========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 00:28:01 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Sherry J. Mou, Department of Chinese, Wellesley College" Subject: Second Call for Papers SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS The 31st International Congress on Medieval Studies Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan May 2-6, 1996 There will be two sessions on "Death and Rebirth of Women in Medieval China--Histories and Fiction." Although I am more interested in history and literature, topics on philosophy, religion and arts are also welcomed. Works covering up to the Ming Dynasty (early 17th century) will be considered. Please send a 500-word abstract and a short cv to Sherry J. Mou Department of Chinese Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02181-8292 A publisher is interested in possibly publishing the conference papers in a collection. Thus, prospective papers should not have been published before. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: September 5, 1995 Complete papers should be submitted by the end of March 1996. Please feel free to forward this message to other relevant lists. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. Sincerely, Sherry J. Mou Internet: smou@wellesley.edu Office: (617) 283-2189 Fax: (617) 283-3639 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 01:07:27 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: jeanne giaimis Subject: Women in Vietnam Hi to all members on this list, I am an adjunct professor of history at Montclair State University in New Jersey; I am also an adjunct professor of humanities at Bloomfield College in New Jersey. I teach Women's history in both institutions. After too many years away from a doctoral dissertation I have begun to work seriously on this last project for my Phd. My dissertation is a historical study of the American women, both military and civilian, who were in Vietnam between 1961 and 1975. I ask the question: What motivated one woman to work among the military forces while the other woman focused her attention on the vietnamese villagers. I would appreciate it if anyone on this list knows of similar work being done, or knows of any monographs which either have been or are in the process of being written. Thanks. Jeanne Giaimis 201-736-5873 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 23:47:34 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: quote A local campus lab newsletter cites a quote that I think somebody on this net might easily confirm or disconfirm. It cites "an opinion expressed by feminist philosopher Sandra Harding that Newton's Principia Mathematica reflects patriarchal, exploitative Western thinking and therefore might as well be called "Newton's Rape Manual." Did this really happen or is it one of those imaginary stories? Susan M. Ervin-Tripp tel (510) 642-7137 Psychology Department FAX (510) 642-5293 University of California ervintr1@violet Berkeley CA 94720 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 02:12:56 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Green Suzanne D Subject: concordances In-Reply-To: <199508150509.BAA10057@holmes.umd.edu> From sdgreen@jove.acs.unt.eduTue Aug 15 02:09:45 1995 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 02:09:32 -0500 (CDT) From: Green Suzanne D Subject: concordances I'm conducting a brief survey, so if you have a minute or two, I'd really appreciate your thoughts on this question: What uses, scholarly or otherwise, do you make of concordances of literary works? How often do you use them? What specific types of projects do you use them for? Please reply by private email to sdgreen@jove.acs.unt.edu. Thanks for your help. Suzanne Green ______________________________________________________________________________ | Suzanne D. Green | An unpublished writer is one who tries Department of English | to get it perfect. University of North Texas | P. O. Box 13827 | A published writer gets it done by Denton, Texas 76203 | Tuesday. 817-565-2050 Fax: 817-565-4355 | sdgreen@jove.acs.unt.edu | Joanna Russ _____________________________________|__________________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 08:58:27 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Heidi Hutner Subject: Disney animated films Does anyone know of any articles on Disney animated films? I'm interested in issues of race and gender. Thanks! H Hutner@AOL.COM ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 09:13:22 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: STRETCH OR DROWN/ EVOLVE OR DIE Subject: Re: quote This is in reply to Susan Ervin-Tripp's query about the quotation referring to Sandra Harding. I think (though I wouldn't swear to it) that the passage comes from a review of Sandra's book by the mathematician Marguerita Levin. I can't off the top of my head remember where the review was published, but it was pretty much in that vein. There is a bit about Marguerita Levin in Susan Faludi's book Backlash. Hope that helps you track it down. Laurie Finke finkel@kenyon.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 09:39:58 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from OfficeVision to RFC822 by PUMP V2.2X From: Linda Lopez McAlister Subject: Disney animated films In-Reply-To: note of 08/15/95 09:07 There is a collection of articles about Disney products (including but not limited to animated films) about to be published by Indiana University Press. I'm not sure what the title finally ended up being but two of the editors are Elizabeth Bell and Laura Sells and it should be in the Fall/Winter IUP catalog. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:08:56 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: JMason Subject: Re: Disney animated films In-Reply-To: <199508151303.JAA23975@holmes.umd.edu> I recommend to you a relatively new list, "Gender and Education," GENED, which is devoted to discussion of gender issues and K-12 education; participants include academic and research people, teachers, and parents interested in gender issues. Although discussion has quieted recently, a vigorous discussion of Disney and gender has taken place on GENED over the last month. I suggest Henry Giroux's book, _Disturbing Pleasures: Learning Popular Culture_, Routledge 1994, which has an excellent and provocative commentary on Disney. (To subscribe to GENED, send command "subscribe gened" [without quotes] to majordomo@acpub.duke.edu) John Mason [GENED CoModerator] -------------------------------------------------------- John B. Mason (410)339-4188 The Center for Contemporary Education at The Park School The Park School * Old Court Rd * Brooklandville MD 21022 -------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:11:33 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ingrid Alisa Bowleg Subject: Seeking the heterosexuality questionnaire I learned about the heterosexuality questionnaire at a teaching workshop last week. The questionnaire is designed to challenge students to examine heterosexism. Does anyone know where I could find this questionnaire? Please reply to my privately. Thank you. Lisa Bowleg Women's Studies Program Georgetown University Internet: lisabow@gwis.circ.gwu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:17:11 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ingrid Alisa Bowleg Subject: Self-esteem, self-efficacy and HIV/AIDS Hello, I'm conducting research to explore whether a relationships exists between African-American college women's levels of global self-esteem, sexual-esteem, sexual self-efficacy and HIV/AIDS protective behaviors (e.g. ensuring, to the extent possible, that a male sex partner always wears a condom). I'm using Rosenberg's self-esteem scale, but learned last week at a workshop that there may be other self-esteem scales more applicable to my work (specifically Susan Harter's work. At least I think that's her name. I may have mispelled her last name). I would appreciate information about any studies in the area of self-esteem and HIV/AIDS in general, and any information about women (especially Black women) and self-esteem in particular. I've done what I consider to be extensive library research, but even so, did not come across Harta's (sp?) work. Thus, I want to make certain that my literature review is as comprehensive as possible, and that I am using the best scales for my data collection. Thank you very much. Lisa Bowleg Women's Studies Program Georgetown University Internet: lisabow@gwis.circ.gwu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:26:14 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Deborah Grayson Subject: fanny burney Thanks to you all for all of your suggestions for my request on women, literature and medicine. I am in the process of alphabetizing and getting full citations for all of the suggestions. I have another request. In doing reasearch on Fanny Burney I have read and heard at least three times now that physicians now believe that she, in fact, did not have breast cancer and was needlessly mutilated. Can someone tell me where I can find documentation of this. The sources I have make passing remarks about this point but refer me no where. