========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 11:02:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Authorization to post messages (User's Guide) Each month, I 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:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). Meanwhile, here is the section that explains why you may get a message from listserv telling you you're not authorized to post messages: 4) "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?" Only people whom the LISTSERV software recognizes as subscribers can post messages on WMST-L. To subscribe, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): SUB WMST-L Your Name (e.g., SUB WMST-L Jane Smith). If you've already subscribed to WMST-L and you run into problems, chances are that you subscribed under a different address than the one from which you sent your recent message--e.g., you subscribed under your Bitnet address and then sent a message from your Internet address. The LISTSERV 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. If your e-mail address has changed since you subscribed, please contact me PRIVATELY (not via a message to WMST-L). ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 14:14:37 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: A Good Resource The Summer 1994 issue of The Review of Litigation, published at the U. of Texas School of Law, is devoted to a symposium titled, Civil Rights on Campus. There are articles about students with disabilities, sexual harassment, and suing for tenure, among others. An article I especially liked was titled, It's Not Whether You Win or Lose, but Whether You Get to Play: Title IX Finally Expands Participation Opportunities for Female Athletes in the '90s. It's the best explanation about what Title IX says, how it has been interpreted by the courts, and what constitutes compliance. Law journals are not part of my regular reading. My son is on the editorial board and will be the editor-in-chief for Volume 14. Arnie Kahn fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu fac_askahn@jmuvax ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 22:14:24 +0200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Orna Sasson-Levy/Neal Levy Subject: Feminist Criticism of Levinson Hello everyone, I heard there is a feminist critique of "The Season of a Man's Life" by Daniel J. Levinson, and I can't find it. Can someone help me, and direct me to titles of either books, articles, or journals? Thanks. Orna Sasson-Levy msroemch@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 15:35:20 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pat Miller Subject: position announcement Here is a second notice for the following position announcement. Note the deadline of Jan. 15. University of Florida Director of Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research The Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research at the University of Florida invites applications and nominations for the position of Director at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, to begin August, 1995. The position requires a Ph.D. (or its equivalent) in any discipline, evidence of excellence in scholarship and teaching, and administrative experience. Tenure will be held in a home department in the Director's discipline. The Director will help develop the recently approved Center, which evolved from a 17-year-old program in Women's Studies. The Women's Studies program is an energetic, rapidly expanding program at a growing university (currently 38,000 students). The Center is a multidisciplinary unit associated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but with members from nearly every School and College at the University. Thus, preference will be given to applicants who have a broad knowledge of the field of Women's/Gender Studies and who are interested in fostering interdisciplinary research and other campus-wide initiatives. Prior success in obtaining external funding or facilitating others' efforts in this area also is desirable. Applicants should send a letter of application, CV, statement describing their perspective on the field and interest in the position, and names and addresses of at least three recommenders. Candidates from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Send applications and nominations to: Patricia H. Miller Chair of Women's Studies Search Committee Dept. of Psychology, Box 112250 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 (or nominations to pmiller@webb.psych.ufl.edu or FAX 904- 392-7985). Deadline for applications is January 15, 1995. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and searches are conducted under the provisions of Florida's Public Records Laws. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 19:11:20 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sharon Vance Subject: Re: Query: 19th century research into "Woman Question" In-Reply-To: <199501071411.JAA01240@holmes.umd.edu> from "Anne Rossheim" at Jan 7, 95 09:10:15 am You may have already heard of this article, but in W. Sollors' book,_Beyond Ethnicity_ there is an article by Alide Cagidemetrio called "A Plea for Fictional Histories and Old-Time 'Jewesses'". It analyzes _Ivanhoe_ as a paradigm for other 19th Cen. American novels. I am working on a reading list for orals in theories of ethnicity. My field of interest is North African Jewry. Jewish identity and Gentile Jewish relations are related issues that I'm dealing with. I am also working on a personal narrative of a Moroccan Jewish woman that discusses relations between Jewish women and Muslim men; so we seem to be in roughly the same area of interest. Good luck. I'd be interested in exchanging sources, and ideas and papers. I hope this source is helpful. Sharon Vance Asian & Middle East Studies University of Pennsylvania ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 22:46:03 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: joan r saks berman Subject: girls' books In-Reply-To: Seems that I remember that June Jordan wrote several children's biographies about African-American women, including Fanny Lou Hamer. Joan R. Saks Berman, Ph.D. jberman@unm.edu PHS Indian Hospital (505) 256-4083 801 Vassar Drive NE FAX (505) 256-4088 Albuquerque, NM 87106 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 09:07:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: how to stop WMST-L mail temporariy (User's Guide) Each month, I 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:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). Meanwhile, here is the section that explains how to stop WMST-L mail temporarily without unsubscribing: ****************** 5) "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 (for the digest, see below!) 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 [NOTE: NOMAIL is one word] When you want mail to start arriving again, send the following message to the same address: SET WMST-L MAIL If you want to stop the DIGEST, even temporarily, you have to send the message AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE . To re-start it, send the message AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE (and ignore the request that you establish a password). Note: BE SURE TO SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! Also, if you receive a message back telling you you're not a subscriber, see section 4) above. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 10:47:17 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Georgia NeSmith Subject: need refs. for 19thc womens clubs paper I am in the process of updating and prepary for publication a conference paper I presented in 1987 titled "Gender and Progressivism: Voices from the _Courant_, 1899-1905. The _Courant_ was a monthly publication of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. The paper examines the various constructions of gender found in the _Courant_ during that time period. I am seeking any articles, unpublished paper,s and/or books relevant to the topic, published AFTER 1987. I have already searched the WMST-L archives and several on-line cagalogues using the keywords "womens clubs" and the subject heading Women--Societies and Clubs. Since I am currently unemployed I do not have access to most of the CD-ROM indexes available in university libraries. I am familiar with Karen Blair's __Clubwoman as Feminist_(1982) and I am aware of Anne F. Scott's _Natural Allies_ (1991. I recall that there is a women's history list and have been trying to locate it by other means, but I guess my listserv documentation is out of date because I have not been able to obtain the list of lists Please respond privately Georgia NeSmith, Rochester NY gnesmith@acspr1.brockport.edu ps I apologize in advance if there is any electronic "garbage" in this message. I believe it may be from my modem. --gn ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 21:18:15 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dorothy Miller Subject: Opening for Senior WS faculty The Center for Women's Studies at Wichita State University is a twenty-three ye ar old, autonomous, interdisciplinary department. We seek applicants for an Ass ociate/Full professorship. Applicants must have academic experience in Women's Studies. We seek applicants from a wide variety of focus areas, including but n ot limited to multicultural ethnicity, global studies, literary criticism, medi a and film, law, science, or ecofeminism. Expectation of rotating chairperson s ervice. Ph.D. required. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. A pplication deadline is March 1, 1995, or the first of each month until the posi tion is filled. AA/EOE. Send cover letter and resume with names of three refere nces to: Dorothy Miller Chairperson Center for Women's Studies Campus Box 82 Wichita State University Wichita, KS 67260-0082 If you have any questions about this position or about the university o r city of Wichita, please call me at (316)689-3358 or contact me throuth e-mail - My e-mail address is dcmiller@twsuvm (on bitnet). ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 13:33:15 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: women's history list and others Earlier today, Georgia NeSmith wrote: > I recall that there is a women's history list and have been trying to > locate it by other means, but I guess my listserv documentation is > out of date because I have not been able to obtain the list of lists A good place to look for information about women-related lists is the WMST-L file OTHER LISTS. Send an email message that says GET OTHER LISTS (say NOTHING else--just those three words) to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU. The OTHER LISTS file contains the following information about the women's history list: > H-WOMEN is a forum for scholars and teachers of Women's History. > Send subscription messages (SUB H-WOMEN Your Name) to LISTSERV@UICVM > (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UICVM.UIC.EDU (Internet). The OTHER LISTS file is also available on gopher and World Wide Web. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and choose Academic Department Information, then Women's Studies, then Electronic Forums of Interest to Women. On World Wide Web, the URL is http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/ . One reason to use gopher or WWW is that searching may be easier for you; all you do is hit the forward slash / and then the word(s) you're searching for. I hope this helps. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 14:19:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 CFP: 1) film studies 2) Kate Chopin The following two calls for papers may be of interest to WMST-L readers: 1) CFP: feminist involvement in development of film studies as an academic discipline 2) CFP: Kate Chopin's South: Race, Ethnicity, and Regional Identity For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu ************************************************************************ 1) CALL FOR PAPERS For CONCERNS (a publication of the Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages). CONCERNS is a US-based publication; however, international responses are of interest. A special topic issue on feminist involvement in the development of film studies as an academic discipline. What has the feminist contribution been to the discipline? How might it be characterized? What's women's influence been on the research and teaching interests (and practices) of the discipline? What's the status of women in the profession? Have women been more successful in integrating themselves into the discipline than women elsewhere? How might this have happened, and can it serve as a pattern elsewhere? What's been the effect on women of the decrease simultaneously of jobs in the discipline and of interest within the discipline in women's issues? Have there been generational conflicts? Between men and women? Between women and women? Anticipated date of publication is late 1995/early 1996, but submissions currently being accepted. Contact: Harriet Margolis Theatre & Film Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand email: Harriet.Margolis@vuw.ac.nz phone: 00-64-4-385-0508 fax: 00-64-4-495-5090 ************************************************************************** 2) CALL FOR PAPERS The Fourth Annual Kate Chopin Conference April 6,7,8 1995 Northwestern State University Natchitoches, Louisiana KATE CHOPIN'S SOUTH: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND REGIONAL IDENTITY While previous conferences have emphasized gender, local connections, and Chopin's "other fiction," the 1995 Conference will focus on race and ethnicity in Chopin's work. We encourage papers on AT FAULT, THE AWAKENING, and the short fiction as well as studies which compare Chopin to other writers concerned with race or ethnicity or which examine the social, political, and economic contexts through which these issues can be better understood. Featured speakers include Helen Taylor (GENDER, RACE, AND REGION IN THE WRITINGS OF GRACE KING, RUTH McENERY STUART, AND KATE CHOPIN) and Emily Toth (KATE CHOPIN: A LIFE). Conference participants will have the opportunity to tour Chopin's home in nearby Cloutierville, recently made a National Historic Landmark; to examine the university's archival holdings related to Chopin and this region; to attend a dinner at Melrose Plantation; and to hear of developments in a documentary on Chopin being proposed by Louisiana Public Broadcasting to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Conference will also sponsor a panel for Younger Scholars and hold a forum on teaching Chopin. LOUISIANA LITERATURE has expressed interest in publishing selected papers from the conference. Contributors should send papers or substantial abstracts of at 500 words. Please include mailing address and daytime telephone number. The deadline for submissions has been extended until January 31. Notification of acceptance will be sent February 3. