Movies (212-925-0606) carry some of her films. Even if they don't carry this one, they are generally very helpful and will probably be able to tell you how to find this one or how to contact the filmmaker herself to get the information. I've found them to be really a good resource for such things. -- Sandy Martin, Womens-Studies@MIT.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:29:56 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: reza Subject: feminist faculty researching child sexual abuse I would appreciate any help in finding feminist grad programs (and faculty) dealing with child sexual abuse. I'm looking for an entry-level program (I have a B.A.). Although any information will be helpful, I am especially interested in the question of oral history -- ie most books i've read have been adults speaking about past abuse. I would like to know if any work is being done with children survivors. Please respond privately. Thanks, Maria Giangiulio (borrowing SAZ6176@OBERLIN.BITNET) Oberlin College ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:07:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Four calls for papers I have received the following four calls for papers: 1) Women and Texts in Prerevolutionary France 2) Postcolonial, Emergent, and Indigenous Feminism (SIGNS) 3) Sexuality (GENDER AND SOCIETY) 4) Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ******************************************************* CONFERENCE "WOMEN AND TEXTS IN PREREVOLUTIONARY FRANCE" May 7 - 9, 1993 The conference will take place at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It will focus on questions related to the subject of French women as producers of texts in prerevolutionary France. Papers are invited in 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 a one-page abstract by SEPTEMBER 15, 1992 [sorry--announcement just arrived], to Hanna Fournier or Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, MARGOT Project, Department of French, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada (telephone 519-885-1211, ext. 2249 or 3554). *********************************************************** Call for papers: SIGNS: JOURNAL OF WOMEN IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY seeks submissions for a special issue on postcolonial, emergent, and indigenous feminism, slated for publication in 1995. The special issue editors welcome theoretical and historical approaches and are especially interested in interdisciplinary and comparative work. Articles that address women's activism and the theorizing of social change in colonial, neocolonial, and postcolonial contexts are particularly welcome. Please submit articles (in triplicate) no later than September 1, 1993, to SIGNS, 495 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Please observe guidelines in the "Notice to Contributors" printed in this issue of the journal. For further information about this special issue, contact Joanna O'Connell, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 34 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant Street S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; telephone 612-625-0110; or Angelita Reyes, Department of Women's Studies, 486 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; telephone 612-626-7824. ******************************************************* ARTICLES FOR GENDER & SOCIETY Articles are sought by GENDER & SOCIETY for its special issue on sexuality, which will explore the gendered nature of sexual experience. Topics of interet include cultural and social structural analyses of sexual identities, sexual behaviors, sexual relationships, sex communities, sexual law and social policy, social activism around sexuality, and sexual representation in all forms of knowledge. Of special interst is research that explores, illustrates, or illuminates the linkages between systems of gender, race, and class oppression and heterosexuality as an institution. Historical and comparative studies and all methodological or theoretical approaches are welcome. Beth Schneider, University of California, is the special issue editor. The anticipated publication date is September 1994. Each paper must be accompanied by a $10 submission fee (payable to GENDER & SOCIETY) and must be submitted by May 1, 1993, to Margaret L. Anderson, Editor, GENDER & SOCIETY, Department of Sociology, c/o Office of the Provost, University of Delaware, 129 Hullihen hall, Newark, DE 19716. *********************************************************** THE THIRD NATIONAL GRADUATE STUDIES CONFERENCE ON LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND GAY STUDIES April 15 - 17, 1993 Papers and proposals for workshops, panels, and roundtable discussions are sought for "Inside and Out": The Third National Graduate Studies Conference on Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies, to take place at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Questions that proposals might address include: In what ways are lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people in and out of the closet? Does grassroots activism intersect with academe? How are lesbian, gay, and bisexual people of color marginalized inside or outside their communities? Similarly, how are those who have disabilities or who come from working-class backgrounds marginalized? Abstracts must be received by DECEMBER 1, 1992; send to Inside and out, c/o Program in American Studies, 104 Scott Hall, University of Minnesota, 72 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455-0225. ******************************************************* ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:53:46 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: mmurrain@HAMP.HAMPSHIRE.EDU Subject: Re: RE:construction of whiteness >>Actually the most useful work done on this has been by American Black >>Muslims, with Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X being perhaps the most >>articulate. > >I would just like to say that this is perhaps some of the most sexist work I >have read, as well. Here's just a sample. "The trickiest in existence is the >black woman and the white man...It is this evil black woman in North America >who does not want to do right and holds the man back from saving himself." >(James Cone, Martin and Malcolm and America, Orbis, 1991) > I am not saying that Malcom X does not have valuable insights to offer on the >construction of whiteness, but it must be viewed in light of his ultra-sexist >views. I certainly agree that the views of many (if not most - especially male) Black nationalists are sexist. But I guess it bothers me that they are called "ultra-sexist". I doubt that they are any more sexist than our society as a whole. I think that we need to think *very* carefully about the context in which these folks formulated thier ideas. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michelle Murrain School of Natural Science,Hampshire College Amherst, MA 01002 Voice:(413) 549-4600 x688 email: mmurrain@hamp.hampshire.edu Feminism in/and science and technology: fist@hamp.hampshire.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:13:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: jobs and other opportunities I have received the following three announcements: 1) Job opening: Director of W.S., Emory University 2) Rockefeller postdoctoral fellowship, U. of Minnesota 3) Heldt Prize in Slavic Women's Studies For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************* Director of Women's Studies Emory University We are seeking a senior level person to direct an innovative, interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate program in Women's Studies. Specialization and discipline open, but excellence in scholarship and teaching a must; experience in developing and administering a women's studies, or other interdisciplinary program, highly desirable. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, materials and three letters of reference to: Search Committee, Women's Studies Program, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia 30322. We will begin considering applications DECEMBER 1, 1992. Emory University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. *********************** ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Humanist-in-Residence Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Feminist Students UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA One Rockefeller Humanist-in-Residence Fellowship will be awarded in 1993-94 to a postdoctoral scholar to work on a book-length original manuscript relating the theme "Theorizing Female Diversity: The Social Construction of Difference." The Center encourages interdisciplinary proposals that contribute to the development of a feminist theory and move toward a richer understanding of the multiple dimensions of women's experience along racial, ethnic, class and other lines. The fellow will receive a stipend between $25,000 and $35,000 depending upon qualifications and will be in residence from September 15, 1993 to June 15, 1994. Applications are due JANUARY 15, 1993. Appointment will be made April 1, 1993. For information contact: Center for Advanced feminist Studies, University of Minnesota, 496 Ford Hall, 224 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-626-0825. ************************************************************** HELDT PRIZE The Association of Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS) will for the fifth consecutive year award the Heldt Prize for the best books and articles in Slavic women's studies. To be considered for the 1992 prize, articles must have been published between AUGUST 1, 1991 and SEPTEMBER 1, 1992, and not have been submitted previously for consideration. The award includes a modest cash prize and will be presented at the annual convention of the AWSS in Phoenix in NOVEMBER 1992. Authors should send copies of proposed articles to each member of the selection committe: Professor Norma C. Noonan, Chair, AWSS Awards Committee, 10224 Rich Road, Bloomington, MN 55437; Dr. Diana Green, AWSS Awards Committee, 104 Adams Street, Keene, NH 03431; and Dr. Rochelle Ruthchild, AWSS Awards Committee, 137 Coolidge Street, Brookline, MA 02146. **************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:23:01 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 Subject: Emory I would appreciate hearing privately from anyone on the list who has more detailed information about the position at Emory Joan just posted. Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:33:54 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: veronica strong-boag Subject: computer pornography I've just joined a University TAsk Force on Appropriate Use of Information Technology as the WS person, but not the only feminist. We have been asked to advise the President on the appropriate use of information technology and fac ilities in the context of the sexual harrassment policy (this requires an individual to press a complaint through a number of channels and has many shortcomings). The advice is to be in the form of implementation procedures which are acceptable to the university community and which can be readily communicated to campus information technology users. We have looked at some other university policies and the recent issue of EDUCOM Review for guidance but other sources would be most welcome. The committee is prepared to recommend that the sexual harrassment policy is not the appropriate vehicle, both because of its failure to deal with systemic abuse and because of its obvious shortcomings with regard to racism, homophobia, etc. Any help would be appreciated! Private replies should be sent to Veronica Strong-Boag, Director, Centre for REsearch in Women's Studies and Gender Relations, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3, 604-822-9175 , fax 6040-822-9169, e-mail: Veronica_Strong-Boag@mtsg.ubc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:10:23 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: tag@CUNYVMS1.GC.CUNY.EDU Subject: THANK YOU I wanted to thank everyone who sent wonderful references to me on silencing. I didn't know where to start and you gave me a place. Thanks again! Peace, Toni Genovese ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:52:36 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NANCY FELIPE RUSSO Subject: SOCIAL CONTROL/STEREOTYPING I've been asked to recommend one-three data-based articles that explain/ document how stereotypes function as a means of social control to preserve and perpetuate institutions (e.g. gender stereotypes preserving inequal wage structure; racial stereotyes preserving school segregation). Any suggestions? I want them for a graduate seminar in psychology, and some of my favorite radical feminist pieces will not "fly." Help! 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: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:09:57 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: SOCIAL CONTROL/STEREOTYPING I don't really have any time right now to look stuff up, but Susan Fiske has done a lot of work on stereotyping that might be relevant, and Abigail Stewart has done work on gender that might be relevant. I'll keep thinking, but either of these could easily be looked up on PsychLit, which is probably available at your library. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:30:47 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sheila Greenbush Subject: SOCIAL CONTROL/STEREOTYPING Refernces In-Reply-To: NANCY FELIPE RUSSO's message of Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:52:36 MST <9210011800.AA22957@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Here are some references about self-concept and television viewing: Primte-time Distortion. (1990, November 26). U.S. News & World Report. McArthur, D.L. (1988). The Portrayal of Men and Women in American Television Commericals. Journal of Social Psychology. 97(2). 209-220. Stemple, D. Sexism in Advertising. (1974). American Journal of Psychoanalysis. 34(3). 271-273. Gunter, B. & Wober, M. (1982). Television viewing and perceptions of women on TV and in real life. in Gunter, B. (1986). Televison and Sex Role Stereotyping. London: John Libbey & Company Ltd. sckg Sheila KIeran-Greenbush Columbia University sheila@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:48:53 LCL Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: sandym@MIT.EDU Subject: Environmental conference The Women's Studies Program at MIT hosted a conference last spring, EN/GENDERING ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING: A Symposium for Scholars, Strategists and Activists. We now have audio tapes of all the sessions available. Topics include: Urban lives; Rural Lives; Military; Government and Economy; Industry; Science for Citizens; and Organizing the Environmental Movement. Each session included 3-5 women scholars, activists and policy-makers. For a complete listing and an order form, please contact: Womens-Studies@MIT.EDU or: Women's Studies, 14E-316, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 07:54:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Difference between LISTSERV and WMST-L (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, "[revised]" will appear in the subject header. Here is section two: 2) "WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LISTSERV@UMDD AND WMST-L@UMDD? HOW DO I TELL WHICH ADDRESS TO USE?" WMST-L@UMDD (or WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU on Internet) should be used ONLY for messages that you wish to send to all WMST-L subscribers. Messages concerning your WMST-L subscription should be sent to LISTSERV@UMDD (or, on Internet, LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU). For example, send messages to LISTSERV, not WMST-L, when you wish to Cancel your subscription: UNSUB WMST-L Stop receiving mail temporarily: SET WMST-L NOMAIL Start receiving mail again: SET WMST-L MAIL See who is subscribed to WMST-L: REVIEW WMST-L NOTE: If you subscribed under a Bitnet address and sent your subscription request to LISTSERV's Bitnet address (LISTSERV@UMDD), you must send ALL subsequent mail to the list's Bitnet addresses. Similarly, if you subscribed under an Internet address and sent your subscription request to LISTSERV's Internet address (LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU), you must send ALL subsequent mail the the list's Internet addresses. If you try to set your subscription to NOMAIL or you try to signoff and are told you don't have a subscription, chances are you are sending your request to the wrong address for LISTSERV. Simply try the other address. (See also section 3) For more extensive information about LISTSERV commands, send LISTSERV the following two-word message: INFO GENINTRO. You'll receive a file entitled LISTSERV.MEMO. (See section 11 for how to retrieve files sent to you in Netdata format.) If you have a question about your subscription that you want a human being to read, do not send it to either WMST-L or LISTSERV. Instead, send it to the list owner, Joan Korenman [KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet) or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet)]. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:51:15 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: caulfield@GW.WMICH.EDU Subject: Needs Assessment for Women's Services We are trying to do a needs assessment of our women students, so that out new office, Women's Resources and Services, can better plan future programs. Unfortunately, we have little information on how to go about this, other than the initial focus groups that we conducted. I would be very interested in knowing of other's work in this area, especially if there are developed questionnaires available. I appreciate any and all information. Please respond to me privately. Sue Caulfield CAULFIELD@GW.WMICH.EDU *****SUBVERT THE DOMINANT PARADIGM***** ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 08:54:04 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ALORD@SATURN.UARK.EDU Subject: 2 calls for papers Please note that the following conferences are being held in cooperation with each other. If you would like to propose two different papers, please submit abstracts to both conferences. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS SOUTH CENTRAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS MARCH 26 & 27, 1993 SCWSA invites submissions FROM: academics and community workers concerned with women and women's issues at all levels. FOR: paper presentations, workshops, symposia, open panel discussions, demonstration projects (e.g., films, videos) or any other format that the submitter wishes. Proposals for one-hour sessions also welcome. ABOUT: the full range of women's experience and women's studies: feminist scholarship in all academic disciplines; women and work; lesbianism; women of color; international issues; older women; women and addiction; women and disability; violence against women; parenting; women and spirituality; or other related topics. DEADLINE for submissions: November 30, 1992 FOR EACH SUBMISSION, please include: - a 300-500 word abstract of proposed presentation - a title page, including - submission title - all authors' names and affiliations (as they wish to appear in the program) - address to which correspondence should be directed - submission format (paper presentation, workshop, etc.) - audio-visual equipment requests SEND COMPLETED PROPOSAL TO: Dr. Angela Howard Zophy SCWSA Vice President & Program Chair Box 400 University of Houston-Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058-1098 (713) 283-3303 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PROPOSALS 4TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WOMEN'S FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS MARCH 25-28, 1993 "WOMEN'S VOICES: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE" CRITERIA for evaluation of program proposals: - relevance to conference theme - diversity of topics and speakers - relevance to women's concerns FORMATS welcome include presentations, research papers, performances, open forums, personal development workshops, panels PARTIAL FINANCIAL AID for presenters may be available. POSSIBLE PROGRAMS TRACKS/TOPICS: Women's Artistic Voices: storytelling, southern/rural music, uncovering women's artistic history, media images of women, Southern women writers Women's Intergenerational Voices: mothers and daughters, ageism, passing down traditions, menopause, caring for parents, young feminists Women's Voices through History/Herstory: rural women's stories, Arkansas women politicians, women in the South: claiming our heritage, women's impact on small towns Women's Challenging Voices: lesbian visibility, sexual harassment, racism and the Arkansas experience, women and disabilities, women and humor Women's Visionary Voices: women waging peace, creating your dream: women as entrepreneurs, women's spirituality, alternative approaches to health, ecofeminism Empowering Women's Voices: claiming our political voice, giving value to our work, single motherhood, international women's voices, fighting povery through networking, uncensoring women's voices PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 November 1992 SUBMISSIONS SHOULD INCLUDE: Name, address, phone Program title Format type Schedule preference: rank 1,2,3 (3/26 a.m., 3/26 p.m., 3/27 a.m., 3/27 p.m., 3/28 a.m.) Program length Program description: no more than 300 words SUBMIT TO: Allyn Lord Conference Program Committee WALK 33, Museum University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 INQUIRIES? Allyn Lord phone: 501-575-3481 Bitnet: ALORD%SATURN.UARK.EDU@UAFSYSB Internet: ALORD@SATURN.UARK.EDU Margaret Hasenmyer phone: 501-575-4657 fax: 501-575-6656 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Allyn Lord The University Museum University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR alord@saturn.uark.edu (Internet) alord%saturn.uark.edu@uafsysb (Bitnet) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 10:46:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara Marantz Subject: Need info re Doctoral Women's studies programs A part-time colleague is looking for a Women's Studies doctoral program to switch to. Metropolitan NY, NJ, CT area preferred. Any information anyone could provide would be much appreciated. Please send information directly to me, not to the list. Thanks for your help Barbara Marantz, Phd. bmarantz@snyescva.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 08:06:19 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: takagi@CATS.UCSC.EDU Subject: whiteness see also the forthcoming book by ruth frankenberg titled something like white matters. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 12:39:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Conference announcements I have received word of the following four conferences: 1) Feminism, Imperialism, and Race (U. of Cincinnati) 2) Women and Social Policy in Comparative Perspective (Columbia) 3) Reproductive Technologies (SUNY Stony Brook) 4) GASAT Association Canadian Conference (U. of Waterloo) For more information, contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ****************************************************** Conference: FEMINISM, IMPERIALISM, AND RACE: INDIA AND BRITAIN University of Cincinnati - October 23-25, 1992 Since imperialism implies a hierarchical structure predicated on superior and inferior participants and feminism theoretically postulates relationships based on equality, these two phenomena have existed in an uneasy tension. This conference will explore feminist critiques of imperialism, the gendering of the axis between metropole and colony, the construction of sexuality, new forms of biography of British women who chose to live in India, and the existence of multiple feminisms within the imperial system. Bringing together three generations of scholars, the objective is to develop new paradigms for the analysis of race, class, and gender among British and Indian women within the British Empire. Featuring lectures, panels, and roundtable discussions, this conference seeks to foster a lively exchange of ideas among presenters and all in attendance. Events are open to faculty, students and the general public. Fees: Preregistration (must be received by Oct. 20): $15 students or $20 faculty and general public. After that, add $5. For more information, contact Barbara N. Ramusack, Department of History, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0373. Messages may be left at (513) 556-2144. ************************************************************ WOMEN AND SOCIAL POLICY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: With Special Attention to the European Communities An International Conference jointly presented by Italian Academy For Advanced Studies in America At Columbia University and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York October 15 - 17, 1992 Kellogg Center, Columbia University New York City For further information, please call: THE ITALIAN ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN AMERICA AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (212) 854-2306 OR ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE (292) 879-4242 ************************************************** Humanities Institute at SUNY Stony Brook Working Conference November 6-7, 1992 "Reproductive Technologies: Narratives, Gender, Culture" Its mission is to bring together scholars working in diverse areas to share their research and perspectives on reproductive technologies. Each session will feature a clinician, a humanist, a historian or legal policy expert, a bioethicist, and a patient focusing on an actual case history. The issues to be considered include gamete ownership, prenatal sex selection, surrogacy, and genetic intervention techniques. For more information, contact the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook, NY 11794-3394; telephone 516-632-7765. ************************************************************** GASAT ASSOCIATION CANADIAN CONFERENCE July 31-August 5, 1993 The GASAT (Gender and Science and Technology) Association announces its first Canadian conference scheduled at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. The GASAT Association provides a forum for individuals and organizations concerned about the inclusion of girls and women in the world of science and technology, from early childhood to work environments. For more information contact Ann Holmes, Ontario Women's Directorate, 480 University Avenue, 2d Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5G1V2, Canada. **************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:10:22 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: S_HUARD@UNHH.UNH.EDU Subject: Catholic Church and Abortion As part of the University of New Hampshire's parents/family weekend, the Catholic Student Center of UNH is sponsoring a speaker from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, a woman who helps direct their pro-life activities (title of lecture: "A failed social ethic : the culture, role and ramifications of legalized abortions of the past two decades"). I remember reading some time ago that the position of the Catholic Church on abortion has been evolutionary and that there have been times when it has not officially proscribed abortion. I would appreciate any sources of information on this topic. Suzanne Huard 603-862-2005 Office of Sponsored Research University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 Internet: s_huard@unhh.unh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:24:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LJCHURCH@OWUCOMCN.BITNET Subject: position announcement Assistant professor, tenure-line position (pending approval) to begin August 1993. Must be capable of offering full range of upper-level courses on history of Middle and South America and introductory survey on Latin America. Capability in one of the following areas desirable: Indians of the Americas, women's history, or the African diaspora. Ph.D. in history (by August 1993) and evidence of strong potential as a teacher, scholar, and contributing member of the university community required. Salary and benefits competitive. Send letter of application summarizing interests and qualifications, c.v., graduta graduate transcripts, three current letters of recommendation, and supporting materials to Dr. R.F. Spall, Jr. Chair, Department of History, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH 43015. Women,ne minorities and the disabled encouraged to apply. Deadline: November 30, 1992. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:39:08 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.BITNET Subject: Freedom of expression vs. hate speech or acts I am the Women's Studies member of a committee attending four symposia on freedom of expression vs. hate speech and acts. Our mission is to propose a policy on dealing with these problems on campus should they arise. Four other campuses (Hartwick College, SUNY/Delhi, SUNY/Cortland, and Broome Community College) are sending participants, and we have had many speakers come to address the issue. The symposium this weekend includes Nadine Strossen, ACLU (keynote speaker), Dinesh D'Souza, Stanley Fish, Leanne Katz, and others. Thus far, our SUNY/Oneonta committee has reached the consensus that we ought not, and cannot, have a campus code, though perhaps we could have a statement of policy. We think we need many opportunities on campus for dialogues, films, workshops -- in other words, an on-going approach based on education about the "other" and on sensitivity. I would appreciate learning about any experiences you have had with this issue on your campus. Do you have a policy? What is your advice? I would be glad to share whatever information I gain at these symposia, if anyone shows an interest. We have an opportunity to help empower women and minorities if we do the right thing. Likewise, we can harm ourselves. As a member of the Affirmative Action Committee, I am also wondering where this drive toward "multiculturalism" will lead our women's movement. Our Women's Studies Program became a Department last spring. I have been teaching our Introduction to Feminist and Gender Studies for the past five years. I am new to E-Mail, and hope I am doing this right. Terry * * * E.T.A. Davidson DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU Professor of English SUNY/Oneonta Oneonta, NY 13820 * * * ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:42:21 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: T350134@UNIVSCVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Freedom of expression vs. hate speech or acts In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:39:08 -0400 from Professor Davidson, I think your concerns are certainly within the purview of this list. Being fairly new at this campus, I have only recently had occassion to deal with some of the issues you bring up. Firstly, there is not codied cam pus code regarding speech. Like your colleagues, most of the faculty/admini- strators believe strongly in *dialogue*. Unfortunately such abstractions does not help me in my role of professor when a student in class refers to Arabs as "brown-skinned, wooly-boogers who I didn't like while I was in Arabia and sure don't know and any discussion of their place in the world is just useless." I might point out that this person, male in this case, has similar attitudes about women which he has expressed, though much more sotto voce, but in similar terms...when he's not trying to flatter me in ways that only bar-hounds inter- pret as flattering. So I went to one of my senior colleagues on the faculty to ask about such policies, how would he suggest handling it [he has the same stud ent in classes] and to talk about how I handled. First: What I did: I told Student that such vulgar references were unaccept- able as a mode of class discussion; that an important part of the college ex- perience was to become more precise in the use of language as a means to focus more narrowly what is being meant and conveyed. Then, because quite frankly I was feeling at a loss and 3 other students in the back were acting as *spoilers * for the anticipated confrontation with the *teach*..I pointed out that Student A had given a fairly accurate version of one side of the argument [ex- cuse me: the argument was an exercise in how does a nation indentify and define its national interest and what variables can we identify to understand that], was there someone else in the class who could provide the opposing argument. I shall be forever eternally greatful to Student B [female, BTW] who slid right in there and did a super job rollling off the counterargument. My Colleague's response: Definitely opposed to styming discourse..even when it is *hate discourse*..however, he points out, "you have a right to be in control of your classroom and you can set the limits as not accepting vulgarities and note to the student that while he certainly is entitled to his point of view,he is not permitted to express it in the vulgarities he used and it is a *dumb* POV; then proceed to systematically, according to the scientific method es- poused in my discipline dismantle his argument. My Colleague also noted that I could take the student aside and, since the student is a mature returning stud- ent close to my own age, point out that the younger students look to him as a role model and that the one he provided that day was lacking in integrity and credibility. Re: Multiculturalism: I teach international relations and am a member of an ethnic minority myself, though my Irish exterior is what others *mark* me by. My field does not allow me any choice but to include a multicultural component in my class..yet I have two minority students who thus far this semster have attended only half the classes and when there loudly accuse the class of being eurocentric. How ironic for a professor who also sits on the Multicultural and Diversity in Curriculum Committe! My approach to them is: If you want to make that argument...and, as it has been generally conceived, it has some validity, then get good at it and thus far all you've given me are poor excuses for poor performances in class. Our area has a troubled history with integration and the committee has been accused of advancing Afro-American interests over those of other minorities..not the case..because of the history in the area and the lack of other minorities, it recommended *starting* with Afro-Americans. Some responses from departments in the *hard* sciences revealed that faculty didn't see/understand/know how a multi-cultural component could be added to those courses. Further investigation revealed that there was indeed some of this going on, the faculty just didn't know how to identify it. Re: Women's Studies: this university is trying to get a Women's Studies minor. .minus any *feminist theory*..the female faculty group on campus refuses to even include the word *political* in any of their projects. Nor were there any political science/women in development/international relations classes included in the proposed curriculum. I can't remember when I last felt as sad as I did that evening as I left that meeting. And since I was the only minority present and most of them didn't know that, there was *no* discussion about multicultur- alism in the proposed curriculum. I don't know if this is what you were looking for or if it was any help..but that's how it is down here in the south on 10-02-92. Patricia McRae T350134@UNIVSCVM ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:37:51 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Bryan Strong: Psychology / UC-Santa Cruz)" Subject: Re: Catholic Church and Abortion Regarding Catholic Church and abortion, it was not until 1869 that Pope Piux IX enacted Apostolicace sedis which provided that human life began with conception. Prior to then, Catholic view was that life did not begin until "animation." A male fetus became animated at 40 days after conception, but a female fetus became animated at 80 days. See John Noonan (a Catholic theologian), "An Almost Absolute Value in History" in his THE MORALITY OF ABORTION: LEGAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (1970). You may find useful information in Laurence Tribe's Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990) and James Mohr's Abortion in America: The Origins and Evolution of National Policy, 1800-1990 (1978). These two books will provide you will useful background information. They argue that religious interest in abortion was spurred by the medical profession, rather than any new moral interest. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 19:14:04 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GWELTY@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU Subject: Re: Catholic Church and Abortion Two other references are Rosalind Petchesky >Abortion and Woman's Choice< (Northeastern, 1990), esp. Part I, and Magie Hume "Under the Influence: The Shaping of Doctrine Against Contraception" >Conscience: A Newsjournal of Prochoice Catholic Opinion< (Vol. 12:xD No. 6, Nov. 1991). Emily Blumenfeld GWELTY@WSU.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 18:35:30 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Eric Plutzer Subject: Catholic Church & Abortion Regarding the Catholic Church and Abortion: Although the official line on abortion is quite straightforward, the debate among Catholic theologians shows a wide variety of views within the Catholic tradition. A modern version of the animation argument (which derives form the question: when does an embryo get a soul?) can be found in: Tauer, Carol A. 1984 "The tradition of probabilism and the moral status of the early embryo." Theological Studies, 45 (No. 1):3-33. Tauer argues that recent developments in embryology and twinning point to the certainty that early embryos have no soul and that early abortion is certainly not murder. By no means is this feminist Catholicism but it illustrates the diversity that can follow logically from orthodox assumptions. Any reading list which includes Petchesky, Mohr, and Tribe should also include: Luker, Kristin 1984 Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood. Berkeley: University of California Press. Among other things, Luker provides a brief synopsis of the Mohr's _Abortion in America_ and an insightful look into the worldviews of Catholic pro-life activists. Eric Plutzer Iowa State U s1.exp@isumvs ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 21:24:40 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.Winkler@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Subject: Catholic Church and abortion Suzanne, there's a brief reference to the Catholic tradition of permitting abortion before 'quickening' in Linda Gordon, Woman's Body, Woman's Right, Birth Control in America, p. 52. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 10:39:00 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KLLLNGTN@VAX1.TCD.IE Subject: eros and the muse I've been asked to present a paper on two (male) poets for a panel whose theme is 'Eros and the Muse'. While I have a general idea of what I want to say and I know who I am going to talk about, I would be interested in receiving any suggestions for readings around the area of the theme. I am familiar with Marcuse and Bataille on erotics, Foucault on the history of sexuality, and Baudrillard on seduction. I am interpreting this theme in terms of love/desire and inspiration as well as the way the notion of artistic creativity is sexualised/eroticised by men. If you see other ways of looking at this theme, I would welcome your suggestions! (I should add that I also am looking at Kristeva's discussion of love/desire). Please reply privately if you feel your response is tangential to the list; but I assume others might be interested in suggestions about readings. Thank you! --Karlin Lillington Department of Modern English Trinity College, Dublin klllngtn@vax1.tcd.ie ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 08:27:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Authorization to post messages (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, "[revised]" will appear in the subject header. Here is section three: 3) "I'VE TRIED TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST, BUT I RECEIVED A MESSAGE BACK SAYING THAT I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. I'M A SUBSCRIBER--WHY WAS I TOLD I'M NOT AUTHORIZED?" Most of the time, this problem occurs when someone subscribes under one address and then tries to post under a different address (e.g., she/he subscribes under a Bitnet address and then tries to post from an Internet address). The WMST-L software recognizes subscribers by their e-mail address. If you subscribe under a Bitnet [or Internet] address, you have to send all messages to LISTSERV and WMST-L from that same address. If you are unsuccessful posting a message to the list's Bitnet address, try sending the message to the list's Internet address. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 08:51:16 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: elizabeth bounds Subject: catholic church and abortion One other resource is Beverly Harrison, Our Right To Choose (Beacon, early 80's ) which reviews Catholic and Protestant positions from a feminist perspective. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 09:25:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Tori Subject: abortion and the Catholic Church Useful history and information on abortion and related issues of sexuality, as viewed by the Catholic Church, may also be found in Uta Ranke-Heinemann's _Eunuchs For the Kingdom of Heaven: Women, Sexuality, and the Catholic Church._ Tori tori@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 09:49:35 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: perreaul@ACS.UCALGARY.CA Subject: Re: Freedom of expression vs. hate speech or acts In-Reply-To: <9210022357.AA22295@acs1.acs.ucalgary.ca>; from "T350134@UNIVSCVM.B As a white woman teaching feminist literary theory, African American women's writing, various "minority" writings, and always affirming lesbian writing/writers, who is trying all this in a mostly white, conservative community in southern Alberta (Canada), I've opened my classes, and included on my course outline the following statement: "Any point of view will be welcomed in discussion except those that contend that one race, sex, or sexual orientation is superior to another." The students (particularly the young men) may not like it, but they accept it, or they leave. The ideological principle of "equality" though not , obviously, enacted, works to supress "discussion" which can be no more than the kind of showcase you describe for bigotry and abuse. Jeanne Perreault Dept. of English U. of Calgary Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N9 perreaul@acs.ucalgary.ca ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 11:57:56 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Yet more on Barbie The Barbie topic has made it to edstat-l, where a discussion of differences in men's and women's brains and ability to do math is occuring. ARRGH! I lifted the posting below from edstat-l to keep folks up to date. Arnie ******************************************************************************** Arnie Kahn, Psychology, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (703) 568-3963 - day fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (preferred) (703) 434-0225 - night fac_askahn@jmuvax (703) 568-3322 - fax ******************************************************************************** Subject: Math sure is tough!, says Barbie. Sender: Statistics Education Discussion To: "Arnold S. Kahn" , MATTEL OFFERS TRADE OF MATH-HATING BARBIES El Segundo, Calif. -- The makers of "Teen Talk" Barbie, stung by criticism that the talking dolls utter sexist remarks, offered to let offended customers trade their toy in for a mute model. But the proposal didn't silence the American Association of University Women, which this week demanded that Mattel Toys recall the talking Barbies. The association says the new dolls promote sexism and could discourage girls from success in math, since one of the phrases they are programmed to say is: "Math class is tough!" Association President Sharon Schuster said girls who want a talking doll are unlikely to be satisfied with a tongue-tied Barbie. Mattel refused to recall the dolls, which retail for about $25. --Associated Press ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 13:02:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: POHLHAUS@VUVAXCOM.BITNET Subject: RE: abortion and the Catholic Church Any list of authors regarding the position of the Catholic Church and abortion should include Sidney Callahan. In addition to a book which she co-edited with he husband Daniel she has several articles in _Commonweal_ a periodical edited by laypersons since its inception for the informed Catholic lay reader. Gaile M. Pohlhaus Pohlhaus@vuvaxcom ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 13:36:01 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 Subject: New Film Review Added A review of the film "Claire of the Moon" was broadcast today on "The Women's Show" (WMNF-FM in Tampa) and is now available on the FILM FILELIST. To obtain a copy of this review send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV49 FILM To obtain a list of all available film reviews, send a message to the same Listserv address that says: INDEX FILM . To get more than one file, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The number of files you can request on any calendar day is limited to twenty. The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent just one woman's opinion at a particular time. We have 1100 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 1099 other views. If you would like to share yours, please do NOT do so on the WMST-L itself, but send your messages to me personally at the addresses below. Thanks. Linda Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 13:40:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "ESPOSITO, JACKIE" Subject: Title IX Title IX legislation was passed into law in 1972. I am conducting a research study into the changes and effects undertaken in colleges & universities to comply with the strictures of Title IX. Any bibliographic references or comments about documentable activities at specific universities would be appreciated. Please send info to me personally (e-mail address below). Thanks in advance for your help. Jackie Esposito Penn State University JRE@PSULIAS.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 11:09:58 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Bryan Strong: Psychology / UC-Santa Cruz)" Subject: Re: eros and the muse Plato was the first to discuss eros and creativity in his dialogue Phaedrus ..... Bryan Strong UC-Santa Cruz bartleby@cats.ucsc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 15:27:24 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: teaching typing on computer Can anyone recommend a good, fun software program to teach a 9-year old how to type on the computer? Thanks in advance, and please reply privately, Stephanie Riger u29322@UICVM.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 16:12:53 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MEGMCLAU@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Subject: Church and Abortion In addition to the excellent references provided by earlier posters, you might look at John Noonan's earlier book, Contraception--pub. in 1962 I think. It is catholic and certainly non-feminist, but he is a real scholar, and he presents the evidence concerning Christian leaders' historical views on abortion without fudging. I recommend, in particular, the earlier chapters, on the early Christian and medi- eval periods. They make it clear that while Christian bishops and theologians have almost always viewed abortion as sinful, they have not always equated it with murder, as modern fanatics do. Megan McLaughlin, Dept. of History, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana Bitnet: megmclau@uiuc.vmd Internet: megmclau@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 08:43:38 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GWELTY@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU Subject: Some info on V-P candidate Stockdale. /* Written 6:32 am Oct 3, 1992 by cberlet in cdp:elections.usa */ /* ---------- "Perot's VP Stockdale & Racism" ---------- */ Stockdale and the Rockford Institute by Chip Berlet Perot's choice for running mate, James Bond Stockdale, has a history of afilliations that raise questions concerning his sensitivity to issues of racial justice and sexism. Stockdale served as the president of the Citadel, a southern military academy that gained noteriety for allowing racially- based harassment of African-American cadets and for its policies discriminating against women. More troubling is Stockdale's current service on the Board of the Rockford Institute, a leading right-wing think that helped formulate the battle plan for the "Culture War" discussed at the Republican convention. The Rockford Institute has drifted so far to the right in recent years that even elements of the so-called "New Right" have raised questions concerning examples of anti- Semitism and racism creeping into the Institute's publications. When an employee of Rockford suggested the Institute was allowing anti-Jewish themes to emerge, he was summarily fired, locked out of his office, and his possessions stacked in the street. Margaret Quigley of Political Research Associates has studied the Rockford Institute and concludes that it now has adopted many core themes of the European neo-fascist movements, including the aristocratic fascism of Le Pen and Benoist, and the more earthy "Third Position," which is a re-packaged ideology based on national socialism, the early political basis of Hitler's Nazi movement. Rockford promotes a Euro-centric brand of white supremacy, considers Jews to have brought an "alien" culture to the U.S., and is anti-immigrant. Stockdale's position on the board of the Rockford Institute is certain to raise questions about his own political beliefs in these matters, and at the very least shows an alarming lack of sensitivity to racial issues. -30- ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 09:35:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Stopping mail temporarily (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, "[revised]" will appear in the subject header. Here is section four: ****************** 4) "I'M GOING ON VACATION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. CAN I STOP MAIL WHILE I'M AWAY, OR DO I HAVE TO UNSUBSCRIBE?" You can stop mail temporarily by sending the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet): SET WMST-L NOMAIL When you want mail to start arriving again, send the following message to the same address: SET WMST-L MAIL Note: BE SURE TO SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 16:20:25 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ILAPP@SUVM.BITNET Subject: Nike Ads & Gender In the Sex Roles class that I am a teaching assistant for we have the students doing content analysis of advertisement. They are learning about the teaching and portrayal of gender in the media. A number of student have sung the praises of the current Nike sneaker campaign for women. Have others seen it and what do they think? What follows is the text from one of the ads entitled: "Did you ever wish you were a boy?" "Did you? Did you for one moment or one breath or one heartbeat beating over all the years of your life, wish, even a little, that you could spend it as a boy? Honest. Really. Even if you got over it. Did you ever wish that you could be a boy just so you could do boy things (in italics) and not hear them called boy things, (in italics) did you wnat to climb trees and skin knees and be third base and not hear the boys say, Sure, play, but that means you have to be (in italics) third base. Oh ha ha ha. (in italics) But did you ever (in italics) wish you were a boy just because there were boys, (in italics) and there were girls (in italics) and they were them, (in italics) and we were, well, we weren't them (in italics) and we knew there must be a difference because everybody kept telling us there was. But what was it? You never knew. Like you knew (in italics) that you were a girl (you run like a girl you throw like a girl you girl you) in italics and that was great, that was swell, but you couldn't help wondering what it would be like if you ... had been ... a boy.