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please respond privately. Deborah R. Grayson Department of English University of Rochester drgn@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 12:46:16 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Suzanne F. Franks" Subject: Re: quote In response to Susan M. Ervin-Tripp's query about the Sandra Harding quote: I recently read the same quote in an article in an issue of "Science" and will look up the exact reference, to be posted later. It was cited in context of a report on a conference in which scientists and other academics were discussing the supposed decline of belief in Truth and Objectivity. It was in an issue of Science in the last weeks of July, sorry I don't have the exact citation right now. The original quote by Harding I believe does exist in her book, "The Science Question in Feminism" and again, I don't have the exact citation here, but can find it this evening at home and post it tomorrow. I remember this quote because it struck me very strongly when I originally read it. From what I recall, the quote is more or less exact, but taken somewhat out of context. What comes before it in her book situates the quote in a point she is trying to make, and it may be that she made it more or less tongue in cheek. It doesn't surprise me, given what I know of academic scientists, that the quote would be taken out of context, and/or completely misunderstood. What Harding is discussing requires a level of critical/analytical approach to thinking about science as an enterprise that most scientists are not only unfamiliar with, but that is, I would suggest, actively discouraged in scientists. Science is something you do, something you ask questions with, not about; this is the general attitude promoted in scientific training. Sorry for the long post, and lack of exact citations; I will get back to the list tomorrow and pinpoint the sources I have mentioned. Suzanne Franks sfranks@galois.fccc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 13:54:55 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Linda L. Anderson" Subject: new video on battered women PLEASE POST THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ON OTHER APPROPRIATE LISTS. "VOICES HEARD SISTERS UNSEEN" is a new 75-minute video by Grace Poore and SHaKTI Productions about battered women who have become advocates for social change. They present personal stories and feminist analysis about how courts, police, and social services re-victimize battered women who are deaf, disabled, lesbians, prostitutes, HIV-positive, and undocumented (i.e., have no immigration status). Using interviews, poetry, dance and music, the video shows how these survivors of domestic violence are working to change the way the system treats battered women in search of justice and safety, and calls for multi-issue activism and an interdisciplinary response to stop the compartmentalization of women and services for battered women. The premiere of "Voices Heard Sisters Unseen" will be in September at the NGO Forum for Women in Beijing, China; the video and discussion guide will be available November 10, 1995. To order the video, arrange for a screening in your country or city, to find out about the USA premiere, and for information on PAL or closed captioned NTSC tapes, contact Grace Poore, SHaKTI Production, 8403 16th Street, #006, Silver Spring, MD 20910-2831, USA, or fax: 202.628.4899. A special discount price for National Coalition Against Domestic Violence members and any other battered women's program, battered women's support group, or individual providing services to battered women is available until December 31, 1995. The price is $49 for one tape+guide, $90 for two (these include shipping and handling), through Women Make Movies, Video Request, 462 Broadway, Suite 500N, New York, NY 10013; fax: 212.925-2052. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 15:37:29 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Cheryl Sattler Subject: Re: Seeking the heterosexuality questionnaire In-Reply-To: <199508151413.KAA01416@holmes.umd.edu> On Tue, 15 Aug 1995, Ingrid Alisa Bowleg wrote: > I learned about the heterosexuality questionnaire at a teaching workshop > last week. The questionnaire is designed to challenge students to examine > heterosexism. Does anyone know where I could find this questionnaire? > Please reply to my privately. Thank you. > > Lisa Bowleg > Women's Studies Program > Georgetown University > Internet: lisabow@gwis.circ.gwu.edu > This is of interest to me, as well as undoubtedly other members of the list. Please post it publicly so we can all benefit. Cheryl Sattler csattler@CapAccess.org ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 17:07:04 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shirley P Brown Subject: Re: Newsletter Information (fwd) (fwd) In-Reply-To: <199508141345.JAA23262@holmes.umd.edu> from "Barbara McCaskill" at Aug 14, 95 09:42:11 am Sorry to clutter up the listserv. Some from the AAUW asked for a curriculum for GATE project in Philadelphia, but I inadvertently deleted the message. Please contact me privately. Shirley spunky@dolphin.upenn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:30:39 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beth Rushing Subject: Re: Seeking the heterosexuality questionnaire You can find a copy of the heterosexuality questionnaire reprinted in Kimmel and Messner's collection called _Men's Lives_ (3rd edition). The note there says it is reprinted from _Changing Men_, Spring 1982. The author is M. Rochlin. Beth Rushing Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology University of Tennessee - Martin Martin TN 38238 email: rushing@utm.edu phone: 901-587-7513 fax: 901-587-7514 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 18:23:07 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: beatrice Subject: Re: quote In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 14 Aug 1995 23:47:34 -0800 from In `The science question in feminism,' Sandra Harding discusses at one point the use of metaphor and interpretation in science and the influence of social, particularly gender relations, in science methodology. She argues that a prob- lem in the history of science is the mystifying philosophy of social science that direct the histories to misleading understandings and she complains about the inadequacy of histories in the matter of social relations between the gende rs. On p. 113 she says that traditional historians and philosophers argue that Bacon's rape metaphors are irrelevant to the real meanings and referents of scientific concepts held by those who used them and the public for whom they wrote. But, she points out, (presumbably the same people) take seriously the metaphor of nature as a machine as an interpretation of Newton's mathematical laws, to direct inquirers to apply his theory to their methods and the kind of metaphysics it supports. From this, Harding argues for consistency in the understanding of the use of metaphors, i. e., nature as machine, nature as woman indifferent to or welcoming rape. It's at that point that she says, "... why is it not as illuminating and honest to refer to Newton's laws as `Newton's rape manual' as it is to call them `Newton's mechanics'" The leap from Bacon to Newton is Harding's. It, and the subsequent discuss- ion of a shift from a `woman-centered' to a `man-centered' universe is not consistent with the careful analysis of science in most of Harding's work. Beatrice bfdgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:17:59 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: Re: quote Thanks for your helpful comments. Did your version of the messages contain the full version of one I got that started as follows: It had no subject or sender! somewhat out of context. What comes before it in her book situates the quote in a point she is trying to make, and it may be that she made it more or less tongue in cheek. It doesn't surprise me, given what I know of academic scientists, that the quote would be taken out of context, and/or completely misunderstood. What Harding is discussing requires a level of critical/analytical approach to thinking about science as an enterprise that most scientists are not only unfamiliar with, but that is, I would suggest, actively discouraged in scientists. Science is something you do, something you ask questions with, not about; this is the general attitude promoted in scientific training. Susan M. Ervin-Tripp tel (510) 642-7137 Psychology Department FAX (510) 642-5293 University of California ervintr1@violet Berkeley CA 94720 US Budget: The current military budget of $253 billion isas much as all of the other nations of the world combined. Congress voted for tobacco subsidies and gave the Pentagon more than they asked for, while they cut nutrition, prenatal care and education. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:20:09 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: Re: quote The actual newsletter quote which was in a local lab newsletter gave a citation from an electronic newsletter from "the national association of scholars" about political correctness. What i was curious about was whether the national association of scholars had distorted Harding. Susan M. Ervin-Tripp tel (510) 642-7137 Psychology Department FAX (510) 642-5293 University of California ervintr1@violet Berkeley CA 94720 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 21:02:08 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Constance J Ostrowski Subject: Re: Disney animated films In addition to the discussion of _Pocahontas_ on the GENED list, there was one in late June through mid-July on the H-WOMEN list. (I'm also in the middle of writing an article examining the gender myths underlying Disney's treatment of Pocahontas' story.) Connie Ostrowski ostroc@rpi.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 22:09:59 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: STRETCH OR DROWN/ EVOLVE OR DIE Subject: Re: Seeking the heterosexuality questionnaire Rochlin's heterosexuality questionnaire can be found in Michael Kimmel and Michael Messner's Men's Lives, 3rd edition, p. 405. Laurie Finke finkel@kenyon.