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes. Manuscripts or abstracts should be addressed to Karen Cole, Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana 71497. (Kate Chopin Conference Number: 318/357-4444; FAX: 318/357-5908; e-mail address: colek@alpha.nsula.edu.) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 11:40:00 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lisa Baldez Subject: Bibliog on public-private debate I am currently writing a dissertation on right-wing and left-wing women's movements in Chile. One chapter of this dissertation reviews the debate on public and private spheres within feminist theory. I want to make sure that my bibliography for this chapter is as complete as possible. I'm looking for feminist theorists/scholars who make explicit use of these terms. Below is what I have so far: Paula Baker, The Moral Frameworks of Public Life Seyla Benhabibib and drucilla Cornell, Feminism as Critique Jean Elshtain, Public Man, Private Woman Nancy Fraser, Unruly Practices Linda Kerber, Women of the Republic Joan Landes, women and the Public Sphere Susan Moller Okin, Justice, Gender and the Family Carole Pateman, Disorder of Women, Sexual Contract Anne Phillips, Engendering Democracy Judith Butler and Joan Scott, Feminists Theorize the Political Zillah Eisenstein, The Radical Future of Liberal Feminism Iris Marion Young What am I missing? Please respond privately. Thank you. Lisa Baldez Carey Department of Political Science University of California, San Diego lbaldez@weber.ucsd.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 16:17:20 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mary Kay Schleiter Subject: Nothando Zulu Does anyone have the address and/or phone number of Nothando Zulu, the storyteller from Minnesotta who performed at last year's NWSA meeting? She is not listed in Directory Assistance and her contact info is not in the program. Please respond privately. Mary Kay Schleiter mks@cs.uwp.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 19:46:30 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Peter R Curley Organization: Sir Sandford Fleming College Subject: Famous Women My girlfriend is searching for a short list of famous women and their accomplishments for her sorority meeting. If anyone can give me a short list I and she would be greatful, TIA. Peter R Curley PCurley@FlemingC.on.ca ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 22:34:07 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joslyn Levy Subject: Re: Famous Women In-Reply-To: <199501100047.TAA15688@holmes.umd.edu> The National Women's History Project in California has substantial information on this topic. You can contact them at 707-838-6000. You may also wish to contact the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY @ 315-568-8060. The Bethune Museum & Archives is the national archives for Black Women's History, 212-854-2067. Good Luck! On Mon, 9 Jan 1995, Peter R Curley wrote: > My girlfriend is searching for a short list of famous women and their > accomplishments for her sorority meeting. If anyone can give me > a short list I and she would be greatful, TIA. > > Peter R Curley > PCurley@FlemingC.on.ca > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 09:22:57 +0200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lena Koski ENGE Subject: Q: Letter writing in 19th-c. America I am writing a thesis on the letters of Emily Dickinson and need to include a chapter on letter writing (between women) in 19th-century America. I am interested in historical as well as linguistic, semantic, etc. aspects of the matter. But I have not been able to locate much material about the subject. I have read Smith-Rosenberg's brilliant book "Disorderly Conduct" (1985) and Faderman's "Surpassing the Love of Men" (1981), both of which discuss correspondence between females in the 19th-century. But I would like to find out more about the subject. I've got hold of some books on epistolarity, but the problem is that they are all about epistolary novels. What I'm interested in are non-fictional, private letters between 19th-century American women (and also british, for the sake of comparison). I also want to find out more about friendships -- especially erotic ones -- between women from that era. I am grateful for any references you can give me! Please respond to: Lena.koski@aton.abo.fi Lena Koski Abo Akademi University Department of English Fänriksgatan 3 A 20500 Turku Finland phone: -358-21-654 953 fax: -358-21-654 943 email: lena.koski@aton.abo.fi ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 23:42:26 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cathy Feldman Subject: The Man in Charge? FYI. Many of you have asked me to pass on any material about the contempory workplace I receive that might be useful to professionals in women's studies. Here's a story you may find interesting. It came into one of the projects I've begun as an advocate for women's workplace issues on the Internet, the Working Together: Question of the Week on Blue Point Books home page. Responding to this week's question, "Is gender really a problem for you at work?" Shelly Nuessle, U.S. Army, wrote: "When our department manager is out of the office, I am `in charge'. When he was gone for an extended period last year, our site manager, a Major, had some computer problems. He called down to my boss, and the phones were forward to me. I heard him out briefly, and I asked him if I could help him. He said he needed to talk to the manager, and I said he was out, and I could help him. "He said, `I need to talk to the man in charge.' "I replied, `I am the man in charge.' "He hung up and called our Network Manager, who, after hearing him out, said `You'll have to talk to Shelly -- she's the MAN IN CHARGE.'" 1 Of course I'd like to know what you think of Shelly's story. Please send your responses to me privately or to Working Together, WT-L, not to this list. I offer Shelly's experience here for your consideration, not to start a discussion on WMST-L about the gender issues, but as an anecdote that has helped me demonstrate how easily gender stereotyping can pass as a funny story. I hope you find it useful in your work too. Working together we can make a difference. Happy New Year. Cathy Cathy Feldman feldman@rain.org ******************************************************************************* Working Together: Question of the Week, edited by Cathy Feldman, is a regular feature on Blue Point Books home page. Our home page addresses are: http://www.rain.org/~bpbooks/mhp.html and gopher rain.org (Select Blue Point Books) Working Together: Question of the Week is published in the public interest by Blue Point Books, a grass-roots effort by an informal network of people who want to share information and experiences about workplace issues. We would like to thank our nonprofit Internet host, RAIN, for its support. To have information about our project and publications sent to you by e-mail, send an e-mail to bpbooks@rain.org. Enter in the subject area of your message: Info Blue Point Books. ******************************************************************************* (c) Blue Point Books ******************************************************************************* 1. Working Together: Question of the Week, edited by Cathy Feldman, Blue Point Books home page. Copyright(c) 1995, Blue Point Books ******************************************************************************* ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 08:13:04 EST 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, SWIP-L Moderator" Subject: 1994 Summary of Best Feminist Films On Saturday, January 7, I gave my annual summary of the best feminist films of the past year on "The Women's Show," Tampa's feminist radio program on n community radio station WMNF-FM (88.5). It is now available for retrieval from the FILM FILELIST. To obtain this review send the following command to Listserv @UMDD (Bitnet) or UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV130 FILM To obtain a list of all the film reviews available, send a message to the same listserv address that says: INDEX FILM To get more than one review, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent one woman's opinion at a particular time.We have over 3000 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 2999 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. I have appreciated the feedback I've received. Thanks. Linda ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 08:41:21 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shahnaz C Saad Subject: children's literature list Hello! Would any of you know whether a children's literature list exists on the internet and, if one does exist, its address? Please respond to me at saad@dolphin.upenn.edu. Thank you. Chris Saad ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 09:01:42 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "N.A. Slonneger" Subject: Please resend girl bks info... To all who so kindly sent info: I'm sad to report that the file I was storing messages in has been destroyed and ALL information was lost. If you would kindly resend any information about books with strong women figures for a 12 year old just beginning to read, I would greatly appreciate it. I will share what I get with anyone who's interested. Thanks so much for your patience and understanding. Nancy Slonneger NSLONNEGER@music.transy.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 09:42:41 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Trevor Holmes Subject: Re: Please resend girl bks info... In-Reply-To: "N.A. Slonneger" "Please resend girl bks info..." (Jan 10, 9:01am) Hello all, Rec'd this from Nancy Slonneger this morn. I'd be interested in receiving the same information for my 14 year old niece who might otherwise grow-up thinking that June Cleaver is a strong woman figure. > If you would kindly resend any > information about books with strong women figures for a 12 year old just > beginning to read, I would greatly appreciate it. I will share what I > get with anyone who's interested. > Thanks, morgan holmes Nosfer@YorkU.Ca ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:05:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Do NOT resend girl bks info to WMST-L Earlier today, Nancy Slonneger (nslonneger@music.transy.edu) indicated that she'd lost the file she was saving that contained suggestions for books with strong women figures for a 12-year-old just beginning to read; Morgan Holmes (Nosfer@YorkU.Ca) then asked to have the information, also. PLEASE DO NOT RE-SEND THESE MESSAGES TO WMST-L! If you sent your message to WMST-L in the past and you wish to help out Nancy and Morgan by re-sending it, please do so to their PRIVATE email addresses. A number of WMST-L subscribers have to pay for each message they receive; they shouldn't be made to pay twice. I'd also like to remind Nancy, Morgan, and others that it is possible and rather easy to search the WMST-L logfiles for past messages. Two files in the WMST-L collection explain how to do this: DUMMY GUIDE (written by a WMST-L subscriber) and SEARCH LOGFILES. To get both, send a two-line message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU. The first line should say GET DUMMY GUIDE; the second line should say GET SEARCH LOGFILES . Do not say ANYTHING else. Be sure to send this message to LISTSERV, not to WMST-L. DO NOT HIT REPLY! Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 08:47:21 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: richley crapo Subject: Please resend girl bks info... -Reply The American Girl Books available through most bookstores consists of stories about young women in various periods of U.S. history. They are all good, with strong central characters. The "Addy" series in that collection is about a young Black woman growing up around 1864. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 16:03:40 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Louise Stevenson Subject: Womwn's Reading Friends, On women's reading, see the new Oxford Companion to Women's Writing. Also, look up articles by Mary Kel le y and Barbara Sicherman in bibliographic sources. Sicherman has interesting work on Little Women. Women's reading is a subject that especially interests me. Anyone wishing to pursue a conversation on the subject please write me directly. Thanks, Louise [L_Stevenson@Acad.FANDM.edu] ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 16:06:39 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jo Ellen Green Kaiser Subject: Re: children's literature list In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 10 Jan 1995 08:41:21 -0500 from Since several people have asked, there are several children's literature lists. I recently subscribed to kidlit-l@bingvmb.cc.binghampton.edu (the listserv address is either listserv@bingvmb.cc.binghampton.edu or listserv@bingvmb.bitnet). This list seems devoted mainly to suggestions for reading material for kids-- the list subscribers seemed to me to be mainly librarians and elementary ed teachers, though I could be wrong about that. My query about kidlit research went unanswered, although queries about "stories on kids who have parents in prison" immediately got several responses. Hope this helps. Jo Ellen Green Kaiser jgkais00@ukcc.uky.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 17:10:18 -0600 Reply-To: judy-polumbaum@uiowa.edu Sender: Women's Studies List From: Karla Tonella Subject: World women and media In-Reply-To: <199412191540.KAA04698@holmes.umd.edu> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> WORLD WOMEN & MEDIA WORKSHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY, MARCH 23-26, 1995 Here's another go-round, for those who missed the first announcement about this exciting event taking place at The University of Iowa on March 23-26, 1995. Scholars and students and others interested in media and gender issues, international news coverage, and the forthcoming international women's meetings in Beijing are urged to attend. Get your registrations in! For those of you who'd like to seek travel support from your institutions/employers and could be assisted in this regard by a place on the program, enclosed with your registration a brief bio or c.v. and a proposal for a presentation that would be relevant to the workshop (see description below); and/or e-mail or phone the conference coordinator, Judy Polumbaum (judy-polumbaum@uiowa.edu, 319-335-5866). These do not have to be formal conference papers; just informed, thought-provoking offerings. We can't promise to include you but we'll do our best to accommodate everyone who's willing to prepare something that would be useful -- and not just to fellow scholars, but more importantly, to practicing journalists from both North America and China. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> WORLD WOMEN & MEDIA WORKSHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY, MARCH 23-26, 1995 ------- A U.S.