(in italics) And if you could have been a boy, what difference would it have made? Would it have made you faster, cuter, cleaner? And if you were (in italics) a boy, this incredibly bouncing boy, what boy would you have been? All the time knowing no two boys are alike any more than all girls are. So you wake up. And you learn we all have differences (Yes!) You learn we all ahve similarities (Right!) You learn to stop lumping everybody in the world into two separate categories, or three, or four, or any at all (Finally!) And you learn to stop beating yourself over the head for things that weren't wrong in the first place. And one day when you're out in the world running, feet flying dogs barking smiles grinning, you'll hear those immortal words calling, calling inside your head Oh you run like a girl (in italics) and you will say shout scream whisper call back Yes. What exactly did you think I was? (in italics) Just do it." (copywrited, Nike Inc. 1992) What do you think???? --Ian Lapp ILAPP@SUVM Sociology Department Syracuse University ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 08:19:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: WMST-L digest (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section five: 5) "DOES WMST-L EXIST IN A DIGEST FORMAT?" Yes. Since the end of January, 1992, WMST-L has had a digest option. If you choose this option, you will receive each day one large file containing most of the WMST-L messages of the past day (messages that should not have been sent to the list to begin with are omitted). On days when the mail volume warrants it, I'll break the digest into several files rather than one; you'll automatically receive them all. If you would like to receive the daily digest file rather than individual mail messages, you should send the following 2-line e-mail message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if your WMST-L subscription is under your Bitnet address) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if your subscription is under your Internet address): AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE SET WMST-L NOMAIL Note: If you've subscribed on Bitnet, the digest may arrive as a file rather than as an e-mail message. If you don't know how to receive a file, see section 11 of the WMST-L User's Guide or ask the computer support people at your institution. If you'd prefer to receive the digest(s) inside mail message(s), alter the abovementioned AFD ADD statement to read as follows: AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE F=MAIL . Also, LISTSERV may ask you to set up an AFD password. You're best off not doing so. Finally, if at some point you wish to stop receiving the digest, simply send LISTSERV a message that says AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE. If you do that, you may also wish to set your subscription back to MAIL. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 09:59:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 4 job openings, 1 fellowship I have received the following five announcements about jobs and other opportunities related to Women's Studies: 1) Modern European History (Smith College) 2) Economics/Women's Studies (U. of Utah) 3) Head, Dept. of French & Italian (U. of Arizona) 4) Constitutional Law (Syracuse U.) 5) Fellowships, McGill Centre for Research & Teaching on Women For more information, please contact the people mentioned in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ************************************************************* MODERN EUROPE: Smith College seeks an historian of Continental Modern Europe with broad comparative interests and full knowledge of the requisite languages. Competence in such subfields as the history of women or the history of sciences (including medicine) will be of particular interest. Candidates should have research or teaching interests that reach back to the later eighteenth century. Scholars with primary research interests in British or Russian history are not likely to be considered. Completion of the doctoral degree and teaching experience are desirable. This is a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated initial appointment of three years beginning in September 1993. Interested candidates should submit their application, including curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and academic transcripts, no later than NOVEMBER 1, 1992 to : Professor Joan Afferica, Chair, Modern European Search Committee, Department of History, Smith College, Box 720, Wright Hall, Northampton, MA 01063. Smith College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. ********************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY The Economics Department and the Women's Studies Program of the University of Utah announce a joint tenure-track position at the assistant professor level for an economist with a research and teaching specialization in the economics of gender with an interest in the economics of race and ethnicity. A commitment to excellence in teaching and research is required. The Ph.D. should be completed by the starting date of July 1, 1993. The Economics Department and the Women's Studies Program value a breadth of scholarship and methodology. The successful candidate must appreciate this diversity. Applicants should send a resume; the name, address and phone number of three references; samples of research; and teaching evaluations. Review of applications will begin DECEMBER 1 and continue until the position is filled. CONTACT: Chair, Search Committee Department of Economics, 308 BuC University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages nominations and applications from women and minorities, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. ************************************************************* THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Head of the Department of French and Italian Distinguished senior scholar in French, field open. Fiscal appointment to begin July 1, 1993. Salary competitive. Department heads report directly to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. We encourage applications from candidates who also have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Francophone literatures, Italian, Comparative Literature, Critical Theory, Interdisciplinary/Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, or Feminist Theory. We seek someone with demonstrated administrative skills who is prepared to lead in further strengthening our French, Francophone, and Italian programs, in developing a graduate program in Italian, in fostering strong basic languages programs informed by innovative language pedagogies, and in maintaining the collaborative relationship between French and Italian faculties. The Department currently includes twelve faculty members in French, three in Italian. We offer degrees in both French (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.) and Italian (B.A., Ph.D. minor), as well as an M.A. option and a Ph.D. minor in Francophone literatures. The Department also administers study-abroad programs in Paris and Florence. Tucson is a culturally diverse community, and the University of Arizona is strongly committed to affirmative action. We especially encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. Have curriculum vitae and three letters of reference sent by NOVEMBER 30 to: Susan Hardy Aiken, Acting Head Department of French and Italian University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 ********************************************************** SAWYER CHAIR IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND POLITICS Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs We seek the first occupant for a Chair in Constitutional Law and Politics. The Sawyer Chair, named in honor of a beloved teacher of Constitutional Law and Politics at the University, requires a skilled, innovative teacher with a distinguished record of scholarship dealing with issues of enduring importance in modern constitutional systems. Since the chair holder will regularly teach undergraduates, it is essential that the candidate have a strong interest in students, both as a teacher and adviser. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae as well as a record of teaching experience (courses taught, enrollments, etc.). The committee also invites applicants to submit evidence of innovation and effectiveness in their teaching including, for example, syllabi, especially creative student projects and assignments, or other teaching materials. Eligibility for this chair extends to tenured professors of the rank of Associate or Full Professor who have earned a Ph.D., J.D. or both. We are particularly interested in scholars who examine political issues of breadth and significance such as: meaning of equality and tolerance among all citizens; the scope of individual freedoms and government power; and the implications of race, ethnicity, gender, and group rights in a democratic legal system. The appointment will be in Political Science, but candidates from all relevant disciplines are encouraged to apply. A joint appointment with an appropriate unit will be sought for a suitable candidate. Applications for this position are invited until the position is filled. Send materials to: Professor Marie Provine, Co-Chair, Sawyer Chair Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1090. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Syracuse University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. ************************************************************** THE MCGILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING ON WOMEN invites applications from women's studies scholars for visiting scholar positions in 1993-94. The Centre offers office space and support and participation in Centre activities; research funding of $l,000 per term is available. Write with a copy of your curriculum vitae, a brief outline of your proposed research, copies of two recent short publications, and names of two referees to: Dr. Peta Tancred, Director, MCRTW, 3487 Peel, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W7, Canada. Closing date: FEBRUARY 14, 1993. (Candidates requiring prior assurance of a position in order to apply for outside funding are invited to apply one year in advance.) **************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 10:41:56 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dolores.Fidishun@CYBER.WIDENER.EDU Subject: Reply to Catholic Church and Abortion With regard to the Catholic Church's position on abortion; you may want to start with Ferraro and Hussey's No Turning Back. It is now in paperback and is an ex cellent comment on recent activity. It also mentions some of the Church's past positions. Dolores Fidishun Head of AV Services Widener University oadfidishun@CYBER.WIDENER.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 09:51:24 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jo hinchliffe Subject: Sabbatical Scholar A reminder that the deadline for application to the University of British Columbia Sabbatical Scholar positions is October 16th, 1992. Anyone wishing further information please reply privately. jo hinchliffe@mtsa.ubc.ca jo hinchliffe@mtsg.ubc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 10:50:45 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: montgome@SONOMA.EDU Subject: RE: Catholic Church and Abortion Another resource for information on this topic is a non-profit, pro-choice group CATHOLICS FOR A FREE CHOICE. I haven't been in contact with them for some time but the address I have is: 1436 U St., NW Washington, DC 20009-3916 (202) 638-1706. The group publishes a newsletter "Conscience" and has a fantastic mission/ ideological statement about why the Church should be pro-choice! Kris Montgomery MONTGOME@SONOMA>EDU ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 14:13:07 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 From: Linda Lopez McAlister Subject: Call for Submissions Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 *** Forwarding note from DLLAFAA --CFRVM 10/05/92 14:12 *** To: SWIP-L --CFRVM From: Linda Lopez McAlister Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Subject: Call for Submissions TRIVIA: A Journal of Ideas, seeks submission, both written and visual from radical visionary women, for issues 21 and 22. The deadline for the currently themeless issue 21 is February 28, 1993. Issue 22 "A Journal of Rejected Ideas": we are looking for material which has been rejected for publication because of content. Include, if possible, a copy of a rejection letter. (The issue will include a glossary of "editorspeak.") Deadline is August 1, 1993. P.O. Box 606, N. Amherst, MA 01059. Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:33:51 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Maluso Subject: need sexism scale I would appreciate any suggestions any of you might have for scales which measure prejudice toward women or sexism. I already have the Attitudes toward Women scale and am hoping to find something written since then. Please send any suggestions, references, citations to my email address and I will eventually post a message summarizing at least some of what I receive. I thank you and my undergraduate thesis student thanks you. Respond to: dmaluso@mhc.mtholyoke.edu on the internet: Or by snail mail: Diane Maluso Dept. of Psychology Mount Holyoke College South Hadley,MA 01075 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:42:38 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: rudydors@ACS.UCALGARY.CA Subject: Re: Freedom of expression vs. hate speech or acts In-Reply-To: <9210031552.AA44075@acs1.acs.ucalgary.ca>; from "perreaul@acs.ucalg Jeanne, I like your idea very much. But I worry about how the most troublesome young men in the class might interpret that directive. I.E. they might believe that "feminists" are assuming, or at least arguing for, the superiority of women, etc. Have you ever run into this problem? I guess what I'm wondering is how that preface to the class might be interpreted. Do you not have to have an already self-conscious audience before those words make any sense? ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:18:00 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MAREK_J1@PLU.BITNET Subject: problems of implementing "diversity" Dear listmembers, Given the recent comments on hate speech and academic directives regarding them, I would like to add my request for information and perspective. Currently our university is facing a messy situation in which the goal of "diversity" is being presented in ways that have caused some ill feelings. Some faculty find academic freedom is being abridged; some find the "tone" or procedures problematic; some feel stifled, or exploited, or unfairly represented. This is a breaking problem. I would like to hear from folks who have faced and survived this sort of division on campus. The goal of diversity is noble and necessary, but the political procedures and realities can throw up immense roadblocks. Have any of you come up with published guidelines that helped faculty and administration find their ways through the thicket? Have you advice (or warnings)? Thank you in advance for your time. Please reply privately--unless you have some good success to report, since I suppose other list subscribers may be facing similar situations. Jayne Marek Dept. of English Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447 Voice Mail: (206) 535-7756 IN%"marek_j1@plu.bitnet" ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 09:17:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Unexpected mail stoppage (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section six: 6) "WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MAIL FROM WMST-L SUDDENLY STOPS?" Occasionally, mail sent from WMST-L may fail to reach you. If you notice that you haven't received any WMST-L mail for at least 24 hours, you should do the following: A) Send the following two-word message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed under a Bitnet address) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed under an Internet address): QUERY WMST-L If you get back a message saying that you're not subscribed to WMST-L, send the QUERY WMST-L message to the other LISTSERV address (i.e., if you sent the message to LISTSERV@UMDD, try sending the same message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU). If your message is successful, you should get back a message from LISTSERV telling you how your "options" are set. The key part will look something like this: > > query wmst-l > Distribution options for Jane Doe , > list WMST-L: Ack= No, Mail= Yes, Files= Yes, > Repro= Yes, Header= Short, Conceal= No Your options may vary; the important part is Mail=Yes. If it says Mail=No, that means your subscription has been set to NOMAIL. The most likely explanation for its being set to NOMAIL is that mail started to bounce and so I set your subscription to NOMAIL. If you've been receiving other mail, the problem was probably shortlived and you can set your subscription back to MAIL (for instructions, see B below). If the reply from LISTSERV says Mail=Yes, contact your computer support staff to find out whether they're aware of a mail problem. If they don't know of any problem, contact me privately (NOT VIA WMST-L). B) To set your subscription back to MAIL, simply send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if one doesn't work, try the other): SET WMST-L MAIL If you have questions or encounter problems, please write to me privately at KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet) or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet). Under NO circumstances should you send messages about your subscription to WMST-L. ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 13:55:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynn Schlesinger Subject: the catholic church and homosexuality Date sent: 6-OCT-1992 13:30:33 A student I worked with at Trinity College in Burlington is doing a senior seminar paper on the Roman Catholic Church's stand on homosexuality and the sociological/social psychological affects of this on and responses to it by gay and lesbian catholics. She is having a very hard time find sociological/social psychological materials (it's easier to find newspaper items, etc.). She does not have an e-mail address, but if anyone has any suggestions please respond PRIVATELY to me. I know there was some discussion on this list last year about students not using this as an easy way out -- this student has been trying very hard to find materials, her advisor sent her to me but I really don't know what sociological studies exist in this area or who might be doing work. . So, no student bashing please! Thank you very much! Lynn Schlesinger schlesl@snyplava or schlesl@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 14:08:29 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Diana H. Scully" Subject: Faculty Position Available VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. Pending administrative approval, a joint appointment in Women's Studies and either Anthropology, English, History, Philosophy or Political Science. The position will be tenure-track at the rank of Assistant Professor and will begin August 16, 1993. Qualifications include a Ph.D. in one of the above disciplines and graduate training in scholarship on women. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to teach Introduction to Women's Studies and Feminist Theory. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of scholarly productivity and potential for effective teaching. Applications are invited from candidates in the following areas: Anthropology (cultural, area open, non-western preferred); English (feminist critical theory, area open but preference in contemporary British, ethnic American literatures, or Commonwealth/post-colonial); History (either African history, with a focus on 19th and 20th century Sub-Saharan, or US social history); Philosophy (open with some preference for epistemology, philosophy of science, or metaphysics); and Political Science (constitutional law, law and social policy). Send letter of application, vita, and three letters of reference (and a writing sample only for Anthropology, Philosophy, and Political Science) to Diana Scully, Director, Women's Studies Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 2040, Richmond, Virginia 23284. deadline for applications is December 7, 1992. VCU is a culturally diverse university and an AA/Equal Opportunity Employer; women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are urged to apply. Diana Scully dscully@Cabell.VCU.EDU (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 15:31:45 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: feminist therapy & Anorexia A student has been trying to find references on how feminist therapists approach anorexia, and has been unable to find material other than books by Kim Chernin and Susie Orbach. Do you have any suggestions? Please reply privately to Stephanie Riger, u29322@UICVM.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 20:19:04 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lucy Candib MD)" Subject: scales to assess sexism I know of two articles that use some scales beyond the Attitudes toward Women scale, but may overlap somewhat. Finn, Jerry. The Relationship Between Sex Role Attitudes and Attitudes Supporting Marital Violence. Sex Roles 1986; 14:235-244. He develops two scales, the Personal OPinion Scale to assess sex role attitudes and attitudes toward the use of force by husbands against wives. He breaks this into two subscales: the Attitude twoard Sex Roles, and the Attitude toward Force in Marriage. Not surprisingly, they are correlated, and men in their sample (southern college students) were more likely to endorse force in marriage, and to hold traditional sex role attitudes. Then there is some fancy multiple regression analysis, after which he concludes that attitudes toward sex roles account for the variance in attitudes toward force in marriage. Briere, John. Predicting Self-Reported Likelihood of Battering: Attitudes and Childhood Experiences. Journal of Research in Personality 1987; 21:61-69. [Briere is an expert in therapy for adults molested as children, and has written a good book on the topic.] He administered 2 other scales besides the Attitudes towards WOmen scale to male university students: Acceptance of Interpersonal Violence scale [he cites refs for this], and his newly created scale: Attitudes toward wife abuse scale. He found that 79% of the male students admitted the possibility of battering under some situations! (eg, if she made fun of himn at a party, told friends he was sexually pathetic, refused to have sex with him, had sex with another man, or refused to cook and clean). Likelihood of admitting possibility of future battering covaried with conservative attitudes towards women, acceptance of interpersonal violence, and violent attiutdes toward wife abuse. (in other words, he felt his scale was validated). Both studies verify what you would expect by common sense. I hope the scales are useful to Diane, and others on the list. 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: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:19:07 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: JOB - LATIN AM STUDIES Latin American Studies Program Univ of Il at Chicago Position Opening The Latin American Studies Program, UIC, seeks applicants for a tenure track assistant professorship in Latino Studies, beginning Aug 1993 with likelihood of joint appointment in relevant discipline. Requirements: Ph.D. in social sciences, primary research and teaching interest in Latinos in the US. Candidates should have a strong commitment to research and undergraduate education for Latino and other urban students. Work with grad students is also expected. Salary competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send letter of application, c.v., and dossier to Rafael Nunez-Cedeno, Chair of Search Committee, Latin American Studies(M/C 219), Univ of Il at Chicago, PO Box 4348, Chicago, Il 60680. For fullest consideration, applications should be received by Jan 1,1993. Inquiries call (312) 996-2445 or FAX 312-996-1796. UIC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 21:46:26 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Karla Jay Subject: Looking for angels Does anyone on the list know how one finds contributors interested in funding t ranslations for a lesbian studies series? I've found that getting lesbian clas sics translated into English is difficult because 1) many universities don't re cognize translations and edited editions as something worthy for tenure; 2) tra nslation doesn't pay well as an enterprise in and of itself. This question probably raises the broader issue of getting our academic interes ts funded. It may seem crass to some to bring up the issue of money on the lis t, but it's alas basic to a capitalist society. Please respond privately to me via e-mail as I've been too overwhelmed with mai l lately to read the digest. Karla Jay Jay@Pacevm.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 14:31:30 WST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne=Bennett%IS=Staff%CURTIN@BA1.CURTIN.EDU.AU Subject: DRUGS AND WOMEN Does anyone out there have any useful references they could share with me please? I am helping a friend in need. She is persuing reading material that deals with a feminist approach to drug use and the effects of drugs on women. Any suggestions can be forwarded to me privatly, if there is any interest, generally I will summarize any findings. Thanks in advance Lynne Bennett bennettl@ba1.curtin.edu.au ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 06:19:01 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.BITNET Subject: Re: feminist therapy & Anorexia The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf contains good material. Wolf was anorexic herself. Terry Davidson, SUNY/Oneonta, Oneonta NY 13820 Bitnet address: SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 08:26:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BLWIESNE@OWUCOMCN.BITNET Subject: feminist therapy & Anorexia Stephanie Riger and all: please look into the works of Marion Woodman a Jungian analyst from Toronto. Some books include: Addiction to Perfection or The owl was a Baker's daughter Barbara Wiesner blwiesne@cc.owu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 09:41:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Re: scales to assess sexism The second scale that Lucy referred to in mentioning sexism scales is Martha Burt's [Burt, M. R. (1980). Cultural myths and supports for rape. J. of Personality and Social Psychology, 38, 217-230]. She also has scales on Own sex role satisfaction, sex role stereotyping, sexual conservatism, adversarial sexual beliefs, acceptance of interpersonal violence, and rape myth acceptance. Irene Frieze FRIEZE@PITTVMS.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 10:50:15 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Daphne.Patai@SPANPORT.UMASS.EDU Subject: Dworkin's Intercourse Does anybody have the original hardcover edition of Andrea Dworkin's book Intercourse? I'm trying to trace a blurb by Mary Daly, praising Dworkin for having "confronted the question that no feminist hitherto has dared to ask: whether intromission is compatible with equal status." Can you tell me if this appears on the book jacket? Or it might have appeared in an ad for the book, in which case I need a reference if anybody keeps files THAT good. Many thanks. Daphne.Patai@spanport.umass. edu. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 09:22:00 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: RE: Looking for angels sorry to send this to the whole list, but..... Karla Jay, do you have an internet address? If not, what is your mailing address? dayna daniels DANIELS@HG.ULETH.CA ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:48:59 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Snelling Subject: Re: need sexism scale In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:33:51 -0400 from To Diane Maluso: I am responding directly to the list because I think many people might find these books useful. For measures of sexism, attitudes towards women, etc. try: Beere, Carole A. (1979). Women and women's issues: A handbook of tests and measures. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Beere, Carole A. (1990). Gender roles: A handbook of tests and measures. New York: Greenwood. Beere, Carole A. (1990). Sex and gender issues: A handbook of tests and measures. New York: Greenwood. Beere lists, describes and critiques available measures, and provides references and reliability and validity information. For measures of sexism, the "Sex and Gender Issues" book would probably be most appropriate. Susan Snelling York University, North York, Ontario (YFPY0024@VM1.YorkU.CA) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:46:15 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 Subject: Call for Proposals Bridging Gaps: From Past Voices to Future Visions of Feminism. The Florida Statewide Women's Studies Conference, April 8-11, 1993. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. The conference planning committee invites proposals for papers, posters, workshops, and roundtable discussion in the area of women's studies and related fields. Proposals may focus on research, theroy, applied practice, policy, and/or teaching approaches. Students are encouraged to submit proposals. Please submit an abstract of 500 words no later than December 1, 1992. Notification of selection will be made by February 1, 1993. Send inquiries and abstracts to: Women's Studie Program, University of Florida, 8 Anderson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611. ATTN: Florida Women's Studies Conference. Telephone (904) 392-3365. FAX (904) 392-8480. Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:46:18 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Lysloff,Rene" Subject: Music and the Men's Movement Someone I know (who does not subsribe to this list) asked if there are any studies on music and the Men's Movement. (I'm referring, of course, to the popular men's movement as exemplified through Robert Bly's book and video.) He is writing a paper on gendering the Men's Movement via music. It seems that most (if not all) of this music is closely related to New Age music (in terms of the particular aesthetics and philosophy behind it), but perhaps some compositions are viewed as distinctly masculine. The drum seems to have been appropriated as a "masculine" instrument. I read Bly's book, Iron Men, and saw his video (by the same name) but there were no specific references to the drum or drum playing that I can remember. Has anyone out there thought about this or come across studies (or other references, i.e., in magazines, etc.) that discuss the significance of music to the Men's Movement? Please write directly to Greg Barz (ST403633@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU) unless you feel that this subject would be of wider interest to WMST-L members. Thanks very much, Rene T.A. Lysloff ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:33:28 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: The Social Construction of Homosexuality This is a little off the topic, but the most recent THE NATION (Oct. 19) has a terrific article on the social constuction of sexuality and the importance to homophobes of finding differences in the brain. The article is by Darrell Yates Rist, author of soon-to-be-published _Heartlands: A Gay Man's Odyssys Across America_ There are many parallels between the search for brain differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals, and search for them between women and men. Arnie ******************************************************************************** Arnie Kahn, Psychology, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (703) 568-3963 - day fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (preferred) (703) 434-0225 - night fac_askahn@jmuvax (703) 568-3322 - fax ******************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:51:34 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Leslie Bender Subject: Re: transmission troubles to T. Davidson In-Reply-To: Your MAIL dated Wed, 7 Oct 1992 06:19:01 -0400 Terry Davidson, I have been trying to reply to your earlier posting, but my email keeps telling me it cannot deliver to your address because synoneova is too long for a vm userid. What am I doing wrong? Leslie Bender, Syracuse U. College of Law, lbender@suvm ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:12:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Revision: Getting a WMST-L Subscriber List (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section seven: ************************ 7) "HOW CAN I GET A LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO WMST-L?" To get a current list of WMST-L subscribers, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): REVIEW WMST-L. You'll get back either a mail message with the subject heading "File: 'WMST-L LIST' being sent to you" or a message telling you that the list is being sent as a Netdata file (not a mail file); listserv apparently chooses which method to use. (See section 11 of User's Guide for instructions on how to retrieve files sent in Netdata format.) Either way, the file contains a list of subscribers, arranged alphabetically by e-mail node (the part of the e-mail address after the "@" sign), not by subscriber's name. If you prefer to receive the list sorted more or less alphabetically by subscriber's last name, send the following command: REVIEW WMST-L BY NAME. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:32:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: two job announcements I have received the following two job announcements: 1) 17th-cent. Non-Dramatic British Literature (UMBC) 2) American Literature (Pacific Lutheran University) For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L. Thanks. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ****************************************************** 17th-Century Non-Dramatic British Literature Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) I am posting the following announcement of an opening in my department even though it doesn't explicitly mention Women's Studies because I am hoping that people with Women's Studies interests will apply. UMBC has an active Women's Studies Program, and there is abundant opportunity for English department faculty to teach in the Program, either by offering courses cross-listed between English and Women's Studies or by teaching core WS offerings such as "Introduction to Women's Studies" or "Theories of Feminism." I might add that UMBC is a medium-size (10,000 students) research university located in a suburb 15 minutes from downtown Baltimore and less than an hour from Washington, D.C. Here's the ad that will appear in the MLA October job listings: Assistant Professor of English, tenure-track position beginning September, 1993. Ph.D. required, as well as strong commitment to both scholarship and undergraduate teaching. Field: 17th-century British non-dramatic literature with specialization open; ability to teach a wide range of courses including Milton (Bible literature and earlier periods desirable); significant interest and experience in an interdisciplinary area a plus. Teaching load five courses per year, salary competitive. Please send letter and cv by December 1, 1992, to Professor Lawrence M. Lasher, Chair, Department of English, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 5401 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21228-5398. UMBC is an AA/EO employer. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ************************************************************************ American Literature - Pacific Lutheran University Asst. Professor (tenure track) in American lit., especially African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, and/or Native American. Six courses per year (lit. & writing), and opportunities in Integrated Studies, Global Studies, Women's Studies, and Chinese Area Studies. PLU offers a strong liberal arts curriculum within a comprehensive university (3500 students), stressing excellent teaching and scholarly achievement. We seek a candidate who can add new dimensions to our curriculum and diversity to our faculty. Located 35 miles south of Seattle in a beautiful natural environment. MLA interviews. Send letter and CV by 15 November to S. L. Jansen, Chair, English Department, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447. [Announcement provided by WMST-L subscriber and PLU English Dept. member Jayne Marek, marek_j1@plu] ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:47:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Women's Science Fiction (summary) Roberta Davidson has asked me to post the following alphabetized summary of responses (approx. 100 lines long) to her query about women's science fiction. The note that precedes the list is also hers. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) **************************************************** I have not checked the titles that people gave me for inaccuracies, but neither should those who suggested the works be held responsible for my (probable) typos. The two most popular suggestions by far were Ursula Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness and Joan Slonczewski's A Door Into Ocean. Particular thanks to Kali Tal, Viet Nam Generation: A Journal of Recent History, for her many suggestions. Roberta Davidson, Whitman College DAVIDSON@WHITMAN Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale Toni Cade Bambara The Salt Eaters Gael Baudino Gossamer Ave Strands of Starlight Marion Zimmer Bradley The Firebrand Black Trillium (w/ Julain May & Andre Norton) The Ruins of Isis The Shattered Chain Thendara House Hawkmistress Gert Bratenberg Egalia's Daughter: A Satire of the Sexes Dorothy Bryant The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You Emma Bull Bone Dance Katherine Burdekin Swastika Night The End of this Day's Business Octavia Butler Survivor Suzy McKee Charnas Walk to the End of the World ? Chernin The Flame Bearers C. J. Cherryh The Pride of Chamur Jo Clayton Diadem From the Stars Samuel Delany Sand in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand Suzette Elgin Native Tongue The Judas Rose Star-Anchored, Star-Angered Jane Fancher Grandties Katherine Forrest Daughter of the Coral Dawn Jane Gaskell Atlan Sally Miller Gearhart The Wanderground Mary Gentle Golden Witchbreed Ancient Light Charlotte Perkins Gilman Herland With Her in Ourland ? Gibson Neuromancer Lisa Goldstein The Mask of the General Camarin Grae Stranded Barbara Hanbly The Time of the Dark Elizabeth Hand Winterlong Cecelia Holland Floating Worlds Marjorie Bradley Kellog Harmony Ellen Kushner Swordspoint Frances Lucas Cathy IV Mercedes Lackey Arrows of the Queen The Oathbound Oathbreakers By the Sword Tanith Lee Drinking Sapphire Wine Ursula Le Guin The Pispossessed Correction: The Dispossessed The Left Hand of Darkness Always Coming Home Sharranne Lewitt Dancing Vac Elizabeth Lynn The Sardonyx Net R. A. MacAvoy Tea with the Black Dragon Vonda McIntyre Dreamsnake The Exile Waiting Patricia McKillip Fool's Run Robin McKinley The Blue Sword Judith Moffett Pennterra Andre Norton Witch World Elvenbane (w/ Mercedes Lackey) Claudia O'Keefe Black Snow Days Rebecca Ore Human to Human Marge Piercy He, She, It Dancing the Eagle to Sleep Doris Piserchia Spaceling Joanna Russ The Female Man Picnic on Paradise Pamela Sargent The Shore of Women Jody Scott I, Vampire Passing for Human Joan Slonczewski A Door Into Ocean The Wall Around Eden Still Forms on Foxfield Judith Tarr The Dagger and the Cross Sherri S. Tepper Beauty The Gate to Women's Country (or World)\ James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Sheldon) Starsongs of an Old Primate Warm Worlds and Othrewise Houston, Houston, Can You Read Up the Walls of the World John Varley Titan Wizard Demon Picnic on Nearside Blue Champagne Joan Vinge The Snow Queen Monique Wittig Les Guerilleres Also Mentioned: Nina Auerback and U. C. Knoepflmacher, eds. Forbidden Journeys Andre Norton's Dragon Drum Series Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders Series Women of Wonder, 2 Vols. of short stories Carol Farley Kessler, ed. Daring to Dream (special reference to the bibliography) Octavia Butler Elizabeth Moon Katherine Kurweil (sp?) Judy Gibbons ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:02:44 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: veronica strong-boag Subject: men's movement music There is a wonderful satire on drumming and the men's movement in the N.Y. Times Magazine, Oct. 4, 1992 entitled "White Men Can't Drum" by Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:25:16 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.BITNET Subject: anorexia Another good source on anorexia: Susan Bordo, "Anorexia Nervosa: Psychopathology as the Crystallization of Culture" in Irene Diamond and Lee Quinby, ed., "Feminism & Foucault: Reflections on Resistance," Northeastern University Press, 1988. Terry Davidson, English Dept., SUNY/Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820 Bitnet: DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 21:59:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Zetlan Subject: Re: The Social Construction of Homosexuality I agree, the media..and unfortunately much of the neuroscience community...currently has an obsession with "exposing" the biological basis of sex and sexuality. Possibly as a result of the perceived failure of psychosocial theories to provide the answer they were looking for? Just as hormonal determinism seemed to be dying down a bit, the LeVay study, as methodologically flawed as it was, certainly got interest blazing again.I copresented a session at NWSA this year about sex and sexuality-brain studies. Actually,we would be happy to take it on-the-road, if there were sufficient interest. In addition, I have designed a teaching module that allows students to measure human corpora collosa tracings, and discuss two conflciting articles about the corpus callosum. I use it in my Biology and Gender course, and would be happy to share it. Please respond privately if you are interested. Any other neuroscientists out there??? ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 23:28:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BRUCEG@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU Subject: Men's movement music There is more to the men's movement than Bly and drumming. The profeminist men's movement has inspired a good deal of gay music (Romanovsky and Phillips have a few tapes, for example) and music dealing with men's roles (Geoff Morgan is a good example.- Bruce Goldstein~ bruceg@vms.cis.pitt.edu. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 09:25:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Revision: Copies of your postings (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section eight: 8) "HOW CAN I STOP RECEIVING COPIES OF MY MESSAGES TO THE LIST?" WMST-L is now set up so that people receive copies of the messages they post to the list. If you do not wish to receive such copies, simply send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed under your Bitnet address) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed under your Internet address): SET WMST-L NOREPRO . If you would like to receive a mail acknowledgement of your posting but not a copy, add a second line that says SET WMST-L ACK . ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 11:28:41 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: researchers-writers wanted The Chicago Area Women's History Conference group seeks researchers=writers for the Historical Encyclopedia of Chicago Women. Each signed essay, 1500-2000 wo rds in length, will present the biography of a woman important in Chicago histo ry. Send brief c.v. and writing sample to Adele Hast, 210 Fourth ST, Wilmette, Il. 60091. For information call (708)256-5768. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 08:45:25 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Ariel x4970 Subject: feminist list address sorry to use the WMST list for this query, but could someone out there who is also on the feminist library list send me the address to post on message on that one? Many thanks. Joan Ariel jariel@uci.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:32:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Re: The Social Construction of Homosexuality Sandy--would you be able to give a brief explanation to the list about the problems with the LeVay study? Irene Frieze FRIEZE@PITTVMS.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 14:56:34 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: gallivan@CAD.UCCB.NS.CA Subject: WANTED: Info. on graduate scholarships On behalf of a student planning graduate studies in Women's Studies and/or Sociology, I'm seeking information on scholarships. This woman is Canadian and planning to stay in Canada for her studies. She's an excellent scholarship candidate, but has found few possibe funding sources so far. If you have any information about scholarships (or know where to find such information), please send messages to me at GALLIVAN@CAD.UCCB.NS.CA Thank you. Joanne Gallivan University College of Cape Breton gallivan@cad.uccb.ns.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 12:22:20 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ann_Hall@MTS.UCS.UALBERTA.CA Subject: PE and Women's Studies I am interested in finding out who out there is presently in Women's Studies (either full or part-time) but who also has a background in Physical Education, Sport Studies or Leisure Studies. I am developing some ideas for a study. Please respond to me privately as below: ************************************************************* Ann Hall, Chair Women's Studies Program University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1 Canada E-mail: USERMAHA@ualtamts (bitnet) USERMAHA@mts.ucs.ualberta.ca (internet) Fax: (403) 492-2364 Phone: (403) 492-0327 (WST) or 492-1031 (PE) ************************************************************* ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:35:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Zetlan Subject: Re: The Social Construction of Homosexuality re: brief explanation of some problems with the LeVay study. Yes, I will gladly rant and rave about some of the problems with the LeVay study . I will try to get a few paragraphs on line in the next day or two, and I'll look forward to some discussion of that topic! zetlan@wiscmacc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 12:49:21 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: bernice_lacks@CSUFRESNO.EDU Subject: Re: feminist list address In-Reply-To: <9210081833.AB27766@gaudi.csufresno.edu>; from "Joan Ariel x4970" at Oct 8, 92 8:45 am Hi Joan, To send a message to FEMINIST address it to feminist@mitvma.mit.edu. Please note my new address also: Bernice_Lacks@csufresno.edu Bernice > > sorry to use the WMST list for this query, but could someone out there > who is also on the feminist library list send me the address to post > on message on that one? Many thanks. > > Joan Ariel > jariel@uci.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 16:00:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: When to post privately I was planning tomorrow to post section 9 of the User's Guide, which deals with when you should send messages privately to individuals rather than to WMST-L. But several messages sent to the list today make me think there's a need for people to be reminded now rather than tomorrow, so....here's section 9: ******************* 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. Also, short general statements of approval or disapproval (e.g., "Hooray! I'm glad someone finally said that!" or "I can't imagine how anyone can believe such nonsense") should NOT be sent to WMST-L. ******************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:09:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ebecca Sharpless Subject: all-male service organization Several of my students have asked for help from Wmst-l subscribers. They are female, trying to join an all-male "service" group, the Baylor Chamber of Commerce. Chamber is the organization which sponsors major university events such as Parents' Weekend and even Homecoming! Chamber is fighting to remain all male in the face of opposition from the Commission on Civil Rights, pleading that because of tradition they should be allowed to be single-sex. (None of these rules apply to Greek organizations, which are "social" in nature.) My students ask that WMST-L subscribers write in opposition to Chamber to the Commission on Civil Rights, the IRS, and the ACLU. I can't imagine that Chamber, the only single-sex service organization on campus, is going to win this fight. (Apparently the university administration is unwilling to force them to accept women.) Thanks in advance for your help. Rebecca Sharpless Baylor University SHARPLESSR@BAYLOR ADDRESSES: American Civil Liberties Union 122 Maryland Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 FAX 202-546-0738 Internal Revenue Service Treasure Department 1111 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20224 Shirley D. Peterson, Commissioner FAX 202-566-6105 Commission on Civil Rights 1121 Vermont Ave. Washington, DC 20425 Arthur A. Fletcher, Chairman Wilfredo J. Gonzales, Staff Director FAX 202-376-8939 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:33:03 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET Subject: Music and the Men's Movement In-Reply-To: Your MAIL dated Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:46:18 CDT Interesting Topic. There is an extensive variety of music that has been generated from, and identifies with, womyn's communities. This genre has been around since the 70's, and is an industry unto itself now. Some of the resources from that industry might lead you to more men's music, both from artists identified with the men's movement and from artists within the gay men's community. You might try contacting Ladyslipper. I'm sure they have an 800 number, but if you're not familiar with this I can get you their contact info. They have an extensive catalog of all sorts of womyn's, new age, children's, ethnic, and alternative albums. Also one artist comes to mind. You might try to find Charlie Murphy's albums. I think there is one called "light the fire." ..... I hope this helps. Good luck. - Barrie Gewanter BHGEWANT@suvm Dept. of Sociology Syracuse University ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:57:21 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: qym@CATS.UCSC.EDU Subject: suggestions for teaching about gender valueing Hi, I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on excercises or teaching strategies dealing with the topic on how soceity and individuals tend to devalue what is feminine and overvalue what is masculine (for example valueing male friends over female friends) ? Thanks Qhyrrae Michaelieu qym@ucsc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:13:36 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: angela%bchem.dnet@DXI.NIH.GOV Subject: RE: the social construction of homosexuality I agree that this is an outstanding article. Sadly, the parallels of which you spoke: female/male differences in the brain, and hetero/homo differences are not just parallels, it is a fundamental bias of the reseachers in the field. iana pattatucci "angela%bchem.dnet@dxi.nih.gov" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:39:46 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wasserle@SFU.CA Subject: Re: Dworkin's Intercourse In-Reply-To: <9210071526.AA24066@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "Daphne.Patai@SPANPORT.UMASS.EDU" at Oct 7, 92 10:50 am I have the first printing 1987, Free Press MacMillan hard cover. The Mary Daly quote appearing on the back of the dust jacket is: "Andrea Dworkin's monum ental work, _Intercourse_, is feminist theory at it best--clear, coherent, profound, shocking, and even at times funny. This is Dworking's best book. _Intercourse_ is a work of deep healing, grief, and rage-- and uncompromising vision." -- Mary Daly, author of _Beyond God the Father_ None of the other quotes on the back contain the quote, nor does the jacket blurb. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca -- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:45:18 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wasserle@SFU.CA Subject: Re: Music and the Men's Movement In-Reply-To: <9210071904.AA06084@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "Lysloff, Rene" at Oct 7, 92 12:46 pm I wonder if it is altogether useful to call a group of men who appear to be profiting mightily by the articulation and and administration of some cant which appears intended to propose the construction of a perfect masculinity a "Men's Movement," let alone "the Men's Movement"? Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca -- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:59:01 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wasserle@SFU.CA Subject: Re: Music and the Men's Movement In-Reply-To: <9210090241.AA09152@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET" at Oct 8, 92 8:33 pm Charlie Murphy also plays in a band _Rumors of the Big Wave_ out of Seattle. They have a couple of cds. Jami Sieber plays an amazing electric cello. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca -- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 13:35:00 GMT Reply-To: dbailey@cix.compulink.co.uk Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Bailey Subject: URGENT Information re Pat Robertson Needed Here's an urgent appeal for help from Britain. Pat Robertson has applied for a cable / satellite television license in Britain, which would also give him access to all of Europe. For him to be disqualified we need to show the licensing authority that he is an _officer_ or an associate of an organisation that is wholely or mainly political. Political means anything from trying to influence a change in law or public policy. Can someone provide clear evidence of this, please? If he is an officer of more than one then let's have them all! Mail to me in case I might miss it here, and it will go straight to the right place. I know, for example that he writes letters for the Iowa Christian Coalition (I have that fund raising hate letter he wrote) but I don't know whether he holds a position with the Christian Coalition, or quite enough about it. Specific details would be nice. If he gets this license he keeps growing. If he fails he might stall - his proposed takeover of MTM productions (Hill Street Blues, St Elsewhere, etc) might, for example, also fail as a result. Over to you! Diane Bailey dbailey@cix.compulink.