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 22:58:16 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandra Tangri Subject: Re: Mentoring (fwd) I have received several replies to my request for items on mentoring, and sevseral requests from other members on the list to share that information, so I am putting the following reply out to the whole list, and will do so with the others as well. Sandy Tangri ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 21:36:48 -0400 (EDT) From: JMason To: Suzanne Green , Sandra Tangri Subject: Re: Mentoring On Sat, 12 Aug 1995, Green Suzanne D wrote: > On Sat, 29 Jul 1995, Sandra Tangri wrote: > > > Hi! I'm new to this list, and wonder if someone could recommend a good > > source for a bibliography on mentoring? Please reply personally: > > Tangri@tmn.com. Thank you. > > > > Sandy Tangri > > actually, if you have a bibliography on mentoring, I'd also be interested > in seeing it. please reply to: > sdgreen@jove.acs.unt.edu A couple of years ago, I was involved in developing and pilot testing a handbook on mentoring with the Northeast Education Common Market Project at the Northeast Regional Laboratory in Andover Mass. The result of that was a massive handbook; the book includes extensive bibliographies, many readings included, along with exercises and just about anything you might want to know about mentoring. You should be able to obtain it from the Northeast Regional Lab in Andover, or from the State Dept. of Education is Mass, NH, Maine, VT, or NY. I know that Connecticut also did its own mentoring handbook about that time as well. John Mason -------------------------------------------------------- John B. Mason (410)339-4188 The Center for Contemporary Education at The Park School The Park School * Old Court Rd * Brooklandville MD 21022 -------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 21:11:06 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beth Amanda Subject: Re: Psychology curriculum booklet -Reply In-Reply-To: <199508111317.JAA03738@holmes.umd.edu> I am currently doing graduate work at UCSB in the teacher education program and would be interested in seeing K-12 gender awareness curriculum. Any information in this area is appreciated. Beth Amanda Amanda@coyote.rain.org ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 08:01:37 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jamshid Mousavinezhad Subject: Women's Studies Database The Feminist Majority, with the assistance of New Media Publishing, is currently in the midst of creating a World Wide Web site. A subsection of this site will focus on the growing field of women's studies, providing information on related Internet resources, journals and books, and programs and centers. In addition, a database section entitled 'Feminist Faculty' will help a cross-section of scholars network and share information. This database, comprised of faculty members in women's studies and related fields, will allow users to search by keyword and locate other faculty members. 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New Media Publishing The Feminist Majority ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 08:31:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: listowner away again I will be away and probably without a computer from Saturday, August 19, until Tuesday, September 5. Linda Lopez McAlister has agreed to serve as listowner in my absence until August 28. If you have problems that need a listowner's intervention, Linda can be reached at HYPATIA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU . [That's a v, not a u, in CFRVM.] If you have problems after August 28, they may have to remain unsolved for a week or so. Before you ask Linda for help, please consult the WMST-L User's Guide--often you can find the information you need in the guide. If you need another copy, you can get one by sending the message GET GUIDE WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . You can also read the guide on gopher and on the World Wide Web. On gopher, gopher to gopher.umbc.edu and, from the main menu, select Academic Department Information, then Women's Studies, then WMST-L. On World Wide Web, the URL is http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/user-guide.html . Also, here are instructions for how to unsubscribe. Send all messages to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (or, if you subscribed on Bitnet, to LISTSERV@UMDD). **NEVER send messages about your subscription to WMST-L!** 1) To unsubscribe if you don't get the edited digest: Send the message UNSUB WMST-L to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU 2) To unsubscribe if you DO get the edited digest: Send the following two-line message to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU: AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE UNSUB WMST-L If the above doesn't work and you need Linda McAlister's help, write to her at HYPATIA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU . Do NOT hit reply. Do NOT send any message about your subscription to WMST-L. Many thanks. I hope to see you all in September. Joan Korenman ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 18:08:37 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Vivien Rose Subject: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of Women's Suffrage (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 07:55:57 -0400 From: Caroline Whitbeck To: megawomen@MIT.EDU, women@MIT.EDU, swip-l@cfrvm.cfr.usf.ed Cc: xli@MIT.EDU, hidee@MIT.EDU, julietm@MIT.EDU, harley@MIT.EDU, marlon@MIT.EDU, Caroline Whitbeck , rebecca@MIT.EDU Subject: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of Women's Suffrage WOMEN'S PLACE IS APPARENTLY IN THE BASEMENT by Barbara Yost (The Phoenix Gazette) Commentary Karen Stacer, wife of a United States senator's aide, was headed for the bathroom in the basement of the U.S. CAPITOL several weeks ago when she stumbled across three tons of marble. It was a statue of three women, their names facing the wall as if in shame. When she looked closer, she discovered they were three of the most famous women in American history: SUSAN B. ANTHONY, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND LUCRETIA MOTT, suffragists who had helped women win the right to vote. Upstairs in the Capitol rotunda, a place of honor, are monuments to America's great men - Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Spiro Agnew. But the women who had secured the most basic of democratic rights for half the American population are consigned to the bowels of the building, once used as storage. In the 74 years since the statue was presented to Congree in an elaborate but apparently hypocritical ceremony, the marble women have languished in the basement despite five resolutions to move them upstairs next to the boys. No other women stand in the rotunda, giving visitors the impression that women have done little for this country besides sew flags and marry presi- dents. Moving the statue requires a vote in both the Senate and the House. Led by Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, whose grandmother was an activist for women's rights, the Senate recently passed yet another resolution. The House seemed on the verge of agreement. But last week they ran into something more immovable, it would seem than three tons of marble. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. "Why the Speaker is doing this I have no idea," says Joan Meacham, president of the 75th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage Task Force in Washington, D.C. Countless appeals have fallen on deaf ears, Meacham says. Gingrich, who could bring up the resolution for a vote in the House, reportedly commented that he didn't want to be associated with "a bunch of liberal women." Liberal women? Meacham, a Republican, names some of the groups involved in the effort: The League of Women Voters, Concerned Women for American - an extremely conservative group, and Republican women's organizations. The mood is grim at Meacham's office, operating under the auspices of the National Women's Party, whose founder commissioned the statue in 1920 after the constitutional amendment was passed giving women the right to vote. "We're totally deflated," Meacham says. "I'm totally shocked... There's no reason this could not have been done." Gingrich's office responded with a long-distance shrug. "We have no update," the press officer said. "In the long run, I don't know where he's going to come down" on the issue. But, the aide added reassuringly, "He's in favor of suffrage." END OF STORY You may want to write President and Gingrich telling them what you think of this action on THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR HALF THE POPULATION, and to the tell your friends to tell their friends to CALL THE SENATE TOLL FREE AT: 1-800-444-1555 Enter a zip code from the state whose Senator you wish to speak with. You may only make three calls from a given number. ******************************************************************* Caroline Whitbeck whitbeck@mit.edu MIT 3-137C Cambridge MA 02139 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 09:00:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: please check before forwarding messages The message about women in the basement of the US Capitol has just appeared on WMST-L for the *THIRD* time (sigh). PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD A MESSAGE TO THE LIST WITHOUT CHECKING FIRST TO SEE WHETHER IT HAS ALREADY APPEARED. You can check easily by asking listserv to do a database search on a keyword. To learn how to do this, send the message GET DUMMY GUIDE to LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU . You'll receive a very clear set of instructions written by WMST-L subscriber Jacqueline Hunt . WMST-L's mail volume poses a constant problem for many subscribers. The last thing the list needs is duplicate messages . Please be considerate of your fellow subscribers and check first before forwarding a message. Also, please do NOT send jokes, political messages, and others that do not deal directly with women's studies teaching, research, and program administration. Many thanks. Joan Korenman ***************************************************************************** * Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu * * U. of Md. Baltimore County Bitnet: korenman@umbc * * Baltimore, MD 21228-5398 * * * * The only person to have everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe * ***************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 09:26:28 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jamshid Mousavinezhad Subject: REVISED Women's Studies Database In response to some early feedback, we have modified some elements of the original message. Sorry about this second post, but some of the suggestions change our input fields. Also, note that we are not limiting this database to members of women's studies departments -- it is meant to be inclusive of the broader field of women's issues. The Feminist Majority, with the assistance of New Media Publishing, is currently in the midst of creating a World Wide Web site. A subsection of this site