-Chinese encounter in anticipation of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women and Non-governmental Organizations Forum for Women The Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women and corresponding Non-Governmental Organizations Forum for Women are expected to bring some 30,000 women from all over the world to Beijing in the fall of 1995. Along with official government delegations of UN member countries, an unprecedented gathering of representatives from voluntary organizations and grass-roots movements will be discussing issues of vital importance to women worldwide, from education, economic opportunity and political participation to reproductive health, rural development and peace and disarmament. The status of women and girls in particularly vulnerable circumstances--the elderly, the very young, single mothers, refugees, minorities, the most dispossessed--will be a central concern. Mass media have a crucial role to play in anticipating these discussions, focusing attention on crucial areas, reporting on the meetings themselves, disseminating results, and fostering continuing dialogue. The challenges facing journalists covering the meetings as well as their origins, their aftermath, and the range of issues being addressed, will be the focus of a World Women and Media Workshop, to be held March 23-26, 1995, at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. The Workshop will bring a delegation of eight extraordinary women from mainland China's media and education sectors together with journalists from both mainstream and alternative U.S. news organizations, as well as scholars and students, for two and a half days of presentations and discussions on media and gender issues, the international women's movement, and the upcoming Beijing meetings. Purposes of the Workshop are to provide a unique forum for professional and scholarly exchange across national and cultural boundaries; to contribute significantly to preparations for media coverage of the Beijing meetings; and to help lay the basis for long-term cooperation and exchange among journalists and scholars working for greater opportunity for women in the media work force, elimination of stereotypes of women in news and advertising, and improved coverage of women's issues worldwide. Journalists, students, scholars, and others who wish to attend the sessions should register in advance. The registration fee for the entire program is $55 ($30 for students/low-income) for correspondence postmarked by March 3, 1995; early registration is $45 ($20 student/low-income) and must be postmarked by January 27, 1995. The registration fee includes Friday and Saturday lunches, Sunday brunch, and conference materials. Registration forms and fees go to Linda Coulter, WWMW Registration Coordinator, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 (e-mail lcoulter@uiowa.edu). For further information, contact Judy Polumbaum, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, tel. 319-335-5866 (e-mail: judy- polumbaum@uiowa.edu). +---------------------------------------------------------+ | The World Women and Media Workshop is made possible by | | The Ford Foundation and The Stanley Foundation, with | | additional contributions from The University of Iowa's | | Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for | | International and Comparative Studies, Center for | | Advanced Studies, School of Journalism and Mass | | Communication, and Communication Studies Department | +---------------------------------------------------------+ WORLD WOMEN AND MEDIA WORKSHOP MARCH 23-26, 1995, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY --------> REGISTRATION FORM <-------- Name__________________________________________ Occupation______________________________________ Work address_____________________________________ City, State, zip____________________________________ Mailing address (if different)__________________________ City, State, zip____________________________________ Phone number(s)_______________ Fax number__________________ E-mail address________________ PLEASE CHECK ONE FEE CATEGORY. REGISTRATION INCLUDES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY LUNCHES, SUNDAY BRUNCH, AND CONFERENCE MATERIALS. Early registration (must be postmarked by JANUARY 27, 1995) ____ $45 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ____ $20 (student/low-income) Regular registration (must be postmarked by MARCH 3, 1995): ____ $55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ____ $30 (student/low-income) PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/WORLD WOMEN AND MEDIA WORKSHOP." Mail registration forms and fees to: Linda Coulter, WWMW Registration Coordinator School Of Journalism And Mass Communication Communications Center University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1592 (inquiries via email: lcoulter@uiowa.edu or judy-polumbaum@uiowa.edu) CHECK HERE ___ FOR INFORMATION ON IOWA CITY AREA LODGING. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 20:49:23 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Georgia NeSmith Subject: tip on archive searching I was rather frustrated the first several times I tried to search the WMST-L archives because the search order is rather complicated and if you don't have everything EXACTLY right the system tells you you have sent invalid commands. So I finally used the copy function of my communications software and copied the commands as given in the "dummy guide" into a file that I keep in my files on the mainframe. I then edit it according to the list I want to search, the terms of the search, and whether I want the full text of the files or just the file names. Then I can send that file to the appropriate listserv adress. This saves a lot of needless hair-tearing and swearing at the computer! Georgia NeSmith gnesmith@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 21:43:57 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jane Hannigan Subject: Re: children's literature list One of the most interesting children's literature lists is: ChildLit--To Subscribe--Listserv@Rutvm1.bitnet Message: Subscribe CHILDLIT [your name] KidLit has been mentioned but there are othr listservs such as LM NET in which frequent discussion of children's books takes place. There are also two listservs (one Canadian) dealing with matters in censorship and intellectual freedom often involving discussion of children's books. Jane ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 21:47:22 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shirley Piazza Subject: Resources for Course - Gender and Communication I am developing a course on Gender and Communication. It will be an interdisciplinary social sciences course with an emphasis on culture(including language and media images) and interpersonal communications. If any wmst-lers have suggestion for resources, text, videos, classroom activities, etc. I would appreciate your sharing them with me. My audience is undergraduate adult learners. Thank you. Shirley Piazza piazzas@ucunix.san.uc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 21:50:11 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margaret Ritter Lawlis Subject: Re: Information on Lesbian Body Image Concerns In-Reply-To: <199501110152.AA09384@mailhub.cc.columbia.edu> Hi, all! I'm in search of information on Lesbains' body image concerns and would be very grateful if someone might point me in the right direction. I would appreciate both sources on the internet and bibiliographic data. Please respond to me privately. If anyone is interested in what I receive, I would be glad to forward it. Your help is much appreciated! Margaret Lawlis Columbia University E-mail: mrl11@columbia.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 00:41:40 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Tom Digby Subject: political science position The following is an informal note about a position at my institution that has been advertised in THE CHRONICLE: New England College is searching for one or possibly two political scientists to fill permanent positions (we don't have the usual tenure system) starting Sept. 1995. Two of the three Search Committee members are active in the Women's Studies Program, and would prefer to find a compatible colleague who could teach some women's studies courses. So does anyone know of any such political scientists looking for a position? Here are some specifics: any field of political science is all right, but a variety of courses would have to be taught (it's a 2 person dept., with one person being hired this year, a second probably next year, but maybe this year, too). Our classes are quite small, with a maximum of 18 students. There is a tradition of curricular freedom here. Good teaching is way more important than scholarship, but some faculty members are active in the latter. Political science and philosophy (which includes the Director of Women's Studies and myself) are in the same collegium, along with history. The Women's Studies program is strong and growing. We have a campus in England, too, and there's always the possibility of doing summers or semesters over there. The U.S. campus is located 85 miles from Boston. We're adjacent to a ski resort. What more could one ask? Well, ok, better salaries, but ABD's will be considered. Questions about the position can be e-mailed to me, but the best thing would be to get a letter of application, c.v., 3 letters of reference, and any available evidence of teaching effectiveness off to me (I'm chair of the search committee) right away (we're already reviewing applications). Tom Digby (Philosophy) Chair, Political Science Search Committee New England College Henniker, NH 03242 Phone or FAX: 603-428-3885 DIGBY@PIPELINE.COM ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 15:19:14 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Fran Hoffmann Subject: CFP, Soc. for Utopian Studies The Society for Utopian Studies asks for proposals for its 20th Annual Meeting in Toronto, October 19-22, 1995. The Soc. for Utopian Studies is an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the study of utopianism in all its forms, with particular emphasis on literary and experimental utopias. Faculty and graduate students in women's studies are invited to send one-page proposals by May 15 to Merritt Abrash, Box 237, RD 1, Stephentown, NY 12168 or fax proposals to June Deery at 518 276-4092. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 09:11:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman PUT WMST-L DIGEST1 WMST-L PW=GOSHAWK WMST-L DIGEST1: Tuesday, January 10, 1995 (7 items) This is part one of a three-part digest. Part two contains seven items on children's literature, while part three describes an upcoming conference on world women and media. From: Lena Koski ENGE Subject: Q: Letter writing in 19th-c. America From: Joslyn Levy Subject: Famous Women From: "Linda Lopez McAlister, SWIP-L Moderator" Subject: 1994 Summary of Best Feminist Films From: Louise Stevenson Subject: Womwn's Reading From: Georgia NeSmith Subject: tip on archive searching From: Shirley Piazza Subject: Resources for Course - Gender and Communication From: Margaret Ritter Lawlis Subject: Information on Lesbian Body Image Concerns ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 09:22:57 +0200 From: Lena Koski ENGE Subject: Q: Letter writing in 19th-c. America I am writing a thesis on the letters of Emily Dickinson and need to include a chapter on letter writing (between women) in 19th-century America. I am interested in historical as well as linguistic, semantic, etc. aspects of the matter. But I have not been able to locate much material about the subject. I have read Smith-Rosenberg's brilliant book "Disorderly Conduct" (1985) and Faderman's "Surpassing the Love of Men" (1981), both of which discuss correspondence between females in the 19th-century. But I would like to find out more about the subject. I've got hold of some books on epistolarity, but the problem is that they are all about epistolary novels. What I'm interested in are non-fictional, private letters between 19th-century American women (and also british, for the sake of comparison). I also want to find out more about friendships -- especially erotic ones -- between women from that era. I am grateful for any references you can give me! Please respond to: Lena.koski@aton.abo.fi Lena Koski Abo Akademi University Department of English F˙nriksgatan 3 A 20500 Turku Finland phone: -358-21-654 953 fax: -358-21-654 943 email: lena.koski@aton.abo.fi ========================================================================== Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 22:34:07 -0500 From: Joslyn Levy Subject: Famous Women The National Women's History Project in California has substantial information on this topic. You can contact them at 707-838-6000. You may also wish to contact the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY @ 315-568-8060. The Bethune Museum & Archives is the national archives for Black Women's History, 212-854-2067. ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 08:13:04 -0500 (EST) From: "Linda Lopez McAlister, SWIP-L Moderator" Subject: 1994 Summary of Best Feminist Films On Saturday, January 7, I gave my annual summary of the best feminist films of the past year on "The Women's Show," Tampa's feminist radio program on n community radio station WMNF-FM (88.5). It is now available for retrieval from the FILM FILELIST. To obtain this review send the following command to Listserv @UMDD (Bitnet) or UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV130 FILM To obtain a list of all the film reviews available, send a message to the same listserv address that says: INDEX FILM To get more than one review, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent one woman's opinion at a particular time.We have over 3000 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 2999 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. I have appreciated the feedback I've received. Thanks. Linda ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 16:03:40 -0500 From: Louise Stevenson Subject: Womwn's Reading Friends, On women's reading, see the new Oxford Companion to Women's Writing. Also, look up articles by Mary Kel le y and Barbara Sicherman in bibliographic sources. Sicherman has interesting work on Little Women. Women's reading is a subject that especially interests me. Anyone wishing to pursue a conversation on the subject please write me directly. Thanks, Louise [L_Stevenson@Acad.FANDM.edu] ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 20:49:23 -0500 (EST) From: Georgia NeSmith Subject: tip on archive searching I was rather frustrated the first several times I tried to search the WMST-L archives because the search order is rather complicated and if you don't have everything EXACTLY right the system tells you you have sent invalid commands. So I finally used the copy function of my communications software and copied the commands as given in the "dummy guide" into a file that I keep in my files on the mainframe. I then edit it according to the list I want to search, the terms of the search, and whether I want the full text of the files or just the file names. Then I can send that file to the appropriate listserv adress. This saves a lot of needless hair-tearing and swearing at the computer! Georgia NeSmith gnesmith@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 21:47:22 -0500 From: Shirley Piazza Subject: Resources for Course - Gender and Communication I am developing a course on Gender and Communication. It will be an interdisciplinary social sciences course with an emphasis on culture(including language and media images) and interpersonal communications. If any wmst-lers have suggestion for resources, text, videos, classroom activities, etc. I would appreciate your sharing them with me. My audience is undergraduate adult learners. Thank you. Shirley Piazza piazzas@ucunix.san.uc.edu ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 21:50:11 -0500 From: Margaret Ritter Lawlis Subject: Information on Lesbian Body Image Concerns Hi, all! I'm in search of information on Lesbains' body image concerns and would be very grateful if someone might point me in the right direction. I would appreciate both sources on the internet and bibiliographic data. Please respond to me privately. If anyone is interested in what I receive, I would be glad to forward it. Your help is much appreciated! Margaret Lawlis Columbia University E-mail: mrl11@columbia.edu ========================================================================== ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 09:34:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: WMST-L digest (User's Guide+) Each month, I 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:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). Meanwhile, here is the section about the edited digest. (Some of you who normally get only individual messages accidentally saw a sample of the digest today--my apologies!) 