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 16:59:35 -0300 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ellen Comeau Subject: Need help! To all subscribers of WMST-L: Hello! My name is Ellen Comeau, and I am a new subscriber to the list. I am presently studying at Saint Francis-Xavier University in Antigonish, NS (Canada). There is no women's studies here; actually I am a Chemistry stu- dent, but the list seemed interesting so I signed on. I have been trying all week to locate university women's groups e-mail addresses, but with no luck. Since most of the subscribers on this list are directly or indirectly involved in women's studies and women's issues, I thought you might be able to help me. The women's group here on campus (of which I am a member) is planning a massive campaign on violence against women. There have already been several assaults here, and the year has barely started! If you have any information that could be used for this campaign (i.e. statistics on assault, date rape, etc.) I would love to hear from you. If you have any ideas on what sorts of events we can hold to sensitize and inform people (slogans, activi- ties, etc.) in an effective manner, please share them with me. Also, if you know the e-mail addresses of university women's groups (US, Canada, and everywhere else!), please send them to me. These addresses would be of great value to us! We plan to target men in our campaign. Any suggestions on what kind of approach we should take? Thanks in advance for your help. I really appreciate this, and look forward to hearing from you. Send everything directly to: pham@px1.stfx.ca. All the very best to everyone! Ellen Comeau ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 16:07:10 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JCCHR@CONNCOLL.BITNET Subject: gender studies The president of our college is pressuring the women's studies program to change its name to "gender studies" both because she thinks the latter is more trendy (she likes to say "cutting edge") and because she thinks it is less threatening to male students. The women's studies faculty does not want to change its name. We want our emphasis to remain on women, although many of us actually do gender scholarship. What reasons can you suggest for and against the proposed change? Thanks! Joan Chrisler JCCHR@CONNCOLL ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 16:33:27 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lauraine LeBlanc Subject: SEXISM AND FRATERNITIES SURVEY Hi. I am involved in a group of grad. students who are currently putting together a campus-wide survey concerning sexist attitudes among undergraduates, but most especially sexism among fraternities. There's a lot of literature out there about fraternities and sexual harrassment and assault, but I have yet to find the sort of study that we are specifically concerned with. Anything that anyone could suggest survey-wise about undergrads and sexist attitudes or frats would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Lauraine Leblanc GRCJ056@EMUVM1 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:58:13 HST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Grossholtz Subject: gender studies THe reason why it is called women's studies is because the rest of the curriculum is gender studies, male gender. male studies. It is a way of weaken ing our position, in the same way that domestic violence hides the fact that it is wife beating..not a family mixing it up.. Gender studies hides the fact that there has been a systematic, continuous, ideological, persistent, didscriination against women, who they are, what they know, what they might want to be. Women's stuides has a political purpoose, grew out of a political movment and owes its existence to hundreds of (no thousands ) of women who marched in the street, reached out top help their sisters, and organized - orgnaized - organized. When women's studies becomes gender studies it turns its back on the women who made it p[ossible for hte academic women to make their case and their place. when we forget olur roots, its all over., jean grossholtz jgrossho@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.edu jgrossho@mhc. bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:01:24 HST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Grossholtz Subject: fraternities and sexisim Take a look at Peggy SAnday's Fraternity RApe book. I forgot the \exact title.. Peggy Reeves Sanday. Fraternity Gang RApe: Sex Brotherhood and Privilege on CAmpus. and Jill Neimark. "Out of Bounds: The Truth about Athletes and Rape" from Mademoiselle,. May 1991. jean grossholtz jgrossho@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.edu jgrossho@mhc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 05:51:00 GMT Reply-To: dbailey@cix.compulink.co.uk Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Bailey Subject: URGENT - Pat Robertson info Needed (expanded) Here's an expanded urgent appeal for help from Britain. Thankyou to all who have already replied, but it looks like I should have been more specific previously. As I wrote earlier, Pat Robertson has applied for a cable / satellite television license in Britain, which would also give him access to all of Europe. He wants to add his Family Channel to the direct-to-home-dish services which can be received easily and cheaply everywhere on this continent. He would be alongside MTV and CNN, Sky (which is like Fox and has the Simpsons) and various movie channels - a dangerously accessible position for ordinary viewers, as far we are concerned. For him to be disqualified we need to show the licensing authority that he is an _officer_ of an organisation that is "wholely or mainly political". Political means anything from trying to influence voting, a change in law or public policy, upwards. Obviously he does these things all the time. But the problem is that the licensing authority is accepting Robertson's claim that the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Family Channel are only religious. And, although I have lots of references to Robertson "having an agenda", and to him writing this or that item of filth, or to the Christian Coalition, the Christian Right, the 700 Club, The Coalition on Revival, the National Co-ordinating Council and the Roads to Victory Conference, I have nothing that places on record either that his companies have a purpose which we can show is political (such as being there to increase the number of right-wing legislators, or to stop abortion, or to prevent LesBiGay rights), OR that actually says Robertson is an _officer_ of one of the clearly political groups. Does he have an official position in the Republican Party (or was he just "leading the prayers" at their hate-fest)? So, amongst your stuff, has anyone got, or can anyone find (perhaps in a library, or through an on-line database) a specific current reference that says anything like "Robertson is a council member of ___, which wants ___", or that he perhaps officially edits, or publishes a group's newsletter, or whatever. Or a reference to someone representative of CBN or the Family Network or his other companies (of which we _do_ know he is an officer) saying that they are there to do something or another that we can show is political, rather than religious or commercial? And has anyone got detailed addresses / numbers for any of the groups listed above. With his record of falsehood, the general stupidity of his logic and in these heated election times I don't believe that he really has kept himself so carefully insulated from these disqualifying activities as the licensing authority here seem to believe. Help prove it! Mail to me in case I might miss it here, and it will go straight to the right place. If it's a reference to a top newspaper that we can extract here then brief details are fine (even Great!), or if it could be faxed then fax it to +44 71 722 1115, or mail me. We have to submit it by Tuesday - the process is really quick and we had no notice. We are in this position due to the 1990 Broadcasting Act which Thatcher proposed. He could never have hoped for a license here previously. It would make a nicely powerful story if anyone could link her to Robertson - a joint speaking engagement, her on one of his tv shows, or more. Is he on the board of the Heritage Foundation for example. If he gets this license he keeps growing. If he fails he might stall - his proposed takeover of MTM productions (Hill Street Blues, St Elsewhere, Lou Grant, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Capital News, WKRP in Cincinnati, Evening Shade, and the output of Thirteen WNET, which includes Paul Simon's Born at the Right Time tour documentary, etc) which he wants in order to add their attractions to his "family programming" in the US might, for example, also fail as a result. As did his attempt to buy UPI earlier this year. It might also distract him from the US elections. Over to you! Diane Bailey dbailey@cix.compulink.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 11:19:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Re: Need help! A good general source for material on violence against women is Pirog-Good and Stets book "Violence in dating relationships". This is obviously oriented toward college students and dating and does little on marital violence or stranger rape, though. Irene Frieze FRIEZE@vms.cis.pitt.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 12:54:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: WMST-L Archives (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section ten: 10) "I'VE BEEN AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT I'VE MISSED ON WMST-L DURING THE TIME I'VE BEEN GONE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACCESS PREVIOUS MESSAGES?" [also useful for new subscribers] Yes. All WMST-L messages are automatically archived. The 1991 archives are arranged in monthly logs; beginning in Jan., 1992, the logs were changed to a weekly format. To find out what logs are available, you can send LISTSERV the following command: INDEX WMST-L . You'll then receive a list of the available logs. To obtain the logs, send LISTSERV the following command: GET WMST-L [filename] where [filename] is the name of the log file you want. For example: GET WMST-L LOG9105 will get you the May '91 log (9105 refers to the 5th month of 1991). LOG9106 is the June log, LOG9107 the July log, etc. (It's possible that the wording of your request may take a slightly different form, depending on your mail system, but what you want is WMST-L LOGxxxx.) Warning: some of these logs are LARGE. The June '91 log is almost 500K. (Fortunately, things calmed down in July, but even so the log is about 250K.) As a result, you may not be permitted to get more than one log per day. Because of the logs' unwieldy size, the format was changed to weekly beginning in 1992: WMST-L LOG9201A is the log for the first week in January '92, WMST-L LOG9201B is for the second week, etc. ******************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 13:19:16 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.Winkler@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Subject: gender studies This is a political struggle even more than an intellectual decision. While the term 'feminism' wasn't in vogue in the early seventies when the first programs were founded ('women's liberation' was more widely used), for some of us 'women's studies' was already a compromise from 'feminist studies'. While WoSt provides an umbrella for gender studies, it also allows us to concentrate on women's institutions and culture. Think of the following: would one think of changing Black/Ethnic Studies to 'Racial Studies'? I would hate to see us abandon the history of struggle that the establishment of Women's Studies represents. (This is not to denigrate in any way the actual substance of gender studies, which many of us do.) Barbara Scott Winkler, Ann Arbor ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 00:12:31 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Resent-From: JCMELO00@UKCC.uky.edu Comments: Originally-From: Julie Meloni From: JCMELO00@UKCC.UKY.EDU Subject: More Violence vs Women ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Feeling great anger welling inside me, I wanted to let it out in a manner that would inform other people. Ten minutes ago, the following statement by Joe Pesci on Saturday Night Live elicited great laughter and clapping from the audience. Concerning Sinead O'Connor's actions on last week's episode, Pesci said, "If that had been my show, I would have given her a slap. A great big slap." Sinead's motivations for ripping up a picture of the pope stemmed from her following belief concerning the pope and catholicism: "[it has been] responsible for the wiping out of women feeling pride in themselves, responsible for making women subservient...The church has frightened people off their sexuality." (Ms., May/June '92) So, because of her political statement resulting from her dislike of the subordination and oppression of women, Sinead O'Connor shoule be slapped around. And the whole audience seemed to agree with him. Great. Julie Meloni, Univ. of Kentucky jcmelo00@ukcc.uky.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 02:00:01 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynn Nelson Subject: Position Announcement. DEAR COLLEAGUES; The following notice is for your information and for you to communicate to those whom you feel might be interested. Lynn ROMAN HISTORIAN The Department of History is pleased to announce its search for a Roman historian. The position is that of a full-time, tenure- track Assistant Professor effective 17 August 1993, at a salary from $30,000 to $34,000, negotiable on the basis of qualifications. Applicants must possess the following required qualifications: PhD in History in hand or to be completed by 17 August 1993; specialization in the field of Roman History; and evidence of superior accomplishment or the promise of superior accomplishment in teaching and publication. Preferred qualifications will be: interests in the Later Imperial Period generally, and social and/or economic history in particular. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute in the areas of teaching, research, and service. Teaching duties will include two courses per semester and will involve Roman history from the first year to doctoral levels; undergraduate Greek History when called upon; general historical research methods at the undergraduate level; and the historiography and methodologies of Roman history at the graduate level. Research responsibilities will include maintaining an active research program resulting in scholarly presentations and publications. Service obligations will include student advising; active participation in university governance at the departmental, college, and university levels; and a commitment to the enhancement of the historical profession generally. The successful applicant will become a member of a PhD-granting department of thirty-eight faculty, three hundred undergraduate majors, and one hundred and fifty graduate students. The University of Kansas is a major state university of some one thousand faculty, twenty-six thousand students, and a library of over three million volumes. The Roman history position will be supported by an historian of ancient Greece, an outstanding medieval history program, and an active Classics Department. Applications will be accepted until 15 December or until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, official credentials, and three letters of recommendation. Materials will be reviewed from 15 November until the position is filled or until 1 May. Applications and inquiries should be addressed to: Professor James A. Brundage, Chairman of the Roman History Search Committee, Department of History, 3001 Wescoe Hall, The University of Kansas, Lawrence KS 66045-2130. Telephone (913) 864-3569. The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, and parental status.  ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 09:33:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: The focus of WMST-L As you know, I've started to post sections from the User's Guide each month to remind people about the resources and procedures. I had also been giving thought to reposting part of the "welcome letter" to remind people about WMST-L's focus and what sorts of messages do and do not belong on the list. The message earlier today about Saturday Night Live makes me feel that now would be a good time to post the statement about focus, so here it is: WMST-L is intended primarily to serve the academic and professional needs of people involved with Women's Studies as teachers, researchers, librarians, and/or program administrators. Both women and men are welcome. The list gives people an opportunity to ask questions and exchange information about teaching strategies, useful texts and films, innovative courses, current research, funding sources, building Women's Studies majors, minors, and graduate programs, relations between Women's Studies and other "minority studies" programs, problems that Women's Studies programs encounter, etc. WMST-L also welcomes announcements about relevant conferences, calls for papers, job opportunities, publications, and the like. WMST-L has recently begun to serve as well as a file repository for syllabi, feminist film reviews, and other files related to Women's Studies. (See section 11 of the User's Guide for more information about files.) It seems to me that the discussions that have appeared on WMST-L about who should teach Women's Studies courses certainly belong on the list. WMST-L is NOT an appropriate place, however, for most other discussions of male/female relations, gender-related societal problems, and the like (though I admit that drawing a precise line about what does and doesn't belong is probably impossible). The crucial point is that WMST-L has been established to fill a need not met by other lists, and there already ARE lists for informal discussion of male/female relations, "women's issues," etc. (See section 12 of the WMST-L User's Guide for information about other lists.) [If you need another copy of the User's Guide, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET GUIDE WMST-L ] Let me make clear that I'm NOT trying to suggest that discussions of male-female relations, reproductive rights, violence against women, and the like are unimportant or not of concern to Women's Studies. Far from it! I am simply saying that forums for such discussions already exist. Since many people have limited time and, in some cases, limited e-mail space, I'd like people to be able to subscribe to WMST-L for the sorts of professional discussions of Women's Studies that are not available elsewhere. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 10:40:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Julie Meloni Subject: apologies To everyone on this list, I apologize for taking up space on your mail menu with my Sinead O'Connor comments. Honestly, the message was sent to the WRONG list-- it was NEVER to go to the WMST-L. As a subscriber, I know the focus of the list, and when I found out this morning that my Sinead message went to this list, I was duly embarrassed. Again, my apologies to you all Julie Meloni jcmelo00@ukcc.uky.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 14:58:00 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KLLLNGTN@VAX1.TCD.IE Subject: Irish abortion referendum If anyone would like information about the upcoming abortion referendum in Ireland, to be held Dec. 3rd, reply to me privately and I will send along the current proposed wording (which allows abortion when the woman.s life __as distinct from her health__, is threatened. (There is much anger from women and the opposition parties to this phrase in particular. The right to information and travel (outside of Ireland for abortion) is guaranteed--especially as the Taoiseach (prime minister) has stated that if voters reject this referendum, the Supreme Court judgement about the 'X' case will come into effect--and it is more liberal in that it allows for abortion if a woman threatens suicide, which the referendum wording does not.) The 'X' case was when, last Feb, a 14-yr-old girl who claimed to have been rapedby her father's best friend was ordreed back to Ireland after she had gone to England to get an abortion. The wording of the referendum is still open to debate, according to the Taoiseach. Some people had asked me privately for information about this case last year. By the way, pro-life groups here are getting help and even literature from American pro-life groups--particularly the very right wing ones. I would be happy to create a file with some background info and the referendum wording for those whohave an interest or want some info for WS classes, etc. (whoops--I mean last Feb/March, not last year, at the start of that paragraph. Karlin Lillington Dept. of Modern English Trinity College, Dublin klllngtn@vax1.tcd.ie ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 15:54:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara Marantz Subject: ?Women's Issues Discussion Lists? In a tutorial I'm doing with a man interested in better understanding women's experience, I'd like to ask him to participate in some bitnet/internet discussion list related to that subject. Apart from WMST, any suggestions? Need listname and listserve address, if anyone has some ideas -- gender, or men's issues also would be useful. Thanks, all. Barbara Marantz bmarantz@snyescva.bitnet PS - Please respond privately to avoid cluttering the list with info many may already have. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 16:28:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: RE: ?Women's Issues Discussion Lists? > In a tutorial I'm doing with a man interested in better understanding > women's experience, I'd like to ask him to participate in some > bitnet/internet discussion list related to that subject. Apart > from WMST, any suggestions? Need listname and listserve address, > if anyone has some ideas -- gender, or men's issues also would > be useful. I've already replied privately to Barbara. In case there are other people who would like the same information, it's to be found in Section 12 of the WMST-L User's Guide. If you've "misplaced" your User's Guide :-( , you can get another copy by sending the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU: GET GUIDE WMST-L . If all you want is the most recent version of Section 12, that's available by sending the following message to LISTSERV: GET OTHER LISTS WMST-L ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 16:39:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MFF1@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: Re: gender studies In-Reply-To: jgrossho AT UHUNIX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU -- Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:58:13 HST Women's studies vs. gender studies: J. Grossholtz knows her history and she's got it right. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 02:12:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: Music and the Men's Movement In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:59:01 PDT from I like Tom Robinson, myself. Very political music about being gay and about social persecution in general. - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:10:25 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margaret Allen Subject: Prostitution& Feminist Theory I have a student who wants research on various theoretical approaches to prostitution. Can you please send any suggestions for reading etc to me. Thnaking you, Margaret Allen mallen@adam.edu.au Dr Margaret Allen Women's Studies Department University of Adelaide G.P.O Box 498 Adelaide, South Australia 5001 phone 6182281801 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 07:58:32 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.Winkler@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Subject: Prostitution and Feminist Theory Margaret, take a look at Sex Work, Writings by Women in the Sex Industry edited by Frederique Delacoste and Priscilla Alexander. This book takes a pro-prostitute but not pro-prostitution stance (as it has sometimes been accused of). ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 09:38:38 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lucy Candib MD)" Subject: scales for violence on campus For Lauraine Leblanc In addition to the Sanday book, the following references may be of use. The Boeringer and Ward references havs some survey tools. Boeringer SB, Shehan CL, Akers RL. Social Contexts and Social Learning in Sexual Coercion and Aggression: Assessing the Contribution of Fraternity Membership. Family Relations 1991; 40:58-64. Martin PY, Hummer RA. Fraternities and Rape on Campus. Gender & Society 1989; 3:457-473. Ward SK, Chapman K, Cohn E, White S, Williams K. Acquaintance Rape and the College Social Scene. Family Relations 1991; 40:65-71. 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: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 09:37:35 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BONNIE COX Subject: Regional WS conference It is not too late to plan to attend the North Central Regional Women's Studies Association Conference, "Many Voices, Many Visions, Many Women's Lives" at the University of Kentucky in Lexington Oct. 30-31. The con- ference features over 20 concurrent sessions on the conference topic, including scholarly papers, performance, dance and video. There is also a session on "Feminist Education: Teaching the Introductory Women's Studies Course." Registering for the conference on Friday and Saturday also enables you to attend sessions of UK's Women Writers Conference (featuring Grace Paley, Cynthia Kadohata, Jayne Anne Phillips, Chrystos and others) on Friday and Saturday at no additional cost. There will also be a vegetarian buffet on Friday (optional) with readings from the writers of Lexington's Working Class Kitchen and a concert by the all-woman Bluegrass group Reel World String Band. Registration is $20 if postmarked before Oct. 20 and $23 after that date. The buffet is extra at $10. If you would like to have a registration form faxed or mailed to you, please respond to me at with your snail mail address or fax number. ------Bonnie Cox, Conference Coordinator ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 08:57:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Zetlan Subject: LeVay Critique.short version This message is in response to a request for some specific review of Simon LeVay^s paper on the hypothalamus of heterosexual and homosexual males. I feel very strongly that the media not be the only public interpreter of this research. I would welcome any input or discussion on my comments or the topic in general, either privately or on the board (if that seems appropriate). LeVay Critique. short version, by Sandy Zetlan, Ph.D. Neurosciences. U. Wisconsin, Women^s Studies Program, 209 N Brooks, Madison, WI, 53711. INTRO: There are major methodological flaws in LeVay^s study (A difference in hypothalamic structure between heterosexual and homosexual men, by Simon LeVay. Science 253:1034-1037, 1991) which, I believe, invalidate his conclusions. In addition, LeVay, and other researchers, make highly contestable assumptions regarding the biological basis of human sexual orientation that are based primarily on inappropriate animal models. In an effort to reduce the number of *information bytes* in the world, only the methodology is briefly reviewed below. To get the complete version, which includes a more detailed methodological and theoretical review, send a message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet) that says GET LEVAY CRITIQUE WMST-L. Please do NOT send requests directly to WMST-L. ABSTRACT: What did LeVay do? Simon LeVay reported a group of cells (called INAH3) in the hypothalamus heterosexual males was on the average 2x larger in volume than in homosexual males or in females. LeVay concluded that *sexual orientation has a biological substrate*. Note: The human hypothalamus is about the size of a pea, and the INAH3 is about the size of a grain of sand. PROBLEMS: What are some methodological problems in the LeVay study? 1. LeVay obtained inadequate information on the sexual background of his subjects. The sexual orientation of the heterosexual males was PRESUMED, based on the numerical preponderance of males in the population. It was not clear on what basis gay men were so labeled. The sexual orientation of the 6 females was not known. That LeVay never defines the criteria for sexual orientation is a major problem, since separating groups with clearly defined sexual orientation is the basis for this study. However, sexual orientation seems to be an elusive blend of physical, mental and emotional properties, and a uniform definition that is applicable to each subject within each group may be an ultimately unachievable goal. 2. Even if his three groups were actually representative of people with different sexual orientations, it would be impossible to discern if INAH3 volume differences are the *cause* of certain sexual behaviors or the *effect* of certain sexual behaviors or other unknown and uncontrolled variables. The brain is incredibly plastic, and can be physically altered by life experience, even in adults. 3. LeVay obtained inadequate information on the medical background of his subjects. Males contracting AIDS from sexual exposure, IV needle use, or blood transfusions may incur different opportunistic diseases and treatments, as well as varying exposure time before detection (perhaps as a result of differential interaction with the health care system), any of which might affect the INAH3 volume. 4. It seems naive to expect that there would be a direct relationship between hypothalamic structure and sexual behavior. This position is supported by the considerable overlap of INAH3 volumes between the subjects of all three groups. SUMMARY: Therefore, all LeVay has reported is that in groups of people with unknown medical and sexual histories there is a significant difference in the size of a structure whose function is not known. I am not convinced he has provided enough evidence to *suggest a biological substrate for sexual orientation*. SNEAK PREVIEW:Where does the idea for a *biological substrate* of human sexual orientation come from? The supposition for a biological, rather than a cultural, construction of human sexual orientation is based mainly on known effects of androgens (testosterone) on the reproductive behavior, hypothalamic structure and hypothalamic function of the rat. These androgen effects have been investigated in humans, and have not been substantiated. In any case, theories about human sexual orientation should not be extrapolated from rat copulatory motor patterns. For further information, please retrieve the long version of this review as detailed above. zetlan@wiscmacc (Bitnet) zetlan@wisc.macc.edu (Internet) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 09:04:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Chris Africa 335-5017 Subject: Berkshire Conference There is now an address from which to request information about the 1993 Berkshire Conference: Berkshire Conference '93 VC Box 75 Vassar College 124 Raymond Drive Poughkeepsie NY 12601-9895 Chris Africa Univ. of Iowa Libraries ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 14:08:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Laura.Julier" <21798JUL@MSU.BITNET> Subject: query on Bobbie Baker In-Reply-To: The letter of Sunday, 11 October 1992 4:48pm ET On June 16th, on a program on CBC radio titled Arts Tonight, I heard a story about a British performance artist named Bobbie Baker, who was doiing a piece in Toronto titled "The Kitchen Show: One Dozen Kitchen Actions Made Public." I'd appreciate any information, but especially references, to her work. Thanks Laura Julier 21798JUL@ibm.cl.msu.edu or 21798JUL@msu.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 14:28:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JMURPHY@MAINE.BITNET Subject: UPDATE OF GAY SPOUSE BENEFITS SURVEY/COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ Message-Id: From: JMURPHY@MAINE To: jmurphy@maine.maine.EDU Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 14:01:41 EDT 1992 Survey of College and University SPouse Benefits Programs Inclusive of Same Sex Spouses Compiled by: Julien Murphy, University of Southern Maine (10/92) *Documentation available ^Documentation from NGLTF SURVEY 1990 HEALTH INSURANCE for Same Sex Partners CANADA University of Waterloo (Medical-Blue Cross, Dental-Mutual Life) University of British Columbia University of Toronto (includes dental insurance) Carleton University York University Wilfred Laruer University McGill University University of New Brunswick University of Windsor University of Alberta (working on it) University of Lethbridge (working on it) UNITED STATES *Pitzer College,CA (financial compensation for the purchase of an individual spouse policy) Columbia University (access to health services)^ University of Iowa (working on it) University of California (working on it) Rutgers University (working on it) Swarthmore College (working on it) Stanford University (working on it) Wellesley College (working on it) University of Illinois-Chicago (working on it) University of Maine System (working on it) University of Vermont (working on it) Oberlin College (working on it) Miami University (working on it) Mount Holyoke College (working on it) TUITION WAIVERS FOR SAME SEX PARTNERS Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada) University of Windsor (Canada) University of Toronto (Canada) Swarthmore College* Colby College* Occidental College^ Oberlin College^ Wesleyan University (also tuition scholarships for partner's college-age children if they are claimed by employee on Fed.Inc.Tax) RECREATIONAL/LIBRARY/ID CARDES FOR SAME SEX PARTNERS University of Toronto (CANADA) Wesleyan University Columbia University (R) Swarthmore College Colby College* Rutgers University University of California-Santa Cruz University of California-Irvine Carneige Mellon University Princeton University Yale University University of Texas (R) University of Colorado^ Occidental College^ Oberlin College University of Michigan^ University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign (working on it) HOUSING BENEFITS FOR SAME SEX PARTNERS Bowdoin College^ Columbia University^ Grinnell College^ Harvard Law School^ North Dakota University^ Union Theological Seminary^ University of Wisconsin^ SUNY at Purchase^ Wesleyan University (rental housing, low interest mortgage payment) SICK LEAVE Bowdoin College^ Brown University^ Georgia State University^ New York University Law School^ North Dakota University^ Union Theological Seminary^ University of Michigan^ Moorehead State University (w/ presidential discretion) PARENTING LEAVE Bowdoin College^ Brown University^ Columbia University^ Georgia State University^ New York University Law School^ Union Theological Seminary^ University of Michigan^ Ohio State University Moorehead State University (w/Presidential Discretion) PENSION BENEFITS FOR SAME SEX PARTNERS Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada) AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY FOR GAY/LESBIAN FACULTY Wesleyan University If you have additional information, please contact me: JMURPHY@MAINE ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:48:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: WMST-L Files (User's Guide) At the start of each month, I will post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section eleven: 11) "HOW DO I FIND OUT WHAT FILES ARE AVAILABLE FROM WMST-L, AND HOW DO I OBTAIN THE FILES I WANT?" To find out what files are available, send LISTSERV the same command mentioned in the previous section: INDEX WMST-L. The list you'll receive from LISTSERV includes files as well as logs. To obtain the file(s) you want, send LISTSERV the following command: GET [filename] WMST-L where [filename] is the name of the file you want. For example: GET USSR WOMEN WMST-L Note that [filename] consists of two words separated by a space and not a period. (Adding WMST-L after the two-word filename is optional; it simply makes sure that if two lists have a file with the same name, you'll get the right one.) NOTE: women's studies syllabi are contained in a subdirectory called SYLLABI, while feminist film reviews are to be found in a subdirectory called FILM. To find out what syllabi (or film reviews) the subdirectory contains, send LISTSERV the command INDEX SYLLABI (or INDEX FILM). To obtain the file(s) you want, send LISTERV the following command: GET [filename] SYLLABI or GET [filename] FILM If you are requesting a film review, be aware that the filename always takes the form FILM REVx (e.g., FILM REV25); the name of the film is NOT the filename! You can request more than one file at once; just be sure to put each request on a separate line. LISTSERV will then send the file(s) to you either in a mail message or in Netdata format. To retrieve files sent by LISTSERV in Netdata format, follow these instructions: If your e-mail address is on a VAX/VMS machine, when you get a message that one or more files have arrived at your e-mail address, you should type "RECEIVE *" (do not include the quotation marks) at the $ prompt. This command will put the file(s) into your main directory. You can then type "TYPE filename" (replace "filename" with the actual name of the file) to read the file. If it's a long file, you can read it more effectively by typing "TYPE/PAGE filename." If your e-mail address is on an IBM VM/CMS machine, either use your mailer front end or type RLIST and RECEIVE the file into your FLIST. Go into your FLIST to look at the file. If your e-mail address is on a different kind of machine OR you are using Profs or some other kind of similar mailing system, go ahead and try the above commands. If they do not work, CALL YOUR COMPUTER SERVICES OFFICE. The people there should be able to help you and/or give you a manual for your mailing system commands. ******************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 17:49:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MFF1@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Prostitution and Feminist Theory The classic work is: Kathleen Barry, Female Sexual Slavery, originally published in 1979, reisssued in 1984-5 by New York University Press. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 15:37:45 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SMITHD@CGSVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU Subject: Re: Prostitution and Feminist Theory Another person contributing good work to men's music is Geoff Morgan. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 17:07:02 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Music and the Men's Movement In-Reply-To: Your MAIL dated Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:45:18 PDT My knowledge of the perspectives of "the men's movement" is still somewhat sketchy at this point, but my understanding is that the focus of their analysis differs with the orientation of each writer. Some maintain a vision of masculinity that reproduces many of the sexist assumptions we've been calling men on for years. The more radical sections of this movement, however promote a deeper analysis of the social construction of "masculinities" (note the plural). These men incorporate feminist critiques and strive to validate the diverse meanings of what it is to be a man in western societies. I think it is dangerous to promote any version of a "perfect" gender/race/class/physical identity, but I think its important to note that not all the individuals engaged in "men's studies" are trying to promote a single or idealized image. Can any of you who are engaged in this scholarship comment on this? P.S. Some of these men have utilized new word forms to set their approach apart. For instance, the more pro-feminist men's movement have sometimes refered to themselves as "changing Men." This, or other segments of these movements, have also used the spelling "mehn" to refer to themselves and their associations. Have any of you encountered any other alternative language in this are? ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 21:33:48 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(MIKE)" Subject: Re: Music and the Men's Movement Am I on the wrong list? I don't understand the relevance of music for/from the "men's movement" on this list ... please check the alternatives ... or ... perhaps I could use some education BUT please reply directly and not on the list. Mike Keenan, Department of Management, Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (616) 381-0163 keenan@gw.wmich.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 06:18:00 GMT Reply-To: dbailey@cix.compulink.co.uk Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Bailey Subject: Re: LeVay Critique.short version A few weeks I posted to this list, during a discussion of sexual orientation, an attenpted exposition of the benefits that might flow for the Lesbian and Gay community from evidence of predeterminion of orientation. Regretably, and to my great disappointment, I received virtually no feedback from this. Today we have had a critique of the work of LeVay, which seems rather pleased to find as many problems as possible with his work. Naturally I would not wish to see significant errors overlooked, or false beliefs gain ground. Yet, last night we had what seemed a magnificent documentary on Channel Four here, presented by LeVay himself, which gave the firm impression that he is working carefully, with a politically intelligent manner, from the best of motives. I am sending for the full version of Sandy Zetlan's critique of his work, but I cannot help but wanting to know, now, why people seem to have such a strong wish that no evidence of predetermination shall be found. Given the case that I posted before, and the many points made on TV last night, that attitude in a lesbian or gay man seems virtually politically self-destructive. Solely on the basis of the summary posted (which is what everyone else here will have read) I find the critique itself unconvincing. The only potentially convincing point made was that there was said to be "considerable overlap of INAH3 volumes between the subjects of all three groups." But then she goes on to conclude that there were substantial differences in size. Something the size of "a grain of sand" is still very easily measured with modern techniques. I do not see that the difficulty in performing experiments on humans disproves anything. Other experiments on animals are taken as being valid suggestions of possibilities; I can see no reason why the same should not be the case here. Where is the evidence that these aspects of the brain can be altered by life experience or by a different progress of AIDS? If LeVay is simply saying that there is a physical difference in a group of gay men who died from AIDS, which may be an indication of a predetermination of male homosexuality, then I do not yet see that he has clearly overstepped the evidence he has found. To call him naive, or to question how accurate is his information about the orientations of his subjects is simply to invite suggestions of more careful repetitions of the investigation. It doesn't disprove his. Perhaps someone might like to approach the coroner in Salem, Oregon, with a view to adding the relevant measurments from the brains of the lesbian and the gay man that were burnt to death there two weeks ago to the data. They, and those young lesbians and gay men who kill themselves in despair at school and college should provide some data without the potential variable of an effect of AIDS. Could there be an appeal for lesbians and gay men to make arrangements that their brains be measured when they die - everyday accidents, illness, age, and hate crime should soon bring along quite a lot of data from people who clearly considered themselves homosexual. I mean, why not be constructive about this? I would be much happier about the criticism if I understood why so many seem to wish LeVay's fairly tentative findings to be squashed. Diane Bailey dbailey@cix.compulink.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 00:22:30 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wasserle@SFU.CA Subject: Prostitution and Feminist Theory Laurie Bell, ed., _Good Girls/Bad Girls: Sex Trade Workers and Feminists Face to Face, Toronto, Ontario: The Women's Press, 1987. Part of the proceedings of a conference held November 1985, here in Canada. Gail Pheterson, ed., _A Vindication of the Rights of Whores_, Seattle, WA: The Seal Press, 1989. Collection of pieces from "theInternational Movement For Prostitutes' Rights. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca Department of Women's Studies Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6 -- ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 08:08:26 LCL Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(George McCarthy)" Subject: Karen Carpenter Film In-Reply-To: <9210122049.AA09855@levy.bard.edu> Greetings, A friend of mine teaches a class on bulimia/anorexia. I suggested a film I'd seen a couple of years ago about Karen Carpenter. The film was an animated "documentary" using dolls that got progressively thinner with a soundtrack of Carpenters songs. My problem is: I can't remember the name of the film, the director, or any other particulars of the film. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Please reply privately with any information about the name, director, and/or any distribution information about the film. Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers. --Mac. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 09:46:44 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: GWELTY@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU Subject: Still more info. on Robertson. WASHINGTON POST : Sunday, 11 October 1992 "The Robertson Right and the Grandest Conspiracy" by Michael Isikoff The President is the unwitting captive of hostile forces that worship the occult. Secret societies have penetrated elite Amer- ican institutions and are manipulating public opinion. The ulti- mate goal: to strip the United States of its constitutional free- doms, destroy the Christian faith and impose the rule of Satan. Is this the plot for one more "Damien" sequel? A Stephen King foray to Washington? In fact, the scenario represents the startling world view of a familiar figure on the American political scene - televangelist, media magnate and former GOP presidential candidate Pat Robert- son. In recent months, Robertson has reemerged as an influential player in Republican Party politics. His fledgling, tax-exempt lobbying organization, the Christian Coalition, has seized con- trol of the Republican Party apparatus in a half-dozen states and is spending millions of dollars - working closely with GOP cam- paign officials - to produce a massive vote by evangelical Chris- tians. After last summer's Republican National Convention, where Robertson was a featured speaker and more than 300 Christian Coalition members served as delegates, President Bush chose to pay personal homage to the new power on his right. In September, he flew to Virginia Beach to appear side by side with Robertson before 1,100 cheering, flag-waving, Christian Coalition soldiers at the group's second annual "Road to Victory" conference. Given Robertson's new visibility, some of the more provocative aspects of his Weltanschauung take on a new political importance. There is, for example, his now famous fund-raising letter in Iowa op- posing a proposed equal rights amendment to that state's consti- tution. The amendment, Robertson wrote, was the work of a "secret feminist agenda" that is "not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians." But while the Iowa letter was denounced by women's groups as beyond the pale, Robertson's missive represents a tiny part of the televangelist's increasingly conspiratorial view of world events - a view that makes his alliance with Bush even more puz- zling. Only last year, Robertson was hinting that Bush may have been selling out the country to a satanic conspiracy bent on tak- ing over the planet. By talking about a "new world order," the televangelist warned, Bush was adopting the secret code words of behind-the-scenes power brokers - men, many of them of foreign origin, who have been pulling the strings of U.S. presidents for much of this century. "Indeed," Robertson wrote, "it may well be that men of goodwill like Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter and George Bush... are in reality unknowingly and unwittingly carrying out the mission and mouthing the phrases of a tightly knit cabal whose goal is nothing less than a new order for the human race under the domination of Lucifer and his followers." Robertson's theories about this "tightly knit cabal" were out- lined in >The New World Order,< a 1991 book that briefly appeared on the New York Times bestseller list and is now heavily promoted in Christian Coalition publications. According to the book, the plot to impose "a new order for the human race" dates back to 1776, when Bavarian scholar Adam Weisphaut founded the Order of the Illuminati - a secret society of "atheists and Satanists" that, Robertson asserts, was dedicated to "the elevation to world leadership of a group of hand-pzicked 'adepts' or `Illuminati'. Since then, the illumined ones have spread their tentacles, founding or infiltrating such diverse organizations as the Ma- sons, the Communist Party, the English Round Table, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Federal Reserve Board, the Trilateral Commission and the New Age movement. How far has their plot reached? Flip over a $1 bill and look at the picture of the Great Seal - the one with the pyramid and the glowing eye on top. That, Robertson writes, is "the eye of an an- cient Egyptian deity, Osiris, who is revered in the secret high ceremonies and sacred rites of the Masonic Order." Robertson notes that the seal was designed by Charles Thompson, a member of the Continental Congress who was also a Mason, and that the Latin phrase at the bottom, `Novus Ordo Seclorum', can be translated as a "new order for the ages" or a new world order. Robertson's outline provides fresh perspective on the march of history. The Illuminati, he writes, instigated the French Revolu- tion and inspired Marx and Engels to write the "Communist Mani- festo." They penetrated the international financial community through the Rothschilds - the Jewish banking family who, Robert- son says, may be "the missing link between the occult and the world of high finance." Then there was the Lincoln assassination. Robertson believes it was not related to the Civil War per se, but to Lincoln's plans to issue interest-free greenbacks - a move opposed by the Illuminati financiers. Although he acknowledges he has no hard evidence, Robertson writes, "it is my belief that John Wilkes Booth . . . was in the employ of the European bankers . . . ." The upshot, to Robertson, is that the Illuminati are more power- ful than ever. Much of the media are their "propaganda organs." The Gulf War and the call by Bush (a longtime Council on Foreign Relations member) for a new world order were watershed events, setting the stage for t=he final "war against the Christian people." To guard against further weakening of our defenses, Robertson advises vigilance against foreign policy advisers "with a foreign accent." "How can anyone who spent most of his life in Germany or Poland fully understand the family life, the shared values . . . and the intense patriotism of people born in Columbus, Ohio?" Robertson's immediate influence on the campaign is hard to measure, but there is little doubt his followers get close atten- tion from the White House. Bush-Quayle campaign documents recent- ly obtained by The Washington Post show that Ralph Reed, execu- tive director of the Christian Coalition, has peppered top cam- paign officials with strategic advice, including an April 3 letter to senior strategist Charles Black suggesting the selec- tion of Robertson-approved delegates to the GOP convention. A July 14 memo to Bush-Quayle political director Mary Matalin dealt in part with "Pat Robertson's Role in the Campaign." "Mary: Prob- ably a good idea to ask him to do something so he feels involved on a personal level," wrote Reed. Perhaps most significant was a July 15 memo by Bob Heckman, one of the campaign's designated liaisons to the religious right, to his superior, Mimi Dawson, director of coalitions. "The president should avoid using the following phrases," wrote Beckman, includ- ing the forbidden words "New World Order." Whether or not Robert- son deserves credit, the phrase began to disappear from Bush's vocabulary shortly after Robertson's book was published. Meanwhile, the president's men are sticking by their man in Virginia Beach. Among those at last month's Christian Coalition conference were Lamar Alexander, the secretary of education, and one of his predecessors, William J. Bennett. "Pat Robertson has a right to say what he thinks, say what he believes," said Alex- ander in remarks that drew thunderous applause. "And I'm glad he does it and I'm glad to be on his side." ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 10:03:57 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Daphne.Patai@SPANPORT.UMASS.EDU Subject: Native American Women's Studies Dear colleagues. The Women's Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is interested in gathering information about Native American women working in that field who might be interested in a position at this university if by some fluke something opened up. Please send names/biog blurb/ or best of all letters and C.V.s to me, Daphne Patai, Spanish & Portuguese, Herter Hall 416, Univ. of Mass., Amherst, MA. 01003. My phone is 413-545-4922 (office) or 549-1157 (home). Understand: this is NOT at the present time a "search." Nonetheless, please respond as soon as possible. many thanks. Daphne.Patai@spanport.umass.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 07:08:38 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NANCY FELIPE RUSSO Subject: GENDER SHOCK I just received a notice of a new book by Hester Eisenstein called *Gender Shock: Practicing Feminism on Two Continents*. The announcement of book reflects a bias that I have observed in Women's Studies courses and given that it appears the bias will be given a big boost with the publication of the book, I want to alert Women's Studies people to it in the hopes that our programs won't perpertuate it. The bias is in the presentation of the U.S. women's movement as a grassroots "outsider" movement, composed of individuals with "little experience with the bureaucracy that accompanies political power." The announcement reads as follows: "A femocrat, the Australian slang word used to describe a feminist working within the national bureaucracy, is a rare political animal in the United States, where the words "feminist" and "political insider" are not often used in the same sentence. .... *Gender Shock* argues that, in contrast to Australian feminists who are "utterly at ease with the structures of power at state and national levels," their American counterparts have an equally vigorous feminist movement, but little experience with the burearcracy that accompanies political power." The tautological characterization of the feminist movement (first we only define the movement as grassroots (typically New York/east coast Ms type feminism, which is great but not representative of all of us), and then you "discover" there are no bureaucrats, scientists, etc. in it. If you do use this book, also use Irene Tinker's *Women in Washington: Advocates for Public Policy*. That book has some information about the behind-the-scenes work of feminist bureaucrats in national government. Part of the way you wield power as a bureaucrat is to be faceless, and these feminist don't typically make headlines, but I worked with them for more than a decade (and was one of them once) and I can tell you that knowledge about women wouldn't be where it is today without "bureaucrats" at the National Institute of Education, National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the EEOC and Civil Rights Commission..I could go on and on. It is true that Reagan/Bush administrations have gutted the bureaucracy (they knew how important it was to counter their "special interests"), but the idea that women don't know how to work the system is nonsense. Women bureaucrats in the U.S. have worked the system and worked it well, with little support and recogition for their efforts. Their names won't appear in the regular history books; let's not have Women's Studies people help to wipe them out of existence. I can only hope *Gender Shock* is not as biased as the announcement that quotes it. Ironically, a group of us had an opportunity to meet with a group of EEO officers (women) in Sidney to consult with them to give them ideas on how to use their system, and they seemed both excited and appreciative of the help!!!! Little experience with the bureaucracy, indeed! 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, 13 Oct 1992 14:50:10 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Kathleen Lowney)" Subject: job openings -- cj and anthro The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Valdosta State College has two job openings. These are both for tenure-track positions. Here are the specifics: 1. ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropology to include intro. anthro, physical anthro, archaeological field techniques, and archaeology in Eastern North America. Conduct research and provide service to the College and the community, including occasional public speaking at school. Qualifications: Earned doctorate in anthropology required; specializations in archaeology and physical anthropology preferred. Teaching and field work experience required; four years of full time teaching experience and field school organizing in the Eastern United States preferred. 2. ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TEach undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice and sociology, including such courses as criminology, internships, and legal liability in criminal justice. Conduct research and provide service to the College and the community, including interactions with criminal justice agencies. Qualifications: Earned doctorate in criminal justice or a related area required; a generalist orientation to the field of criminal justice preferred. College teaching experience required; two years of full time college teaching and professional work in a criminal justice agency preferred. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Nine month contract with possibility of summer teaching. Starting date is September 1, 1993 Send letter of application specifying position sought, curriculum vitae, and names and phone numbers of 3 references to: Dr. Louis H. Levy, Head Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Valdosta State College Valdosta, GA 31698 Application materials should be received by Dec. 15, 1992 in order to receive full consideration. For more information, please contact Dr. Levy at 912-333-5943 or, since I am posting this to the list, me. I can be reached by phone at 912-333-5943 or 5487 or by e-mail at klowney@grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu Dr. Kathe Lowney Assistant Professor of Sociology Valdosta State College ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:17:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Zetlan Subject: problems with email Sorry to do this online, but neither I or my computer center is able to get an email message to ****.hamp.hampshire.edu. MMurrain, if you are out there, please send me a BITNET address so that I can try to reach you that way.-thanks zetlan@wiscmacc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:21:22 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was kallman@MILTON.U.WASHINGTON.EDU From: Karen Allman Subject: Re: LeVay Critique.short version In-Reply-To: <9210130551.AA02981@milton.u.washington.edu> The most recent issue of _The Nation_ (Oct 19, 1992) has an excellent article by Darrell Rist "Born Gay? Is there a 'homosexual character' in the genes. Some additional problems and pitfalls of brain biology based theories of homosexuality are analyzed within. Though I do not doubt LeVay's good intentions, I doubt that "bad intentions" can be demonstrated on the parts of the various scientists who, for example, "found" and jumped to conclusions from differences in brain size among genders and races of humans. Why are these (unmediated) brain-based theories so compelling, so much more real to some of us? Karen Allman ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 20:40:13 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BONDURAN@UNCG.BITNET Subject: need help/info NYC I have a friend who moved to Manhattan in August and can't find work. She has a masters in English, is an excellent writer, creative, insightful, very interested in women's issues. Does anyone know of employment opportunities and/or women's groups around Manhattan? Please reply privately. Barrie Bondurant BONDURAN@UNCG (Bitnet) BONDURAN@IRIS.UNCG.EDU (Internet) ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 21:23:44 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: elizabeth bounds Subject: prostitution and feminist theory Your student is going to have to take on a big fight within feminist theories a mong those who see prostitutes as victims/sexual slaves, those who see them as free agents, and those who see them as women making the best economic choices p ossible in a oppressive (in terms of gender, race, class, imperialism) world. I s she interested more in 'developed world' prostitution or 'underdeveloped worl d (tourist/military base)' prostitution? Let me know off or on list and I can s end more specific resources. Some general suggestions: Working Women by Arlene Carman (works with prostitutes in New York) , Pasuk Phongpaichit, From Peasant Girls to Bangkok Masseuses. Elizabeth Bounds, Virginia Tech, bounds at vtvm1 (b itnet), bounds at vtvm1.cc.vt.edu (internet). ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 21:44:59 HST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Grossholtz Subject: prosititution I think the best thing to read is the Laurie Bell book, good girls bad girls which raises all the interesting questions about how to think about sesx trade workers and how hard it is to generalize etc. Incidentally is anyone out there from U Michigan and do you know Jenny robertson in ANthropology? SHe does not answer mail so Masybe you could encourage her to get on email and writ me...? jean grossholtz permamentaly at Mt Holyoke College temporarily at U of Hawaii reachable either way.. jgrossho@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.edu jgrossho@mhc.mtholyoke.edu jgrossho@mhc.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 08:52:49 EDT Reply-To: jkorenma@umdd.BITNET Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Inappropriate Messages I'd like to say a few words about two kinds of mail that should not have been sent to WMST-L. One is the posting yesterday of a Washington Post article about Pat Robertson. That article should not have been sent to the list for several reasons: 1) Newspaper and magazine articles are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced (except in small excerpts) without permission. 2) WMST-L is not a list for discussion about political figures and their positions. There are many other lists for such discussions (see User's Guide for some). (When Diane Bailey requested specific information about Robertson, she not only asked that people reply privately but also provided a "reply-to" header so that responses would automatically go back to her.) 3) The posting was really too long. Some lists ask subscribers to limit messages to no more than two screens in length. I think that's needlessly restrictive, but I would urge people to use restraint. For all the above reasons, esp. #1, I did not include the Washington Post article in the digest version of WMST-L (though like all messages it is recorded in the logfiles). While I'm writing, I should add that I agree with Mike Keenan (and the people who wrote to me privately) that messages about "music and the men's movement" belong on a different list (see User's Guide for some "men's issues" lists). I suspect/hope that that thread has played itself out. Heavy mail volume continues to be a problem on WMST-L. It's therefore especially important that postings outside the list's focus be sent to other lists and that if such postings DO appear on WMST-L, you either ignore them or reply PRIVATELY. Again, many thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Joan Korenman (normally korenman@umbc or korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) (at the moment, jkorenma@umdd or jkorenma@umdd.umd.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:31:19 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JLONG@SUVM.BITNET JOB OPENING The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University invites applications for a tenured faculty appointment in a departme nt of the School who will serve as Director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts starting in 1993-94 academic year. The Director should be a person with scholarly background in an area of social conflict analysis and resolution, a solid grounding in sociology and/or political scienc e, as well as an interdisciplinary interest, and some orientation toward practice and policy. Substantive areas that would compement existing program strengths incluse conflict resolution, peace studies, nonviolent action, inter national relations, and social movements. Relevant non-academic and adminis trative experienc is desirable. The Director will be responsible for overall program leadership and development . PARC is an interdisciplinary research and theory-building center, focusing on the transformation of intractable conflicts sot that they become more amenable to just and enduring solutions. Although not degree-granting, PARC is a major locus of graduate student trainign within the Maxwell School and also oversees an undergraduate major in Nonviolent Conflict and Change.... Applicants should be eligible for a tenured appointment at the rank of Professo r or Associate Professor in one or more of the Maxwell department --Anthro, Econ, Geography, History, Poli Sci, Public Admin, Social Science and Sociology. --JUDY LONG, SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY -- --103 SIMS IV, SYRACUSE, NY 13244-1230, USA (315)443-4580 -- --Bitnet: JLONG@SUVM Internet: JLONG@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU -- ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:42:38 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JLONG@SUVM.BITNET Sorry for the truncated announcement of the PARC Director job opening. That wa s my first long message and I must have run afoul of some computer elf. Here i s the rest of the announcement: Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Persons interested should send a letter of application, resume, and names of several references to: Prof. Louis Kriesberg, Chair, PARC Search Committee, 712 Ostrom Ave., Syracuse NY 13244. WOMEN AND MINORITES ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Syracuse University is an EO/AA employer. --JUDY LONG, SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY -- --103 SIMS IV, SYRACUSE, NY 13244-1230, USA (315)443-4580 -- --Bitnet: JLONG@SUVM Internet: JLONG@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU -- ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 14:50:18 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: veronica strong-boag Subject: women and popular culture a friend is teaching a course entitled, "Women and Popular Culture" at the 200 level. She is looking for an essentially introductory collection of articles that will deal with a wide range of topics from rock videos, to soap operas, to fashion, etc. etc. She would consider using two texts if that were preferable. This isn't my field so if people have suggetions, she would appreciate hearing from you via me. Dr. Veronica Strong-Boag, Centre for REsearch in WS and Gender RElations, Univ. of B.C., Vancouver, Canada or Veronica Strong-Boag@mtsg.ubc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 14:56:40 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Jacquelyn Marie)" Subject: woman & words conference in Vancouver A professor at UC Santa Cruz, Donna Haraway wants any info. on a Woman & Words conference held last August in Vancouver. Possible organizer, Betsey Warlin? Any info please send to me: Jacquelyn Marie, Women's Studies Librarian, UCSC E-mail: jmarie@scilibx.ucsc.edu THANKS ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 21:09:46 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: workshop ideas re. sexism in teaching One of the things a women's studies program does is sensitize students to sexism in teaching. Now that our w.s. program is underway we're getting increasing complaints about it. I want to give a brief workshop to our psychology faculty about how to avoid sexism. Some of the topics are easily identified, such as "don't use the 'generic he'" and don't show slides of busty, skimpily clothed women as "attention-grabbers" or "because they're 'fun'." But I've never given such a presentation myself. If people have materials they've prepared or hints, I'd love to have them. Anyone have handouts? Please contact me privately unless you believe you have information of general interest. I'll post a summary of the responses. Addresses, email and postal service below. Thanks in advance. Arnie ******************************************************************************** Arnie Kahn, Psychology, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (703) 568-3963 - day fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (preferred) (703) 434-0225 - night fac_askahn@jmuvax (703) 568-3322 - fax ******************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 22:10:41 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: women and popular culture There is a video that I recently showed in Psych of Gender that is wonderful ... It's called Dreamworld and it's about how women are portrayed on MTV. The video focuses mainly on clips from MTV with the music removed and the guy who made it (I'll find out his name for you later- he's at UMASS-AMherst) narrates about how women are portrayed according to a male fantasy. It's VERY powerful, though a more than a little disturbing. The end includes a discussion of the relationship between media portrayals of woman and a rape culture, in which the New Bedford, MA rape in a pool hall could take place. THis includes juxtaposing footage from the rape scene from the movie The Accused with footage from a Billy Idol video where the similarities are astounding. Students at my college are a little naive and sheltered, but they were completely overwhelmed by this. Disturbed, but all felt it was very worthwhile to watch -- they reported that it really changed how they think about popular media portrayals of women and their psychological significance. As you can see, I highly recommend it. If someone else knows the reference for it, that would be great. Otherwise, after I get a few things done these next couple of days, I'll look it up. Sabrina Zirkel College of the Holy Cross WOrcester, MA zirkel@hlycross (bitnet) zirkel@hcacad.hlycross.edu (Internet) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:49:45 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: LeVay Critique.short version In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:21:22 -0700 from George Weinberger once said that everybody has the CAPACITY to have pleasant erotic experiences (and, by extension, relationships) with either people of the same sex or people of the other one. Simon LeVay says that there is believable evidence that there is a biological component to people's tendency to prefer / choose sexual expression with either the same sex or the other one. Contradictory? Not necessarily. Those fellows with the "more gay" hypothalamusses (hypothalami??) still have the CAPACITY to have plea- sant sexual experiences with either other guys or with womenfolk. The fellows with the more conventional brain configurations still have the CAPACITY to have good gay experiences (or lives) or, for that matter, straight ones. Obviously, there are good reasons to worry about the consequences of bioessentialist theories; they tend to play into the hands of "final solution-mongers" as easily as they assuage liberal-but-not-radical people who want to excuse "deviant" behavior so that deviants are no longer blamed as if their deviance were morally intentional. Meanwhile, I've become increasingly aware that the particular thread of feminist theory that I've adopted for my own world-view depends on understanding heterosexual eligibility as the carrot that has been dangled in front of people in order to eroticize (and thereby rope people into) sex role conformity and (again thereby) personal acceptance of the continuation of patriarchy at the micro level... which is elegant but heterocentrist and, therefore, problematic unless it really is true that for a majority of people there is a general predisposition towards the heterosexual. I have to admit the elegance of the theory itself as an explainer of the world has led me to think this must be true, and yet I feel as if I've been put on notice before even opening my mouth by participants in the lesbigay rights/awareness movement and their conceptualization of heterocentricity. So (another admission here), the LeVay thingie gives me a tempting way out, because I can say that no gay person can ever know for sure that it is NOT true that a large portion of the species is predisposed to desire heterosexual eligibility in a way quite apart from mere socialization, even if their own ex- perience is, quite validly, not in keeping with that model. - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 03:22:41 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: Karen Carpenter Film I also remember the film -- a good one. I think maybe it was called "Superstar" ???? If anyone has the reference, I'd also love to get it. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 04:42:38 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: Karen Carpenter Film really good move....I left off my name and address. Sabrina Zirkel College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA zirkel@hlycross (bitnet) zirkel@hcacad.hlycross.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 07:50:48 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kali Tal Subject: Karen Carpenter Film In-Reply-To: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET's message of Thu, 15 Oct 1992 03:22:41 -0400 <9210150725.AA16232@access.digex.com> The film was called _The Karen Carpenter Story_. It was the subject of a lawsuit by the Carpenter estate, and I believe that there are restrictions on screening it. A quick check of the _NY Times_ or _LA Times_ indexes should turn up a number of articles on the film if you are interested in doing more research. I think that it is *not* commercially distributed/available. Kali Tal _Viet Nam Generation_ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 09:15:15 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan A Holton set wmst-l nomail ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 08:35:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: DREAMWORLDS video The full citation to the video described by Sabrina is DREAMWORLDS: DESIRE/SEX/POWER IN ROCK VIDEO. It was made by Sut Jhally, a media critic at U-Mass. Amherst. For information on obtaining a copy, write The Foundation for Media Education, P.O. Box 2008, Amherst, MA. I haven't seen the video yet, but read a lengthy review/interview with Prof. Jhally in ON THE ISSUES Winter 1991, p. 22-24, 39-42. According to the review, Prof. Jhally examined images from more than 150 rock videos. DREAMWORLDS is 55 min. long. No price stated in the article. 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: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 08:42:26 U Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Diane McGrath" Subject: Re: None Reply to: RE>None set wmst-l nomail ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:11:40 ECT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rachel Cassel Subject: stats on women's studies degrees and library budgets This message is primarily for any women's studies librarians on the list... Hello all: The Binghamton University Women's Studies Program currently offers a minor in ws but is putting together a proposal to offer a major, revised mino r, and grad certificate. Several of us in the library are putting together a d escription of our library resources for the program to use in writing the propo sal. One thing that would help us out is learning comparative statistics from other university and college libraries on the degrees offered an d the corresponding library budget amounts allocated for women's studies (both firm order and approval funds, also journal budgets if you have them!) We'd li ke to get an idea how our current budget compares with other institutions that are offering comparable degrees and whether it would still be adequate if the proposed degrees could be offered. Please e-mail me privately on this. Thanks in advance for any information you can provide. Rachel Cassel, Women's Studies Bibliographer/Reference Librarian Binghamton University Libraries Vestal Parkway East, Box 6012 Binghamton, NY 13902-6012 607/777-4386 rcassel@bingvmb rcassel@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:05:22 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "R. CHATTERJEE" Subject: Re: women and popular culture Dear Dr. Strong-Boag, You might suggest that your friend has a look at Rosalind Coward'sFemale Desires. The book looks at various aspects of popular culture from food to advertising exploring the ways in which they are "sought, bought, and packaged" to fulfill female desire or rather create female desires. Ranita rchatter@uwovax.uwo.ca ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:49:41 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lydia Hamessley)" Subject: Re: women and popular culture In-Reply-To: <9210150002.AA12767@itsmail1.hamilton.edu>; from "veronica strong-boag" at Oct 14, 92 2:50 pm > I taught a course in "Women in Music" which included popular music of Western and non-Western cultures. I'd be happy to share that syllabus with anyone who is interested. (We did also cover art music from the middle ages to the 20th century.) As a new subscriber, I'm not sure if this would be a syllabus appropriate for your archive of syllabi, but if so, I'd be willing to send it in. Lydia Hamessley Music Dept. Hamilton College Clinton, NY 13323 lhamessl@itsmail1.hamilton.edu > a friend is teaching a course entitled, "Women and Popular Culture" at > the 200 level. She is looking for an essentially introductory collection > of articles that will deal with a wide range of topics from rock videos, ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 11:22:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PGRAHAME@BENTLEY.BITNET Subject: Re: women and popular culture Sabrina Zirkel mentions Dreamworld. Are you perhaps referring to Sut Jhally at U Mass Amherst? Kamini Grahame PGRahame@Bentley.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:40:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Zetlan Subject: reply to alan hunter/LeVay You make some interesting points, but I'd like you to clarify a few things. You state ^^Meanwhile, I've become increasingly aware that the particular thread of feminist theory that I've adopted for my own world-view depends on understanding heterosexual eligibility as the carrot that has been dangled in front of people in order to eroticize (and thereby rope people into) sex role conformity and (again thereby) personal acceptance of the continuation of patriarchy at the micro level... which is elegant but heterocentrist and, therefore, problematic unless it really is true that for a majority of people there is a general predisposition towards the heterosexual.^^ Suppose we look at all characteristics of human nature that Sociobiologists like to look at Aggression, exploitation of others, nurturing behaviors or whatever. It is not my contention that we can define these behaviors any more than sexual orientation in any kind of relationship (linear or otherwise) based on biological factors. But for the fun of it, lets pretend we can. Does this mean that *society* should/is obligated/is more or less resposible to *go along with nature* ? That is perhaps to encourage or tolerate war? To encourage or tolerate a certain sexual orientation? because it is apparently *biological* by some genetic/hormonal definiton? Is it more/less *problematic* in our society to encourage behaviors because they seem *natural*? Perhaps I've misinterpreted your point? The elegance of a theory seems too often refer to how well it fits into the viewers world view (as your say).However, this is exactly the problem with evolutionary theories such as Man the Hunter, or Woman the Gatherer for that matter. They just make so much sense based on what we *know*, that we consider them regardless of the lack of evidence. I am all for storytelling if it inspires us to consider all different aspects of a problem. But when one story is allowed to become the dominant theory based on what we hope/desire, rather than the available information, that^s literature, not science. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:09:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Request for Syllabi Earlier today, Lydia Hamessley wrote: > I taught a course in "Women in Music" which included popular music of > Western and non-Western cultures. I'd be happy to share that syllabus > with anyone who is interested. (We did also cover art music from the > middle ages to the 20th century.) As a new subscriber, I'm not sure if > this would be a syllabus appropriate for your archive of syllabi, but if > so, I'd be willing to send it in. This sounds like a VERY appropriate syllabus to add to the WMST-L syllabi files, as long as it is in electronic form. It should be sent to me at the address below, not to WMST-L. I am sending this message to the list rather than replying privately because I'd like to encourage other people, too, to submit their Women's Studies syllabi for the WMST-L syllabi files--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]). If you don't feel able to convert your wordprocessing file into an ASCII file, you can mail WMST-L subscriber Janet McLeod a computer disk (which will not be returned) with the file in wordprocessing format. Janet has very generously offered to help convert these to ASCII 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 questions, please write to me PRIVATELY, not via WMST-L. ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:17:05 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Diana H. Scully" Subject: Re: women and popular culture In-Reply-To: <9210151459.AA12757@cabell.vcu.edu>; from "@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU:WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET" at Oct 15, 92 10:49 am I would like very much to have a copy of your course outline for "Women and Music." Please send to dscully@Cabell.VCU.EDU (internet) or Diana Scully, Director, Women's Studies, VCU, Box 2040, Richmond, Virginia 23284. Thanks much. \diana Scully ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:27:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 job announcements, 1 prize I have received the following three announcements: 1) Job opening, Women's Studies, Oberlin College 2) Job opening, Women's Studies, Wellesley College 3) Daad Prize for best German Studies syllabus (incl. Women's Studies) For more information, contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************************** OBERLIN COLLEGE Faculty Position in Women's Studies Full-time, tenure-track position in Women's Studies beginning Fall 1993, rank of Assistant Professor or higher, depending on qualifications. Ph.D. required, excellent teaching and scholarship desirable, applied experience an asset. Teaching a maximum of five courses a year: introduction to women's studies, intermediate or advanced courses in specialization, senior seminar in feminist theories, and colloquium supervising student practica (integrating race, class, gender and sexuality throughout course designs and pedagogies). Social science background preferred focusing on some or all of a) international feminisms; b) women of color internationally and/or in U.S.; c) lesbian and gay studies. Send letter, curricullum vitae, academic transcripts, writing sample, syllabi, teaching evaluations (if possible), and three letters of reference to Linda Silver, Coordinator of Women's Studies Program, Rice Hall, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44974 by NOVEMBER 30, 1992. Late applications may be considered until the position is filled. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. As an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer, Oberlin strongly encourages the applications from female and minority candidates. ************************************************************************* WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Women's studies department: Assistant Professor, tenure track. Women's Studies seeks a scholar with research in Asian, Asian-American or Chicana gender/cultural studies. Social science or humanities disciplinary background with training in literature, cultural studies, sociology, feminist theory or gay and lesbian studies preferred but not exclusive. Teaching responsibilities will include Introduction to Women's Studies, a seminar in gender, race and class, and courses in area of specialization. Applicants should have the Ph.D. degree and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching in an inter-disciplinary women's studies department. Applications, including a curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Professor Susan M. Reverby, Chair, Women's Studies Department Wellesley College 105 Central Street Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181-8252. Closing date for applications is DECEMBER 16. 1992. Wellesley College is committed to a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from people of all racial and ethnic groups or with disabilities. ************************************************************************* THE DAAD PRIZES for the Best Syllabi in German Studies $1,000 in prizes will be awarded in 1993, under the sponsorship of the German Academic Exchange service, for innovative, interdisciplinary, or comparative approaches to the teaching of German studies. All fields of teaching will be considered for the prizes (including anthropology, art, cinema, cultural studies, German language, German and comparative literature, history, Jewish studies, linguistics, music, politics, theater arts, women's studies, etc.) Each syllabus will be judged on its originality and contribution to interdisciplinary and/or comparative German studies by a three-member judging panel. The prizes (first, second, and third) will be announced publicly in spring of 1993. All syllabi submitted for the competition will be included in a comprehensive, multi-year data base of teaching materials for German studies. All syllabi will be retained for inclusion in the data base and will not be returned. These syllabi will begin to be made available to the profesion in the spring of 1993. Complete and detailed syllabi, including detailed references, sources, and pedagogical goals, should be submitted in either hard copy or on disk, by JANUARY 1, 1993, to: Professor Sander L. Gilman Department of German Studies 183 Goldwin Smith Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3201 USA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 09:38:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was KLAWITTER@MAX.U.WASHINGTON.EDU From: KLAWITTER@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Subject: public management job announcment If you have any questions about the job or our school, please feel free to email me. Also, we'd appreciate any suggestions for candidates. Thanks. Marieka Klawitter klawitter@u.washington.edu ***************************************************************** The University of Washington Graduate School of Public Affairs invites nominations and applications for a tenure-track position in Public management. Rank will depend upon qualtifications. The Graduate School of Public Affairs offers a two year Masters in Public Administration and a vigorous set of executive programs. GSPA is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body. Women and ethnic minority persons are strongly encouraged to apply. We seek individuals with: -a desire to teach a diverse, challenging student body -a record of, or demonstrated potential for, excellence in scholarship and teaching -a commitment to integrating policy, management, and political context considerations in teaching and research -expertise in at least one of the following areas: --external relations (e.g., media relations, ethnic diversity, interest group politics, interjurisdictional relations) --service delivery and operations management in the public sector --budgeting and financial management Qualifications: Ph.D. in an area relevant to public management or its equivalent in public sector experience, teaching, and research. Preference will be given to applicants with appropriate public service experience. Ability to teach professional policy and management generalists in a context relevant to them is important. Salary is competitive and negotiable. Please submit a letter of nomination, or a letter of application outlining your qualifications, and teaching and research objectives, vitae, three to five letters of recommendation, and samples of scholarly work to: Margaret T. Gordon, Dean Graduate School of Public Affairs University of Washington, DC-13 Seattle, WA 98195 Application deadline is December 15, 1992 or until position is filled. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 11:59:34 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: joneskf@CCVAX.CCS.CSUS.EDU Subject: Chicana writer A friend of mine asked me to ask for help. She's looking for an autobiography (book length) by a contemporary Chicana writer. Does anyone know one? Please reply to me privately at kfjones@csus.edu. Thanks in advance, Kay Jones ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:37:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VHOLLINGER@TRENTU.CA Subject: Re: women and popular culture xit ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:01:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 3 calls for papers, 1 fellowship I have received the following four announcements: 1) CFP: Feminism: The 3rd Wave (Penn State) 2) Rockefeller Postdoctoral Grant: Race & Gender (Princeton) 3) CFP: Gender Issues in the Classroom & on Campus (AAUW) 4) CFP: Buffalo Women's Journal of Law & Social Policy For more information, contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************************************** Graduate Student Conference FEMINISM: THE THIRD WAVE February 26th - 28th, 1993 The Pennsylvania State University CALL FOR PAPERS: The third wave of feminism is comprised of a new generation of feminist. Coming of age in an era labelled "post-feminist," the third wave confronts attitudes which link feminism with manhating and the denigration of family values. Building on the foundation of the second wave of feminist activists during the 60's and 70's, a younger generation is working to invigorate the feminist movement at a time when the political environment has systematically attempted to declare it dead. This conference intends to bring together graduate students from the northeast who are working on feminist projects. The conference will provide an opportunity for students to create change by merging boundaries across disciplines which address issues of ethnicity, race, sexual diversity, gender, religion and class. The goal is to further and deepen our understanding of feminist roots, current realities and futures. We seek papers that emphasize the following categories: Developing an agenda for change; Assessing the currrent status of feminism; Recognition of women of the second wave; Creating links between scholarship and activism; Building coalitions across diverse groups of women. We seek proposals from students and other members of the feminist community. A variety of formats (e.g. presentations, performance art, workshops and interactive dialogues) are welcome. People from all disciplines are encouraged to submit papers. Please send two copies of the proposal, which should be no more than 1 page in length. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: DECEMBER 1, 1992 Send proposals and requests for information to: Graduate Student Conference, Women's Studies Program, 13 Sparks Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (814) 863-4025, Fax (814) 865-3641. ************************************************************************ PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1993-94: Race & Gender The Afro-American Studies Program at Princeton is offering two postdoctoral fellowships, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, for the academic year 1993-94. The major focus of this postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton will be on issues of race and gender. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FELLOWS: Fellows are required to be in full-time residence at Princeton University during the period of the award. They are expected to substantially complete research on an aspect of race and gender within an Afro-American context; present their findings in the form of a presentation at the Works-In-Progress Colloquium Series; take an active part in the regular scholarly activities of the Program; and interact with graduate and undergraduate students. ELIGIBILITY: These are postdoctoral, residential fellowships. Applicants must hold the Ph.D., or comparable degree. We especially welcome applicants who have finished the Ph.D. within the last five years, but all Ph.D. holders are eligible. STIPEND AND BENEFITS: Fellows will receive a $33,000 stipend, plus a $1,500 moving allowance, and will be eligible for the University health plan. The total stipend will cover the period from September 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994. Office space and computers will be available. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications are due by January 15, 1993. They must include: 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a proposal, not longer than 10 double-spaced pages, that includes a detailed description of the project, a statement of its current status, and a statement of how the project is related to other scholarship on issues of race and gender; 4) letters from three persons commenting on your work. We will inform applicants of acceptance by April 1, 1993. For a brochure and all inquiries contact: Afro-American Studies Program 112 Dickinson Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544-1017 (609) 258-4270. ****************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS: THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN Gender Issues in the Classroom and on the Campus: Focus on the 21st Century Held in conjunction with the Biennial Convention of the American Association of University Women, June 18, 1993, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the symposium will address gender issues related to status, legislation, communication, and equity in the context of the classroom and the campus. Three types of sessions - - papers, research reports, and panel presentations--may focus on education, equity issues, legal and social issues, and communication between and among women and those with whom they associate in their daily lives. Proposals that address the overall conference theme are due by NOVEMBER 15, 1992. A copy of the CALL FOR PAPERS may be obtained from: College/University Relations Office American Association of University Women 111 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-4873 Telephone: (202) 785-7759 Sponsored by the American Association of University Women with the Office of Women in Higher Education--American Council on Education, American Association for Colleges for Teacher Education, Association for Continuing Higher Education, American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges, Association for Teacher Education, and the National Association of Women in Education. ************************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS CIRCLES - The Buffalo Women's Journal of Law and Social Policy, is an interdisciplinary journal published by students of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Department of Women's Studies and other interested students. We provide a forum for exploring the legal and social challenges facing women of diverse races, classes, and cultures, and invite all writers and artists to submit their work. Contributions may vary in format including, but certainly not limited to, articles, commentaries, poetry, fiction, book reviews, photography and paintings. We are seeking to publish material that illuminates women's lives and furthers our understanding of each other. All written submissions should be double-spaced, submitted in triplicate and, if possible, submitted on disk using WordPerfect 5.1. Please enclose a biographical note, and a brief abstract for longer submissions. Because the selection process is anonymous, include your name, address and phone number on a separate sheet of paper - this information should not appear on your submission. Artwork should be submitted in photograph or slide form. If you prefer to have your artwork handled professionally, this can be arranged through a local gallery (Art Dialogue, 1 Linwood Avenue, Bufflo, NY 14209). The deadline for the Spring 1993 Issue is JANUARY 15, 1993. Help make our next issue an exciting one! Send submissions to: CIRCLES State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law O'Brian Hall Buffalo, New York 14260 (716) 645-2037 ************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:08:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VHOLLINGER@TRENTU.CA Subject: women and popular culture Dear Veronica Strong-Boag -- re. your query about women and popular culture, you might suggest to your friend to look at a collection called FROM MY GUY TO SCI-FI, ed. Helen Carr (London: Pandor Press, 1989) -- it's not world-class, but might be fine for studnets andit covers lots of ground, as its title suggests, essays on detective fiction, SF, biography and autobiography, etc. -- here at Trent I focus on SF, and the best book (and one of the most readable) is probably Sarah Lefanu's IN THE CHINKS OF THE WORLD MACHINE: FEMINISM AND SCIENCE FICTION (London: The Women's Press, 1988 --- there's also an American publisher, but I don't know who it is) -- it's much more specific than the former, but really quite good -- hope this is helpful -- by the way, I tried your e-mail address but couldn't get through; are you sure it's correct? Veronica Hollinger Cultural Studies program Trent University Peterborough, Ontario "vhollinger@trentu.ca" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:15:45 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lydia Hamessley)" Subject: "Dreamworld" video > Sab:q > Sabrina Zirkel writes: > > There is a video that I recently showed in Psych of Gender that is > > wonderful ... It's called Dreamworld and it's about how women are > > portrayed on MTV. The video focuses mainly on clips from MTV with > > the music removed and the guy who made it (I'll find out his name > > for you later- he's at UMASS-AMherst) > > > I have shown this video in my "Women in Music" course, and it is shown > here at Hamilton in the Intro to Women's Studies course. I agree fully > with the comments made about the film -- the students find it very > moving and eye-opening. Be prepared also for a good show of rage from > the women students in particular. The complete name of the film is > "Dreamworlds: Desire/Sex/Power in Rock Video" It is written, edited, and > narrated by Sut Jhally at UMass Amherst (1990). > The film was also used on our campus by the Men Against > Rape group, who went into the frat houses here and showed the film to > men only groups and led discussions about their reactions and > responsibilities. I hope it helped. Enough for now. > > Lydia Hamessley > lhamessl@itsmail1.hamilton.edu > > P.S. I tried sending this once as a "reply to" message and it didn't go through. I'm now trying it as a "forward to" message -- so ignore the >>>'s around my remarks. Is this problem because I'm on internet and I tried to reply to a message posted from a Bitnet address. Thanks, Lydia> > > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:04:25 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda=Bernhard%LSP%CON@NURSING.CON.OHIO-STATE.EDU I have a Master's student who is writing her thesis on Turkish women's sexuality. She has done a great deal of searching, but believes there is more than what she has found. Anything you can recommend (written in English or Turkish) would be appreciated. Linda Bernhard BernhardL@nursing.con.ohio-state.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:41:22 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MDUNCOMBE@CCNODE.COLORADO.EDU Subject: Re: LeVay Critique.short version This is in response to Allan Hunter's comment. Like Sandy Zetlan, I find his comment interesting, and I would agree with much of his observation. What I want to take exception to is the following: "Those fellows with the 'more gay' hypothalamusses (hypothalami??) still have the CAPACITY to have pleasant sexual experiences with either other guys or with womenfolk. The fello ws with the more conventional brain configurations still have the CAPACITY to have good gay experiences (or lives) or, for that matter, straight ones." First, LeVay's article and/or Zetlan's analysis of the article make clear that the composition of the group with smaller hypothalmusses in terms of sexual orientation and the composition of the group with the larger hypothal- musses in terms of sexual orientation is problematic. LeVay asserts one of these is a gay group and one is a straight group, but his argument is far from convincing. Second, why assume that larger hypothalmusses are the "conventional" ones? One reason that biological arguments are so dangerous is that we attribute the "conventional," the "normal," the "healthy," the "good" biology to the behaviors the culture endorses. Thus, even in an other- wise pro-gay, anti-essentialist comment, gays are "constructed" as having (possibly!) the non-conventional biology. If you want to blow you students out of the water and get labeled certifiably looney tunes, try arguing that the basic human (biological) template is homosexual and that heterosexuals represent a defective (if not diseased) biology. Margaret Duncombe Sociology--Colorado College "mduncombe%ccnode@vaxf.colorado.edu" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 18:43:26 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Diana H. Scully" Subject: Dreamworld Video Another comment about Dreamworld. I have had several opportunities to show the video to middle school and high school students with good results. It generates quite a bit of discussion about sexual violence toward women. Only criticism is that it focuses on white rock music and so may not be a relevant to African American students. In any case, we have been successful enough for a local group to form and we are in the process of proposing to the local school board that Dreamworld/discussion become part of their violence reduction curriculum. Each of us will volunteer some hours to lead discussions. If there is anything I know from 15 years of work in this area, it is that even middle school is too late! Diana Scully ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:41:45 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: karen prager Subject: Re: women and popular culture In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 14 Oct 1992 16:50:18 -0500 from An excellent film on the portrayal of women in the media is: "Warning: The Media May Be Hazardous to Your Health." ========================================================== Karen Prager kprager@utdallas.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:52:01 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: U59611@UICVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Re: LeVay Critique.short version In-Reply-To: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:41:22 -0600, from MDUNCOMBE@CCNODE.COLORADO.EDU > This is in response to Allan Hunter's comment. Like Sandy Zetlan, I find > his comment interesting, and I would agree with much of his observation. > What I want to take exception to is the following: "Those fellows with the > 'more gay' hypothalamusses (hypothalami??) still have the CAPACITY to have > pleasant sexual experiences with either other guys or with womenfolk. The fel > ws with the more conventional brain configurations still have the CAPACITY > have good gay experiences (or lives) or, for that matter, straight ones." > First, LeVay's article and/or Zetlan's analysis of the article make clear > that the composition of the group with smaller hypothalmusses in terms of > sexual orientation and the composition of the group with the larger hypothal- > musses in terms of sexual orientation is problematic. LeVay asserts one of > these is a gay group and one is a straight group, but his argument is far > from convincing. Second, why assume that larger hypothalmusses are the > "conventional" ones? One reason that biological arguments are so dangerous > is that we attribute the "conventional," the "normal," the "healthy," the > "good" biology to the behaviors the culture endorses. Thus, even in an other- > wise pro-gay, anti-essentialist comment, gays are "constructed" as having > (possibly!) the non-conventional biology. If you want to blow you students > out of the water and get labeled certifiably looney tunes, try arguing that > the basic human (biological) template is homosexual and that heterosexuals > represent a defective (if not diseased) biology. > Margaret Duncombe Is this a serious discussion? Where is Lyasenko ? Are we back to ideologically pure scientific research ? The tone of some of you in questioning the ideological bias of research tells me that you lack faith in the scientific method as a whole. And if the "basic human template is homosexual," a reversion to our roots would soon lead to extinction, or is there another way of propogating the species I am unaware of? You were kidding about this, weren't you ? Kelly Richter > Sociology--Colorado College > "mduncombe%ccnode@vaxf.colorado.edu" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:21:54 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: T350134@UNIVSCVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Chicana writer In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 15 Oct 1992 11:59:34 PDT from She might try LA FRONTERA/THE BORDERLANDS by Gloria Anzaldua. While not auto- biographical in a linear sense, the theme reflects movement back and forth be- tween the individual and the larger world. **** On another note. We are trying to get a woman studies minor approved and the first proposal was returned with the recommendation that an introduction to WS be included and/or some feminist theory classes. I recall at one time think- ing I saw a syllabus posted/archived here for an intro class, but my attempts to retrieve the index has been singularly unsuccessful. Also, I know in the past that there has been some discussion of difficulties encountered in getting such passed in colleges, but if some could contact me privately and talk about how to overcome some obstacles, I'd appreciate it. Patricia McRae USC-Coastal Carolina College Department of Politics and Geography T350134@UNIVSCVM ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:44:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandy Zetlan Subject: reply to Kelly Richter re:LeVay critique In response to your comment ^^And if the "basic human template is homosexual," a reversion to our roots would soon lead to extinction, or is there another way of propogating the species I am unaware of? You were kidding about this, weren't you ?