will focus on the growing interdisciplinary field of research on women, providing information on related Internet resources, journals and books, and programs and centers. In addition, an interdisciplinary database section entitled 'Feminist Faculty' will help a cross-section of scholars network and share information. This database, comprised of faculty members in women's studies and related fields, will allow users to search by keyword and locate other faculty members. If you would like to be included in this database, we ask that you email us with the following information: Name Department College/University Address Phone/Fax Email address(es) Research areas/Topics of interest In your message, please use "feminist faculty" as the subject line, and type each field entry on a separate line. The last field entry can be up to a paragraph in length, including, among other information, your area of specialization, current research topics, educational background, current or upcoming publications, requests for assistance/documents from other users, etc. To ensure inclusion in the launch version of the site, we ask that you respond as soon as possible. Send all messages to: fmupdate@newmedium.com. Please feel free to further distribute this message. Thank you. The Feminist Majority New Media Publishing ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 10:20:52 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elizabeth Eames Subject: Re: REVISED Women's Studies Database In-Reply-To: <199508161329.JAA24924@holmes.umd.edu> from "Jamshid Mousavinezhad" at Aug 16, 95 09:26:28 am revised entry for Elizabeth A. Eames. Everything remains the same, although it needs to be rearranged, and you should add: phone/fax: 207-786-x6335 (women's st.) -x6082 (anthro) -x6123 (fax) Thanks ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 12:14:47 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elizabeth Mazur Subject: Re: Disney animated films Leadbeater & Wilson have a very interesting article in Youth & Society (Vol. 24, June 1993, 466-486, "Flipping their fins for a place to stand...") that compares Disney's version of The Little Mermaid with Hans Christian Andersen's, paying special attention to the portrayal of women. It made me go back and read the original story! ELIZABETH MAZUR EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PSYMAZUR@ACS.EKU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 12:51:11 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Margaret R. Saraco" Subject: Re: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of Women's Suffrage (fwd) In-Reply-To: <199508161237.IAA08550@holmes.umd.edu> When I responded to Sen. Lautenberg (NJ) office about the statues of the three first generation feminists, his aide responded with horror. we spoke at length about it. Keep calling, some are just not aware (or prefer not to be aware. Margaret R. Saraco mrs@haven.ios.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 12:55:33 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elspeth Brown Subject: what is women's studies--responses Hi all. I have received several responses to my inquiry, "what is women's studies?" and have also received several requests that I share the list with "the" list. So, thanks for your involvement! 1. *Transforming the Curriculum: Ethnic Studies and WOmen's Studies* ed. by Johnella Butler and John Walter (Albany SUNY 1991) 2. *Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge: Feminist Anthroplogy in the Postmodern Era* ed by Micaela di Leonardo (Berkely UCal P 1991). 3. *Women's Studies International: Nairobi and Beyond* ed by Aruna Rao (NY: Feminist P, 1991) see article on the development of ws in the US by Florence Howe. 4. *Feminist Theory: A Critique of Ideology* ed by Nannerl O. Keohane, Michelle Rosaldo and Barbara C. Gelp1 (Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press, 1982)--see article in there by Marilyn Boxer called "For an About Women: The Theory and Practivce of Women's Studies in the U.S." 5. *Professing Feminisn: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women's Studies* by Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge (BY: Basic Books 1994). 6. *Thinking Feminist: Key Concepts in Women's Studies* ed. by Diane Richardson and Victoria Robinson (NY: Guilford P, 1993). 7. other leads that I have not yet found full cites for: new excellent book of essays about the teaching of women's studies just out from DUKE U. press (anyone know the cite?); *Women: Images and Realities* Mayfield Press has a wonderful section on "What is women's studies"; a book called *Thinking Women.* Hope this is all helpful. Elspeth Brown elspeth@minerva.cis.yale.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 12:55:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Allison Hirschman Subject: heterosexual question. From: WINS%"" 16-AUG-1995 12:21:08.77 To: hirschma@gar.union.edu CC: Subj: Re: the heterosexual questionnaire Return-Path: Received: from husky1.stmarys.ca by gar.union.edu with SMTP ; Wed, 16 Aug 95 12:21:00 EDT Received: from SHARK.StMarys.CA by HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (PMDF V4.3-12 #8786) id <01HU54WH40I88WZ8A6@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA>; Wed, 16 Aug 1995 13:21:28 -0400 (AST) Received: from SHARK/MAILQ by shark.stmarys.ca (Mercury 1.21) ; 16 Aug 95 13:21:19 ADT4AST Received: from MAILQ by SHARK (Mercury 1.21); 16 Aug 95 13:21:07 ADT4AST Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 13:21:06 +0000 (ADT4AST) From: "Mylene DiPenta # IEC Temp. Staff" Subject: Re: the heterosexual questionnaire To: hirschma@gar.union.edu Message-id: <6ACC77931@shark.stmarys.ca> Organization: Saint Mary's University X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.22 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal Subject: the heterosexual questionnaire Author: girl@uci.edu at SMTPPOST Date: 8/11/95 4:16 AM THE HETEROSEXUAL QUESTIONNAIRE 1. What do you think caused your heterosexuality? 2. When and how did you decide you were a heterosexual? 3. Is it possible that your heterosexuality is just a phase that you may grow out of? 4. Is it possible that your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex? 5. If you have never slept with someone of the same sex, is it possible that all you need is a good gay lover? 6. Do your parents know you are straight? Do your friends and/or roommates know? 7. Why do you insist on flaunting your heterosexuality? Can't you just be who you are and keep it quiet? 8. Why do heterosexuals place so much emphasis on sex? 9. Why do heterosexuals feel so compelled to introduce others into their lifestyle? 10. A disproportionate majority of child molesters are heterosexual. Do you consider it safe to expose your child to heterosexual teachers? 11. Just what do men and women do in bed together? How can they truly know how to please each other, being so anatomically different? 12. With all the societal support marriage receives, the divorce rate is spiraling. Why are there so few stable relationships between heterosexuals? 13. Statistics show that lesbians have the lowest incidence of sexually transmitted disease. Is it really safe for a woman to maintain a heterosexual lifestyle and run the risk of disease and pregnancy? 14. How can you expect yourself to become a whole person if you limit yourself to compulsive, exclusive heterosexuality? 15. Considering the menace of overpopulation, how could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual? 16. Could you trust a heterosexual therapist to be objective? Don't you feel that s/he might be inclined to influence you in the direction of his/her feelings? 17. There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might enable you to change if you really want to. Have you considered trying aversion therapy? 18. Would you want your child to be heterosexual, knowing the problems s/he would face? ******************** Have fun! Mylene PS: are you also interested in the reversal visualization I was mentioning? +++++++++++++++++++++++ If you have come to help me / You are wasting your time / But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine / Then let us work together. -- Lilla Watson ----------- ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 12:59:00 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elspeth Brown Subject: oral history methodology I am looking for a few articles which discuss feminist oral history methodologies. I am interested in works which can be easily accessed by undergraduates AND/OR more complex pieces. Thanks in advance... elspeth brown elspeth@minerva.cis.yale.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 11:28:01 GMT-700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Gunseli Berik Organization: Economics Subject: Re: oral history methodology Sherna Berger Gluck and Daphne Patai, eds., Women's Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History, Routledge, 1991. and you may find useful: Diane L. Wolf, ed. Feminist Dilemmas in Fieldwork, Westview, forthcoming in late 1994 or early 1995. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 13:52:41 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lauren Bowen Subject: abortion articles Hi -- I'm in the process of putting together my fall syllabus for my Sex, Gender and Politics course. When we discuss reproductive freedom, I'd like to have the students (juniors and seniors) read some feminist analyses that suggest abortion is oppressive to women (we're also reading Sarah Weddington's book and some other prochoice feminists). Does anyone have any suggestions for appropriate articles? I'm also interested in including some nonwhite perspectives and would appreciate any input on that as well. Thanks in advance. Lauren Bowen bowen@jcvaxa.jcu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 11:55:03 MDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: FRANTZ SUSAN Organization: Alamogordo Branch Community College Subject: Sapiro WS intro text I'd greatly appreciate a list of chapters from the 2nd edition of Virginia Sapiro's ws intro text. I have the 3rd edition, but would like to have some idea how the 2nd and 3rd differ. Could I talk anyone into (privately, of course) sending me that info? Thanks! Sue ********************************************************************** You've got your whole life to do something, and that's not very long. --- Ani DiFranco --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Frantz Frantz@nmsua.nmsu.edu Faculty Office, P.O. Box 477 New Mexico State Univ. - Alamogordo Office phone: Alamogordo, NM 88311-0477 USA (505) 439-3752 ********************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 14:45:19 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathy Burdette Subject: Re: Disney animated films/inforM Update In-Reply-To: <199508161618.MAA08852@holmes.umd.edu> I've just uploaded a review of the film _Pocahontas_ (by Pauline Turner Strong) to inforM's Women's Studies Resources directory. To access the review, gopher to info.umd.edu. Then select: 4. Educational Resouces 2. Academic Resources by Topic 21. Women's Studies Resources 8. Film Reviews 121. pocahontas Alternately, you may access our web site at the following URL: http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/EdRes/Topic/WomensStudies/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Kathy Burdette inforM, Room 4343 Coordinator, Women's Studies Database Computer Science Center burdette@inform.umd.edu University of Maryland (301) 405-2939 College Park, Maryland 20742 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:18:51 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pat Murphy Subject: Suffrage statue moot issue for now The senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of the resolution to move the statue, leaving it up to the house. Ginrich refused to schedule a vote--not enough time--and therefore the statue can't be moved until there is a vote after the summer recess. One arguement I read in the press is that the congressional architech gave some huge monetary figure for the removal and shoring up of the floor. While the 75th anniversary is lost, there is a chance for SB Anthony's 176 birthday. It might be an interesting class project in terms of the suffrage anniversary to have students look for what message is given about importance by monuments. Are there any in their state capital? Town? Pat Murphy Assistant Professor of Sociology SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. 14454 716-245-5324 Murphy@uno.cc.geneseo.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:42:38 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Don Dowdey Subject: Re: African American Women and Silence For historical context of African Anmerican Women and Silence, see Darlene Clark Hine, "Rape and the Inner Lives of Black Women in the Middle West: Preliminary Thoughts on the Culture of Dissemblence." In Unequal Sisters, edited by Vicki Ruiz and Ellen Carol DuBois. Marilyn Dell Brady Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk, VA 23502 jayhawk@infi.net ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:42:45 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Delese Wear Subject: Re: abortion articles In-Reply-To: <199508161755.NAA13085@holmes.umd.edu> from "Lauren Bowen" at Aug 16, 95 01:52:41 pm i don't know if you're interested in poetry, but i have used lucille clifton's poem, "the lost baby poem," with medical students. it is from GOOD WOMEN. the narrator is a woman talking to the "baby" she would have had, offering excuses for her decision ("you would have been born into winter/in the year of the disconnected gas/and no car"). anyway, the first stanza of the poem speaks to carrying the pain of this act: "what did i know about waters rushing back/what did i know about drowning/or being drowned?" this poem has always prompted intense discussions, but it may not be what you're looking for. almost forgot, alice walker has a similar short story called "the abortion." delese wear dw@uhura.neoucom.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 16:38:23 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: emine Subject: Re: oral history methodology In-Reply-To: <199508161701.NAA07917@holmes.umd.edu> Geiger, Susan. 1992. "What's So Feminist about Doing Women's Oral History?" In EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF WOMEN'S HISTORY, ed. Cheryl Johnson-Odim and Margaret Strobel, 305-318. Bloomington: Indiana U.P. Emine Onaran Incirlioglu eoi@xmission.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 18:37:50 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jean Scarr Subject: Re: Women in Vietnam I would be interested in the results which you obtain from this request; I was a civilian woman working in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Hi to all members on this list, I am an adjunct professor of history at Montclair State University in New Jersey; I am also an adjunct professor of humanities at Bloomfield College in New Jersey. I teach Women's history in both institutions. After too many years away from a doctoral dissertation I have begun to work seriously on this last project for my Phd. My dissertation is a historical study of the American women, both military and civilian, who were in Vietnam between 1961 and 1975. I ask the question: What motivated one woman to work among the military forces while the other woman focused her attention on the vietnamese villagers. I would appreciate it if anyone on this list knows of similar work being done, or knows of any monographs which either have been or are in the process of being written. Thanks. Jeanne Giaimis 201-736-5873 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 18:42:01 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: beatrice Subject: Re: REVISED Women's Studies Database In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 16 Aug 1995 09:26:28 PDT from Is the Feminist Majority network and World Wide Web accessible via Internet or is it a private, commercial net which requires an initial payment and then monthly fees for participation? beatrice bfdgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 16:02:25 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Beail Coleman Subject: Television show "Sisters" I am writing a paper analyzing the TV show "Sisters," paying particular attention to the way familial relationships between women -- as mothers, daughters, and of course sisters -- get portrayed in the show. I am interested not only in the messages I see structured by the text of the program, but also how its viewers are reacting to and interpreting these messages. Would any of you who are regular (or not-so-regular!) viewers of "Sisters" be willing to share some brief reflections with me? I'm interested in knowing why you like (or dislike) the show, if you see it as feminist or not, what you think its primary theme is, if you think it has changed over time, etc. Please respond to me privately at colemaHP@oa.ptloma.edu. Thank you very much for your help -- I really appreciate it! Linda Beail Coleman Asst. Professor of Political Science Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego (I am also an ABD grad student at the University of Iowa.) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 19:56:04 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: beatrice Subject: Re: quote In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:20:09 -0800 from The nat'l assn of scholars distorted Harding insofar as it missed the point that she was discussing the validity of metaphors as directions for attaining knowledge and the absence of acknowledging social relations, particularly gender relations, as part of the history of science. yes, she did say what she was quoted as saying about Newton and I wish she hadn't made the leap from Bacon to Newton. But the "scholars" show their limited reading ability. (I can recommend a remedial course.) Why, Harding asks, do conventional scientis ts refuse to take seriously Bacon's rape metaphors and accept Newton's machine metaphor of the cosmos and the route to knowledge. In the same book as the comment on Bacon and Newton, `The science question in feminism' Harding has wonderful chapters on philosophical question in the history of science and on gaps in the Kuhnian story. Politically correct? It seems that for some academics, it's p.c. to clutch at conventional, postivistic science rather than think critically about the methodology. beatrice bfdgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 13:41:06 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Alice Subject: Info on grad. programmes in U.S. Universities Angela Smith, a graduate student in the Department of English at Massey University is seeking information about graduate programmes at Women's Studies/English Lit. Faculties in U.S. Universities (and scholarships/teaching assistanceships for such graduate programmes). here are some details about Angela and her interests : I am a twenty-two-year-old female student currently writing my Master's thesis at Massey University in New Zealand. I have a B.A. in English and History, and have consistently high grades, earning a Massey Scholarship for my undergraduate record which included A+ and one A grade for my six third-year papers, and earning a Massey Masterate Scholarship for my fourth-year work, with three A+ and one A grade for my four papers. My fourth-year papers consisted of "Aspects of Romanticism", "Literary Theory", "Gender in Twentieth-Century American Literature", and a personal research paper on "Feminist Interpretations of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein". My M.A. thesis deals with American feminist, Black feminist and `French' feminist approaches to the novels of Toni Morrison. I am eager to gain entry to an American graduate programme where I could work towards my PhD, which would probably focus on feminist approaches to contemporary texts, and hopefully encompass materialist, cultural and postcolonial concerns. Ideally, I would like to study at an institute which will enable interdisciplinary work between the Literature and Women's Studies faculties. I also seek some form of funding - scholarships, teaching or research assistanceships. I am currently tutoring in an "Applied English" course at Massey (basically a compositional English course which teaches students from a variety of faculties including English to write effective, well-structured academic essays). I will be sitting the GRE exam later this year, and in the meantime would appreciate entry and scholarship application forms and/or contact addresses for, and information on appropriate graduate programs. Many thanks. My address: Angela Smith C/- English Department Main Building Massey University Palmerston North NEW ZEALAND or email Angela at my address: L.C.Alice@massey.ac.nz Women's Studies, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Tel. (06) 350.4938 or 350.4417 Fax (06) 350.5627. URL:http://cc-server9.massey.ac.nz/%7Ewwwms/ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 22:55:48 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Anne Kirschmann Subject: Re: oral history methodology In response to elspeth brown who is looking for articles on methodology of feminist oral history, I suggest: Women's Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History, Sherna B. Gluck and Patai Daphne Patai, et ds., (Routl New York: Routledge). Anne Kirschmann Un of Rochester Kir48@delphi.