6) "DOES WMST-L EXIST IN A DIGEST OR INDEX FORMAT?" Yes. If you choose the digest option, each day you will receive anywhere from one to five files 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). Related messages will usually be put in the same file, and each file will begin with a table of contents. The digest reduces both mail clutter and, usually, mail volume. (Please note that this is NOT the huge, unselective bundle of messages that many listserv digest features provide. Do NOT use their digest command.) 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 . However, even if you receive the digest(s) as mail messages, YOU CANNOT REPLY AUTOMATICALLY! If you wish to reply to a message in the digest, you must start a new message and address it either to WMST-L or to the individual. 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, either temporarily or permanently, send LISTSERV a message that says AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE . If you wish to unsubscribe AND stop the digest, add a second line that says UNSUB WMST-L . [For information about the Index option, see the User's Guide, sec. 6; I've omitted that part from this message.] Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 18:59:24 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cheryl Sattler Subject: Re: Resources for Course - Gender and Communication In-Reply-To: <199501110249.VAA25072@holmes.umd.edu> Deborah Tannen's three books (her popular ones) are wonderfully accessible texts that catch your attention (they sound like you, or people you know). They are You Just Don't Understand, That's Not What I Meant, and Talking from Nine To Five (her latest). They'd be a great place to start a conversation about gendered interaction. Cheryl Sattler csattler@cap.gwu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 07:56:53 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: greta gaard Subject: racism & "reverse racism" I am writing to find out if anyone knows of a better term than "reverse racism." Currently, I am using the term "race matters" but would welcome a more descriptive term. Here's why I ask: In my women writers' class recently, we had a heated discussion when the majority of white students proposed that people of color could be described as racist if they disliked white persons based on their skin color. I objected. I described the pyramid of power in U.S. culture, and the way racism operates from the top down, has lots to do with power and privilege, both personal and institutionalized. To illustrate, I asked if it was linguistically specific to describe a white master's attitude toward a black woman whom he owned and used sexually with the same word as that woman's feelings about the white master; if her feelings, whatever they were, wouldn't be some sort of self-defense; and how would one stop this cycle of ill will, simply by asking her to stop feeling/behaving that way? or by asking him? Luckily (!) most students agreed using the same word in both directions of this master/slave relationship would be linguistically inaccurate, and that the problem will not be solved until the white master transforms the relationship and the institutions upholding it--yet when I collected their journals this week, most students still don't get it. Today I have copied for the class Ellen Pence's essay, "Racism--A White Issue," from But Some Of Us Are Brave. While the class described here has occurred in northern Minnesota, where the overwhelming majority of people are of Swedish, Norse, or other European descent, and where the racism is covered under what's called "minnesota nice," we still have it; convincing these white students that it's a problem is rather challenging. Yet Black men were lynched in downtown Duluth in the 1920s. But I think this is not merely a regional question, and might be faced in classrooms anywhere in the U.S. So, is there a better word than "reverse racism"? Suggestions appreciated. Greta Gaard University of Minnesota, Duluth ggaard@d.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 09:20:43 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Heather Munro Prescott, Department of History" Subject: tomboys Thanks to all of you who responded to my question on Kinsey. Now I have a related question for all of you. Does anyone know if there is any scholarship on the history of psychological studies of tomboys? Would this perhaps fall into the category of gay/lesbian history? I did a key word search of this term on several databases, with not very satisfactory results. I am particularly interested in the period 1945-1965, but material on earlier or later periods would also be helpful. On a related note, does anyone have information on views about gays and lesbians during the 1950s? I know both of them were objects of scorn (almost as bad, if not worse, than communists) but was one group more threatening than the other? I.e., were gays considered more dangerous, since they were allegedly also pedophiles, or were lesbians, since they subverted the patriarchical family? Anecodotes as well as references are welcome. Fiction and non-fiction sources would be equally helpful. Thanks much, Heather Munro Prescott History Dept. Central Connecticut State University prescott@csusys.ctstateu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 11:08:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: What to do if WMST-L mail stops (User's Guide) Each month, I 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:". Also, you can now consult the User's Guide anytime you'd like if you have access to gopher. Gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and select Academic Department Info (currently #5), then Women's Studies (currently #9), then WMST-L (currently #5). Meanwhile, here is the section that explains what to do if you suddenly stop receiving WMST-L mail while other mail gets through: ************************ 7) "WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MAIL FROM WMST-L SUDDENLY STOPS?" Note: if you've arranged to receive WMST-L in digest form, skip to section C below. Otherwise, read on. A) If you receive a message from LISTSERV informing you that your WMST-L options have been set to NOMAIL, that means that mail from the list was repeatedly returned as undeliverable, probably because of a mail problem on your system. The fact that LISTSERV's notification reached you indicates that the problem was probably short-lived and is now resolved. You can set yourself back to MAIL by sending the message SET WMST-L MAIL to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed under a Bitnet address) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed under an Internet address). If one address doesn't work, try the other. B) If you haven't received a notification, but you also haven't received WMST-L mail for a day, 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 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 at KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet) or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet). If the reply from LISTSERV 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 or my assistant set your subscription to NOMAIL but the notification from LISTSERV bounced, too. In that case, contact your system's computer support staff to find out whether the problem has been solved. If it has, you can set yourself back to MAIL (see section A above). If they aren't aware of a problem, your best bet is to contact me privately. If you have questions or encounter problems, please write to me privately at KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet) or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet). However, PLEASE TRY THE ABOVE STEPS FIRST!! Under NO circumstances should you send messages about your subscription to WMST-L. C) If you have arranged to get the WMST-L digest and you suddenly stop receiving copies, first check with the computer support staff at your institution to find out whether they are aware of any problems. If they're not, and if you're receiving other mail but not the digest, please write to Ira Gold at IGOLD@UMDD (Bitnet) or IGOLD@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet). In your message, tell him whether you receive your digests as files or as e-mail, and try to pinpoint as precisely as possible when you stopped receiving the digests. DO NOT SEND MAIL TO IRA GOLD UNLESS IT SPECIFICALLY CONCERNS A DIGEST PROBLEM, AND DO NOT WRITE TO HIM UNTIL YOU'VE DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH THE COMPUTER SUPPORT PEOPLE AT YOUR INSTITUTION! Messages about other problems should be sent to KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet) or KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet). ************************ Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 11:49:25 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Von Bakanic Organization: College of Charleston Subject: Re: racism & "reverse racism" In-Reply-To: Your message dated "Thu, 12 Jan 1995 07:56:53 -0600" <199501121358.IAA16004@holmes.umd.edu> > I am writing to find out if anyone knows of a better term than "reverse racism." > Currently, I am using the term "race matters" but would welcome a more > descriptive term. Here's why I ask: In my women writers' class recently, we > had a heated discussion when the majority of white students proposed that people > of color could be described as racist if they disliked white persons based on > their skin color. > I objected. I described the pyramid of power in U.S. culture, and the way > racism operates from the top down, has lots to do with power and privilege, both > personal and institutionalized. > To illustrate, I asked if it was linguistically specific to describe a white > master's attitude toward a black woman whom he owned and used sexually with the > same word as that woman's feelings about the white master; if her feelings, > whatever they were, wouldn't be some sort of self-defense; and how would one > stop this cycle of ill will, simply by asking her to stop feeling/behaving that > way? or by asking him? Luckily (!) most students agreed using the same word in > both directions of this master/slave relationship would be linguistically > inaccurate, and that the problem will not be solved until the white master > transforms the relationship and the institutions upholding it--yet when I > collected their journals this week, most students still don't get it. > Today I have copied for the class Ellen Pence's essay, "Racism--A White Issue," > from But Some Of Us Are Brave. While the class described here has occurred in > northern Minnesota, where the overwhelming majority of people are of Swedish, > Norse, or other European descent, and where the racism is covered under what's > called "minnesota nice," we still have it; convincing these white students that > it's a problem is rather challenging. Yet Black men were lynched in downtown > Duluth in the 1920s. But I think this is not merely a regional question, and > might be faced in classrooms anywhere in the U.S. So, is there a better word > than "reverse racism"? Suggestions appreciated. > Greta Gaard > University of Minnesota, Duluth > ggaard@d.umn.edu Sociologists separate the issue into three concepts: prejudice, discrimination and racism. Prejudice is an attitude. So, if an individual holds negative attitudes and stereotypes about another group they are prejudiced. People from either the minority or dominant group can exhibit anit-black or anti-white prejudice. (anti-hispanic, anti-Asian, etc.) Discrimination is a behavior. It is treating people unequally based on group membership. Only people with the power to make decisions about other peoples' treatment can discriminate. In our society more people from the dominant group are in positions which allow them to discriminate. Sometimes the rules of an organization or business cause those in decision making positions to discriminate regardless or their personal prejudices or predilects. Sociologists call that discrimination without prejudice or institutional discrimination. Finally we have the concept of racism. Racism is a part of the social structure. It is NOT a personal or individual attribute. The dominant group creates and sustains a racist social heirarchy. Policies, processes, & organizations cause some people to benefit from racist structures. People who support the continuation of rasist structures could be called racists, but really the concept refers to another level of social organization. Racism benefits the dominant group at the expense of the minority group. So lots of people who do not think of themselves as having anti-black (or anti-Asian, Anti-Hispanic etc.) prejudice still benefit when those of the minority group are disadvantaged. Oddly enough, as racism is dismantled, prejudice may increase. That's because as the advantages of the dominant group disappear and they are faced with a"level playing field" they become angry. They rules have changed, making it harder for them. They feel entitled to their former privileges. The new competition from the minority group makes them a perfect scapegoat for the dissatisfaction of the dominant group. I suspect your students mean "prejudice" not racism. Indeed, I would agree that anybody can be prejudice. However, our social structure gives a racist advantage only to members of the dominant group. I have an article about this topic in the current Sociological Inquiry (Vol 65. no 1). Its called "I'm Not Prejudiced, But..." Your students sound very much like the people I studied and the students I teach. I hope this has been of some use. _____________________________________________________________________ Von Bakanic, Ph.D. (803) 953-7105 Dept. of Sociology internet address: College of Charleston bakanicv@cofc.edu Charleston, S.C. 29424 FAX (803) 953-5738 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 10:27:15 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kay Dodder Subject: help with rage quote "To be a conscious woman today is to be in a continual state of rage." I want to use this quote but I can't remember who wrote it. My search of reference works has not located it. Can anybody help? Kay Dodder kdodder@ccit.arizona.