^^ I would have to say I can't speak for Margaret Duncombe, who made the remark to which you were responding. However her remark seems perfectly reasonable to me. I would contend that there is a differnce between reproductive activity and sexuality in humans. I wasnt aware that one had to be heterosexual to reproduce. In any event, I don't lack faith in scientific research. I lack faith in scientists who refuse to apply the same "rigorous" scientifc critique to a paper with results with which they agree as to a paper to which they disagree. zetlan@wiscmacc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 23:42:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Donna M. Hughes" Subject: Feminist Militancy I will be teaching a new course called Feminist Politics and Militancy. It will include material on the 1st and 2nd waves of the women's movement, but I want the focus to be on the theory of feminist strategy for activism and change. I am looking for articles, chapters, films, etc, on topics ranging from theory of civil disobedience to descriptions of actions. If you have ideas (or favorite accounts) please respond privately. Thank you, Donna M. Hughes Bitnet: h82@psuvm 13 Sparks Building Internet: h82@psuvm.psu.edu Pennsylvania State University Phone: 814-865-7093 University Park, PA 16802 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:45:45 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wasserle@SFU.CA Subject: Re: women and popular culture In-Reply-To: <9210150820.AA03375@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET" at Oct 14, 92 10:10 pm I believe the man who made the video is Sut Jolly - spelling is only approxi- mate. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca -- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 01:45:57 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: reply to alan hunter/LeVay In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:40:00 CDT from On Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:40:00 CDT Sandy Zetlan said: > You [Allan Hunter] state: >> unless it really is true that for a majority of people there is a >> general predisposition towards the heterosexual.^^ > >Suppose we look at all characteristics of human nature that Sociobiologists .......[tend to see as essential]... >Does this mean >that *society* should/is obligated/is more or less resposible to *go along with >nature* ? That is perhaps to encourage or tolerate war? To encourage or >tolerate a certain sexual orientation? because it is apparently *biological* by >some genetic/hormonal definiton? >encourage behaviors because they seem *natural*? Perhaps I've misinterpreted >your point? Actually, yeah...If it is indeed true that we (in general) have moe of a pre- disposition towards the heterosexual (despite capacity for enjoyable sexual expression / lifestyle as lesbians or gay people), that most certainly does not mean that we * SHOULD * be living as heterosexuals. Quite to the con- trary: since that tendency has (according to this theory) been seized on and exploited by patriarchy in such a way that heterosexual eligibility is dependent on conformity to highly destructive sex roles, if there is indeed a meaningful * SHOULD *, it is that responsible people * should * find ways of boycotting that process (since it perpetuates patriarchal oppression), and therefore lesgian/gay opportunities (for which we all have the capa- city if not so often a predisposition) look damn good politically, whereas to function as heterosexual is far more problematic politically, a lot harder to nonchalantly excuse as reasonable and okay. I mean, some of us (perhaps the majority, as the theory asserts conjecturally) may have such a predisposition, but that's no excuse for participating in oppression when there are alternatives. Mind you, I'm not saying that no one should ever live as a practicing heterosexual, or that to be heterosexual and feminist is a contradiction in terms, but rather that it is much trickier business insofar as heterosexuality's roles and practices continue to tie it to sex role conformity except to the extent that we engage in a lot of careful and often frightening departures from the old familiar forms that hetero- sexuality has taken. - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 09:42:13 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Oops...to avoid further misinterpretation / BTW In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 16 Oct 1992 01:45:57 EDT from Lest I leave myself open to yet further misinterpretation -- I do not mean to be saying that living as a lesbian or gay man is, _in and of itself_, a wonderful unproblematic way of boycotting patriarchal sex roles. I *do* think that lesbians and gay men in general find it easier to get beyond them, but I am also aware that there is a lot of S & M-ish, subject-object stype stuff imprinted in these alternative communities and lifestyles, too (and, true to form, it seems worse among the males). BTW, I was really struck by the continuing conceptual blurring between "normal" in the sense of statistical proportion (as in, "the majority of people probably have a predisposition towards hetero attraction" or "what if the real natural tendency is towards homosexual eroticism and heterosexuality is the deviance") and "normal" in the sense of healthy or morally correct (as in, "do you mean that people SHOULD be hetero" or "how can you say that -- if you're advocating that everybody OUGHTA be gay and lesbian the species will die out"). One of the central and most axiomatic of feminist-theoretical truths, to me, is that the world as we know it is, much more so than not, a messed up place that is not as it ought to be, and that that messed-up-ness stretches right on into our individual personality constructs: meaning that what is typical is usually not what should be so, and that what should be so is very often rare, unusual, or entirely missing on this planet as it currently exists. To continue to associate typical-normal with "oughta be"-normal is to think in socially conservative terms. Stupid ones at that: you don't say, "Well, more flowers than not happen to be dandelions, so we should go forth and kill off all the violets in the garden 'cause they're wrong". - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 10:10:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PGRAHAME@BENTLEY.BITNET Subject: Re: women and popular culture The man who made the video is Sut Jhally, Communications Dept., University of Massachusetts at Amherst. PGrahame@Bentley ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 09:15:41 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Liz Birkholz Subject: Father/Daughter Dyad I am familiar with Nini Herman's _Too Long a Child: The Mother-Daughter Dyad_. I would like to read similar literature which focuses on the nontraditional setting of a daughter being raised by her father, and their subsequent adulthood relationship resolutions and tensions. If you have suggestions, please post privately. Thanks. Liz Birkholz Arizona State University School of Art bitnet: asecb@asuacad internet: asecb@asuvm.inre.asu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 09:14:41 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Somer Brodribb Subject: Time I'll be giving a course in our Contemporary Social and Political Thought Programme; "Feminist Perspectives on Temporality". Other than Frieda Forman's collection, Taking Our Time (Pergamon 1989) are there any suggestions for readings? Novels as well as essays in political/social theory.... Graduate level. By women. Thanks Somer Brodribb Brodribb@uvvm.uvic.ca Dept. Political Science University of Victoria Victoria, BC V8W 3P5 Canada Tel 604-721-7490 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 09:18:54 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Liz Birkholz Subject: Minority birth control advocates Recently Dr. Nancy Russo forwarded a message for me to the list requesting names of minority women who have actively advocated birth control. Although I received a lot of information on African-American women, I am still in dire need of names of Latina, Asian and other minority women (either contemporary or historical). If you know of some names, and perhaps some bibliographical sources on these women, please post to me privately. Thank you. Liz Birkholz Arizona State University School of Art bitnet: asecb@asuacad internet: asecb@asuvm.inre.asu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 10:32:28 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NANCY FELIPE RUSSO Subject: ABORTION DATA As sources of knowledge about women's lives, Women's Studies faculty are in key positions to counter biases in the way data about women are presented. I have just become aware of a bias in the way abortion "facts" are presented to the public and policy makers that all women's studies faculty should be aware of. It is also a good example of why feminists must be fully educated about the conduct of scientific research and be able to critically evaluate scientific findings! The bias is this. Presentations of embryological development as constructed by biologists began with the moment of conception. The pictures of fetal development/portrayals of fetal characteristics used in the public debate about abortion begin counting period of gestation from moment of conception. Reports of the characteristics of women seeking abortion began, however, began counting from the data of the last menstrual period (thus adding on up to two weeks or so to the report of the length of gestation). So when you see reports of more than 90% of abortions being conducted at less than 12 weeks of gestation, its from the last menstrual period; if you want to know what the characeristics of the fetus might be, you have to subtract up to two weeks when you look at the pictures. Given there are major changes in development around this time (the embryo turns into a fetus) for people who care about the biological characteristics of the fetus at this early stage, two weeks can make a big difference in their opinion. (See Family Planning Perspectives, March/April 1992). Please spread the word about this, use it as an example of methodological issues in your classes, etc. 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: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 13:56:33 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CARPENTERJ@ASHLEY.COFC.EDU Subject: DREAMWORLDS video I used this video in a class this summer. Although my students throught it valuable, they also admitted that the graphic depiction of sexual violence (scenes of a gang rape from the movie THE ACCUSED) made them nauseous. I have chosen not to use it again, and recommend screening it before showing it (you might choose to fast forward through this far too lengthy section). Joyce Carpenter Philosophy, College of Charleston CARPENTERJ@ASHLEY.COFC.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 14:32:13 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: DREAMWORLDS video I agree that the rape scene is disturbing -- VERY disturbing, in fact, and anyone using the DREAMWORLDS video should definitely screen it first. Actually, official copies of the video come with this written right on it. However, my students and I felt after discussing it that we thought much of the power of the video comes from forcing yourself to watch that scence. Obviously, others may disagree. Certainly, I think students should, at the very least, be warned and encouraged to leave the room if they don't want to see it (though I realize it would be difficult for students to actually do it). Obviously, it's a personal call....I do just want to emphasize watching it before you show it to students. Sabrina Zirkel College of the Holy Cross zirkel@hlycross zirkel@hcacad.hlycross ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 11:59:04 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ann Weinstone Subject: lesbian\gay studies >From syd Thu Oct 15 19:16:35 1992 Received: by igc.apc.org (4.1/Revision: 1.33 ) id AB24883; Thu, 15 Oct 92 19:14:59 PDT Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 19:14:59 PDT From: Mail Delivery Subsystem Subject: Returned mail: User unknown Message-Id: <9210160214.AB24883@igc.apc.org> To: syd Status: R ----- Transcript of session follows ----- Connected to umdd.UMD.EDU: >>> RCPT To: <<< 550 User 'wmst' Unknown 550 wmst@umdd.umd.edu... User unknown ----- Unsent message follows ----- Received: by igc.apc.org (4.1/Revision: 1.33 ) id AA24862; Thu, 15 Oct 92 19:14:59 PDT Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 19:14:59 PDT From: Ann Weinstone Message-Id: <9210160214.AA24862@igc.apc.org> To: wmst@umdd.umd.edu Subject: lesbian/gay studies A fellow grad student would like info on English departments that are friendly to les/gay studies or have specific concentrations in this area or universities where there is a department in this area. I'm] also sure I've seen that there is a les/gay studies association-- could someone send me the particulars? Thank you. Ann Weinstone syd@igc.apc.org ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 16:07:27 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Terry McIlvaine <6751M140@KENTVM.BITNET> Subject: Non-trad women students I am a student at Kent State University and I am writing a follow-up research paper on non-traditional women students. If anyone has any information on some new literature concerning this issue (late 1991- 1992), please contact me. Thanks alot! Terry McIlvaine 6751m140@kentvm ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 14:44:38 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: U59611@UICVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Oops...to avoid further misinterpretation / BTW In-Reply-To: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 09:42:13 EDT, from Allan Hunter > Lest I leave myself open to yet further misinterpretation -- > > I do not mean to be saying that living as a lesbian or gay man is, _in > and of itself_, a wonderful unproblematic way of boycotting patriarchal > sex roles. I *do* think that lesbians and gay men in general find it > easier to get beyond them, but I am also aware that there is a lot of > S & M-ish, subject-object stype stuff imprinted in these alternative > communities and lifestyles, too (and, true to form, it seems worse > among the males). > > BTW, I was really struck by the continuing conceptual blurring between > "normal" in the sense of statistical proportion (as in, "the majority > of people probably have a predisposition towards hetero attraction" or > "what if the real natural tendency is towards homosexual eroticism and > heterosexuality is the deviance") and "normal" in the sense of healthy > or morally correct (as in, "do you mean that people SHOULD be hetero" > or "how can you say that -- if you're advocating that everybody OUGHTA > be gay and lesbian the species will die out"). One of the central and > most axiomatic of feminist-theoretical truths, to me, is that the world > as we know it is, much more so than not, a messed up place that is not > as it ought to be, and that that messed-up-ness stretches right on into > our individual personality constructs: meaning that what is typical is > usually not what should be so, and that what should be so is very often > rare, unusual, or entirely missing on this planet as it currently exists. > To continue to associate typical-normal with "oughta be"-normal is to > think in socially conservative terms. Stupid ones at that: you don't > say, "Well, more flowers than not happen to be dandelions, so we should > go forth and kill off all the violets in the garden 'cause they're > wrong". > > - allan hunter > > After the collapse of the Soviet-style experiment in social engineering I was curious as to where the irrepressible Enlightenment liberal spirit bent on social engineering would turn up next. Eureka! How better to illustrate that spirit that Mr. Hunter's contention that "the world as we know it is, much more so than not, a messed up place that is not as it ought to be, and that that mesed-up-ness stretches right on into our individual personality constructs: meaning that what is typical is usually not what should be so, and that what should be so is so very often rare, unusual or entirely missing on this planet as it currently exists." Mr. Hunter, a heterophobe, thinks most people are unthinking morons trapped by their patriarchal-inspired hetero-false-consciousness, a thoroughly despicable situation for humanity. However, if we only follow the lead of the enlightened such as Mr. Hunter, who, armed with their "feminist-theoretical truths" (a bit of an oxymoron, wouldn't you say Mr. Hunter, since a theory is just that until it is proven in practice) will put things right, then humanity can be saved from its own irrationale proclivities. Am I on target here? Or is my patriarchial-inspired rationalist train of thought just another confirmation of your mission to work harder for the way things "oughta be"? Idealism that refuses to accept reality and adjust itself accordingly leads to an excessive and strained voluntarism that isolates its advocate insidiously as the reality around him/her refuses to conform to his "rationale" desires. You are on a slippery ideological slope Mr. Hunter, and as you gain momentum the only thing between you and the abyss is your character. Know thyself well. Kelly Richter U59611@UICVM ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 16:30:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MILLERKJ@BCVMS.BITNET Subject: Re: Oops...to avoid further misinterpretation / BTW post The Allan Hunter/Kelly Richter communication seems to have moved from an intellectual consideration to a somewhat personal/political attack. Is this really the appropriate place for this "discussion"? ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 15:32:13 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: U59611@UICVM.BITNET Subject: Re: Re: Oops...to avoid further misinterpretation / BTW In-Reply-To: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 16:30:00 EDT, from MILLERKJ@BCVMS.BITNET > post > The Allan Hunter/Kelly Richter communication seems to have moved > from an intellectual consideration to a somewhat personal/political > attack. Is this really the appropriate place for this "discussion"? I'm just practicing what is preached on this list. Or are you proposing that politics, philosophy etc. are not and should not be discussed here ? if that's the case, I will gladly desist. Kelly Richter U59611@UICVM ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 13:52:49 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kali A. K. Israel" Subject: Re: Time I don't know if this would be helpful or not, but Michigan Quarterly Review 26:1 (Winter 87) was on "women and memory". Would this connect to the issues you are interested in about women and time? Kali Israel kali.israel@um.cc.umich.edu History Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 17:11:53 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MCLEOD@UMDD.BITNET Subject: Getting It Gazette on UMCP INFO The "Getting-It-Gazette", a very bright pink publication which began appearing on the floor of the Democratic Convention, has caused a bit of a stir in this "year of the woman". For those who insist 'women's libbers have no sense of humor', I suggest you email them an article or two from the Gazette. I'm only sorry I couldn't reproduce the graphics for you on the INFO machine. The Gazette is available to all who have internet access: telnet info.umd.edu login as gopher select Campaign92, then YearofWoman, then GettingIt You may also be interested in Clinton and Bush speeches and position papers. While connected you may also want to check the Teaching/WomensStudies area. We have been trying to keep up with the WMST-L postings on employment, conferences and calls-for-papers. Those announcements are easily retrievable and will stay in place until the "expiration" date. There are other files of information available such as the text of the ERA and the Seneca Falls Declaration as well as syllabi and other documents. Enjoy the Gazette! Janet McLeod Mgr, Information On Line University of Maryland College Park mcleod@info.umd.edu mcleod@umdd.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:12:04 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "m.c. schraefel" Subject: Re: reply to alan hunter/LeVay In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 16 Oct 1992 01:45:57 EDT from while i'm really intrigued by the introduction of the levay issue for consideration, and appreciate knowing where i can do some follow up reading, i do wonder what the discussion is doing on this list? how does this argument (as its evolving) pertain to women's studies? please forgive me, if this is a naive question. yours, m.c. schraefel uvic, bc dept of english mschrae@uvvm.uvic.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 21:41:15 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: sexism and teaching Recently Arnie Kahn asked for ideas for a workshop on sexism and teaching. I'm replying to the whole list because I think this is a topic of interest to many in women's studies. Last year our Women's Studies Program started a faculty discussion group on gender and classroom dynamics. (I was cautioned that faculty wouldn't come if we called it a "seminar" -- too much work implied.) I sent a notice to faculty asking if they would like to discuss issues related to gender, race, ethnicity and classroom dynamics. I gave examples both of how demographics affect classroom interaction and how issues related to diversity are sensitive topics to discuss in the classroom. Over 70 faculty responded with interest; that's a big number here. We had meetings once a month for 4 months. Before each meeting, I distributed a reading. The most useful readings were Thorne, Barrie (1989), Rethinking the Ways We Teach, in Pearson, C. S., Shavlik, D. L. & Touchton, J. G., Educating the Majority: Women Challenge Tradition in Higher Education. NY: Macmillan, and Delpit, Lisa D. (1988), The Silenced Dialogue: Power and pedagogy in educating other people's children. Harvard Educational Review vol. 58 no. 3 pp. 280-298. We discussed, among other issues: how to overcome the silence of women and minority students in the classroom; how to teach about race and racism; what pedagogical strategies are appropriate for students from working-class ethnic backgrounds; what characterizes a "feminist" pedagogy, etc. The Delpit article became a touchstone to which we returned frequently, in part because it challenges accepted (by many feminists) notions of feminist pedagogoy. (Note: although the Delpit article is about elementary ed, it is equally applicable to higher ed.) We spent a great deal of time discussinig how a teacher can challenge racist,sexist, or homophobic statements made by students without squelching the free expression of students' opinions; how a teacher should react when students become angry with each other about issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc; what are the different pedagogical needs of students from varying ethnic and social class backgrounds; and how a teacher can most effectively incorporate issues of diversity into the classroom. Participation in the discussion groups was completely voluntary; about 16 faculty showed up at each meeting. Faculty were very enthusiastic about the sessions, in part because we emphasized the exchange of specific teaching techniques. Finally, an excellent resource on this subject is Bernice Sandler & Ellen Hoffman's Teaching Faculty Members to be Better Teachers: A guide to equitable and effective classroom techniques, available from the Association of American Colleges, 1818 R. Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20009. They recommend a video, Breaking the silence: Equity and effectiveness in college teaching, contact NAK Productions, 1422 Fenwick lane, Silver Spring, MD. 20910; 301/565/0355 (purchase price $195). We will be starting our discussion group again soon; I plan to start by showing this video (which I haven't seen). I welcome comments and suggestions from others on this list. Stephanie Riger, Director Women's Studies Program Univ of Il at Chicago u29322@UICVM.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 23:23:40 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Re: reply to alan hunter/LeVay On Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:12:04 PDT, M. C. Schraefel wrote: >while i'm really intrigued by the introduction of the levay issue >for consideration, and appreciate knowing where i can do some follow >up reading, i do wonder what the discussion is doing on this list? > >how does this argument (as its evolving) pertain to women's studies? > >please forgive me, if this is a naive question. I'm glad this question has been raised. I don't think it's naive at all. Indeed, as an earlier poster also suggested, the discussion HAS moved away from women's studies. At the start, it was concerned with research having to do with the formation of sexual preference and was thus well within WMST-L's focus (Women's Studies teaching, research, and program administration). More recently, it has begun to stray from that focus and also from the tone of respect and civility that a list like this should strive to maintain. Perhaps at this point the discussion should be continued privately. People wishing to comment further on Sandy Zetlan's initial critique can write to zetlan@macc.wisc.edu (Internet) or zetlan@wiscmacc (Bitnet). Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc or korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 10:43:27 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JNZGSL@RITVAX.BITNET Subject: Re: sexism and teaching Please unsubscribe me, JNZGSL@ritvax.isc.rit.edu, from this mailing list. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 11:43:07 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "L. THIELEN-WILSON" Subject: Levay & Social Construction of Lesbianism With regard to the issues raised on the list concerning Levay's research, some of you may find the following book interesting and helpful (and it has a large bibliography....): Celia Kitzinger. "The Social Construction of Lesbianism". London: SAGE Publications, 1987. L. Thielen-Wilson LTHIWIL@uwovax.uwo.ca ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 12:36:41 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 Subject: New Film Review Added A review of the film "The Butcher's Wife" was broadcast today on "The Women's Show" (WMNF-FM in Tampa) and is now available on the FILM FILELIST. To obtain a copy of this review send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV50 FILM To obtain a list of all available film reviews, send a message to the same Listserv address that says: INDEX FILM . To get more than one file, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The number of files you can request on any calendar day is limited to twenty. The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent just one woman's opinion at a particular time. We have 1300 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 1299 other views. If you would like to share yours, please do NOT do so on the WMST-L itself, but send your messages to me personally at the addresses below. Thanks. Linda Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 15:29:37 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET Subject: calls for session papers Myself and another session organizer are looking for additional papers for the following sessions at the MIDWEST SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS (April 7-10, 1993 CHICAGO, Il.) These sessions are sponsored by the MIDWEST SOCIOLOGISTS FOR WOMEN IN SOCIETY (MSWS). 1. For a session entitled "GENDERED LANGUAGE," I am looking for papers exloring how language is gendered, or reproduces gender stereotypes. Papers dealing with the ways in which men and womyn use language are also acceptable. Please send a copy of your paper and/or a one-page abstract to: Barrie Gewanter Dept. of Sociology, 100 Sims IV, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210 You can also reach me at: my office (315) 443-2738 or my home (315) 426-0938 ormy email address BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET my email address BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET 2. Sheryl Grana is also looking for papers for as session titled: "LESBIAN EXISTENCE: LIFE IN A HOMOPHOBIC SOCIETY." Send a description of the paper to: Dr. Sheryl Grana, Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth, 228 Cina Hall, Duluth, MN 55812. She can also be reached at her office (218) 726-7528. DEADLINE: We need to notify the conference organizers of our selections by November 1st, So we need your descriptions ASAP. Please try to get them to us by OCTOBER 26th at the latest. THANKS, B. Gewanter ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 17:45:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Women in Music syllabus Hi. Thanks to Lydia Hamessley of Hamilton College, another syllabus has just been added to the SYLLABI FILELIST. MUSIC WOMEN1 is the syllabus for a course on Women in Music that Lydia taught last spring. 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 a specific syllabus, send a message to the same address saying GET [FILENAME] SYLLABI, where "[FILENAME]" is the name of the file you want. For example, GET WOMEN MUSIC1 SYLLABI . To obtain more than one file, put each command on a separate line: GET MUSIC WOMEN1 SYLLABI GET DIFFRNCE SOC_ANAL SYLLABI GET URBAN SOC_MVTS SYLLABI Be sure to send these messages to LISTSERV, not to WMST-L!! If you have syllabi in electronic form that you'd be willing to make available in the WMST-L SYLLABI files, send them directly to me as a file or in an e-mail message at either of the addresses given with my signature below. The syllabi must be in ASCII format (also known as DOS text format) and must have no lines longer than 75 characters, and each line must end in a carriage return (line feeds don't count). If you have syllabi in Wordperfect or other wordprocessing format, it is easy to convert them to ASCII format. Consult your wordprocessing manual for instructions. If you don't feel able to convert your wordprocessing file into an ASCII file, you can mail WMST-L participant Janet McLeod a computer disk (which will not be returned) with the file in wordprocessing format. She has kindly offered to do the conversion. 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. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1992 11:04:25 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.BITNET Subject: Re: Oops...to avoid further misinterpretation / BTW And what *is* "reality"? And what, for that matter, is "voluntarism"? Terry Davidson Women's Studies and English Depts., SUNY/Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820. DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1992 12:37:49 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Joanna B. Boehnert" Subject: E-MAIL ADDRESSES Some time ago there was a request for the e-mail addresses of Canadian Women's Studies programs. I thought about putting out a call for same at that time, but did not get around to it until now. I have just returned from the CAUT Status of Women Workshop in Halifax where I was encouraged to attempt to assemble the information. Therefore I would request that all directors/coordinators of Women's Studies programs in Canadian Universities and Colleges send their names, e-mail, and other addresses to me PRIVATELY-- not via the list at PSYBOEH@VM.UOGUELPH.CA. If you know that your program does not have access to e-mail would you send me the name and regular address of the director/coordinator. Thank you for your help, I will send the colated information out to you when I have received it all. (I probably will use the regular mail as there is still much that I do not know about this technology.) Joanna B. Boehnert, Coordinator of Women's Studies Department of Psychology University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario Canada N1G 2W1 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 13:51:00 LCL Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(ANN)" Subject: RE:TIME On the subject of women and time, Karen Davies's book "WOMEN AND TIME, Weaving the Strands of Everyday Life" (1987) is an excellent contribution. If it's not in your library or bookshops, it can be obtained from the Department of Sociology, University of Lund, Sweden. Ann Nilsen Department of Sociology University of Bergen, Norway Internet: Ann@syrin ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 12:35:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CSMITH@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU Subject: Hostility in the classroom I am new to the list, so I don't know if this has been discussed. I am experiencing hostility in my Psychology of Women class, specifically directed at me and a few other vocal women. I have 21 female and 4 male students. Of this group, all the men are vocal in the class (to varying degress) and only about 6 women talk. A group of about 5 young women are hostile toward the vocal women (who are non-traditional ages) but never toward the men when they talk. Specifically, they make faces and sounds of disgust. I have talked about respecting each other's opinions, and the importance of experience and women being silenced in the classroom, but the hostility has not disappeared. They are now becoming somewhat hostile word me also. I am not sure how to address this problem. I tried, but it has gotten worse. One of the problems is that the students are required to take a Women's Studies course, so they are not there out of choice. Has anyone had this problem, and/or can anyone offer suggestions about what to do? You can respond to me privately. Christine Smith CSMITH@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 15:02:55 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nancy Mannikko Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 19 Oct 1992 12:35:00 EST from I'm new to this list, too, and would like to see some discussion of this. It certainly seems to fall into the general category of pedagogy and it is a real problem. I've also noticed sneering remarks and a lack of respect directed to non-traditional (older) students by young men and women and I'm not sure how to deal with it. And, for what this comment is worth, the phenomenon is not restricted to women's studies courses. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 15:34:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom I replied privately to the first writer who voiced concern about hostility in the classroom. I think it is time to share information with the list and discuss possible solutions. Karen J. Warren, an ecofeminist from McAlister College, shared this class exercise with me last Fall. I have not yet used it, but I think it would help in a situation where males are taking a lot of the discussion time. For one class period, she puts the females in the center of the room and the males on the edge. The males are told hat for this class period they are not allowed to speak at all, they may only listen. Then she provides a topic for discussion which she knows the males will want to discuss. The females then discuss the topic. She said the males get real uncomfortable and begin to shift in their seats. If they try to speak the females remind them that they cannot. With about 5-10 minutes left, she asks the males how it felt to be silenced. They generally express frustration and feeling left out. She said that generally from then on the males seem to respect females' right to speak more. I think this exercise could be bolstered with a couple of short readings on how women are silenced everyday. I had also suggested to the earlier poster (!?) that in order to demonstrate how females (and males) tend to be harder on female speakers/thinkers she could devise an experiment in which she writes a scenario with a central figure who gets into a bit of hot water over some issue (of this character's own doing, ) then she could write some lickert scale questions like: _________'s predicament is mostly due to bad luck. strongly agree agree disagree strongly disagree ___________ should have seen that situation coming and acted differently etc. Then she could generate two versions - one with a female mail (oops main) character one with a male. And give half the class one scenario and half the other. She could do a quick analysis of the results - to determine if the class was harder on the female character. Then discuss the results the next class meeting. Anyone have any fine-tunig to do? Any other exercises and readings to offer? This subject is just too important to ignore! Donna Phillips Morehead State University phildon@morekypr ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 16:06:19 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DPELLOW@SUVM.BITNET RE: hostility in the classroom I have been in a very uncomfortable situation like those described, but not in a classroom as such. I am participating in a group that is mandated to create a new, innovative course for incoming social science students. The group is made up of 7 faculty members who will be teaching the course (I am the only female), one or two members of the writing program (both women, but regarded as "pedagogical consultants" who will not be teaching the course), 2 undergrads and 2 grad students. It became apparent to me after a couple of weeks of our seminar meetings that one of the men, who has put himself forward as "the" representative of the third world perspective, is dominating the sessions. Everyone looks to him to see if he agrees with the readings pro- posed or done -- a kind of ideological tyranny set in. Interestingly enough, I was the only faculty person to pick up on this AND to call him on it. More- over, when he disagrees with a position, he adopts an extraordinarily contemptuous posture and tone. When I brought this up, he trotted out the old line that universities are for debate, etc. etc. What of course happened was that I became the heavy. The men either claim not to see what's happening or would rather side-step it. The students' positio n silences them, if they agree with him, but of course since he takes an anti-establishment tack, has a reputation for trashing other faculty, AND has had these two students in his class, they say nothing. My instincts and my other colleagues who have had dealings with him tell me that if things change, it will be very temporary. This is not a classroom situation, where I can call the shots. There's no question that I became part of "the enemy" even though as I am a feminist, he sees me as being in his camp. I don't know what to do. Deborah Pellow dpellow@suvm ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 15:51:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ebecca Sharpless Subject: Call for papers CALL FOR PAPERS "THIRTY YEARS LATER: AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY SINCE 1963" THE ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION The Oral History Association will meet in Birmingham, Alabama, on November 4-7, 1993. The conference theme reflects an emphasis on the political, social, and cultural changes in American since 1963. We are seeking papers and panels concerning oral history work on race, gender, class, and ethnicity, especially in the fields of labor history, immigration studies, political history, civil rights, civil liberty, and legal change. For more information, reply privately to: Rebecca Sharpless SHARPLESSR@BAYLOR Send paper proposals by *December 1, 1992* to: Dr. Kim Lacy Rogers Department of History P.O. Box 1773 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013-2896 (717) 245-1517 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 19:32:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: VHOLLINGER@TRENTU.CA Subject: Re: lesbian\gay studies There's an active lesbian studies collective at Concordia University in Montreal -- unfortunately, Robert Martin, the strongest advocate (and a fine scholar) of gay studies in the Concordia U English Dept. is now chair of English at University of Montreal (that may perhaps indicate that U of M will be open to anyone planning work in the area) -- Veronica Hollinger Cultural Studies Program Peterborough, Ontario "vhollinger@trentu.ca" ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 18:13:52 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SULLINS@NAUVAX.BITNET Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom I once taught an Intro Women's Studies class that rapidly coalesced into two hostile groups (each of which had both women and me, interestingly), and a third group who were pretty much caught in between. I devised the following exercise, and it worked fairly well. Probably would have been more successful if I had used it sooner. I distributed a handout in class that students were to complete anonymously (even disguising handwriting, if they thought it was recognizable). The first item asked them to talk about their own goals for the course (what they wanted from it, etc) and what they thought other students' goals were. The second item asked them to suggest ways that people could facilitate their own goals without hindering those of others. After letting them write for about 10-15 minutes I collected the papers (each folded in half), formed small groups, and redistributed them randomly. Group members took turns reading the responses on the forms they were assigned, and helping to re-state or clarify what the writer had been trying to say (this was my attempt to make them take another's viewpoint). Next each group was to summarize 2-4 of the most prominent themes they encountered, both in terms of goals and ways to achieve them, and then put their summary on the board. The final part of the exercise was a class discussion of the common goals that emerged and the suggestions that people had put forth. As I said, it worked fairly well but the hostilities had already become pretty intense. I would probably use it now much earlier. Last semester I had a situation develop between a vocal feminist woman student and a vocal traditional man in a Psych of Women course. I chose to try to deal with it individually, outside the classroom, and it didn't work at all. The tension between them, even when neither spoke at all, spilled onto the other students who then felt compelled to take sides. If I were doing it over, I'd probably use some version of the above exercise or one like it instead of taking the individual approach. I'm very interested to learn how others have handled these tough situations. Ellen Sullins Psychology Dept Northern Arizona Univ. Flagstaff, AZ 86011 602-523-9979 Bitnet: sullins@nauvax Internet: sullins@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 23:57:34 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.Winkler@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Subject: Hostility in the classroom Barbara Hillyer Davis' article, while focusing mostly on the mediating and interpretive role of faculty in a classroom with 'traditional' and 'feminist-identified' students, may be useful: "Teaching the Feminist Minority," in Gendered Subjects: The Dynamics of Feminist Teaching, eds. Margo Culley and Catherine Portugues. I found that using at least one class in which each student was asked to comment on a specific topic in a go-around-the-circle fashion helped to increase participation by formerly quiet students in future classes as well. I would also use Barrie Thorne's article on "Rethinking the Ways We Teach," or some other piece that discusses the gendered aspects of the floor of talk in groups as a point of departure and break up the class into small groups to discuss it and then reconvene the whole class for continued discussion. (You might want to have the men off in a group by themselves for this one, so that they don't dominate the small groups.) The Thorne article can be found in Feminist Pedagogy and the Learning Climate, Proceedings of the Nineth Annual GLCA Women's Studies Conference, 1983, available through the Great Lakes College Association Women's Studies Program. Lastly, an exercise that I have used on the first day of a class, similar to Ellen Sullins, asks the students to group under poster paper listing different options to the following questions: "I took this course because..." "My greatest fear in this class is..." "In a group I tend to..."My primary concern in a group is... ["to meet other people" "to share feelings" "getting the task done" etc.]. I think getting some of these process issues out in the open helps people break down stereotypes of others, address vulnerabilities, make students more aware of classroom process and their responsiblities, as well as the teacher's, for classroom dynamics. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 09:50:47 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ILAPP@SUVM.BITNET Subject: WOMEN'S PROGRESS NOT STALLED Does anyone have any more information about Claudia Goldin, Francine Blau and June O'Neill who were featured in an article from the Sunday, October 18th New York Times article "Women's Progress Stalled? Just Not So." It is well worth reading for those who missed it. For those who saw it, what did you think? One of the main thesis of this front page business section article is that "Popular wisdom aside, women were big winners in the 80's, new data show, and gains should keep coming" --Ian Lapp ILAPP@SUVM Sociology Dept. Syracuse University ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:18:00 EST Reply-To: MKISSIL@DREW.BITNET Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mia T Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom Date: 20-Oct-1992 10:16am EST From: Kissil, Mia T MKISSIL Dept: Tel No: (201)-408-8209 TO: _IN%"WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET" ( _IN%"WMST-L@UMDD.BITNET"@MRGATE@GAMM A ) Subject: RE: Hostility in the classroom Janis: Thanks for the conference info. I will try to contact Penn State and get an official call for papers. Just wanted to tell you that George and I discussed moving the area meeting day and 'cause I sort of had you in mind , we made it Monday, Nov. 16 at 7pm. Hope that helps. Thanks for getting involved! Mia ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:27:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: LLP@ALBNYVMS.BITNET Subject: Request for references Dear Women's Studies Subscribers, I am in search of bibliographic sources that contain illustrations, photos, and/or discussion of images that depict nations and nation states as women. This could come in the form of political cartoons, comics, posters, images painted on military hardware, just about anything. The time periods that interest me are times when the U.S. has been at war, from World War II up until the war in the Gulf in 1991. Often politicians and military specialists discuss war against other nations as a gendered activity, and women's bodies are used to symbolize either the U.S. or countries that the U.S. has fought against. I need to make reference to specific examples of this in the recent past. Any suggestions? If so, I'd very much appreciate it if you would send these to my collaborator on this research project, Margaret Yocom, who is not yet a WMST subscriber. Please send suggestions directly to Margaret Yocom, MYOCOM@GMUVAX. Thanks very much for any help you can offer. Linda Pershing, Dept. of Women's Studies, State Univ. of NY, Albany ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:54:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Dr. Judy Gibbons, Psychology, St. Louis University" Subject: Re: women and popular culture Some of my favorite work in the popular culture area is that by Angela McRobbie. Most of her work is with magazines for adolescent girls in Great Britain. I think her best-known book is Feminism and Youth Culture: >From Jackie to Just Seventeen. She was scheduled to be a keynote speaker at the First International Conference on the Adolescent Girl held this summer in Amsterdam, but at the last moment couldn't make it. Judy Gibbons GIBBONSJL@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 12:46:40 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: Call for Papers for Edited Volumes A colleague and I are putting together two prospecti on 1. Students and Homophobia 2. Students' Knowledge regarding AIDS. We are in the process of collecting paper ideas for these two edited manuscripts. If you have a paper on either topic and would like to have it considered for publication in either volume please let me know. Donna C. Phillips, Ph.D. snail: UPO 946 Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 phone: (606) 783-2153 bitnet phildon@morekypr ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 11:47:15 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MEGMCLAU@UIUCVMD.BITNET Subject: Women's Progress I don't know the other two scholars cited in the NY Times article, but Francine Blau is a Professor of Economics here at the Univ. of Illinois. I am also not certain that the Times cited her and the other scholars correctly. My impression is that the increase of women's wages relative to men's in the 1980s had more to do with the decline of men's wages (for example, as manufacturing jobs were replaced by service jobs) than with any substantial progress for women. Megan McLaughlin, Dept. of History, U. of Illinois Bitnet: megmclau@uiuc.vmd Internet: megmclau@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 12:52:17 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: lin collette Subject: Re: request for submissions In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 20 Oct 1992 09:50:47 EDT from I am in the process of compiling an anthology on women and racism. It has not yet been accepted for publication, but expressions of interest have been rece- ieved from South End Press and other similar publishers. Submissions should be no longer than 10-12 pages, preferably non-fiction accounts of how you have dealt with racism-both your own and racism you have observed--and where you see relationships between races going into the next century. I am especially in- terested in personal narratives. Please email me if you are intending to write a piece ASAP. I would like to receive articles by December 15, 1992. For more details, please contact me. Thanks. Lin Collette BI599128@BROWNVM ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 12:57:09 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: lin collette Subject: Re: Request for references In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:27:00 EDT from I would also be interested in resources along these lines. Please send to me at BI599128@BROWNVM. Thanks. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:26:22 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jo hinchliffe Subject: classroom hostility This subject came up several months ago and a woman from Western Ontario in fact put onto the list Guidelines for Group Discussion. This paper has been used by women's studies instructors here at the University of B.C. so it might be worth contacting her privately to get a copy of these guidelines. Her name is Leslie Thielen-Wilson and her e-mail address is lthiwil@uwovax.bitnet. I have a copy if anyone wants me to fax it to them. jo hinchliffe@mtsg.ubc.ca jo hinchliffe@mtsa.ubc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 13:57:00 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "LYONS H (WOMEN'S STUDIES)" Two students from our women's centre have asked me to suggest references which might help them in running an organization as a feminist collective Can anyone suggest any good how-to materials? (Write to me privately) I'd gone on to the next item before I fully registered on the women's studies/gender studies matter. So I'm answering here, as I don't have the name of the questioner, and it may be of wider interest. At the university where I previously taught, this issue came up, and I successfully made the case that to subsume the study of women into gender studies is to ignore the aspects of women's experience that, though they may be engendered, are not primarily focussed on the process of engendering; i.e. it once again equates "women" with "sex" and "gender , and studies them largely from these perspectives. hlyons@watdcs. uwaterloo.ca ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 15:49:30 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JMURPHY@MAINE.BITNET Subject: 3 JOB POSITIONS: CLASSICS, Political Science, English The following three job openings for next year are at the University of Southern Maine: Assistant Professor of Classics Assistant Professor of Political Science Associate or Full Professor of English/DEPT. CHAIR 1) The University of Southern Maine has an opening for an Assistant Professor of Classics, tenure-track, to begin 9/1/93. Courses will include both Greek and Latin languages, all levels; Greek and Roman civili- zation and/or classical literature in translation. This position has been authorized by the administration. QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate complete or near completion at the time of application required; evidence of effective college-level teaching and active scholarship given strong weight; special interest in Greek and Latin prose (history, philosophy and/or oratory) particularly sought; interest in etymology and/or classical art and archaeology an attractive bonus. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and flexible teacher and scholar. Send letter of application, c.v., and a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation postmarked by December 1, 1992 to: Professor Lois Hinckley Department of Foreign Languages and Classics University of Southern Maine 96 Falmouth Street Portland, ME 04103 (USM is an EEO/AA employer. Interviewing at the APA meeting in New Orleans. 2) The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure- track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning in September 1993. Doctorate completed or near completion at the time of application. The successful candidate's specialty will be in International Relations, with a secondary teaching interest in Political Theory. Strong weight will be given to evidence of excellence in teaching and scholarship. EO/AA e mployer; minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Candidates should send letter of application; up-to-date c.v.; copies of publications or other written work, and no more than 3 letters of recommendation to: James W. Roberts, Chair, Department of Political Science University of Southern Maine 96 Falmouth Street Portland, ME 04103 To be assured of consideration, application must be postmarked by 30 November 1992. This is a re-opening of a search previously announced. 3) The University of Southern Maine has an opening for a Department Chair, beginning 9/1/93 for initial, renewable term of 2 years, for undergraduate English Department (18 FT, 20 PT faculty, 300+ majors) serving largely non-traditional students. USM, with over 10,000 students, is an urban, comprehensive institution in Maine's largest metropolitan area, located on the coast 2 hours north of Boston. Department is currently participating in MLA-FIPSE Curriculum Review Project. QUALIFICATIONS Associate or full Professor, Ph.D. in English or Comp Lit, significant scholarly achievement, demonstrated teaching excellence and administrative ability required. Field open. Competitive salary commensurate with rank, qualifications and experience. Send letter, c.v., and 3 letters of reference postmarked by 12/1/92 to: Chair, Search Committee English Department University of Southern Maine 96 Falmouth Street Portland, ME 04103 (USM is an EEO/AA employer) ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 17:17:32 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nancy Seale Osborne Subject: CULTURALLY-DIVERSE/FEMINIST LITERATURE--GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CULTURALLY-DIVERSIFIED//ETHNIC//CROSS-CULTURAL LITERATURE AND/OR CULTURE STUDIES. A STUDENT AT SUNY OSWEGO, MAJORING IN ENGLISH AND CONCENTRATING IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE LITERATURE, HAS ASKED ME TO HELP HER FIND GRADUATE PROGRAMS TO WHICH SHE MIGHT APPLY AFTER HER MAY 1993 GRADUATION. THANK YOU. NANCY SEALE OSBORNE PENFIELD LIBRARY SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO OSWEGO, NEW YORK 13126 FAX (315)341-3194 VOICE (315)341-3567-hang on if I don't answer, to leave a message ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 18:13:08 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 Subject: CULTURALLY-DIVERSE/FEMINIST LITERATURE--GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN In-Reply-To: note of 10/20/92 17:27 Please post the responses about culturally-diverse feminist lit grad programs to the list. I havestudents, too, who are looking for such programs. Thanks. Linda Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 19:14:08 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CSPRINGF@UCS.INDIANA.EDU Subject: culturally diverse feminist grad programs Can replies to this inquiery be placed on the list there are many of us out there who are particularly interested in providing information on grad programs thanks Consuelo Lopez Springfield cspringf@iubacs" ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 08:40:26 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda=Bernhard%LSP%CON@NURSING.CON.OHIO-STATE.EDU Subject: culturally diverse lit programs To: Nancy Seale Osborne et al Please consider the MA program in Women's Studies at The Ohio State University. Two of our 10 core faculty members specialize in literature, and we will hire a third this year to specialize in African-American women's literature. We also have good ties with the English department, as well as language departments that teach diverse literature courses, and our students may take these courses. Graduates of our program have gone on to PhD programs in English. We are committed to diversity in our curriculum, faculty, staff, and students. If you would like a brochure, please contact our Graduate Secretary. Mailing address: The Ohio State University Center for Women's Studies 286 University Hall 230 W. Oval Mall Columbus, OH 43210 Phone: 614-292-1021 We are having an informational meeting for prospective students on November 13, 1992, from 5-7 PM at 286 University Hall. Linda Bernhard BernhardL@nursing.con.ohio-state.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 08:58:02 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beth Goldstein Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 19 Oct 1992 15:34:00 EDT from Last night we tried an exercise that Myra and David Sadker use that might work in trying to balance classroom participation, though not necessarily address hostility. Every member of the seminar (14 total) was given two pieces of hard candy. After anyone spoke that person had to eat one of her/his pieces of candy and couldn't speak again until the candy was done. Everyone was expected to finish their two candies and without candy left, we weren't supposed to speak. We had some interesting negotiations around what constituted a turn speaking. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 09:20:55 EDT Reply-To: korenman@umbc.BITNET Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Posting Job Announcements From the time the list began a year and a half ago, I have consistently refused to post job and conference announcements with no connection to Women's Studies, explaining that WMST-L frequently had a problem with heavy mail volume and I thus felt I should post only those announcements in some way related to the list's focus. However, until now, I've seen no reason to object when *subscribers* posted such announcements, since they did so infrequently. Recently, though, the number of such postings has increased. Before mail volume gets out of hand, I think I should discourage further non-Women's-Studies postings. I recognize that institutions are eager to reach more female applicants, but there are other ways to do this. Let me make it clear that any job or conference announcement that includes SOME concern with Women's Studies is still VERY welcome, regard- less of field. I am simply asking that people no longer post announce- ments with no connection to Women's Studies. To further discourage such postings, I will no longer include non-W.S. announcements in the daily digest. If you have any questions about what I've said, please communicate with me privately, not via WMST-L. I'd hate to see my attempts to control mail volume have just the opposite effect! Thanks very much. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc or korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 10:13:42 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beth Goldstein Subject: consciousness-raising refs A graduate student in my course Education and Gender is doing a research on how women learn in consciousness-raising groups. We are having surprising difficulty identifying references on consciosness-raising groups, on women's experiences of them, or general discussion or research on them. Any suggestions would be most welcome. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 11:12:42 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Econ_Prof Andy Subject: gender and undergrad majors I posted this request on the FEMECON network but thought I might hit a wider audience by coming to this list as well. If it's out of order here, I hope Joan will let me know. We're in the midst of being concerned about the gender distribution of our roughly 175 undergrad majors in economics, but are unsure how atypical (or typical) our situation is. We'd appreciate hearing from list members with the following data: 1.School name 2.Gender distribution of econ. majors (%s or #s are fine) 3.Whether the econ. dept is in Lib. Arts or a Business School (as we are) 4.Insights about attracting (or not dissuading) women to major in econ. I'd prefer private e-mail responses, so as not to clutter the board. I'll post a summary of responses after while. Thanks Andy Kohen Prof. of Eocn. Prof. of Eocn. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 11:15:16 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Econ_Prof Andy Subject: undergrad majors in econ OOOps. I forgot my e-mail address, sorry. Andy Kohen (Bitnet: fac_kohen@jmuvax1 Internet: fac_kohen@vax1.acs.jmu.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 12:19:44 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.Winkler@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Subject: consciousness-raising refs Have you checked Women's Studies Abstracts? When I was looking for references on *theory* about consciousness-raising, I found there were some references on actual groups - more like ten, fifteen years ago. I don't have the actual references, sorry. On early statement about consciousness-raising see the Redstockings' classic, Feminist Revolution, 1975, especially "Consciousness-Raising: A Radical Weapon," by Kathie Sarachild and "An Experience with Worker Conscious- ness-Raising," by Carol Hanisch. More work NEEDS to be done in this area, so good luck with yours! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 13:28:18 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Ana M. Shane" Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 21 Oct 1992 08:58:02 EDT There is a game which is used or had been used for help in marrital conflicts, and I have aften used it in classroom (though not neccessarily for solving conflicts, but for having students see the "other side" of any issue). I used to call it "re-natalisation" or "re-birth". This is how it goes. There are two sides: either two individuals or two groups. And a mediator. They are supposed to discuss an issue - either of their own concern or of an academic concern, depending on what you want. Each issue for discussion is defined in black-and-white extreme opposits. For instance: For or against equality of women and men, for or against capital punishment, for or against abortion, etc. Each party is *arbitrarily!* assigned a position, by the mediator, regardless of what they believe in real life. The instruction is to start by defining the most extreme version of each argument. After the mediator is "satisfied" that both parties have sort of stated their possitions, the mediator stops them and *swithches* their positions in the argument - the one being previously "for", now has to defend the "against", and vice versa. This moment is actually a moment of "rebirth", it feels impossible, awkward, mindboggling... The sides may be switched any number of times as the discussion progresses, and as both the parties start to move closer and closer in their opposing arguments, and to see the whole issue in more depth than ever before. (Oh, nobody is supposed to repeat any previously stated arguments, but they may elaborate them). I have found this game very helpful both for solving hostility in classroom, and for exploring some purely academic controversies in the area I teach (psychology). Ana ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ana Marjanovic-Shane voice: (215) 843-2909 (looking for a job) fax: (215) 843-2288 334 Winona St. Philadelphia. PA 19144 pshane@andromeda.rutgers.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 11:34:04 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: dklein@TRITON.UNM.EDU Subject: Lesbian battering I am teaching (a very intense) class on Woman Abuse and am looking for materials on lesbian battering. Myself and two other lesbians will be doing a presentation to the class in mid-November and the class is very interested in case studies, statistics and the particular dynamics of woman/woman abuse. I have _Naming the Violence_ and would welcome any other suggestions for additional materials. I would also welcome suggestions on framing this presentation--there are 39 people in this class and the majority do not have background in feminist theory, Women Studies or lesbian/gay theory. Thank you in advance. Deborah Klein Internet: dklein@triton.unm.edu Women Studies Mesa Vista 2136 Phone 505 277 3854 UNM Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1586 "One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it." E. Bowen ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 13:37:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MMW9@PSUVM.BITNET Subject: call for manuscripts on women in the history of rhetoric I am interested in editing a book on women in the history of rhetoric. It will include sections on ancient, medieval, renaissance, and enlightenment figures. The book will be interdisciplinary and cover such subjects as physical and cult ural conditions, kinds of rhetoric engaged in by women, and major figures. I a m looking for ideas and authors. I am a new subscriber to the list and think t his notice warrants private responses. Molly Meijer Wertheimer--mmw9@psuvm ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 10:53:48 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SULLINS@NAUVAX.BITNET Subject: Video Information Does anyone have more information about the video someone mentioned last week, "Warning: The Media May be Hazardous to Your Health"? My media center hasn't been able to locate it. Thanks, Ellen Sullins Psychology Dept Northern Arizona Univ. Flagstaff, AZ 86011 602-523-9979 Bitnet: sullins@nauvax Internet: sullins@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 11:31:48 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: veronica strong-boag Subject: anti-feminism I'm working on an overview of selected anti-feminist texts in Canada over the last 100 years and I would appreciate hearing of any material that addresses this phenomenon in the U.S. Veronica_Strong-Boag@mtsg.ubc.ca or Veronica Strong-Boag, Centre for Research in Women's Studies and Gender Relations, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3, 604-822-9175 or fax 604-822-9169 Thanks! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 14:55:05 ECT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rachel Cassel Subject: Re: Lesbian battering In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 21 Oct 1992 11:34:04 MDT from Referring to material on lesbian battering: We just received a book on this subject. I haven't had a chance to take a look at it yet... Renzetti, Claire. *Violent betrayal : partner abuse in lesbian relationships* Newbury Park, CA: Sage Pub, 1992. Rachel Cassel, Women's Studies Bibliographer/Reference Librarian Binghamton University Libraries Vestal Parkway East, Box 6012 Binghamton, NY 13902-6012 607/777-4386 rcassel@bingvmb rcassel@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 15:16:01 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 Subject: Lesbian battering In-Reply-To: note of 10/21/92 13:39 Claudia Card, "Lesbian Battering." American Philosophical Association's Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy 88(1):3-7. 1988. Available from the American Philosophical Assn. at the University of Delaware. Claudia Card "Defusing the bomb: Lesbian ethics and horizontal violence" Lesbian Ethics 3(3):91-100.1989. Lee Evans and Shelley Bannister"Lesbian Violence, lesbian victims: How to identify battering in relationships" Lesbian Ethics 4(1):52-65. 1990. Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 14:21:40 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "DORIS G. DIXON" Subject: "THE ISSUE IS RACE" I HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERED TO MODERATE A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT DIRECTIONS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SHOULD TAKE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. I AM LOOKING FOR A VIDEO ENTITLED" THE ISSUE IS RACE" THAT WAS RECENTLY PRODUCED BY PBS AFFILIATE WGBH IN BOSTON. PHIL DONAHUE WAS THE MODERATOR. I AM INTERESTED IN BORROWING SOME KIND INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL COPY OF THIS TAPE AND I PROMISE NOT TO DISOBEY THE COPYRIGHT. OF COURSE THIS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. PLEASE FORGIVE IF THIS LIST IS NOT THE PROPER PLACE FOR THIS MESSAGE. RESPOND PRIVATELY TO "DIXDG@RHODES" -DORIS G. DIXON -DIXDG@RHODES ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 12:40:05 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jackie Stubblefie Subject: Need information on Women's Centers I am doing research about women's centers on or off campus. I'm doing something along the comparative lines. I want to compare centers in other states/countries with the one here in Little Rock, Arkansas. I would like any information that you have that would help me. Please reply privately to me. JA Stubblefie@UALR.EDU Thank YOU Jackie Stubblefie ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 15:22:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: Re: anti-feminism Try ANTIFEMINISM IN AMERICAN THOUGHT: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, by Cynthia D. Kinnard (Boston: GK HAll, 1986) for 1331 instances of antifeminist books and articles to choose from. Most of the citations are 19th cent. and early 20th. pweis@macc.wisc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 16:41:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: consciousness-raising refs Hi! I don't know if your student has found the following references which are slightly old, but people are not doing much in this area recently. Brodsky, A (1973). The consciousness raising group as a model for therapy with women. Psychotherapy: Therapy, Research, and Practice, 10, 24 - 29. Rosenthal, N. B. (1984). Consciousness raising: From revolution to re- evaluation. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 8, 309 - 326. The Rosenthal article reviews the shift in consciousness raising from a program that questioned societal practices to a form of individual therapy. I found it very thought provoking. Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu (Internet) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 16:45:37 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 Subject: Call for Papers Feminist Ethics/Social Policy *** Resending note of 10/21/92 16:43 To: SWIP-L --CFRVM From: Linda Lopez McAlister Eastern SWIP and the Women's Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh are planning a Conference on Feminist Ethics and Social Policy to be held November 5-7, 1993 at the University of Pittsburgh. This conference seeks to bring theoretical work in feminist ethics and moral theory to bear on general principles and particular issues of social policy, both in the United States and elsewhere in the world. If feminist ethics develops new paradigms of moral conceptualization and reasoning, these should illuminate the normative dimensions of policy issues in new ways. The conference also aims to bring feminist philosophers and political theoriststs to dialogue with academics and practitioners in policy fields such as law, social work, public health, development, and public administration. Papers should apply feminist ethical theory and analysis to social policy in one of two ways: (a) reflection on the ethical dimensions of general policy areas, or (b) interpretation of a particular policy issue. We expect many papers looking at policy issues specifically involving women such as: reproductive rights, women's health, violence against women, sexual harassment, comparable worth policies, etc. We also wish to have papers that show the usefulness of feminist ethics in thinking about policy areas and issues not obviously or exclusively focused on women such as: anti-poverty policy, AIDS policy, lesbian and gay rights, drug policy, education policy, homeless and housing policy, health care policy, immigration and refugee policy, development policy, environmental policy, ethics of social service delivery, etc. Presentation time will be limited to 20 min. Send papers or a two-page proposal to Iris Young, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 NO LATER THAN MARCH 1, 1993. We expect to make a few scholarships available for graduate students or other lower income people to attend the conference. Note: For further information contact Iris Young not me or the WMST-List. Linda Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 13:47:08 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: allen@SONOMA.EDU Subject: consciousness-raising refs See also Free Space: a perspective on the small group in women's liberation, by Pamela Allen, published in 1970 by Times Change Press. Julie allen@sonoma.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 17:13:24 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ethel Tobach Subject: allies in academe for women's studies See article in New Scientist, 9/26/92, v. 135, p. 8 for story on women astronomers fighting sexism. Ethel Tobach ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 18:47:49 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Jayati Lal" Subject: Job Opening at Cornell I am posting the following job advertisement on behalf of the women's studies program at Cornell. Please direct any inquries regarding ths job to the individuals mentioned below: ============================================================ African Center/Women's Studies Cornell University The Africana Studies and Research Center and the Women's Studies Program at Cornell are seeking candidates for a joint tenure- track faculty position at the assistant professor level (with the possibility of appointment at a higher level for an exceptionally qualified candidate). We seek applicants whose scholarly research, publications, and teaching focus on the intersection of gender and race in either of the following categories: (1) Social sciences and education; (2) Popular culture, particularly visual or performing arts, communications or media; material culture; ethnomusicology; folklore. Preference will be given to candidates whose work bridges any two African world areas such as African and African-American, African and African-Caribbean, or African-American and African-Caribbean. Candidates should ask three referees to send letters of recommendation and should themselves submit a letter of application and two (2) copies of a single representative publication or dissertation chapter and of their curriculum vitae. All materials should be sent to Professors Locksley Edmondson and Sally McConnell-Ginet, Joint Search Committee, 310 Triphammer Road, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Review of materials will begin by January 15, 1993. Cornell is an AA/EO employer. Jayati Lal 323 Uris Hall Bitnet: kx8j@cornella.bitnet Department of Sociology Internet: kx8j@cornellacit.cornell.edu Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-7601 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 19:24:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: karen Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 19 Oct 1992 14:34:00 -0500 from I have one suggestion about a way to deal with males dominating classroom discussion. A colleague just put me onto the fact that Lyn Mikel & Carol Gilligan have a new book out, Meeting at the Cross- roads, which is about the reasons why girls go, in adolescence, from speaking up fearlessly to operating out of a dire fear of disturbing the peace and speaking honestly. I have not had a chance to get my hands on it; it was reviewed in the New York Times Book Review last week. It might be an excellent first reading for a women's studies course. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 20:34:09 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Sexism in the classroom--thanks and more help needed I want to thank those of you who gave references to materials on sexism in the classroom. Most were posted to WMST-L so I have nothing additional to offer. I do have a request. How should I present this material to the faculty. The dept. head will give me time during the November meeting. We are a large faculty (about 30) and like most others--we have some sexists, a few feminists, most well-meaning, most falling short of a nonsexist criterion. One idea I've had is to have a "sexism moment" at each faculty meeting during the year, where, for example, the "generic masculine" is talked about in Nov., the problem of using women only when one is expressing some kind of incompetence or abnormality (mental patient, depressed person) in Dec., etc. Or should I do a kind of 15 minute workshop? Any suggestions? Any handouts I could share. Arnie ******************************************************************************** Arnie Kahn, Psychology, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (703) 568-3963 - day fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (preferred) (703) 434-0225 - night fac_askahn@jmuvax (703) 568-3322 - fax ******************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 02:14:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: Personal message for Lin Collette My apologies to members of the list: I am sorry to take up bandwidth with this, but I tried to reach Lin Collette directly but could not. Lin Collette, please contact me with details about the anthology. I would like to submit a piece. Rosie Pegueros PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 06:04:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(dl81)" Subject: Re: Sexism in the classroom--thanks and more help needed In-Reply-To: <9210220032.AA00436@umd5.umd.edu> Interesting and effective method used by National Congress of Neighborhood Women in anti-bias training workshops: As a "groundrule" for meetings, have women say "ouch!" whenever they hear (or see) something that they consider to be sexist. Doesn't have to be talked about, explained--just expressed. Have a few less insecure women who will be attending agree to do it the first time, to raise comfort level of those who might be hesitant. It is amazing how much sensitizing this accomplishes, as well as continuing conversations beyond the meeting times. DEB (DL81@umail.umd.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 08:40:36 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda=Bernhard%LSP%CON@NURSING.CON.OHIO-STATE.EDU Subject: consciousness-raising info The Brodsky article mentioned earlier, and another article, The psychotherapeutic impact of women's consciousness-raising groups, by Morton Lieberman et al are published in _Women and Mental Health_ (1981), edited by Elizabeth Howell and MArjorie Bayes, New York, BAsic Books. Linda Bernhard BernhardL@nursing.con.ohio-state.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 10:39:39 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Andreas N Alexandrou)" Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom Another piece by carol Gilligan which might be useful is "Joining the Resistance: Psychology, POlitics, Girls and Women" in The Femal Body: Figures, Styles, Speculations, Ed. Laurence Goldstein (ANn Arbor: Univ. of MI Press, 1991) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 11:50:45 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Anne Carson Subject: Re: consciousness-raising refs In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 21 Oct 1992 12:19:44 EDT from Another oldie but goodie is Anne kent Rush's *Getting Clear* (Moon Books, 1973) which has a section on starting and running a consciousness-raising group and the dynamics that arise. Anne Carson ac3x@cornellc (bitnet) ac3x@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 09:08:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was KLAWITTER@MAX.U.WASHINGTON.EDU From: KLAWITTER@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Subject: "non-women's studies" job announcements This is in response to Joan Korenman's decision to not post job announcements that are not explicitly women's studies jobs. I am purposefully posting to the entire list rather than directly to Joan because I feel strongly that this is tied to the more general issue of who "belongs" in women's studies. I am an economist working in a school of public affairs, but have tried first as a student and now as a faculty member to build connections to women's studies programs and feminist scholars. It has not been easy because, in the past, there have been few people building those bridges and large language and methodological barriers. I do think it's getting easier. If women's studies scholars are hired into many departments or schools, then the reach of women's studies will likely expand. Many scholars do research that is not on the topic of women but is approached from a feminist perspective. Many departments are open to hiring someone who "does" women's studies, but also fills other requirements. I recently posted a job annoucement for a public management position at my school. I would *love* to see a candidate (male or female) who was interested in gender and ethnic aspects of public managment. That is why I posted the notice here. Is there another outlet for my posting? If job annoucements are taking too much band width, then perhaps we could archive them and just post a list of additions (where and what kind of job). I feel this would be less exclusionary and solve the problem. Marieka Klawitter Graduate School of Public Affairs klawitter@u.washington.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 11:10:05 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: consciousness-raising groups The request for research on c-r groups brought many memories to me because this was the subject of my dissertation back in 1973! I wanted to know if participation in groups changed women's beliefs toward feminism, or if they already had feminist beliefs before they joined the groups. I found the latter - women at that time (and place, Ann Arbor MI) had feminist beliefs before they joined the groups and used group participation to figure out what that meant for their lives. Read all about it in: Riger, S. (1974). The effects of participation in women's consciousness-raising groups. In McGuigan, D (ed.) New Research on Women. Ann Arbor, MI: Univ of Michigan Center for Continuing Education of Women. Riger, S. (1977). Locus of control and female activism. Psychological Reports, 41, 1043-46. Stephanie Riger, Univ of Il at Chicago, u29322@UICVM.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 13:39:32 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.E.Ryan@CYBER.WIDENER.EDU Subject: Reply to Feminist Militancy Re: references for a course on Feminist Politics and Militancy -- I have a book which was just published by Routledge this Sept. called Feminism and the Women's Movement: Dynamics of Change in Social Movement Ideology and Activism which covers the early and contemporary women's movement and looks at feminist strategies for activism and social change, political and militant, including civil disobedience (Ryan, Barbara 1992). Barbara Ryan Widener University (Sociology) ofberyan@cyber.Widener.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 13:58:00 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: angela%bchem.dnet@DXI.NIH.GOV Subject: S/M in the Women's community Can anyone recommend articles/books that deal with both of the major sides of the S/M issue in the women's community? There was a huge heated debate about S/M and porn at the conference that I recently attended, that was mainly sparked by a statement made by Nina Hartly (a porno film star and stripper). She said that she found it difficult to understand how some many women at the conference could be pro-choice when it came to the abortion issue, but are so anti-choice when it came to what she [and more broadly women involved in porn and S/M] chooses to do with her body. The debate sparked my interest and I'd like to learn more. Iana Pattatucci "angela%bchem.dnet@dxi.nih.gov" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 13:42:02 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: angela%bchem.dnet@DXI.NIH.GOV Subject: LeVay & biodeterminism I just got back from a conference out in San Francisco so I'm behind in my reading. For those of you that are interested in understanding more about the "hidden" problems with sociobiology and biodeterminism may I suggest reading the following two examinations of the subject: VAULTING AMBITION: SOCIOBIOLOGY AND THE QUEST FOR HUMAN NATURE by Philip Kitcher (1985) The MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma. & London, England. "The Political Nature of Human Nature" by Ruth Hubbard, In: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUAL DIFFERENCE (1990), Deborah L. Rhode, ed., Yale University Press After reading these two major contributions to the field, it is difficult for me to imagine anyone not having serious doubts about research seeking to identify a biological predispostion for any socially constructed behavior. I think that we need to be aware that these studies are not actually investigations focusing on homosexuality per se, but the prime motivation, particularly on the part of those funding such research, is the identification of female/male differences. In my humble opinion, there is an agenda, and that agenda is to maintain and reinforce differences in power. Iana Pattatucci "angela%bchem.dnet@dxi.nih.gov" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 14:44:26 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: info-25@INFO.UMD.EDU Subject: poem reference i remember a poem entitled "immediate danger" about violence against women, but i can't remember the author or where it was published. i have need of this poem, so if anyone knows could help me, i would appreciate it. thanks in advance. paula gaber info-25@info.umd.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 14:43:21 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MDUNCOMBE@CCNODE.COLORADO.EDU Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom I have two suggestions for dealing with "bad" classroom dynamics, one to change the dynamics (hard to do), and one to take decisive action if the dynamics can't be changed. Changing Dynamics: I've had some success with rationing the right to speak in my classes. I give each class member (including me!) 5 buttons or pocker chips or whatever and a number. The member whose number is chosen (at random from a shaker containing all the numbers) leads a discussion of an issue/point that she or he wants to raise about the read- ing or the day's topic. Every time another class member speaks, she or he spends a chip; the leader decides what constitutes "speaking" and those who owes how many chips. When the leader is satisfied that there has been enough discussion of her or his point/issue, a new number is drawn. Those of us who talk a lot are quickly out of chips and have to be silent for the remaining class period. Invariably students who have never spoken in class before say something valuable. Furthermore, the changed discussion often continues for the rest of the course. Talkers learn that the discussion is more interesting if they let others in. Non-talkers learn that they get more from the discussion if they participate. I learn that students will often say what needs to be said if I sit back and give them a chance to say it. Five chips works well with 25 students for a 2 hour class. Decisive Action: First, I think a faculty member with a "bad" class ought to talk with her or his department chair, so that if things really deterior- ate and the students decide to complain, your boss will have heard about the situation from you first. Second, you'll want (and need!) the support of your department chair if you decide to "expell" the students from your classroom. I once had an awful, awful class; it was clear that it was awful early on and about one fourth of the way through it, I announced that I would not meet with as a class any longer--that each of them would have to complete the course materials with me as an independent study. A colleague of mine suggested that I might also have removed the "trouble makers" from the class and made them finish the course work independent study. Fortun- ately in 20 years of teaching, I've only had one course where such drastic actions were necessary; unfortunately, I didn't figure out how to effectively respond to those students until after the course was over. I think it is our responsibility as faculty to not let a few students ruin the class for other students (and for us!). Good luck! Margaret Duncombe Sociology--Colorado College "mduncombe%ccnode@vaxf.colorado.edu" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 17:05:43 LCL Reply-To: RGINZBERG@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ruth Ginzberg Subject: Re: Hostility in the classroom Related concern: "Teaching Evaluations" For some of us (e.g., Jr. faculty, like myself) our jobs literally depend upon our "keeping our numbers up" on those @#!%##@?! Teaching Evaluations. I, for one, am having problems with that, especially since the teaching evaluations were created with a particular pedagogical model in mind, one which is VERY familiar to my students, but which I strive not to use in my own classrooms. I think this often translates into "low numbers" on the teaching evaluation forms - similarly to how Carol Gilligan's girls & women kept getting "low numbers" on Kohlberg's moral development scale -- because the model used for creating the rating system was biased. However, I can't PROVE that, so it just looks like me crying "sour grapes" in an attempt to excuse my own less-than-stellar performance. Anyone else: 1) Encountered this? 2) Studied it? 3) Dealt w. it successfully? 4) Got any suggestions? ------------------------ Ruth Ginzberg Philosophy Department;Wesleyan University;USA ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 17:39:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(dl81)" Subject: Re: Re: request for submissions In-Reply-To: <9210201656.AA05034@umd5.umd.edu> Lin! Tried to reply to your request privately, but e-mail address given on WMST-L message is not going through. Any options? (Tried sending to BI599128@brownvm). DEB LOUIS (DL81@umail.umd.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 17:46:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Donna M. Hughes" Subject: Re: S/M in the Women's community In-Reply-To: angela%bchem.dnet AT DXI.NIH.GOV -- Thu, 22 Oct 1992 13:58:00 -0400 Suggestions for readings on s/m. "Sadomasochism: The New Backlash to Feminism," Kathleen Barry, _Trivia_, Vol 1, Fall 1982, p 77-92. -Against Sadomasochism - A Radical Feminist Analysis_, eds. Robin Ruth Linden, Darlene R. Pagano, Diana E. H. Russell, Susan Leigh Star, Frog In Well Press, 1982. Several essays in _Call Me Lesbian - Lesbian Lives, Lesbian Theory_ by Julia Penelope, Crossing Press, 1992. -Lesbian Ethics_ - see this journal for several discussions. Donna M. Hughes Bitnet: h82@psuvm 13 Sparks Building Internet: h82@psuvm.psu.edu Pennsylvania State University Phone: 814-865-7093 University Park, PA 16802 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 18:04:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: SASH: Sexual Harassment List Phoebe Stambaugh has sent me the following announcement that should be of interest to many WMST-L subscribers. For more information, please write to Phoebe at the e-mail addresses she provides at the end, not to WMST-L. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ******************************************************************* SASH, 'Sociologists Against Sexual Harassment' is now offering a moderated discussion list specific to the issue of sexual harassment. Anyone who wishes to subscribe or get further information should send queries to the e-mail address below. THE SOCIOLOGISTS AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT DISCUSSION LIST On August 20, 1992, a community of concerned SOCIOLOGISTS AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT organized a one day conference promoting learning and action about sexual harassment. The conference took place in Pittsburgh, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS. More than 80 people registered their participation and attendence. In addition to the scholars who theorize and research the phenomena of sexual harassment, the voices of survivors and witnesses of harassment were privileged. Practitioners who organize, develop, and administer harassment policies were consulted, as well as those who implement sexual harassment grievance procedures. The counsel of community lawyers and proposals by community activists were heard. Undergraduates, graduate students, professors, deans, chairs, provosts, committee members, human relations personnel, and activists (to name only a few) came together, rolled up their sleeves, 'ordered in,' and spent an entire day of productive strategizing and networking. This subscriber discussion list is an effort to sustain, expand and challenge the dialogue begun on that day. It is an effort to disperse the energies of all who were in attendence and to multiply sites of resistance to the sexual harassment in our lives. As a subscriber, regardless of your experience with sexual harassment, your theoretical framework, your disciplinary focus, your socio-economic location, your organizational status--you are invited to shape the sexual harassment discourse through participation on this discussion board. However, those who's behaviors the moderator finds to be consistently harassing, disrespectful, and offensive to the subscribers of this list will be unsubscribed. You can subscribe to the list by sending a request to: ******************************* Phoebe M. Stambaugh The School of Justice Studies, ASU-Tempe AZ 85287-0403 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 18:17:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 4 jobs, 1 call for papers I have received the following five announcements: 1) Women's Studies Assistant Professorship - Purdue Univ. 2) Assistant Professorship, English & Women's Studies - VCU 3) Asst. Professorship, Latin Am. History & Women's Hist. (Ohio Wes.) 4) Director, Women's Resource Center (Purdue Univ.) 5) CFP: 5th Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of Arts & Humanities For more information, contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************************** PURDUE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S STUDIES: Tenure-track, Assistant Professor, beginning August, 1993. Joint appointment with one of the following tenure-home departments in the School of Liberal Arts: Communication; English; Foreign languages and Literatures; Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies; History; Philosophy; Sociology and Anthropology. The position will involve split responsibilities in teaching, research, and service between Women Studies and the department of appointment. Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent, evidence of strong scholarship and teaching ability. We are looking for candidates whose research and teaching interests focus on African American, Asian American, Latina, or Native American women and/or the literature and politics of sexuality in the United States. Teaching responsibilities will include interdisciplinary women's studies courses and courses in the candidates's discipline and area of specialization. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, one or two samples of scholarship, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Nancy Gabin, Chair, Search Committee, Women's Studies Program, 1302 Peirce Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1302; telephone: 317-494-6295. Applications are due by DECEMBER 1, 1992, but the deadline will remain open until a suitable candidate is hired. Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. ******************************************************************** VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: Asistant Professor, joint appointment tenure track position available in English Department and the Women's Studies Program (pending administrative approval). Demonstrated potential for effective teaching (3/3 load) and scholarly productivity required. Ph.D. required, with strong preference for individuals with graduate training in scholarship on women. The Women's Studies Program offers an undergraduate minor and will give preference to candidates who can teach both Introduction to Women's Studies and Feminist Theory. The Department of English seeks someone who can teach advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in feminist critical theory, as well as sophomore and advanced literature courses, area open, but preferably contemporary British, ethnic American Literatures, or Commonwealth/post-colonial. Application deadline; DECEMBER 7, 1992. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of reference to James Kinney, Chair, Box 2005, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284-0001. *********************************************************************** OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY HISTORY: Latin America, Assistant Professor, tenure-line position (pending approval) to begin August, 1993. Must be capable of offering full range of upper-level courses on history of Middle and South America and introductory survey on Latin America. Capability in one of the following areas desirable: Indians of the Americas, Women's history, or the African Diaspora. Ph.D. in history (by August, 1993) and evidence of strong potential as a teacher, scholar, and contributing member of the university community required. Salary and benefits competitive. Send letter of application summrizing interest and qualifications, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, three current letters of recommendation, and supporting materials to: Dr. R.F. Spall, Jr., Chair, Department of History, Ohio Wesleyan Universtiy, Delaware, Ohio 43015; Fax: (614) 368-3299. AA/EOE. Women, minorities, and the disabled encouraged to apply. DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 1992. ************************************************************ PURDUE UNIVERSITY Women's Resource Office - Search reopened Purdue University invites nominations and applications for the position of Director, Women's Resource Office. RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Vice President for Human Relations, the Director is responsible for leadership in improving the campus climate for women; and initiating, developing, and administering programs and services that address the needs and concerns of all women faculty, staff, and students. In cooperation with other campus offices and community organizations, the Director will: * provide advocacy and support for women's concerns; * assess/respond to the diverse needs of women at Purdue University; * initiate and sponsor educational and professional development programs for and about women; * provide information, counsel, and advice to women seeking assistance; * assist faculty committees, department heads, directors, deans, and vice presidents to improve the recruitment and retention of women faculty and administrators; * make recommendations on policies of special concern to women; and * increase sensitivity throughout the campus community to gender-based issues and work to correct gender-based inequities. QUALIFICATIONS: Extensive knowledge of and demonstrative success in the development and administration of programs which address women's issues and gender-related concerns and an understanding and appreciation of the diversity among women; ability to work with faculty and students in an academic setting; success in program initiation, development, and implementation through effective collaboration with other offices and individuals; ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; leadership ability to build and maintain campus-wide credibility and support for the Women's Resource Office and dedication as a member of the Human Relations Office to improving the quality of life for all faculty, staff, and students. Terminal degree and faculty experience preferred. Experience in a university setting desired. A faculty appointment in a relevant academic department is possible, depending upon qualifications. PURDUE UNIVERSITY: Purdue University is Indiana's land Grant university and one of the nation's leading institutions of higher education and research. Purdue enrolls approximately 36,000 students at the West Lafayette campus and approximately 22,000 in programs at its regional campuses and Statewide Technology sites. Purdue University at West Lafayette has 12 schools, 2,200 faculty, and over 60 graduate programs. The University is committed to increasing diversity throughout the campus and in all academic programs. Purdue is located in historic Tippecanoe County, home to a broad base of high-tech industry and agriculture. Rich with cultural opportunities. Purdue is just an hour from Indianapolis and two hours from Chicago. NOMINATIONS/APPLICATIONS: Please send letters of nomination and applications including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of five references no later than DECEMBER 8, 1992 to: Jo A. Brooks, R.N.C.;D.N.S. Associate Dean for Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences Chair, Search Committee Women's Resource Office Purdue University 1108 Schleman Hall, Room 223 West Lafayette, IN 47907-1108 Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer ************************************************************************* THE FIFTH ANNUAL ZORA NEALE HURSTON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES January 24-30, 1994 Eatonville, Florida THEME: "Zora Neale Hurston--Global Perspective" The conference welcomes papers that explore new ideas stemming from the work of Zora Neale Hurston. Particiular emphasis should be given to the international perspective of Hurston's work. Four principle themes will be examined, and papers from the following disciplines will be presented: THEATRE - Papers which explore the importance of Hurston's contributions to the theatre as evidenced in her use of religion, music, ritual, and dance. MUSIC - Papers which explore the uniqueness of Hurston's contributions to music, the presence of music in her work, both fiction and non-fiction, and the use of her work by musicians. LITERATURE - papers which examine Hurston's influence in literature as evidenced by her impact on feminist scholarship and its impact (or lack of) on African-American women writers. FOLKLORE - Papers which discuss the significance of Hurston's contributions to folklore as evidenced in her research methodology, interpretation, and presentation of folk idiom and ritual in Black cultures. ONLY 250-WORD, ONE-PAGE ABSTRACTS IN ENGLISH WILL BE CONSIDERED. FIRM DEADLINE: March 15, 1993 (Postmarked) SEND TO: Hurston Papers, 1994 P.E.C., Inc. P.O. Box 2586 Eatonville, Florida 32751 Fax: (407) 647-3959 A reply will be forthcoming no later than June 30, 1993 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 06:51:01 +0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RDIBBLEB@CC.CURTIN.EDU.AU Subject: Re: poem reference I too have need of a bibliographical reference for a poem/couplet: "Adam was an androgyne./ His towels were labelled 'mine' and 'thine.'" Can anyone help? If so, please reply privately, thanks Barbara H Milech using a friend's e-mail address: rdibbleb@cc.curtin.edu.au ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 19:23:07 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: T350134@UNIVSCVM.BITNET Subject: Re: "non-women's studies" job announcements In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 22 Oct 1992 09:08:00 PDT from I would like to echo my agreement with Marieka's points of notlimiting job announcements to only women's studies. In this time of tightening budgets and relinquishing of some faculty slots by universities, wouldn't it just make good sense to make positions known that lend themselves to a feminist perspective. I am a social scientist who practices her profession through political science and my teaching is dominated by a feminist perspective..a fact that has seemed to escape my colleagues in my department who are *all* male. I include broad sections on women in development and purposefully add feminist theory to com- parative politics classes as well as Latin American politics classes. Does the fact that I don't teach in Women's Studies mean I am to be excluded, yet again for the umpteenth time in 25 years? Patricia McRae T350134@UNIVSCVM ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 17:23:53 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "E. Butler-Evans" Subject: MATERIALS FOR GAY/LESBIAN GRADUATE SEMINAR I am preparing a course entitled "Writing Sexualities/Writing Ethnicities: Reading Gay and Lesbian Narratives." This course will largely focus on narratives written by gay males and lesbians who are people of color, but also include the works of others. It will draw very heavily on narrative theory and cultural semiotics. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Elliott Butler-Evans (ebevans@humanitas.ucsb.edu) English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 17:54:46 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Jacquelyn Marie)" Subject: Book on Black women out of print I don't know if you all know the book, Contributions of Black Women to America, 1982. It contains excellent essays on black women in film, art, science, medicine, music and government but unfortunately it has gone out of print. Kenday press who published the book are out of business too, I understand. Is there any way we could get a publisher to reprint this book? Our students use this book constantly and unfortunately it was lost?/skipped town? and it is too long for us to photocopy. We have not so far found any copies in out-of-print sources. Jacquelyn Marie, Reference/Women's Studies Librarian, U. of California, SAnta Cruz, Cal. 95064 jmarie@scilibx.ucsc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 17:56:45 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Jacquelyn Marie)" Subject: Thanks for info on women & words Just a short note to thank everyone who responded to my request about the Women & Words conference in Canada. Also thanks from Donna Haraway. Jacquelyn Marie, UCSanta Cruz. jmarie@scilibx.ucsc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 22:12:24 EDT Reply-To: korenman@umbc.BITNET Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Reply re job postings I'd like to respond to the replies I've received about restricting job postings to those that have at least some connection to or mention of Women's Studies. Like everyone else, I'd very much like to see people with a feminist perspective hired to fill ALL jobs, not just those with some connection to Women's Studies. But WMST-L is by no means the only source of job information. Most professional organizaitons--the Modern Language Association, the American Historical Association, the American Economics Association, et al.--publish regular listings of job openings. In addition, many jobs are advertised in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Women's Review of Books, and in more specialized publications such as Physics Today. There are even some lists devoted to job announcements in specific fields (if you're curious, send listserv a LIST GLOBAL command and then search through the 3000-line file you'll get in return). Thus, the information is widely available without its being disseminated on WMST-L. I also think that some people fail to appreciate how serious a problem the posting of non-W.S.-related announcements poses for WMST-L. Each year, there are literally thousands of academic job openings. Most institutions wish to show that they have tried to reach female and minority applicants. Whereas some commercial publications charge hundreds of dollars to carry even a small ad, WMST-L is free. Thus, as word of WMST-L spreads, the list is likely to be INUNDATED with job announcements. Mail volume is already often too heavy; there were more than thirty messages just today. To increase that volume even further--and for something that has little connection to Women's Studies--makes little sense. It also imposes an unfair burden on those subscribers who have limited e-mail quotas, as well as those who use their e-mail for work-related tasks and must minimize e-mail clutter, and those who must pay for each message they receive. Marieka Klawitter offers an imaginative suggestion to address this problem, but I'm afraid her suggestion of archiving the job announcements and then posting lists of additions would take far more time than I have. Even if someone were to volunteer to undertake the substantial amount of work this would involve, experience tells me that I would very likely find myself called on repeatedly when subscribers had problems accessing the files. I simply don't have the time. If someone feels strongly that there should be a general list for posting the huge number of job announcements that appear each year, I suggest that you consult with the computer support people at your institution about starting such a list. For all the above reasons, I remain convinced that it makes good sense to restrict job postings on WMST-L to those with some connection to Women's Studies. This doesn't mean the job has to be in "Women's Studies" per se. For example, included in today's posting was an ad for a job in Latin American history where one of the sub-fields specified as desirable was women's history. That's certainly an appropriate ad to post. However, had the ad not included the women's history sub-field or some other connection to Women's Studies, I wouldn't have posted it. Thanks to those of you who shared your views with me, either privately or on the list. I hope you find this response persuasive. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 22:11:24 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Deb Nordgren)" Subject: Survivors in classes First, I want to say this is a great list. I've learned and used many things I've read here. This is my first year teaching our first Introduction to Gender Studies course. It's a small class and so exciting and fun to teach. After class today one student shared how difficult it was to be in my class, PE classes etc., where there is a lot of discussion of sexual abuse and assault. She has just started to realize that what happened during her marriage was not sex but rape, and she's in therapy with a good feminist therapist and they are uncovering her history of sexual abuse. She said she is not the only student having to deal with this. Has any research been done on how often these classes/class discussion bring these issues out, at least for the individual, and how they handle it privately and/or if they share it in class how it is handled, what training is given for instructors, what suppport services are provided by the university on this problem? Please share any research that you are doing or know about.I suspect this will be a growing concern. We need to do something. Deb Nordgren Technical Services Librarian Jim Dan Hill Library University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI 54880 (715)394-8233 dnordgre@uwsuper.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 00:12:25 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Andreas N Alexandrou)" Subject: Re: MATERIALS FOR GAY/LESBIAN GRADUATE SEMINAR There is an anthology called "Piece of My Heart: A Lesbian of Colour Anthology" edited by Makeda Silvera which might be of interest. It includes, amongn other things, the only piece I'm aware of by an Arab American lesbian writer. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 00:31:30 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wasserle@SFU.CA Subject: Re: consciousness-raising refs In-Reply-To: <9210220433.AA11474@whistler.sfu.ca>; from "Beth Goldstein" at Oct 21, 92 10:13 am Check Catharine A MacKinnon's Toward a Feminist Theory of The State, 1989, pp 84-101, passim. Adamson, Briskin & MacPhail, Feminist Organizing for Change: The Contemporary Women's Movement in Canada [really central Canada], in various places. Jo Freeman's work on the Women's Liberation Movement. I think these will be useful. Frances_Wasserlein@sfu.ca Women's Studies Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 -- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 11:35:00 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: EMSISSON@VAX1.TCD.IE Subject: Women/Witchcraft I have a student who is interested in examining how women as witches have been x constructed under patriarchy. She wants to explore how women have been punished as women/witches by patriarchy but also wants to write about witchcraft as a response to patriarchy. I would be most appreciative of some references which might be helpful to her. She is a final year film and cultural studies student and is hoping to write in relation to images of women as witches within popular culture. Perhaps you could keep her concerns in mind when you are recommending readings. Please reply PRIVATELY to save cluttering up the list. I shall be happy to forward a list of received references if anybody wants them. Elaine Sisson Trinity College Dublin, Ireland EMSISSON@VAX1.tcd.ie ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 08:14:47 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: RE: S/M in the Women's community The Dog Collar Murder by Barbara Wilson is a novel that deals exactly with these issues. This probably isn't the type of material you were looking for, but I find it useful to know where these issues appear in our literature. dayna daniels daniels@hg.uleth.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 08:17:18 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: RE: poem reference this would be of interest to me, as well...so if anyone can respond to paula's request, please send it to the list... dayna daniels daniels@hg.uleth.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 10:51:52 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Bob Boldt Subject: Rape Protection Advice Can someone supply advice, or tell how advice might be obtained, for a female college freshman? This is in a context where advice prior to college attendance was not available. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 11:26:06 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jeanne Marecek Subject: Consciousness-raising refs Here's one reference: Kravetz, Marecek & Finn (1983). Factors influencing women's participation in consciousness-raising groups. *Psychology of Women Quarterly*, 7 (3), 257--271. Diane Kravetz collected the data set analyzed in this paper (questionnaires completed by a national sample of about 1660 women, collected through a NOW clearinghouse, if I remember correctly). She wrote other papers with the same data set-- I think the paper referenced above cites most of them. Diane's paper on CR and women's self-help groups in Brodsky and Hare-Mustin *Women and Psychotherapy* (1980; Guilford Press) reviews lots of the early literature, so you might want to check it as well. Good luck. Jeanne Marecek Department of Psychology Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA 19081 Jeanne Marecek Department of Psychology Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA 19081 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 11:40:17 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JLONG@SUVM.BITNET I was one of those who communicated with Joan privately about job posting. The continuing discussion raises afew more point I'd like to share with the list. This list is not the equivalent of The Chronicle for several reasons. The listi ng for the Director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflict a t SU (which Joan didn't post) exemplifies them. it was a formal, extensive job description that contains affirmative action/equal employment boilerplate that might not be an insider's description of the institution. A message on this lis gives you a contact person who can address the climate for women and the scope for feminist work that is involved.Many jobs are probably like ours, where feminist scholarship has been important to the substantive work done under the aegis of the Program, but is not represented among the senior faculty and founding generation of the Program. What kind of Director we get will materiall y affect the gender content of future work on conflict and conflict resolution at SU. Need I say more? --JUDY LONG, SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY -- --103 SIMS IV, SYRACUSE, NY 13244-1230, USA (315)443-4580 -- --Bitnet: JLONG@SUVM Internet: JLONG@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU -- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 11:13:18 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: veronica strong-boag Subject: anti-feminism sorry I need to clarify an earlier message: I would like to know what work has beendone on American anti-feminism from the 19th C to the present. I know of Andrea Dworkin's work. I'm not particularly interested in the texts of anti-feminists. Hope this helps! Veronica_ Strong-Boag@mtsg.ubc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 14:18:15 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NICOLE VICINANZA Subject: SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH HI! I AM A DOCTORAL STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, IN RESEARCH AND EVAL UAION. AS A WOMEN`S STUDIES STUDENT IN UNDER GRADUATE I DEVELOPED AN INTEREST I N ISSUES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND I HAVE VOLUNTEERED WITH RAPE CRISIS ORGANISATIO NS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NOW I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME RESEARCH IN THIS AR EA FOR MY DISSERTATION. I AM WORKING ON A SURVEY WITH THE WOMEN`S CENTER HERE T O FIND OUT ABOUT UNIVERSTIY (NON-INSTRUCTIONAL) CLASSIFIED STAFF`S EXPIRENCES W ITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT READINGS IN RESEARCH ON SEXUAL ASS AULT. I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN DIFFERENT METHODS (BOTH INTERVIEW AND SUR VEY) USED TO RESEARCH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO FIND EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF SURVEYS USED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 14:48:29 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NICOLE VICINANZA Subject: SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH SORRY, I FORGOT MY NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE RESPOND TO ME PRIVATELY NICOLE VICINANZA NCV2B@VIRGINIA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 15:55:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(dl81)" Subject: RUSSIA VISIT! I have been selected to lead a delegation of U.S. Women's Studies scholars and practitioners to Russia next fall. As "leader," I have been asked to participate in planning itinerary and topics to explore with our Russian colleagues. I would greatly appreciate input from the Network, to make sure the trip is as fruitful as possible for us all. DEB LOUIS (DL81@umail.umd.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 16:27:47 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: traci bryant Subject: groupies Hello, I am currently involved in a research project concerning athletic groupies. I am looking for a copy of a show broadcasted by ESPN called "Outside the Limits, women,sex, and athletes". I have already checked with ESPN and they will not be reairing the show. If anyone has a copy of this show please contact me, it would be a great resource for my project. Thank You, Traci Bryant tbryant@utcvm ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 13:40:35 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Bryan Strong: Psychology / UC-Santa Cruz)" Subject: Re: S/M in the Women's community On S/M, see excellent essay by Jessica Benjamin, "Master and Slave: The Fantasy of Erotic Domination," in Ann Snitow, et al., Powers of Desire (1983); also SAMOIS, eds., Coming to Power: Writings and Graphics on Lesbian S/M (1981). Muriel Dimen's essay, "Politically Correct? Politically Incorrect?" in Carole Vance's, ed., Pleasure and Danger (1984) is outstanding. These essays argue that eroticism exists independent of roles, politics, history, gender .... very thoughtful works ..... Bryan Strong ucsc.cats.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 16:52:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Re: SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH The area of sexual assault has hundreds of studies. These are published in journals in psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, criminal justice, and other areas. There are also lots of books. In terms of methods used, there are community surveys, interviews with assault survivors, studies of those in therapy, and surveys of students. Good luck on entering a hugh field! Irene Frieze FRIEZE@PITTVMS.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 16:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Re: RUSSIA VISIT! A list of feminist scholars in Russia that we could all get access to would be a wonderful result of the Russia visit. Irene Frieze FRIEZE@PITTVMS.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 17:43:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RFALMAGNE@VAX.CLARKU.EDU Subject: Re: Need information on Women's Centers NWSA has a directory of WS programs and women's centers, that they'll send you if you call ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 23:28:48 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sharon Danoff-Burg Subject: Re: poem reference In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 22 Oct 1992 14:44:26 -0400 from There is a powerful poem by Ntzoke Shange entitled something like "With No Immediate Cause." Is this what you are looking for? If so, I can find the reference. The poem concerns violence against women and girls. Sharon Danoff-Burg University of Kansas sharondb@ukanvm ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 19:39:00 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KLLLNGTN@VAX1.TCD.IE Subject: Irish abortion information Recently I offered to send a file of information on Ireland's upcoming abortion referendum to anyone interested. The good news is that I have finally squeezed in the time to write it; the bad news is that somehow the file I created of the addresses of those who sent me a request for the information has vanished into the murky depths of the VAX and nobody here can retrieve it. If you have not received the file already, then you are one of the vanquished addresses. Please email me privately again and I will send off the file tomorrow. Also,Joan, if you would like to place the file in the archives, let me know and I will send it to you. If anyone else would like the file, email me privately. Karlin J. Lillington Dept. of Modern English Trinity College, Dublin email: klllngtn@vax1.tcd.ie ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 10:24:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: RE: Irish abortion information > Recently I offered to send a file of information on Ireland's upcoming > abortion referendum to anyone interested. The good news is that I have > finally squeezed in the time to write it; the bad news is that somehow > the file I created of the addresses of those who sent me a request for > the information has vanished into the murky depths of the VAX and nobody > here can retrieve it. If you have not received the file already, then you > are one of the vanquished addresses. Please email me privately again and > I will send off the file tomorrow. Also,Joan, if you would like to place > the file in the archives, let me know and I will send it to you. If anyone > else would like the file, email me privately. > Karlin J. Lillington > Dept. of Modern English > Trinity College, Dublin > email: klllngtn@vax1.tcd.ie I would be happy to make the file available in the WMST-L archives. As soon as I receive it and am able to add it (before the day is over, I suspect, but please be patient--this IS the weekend :-)), I will post a message on WMST-L letting people know that it's available and giving instructions for how to get it. If some people would prefer to get a copy directly from Karlin, please contact her PRIVATELY. DO NOT SEND A MESSAGE TO HER VIA WMST-L. Many thanks. ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 10:10:06 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allen Herzog Subject: Re: Irish abortion information In-Reply-To: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 19:39:00 GMT, from KLLLNGTN@VAX1.TCD.IE I would appreciate it greatly if I could receive a copy of the Irish abortion information file. Allen Herzog U50161@UICVM > Recently I offered to send a file of information on Ireland's upcoming > abortion referendum to anyone interested. The good news is that I have > finally squeezed in the time to write it; the bad news is that somehow > the file I created of the addresses of those who sent me a request for > the information has vanished into the murky depths of the VAX and nobody > here can retrieve it. If you have not received the file already, then you > are one of the vanquished addresses. Please email me privately again and > I will send off the file tomorrow. Also,Joan, if you would like to place > the file in the archives, let me know and I will send it to you. If anyone > else would like the file, email me privately. > Karlin J. Lillington > Dept. of Modern English > Trinity College, Dublin > email: klllngtn@vax1.tcd.ie ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 13:38:05 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 Subject: New Film Review Added A review of the film "Leaving Normal" was broadcast today on "The Women's Show" (WMNF-FM in Tampa) and is now available on the FILM FILELIST. To obtain a copy of this review send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV51 FILM To obtain a list of all available film reviews, send a message to the same Listserv address that says: INDEX FILM . To request more than one film review, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The number of files you can request on any calendar day is limited to twenty. The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent just one woman's opinion at a particular time. We have 1300 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 1299 other views. If you would like to share yours, please do NOT do so on the WMST-L itself, but send your messages to me personally at the addresses below. Thanks. Linda Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 10:27:24 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Somer Brodribb Subject: Harassment Office Structures It's been a major feminist struggle to get Sexual Harassment Offices and structures in place on campuses. And the work that women do there is intensely frustrating and extremely valuable. But I would like to hear from anyone who has information about non-institutional strategies that have been considered or put in place. Alternative and possibly community based structures that deal with the harassment of women in classrooms but which are not operated by the university. When Sexual Harassment Officers are dependent directly on the institution for promotion, pay, tenure, etc., this could eventually have certain consequences. Also, there may be a tendency to focus on reconciliation, mediation, and equalization rather than confronting the harassment from a position of independence and accountability to women and communities of women. How can we make sure our SHO's don't become internal police review boards? If there are other strategies and structures and processes of accountability to women rather than universities, please let me know. Somer Brodribb Brodribb@uvvm.uvic.ca Dept. Political Science Box 3050 University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 3P5 tel:604-721-7490 fax 604 721-7485. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 13:45:40 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: Harassment Office Structures I would be very interested in seeing information about such sexual harrassment offices posted to the list.....I don't know whether this falls in the category of appropriate topics or not. Our college has also been re-examining it's policy on both racial and sexual harrassment and how complaints are dealt with, but we are only part-way through the process. I suspect this is precisely the area in which we are going to meet with resistance....once we move from a "reconciliation" mode, people are going to be more wary of supporting such policies. Also, our campus is very hierarchical, and the issue of who gets appointed to work in such offices is obviously not a trivial one. I'd be very interested in hearing how other colleges and universities are dealing with this .... Sabrina Zirkel College of the Holy Cross zirkel@hlycross zirkel@hcacad.hlycross.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 11:45:00 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pegueros@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU Subject: Limiting the scope of the list I, for one, am grateful that Joan maintains this list as conscientiously as she does. I find that even deleting the messages I know I don't need to read, (from this and other lists), e-mail still takes at least a half hour of my day. I can't imagine how much time it would take--time I don't have--to delete scores of job announcements. If somebody else has the time and energy to start an academic job net, that would be nice, but I think we must recognize that it would be a burden to have it as part of the regular women's studies list, and that Joan--being the list owner--has the right to set the limits as she sees fit. Rosie PEGUEROS@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 11:55:35 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "E. Butler-Evans" Subject: "FACES OF WOMEN' ---------- Text of forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 92 11:55:16 PDT From: Mail Delivery Subsystem To: ebevans@humanitas.ucsb.edu Subject: Returned mail: User unknown ----- Transcript of session follows ----- Connected to umdd.UMD.EDU: >>> RCPT To: <<< 550 User 'WNST-L' Unknown 550 ... User unknown ----- Unsent message follows ----- Received: from humanitas (humanitas.ucsb.edu) by hub.ucsb.edu; id AA14836 sendmail 4.1/UCSB-2.0-sun Sat, 24 Oct 92 11:55:16 PDT for WNST-L@umdd.umd.edu Received: by humanitas (5.57/UCSB-v2) id AA24548; Sat, 24 Oct 92 11:52:12 -0700 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 11:52:11 -0700 (PDT) From: "E. Butler-Evans" Subject: "FACES OF WOMEN" To: WNST-L@umdd.umd.edu Message-Id: I am trying to find a copy of the film "Faces of Women," which won an award at Cannes several years ago and was subsequently shown on PBS. The film focused on changes, particularly those that shaped gender politics, that were created by neocolonialism and postmodern "values" in a small African village. The director was Desire Icare, who is from Mali. Although I have seen it listed in one catalog, I have not been able to locate the film in my area. I would like to use it for a class I am teaching and would need it before the last week in November. Elliott Butler-Evans (ebevans@humanitas.ucsb.edu). ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 12:01:00 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: akonradi@CATS.UCSC.EDU Subject: survivors in classes I share Deb Nordgren's concerns about the experiences of sexual assault survivors in college classrooms, and I have done some thinking and writing about ways to deal with what I call "problematic silences." My article, "Teaching About Sexual Assault: Problematic Silences and Solutions" is due to come out in TEACHING SOCIOLOGY January 1993. My goal in this article is to encourage teachers to think sociologically about the classroom experiences of sexual assault survivors, and to consider how students' silences reflect the broader power relations of society as manifested in the classroom. The abstract of my article reads: this paper discusses the unintentional silencing of sexual assault survivors that often occurs when the topic of sexual assault is introduced to undergraduates. It describes how the nature of the topic combines with a lack of trust and feeling of safety in the classroom to silence students who have experienced sexual assault, and suggests some ways in which instructors can build trust to encourage the full participation of all their students. The article draws on the author's experience, conversations with students, classroom observation, and feminist and critical pedagogical literature. I would like to make preview copies available to all WMST-L users who are interested, however, as a graduate student I do not have university resources to duplicate and mail hard copies. See also Lee, Janet. 1989. "Our Hearts Are Collectively Breaking: Teaching Survivors of Violence." GENDER AND SOCIETY 3 (4): 541-48. Amanda Konradi Stevenson College Board of Sociology University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 akonradi@cats.ucsc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 15:04:11 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SSCCMF@UWOCC1.UWO.CA Subject: Re: RUSSIA VISIT! In-Reply-To: note of Fri, 23 Oct 1992 16:54:00 EST from "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" If the Central Film Institute in Moscow can be on your itinerary, I understand there are a number of women there who have been involved in both analysing and making films. We tried to get Ludmila Vasileva to visit last year, and kept getting our messages crossed --she is a sociologist looking at women in film. Carole ssccmf@uwocc1.uwo.ca ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 16:21:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH One of the most recent issues of the Journal of Social Issues (volume 48, #1, 1992) edited by Jacquelyn White and Susan Sorenson was on the subject of adult sexual assault. It includes a number of ecxcellent articles on definitional and methodological issues, social-contextual factors and the prevalence of sexual assault, and policy implications. It would be a fine place to begain research in this area. unger@apollo.montclair.edu INTERNET Rhoda Unger Honors Program and Psychology Department Montclair State College Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 201 893-4401 "If they can get you to ask the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 18:11:58 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara Crow Subject: Re: Info. on Valerie Solanas and Graduate Conference on Bi-Sexuality Hello - I have two questions for the list: 1) Can anyone tell me what has happened to Valerie Solanas, author of the _S.C.U.M. Manifesto_? 2) Two weeks ago someone posted an announcement regarding a conference on bi-sexuality, lesbianism and homosexuality for graduate students. The mailing address was in c/o the American Studies programme at the University of Minnesota. I have a student who would like more information on the conference. Can anyone provide me with some names and phone numbers of persons involved with this conference? Thank you in advance, Barbara Crow BCRHC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 19:44:05 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.T.Norton@CYBER.WIDENER.EDU Subject: Reply to Re: RUSSIA VISIT! >A list of feminist scholars in Russia that we could all get access >to would be a wonderful result of the Russia visit. >Irene Frieze >FRIEZE@PITTVMS.BITNET The Association for Women in Slavic Studies maintains such a data base. Direct inquiries to: Barbara T. Norton Professor of History (Please note: our computer will be down Widener University Sunday, Oct. 25, from 7:00 am until noon.) Chester, PA 19013 pfbtnorton@cyber.widener.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1992 03:07:33 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jeannie Pekelny Subject: reading for thesis topic? Hi. I'm writing my women's studies senior thesis on women's email lists. This project is in its *very* beginning stages, so it keeps shifting and changing, but basically I want to study the social/political aspects of the lists. One potential focus is to explore what "women's space" means in the context of email. What does community mean? Who is it with? Another is what happens to gendered communication. I would also like to touch on the political potential of such networks, and explore some of their limitations as well (limitations of access by race/class etc. on one hand and lack of security on the other.) I'm looking for written material (on-line or hard-copy) on any of these subjects, especially stuff that focuses on women computer users and looks at the social/community aspects of the interaction. I prefer material which is *not* coming primarily from a Post-Modernist Deconstruction/History of Consciousness type approach (I have a lot of problems with Post-Modernism/ Post Structuralism and it's not the approach I plan to use) but if that's all that's available, I'll read some of it. I would also like to see anything that has been written on the methodology of studying people in the context of/ through email, particularly if anything's been written on feminist methodology (although I don't expect that there has been.) I'm finding myself in a rather isolated position with this topic in that none of the heavy computer users I know know much about women's studies and none of my department knows anything about email lists. So anybody's suggestions for reading are most welcome. You can email me privately at finder@deeptht.armory.com Thanks a lot in advace Jeannie finder@deeptht.armory.com ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1992 15:09:57 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SULLINS@NAUVAX.BITNET Subject: witches reference Sorry to send this to the list, but I can't get a message through to the send who asked for references on the social construction of witchcraft. Try Carol Karlsen's "The Devil in the Shape of a Woman" for a good feminist analysis of witchcraft in colonial New England. Ellen Sullins Psychology Dept Northern Arizona Univ. Flagstaff, AZ 86011 602-523-9979 Bitnet: sullins@nauvax Internet: sullins@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1992 17:02:50 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: qym@CATS.UCSC.EDU Subject: WOMEN & PERSONALITY CHANGE Hi, I am looking for references to works that examine how social structure (pre- ferably more macro-social structures) affect women's personalities/ women's individual psychological attributes and behavior. I was hoping for something comprehensive, but will be glad for any specific references. Thanks, Qhyrrae Michaelieu Developmental Psychology UCSC qym@CATS.UCSC.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 09:25:40 WST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne=Bennett%IS=Staff%CURTIN@BA1.CURTIN.EDU.AU Subject: re Poem reference I would be interested in the reference to the poem calle "immediate danger" too please. cheers Lynne P.S. sorry to cluttter the list up with this request, I got trigger happy with the "Delete" key. __________________________________________________________________ Lynne Bennett INTERNET bennettl@ba1.curtin.edu.au Snail Mail: c/o School of Information Systems Curtin University GPO Box U 1987 Perth Western Australia 6001 ___________________________________________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 00:07:40 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allan Hunter Subject: Re: Info. on Valerie Solanas and Graduate Conference on Bi-Sexuality In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 24 Oct 1992 18:11:58 EDT from On Sat, 24 Oct 1992 18:11:58 EDT Barbara Crow said: >Hello - > >I have two questions for the list: > >1) Can anyone tell me what has happened to Valerie Solanas, >author of the _S.C.U.M. Manifesto_? > Me, too, please. For a 24 four year old writing in 1968, Solanas was incredible -- a great deal of feminist theory of the 70's and 80's finally caught up with her. I know that she got psychiatrized against her will after shooting artist Andy Warhol, with whom she was involved (only male writers like Norman Mailer are allowed to shoot their close contacts and keep on functioning, I guess), but I don't know if she's still in a loony bin somewhere, or living an uneventful life in Des Moines or Charleston or something, or if she's still active in the feminist movement, separatist or otherwise. I would really like to know. >Thank you in advance, >Barbara Crow BCRHC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU - allan hunter ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 08:34:32 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: info-25@INFO.UMD.EDU Subject: poem reference thanks to sharon danoff-burg for the title of the poem and author. i would have sent this privately, but the address given kept bouncing back to me. does anyone know if this poem has been anthologized, and if so, where i might find it? paula gaber info-25@info.umd.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 09:09:12 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Margo Okazawa-Rey)" Subject: Re: request for submissions In-Reply-To: ; from "lin collette" at Oct 20, 92 12:52 pm Sorry to send this reply on the network; my message was returned when sent to address. Lin please contact mor@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu re your anthology ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 10:01:38 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Betty J Glass Subject: Re: workshop ideas re. sexism in teaching In-Reply-To: <9210150205.AA05588@equinox.unr.edu> Oryx Press published "The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage" in 1991, which we have in our main Reference Collection. I try to mention it to all class groups which schedule a research skills session in the Main Library. When I prepare a course-specific "pathfinder" of research resources, I include it in the "dictionaries" segment along with any specialized terminology dictionaries we have for the course's subject area. Betty Glass, Instructional Services Librarian University of Nevada, Reno glass@equinox.unr.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 15:48:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(dl81)" Subject: RUSSIA responses! Thank you so much! There have been so many responses from the network to my request for thoughts, suggestions, resource people re: WS group going to Russia, I haven't been able to reply to you all personally. Just want you to know all is being put to active use in the planning process, and I am keeping track of individual requests for specific kinds of information on our return. Keep it coming! DEB (DL81@umail.umd.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 19:31:27 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sharon Danoff-Burg Subject: Re: poem reference In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 26 Oct 1992 08:34:32 -0500 from Here's the complete poem reference. I am sending it to the list becuase several people expressed interest. "With No Immediate Cause" by Ntozake Shange. In Images of Women in Literature, edited by Mary Anne Ferguson and published by Houghton Mifflin. I have the 5th edition (1991), but I think it also appeared in the 4th edition. I first heard it read at a Take Back the Night march in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sharon Danoff-Burg University of Kansas sharondb@ukanvm ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 21:19:49 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lucy Candib MD)" Subject: macro structures and personality For Qhyrrae: See an article in Science February 21, 1992 Vol 255, p. 946 "SOcieoeconomic Status and Psychiatric Disorders: The Causation-Selection Issue" by Dohrenwend BP, Levav I, Shrout PE, et al. Cross cultural study suggesting yet again that SES is important factor in development of depression in women (and "antisocial" personality and substance abuse disorders in men). ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 21:21:04 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lucy Candib MD)" Subject: macro structures and personality I forgot to sign that reference to the Science article. Sorry. 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: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 23:29:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PGRAHAME@BENTLEY.BITNET Subject: Re: anti-feminism I seem to recall that Barbara Ehrenreich's Hearts of Men had a section on antifeminism. KGrahame Address: PGrahameABentley.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 20:42:02 HST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Grossholtz Subject: N. SHange powem I used to give all my students a copy of that poem (in my class on violence women) There must be hundredsof copies lying in my office. Unfortunatgely I am in Hawaii ...and myoffice is in South Hadley, MA. willsend one when I return in Juneof next year if you wish. I also used a poem by Olga Broumas called Ode to Imogen Knodde...or someting like that. ANd I always end my intro women's studies class with Adrienne Rich's transcendental Etude ...i recommend it.. somewhere in the middle i read them DYkes arelike Indians by Paula Gunn Allen. I don't know if you wanted to know all that ..but I am felling loquacious.. jean jgrossho@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 10:05:34 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JLONG@SUVM.BITNET I use Marge Piercy's "MIssoula Rape Poem" when I get to the section on Sex Role s & Social Issues in my sex roles course. --JUDY LONG, SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY -- --103 SIMS IV, SYRACUSE, NY 13244-1230, USA (315)443-4580 -- --Bitnet: JLONG@SUVM Internet: JLONG@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU -- ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 09:08:11 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Renee Autry In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 27 Oct 1992 10:05:34 EST from I am looking for secondary source material that would have some discussion regarding St. Augustine of Hippo and his treatment of women, particularly his discussions of the role of women within marriage. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be most grateful. Renee Autry (SRAutry@Samford) ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 11:57:32 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kerry Ashby Subject: Introduction As a first-year doctoral student in English who is studying women writers and gender issues, I recently joined this list and find the discussions to be highly enlightening! Kerry L. Walter Ashby C594148@MIZZOU1.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 13:00:19 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Jane Mold)" Subject: Teaching Evaluations Having been a grad student all too recently, I read the discussions of the teaching eveluations with interest. I was rather alarmed to see them called those "*@&*#$" evaluations. First, I suspect that if you are getting low numbers, it is not due to a pedagogical model. Even if the questions on the thing are wrong, if students have enjoyed your teaching and the class, they will give you good numbers and positive comments, regardless. Whenever I filled out one of those forms, my responses were only slightly based on the exact questions. They were based more on a general overview of the class because I knew they were the wrong questions. Second, short of going to a school dean, these evaluations are the only way to make ones thoughts known. Many students may not be in a hurry to confront professors with their lack of teaching ability in their office hours. Having been in a system that produces academics but not teachers, I am horrified to hear people railing at teaching evaluations. Some students use these as a way to get back at teachers, but most do not, and what you read should be taken seriously. Your job is to provide a positive learning experience for students, and if students do not feel that you are doing this, perhaps you need to think about this. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 14:17:23 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 Subject: st. Augustine on Women You might want to look at Sr. Prudence Allen's book The Concept of Woman which is a history of the concept through ancient and medieval times from a feminist perspective. Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 14:09:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: St. Augustine on women Elaine Pagels spoke here at a conference on Augustine last year. Perhaps try her ADAM, EVE, AND THE SERPENT (Random House, 1988), or maybe someone else on the list can provide some article citations. 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, 27 Oct 1992 16:51:51 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lyn Miles Subject: anthropology syllabi request I checked the WMST-L syllabi file and found none for anthropology. I would like to receive suggestions for a text for an anthropology of gender course and any sample syllabi. The course emphasizes the evolution of sex roles and is offered in the anthropology department as part of the women's studies program. Please e-mail me directly. Thanks. Lyn Miles, Dept. Soc/Anth, Univ Tennessee-Chattanooga, USA BITNET: LMILES@UTCVM ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 16:06:09 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MFIALA@UMKCVAX1.BITNET Subject: Syllabi file Get Syllabi file ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 17:51:40 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lydia Hamessley)" Subject: Fraternities I am a member of a group at Hamilton College that is working on how to convince our trustees that fraternities are racist, homophobic, misogynist, sexist organizations that must be abolished. We are trying to formulate our argument not only to make this point but to also underscore why co-ed fraternities and soroities are also not acceptable options. It would be much help to us if we could hear from people on other campuses who are also involved in such a project, or who are on campuses that have done away with frats. How was it accomplished? What alternatives were put in place for housing? What strategies worked the best? What was done with the frat houses (which, as here at Hamilton, are not owned by the college -- although they lease the land)? Any info at all would be appreciated. Probably best to respond privately, though I will be happy to share info I get from anyone else interested. Thanks. Lydia Hamessley Music Dept. Hamilton College Clinton, NY 13323 lhamessl@itsmail1.hamilton.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 18:58:06 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: finkel@KENYON.EDU Subject: RE: st. Augustine on Women Regarding St. Augustine and women. On marriage see Elizabeth Clark's essay in The Olde Daunce: Love,Marriage, Friendship, and Sex in the Medieval World, ed. Spector (Stephen, I think) and Edwards. Laurie Finke finkel@kenyon.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 15:56:45 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: montgome@SONOMA.EDU Subject: References for Wm on the Prairie Class Hello all: I will be teaching a class in the spring about women's lives during the post-Civil War expansion into the Midwest prairie states. I will be using Cather's "My Antonia" or "O, Pioneers!": Beth Streeter Aldrich's "A Lantern in Her Hand"; Sarah Winnemucca's "Life among the Piutes"; Mourning Dove's novel about a "half-breed"; and short stories by Glaspell and native American writers. Do you have any "must read" novels, short stories, poems, diaries, autobiographies, biographies, in short fiction or non-fiction suggestions for readings? If you respond privately, I will collect the list and will post it to the group later. Thanks in advance for your ideas! Kris Montgomery Montgome@Sonoma.Edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 20:42:05 EST Reply-To: klllngtn@vax1.tcd.ie Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Irish Abortion Referendum Info Not long ago, WMST-L subscriber Karlin J. Lillington (e-mail: KLLLNGTN@VAX1.TCD.IE) offered to make available some background information she had prepared on the upcoming (December 3) abortion referendum in Ireland. Today, I received that information, along with the following note: >27 October, 1992 Dublin, Ireland > > I have assembled the most current information available. I stress that >at the moment interpretations and government positions seem to keep >changing daily. I've tried to give some background to the December 3rd >referendum, including information about the widely-publicised 'X' case of last >February. I will not be in Ireland at the time of the referendum so I won't be >able to answer queries over email about it! -- Karlin I have made the information available as a file called IRISH REFERNDM. To retrieve the file, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET IRISH REFERNDM WMST-L =======> Be sure to send this message to LISTSERV, not WMST-L! ^^^ Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 20:28:44 LCL Reply-To: RGINZBERG@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ruth Ginzberg Subject: Re: Teaching Evaluations >teaching eveluations with interest. I was rather alarmed to see them called >those "*@&*#$" evaluations. That was my phrase; I'll own up to it; I didn't see anyone else use it. >if students have enjoyed your teaching and the class, they will give >you good numbers and positive comments, regardless. I don't WANT them to "enjoy" teaching or my class; I want them to get their values shaken & questioned down to their very roots. I want them to become UNCOMFORTABLE and CONFUSED about things that they used to be sure of. (E.g. "*I'm* not sexist, racist, etc., etc.; its all those *other folks* out there who hold nasty beliefs like that.") I want them to REALLY QUESTION the very ideas and prejudices they thought they'd NEVER question. Many folks don't "enjoy" this process. I especially worry about the ultimate test of "good" teaching being how beleagured, stressed, sleep-deprived students feel toward their teachers on one of the last days of a difficult class that challenged many of their fundamental ideas. >First, I suspect that if you are getting low numbers, it is not due to >a pedagogical model. Well, many colleagues and administrators "suspect" the same thing, and it damn well may cost me my job. By the way, my "low" numbers are 72%-76% of my students rate my teaching as either "good" or "excellent". This is not enough at my institution, which sees 80% as a minimum number for a tenure case, and which would rather see numbers like 95%. (NOTE that this assumes that students own attitudes are never biased or prejudiced in some of the insidious ways that we struggle daily in womens studies classes to point out. Or that even if the students attitudes or expectations are biased, the forms themselves do an adequate job of correcting for or eliminating evaluator-bias.) >Your job is to provide a >positive learning experience for students, and if students do not feel >that you are doing this, perhaps you need to think about this. I am extremely offended by your assumption that I HAVEN'T thought about this. I think about it night and day. It interferes with my ability to do that *other* work I'm supposed to do (publish or perish). Feminist education is my life. And furthermore, I'm not sure that getting my students to "feel" that I am providing a positive learning experience for them, is the same thing as actually doing so. >Having been in a system that produces academics but not teachers, I am >horrified to hear people railing at teaching evaluations. Some >students use these as a way to get back at teachers, but most do not, >and what you read should be taken seriously. I have particular difficulty with the self-assured young men who are fairly certain that they're smarter than I (this school's admission procedures tend to select for people with such attitudes), and who sneer at me all semester as though it astounds them that I am not only "stupid" but also "oblivious" to their (obvious) disdain (which THEY think ought to carry real weight in The World). They associate AUTHORITARIANISM with AUTHORITY, and since I am not AUTHORITARIAN in the classroom, they assume that I must not be an AUTHORITY (neither "authority", as in someone in power like the military officer, nor "authority" as in knowledgeable person). Since they believe that I have little or no "AUTHORITY" they believe that I deserve no respect, since only AUTHORITY commands respect. So they cream me on the question, "Is this professor an authority on this subject?" WHY MUST I "adjust" my teaching to fit *their* "needs" for "positive learning experiences"????? >short of going to a school dean, these evaluations are the >only way to make ones thoughts known. Many students may not be in a >hurry to confront professors with their lack of teaching ability in >their office hours. I know. Perhaps ironically, I was one of the students (back in the late 60's & early 70's) who agitated to GET institutional attention to students' evaluations of teachers IN THE FIRST PLACE. It pains me very much to now find that this might be my own downfall. But - (& I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS) - what we wanted was a way to report to administrators egregious wrongs: professors who sexually harrassed students, professors who showed up drunk for office hours or lectures, professors who hadn't read any current research in their own fields for 30 years, & who were still teaching from the proverbial 'yellowed lecture notes' that had served them since grad school, professors who told female students that they ought to get married and have babies, professors who lectured on their own specialized & arcane research topics in intro classes where nobody understood a thing they were talking about, professors who were abusive... Our intention in agitation for institution of Teaching Evaluations was to have recourse to the above, not to extinguish teaching behaviors like the following: Many (young - all my students are between 18-22) students feel confused and slightly threatened in a class which has shaken up their previous beliefs and then told them that there are no simple answers to what they "ought" to believe instead. They feel cheated, because I didn't ANSWER any of the monumental questions that came up in the class (E.g., "How ought I to live my life?"); I only ASKED the questions, and then gave writing assignments for which I couldn't tell them ("precisely") how many pages they were supposed to write; I said things like "write as much as you NEED to write in order to say what you want to say" (this INFURIATES some undergraduates). I also didn't give them "due dates"; I said "write when you feel internally motivated by what you've read, or by what was discussed in class, to invest your intellectual energy into a written paper". They get frustrated and angry because I don't tell them exactly what to write about, for how many pages, on what precise day(s). Does this make me a poor teacher? I talk a lot about overcoming intellectual alienation; i.e., about learning to respond to one's own internal cues about what intellectual work is pressing or important to oneself. This is NEW STUFF to these folks, and they really DON'T "enjoy" it. But does that mean its bad teaching? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm sorry this turned into such a Rant. I think I must be having a bad day. ------------------------ Ruth Ginzberg Philosophy Department;Wesleyan University;USA ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 08:35:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Virginia Sapiro Subject: Re: Fraternities I am curious about people's reactions to the idea that fraternities and sororities are necessarily racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. no matter what form they take or what their composition. As a student I had no connection with the institution, and certainly there are many profound problems with the system and with many fraternities, sororities as they exist, but as a question of human communities and organizations, must that be the case? Beside the usual defense of them that many do a lot of service, and that they provide a smaller more human and less alienating atmosphere, especially at the large universities (could there be a difference there?), under some circumstances they have served very important roles historically. I am thinking especially, for example, of the historically African American fraternities/sororities, especially on predominantly white campuses; certainly (especially in pre-WWII and the 50s days) Jewish fraternities and sororities contributed to the lives of their members in days of virulent anti-semitism on many campuses. And now (at least on this campus), there is discussion of the establishment of gay fraternities. Whatever one might think of these different forms of (after all) segregation, can we make such sweeping statements about the organizational lives of our students? I must say I have been impressed the couple of times I have been asked to "meet the professor" nights on sororities. These groups don't live as I ever would have done; but it provided a very good outside-the-formalities- of-the-classroom forum for us to grapple with some of these issues. Let me underscore: I believe that the system as a whole as it has existed, and many individual fraternities have been gross perversions of what should constitute an egalitarian and respectful civil society. Reactions? Virginia Sapiro, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 sapiro@polisci.wisc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 09:20:06 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vicky Witte Subject: Feminist storytellers I am writing on behalf of a library staff member here who is interested in becoming a feminist storyteller. She seeks suggestions for collections of feminist short stories. She would also appreciate learning names and addresses of feminist storytellers for networking and mentoring purposes. Please respond either to me privately or to the list. Vicky Witte (vwitte@wulibs.bitnet or vwitte@wulibs.wustl.edu) Washington University, St. Louis ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 10:40:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "E_Dean.Detrich" <22743MGR@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Re: Fraternities In-Reply-To: The letter of Wed, 28 Oct 1992 08:35:00 CDT > I am curious about people's reactions to the idea that fraternities and > sororities are necessarily racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. no matter what f > they take or what their composition. As a student I had no connection with t > institution, and certainly there are many profound problems with the system > with many fraternities, sororities as they exist, but as a question of human > communities and organizations, must that be the case? > > Whatever one might think of these different forms of (after all) segregation > can we make such sweeping statements about the organizational lives of our > students? > Reactions? > > Virginia Sapiro, Department of Political Science, > University of Wisconsin-Madison > Madison, WI 53706 > sapiro@polisci.wisc.edu I would like to react. Is there no concern in this group at Hammilton College for the rights of members of that community to group themselves without interference? I personally have always found the institution, fraternities and sororities, a bit repugnant, but for heaven's sake mind you own business. If you do not like these organizations, don't join one. Please remember that "choice" is crucially important in more than one domain. ------- E. Dean DETRICH 22743mgr@msu.bitnet Department of Romance and Classical Languages 22743MGR@MSU.EDU Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 09:47:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Phyllis Holman Weisbard Subject: Re: References for Wm on the Prairie Class I am posting this to the list rather than privately because I think there will be general interest in this resource: Anyone wishing to use primary source material such as diaries and oral histories of American women can find them in a large microform set called AMERICAN WOMEN'S DIARIES from Readex. There are three segments thus far, available separarately: New England Women, Southern Women, and Western Women. The Western Women segment includes western, midwestern, southwestern and northwestern women's diaries, oral history transcripts, WPA narratives, journals and reminiscences. Native American women are included.There are over 500 diaries from the 1800s, which according to the publisher's description include "personal recordings of experiences during the passage to the West, practical information about survival and settlement of new territories, insights into the responsibilities of women, men and the community as they traversed the nation, and women's personal interpretations of expansionists' daily interaction with Indians, nature, and with each other." I don't have any current price info. These large microform sets tend to be pricey...Contact Readex at 800-762-8182. 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, 28 Oct 1992 10:56:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: John Kellermeier Subject: Re: Feminist storytellers For a good collection of feminist fairy tales I suggest _Tatterhood_and_ _Other_Tales edited by Ethel Johnston Phelps. I believe it's published by Feminist Press. One of my favorites is a Japanese fairy tale called "Three Strong Women." John kellerjh@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 10:59:29 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Peta Subject: Gender sensitization courses I have received an enquiry from a local group about the teaching of "gender sensitization courses" to students in Faculties of Education. They are thinking about the whole range of classroom behaviours which benefit males more than females. I am not totally persuaded that this needs to be taught in a "course" rather than a workshop or week-end conference; what is sure is that I do not know of any such courses in Canadian universities and I would be very grateful to receive information on whether or not such courses are taught in the States. Please reply to me privately,but if there is interest, I will make available a summary in due course. Many thanks in advance! Peta Tancred, McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women, 3487 Peel Street, Montreal H3A 1W7, Quebec, Canada. Fax: (514)398-3986; e-mail CYPT@Musica.McGill.CA. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 12:43:15 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ginny Daley Subject: Re: Info. on Valerie Solanas i'd also like to receive any current information on solanas. the special collections library at duke is trying to collect the papers of key figures in the 1960s-70s women's movement. many of the women who were shaping the discourse and activities during that time period have become illusive these days. if anyone has information (addresses would be ideal) on solanas and/or other women whose papers have not been collected by an archival respository, please le me know. ginny daley vld@mail.lib.duke.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 11:28:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PHILDON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Subject: Re: Fraternities Regarding the frat/sorority issue, perhaps education is a partial solution. Another solution is to provide alternative organizations for students to join. Sororities have asked me to speak on issues such as acquaintance rape on this campus. Another thing, fraternities are supposed to have faculty/staff chaperones at their dances but women tell me they are scarce or leave early. Perhaps WE should volunteer to help? These are quick thoughts off the top of my head. I dislike the Greek organizations because of how women are treated but I am not sure that they should be barred from campuses. Donna Phillips phildon@morekypr ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 12:17:58 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "All Hail the Great and Mighty OTIS!" <75FURLONG@CUA.EDU> Subject: Re: Feminist storytellers If you get a chance to see Brenda Wong Aoki (or have her brought to your school)do it. She is a Noh storyteller who came to my college and was *incredible* Her stories are centered around women, and are quite powerful. They include "The Black Hair," about a woman who returns from the dead to haunt her husband (and which touches on issues of abuse and submission of women) and "Dancing in California" about a Japanese ballerina in the post WWII interrment camps. -Alison 75furlong@cua.edu *********************************************************** * Alison Furlong ---- * "I have been deceived" * * 75furlong@cua.edu \bi/ * "No - you have been refused" * * \/ * - G. Stein * *********************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 11:45:24 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: terry g wilfong Subject: Re:St. Augustine and women A good source for this is Elizabeth A. Clark, _Women in the Early Churck_ (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1983, 1990), which gives translations of passages from Augustine (and other early church fathers) on the subject of women, with bibliographical references to further discussions. Another possible source for references would be Peter Brown, _Augustine of Hippo: A Biography_ (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967), but I haven't had a chance to check it for Augustine on Women specifically. Terry Wilfong University of Chicago t-wilfong@uchicago.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 12:11:05 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: Re: poem reference just for the information of people with not-completely-up-to-date libraries ..... With no immediate cause by ntozake shange can also be found in the 3rd edition of images of women in literature. i cannot remember who originally asked for information on this poem, but thanks! this will be a very important part of the class discussion on women and violence in my women's studies class. dayna daniels ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:38:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 job announcements I have received the following two job announcements: 1) Director of Women's Studies (Drake University) 2) 1-year position in European & women's history (Lake Forest C.) For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) ********************************************************** Women's Studies, Program Director: Drake University seeks nominations and applications for the newly created position of Director of Women's Studies beginning July 1, 1993. Women's Studies at Drake offers an established multi-disciplinary concentration. Faculty from nine disciplines teach and participate in policy and administrative decision-making. Doctorate or appropriate terminal degree, strong teaching and scholarly record, as well as demonstrated interest in Women's Studies and multicultural issues required. Academic discipline open. This job carries combined responsibilities of administration of the Women's Studies Program, teaching of introductory and advanced courses in Women's Studies, teaching and scholarship in the candidate's discipline, and grant-writing. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 1992 and will continue until the best candidate is identified. Send c.v., letter of intent, and sample of artistic or scholarly work to Dr. Eunice M. Merideth, Chair, Women's Studies Directorship Search Committee, Drake University, School of Education, 3206 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311. AA/EOE. ********************************************************************** EUROPEAN HISTORY -- WOMEN'S HISTORY Lake Forest College has announced an opening, a one-year replacement position, for 1993/4, in European history. They're particularly interested in someone who can do women's history. Applications close on 30 November and should be sent to Steve Rosswurm, Chair, History Dept., Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045-2399. ****************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 09:06:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "L. THIELEN-WILSON" Subject: teaching evaluations I think Ruth's concerns are likely common to those of us who endeavor to challenge traditional modes of pedagogy. Here are some suggestions: 1. Spend time at the start of the course explaining to students that traditional modes of teaching and learning will be challenged (and that that requires challenging our concepts of what counts as "knowledge" and who can be "knowers": students need to learn to value themselves and their peers as valid sources of knowledge); provide them with specific examples of how you will go about challenging tradition (e.g., there will be work- shops, round-tables, group presentations, lots of class discussion, etc.) and make very explicit your expectations of them, and what they can expect of you. 2. When the date of your teacher evaluation is determined, announce this to your class and have them mark it off on their reading schedule. Ask them to make the effort to show up especially on that day. Mention to them that these evaluations are very important and that you would like them to take them seriously when they fill them out. And you might add that there will be a portion of the evaluations where they are invited to write comments (if there is such a portion), and say that in general students who are discontent with course/instructor are typically the ones who submit such comments, which is fine, but if there are any students who genuinely find the course or aspects of the course and the instructor's teaching valuable, that they might make an effort to write their views down to give more "balance" to the evaluations. As the evaluation date nears, remind them of that fact (but without repeating the plea that they take it seriously, so that you don't come across as begging.) 3. If you are interested in knowing what the students really feel about your non-traditional teaching strategies, set up a teacher evaluation question- aire which askes the questions you find pertinent. Have them take that home and ask them to submit them to your secretary, who will keep them in a sealed envelope until after you have submitted the course grades. 4. You might also try having the students take responsibility at various points throughout the course, for coming up with ideas as to how to make the course "better" in terms of readings and modes of interaction. Students are generally appreciative when they are included in this way. Finally, I find there are always a hand-ful of students who hate my guts no matter what, and I suspect it is because of the content of my teaching not my methods. I wonder why they didn't drop the course if they had such a bad time, on the other hand it is good to know that I am not "preaching merely to the converted" (in my feminist courses), and I have come to learn how not to let those negative comments eat away at my self esteem. Leslie Thielen-Wilson LTHIWIL@uwovax.uwo.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 15:30:57 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NANCY FELIPE RUSSO Subject: NEW ABORTION BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT OF A RESOURCE FOR COURSES RELATED TO WOMEN, THE LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY. This November, Facts-on-File Publications will be publishing the book *Abortion, Medicine and the Law*, edited by David F. Walbert and J. Douglas Butler. The book is unique in its comprehensiveness in the areas of law, international law, medicine and ethics. This book is an update (actually a complete revision) from its third edition, published in 1986. It stands as a definitive sourcebook--and the only completely current one--for anyone seriously interested in researching the subject of abortion. The volume gathers 30 current articles--most written expressly for the volume and published for the first time, presenting the most intelligent and cogent views on the subject by leading authorities in the fields of bioethics, law, medicine, psychology and government. Topics covered include: The issues of a minor's right to confidentiality y The psychological aspects of unwanted pregnancy and its resolution y Fetal rights y Prenatal development y The partner's role in the abortion decision y The uses of fetal tissue y The controversial abortion pill RU486 y The abnormal fetus y The concepts of wrongful death and wrongful life. Also included are historical studies, supported with statistics, on U.S. abortion practices, states versus Supreme Court legislation, and the legal implications of fetal rights. Also, laws governing abortion in other countries are detailed to give readers a comparative international viewpoint on the issue, J. Douglas Butler is both a doctor and a lawyer in Maryland. David F. Walbert is a prominent litigation lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia. Women's Studies programs, law schools, and justice studies programs will find this book a useful resource in helping to rebut myths with facts in the abortion policy debates to come. Please spread the word that it can be ordered from Facts on File, 460 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10016; 212/683-2244; fax 212 213-4578. The third edition was an award-winning book. I expect this one will be too. It couldn't be more timely. 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: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 17:47:48 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MEGMCLAU@UIUCVMD.BITNET Subject: Augustine and Women An old, but useful (and surprisingly enlightened) book is Woman in Christian Tradition by George Tavard (Notre Dame, 1973); it includes a chapter on Augustine. You might also look at two recent books that devote considerable attention to Augustine's views on marriage: Elaine Pagel's Adam, Eve and the Serpent, and Peter Brown's The Body and Society both published in 1989, I think, but I don't have them handy at the moment. Megan McLaughlin, Dept. of History, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana Bitnet: megmclau@uiuc.vmd Internet: megmclau@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 19:17:52 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: CSPRINGF@UCS.INDIANA.EDU Subject: RE: reading for thesis topic? Jeannie, I wish that I could help. I will say, however, that I am on a "Latino" e-mail list and it is VERY CHAUVENIST. A closed boys club. Adios, Consuelo Lopez Springfield Assoc. Director Women's Studies Indiana U., Bloomington Best of luck with your project. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 19:22:24 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lydia Hamessley)" Subject: Fraternities Ok, ok. I guess I'd better explain myself. When I spoke about fraternities, I was talking about them *as they exist here at Hamilton College.* The faculty has unanimously voted several times over the last decade to abolish fraternities, but the Trustees (most of whom are frat. members) have not agreed. While I agree that often we have to "let our students alone" and let them segregate themselves as they see fit, the situation here at Hamilton deserves scrutiny beyond these platitudes. Let me explain: One respondent says if I don't like fraternities, I shouldn't join one. Our point is, even if I did want to join one, I couldn't. They are self-selective and male only. Also, should we really "mind our own business" when of the 22 reported rapes on this campus last year, 18 were committed in frat houses? (And I'm sure the statistics about how many rapes go unreported scare others as much as it scares me.) This sounds like saying "sexual harrassment is just their problem -- she asked for it -- he was misled -- it's not my business." I did my grad work at the U of MN, and yes, frats were fine -- the place was big enough for everyone. And on that campus African-American frats, etc. were very valuable. (In fact, Hamilton has the equivalent organizations for students of color, but students join them, they do not have to pledge, or be selected to join. But at Hamilton (an all-male college until it took over the all-women's college across the street, Kirkland College, in 1979), fraternities (6 of them for a student body of 1600) have a stranglehold on social life. Relationships begin and end depending on them, they provide an unsupervised arena for underage drinking (the only place on campus), and frats in fact are viewed as the only place on campus to party. (In the middle of nowhere, upstate NY, on a hill, students seem to have little imagination.) In addition, there are only 2 sororities here (little sises to the frats) -- and they only live in the same dorm -- they are not given a house in which to live together. A further problem *at Hamilton* is that we operate on an honor code. All students sign that they will uphold the code when they matriculate. However, all students in fraternities pledge that their brothers come first in all matters, over and above any college rules. You bet they have files of exams, you bet they protect one another in cheating, plagarism, and academic fraud. I know this doesn't speak directly to the issue of racism, sexism, and homophobia -- but those horror stories exist too. In fact, a fraternity was suspended from campus last year after a first-year woman was gang raped and sodomized by three frat brothers, during a champagne brunch, at which each couple was given 3 bottles of champagne! She was so terrorized by the frat members, that she was too afraid to press charges. Last week, an Asian student here has his desk defacated on, and he was urinated on by his frat brother roommates (he was not in the frat). He too, is too afraid to press charges. During Gay & Lesbian Awareness weekend, the banner they painted was stolen, and slashed pieces of it were sent via campus mail to the leaders of the organization. Ok, who knows if a fraternity was responsible; however, *on this campus* the attitude which condones and encourages this behaviour is strongly fueled by fraternities. I believe the system is out of control. What we are trying to do *at Hamilton* is re-structure the social life here so that ALL students, not only men, have equal access to housing, alternate meal plans, social options, and safety. And what I asked for in my last note was information from people who had done the same thing on their campuses. I would still like to hear from those people if they exist. I was surprised to hear only opposition to a suggestion that an *institution* could be racist, sexist, homophobic, and descriminatory. I thought that was understood to be a distinct possibility for those institutions, like colleges, churches, professional organizations, the White House, Congress, the military, and fraternities, that are run by and serve the interests of mostly white men. Or did I misunderstand the feminist project? We have tried education, community values day, a women's center, requiring students to take two courses which bring forward issues of cultural diversity, and two which deal with ethical issues, and guest speakers on diversity. But women are still being raped, lesbians and gays are still being harrassed and threatened, and students of color are "all on financial aid, so shouldn't have a say in how this place is run." We need help here, and if anyone has advice I'll take it. But, please don't tell me just to mind my own business -- the safety, well-being, and education of all my students *is* my own business. Lydia Hamessley lhamessl@itsmail.hamilton.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 19:48:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Donna M. Hughes" Subject: Re: Fraternities In-Reply-To: PHILDON AT MOREKYPR.BITNET -- Wed, 28 Oct 1992 11:28:04 EDT For an analysis of what's wrong with the whole fraternity system read Peggy Sanday's _Fraternity Gang Rape - Brotherhood, Power and Privilege on Campus_. Most of it focuses on sexual assault, but she argues that the assaults are an outcome of the structure and social construction of fraternities. Donna M. Hughes Bitnet: h82@psuvm 13 Sparks Building Internet: h82@psuvm.psu.edu Pennsylvania State University Phone: 814-865-7093 University Park, PA 16802 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 20:38:53 HST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Grossholtz Subject: fraternities, racism and gang rape what could support patriarchy more than a haven for male bonding with a committment to alcohol? right on lydia hammessley.. jean grossholtz ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 11:32:00 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: KLLLNGTN@VAX1.TCD.IE Subject: Re: Augustine and Women I don't know if this will be helpful, but I just read an article this morning in yesterday's __Guardian__ (British newspaper) about the radical American theologian and bishop, Spong (I can't recall his first name). He has just published a book called, I think, __Of Woman Born__ (Harper) in which he challenges traditional representations of women in church writings and examines the way in which men, in the Bible and afterwards, locked women into acceptable patriarchal roles. The bit I read was about Mary (he thinks she was probably raped by a flesh-and-blood man, hence the story of the virgin birth as a cover up) and Mary Magdalene (he thinks Jesus was married to her-- and analyses the marriage feast at Cana for evidence). Very, very provocative and interesting stuff. He is both feminist and a great supporter of gay ordination (I think he's Episcopalian). I plan to hunt down his book! Karlin Lillington, Dept. of Mod. English Trinity College, Dublin Ireland ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 06:49:17 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.BITNET Subject: Re: Feminist storytellers There's a feminist group of three young women, originally graduate English students at SUNY/Albany, in Albany, New York (two of them now have their doctorates and the third will receive hers this year). Sometimes they are joined by their husbands. They are doing well in that area; they probably have two or three gigs a month. Their performance in Oneonta last fall was a success. Since all three are fiction writers, they sometimes do their own work, but mostly they do myths and tales. Their performance is a "performance" and includes costumes and sound effects with instruments of various sorts. They are real feminists and go by the name of The Snickering Witches. It's likely they can tell you of other groups. I am quite naturally prejudiced in their favor since one of them is a daughter of mine. I'll give you her address: Dr. Lale Davidson, 11 Hancock Way, Clifton Park, New York 12065. Phone (518) 383-6555. Terry Davidson, English and Women's Studies Departments, SUNY/Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820. (607) 432-5692. DAVIDSET@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 08:08:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BLWIESNE@OWUCOMCN.BITNET Subject: Re: Augustine and Women I have misplaced original request for info. Augustine and Women. Brief, yet perhaps useful, references: Achterberg, Jeanne -Woman as healer- reference to bringing forth children in pain existed to remind woman of *her* original sin. Those trying to soothe others during childbirth were punished.... other references: Daly, Mary -Beyond God the Father- Ruether, Rosemary Radford - Womanguides- also books by Matthew Fox: -Original Blessing- -The coming of the Cosmic Christ- In the book -Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen- Matthew Fox's commentary compares Hildegard's and Augustine's spiritualty. Barbara Wiesner blwiesne@cc.owu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 08:39:29 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: montgome@SONOMA.EDU Subject: RE: Fraternities Lydia: An excellent and powerful discussion of the problem of fraternity "hijinks" which are often tacitly supported by older males with the "boys will be boys" excuse. All fraternities may not be sexist, racist, elitist, etc., but there is no leeway to allow them to be. And "minding your own business" sounds like "ignore it and it'll go away." Women have been silenced by cries men telling us "you just don't understand what men need" (ironic in light of Freud, but in keeping with Robert Bly), because we've been trained to capitulate in favor of men in most things. I had hoped that was changing, and that we were ready to make a big stink about such issues as rape, harrassment, and homophobia. "Minding our own business" makes us as complicit as those trustees who ignore the problems, and perhaps don't even really believe they exist. My father, who is in his early 70s and against affirmative action, holds to his stance because, even without regulation, he knows that "people would do the decent thing." While this affirmation of the better part of human nature looks to an ideal, this approach didn't stopped rape, battering, harrassment, or other crimes even in my father's college days. It just effectively silenced the victims. Strength to you and those working with you. As one of my profs who started the Women's Studies program at Sonoma State in the 1970s says, "It's holy work." Kris Montgomery Montgome@sonoma.edu P.S. I wanted to post this privately, but couldn't connect with Lydia's email address. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 10:20:43 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: dklein@TRITON.UNM.EDU Subject: New Mexico Conference We have received an overwhelming response to our conference in March; it seems that bell hooks, New Mexico and our theme are a compelling combination for many of you. In light of this response, we urge those of you who plan to attend to book reservations as soon as possible. We are holding 100 rooms at the Doubletree Hotel in Albuquerque. The conference rate is $64 per room, single double or quad occupancy, same price. CAL 505 247 3344 and state that you are with the Women Studies Conference. For those of you who plan on staying on past the conference to explore "The Land of Enchantment," the room rate will apply two days before and after the dates of the conference. A digest of the original Call for Proposals is below. POWER IN FEMINISM: UNITED AS FEMINISTS, DIVIDED ACROSS POWER LINES New Mexico Women Studies Conference Sponsored by the Women Studies Program and the Women's Center of the University of New Mexico keynote speaker: bell hooks March 11-13, 1993 Albuquerque, New Mexico Registration will be $25 for faculty and $15 for students. We invite proposals that deal openly with power in relationship to all feminist concerns. We encourage proposals for interactive sessions: workshops, panel discussions, paper presentations (interactive), literary, artistic and theatrical works and analyses. Limit proposals to NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS and postmark no later than December 1, 1992 and send to: Proposal Committee/UNM Women Studies Conference Mesa Vista Hall 2130 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 1586 Call or e-mail for a copy of the conference announcement. Deborah Klein Internet: dklein@triton.unm.edu Women Studies Mesa Vista 2136 Phone 505 277 3854 UNM Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1586 "One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it." E. Bowen ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 12:37:29 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ethel Tobach Subject: Re: Info. on Valerie Solanas In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 28 Oct 1992 12:43:15 EST from Forgiving me for piggy-backing on the Solanas inquiry...but our Genes & Gender Collective is looking into the question of who would be interested in our archival material. If people know of insti- tution specializing in women's movement archives, I would be grate- ful the information. We have had an expression of interest from a psychological archive, but would like something more specific. Thanks. Ethel ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 13:50:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: RE: Fraternities I don't know if this is helpful for anyone, but I just came across a reference to an article on fraternities and sororities that appears to be relevant to this discussion. It is: L. Kalof & T. Cargil (1991). Fraternity and sorority membership and gender dominance attitudes. Sex Roles, 25, 417 - 423. Rhoda Unger unger@apollo.montclair.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 13:45:35 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Lydia Hamessley)" Subject: Frats Sorry to post this to the group, but I tried posting personally to Leslie Bender and couldn't get through. Leslie, can you send me your e-mail address again? Thanks. > > > > Hi. No Hamilton has not banned alcohol from frats. In fact, that's the > > best place on campus to get a drink! Contrary to NY state law, students > > here think they have a "right" to drink, and the college tries to uphold > > the law. But, as you can imagine, it doesn't stop much. And since the > > frats are technically on private property when they are in their houses, > > the college can't enforce anything there. > > Lydia Hamessley > > lhamessl@itsmail1.hamilton.edu > > > > > > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:25:03 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nancy Seale Osborne Subject: Re: New Mexico Conference In-Reply-To: <9210291926.AB13634@oswego-gw> deborah, I would appreciate receiving a copy of the conference announcement. Thank you. Nancy Osborne Penfield Library SUNY Oswego Oswego NY 13126 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:32:56 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 Subject: Summer Institute for Women in Higher Ed. Admin. Announcing the eighteenth annual Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration. June 27-July 23. This is a residential program on the Bryn Mawr College campus offering women faculty and administrators training in educational administration. The curriculum prepares participants to work with issues currently facing higher education with emphasis on the growing di- versity of the student body and the work force. Curriculum and faculty area heads: ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT Adrian Tinsley, President, Bridgewater State College Strategic planning, undergraduate curriculum reform, assessment of learning outcomes, faculty development, student development EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Sheila Kaplan, Chancellor, Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside Financing higher education, tuition and financial aid, demographic trends, institutional accountabiity, role of the media INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT G. Richard Wynn, vice President for Finance, Haverford College accounting, budgeting procedures, legal issuess, employee relations,information technology. PROFESSINAL DEVELOPMENT Cynthia Secor, Director, HERS Mid-America, University of Denver Leadership skills, managing change, career planning, professional networks, wellness For more information and/or application forms contact: Cynthia Secor, HERS Mid-America, Colorado Women's College Campus, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80220 or call Betsy Metzger (303)871-6866. Linda Lopez McAlister/HYPATIA: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Women's Studies Dept. Internet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU Univ. of South Florida Bitnet: DLLAFAA@CFRVM Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:29:21 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nancy Seale Osborne Subject: Re: Info. on Valerie Solanas In-Reply-To: <9210292015.AA14702@oswego-gw> Ethel, You might want to contact the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, to see if they are interested in the archival material you mention in your October 29 e-mail communique. Nancy Osborne SUNY Oswego Oswego NY 13126 On Thu, 29 Oct 1992, Ethel Tobach wrote: > Forgiving me for piggy-backing on the Solanas inquiry...but our > Genes & Gender Collective is looking into the question of who would > be interested in our archival material. If people know of insti- > tution specializing in women's movement archives, I would be grate- > ful the information. We have had an expression of interest from a > psychological archive, but would like something more specific. > Thanks. Ethel ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 08:48:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Virginia Sapiro Subject: Re: Fraternities On the continuing issue of fraternities, etc. As one of the people who raised questions, let me simply say that asking questions about the relationship between the specific and the general is neither to engage in platitudes nor to express "opposition" -- as much, in my case, as expressing grave hesitation, and a series of questions about HOW we should deal with institutions that are indeed discriminatory, racist, sexist, etc. It is unfortunate that within feminist debate it often occurs that when someone raises questions about a specific feminist position it is seen by many as not being feminist enough or not enough understanding of feminist agendas. Clearly what happens on many campuses and in many of these organizations is horrific. I have examples from my own campus. But the question is, is there something in between banning the whole thing on the one hand (as opposed to cutting off the obvious offenders at the knees if not something worse) and doing nothing? Is there nothing better than general education programs that often seem to convince only the already convinced? This is a serious issue for women's studies people in many aspects of our lives on campus. Virginia Sapiro, Department of Political Science University of Wisconsin - Madison sapiro@polisci.wisc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 17:32:13 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(Seana M Hasson)" Subject: women in politics I am helping someone write a persuasive speech on why people should seriously coconsider voting for female political candidates. Does anyone have any ideas on good sources I could consult? There's plenty out there about specific women running for office, but not much in the area of persuasion. I'd greatly appreciate any help! Please reply to me at smhst17@icarus.lis.pitt.edu. Thanks, Seana Hasson ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:40:51 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: inequity in the classroom videos I have learned of 2 videos on gender bias in the classroom, Inequity in the classroom produced by the Office on the Status of Women at Concordia University, and Breaking the Silence: Equity and Effectiveness in College Teaching produced by NAK Productions. I would like to use one of these; can anyone recommend which one to use? Any feedback on these or related A-V materials would be appreciated. Stephanie Riger Univ of Il at Chicago u29322@UICVM.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 19:43:53 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ZIRKEL@HLYCROSS.BITNET Subject: Re: inequity in the classroom videos The videos Stephanie Riger mentioned sound very interesting....I think it would be worthwhile for comments about them to be sent generally to the list -- I know I'd like to hear about them! Sabrina Zirkel College of the Holy Cross zirkel@hlycross zirkel@hcacad.hlycross.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 10:40:00 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: HELDKE@GACVX1.GAC.EDU Subject: Re: Frats Leslie, I also couldn't get through and would like your email address. I have some info for you. Lisa Heldke HELDKE@GACVAX1.BITNET ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 12:08:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "(dl81)" Subject: Re: Archive inquiry In-Reply-To: <9210291741.AA17121@umd5.umd.edu> Replying via network, as may be of similar interest to others. NWSA has established an extensive Women's Studies archive at the University of Maryland's Hornbake Library. You may get in touch with Lauren Brown, who manages the archive, about adding your materials to the collection (phone 301-405-9059), or discuss same with Nancy Osborne (e-mail osborne@oswego.oswego.edu) who has assisted tremendously in creating and maintaining it. Includes long-term documentation of several individual programs and projects in field. DEB (DL81@umail.umd.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 14:29:15 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: daniels@HG.ULETH.CA Subject: Re: inequity in the classroom videos The CAUT (Canadian Association of University Teachers) Status of Wome n Committee previewed the video Inequality in the Classroom at its conference in the fall of 1991 and again in 1992. The response was positive. The examples used to demonstrate instances of inequality are at times exaggerated, but the students who saw the film felt that these situations were quite well done. The brochure, put out by Concordia, states that the video is 29 minutes in length and comes with a manual which provides answers to questions such as: what is inequality in the classroom, how does it manifest itself, what effect does it have on students, how can an inclusive environment be created in the classroom? I would recommend this video. Eduational equity is a major focus on many Canadian campuses right now. This video is timely and demonstrates good sensitivity to the issues. The video and manual package is available in English or French (please specify!!) for $80.00 and can be ordered from: Concordia University Visual Media Resources H-341 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 If any can supply information regarding the other video that was mentioned in an earlier message (can't recall the name!!) please send it to the list. Dayna Daniels Coordinator, Women's Studies University of Lethbridge Member CAUT SWC DANIELS@HG.ULETH.CA ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 16:39:26 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: J.BERG@ACAD.SUFFOLK.EDU Subject: re: women in politics To Seana Hasson's query--Plank 9 of the National Plan of Action adopted at the FFirst National Women's Conference, Houston, 1977--published in _The_Spirit_of_ Houston_, National Commisson on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1978 , pp. 38-41--has some good, still timely arguments. John Berg [sorry about the garbled lines--I hope it came out clear] j.berg@acad.suffolk.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 18:21:18 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: PERCIVAL@UPEI.CA Subject: Re: inequity in the classroom videos I can't make comparative comments about the two videos mentioned because I'm not familiar with -Breaking the Silence: Equity and Effectiveness in College Teaching- but I have -Inequity in the Classroom- and can share some information about that. I have found it to be very useful, especially with 18-22 yr olds who don't think they have ever experienced any discrimination. It focuses on both sexual and racial biases in colleges and universities and makes the points in a variety of ways --- student testimonials about how they have been made to feel, instructors talking about their discoveries of their own biases, and what they have tried to do about them, dramatizations, and discussion of some of the research. I have used it in a women's studies course in which it produced a lot of good discussion. I also think it would be really excellent for use in education courses if any of you have colleagues in education who might be open to it. One of the really great things about the video is the manual that you can buy to accompany it. It has a plan for a full day workshop on inequality in the classroom (including suggested materials), a good set of fact sheets (on sexism, racism, heterosexism, nonverbal behaviour, language, etc.), and an extensive bibliography (partially annotated). The video, which is 26 minutes, and the manual are available in either English or French. Each item is $40 (Canadian) plus $5 for shipping & handling in Canada, $9 per item for shipping & handling outside Canada. The address is: Concordia University Visual Media Resources H-341 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 phone 514-848-3443 fax 514-848-3441 I'm not on commission, I just happen to have the information in front of me so I thought I'd pass it along. Another excellent video which deals with experiences of women in colleges and universities (classroom and other equity issues) is -The Chilly Climate for Women in Colleges and Universities-. It is in English, 28 minutes. It's quite powerful and my students responded even more to this than to the above video. It's distributed by the Department of Equity Services, 295 Stevenson Lawson Building, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B8. Hope this information is useful. Beth Percival Women's Studies University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, PEI, CANADA Percival@thor.cs.upei.ca Beth Percival Psychology Department UPEI ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 17:57:14 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: MEGMCLAU@UIUCVMD.BITNET Subject: Frats As someone who teaches at a university that touts itself as having "the biggest greek system in the world," and who is regularly sickened by the excesses that system encourages, I agree with Lydia. I believe that people should be allowed to congregate with whoever they want, but I don't believe that racist, sexist, homophobic, anti- semitic organizations should be recognized/legitimated by the university. The question is: What can we do about it? (Especially if the Board of Trustees is populated largely by former frat boys.) I doubt if a frontal attack on the system will work. But what about whittling away at the special privileges fraternities and sororities enjoy that makes them so popular? I would push the issue of illegal drinking, for example. This is an area in which feminists could ally themselves with local law enforcement officials, and the college administration to crack down hard on alcohol abuse (which is, of course, closely associated with violence against women.) Maybe you could try to get the college to "disestablish" pledging as an activity for incoming students. This would mean that the college would never mention pledging in the materials it sends to incoming students and in its orientation activities. Do people out there have other suggestions? Megan McLaughlin, Dept. of History, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign Bitnet: megmclau@uiuc.vmd Internet: megmclau@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 20:13:19 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Daphne.Patai@SPANPORT.UMASS.EDU Subject: NWSA Can anyone tell me something firm (not gossip) about what's happening on the NWSA executive? Has anything appeared in print? Thanks. Daphne.Patai@spanport.umass.edu. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 20:04:12 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BHGEWANT@SUVM.BITNET Subject: womyn's e-mail communities/thesis topic In-Reply-To: Your MAIL dated Sun, 25 Oct 1992 03:07:33 PST You will probably find a good number of articles about e-mail in business journals and magazines. There have been numerous commentaries on the effects of e-mail on the workforce. This is one direction for your search..... your focus on electronically mediated womyn's communities is interesting. Please let me know what sources you find personally or on the list (if appropriate). - Happy hunting and Happy Holloween Barrie Gewanter, Syracuse Univ. Dept. of Soc. BHGEWANT@suvm.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 21:39:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NNSANKOV@CC.OWU.EDU Subject: female picaresque? I am a first year professor at Ohio Wesleyan and next semester I will be teaching a c ourse on the picaresque novel. This will be the first time I teach such a course, and I would like to include a work by a woman. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions as to possible texts. The course is taught in English so any book I use must either be in English in the original or available in translation. I can choose books for my reading list from any time period. So far I have selected Lazarillo de Tormes, Moll Flanders, Dead Souls, and The Invisible Man. I was thinking of using Caetana's Sweet Song by Nelida Pinon. Is this a good choice? My training is in Russian literature, but I am now a member of the Humanities/Classics department at OWU. This course will really bbe something brand new for me so I would welcome some advice. Thanks! Natasha Sankovitch ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 22:39:02 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: allen@SONOMA.EDU Subject: picaresque Why not have more thaan one novel by a woman? And for one of the "more than one" how about Rubyfruit Jungle by Ritamae Brown? Julie allen@sonoma.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 09:32:01 HST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Grossholtz Subject: lost address Could the woman who wanted the Donahue video please contact me. They can't find the viedo at my house. I lost your address. They are still looking in places I susggest but dont have mych hope. jgrossho@uhunic.uhcc.Hawaii.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 16:16:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BLAKEMOR@IPFWCVAX.BITNET Subject: a position description to post DIRECTOR, WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Women's Studies. The Director will hold the rank of Associate Professor of Women's Studies. Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. or equivalent in an Arts and Sciences discipline and a strong research and teaching record in Women's Studies and in their discipline. Administrative experience is desirable but not essential. The Directorship may be assumed at the time of appointment or a year thereafter depending upon the wishes of the appointee. The Women's Studies Program at IPFW has offered an interdisciplinary minor since 1976 and began offering a major in 1992. Faculty from 8 departments offer cross-listed courses and participate in policy-making. Women's Studies also has well- established links with women-serving agencies and feminist organizations in the Fort Wayne community. Send vita, letter of intent, and three letters of recommendation to: Jeanette Clausen, Search Committee, Women's Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (219) 481-6711. (Questions may be directed to Dr. Clausen via Internet at CLAUSEN@SMTPLINK.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU) Review of applications began on October 15, 1992 and will continue until position is filled. Minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. IPFW is an Affirmative Action Employer. Submitted to WMST-L by Elaine Blakemore (BLAKEMOR@IPFWCVAX or BLAKEMOR@CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 20:36:10 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara.Winkler@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Subject: same I would also like to know what's happening with the NWSA - it's exec and otherwise. Please put this on the network