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 22:53:54 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Miriam Harris Subject: Re: what is women's studies--responses In-Reply-To: <199508161656.MAA02319@holmes.umd.edu> The last book you mention on your list "Thinking Women" may be Women's Studies Thinking Women by Jodi Wetzel, Margo Linn Espenlaub, Monys A. Hagen, Annette Bennington McElhiney, and Carmen Braun Williams Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (PO Box 539; Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0539) 1993 It's a wonderful, comprehensive interdisciplinary anthology of essays on Women's Studies. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 23:27:57 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: BRITT Subject: Disney animation films The most recent Socialist Review (94/3) has an article on Disney animated films by Henry Giroux, "Animating Youth: the disneyfication of children's culture". Mary King University of Kansas mking@falcon.cc.ukans.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:53:01 U Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Claudia Hirsch Subject: FWD>Author's Query Mail*Link(r) Remote FWD>Author's Query Dear wmst-lers: I'm forwarding this from the qstudy-l list. Please respond directly to Zsa Zsa Gershick. Thanks! -------------------------------------- ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hello, this is Zsa Zsa Gershick, graduate student in non-fiction writing at the University of Southern California. I'm writing to you at the suggestion of Nancy Goldstein at Harvard University, who says that you might be able to help me in my search for one or two older Boston-area lesbians to interview for my nearly completed book "Gay Old Girls: Lesbians Over Sixty Discuss Their Lives." "Gay Old Girls: Lesbians Over Sixty Discuss Their Lives" is intended as an oral history in the manner of Studs Terkel's lively and popular volumes Working, Hard Times, and The Good War. In "Gay Old Girls," older lesbians from across the United States discuss their lives and experiences in such places and periods as Alabama in the Twenties, Chicago in the Thirties, New York in the Forties, Texas in the Fifties, and San Francisco in the Sixties. A candid black & white portrait and fascinating archival photographs accompany each entry and illustrate the events discussed in each teller's entertaining and original way. The 25 women featured in this book are pioneers. Ranging in age from 60 to 80, they do not represent the entirety of the lesbian community, just a small sampling of it. Some were openly gay from adolescence; others married and raised children, coming out only after their sons and daughters had left home or graduated from college. According to Kinsey in his groundbreaking "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female," eight percent of the American distaff population is probably gay. Using 1990 Census figures, this means that there are more than two million lesbians over the age of 60 in the United States. How much fuller this portrait might have been if more felt comfortable in coming out. Unfortunately, the majority of these women are still deeply closeted, fearful of what may happen if the truth of their lives is known. I began this research in 1986, under the auspices of lesbian gerontologist and writer Dr. Monika Kehoe of San Francisco State University, and I'm in great need of interviewees from the Eastern region of the country. I'm turning to you for assistance in locating one or two women. I'll be in Boston from Sunday, Sept. 3 through Tuesday, Sept. 12, and I'd like to conduct my interviews at that time. I can easily travel to Vermont and neighboring Eastern states. I am especially searching for older Asian, Hispanic and African-American women. I'd appreciate any assistance that you could offer me. I have been in touch with numerous women's groups who are also searching for women on my behalf. As yet, I have no-one definite to interview, but one woman is all I really need. Two, naturally, would be a bonus. Please email me at zsa_zsa@skymir.usc.edu or phone at 213-740-4749. My snail-mail address at USC is : USC News Service, 3620 S. Vermont Ave., KAP-246, Los Angeles, CA., 90089-2538. Many thanks in advance. Sincerely, Zsa Zsa ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 07:09:10 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beverly Johnson Subject: Re: summer course In-Reply-To: <199504270121.VAA11348@holmes.umd.edu> please let me know if this coure is offered again via the Internet...thanks Bev Johnson Center for Women's Health Research Box 357261 U of WA/Seattle,WA 98195 On Wed, 26 Apr 1995, Joan Gundersen wrote: > ANNOUNCING A METHODS COURSE TAUGHT VIA INTERNET > > The CSU, San Marcos women's studies program will be offering a summer > school course via internet. Registrants from other campuses are > welcome. Please announce to those you may think interested. > > The course, WMST 390 Feminist Perspectives: Theories and Research, is a > core course in our undergraduate major, and serves the purpose of a > "methods" course. The description for the course is: "Examines the major > schools of feminist theory and the primary approaches to carrying out > research on women and feminism. Introduces students to both humanistic > and social science theories and research methods applied to the study of > women and feminism. Introduction to methodological approaches ranging > from bibliographic, literary, and historical, to empirical, quantitative > and qualitative research strategies of the social sciences. Students will > perform several short research projects to explore approaches from both > the arts/humanities and the social/behavioral sciences." > > > Registration is open to all from May 1, 1995 to June 5, 1995. The class > will begin June 5 and continue until August 1, 1995. Class meetings will > be "held" by participating in a closed list dedicated to the class. The > instructor will post all assignments to this list. Students will turn in > written work by posting it to the list or directly to the instructor. > The course will require regular reading of messages and posting to the > list as a means of continuing a class "discussion." > > The course carries three semester units of upper division credit. Its > cost is $315 plus $15 in student fees. Those interested in registration > may send an E-Mail request for Mail-In registration materials > jrgunder@coyote.csusm.edu > ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 09:12:06 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nancy Organization: Samford University Subject: Re: abortion articles In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:42:45 -0400 from Another good poem on abortion is Gwendolyn Brooks' "The Mother" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 11:57:27 -0400 Reply-To: Kathy Burdette Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathy Burdette Subject: inforM update The following file has been added to inforM: Educational Resources/Academic Resources by Topic/Women's Studies Resources/ Reference Room/including diverse women in the undergraduate curriculum This file is the text of a report prepared by the Task Force on Representation in the Curriculum of the Division of the Psychology of Women of the American Psychological Association. To access the inforM database, telnet or gopher to INFORM.UMD.EDU. (If you do not know how to telnet or gopher, contact a local computer wizard, or try typing "telnet inform.umd.edu" or "gopher inform.umd.edu" at the main prompt of your computer account). Hit return to set the default terminal type or type "?" for a list of choices. Use either your arrow keys or number keys to select -> 4. Educational Resources 2. Academic Resources by Topic 21. Women's Studies Resources 14. Reference Room The Gopher interface has a feature that allows users to send files to their e-mail accounts. After selecting a file, either scroll to the end of the file or type "q", then press "m". The system will then prompt you for your email address. The inforM system is also accessible by anonymous ftp. FTP to INFORM.UMD.EDU. Login as "anonymous", and use your mail address as a password. Choose the "inforM" directory by typing "cd inforM". The command "cd [directory name]" will change the directory. The commands "dir" or "ls" will display a list of files in that directory. Use the command "get [filename]" to download a file into your account. The FTP pathname for this file is: EdRes/Topic/WomensStudies/ReferenceRoom/including-diverse-women If you are accessing inforM's web site, the URL for this file is: http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/EdRes/Topic/WomensStudies/ReferenceRoom/ including-diverse-women Your local Gopher System may be set up to automatically link to the Women's Studies Database. Check the "Other Systems" or "Other Gophers" directory or ask your system administrator for help. Even if you do not have real Internet access, it is still possible to get files from inforM. If you are interested in this option, please email me and I will forward a file written by Mark Whitis that explains how to do this. Please remember that the system is case sensitive. Anything that appears in quotes must be typed exactly as it is here. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Kathy Burdette inforM, Room 4343 Coordinator, Women's Studies Database Computer Science Center burdette@inform.umd.edu University of Maryland (301) 405-2939 College Park, Maryland 20742 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 12:07:34 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara McCaskill Subject: Re: oral history methodology In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 16 Aug 1995 22:55:48 -0400 from In reference to the query about feminist oral history methodologies: Prof. Geta LeSeur at U of Missouri-Columbia is working on oral histories of African American women pioneers (i.e., the West) and may be helpful to consult for information. Her institutional adddress is 307 Switzler Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211. Barbara McCaskill Park Hall 343, English Department The University of Georgia Athens, Ga 30602-6205 (706) 542-2250 -- telephone (706) 542-2181 -- fax People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 11:19:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: janice ristock Subject: Homophobia scales I will be evaluating anti-homophobia workshops for healthcare providers and the funders want quantitative measures of attitudinal improvement among workshop participants. Does anyone have any suggestions for scales to use , or for that matter, to avoid? You can respond to me privately at ristock@ccm.umanitoba.ca Thank you very much Janice Ristock Coordinator, Women's Studies Program University of Manitoba ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 18:05:53 GMT+02.00 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Adande Washington Organization: University of Transkei Someone wrote to ask me to send a copy of a statement by Women in Ministry in Africa. I sent it out and discovered a few days later that the system had not been working and no messages had been forwarded. Unfortunately I seem to have purged the contact information from my files. If you recently sent me a message asking for the information, please write again and I'll resend. However, our system will be down on the 18th. It would probably be best to wait until next week. Adande Adande Washington University of Transkei (0471) 302-2682 302-2595 Fax/Messages washington@getafix.utr.ac.za ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 17:35:00 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Deborah Grayson Subject: Re: abortion articles In-Reply-To: <199508161944.PAA31602@holmes.umd.edu> from "Delese Wear" at Aug 16, 95 03:42:45 pm Since people have been mentioning poetry Alice Walker also has a poem on abortion in her latest collection of poetry. The poem is called "The RIght to Life: What Can the WHite Man Say to the Black WOman? The book is called Her Blue Body, Everything We KNow: Earthling Poems 1965-1990. You might also want to look at the book Sisterfire: Black Womanist FIction and Poetry. THe Walker poem is reprinted here. There are also two other short stories that might be of interest (one by Terry McMillan and the other by Laini Mataka. Deborah R. Grayson drgn@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 20:38:55 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shirley P Brown Subject: Re: quote In-Reply-To: <199508151642.MAA11284@holmes.umd.edu> from "Suzanne F. Franks" at Aug 15, 95 12:46:16 pm Save October 17, 1995 for the first Signl meeting. More later. Shirley ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 19:55:04 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elyce Rae Helford Subject: teaching anthology Dear WMST-L'ers: I'll be teaching my first sections of Introduction to Women's Studies at Middle Tennessee State University this fall. I've chosen WOMEN: IMAGES AND REALITIES: A MULTICULTURAL ANTHOLOGY, and would be grateful to speak with others who've used this textbook on their experiences. For a bit of background, I chose the book to meet the needs of students in a "Bible Belt" zone, for a college with few entry requirements, and a course which is a "general education" requirement option and can be taken before ANY other required courses (even first semester composition). I will be supplementing the text with additional readings by Asian American writers (and one piece by Angela Davis to supplement the reproductive rights section). I've also substantially rearranged the text, creating my own units instead of following what's given by the editors. And I'm leaving out the fiction, though I've kept some of the poetry in. Thanks for any response to the text you care to share. Elyce Rae Helford Assistant Prof. of English and Women's Studies ehelford@frank.mtsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 20:43:53 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Elyce Rae Helford Subject: feminist science fiction I'd be interested in hooking up with anyone out there who incorporates feminist science fiction into her (or his) women's studies courses. I'll be happy to be a source person for same. Thanks. Elyce Rae Helford Assistant Professor of English and Women's Studies ehelford@frank.mtsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 08:33:11 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Delese Wear Subject: feminist epistemology & medicine several weeks ago i asked those of you on the list for some help with feminist epistemology & medicine. thanks for your help. there was one notable suggestion that i thought i would pass on, and that is lucy candib's new book published by BASIC called MEDICINE AND THE FAMILY: A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE--definitely has something to say about ways of knowing in medicin, and it is from the perspective of a feminist who practices medicine. delese wear dw@uhura.neoucom.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 10:35:33 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Georgia NeSmith Subject: "Wimmins" Performance Project debut This post is addressed to WMST-L subscribers in western New York but also to anyone else interested in women's involvement in performing arts, particularly as a means of developing women's creative talents and expression outside the boundaries of mainstream media. Please cross-post to any appropriate list. The Women's Community Performance Project of Rochester New York, aka "A Bunch of Wild Wimmin," will debut Saturday, August 26 at 1 pm as part of WomenFest, the Rochester area celebration of 75 years of women's suffrage. "Wild Wimmin" will perform selected scenes from a wildly revised version of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata" at WomenFest, to held on the grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester. Full performances of "Lysistrata" will be held Saturday 8/26 at 8 pm and Sunday 8/27 at 7 pm at Writers and Books, 740 University Ave, Rochester (down the street from the art gallery). The WomenFest performance is free. Tickets to the full performances at Writers and Books are $8; $6 for students and members of Writers and Books. Seating is limited. For reservations and/or for further information call 716 235-4182, or send an e-mail message to: Georgia NeSmith, gnesmith@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu. "Wild Wimmin" was conceived by a group of professional women with backgrounds in performing arts, education, and corporate training. The plot of "Lysistrata," a Greek comedy written over 2000 years ago, has the women of two warring city states unite to force their men to put an end to war. The final text, staging, costuming, and set design of the play developed out of the collaboration of all participants. "Wild Wimmin" also invites submission of creative works from local women for future production. These need not be plays. Musicians, dancers, and photographers as well as writers of prose and poetry may submit their works, particularly those that reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of our community. Mission Statement: "Wild Wimmin" seeks to provide all women in the greater Rochester area, regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background or experience, an opportunity to work collaboratively on performance projects that reflect issues and concerns arising from women's experiences, and to encourage community through the performing arts. Project Goals: To assist women and girls in identifying, nurturing and utilizing their talents in the literary and performing arts and help build a variety of valuable skills. To assist women and girls in learning and practicing communication and mediation skills by working in collaboration with others toward a common goal. To provide women and girls with a supportive and socially stimulating environment where volunteer professionals and experienced peers will assist them in developing their own potential. To provide women and girls with the satisfaction of presenting their work to members of the Rochester community in formally staged performances. -- Georgia NeSmith, Ph.D. Independent scholar gnesmith@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 14:55:20 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Len and Libby Traubman Subject: A new book: DEDICATED WOMEN Dear Education Networking Friends, For its value as a resource for EDUCATION and HISTORY, and and for positive ROLE MODELS, I just helped initiate and see a new book through to publication, as a non-profit educational endeavor. I wonder if you could please help us pass this message along, electronically or otherwise. And I would greatly appreciate your recommendations about specifically who should be informed about this resource. Thanks; I'm very new at this. Yours, Libby Traubman ==================================================================== A resource book is done! PORTRAITS OF DEDICATION: ==================================================== The San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame, 1984-1994 INSPIRATIONAL LIFE STORIES and PHOTOGRAPHS of 117 common yet selfless women and teens, honored for their lives of courage and