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 12:46:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shelley Haley Subject: Re: racism & "reverse racism" In-Reply-To: <199501121358.IAA16004@holmes.umd.edu>; from "greta gaard" at Jan 12, 95 7:56 am I'm responding to greta's question about a better term for the sometimes hostile feelings we African Americans have towards Whites. I have run into this too, since I teach at a predomiantly white school. and even though I am a Black feminist, in my Intro to Women's Studies, over and over white women will claim that Blacks are just as (or sometimes even more) "racist" than whites. I've found that "erosion of privilege" gets to heart of what these students are feeling. I think it is very important and can't be emphasized enough that racism is systemic and systematic. A good exercise is to ask the students to give the racial affiliation (and gender, too) of the President, Vice president, etc. right down to the mayor of their hometowns or the principals of their high schools. I've found that students don't understand systems of opprression and this exercise helps. I also stress that we can be prejudiced about Whites, we can even discriminate, we can be anti-semitic and none of this is good, but it is not racism. Racism is a power relationship and a system of oppression. A good article to help students see that racism is about power and privilege is Peggy MacIntosh's White Privilege, Male Privilege; also Marilyn Frye's On Being White. Another powerful piece is a poem by Beah Richards, A Black Women Speaks. Hope this helps. Shelley P. Haley Classics and Women's Studies Hamilton College shaley@itsmail1.hamilton.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 14:10:51 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rebecca Charlotte Hyman Subject: Re: racism & "reverse racism" In-Reply-To: <199501121358.IAA16004@holmes.umd.edu>; from "greta gaard" at Jan 12, 95 7:56 am I don't have a better term than "reverse racism," but it seems that the issue goes far beyond terminology. Even if we came up with a better term the attitudes wouldn't necessarily be affected. I think the only way people learn about racism is to get a better picture of it from "the other side" as you did in class. You might want to have them read the section "racism in the women's movement" from This Bridge Called My Back. The section is written by a diverse group of women of color about their experiences of racism and, read in its entirety, is a powerful window into the effects of racism. Good luck. Rebecca Hyman rch3d@virginia.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 15:57:47 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Laura Ettinger Subject: QUERY: recent videos on abortion Does anyone have suggestions for recent videos on abortion (since 1990) to be used in a course called "Intro to Women's Studies: Women and Health in America"? I would be interested in learning about videos which showed several different perspectives on the issue and particularly about videos which showed the perspectives of women of different races, classes, and ethnic backgrounds. Please respond privately. Thanks. Laura Ettinger University of Rochester letr@db1.cc.rochester.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 16:52:32 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Heidi Rubin Subject: female puberty I am working on a chapter of my dissertion temporarily titled "Transsexual Bodies". The topic of the dissertation generally is the historical and personal emergence of female-to-male transsexual (FTM TS) identity. That is, about female bodied individuals who self-thematize as men using a variety of body modification techniques (hormones, surgeries etc.) In the present chapter, I am looking to draw comparisons between FTMs and female-bodied individuals who identify as women/girls. Does anyone knows of a resource on the experiences of girls as they go through puberty? I'm looking less for physical changes and more for psycho-social accounts of the experience of those morphological changes. I am also looking for a similar account from the perspective of male-bodied boys who are untroubled by their gender assignment. But this is even more unlikely considering that men are assumed not to have bodies at all. Still anything would help. Thanks, Henry Rubin Harvard University Cambridge, MA hsrubin@husc4.harvard.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 14:17:47 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: wood gretchen ann Subject: prostitution reading list I seem to have deleted the lists sent regarding literature on prostitution. Would someone please resend it (them) to me. Also, does anyone have any "layperson" literature on child prostitution, and the effects of prostitution on children (i.e. as a prostitute, and as a child of a prostitute?) I am doing research with a professor in a policy studies class, and would be interested in any information to these ends as well. Please respond privately, thank you. gretchen wood gretchen@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu University of Illinois ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 17:05:30 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Helen Klebesadel Subject: Re: racism & "reverse racism" In reply to Gerta Gard's request for a term that will replace "reverse racism"... I too deal with this issue in courses, "Contemporary issues in art: Race , Gender and Class, and in a course on Feminist Theory. The way I deal, with it is to establish that racism has the weight of the dominant culture behind it. If the attitude belongs to someone who doesn't have the privilege an benifits of being a part of the power structure behind them it can be considered "predjudice". Both attitudes are based on the assumption that you know who someone is and what they will do based on their appearence. This doesn't address what an appropriate term is for the experience of having a privilege you are accustomed to having, due racist social structures, removed as a result of attempts at corrective action. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 15:35:52 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carla Trujillo Subject: Re: racism & "reverse racism" In-Reply-To: <199501121358.FAA21120@hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> I usually use the word: "inter-racial hostility," which I believe was brought forth in Gloria Anzaludua's book, _Haciendo Caras: Making Face, Making Soul_. Good luck, this is a difficult issue to deal with in the classroom. Carla Trujillo ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 19:36:36 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Heather Marie Moncrief Subject: Re: all-girl institutions In-Reply-To: <199501122338.SAA02092@holmes.umd.edu> I realize that most of the discussions are focused on the post high school level; however, I hope someone can be of assistance. This term, I will be receiving my MEd. as well as certification to teach high school biology. I have done some personal research on single-sex schools and would like to attempt to obtain a teaching job at such a school. The research seems to point repeatedly at higher achievement for females esp. in science in such single-sex environments. I would like to receive information on strong schools of this nature. I have several books that list the schools, the courses they offer, and the like, but I have no way of distinguishing between the good schools from the ones historically referred to as "finishing schools." Any recommendations of schools that I should look into would be most appreciated. Many thanks! Heather Marie Moncrief moncrhm3@wfu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 16:49:23 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Betty J Glass Subject: Re: female puberty In-Reply-To: <199501122154.QAA29006@holmes.umd.edu> This may not be exactly what you are after, but I have been re-reading _Sybil_, the case study of a woman with 16 personalities. As it turns out, 2 of the personalities were male. In the discussion, the analyst decided that one male personality had identified with "Sybil's" father and the other male personality had identified with one of her grandfathers. Betty glass@UNR.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 20:05:35 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from PROFS to RFC822 format by PUMP V2.2X From: Shelley Hornstein Subject: Re: all-girl institutions In-Reply-To: note of 01/12/95 19:52 The Linden School in Toronto is a "woman-centred school which reflects, responds to and promotes the experience, voice and development of women in its policies, structure, programme and curriculum, utilizing the most current and credible resources, and which emppowers its graduates to become full participants in, aand to take on leadership roles in local, national or international arenas. My daughter will be amongst the first to graduate from this wonderful place in three years time. At the moment, it is about 85 students strong which is double its enrolment last year. It begins with grade 4 through high school completion. Mailing address for further info: 10 Rosehill Avenue, Toronto, oNtario, Canada M4T 1G5 Tel: 416-481-4123, FAX: 416-778-1835 Best to contact them directly. Shelley Hornstein York University ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 00:52:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 more email lists I have recently received word of two relatively new women-related email lists, MWCF and WOMENRAB. Here are the descriptions: *********************************************************** MWCF is the Metro Women Chemists Forum, sponsored by the American Chemical Society. It gives women (and men) in the chemical professions an opportunity to discuss and share information on job and personal issues such as dealing with advisors and coworkers, harassment on the job, unemployment, and managing career and family. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe MWCF" (include the quotation marks) to juzak@aecom.yu.edu. MWCF is not really new, but it is expanding and seeking new members. If you have questions, you can send them to juzak@aecom.yu.edu; that's a person, not listserv software. *********************************************************** WOMENRAB on LISTSERV@JTSA.EDU - Discussion group for women rabbis and rabbinical students WOMENRAB is a multidenominational, international discussion group for and by women rabbis and women rabbinical students and is designed to provide a supportive, accessible sanctuary in cyberspace to list members in which to discuss personal, professional, familial, emotional, spiritual, halakhic, and educational issues (these are not necessarily mutually exclusive categories, nor exhaustive) pertinent to women in the rabbinate. The list is open only to women rabbis and women rabbinical students. It is owned by the Task Force on the Jewish Woman of the Commission on Synagogue Relations, UJA-Federation of New York and is an outgrowth of the Subcommittee of Women Rabbis. Ann Plutzer, Associate Director of the Department on Religious Affairs, is the list moderator. All material posted on this list is confidential. None of it may be shared with or forwarded to individuals not on the list except with the express permission of the author of the post. Individuals subscribing will receive a brief form requesting biographical information for our records, receipt of such information will activate the subscription. To subscribe, send the following command in the BODY of mail to LISTSERV@JTSA.EDU on the Internet: SUB WOMENRAB yourfirstname yourlastname For Example: SUB WOMENRAB Ann Plutzer Moderator: Ann Plutzer PLUTZERA@UJAFEDNY.ORG ******************************************************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 08:59:21 +0001 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Viki Soady Subject: Re: 2 more email lists In-Reply-To: <199501130554.AAA12408@holmes.umd.edu> We are trying to contact bell hooks quickly in order to invite her to be our Humanities Speaker for this year. Does anyone know her E-Mail address? Thanks, Viki Soady Brock University ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 08:56:09 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Diane Clark Subject: Re: tomboys Tomboys for key words in Psy Lit would be sex or gender roles. Diane Clark ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:15:04 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Vickie J. Claflin" Subject: Re: QUERY: recent videos on abortion In-Reply-To: <199501130133.TAA12519@comp.uark.edu> There is a video produced by Mother Teresa with the perspective of "Choosing Life." This video can be obtained through your local Catholic Diocese. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Vickie J. Claflin, Director Student Support Services | | vclaflin@comp.uark.edu University of Arkansas | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ On Thu, 12 Jan 1995, Laura Ettinger wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for recent videos on abortion (since 1990) > to be used in a course called "Intro to Women's Studies: Women and Health > in America"? I would be interested in learning about videos which showed > several different perspectives on the issue and particularly about videos > which showed the perspectives of women of different races, classes, > and ethnic backgrounds. > > Please respond privately. Thanks. > > Laura Ettinger > University of Rochester > letr@db1.cc.rochester.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 11:28:13 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: SUSAN BARBER Organization: Denver University College of Law Subject: Question: Domestic Violence I am currently receiving calls from various states about a Prosecutor's Training Program on Domestic Violence which we held at the College of Law in July 1994. Is there an Internet discussion group for professionals and academics who work in the field of domestic or family violence? Thank you. Susan Ewing Barber Director-Institute for Advanced Legal Studies University of Denver College of Law E-mail address: sbarber@adm.law.du.