excellence on behalf of their community and world - 241 pages, with portrait photographs, in beautiful hardcover. - This is about women of varied ages, races, and religions who did not let the job be just a job. Each with a cause and a tenaciousness, many battled social pressures and self-doubts to pursue a wide range of community and professional successes and breakthroughs. - Rich in creative ideas for individuals to initiate - for business, youth, education, cultural change, and global survival. It introduces the idea of a local "Hall of Fame," to recognize adults and youth of excellence, and their places in history. - Inspiring role models for girls and women, men and boys interested in a life of meaning. For those who would like to know more about this non-profit publicaton, or the "Hall of Fame" idea, please contact me directly: Libby Traubman, BA, MSW PORTRAITS OF DEDICATION 1448 Cedarwood Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403 Voice:415-574-8303 Fax:415-573-1217 E-mail:LTRAUBMAN@igc.apc.org - - - - - "PORTRAITS OF DEDICATON assures that the unique contributions of women will be indelibly etched in the historical record. The book deserves a place in every library, every home and every heart." - Congressman Anna G. Eshoo ------ Please re-distribute this note where useful ------ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 18:54:05 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: beatrice Subject: adoption/abortion We have recently had a thread on adoption, in which the emphasis was on women's need to or interest in rearing children. Now we have a thread on abortion with an emphasis on regret over terminating pregnancies. The two seem related in that they present a concept of women as the bearers and rearers of children. Does it reflect a shift in theorising away from understanding women as people with an array of interests and concepts of self to an understanding of women as determined by motherhood? beatrice bfdgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 19:28:20 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marilyn Matzko UNSUBSCRIBE marilyn matzko ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 20:04:54 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Julie Allen Subject: Call for Submissions PLEASE DISTRIBUTE AND RE-POST FREELY. Are you an adult who survived foster care? CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR AN ANTHOLOGY Send essays, poems, first person accounts, journal entries, etc. that address ways you survived/recovered from your experiences in foster care. Pieces should focus on how you have created a full and satisfying life. This anthology will be geared toward the teenagers in care and emancipated youth who are looking for life models, who want to know that there IS some power they can exert over their own lives to have good relationships, families and a productive adulthood. Please feel free to write your story, but if you get stuck, here are some questions to get you started: How did you come to be in foster care? During what years and in which state were you in care? How old were you when you entered foster care? How did you feel when you were placed in foster care? Did you change foster care homes or live in group homes? How did the change(s) affect you? What was the most difficult experience you had in foster care? How did you handle it? If you had it to do over, how would you handle it? What kind of relationship, if any, do you have with foster and/or blood families? If you could say one thing to your foster or blood families (or any single member), what would that be? What close relationships have you developed as an adult? How? What skills have you developed, how do you support yourself? What experiences brought you to this time in your life? What were your dreams while you were in foster care? How have you realized them? What have you done that you are proud of? If you have children, how has growing up in foster care affected your parenting? What did you learn about yourself/others through being in foster care? What advice would you give teenagers in care? How did you prepare for emancipation? What do you wish you had done? What were your fears? How to submit: Mail (preferably on PC- formatted disk), fax, or e-mail your typed, double spaced story by JANUARY 31, 1996. Mail to: Sharon D. Grant, P.O. Box 12074, Portland, Or 97212 *Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want your story returned Fax: 503-287-3193 E-mail: Sdgrant@aol.com ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ allen@sonoma.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 00:08:44 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Chris Delboni Organization: The American University Subject: Sandra Bullock As weird as it might sound, please keep reading. I was just brainstorming with myself, as I got the idea of pursuing some interviews with willing well- known female maisntream actors. I find it interesting, actually, fascinating that a movie like "The Net," dealing with -- besides other things -- such advanced technology, uses a woman as its most clever subject. In any case, I would love to talk to Bullock. I understand she has an e-mail address especially since The Net :). If anybody has any ideas of how to get in touch w ith her, please respond privately. This idea is still vey raw. It might take a jounalistic or anthropolical approach, or both. Just please don't criticize it before I myself have it clearer. Thanks a lot to all for your so prompt responses always. Chris ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 16:06:52 +0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Chan Lean Heng Subject: Re: A new book: DEDICATED WOMEN In-Reply-To: <199508182230.SAA03953@holmes.umd.edu> Yes i am interested in the book. Would like to recommend it for our library. Pl send details. thanks and CONGRATULATIONS for the effort. lean ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 15:39:20 +1200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lynne Alice Subject: NZ Gay and Lesbian list Mark Proffit is maintaining WWW pages and a discussion/news list for those into lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer interests in New Zealand. Contact him at : proffitt@iconz.co.nz http://nz.com/akiko/people/agents/mark.proffit.html Maintainer of NZGBLF mailing list and iconz.questions faq. Women's Studies, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Tel. (06) 350.4938 or 350.4417 Fax (06) 350.5627. URL:http://cc-server9.massey.ac.nz/%7Ewwwms/ ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 23:51:22 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jasbir K Puar Subject: constructions of beauty in Asian erotica Hello, I'm working on a research project and wondering if anyone could help with suggestions. I'm looking at constructions of women's beauty in Indian and East Asian erotica and literature. Specifically I'm trying to find references to breasts, skin, and hair; any reference to 'breast binding', and any mention of exposure of the belly while breasts and legs remained covered (as in an Indian context for example). No suggestion is too far out there for this project! Please respond privately if you have any ideas. I have already been through the Kama Sutra and similar material on Indian temples. The literature can be from any time period. Many thanks in advance, Jasbir Puar jasbir@uclink2.berkeley.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 01:52:02 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Nancy Gruver Subject: Re: Seeking resources A great resource for girls ages 8-14 is New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams. It is an international feminist mag (no ads) edited by girls ages 8-14. Worldwide circulation is now at 20,000. It has won several prestigious awards in its first two years of publication. New Moon has a home page at: http://newmoon.duluth.mn.us/~newmoon You can get more info there or by writing, calling or faxing to: New Moon PO Box 3620 Duluth, MN 55803-3620 218-728-5507 Fax: 218-728-0314 We also publish a companion newsletter for adults who work/live with girls. It's called New Moon Network. New Moon helping send 13 girls from the US to the UN Conference in Beijing and will be developing a curriculum based on the conference and women & children's issues in the next year. Nancy Gruver New Moon Publishing Girls International Forum ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 10:57:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Raka Shome Subject: Re: constructions of beauty in Asian erotica In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 19 Aug 1995 23:51:22 -0700 from Jasbir: Have you looked at Ipshita Chanda's "Birthing terrible beauties: Feminism and 'Women's Magazines'" in ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY, 26, October 1991, Review of Women STudies (WS) pp67-70. I have not read this piece, but I have seen it cited a lot...so it might be helpful. Also,another piece which may (or may not)be a bit 'far out' for your project (but it comes to mind as I read your post)is the essay "Real and Imagined Women: Politics and/of representation" in Rajeswari Sunder Rajan's REAL AND IMAGINED WOMEN:GENDER, CULTURE, AND POSTCOLONIALISM (Routledge, 1993). Rajan does not specifically examine representations of Indian "beauties, but she *does* examine the ideological construction of the "new woman" in Indian Doordarshan and recent magazine ads, and addresses the ideological tensions (between tradition and modernity) inherent in such representations. Hope this helps. Your project sounds fascinating. Could you email me any citations that you find? I am very interested. Good luck. Raka ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 22:14:18 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Shaula Evans Subject: constructions of beauty in Asian erotica Dear Jasbir, the writings of Sandra Buckley should be a good source. She was a professor of mine at McGill University, and now I beleive she is in Australia. I can recommend an essay called "Penguin in Bondage" in the book Technoculture; I beleive Constance Penley is one of the editors. Other of her writings may be more helpful. Shaula