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 11:28:28 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: 10casmith@BSUVC.BSU.EDU Subject: Re: 2 more email lists I too would like to get Bell Hook's email address, or at least her address. Christine Smith Ball State University 10casmith@bsuvc.bsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 12:09:55 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Gail Lewis Subject: Re: tomboys Could you give a couple resources that you received from people that criticize Kinsey? There was a book out a few years ago that criticized Kinsey and I can't find it. Your bibliography made public would be an interest to many of us. Thanks for any help you can give. Gail Lewis. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 12:47:21 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jerry Diakiw Subject: Psy Lit In-Reply-To: <199501131403.JAA16242@holmes.umd.edu> Can anyone tell me where I can connect to Psy lit on-line? On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, Diane Clark wrote: > Tomboys for key words in Psy Lit would be sex or gender roles. Diane Clark > ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 13:01:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 CFP, 1 conference The following 3 announcements may be of interest to WMST-L readers: 1) CFP: 24th Annual Conference on South Asia (U.Wisconsin) 2) CFP: Midwest Grad Student Gender & Communication Conference (Wayne State Univ.) 3) Conference: Sexual Orientation & Human Rights in American Religious Discourse (Brown U.) For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu ********************************************************** 1) Call for Papers: 24th Annual Conference on South Asia University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (USA) -- October 1995 The scholarly and academic community has a vital role to play in the understanding of the issues involved in the gay/lesbian experience of South Asians -- both in the diaspora in North America and in South Asia itself. The addition of the issues that sexuality-minorities deal with, into the corpus of knowledge about cultures increases awareness on all sides of the issues. To help expand the knowledge base on this broad topic, I will be organizing the following two INTERDISCIPLINARY PANELS for the 1995 Conference on South Asia. I invite you to explore the possibility of presenting a scholarly paper in either panel under the framework outlined below. PANEL I: SPACE AND SEXUALITY IN SOUTH ASIA: TOWARDS A NEW ORDERING OF SPACE. Themes: As gay/lesbian and other sexuality minorities gradually become more and more visible on the cultural landscapes of South Asia, several issues arise regarding the sharing of space among majorities who have traditionally been visible and minorities who are only now slowly becoming visible. Some topics: 1. What are the dynamics involved in the emergent gay/lesbian landscapes in the overall cultural milieu of South Asian cultural space? 2. What are the landscapes of hope, of fear, of ignorance, and of enlightenment that are emerging in that region? 3. What is the nature of the interactions among gays/lesbians in the South Asian cultural space? 4. What does the future hold for this minority whose identity is still nascent? PANEL II: TOWARDS A SENSE OF BELONGING: THE GAY/LESBIAN SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA IN N. AMERICA Themes: When South Asian gays and lesbians come to North America, they face a very unique set of challenges. In a nutshell, it is learning the art and science of balancing many disparate elements of their inner identities with those of the new identities they strive to craft in order to acculturate for success in a relatively more 'open' society where they are minorities in many more ways. The cultural make-up of being South Asian, of belonging to this or that religion from the region, being a person of color in North American society, trying to come out in this milieu which understands so little about the South Asian culture -- such are the challenges facing the gays and lesbians of the South Asian diaspora in North America. Some topics: 1. Facing discrimination on multiple fronts. 2. How can the gay/lesbian diaspora craft an identity in this milieu in a nourishing way? What are the challenges involved in this? 3. What are the nature and status of the organized gay/lesbian movements in the South Asian diaspora? 4. What are the issues of identity involved individually and as a group? TIME TABLE: Now - February 28, 1995: * correspond with me about your interest(s) and abstracts of papers * selection of abstracts for panels * CSA guidelines for full abstract preparation sent out to the selected panelists * deadline for receipt of final abstracts of papers by me, in keeping with CSA guidelines. March 7, 1995: * mailing of confirmation to panelists April 25, 1995 : * receipt of full papers * conference registration fees & papers Early June: * confirmation of panels by CSA October: * Conference on South Asia, Madison, WI. PUBLICATION: I am planning on the publication of a special issue of a journal [yet to be selected] consisting of papers presented at the panels listed here. Of course, the nature of the papers will influence which journal will be most appropriate for us to consider. The journal chosen will determine what length and format the papers have to take, and also the time frame involved in actually publishing the papers. If interested, please contact me with the following information: 1. your full name 2. rank and institutional affiliation 3. postal address 4. telephone + fax numbers (if you want) 5. title of the paper you wish to present. 6. a detailed, draft abstract of the paper you wish to present. 7. identify the panel that you think your paper would best fit in. Chandra S. Balachandran, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Geography Department of Geosciences North Dakota State University, Fargo ND 58105, U.S.A. Ph.: 701-231-7115 Fax: 701-231-7149 *************************************************************************** 2) CFP: Midwest Graduate Student Gender and Communication Conference Wayne State University March 10-11, 1995 Graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Speech Communication, Journalism, Radio-TV-Film, Mass Communication, and related fields are invited to submit papers for inclusion in the 1995 Midwest Graduate Student Gender and Communication Conference, to be held as part of Wayne State University's Communication Week. The Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, March 10-11, 1995, at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Purpose of the Conference The purpose of the Conference is two-fold. First, the Conference will stimulate research and study into issues related to gender and communication. In addition, it will enable participants to network with students from other institutions and to interact with noted scholars in the field. We are pleased to announce that Martha Watson, University of Maryland, former editor of the Quarterly Journal of Speech and author of articles on the rhetorical functions of autobiographies, the rhetoric of Emma Goldman, and the anti-ERA campaign, among other issues, will serve as keynote speaker and primary critic for the conference. Submission Procedure Students should submit three draft copies of papers, including an abstract. Name, affiliation, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if possible) should be included on one cover page. Author identification should be removed from the other two copies. Address submissions to: Dr. Sandra J. Berkowitz, Department of Communication, Wayne State University, 585 Manoogian Hall, Detroit, MI 48202. Deadline for Consideration The deadline for receipt of submissions is February 7, 1995. Further information about the logistics of the Conference will be sent upon receipt of the submission. For further information, please contact Sandra Berkowitz at (313) 577-2951 or e-mail at SBERKOW@CMS.CC.WAYNE.EDU **************************************************************************** 3) Conference: "Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse," Brown University, 7-8 April 1995. Four panel sessions focusing on debate within major American religious traditions on aspects of sexual orientation (Jewish Community, Roman Catholic Church, mainline Protestant Churches, African-American Churches). Papers and responses have been invited from leading scholars in theology, ethics, philosophy and feminist theory. The conference ends with a roundtable discussion of religion in public discourse. Conference coordinators: Saul M. Olyan and Martha Nussbaum. For more information, please contact the Department of Religious Studies, Brown University, Bx. 1927, Providence, RI 02912. Phone 401-863-3938 (faxes attn: Saul M. Olyan) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 13:31:27 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allison Fraiberg Subject: postcolonial list? I read through the OTHER LISTS file and have looked through all my internet directory books but...is there a postcolonial studies list? I know this isn't women studies specifically but there are obvious overlappings so I thought I might ask. Thanks, Allison Fraiberg afraibe@calstatela.edu edgy@netcom.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 13:28:11 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Gary Daily Subject: Re: Kinsey commentaries Gail and other interested parties, There are some very early analyses/reactions to the Kinsey reports in Donald Porter Geddes (ed), _An Analysis of the Kinsey Reports an Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Female_(1954). It includes, in the editor's language, the "classic" (Does anyone else out there think this term needs a long rest?) _Partisan Review_ essay by Lionel Trilling. gary daily hidaily@ruby.indstate.edu > From: Gail Lewis > Could you give a couple resources that you received from people that > criticize Kinsey? There was a book out a few years ago that criticized > Kinsey and I can't find it. Your bibliography made public would be an > interest to many of us. Thanks for any help you can give. Gail Lewis. > ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 13:47:52 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "NAOMI B. MCCORMICK" Organization: SUNY at Plattsburgh, New York, USA Subject: Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH BODIES BESIEGED: THE IMPACT OF CHRONIC AND SERIOUS PHYSICAL ILLNESS ON SEXUALITY, PASSION, AND DESIRE Manuscripts Due August 1, 1995 Scholars in the health and social sciences and humanities are invited to submit articles to a special, refereed issue of The Journal of Sex Research about the impact of chronic and serious physical illness on sexuality, passion, and desire. We are interested in receiving the following types of original manuscripts: .Empirical, historical, discourse analytic, philosophic, and literary investigations of the sexualities of physically ill individuals and their partners .Reviews of the current scientific knowledge on sexual functioning and issues faced by patients with a particular chronic or serious physical illness .Case histories and reports on sex and relationship therapy with physically ill individuals and their partners. Outcome studies on therapeutic success are of particular interest. .Personal narratives describing the sexual impact of a particular physical or chronic illness on the author or a beloved partner To be considered for this special issue, manuscripts must be received on or before August 1, 1995. An accompanying letter should describe the ethical review process employed by the authors of empirical and case history manuscripts; all submissions require a statement that the manuscript has not been published and is not currently under consideration elsewhere. Scholarly and review submissions must be no longer than 35 double-spaced, word processed pages (including tables, figures, and references) and prepared in the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition, and articles in The Journal of Sex Research. Case history and personal narrative submissions should be no longer than 15 double-spaced, word processed pages and must also adhere to the guidelines of the Publication Manual, wherever possible; narrative submissions need not include outside references. The Editor of this special issue is especially interested in receiving articles about diverse groups of individuals who are struggling with illness: women and men, lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons, as well as heterosexuals, and individuals varying in age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and religious affiliation. All double-spaced manuscripts should be submitted to Naomi B. McCormick, Ph.D., the Special Issue Editor, in quadruplicate, and must include a stamped, self-addressed postcard for acknowledgment of receipt. Articles should be word-processed on one side of white bond paper with a one-inch margin on all sides. The informative abstract should be no more than 250 words and contain a thorough condensation of the paper. To facilitate anonymous review, only the title of the article should appear on the abstract and first page of the manuscript. An attached title page should include the title, the author's(s') name(s) and affiliations, mailing addresses, and a footnote with the author's affiliations, instructions for correspondence, and any acknowledgment of research support or other credit. Although Naomi B. McCormick, Ph.D., the Special Issue Editor, is unable to return authors' telephone calls, she invites written queries from prospective authors and submissions of a one-page maximum, word- processed summary of a prospective manuscript. Naomi McCormick's e- mail address is MCCORMNB@SPLAVA.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU and her FAX number is 518 564-3397. Her business address is Naomi B. McCormick, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, SUNY-Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, U.S.A.; please include a self-addressed and stamped envelope for her reply to your query. QUADRUPLICATE COPIES OF COMPLETED MANUSCRIPTS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE EDITOR AT THIS ADDRESS ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1995: NAOMI B. MCCORMICK, PH.D., SPECIAL ISSUE EDITOR C/O ELIZABETH RICE ALLGEIER, PH.D. THE JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BOWLING GREEN, OH 43403, U.S.A. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 14:28:53 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dianna Taylor Subject: information request -- Karen Lehrman's "Off Course" I am trying to locate popular media responses to Karen Lehrman's article "Off Course" which appeared in the Sept/Oct 1993 edition of _Mother Jones_. It 's my understanding that responses to Lehrman's piece appeared in several national newspapers (NYT, Washington Post, etc.) as well as on TV and radio. I've been searching newspaper abstracts under subject headings such as "feminism" and "feminist," "Lehrman," and "women's studies," without success. If anyone has citations for these newspaper articles, or knows of any other media responses to Lehrman's piece, I'd appreciate receiving that information. This is for my master' s paper, which deals with current debates about feminist pedagogy. Please respond to me at "taylode@ucbeh.san.uc.edu". Thanks!Dianna Taylor ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 14:39:23 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathy Burdette Subject: postcolonial list *** Please distribute widely. *** The Spoon Collective would like to announce the creation of a POSTCOLONIAL mailing list. POSTCOLONIAL is an electronic forum for discussion and experimentation rooted in postcolonial literature, film, and theory. POSTCOLONIAL is an open list - all interested parties are invited and encouraged to participate. Specific information about the list is below. _________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe to POSTCOLONIAL, send the message: subscribe postcolonial to: majordomo@lists.village.virginia.edu To post a message to POSTCOLONIAL, send your post to: postcolonial@lists.village.virginia.edu _________________________________________________________________________ The (im)propriety of the term "postcolonial" will hopefully be addressed on the list. For now: "We use the term 'post-colonial'...to cover all the culture affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day" (Bill Ashcroft, et al. _The Empire Writes Back_. 1989). Postcolonial literature and film generally includes the cultural productions emerging out of the experience of colonization. Postcolonial theory and criticism interrogates the relations between culture and imperialism. It frequently is concerned with creating agency for the marginalized and with recovering lost cultural histories. Feminist questions are, of course, germane to this discussion. The roles of academia and the Internet in postcolonial power relations merit discussion as well. A list of representative authors and directors might include: *LITERATURE*: Chinua Achebe, George Lamming, Aime Cesaire, Sara Suleri, Salman Rushdie, Buchi Emecheta, Jamaica Kincaid, Michelle Cliff, Marguerite Duras, Farida Karodia, Ayi Kwei Armah, Nuruddin Farah, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, V.S. Naipaul, Wole Soyinka, Simone Schwarz-Bart, Derek Walcott, Anita Desai, Hanif Kureishi, C.L.R. James, etc. *FILM*: Claire Denis, Ketan Mehta, Farida Ben Lyazid, Ken Loach, Peter Ormrod, Horace Ove, Srinivas Krishna, Ousmane Sembene, Gurinder Chada, Pratibha Parmar, the Sankofa Film Collective, Mira Nair, Marguerite Duras, etc. *THEORY*: Homi Bhabha, Partha Chatterjee, Amilcar Cabral, Frantz Fanon, Ranajit Guha, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Edward Said, Trinh T. Minha, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Abdul Jan Mohamed, etc. _________________________________________________________________________ This is an "open list" -- posts on all aspects of the above issues and more will be welcomed. It is open to general discussion, group readings of published works, the sharing and critique of participants' works-in-progress, and creative appropriations of the texts across a variety of disciplines. This list is unmoderated in the sense that all posts are sent out without the need for approval. However, if you are interested in serving as coordinator of the list (not approving posts but instigating, trying to maintain discussion, and helping with administrative tasks), please contact the Spoon Collective: spoons@jefferson.village.virginia.edu _________________________________________________________________________ POSTCOLONIAL is brought to you by the Spoon Collective, a group of Net citizens devoted to free and open discussion of philosophical issues on the Internet. Based on the Collective's philosophy, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT POSTS CONTAINING LANGUAGE OR DEALING WITH SUBJECT MATTER THAT SOME MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE MAY APPEAR ON THE LIST FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SUCH POSTS WILL NOT BE CENSORED. For that reason, if you are not interested in receiving such posts, please do not subscribe. Other Spoon lists include: avant-garde, bataille, baudrillard, blanchot, cybermind, deleuze-guattari, feyerabend, fiction-of-philosophy, film-theory, foucault, frankfurt-school, french-feminism, lyotard, marxism, nietzsche... Please address any questions, comments, or concerns that are not appropriate for the list as a whole to: spoons@jefferson.village.virginia.edu This announcement created by Dan Kern of the Spoon Collective. Special thanks to Mia Carter for her help. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 19:53:54 -0300 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Karlin J. Lillington" Subject: Super Bowl/violence against women Does anybody out there have access to statistics regarding the increase of violence against women/families at the time of the Super Bowl? I am preparing an article for an Irish national newspaper and would like to include this element. Women's Centres, etc over here do not know, of course; I would be most appreciative if someone could respond PRIVATELY, of course, with any information she or he might have. Thank you very much, Karlin Lillington KLLLNGTN@TCD.IE Trinity College Dublin ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 14:54:44 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cindy Jenefsky Subject: Registration Info for Beijing Can someone e-mail me (privately) description and registration info on the Beijing conference. A graduate student from Taiwan is interested in attending and needs the info. Thank you. Cindy Jenefsky Women's Studies Program University of Georgia cjenefsk@uga.cc.uga.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 13:16:54 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: constance morris shortlidge Subject: postcolonial list Hi. This is in response to Allison's request for info on a postcolonial list. It's address is Majordomo@jefferson.village.virginia.edu in the main body of your message place the following: subscribe and your e-mail address. Good luck. constance shortlidge stlidge@hydra.unm.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 15:25:27 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Deirdre M. Condit" Subject: Re: Registration Info for Beijing In-Reply-To: ; from "Cindy Jenefsky" at Jan 13, 95 2:54 pm > > Can someone e-mail me (privately) description and registration info on > the Beijing conference. A graduate student from Taiwan is interested > in attending and needs the info. Thank you. > > Cindy Jenefsky > Women's Studies Program > University of Georgia > cjenefsk@uga.cc.uga.edu > Dear Cindy, Thanks for the e-mail via Celeste RE the job in New England. Have talked with the search chair and there is some possibility of a chance! Have been enjoying biscotti nightly. Just ordered more. As to your requrest re: Beijing. As we talked about while you were here last fall, VCU is involved in a program to send folks to Beijing. If she is looking to go with folks from the states, she is welcome to contact me. If she is going from Taiwan, I sent your message on to my colleague, Judy Twigg, who is a saint, in the hopes that she could send you an e-mail note re your request. She's keeping tabs on registration, etc. Hope all is well in GA. Have gotten a look-see possibility from a smaller school down your way. Who knows? Best regards, Deirdre Condit ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 17:15:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 3 job openings The following three job openings may be of interest to WMST-L readers: 1) Assistant Professor, Women's Studies (U. of Toronto) 2) Coordinator, Sexual Abuse Awareness Program (Dartmouth C.) 3) Director, Office of Women's Affairs (U. of Illinois, Chicago) For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu ************************************************************ 1) The Women's Studies Programme at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) will be making a two year limited term appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 1995. The successful candidate will be expected to teach our interdisciplinary core course ("Introduction to Women's Studies") which involves the humanities and social/life sciences, and one or more upper division courses likely to include a full course on Feminist Theory. The salary will be commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience. Candidates must have a completed Ph.D. as well as relevant teaching experience with both small and very large groups. Applications must be received by March 1, 1995, and should include a CV as well as a one or two page statement outlining research areas, teaching interests and experience, and pedagogical principles. Evidence of teaching ability should be provided in the form of teaching evaluations along with sample syllabi from courses taught. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. In accordance with its Employment Equity Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from qualified women or men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. Applications and three confidential letters of recommendations should be sent to: Peter Fitting Acting Director Women's Studies Programme New College University of Toronto Toronto M5S 1A1 ************************************************************************* 2) Title: Coordinator, Sexual Abuse Awareness Program (Dartmouth College) Reports to: Health Resources and Women's Resource Center Description: Assumes responsibility for the College's Sexual Abuse Awareness Program, which involves administrative, programmatic, and crisis counseling activities. The program is designed to heighten the awareness of the Dartmouth community to issues of rape, sexual assault and harassment, domestic violence, as well as related issues involved with relationships and gender. Responsible for coordinating and overseeing services in response to all reported incidents of student sexual abuse. Must have at least two years of experience within an educational/clinical institution with programs concerning sexual abuse (including rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment); a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work (ACSW), Health Education, or closely related field; or the equivalent. Must be able to design and deliver workshops and educational programs. Must possess sensitivity, sound clinical judgment, good communication skills, and an ability to assess and evaluate crisis situations. In the context of sexual abuse, must demonstrate an awareness of and ability to address intersections of gender, race, sexual orientation, and other significant aspects of individual and cultural identity. Must be able to work after hours when appropriate/necessary and be available for consultations on all cases of sexual assault involving Dartmouth students. Dartmouth is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The review of applications will begin on February 1, 1995 and will continue until the position is filled. Please send letter of application and resume to Leslie Clancy, Search Coordinator, HB 6143, Dartmouth College Health Service, Hanover, NH 03755. ***************************************************************************** 3) Women's Affairs: The University of Illinois at Chicago, an urban, land grant, research institution, is seeking a director for its Office of Women's Affairs. This Office was created less than three years ago to help make UIC a place where women can pursue their educational and professional goals effectively and safely. The director administers the operation and budget of the office, develops and sponsors programs that promote an equitable, nonsexist, and culturally pluralistic environment; provides counseling and crisis intervention; facilitates advocacy for a diverse community of women; participates in policy development on women's issues; and works with other academic, administrative, and support groups. Applicants, for the position, should demonstrate experience in working with women's issues, organizing and supervising an office of salaried and volunteer staff, educational programming, counseling, working with diverse constituencies, and developing grants. Ph.D. preferred, but will consider MA/MS with relevant experience. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Send letter of application, resume and one-page statement of applicant's vision for the Office of Women's Affairs to Michele Mancione, UIC, Office of Academic Affairs, 601 South Morgan-M/C 103, Room 2731 UH, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7127. For fullest consideration, please submit application materials by February 16, 1995. Review of applications will continue until the position has been filled. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from women, persons of color, and persons with disabilities. From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 13, 1995 ************************************************************************* ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 14:39:04 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jo Trigilio Subject: Re: help with rage quote In-Reply-To: <199501121729.MAA21575@holmes.umd.edu> On Thu, 12 Jan 1995, Kay Dodder wrote: > "To be a conscious woman today is to be in a continual state of rage." > I want to use this quote but I can't remember who wrote it. My search > of reference works has not located it. Can anybody help? > Kay Dodder > kdodder@ccit.arizona.edu > I'm not sure how much this will help, but I know that Robin Morgan said it in the movie "Not a Love Story", but I can't remember if she was quoting someone. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 17:54:06 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sharon Vance Subject: racism and "reverse racism" The following is a response I sent to S. Haley's comment on anti-Semitism. I feel that it is an issue important enough to send to others as well, especially given that this week marks the 50th anniversay of the liberation of auschwitz: I am writing in response to your response to the issue of racism and "reverse racism." While I agree with your main points, I can not agree with your statement that "we can be anti-semitic and none of this is good, but it is not racism. Racism is a power relationship and a system of oppression." I happen to be gathering a bibliography on ethnicity, some of which includes definitions of race. In many societies and arenas of ethnic conflict peoples not classified in the US as races, such as Irish Catholics and Jews, were defined as races. Even in certain periods of US history, in fact just prior to WWII, Jews were defined as a race. If we consider the history of Europe, particularly prior to colonial expansion, Jews were the resident "Other." At different times in history, and even in countries, such as Argentina and Russia today, Jews are subject to a "power relation and a system of oppression." It can be, and frequently is, argued that Jews in the State of Israel, as a collectivity, oppress another people. I accept this argument, and being an Israeli citizen, can testify myself to its validity. It does not, however, annul the fact that in other societies and historic periods Jews have constituted an oppressed people and that anti-semitism IS a systematic form of oppression. It just shows that racism and anti-semitism, as well as other systems of oppression, need to be analyzed within very specific, historic contexts. If we want to generate theories that are universally applicable, and not USA-centric, so to speak, we need to take these societal and historic differences into account. There is quite a lot of literature on anti-semitism, if you are interested. In fact in this week's newsweek there is an article on the final days of auschwitz (this week marks the 50th anniversary of the liberation). Sharon Vance Asian and Middle East Studies University of Pennsylvania svance@ccat.sas.upenn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:32:10 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Stockham Subject: folklore on Q.Sheba I am looking for sources of information either through women's studies or oriental/African studies areas on the Queen of Sheba, primarily folklore concerning her magical powers. This would be outside what information is contained within Judeo-Christian literature, and occult popular fiction. Is there anyone out there who might be a likely or willing person to "tap" regarding this? Would appreciate knowing who they are and their e-mail addresses. Thank you so much. Linda Stockham Departments of Anthropology and Geography California State University San Bernardino lstockha@wiley.csusb.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:17:35 U Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Katherine Carlson Subject: Women in Science & Tech REGARDING Women in Science & Tech Does anyone know of good resources that outline the current situation of women (and girls) in science and technology? i.e. participation rates, job situation etc. I'm also researching what programs address the issue of women in science and technology. If you have any info on either of these topics please email me at the address below. BTW - my focus is on British Columbia. However, I am interested in outstanding programs where ever they may be. Thank-you Katherine Carlson Science Council of B.C. British Columbia, Canada katherine_carlson@scbc.mindlink.bc.ca ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 13:26:14 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Alice Subject: Media Studies job A Media Studies lectureship is available at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Note the close starting date. Please advise anyone who may be interested to apply promptly. LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES (Faculty of Social Sciences) Applications are invited for the above position in the University's rapidly growing programme in Media Studies. The Media studies programme offers an interdisciplinary major within the BA degree, a postgraduate Diploma, as well as a Master's degree and a PhD. The Programme is administered by a Director located in the Social Sciences Faculty with a current staff of four teaching a range of Media Studies papers. A variety of media related courses are offered by other departments in the Social Sciences, Education and Humanities Faculties. Applicants should preferably have a PhD with a broad background in Media Studies with a particular interest in both Television Studies and Cultural Studies. The applicant should also have the capacity to contribute to both undergraduate and graduate courses in the field. Initially the successful applicant will be required to teach a second year course in Television Studies and a third year course in Cultural Studies and the Media. Inquiries of an academic nature concerning the position should be addressed to Dr Graeme Bassett, Director of Media Studies, tel. (06) 350.5356 or fax (06) 350. 5691 The successful applicant will be required to commence duties on or about 31 May 1995 or earlier if possible. Closing date : March 3rd 1995 ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 15:39:04 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Alice Subject: Feminism/Postmodernism/Postfeminism Conference CONFERENCE NOTICE AND SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS : FEMINISM/POSTMODERNISM/POSTFEMINISM November 17 - 19th 1995 at Massey University, Palmerston North, Aotearoa (New Zealand). This conference offers a space for an encounter between feminist and postmodernist thinking in Aotearoa, along three thematic threads : (1) critiques of epistemology Participants might for example address issues around the claim that there can be no feminist politics without an ontologically grounded feminist subject; how are we to theorise the 'multiple subject' of feminism(s); the political implications of various standpoint theories; how can universalisms like 'patriarchy' and 'phallogocentrism' be reframed to avoid the implicit cultural imperialism of white feminist epistemologies ... (2) politics and power Participants might for example address issues around the implications of critiques of the binary logics for the location of the 'subaltern'; what are the critical relations between feminism's modernist conceptual structures and postcolonialism and poststructuralism; does the problematising of "the real" by poststructuralist informed feminism(s) lead to moral relativism and avoids addressing political strategising about rape, and sexual oppressions; ... (3) hybrid bodies Participants might for example articulate specific sites in which postmodern theorising of bodies problematises "real" bodies, while exploring the 'extra-discursive' - AIDS bodies; postcolonial bodies; the medicalisation of midwifery; legal discourses of transsexualism; male lesbianism; bodysize; mental health; queerness .... Participants are invited to address the theme(s) critically and imaginatively and (where possible) with reference to the cultural context of Aotearoa. Twelve papers only will be selected from those submitted by the deadline July 16th. Papers should be no longer than 30 pages and may be submitted on paper or disk to the address below. The selected papers will be circulated to all who have registered for the conference by Oct. 1st. It is intended that this will facilitate lively and useful debates over the conference weekend. The papers will be published as a book, edited by the conference facilitators : Dr Lynne Alice (Women's Studies) and Dr Lynne Star (Media Studies). An early registration form follows and should be reply emailed or posted to : FEMINISM/POSTMODERNISM/POSTFEMINISM Women's Studies Massey University Box 11 - 222 Palmerston North Aotearoa/New Zealand ___________________ REGISTRATION FORM FEMINISM/POSTMODERNISM/POSTFEMINISM November 17 - 19th 1995 at Massey University, Palmerston North, Aotearoa (New Zealand). NAME........................................................................ ..... UNIVERSITY/WORK AFFILIATION................... ............................................................................ ............ CONTACT ADDRESS................................................ ............................................................................ ............ ............................................................................ ............ I INTEND TO GIVE A PAPER : YES.......NO..... TITLE OF PAPER......................................................... ............................................................................ ............ 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I INTEND TO COME AS A DISCUSSANT IN THE FOLLOWING AREA(S) : (1) critiques of epistemology................................ (2) politics and power........................................... (3) hybrid bodies.................................................... ______________________________ INFORMATION ABOUT FEES AND ACCOMODATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU SHORTLY ______________________________ ............................................................ The Director of Women's Studies, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Tel. 906) 350.4417 or 350.4425 Fax (06) 350.5627. ............................................................... ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 10:30:44 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Carole Shmurak Subject: Re: all-girl institutions I have been doing research on this topic for several years. Let me summarize by saying that there is evidence that girls' high schools graduates have higher aspirations than their counterparts at coed schools - but there is NO EVIDENCE that girls from these schools achieve more afterwards. (There is such evidence for the women's colleges. People keep lumping these together but these are two very different age groups.) In fact, my research shows that, for the classes of 1960-85, graduates of coed high schools are more likely to enter sci/math related fields than graduates of girls' high schools. I am currently doing a longitudinal study of two groups presently in high school that looks at development of career choices and attitudes towards women's roles - and so far ( 3 yrs into the study) no differences between girls at girls' schools and coed schools. If interested, see my articles in Independent School, Fall 1994, or The High School Journal, November 1994. Carole Shmurak SHMURAK@CSUSYS.CTSTATEU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 10:59:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 1)New file 2)WMST-L in top 40 A few days ago, sociologist Judith Lorber posted on the Usenet newsgroup soc.feminism a bibliography entitled "Men and Feminism" in response to queries about readings for men. Since there have been similar discussions in the past on WMST-L, I requested and received Professor Lorber's permission to add her bibliography to the WMST-L file collection. Those interested in retrieving it should send a message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU that says GET READINGS FOR_MEN2 . If you also want to see a compilation of messages that appeared a year or so on WMST-L, add a second line that says GET READINGS FOR_MEN . If you want more info about soc.feminism or Usenet, add a 3rd line saying GET OTHER LISTS . BE SURE TO SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, not to WMST-L!! Do NOT hit reply!!! Also, while I don't want to clutter everyone's mailbox with a separate message, I thought some of you might like to know that WMST-L again made John Buckman's listing of the 40 largest email lists in the world (his first listing appeared last summer, an updated version a few days ago). WMST-L was the only women- or gender-related list to appear. WMST-L currently has approximately 3500 subscribers in 37 countries. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 12:33:50 EST 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, SWIP-L Moderator" Subject: FILM REVIEW ADDED: Nell On Saturday, January 14, I broadcast a review of the film "Nell" on the Women and Film segment of "The Women's Show" the feminist radio ary on magazine produced by Dorothy Abbott on WMNF-FM (88.5) in Tampa, FL. It is now available for retrieval from the FILM FILELIST. To obtain this review send the following command to Listserv @UMDD (Bitnet) or UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET FILM REV131 FILM To obtain a list of all the film reviews available, send a message to the same listserv address that says: INDEX FILM To get more than one review, put each command on a separate line: GET FILM REV6 FILM GET FILM REV14 FILM GET FILM REV39 FILM The opinions expressed in these reviews were mine when I wrote the review and represent one woman's opinion at a particular time.We have over 3000 subscribers to WMST-L so there are probably 2999 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. I have appreciated the feedback I've received. Thanks. Linda ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 14:40:16 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shirley P Brown Subject: Re: 1)New file 2)WMST-L in top 40 In-Reply-To: <199501141601.LAA20338@holmes.umd.edu> from "Joan Korenman" at Jan 14, 95 10:59:00 am Has anyone used Douglas' "Where the Girls Are" ? I am thinking of using it in a gener awareness project that involves teachers from a middle and senior high school. Would they find it useful in discussing television programs, music, etc. with their classes? Both of the schools the teachers teach are coed and have large African-american populations. Any reactions to the book or suggestions would be appreciated. Shirley P. Brown spunky@dolphin.upenn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 13:49:59 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Maria Johnson Subject: Re: 3 job openings In-Reply-To: <199501132217.OAA15974@leland.Stanford.EDU> from "Joan Korenman" at Jan 13, 95 05:15:00 pm Regarding the women's studies job in Toronto, when it says: "In accordance... this is directed to Canadian citizens/permanent residents...", does that mean non-residents/citizens need not apply, or residents/citizens get first dibs, or Canadian law says they can't directly recruit outside the country, or what? Anyone know? ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 17:27:49 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Mindy Foster Subject: Re: 3 job openings In-Reply-To: <199501142151.QAA25359@holmes.umd.edu>; from "Maria Johnson" at Jan 14, 95 1:49 pm sorry to post this, but no private email address was provided. regarding the u of t position: canadian laws require that job searches look for canadians first. if it can be proved that no canadian can fill the job adequately, then someone outside the country can be hired. i would encourage americans etc to apply anyway--plenty of americans are currently working in canadian institutions. mindi foster mfoster@ccs.carleton.ca ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 16:31:46 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shelda Eggers Subject: Inquiry re: Irigaray mailing list Is anyone on this list a subscriber to the Irigaray mailing list? Or does anyone know if it's currently active? I subscribed over a month ago and have yet to hear anything past my first "welcome to the list" message. I have tried to send message to the so-called administrative address, but my mail came back undeliverable. I would appreciate a reply (privately) from anyone who has any information regarding this list. Thanks, Shelda (c351241@mizzou1.missouri.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 17:48:48 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathe Davis Subject: Re: 1)New file 2)WMST-L in top 40 In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 14 Jan 95 14:44:36 EST from bETTY -- I am indeed interested, thanks. Do you have a schedule for the Cle Symph Orch? k.