Dr. Joyce R. Ladenson, Director	Women's Studies Program
Jennifer Benson, Academic Advisor	301 Linton Hall
Dagny Van Duine, Secretary	East Lansing, MI 48824-1044
Norman Jean Ek, Office Assistant	(517) 355-4495 and wmstdy@msu.edu

What’s been happening in Women’s Studies?
This semester the MSU Women’s Studies Program was pleased to take part in two art events.  The annual WS fall open house was combined with an art show featuring the works of students from the MSU Studio Art Program.  The open house took place in early October and was a wonderful success.  Linda Cook, Tyeshiea Johnson, Melissa Ketz, Kathy Lookingland, Jaya Swami, and Julia Warner, all women artists from the MSU Art Department, brought several of their own works.  By the time the doors opened, the ordinary MSU Union parlor had been transformed by paintings, sculptures, charcoal drawings, prints, and yards of artfully draped fabric. Those who stopped to visit found plenty to talk about and artist eager to discuss their works. Miriam Schapiro, painter, printmaker, sculptor and leading figure in the Feminist Art Movement was also a presence on campus this fall. For much of the semester the Kresge Art Museum featured a large exhibition of Schapiro’s work.  Women’s Studies had the honor of organizing and facilitating an informal conversation with Schapiro.  Dr Ladenson, Women’s Studies Program director, facilitated the discussion.  The event took place in the exhibition gallery.  Surrounded by her own works in homage to earlier generations of women artists, Schapiro talked with students and faculty about the political and aesthetic challenges made by the Feminist Art Movement.
 

Internships for Undergrads

The Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation have two exciting opportunities for feminist college students looking for experience working with a national non-profit women’s rights organization.  Students will be full time interns in Washington D.C. and the Los Angeles offices.  Applications are being accepted for the upcoming winter and spring semesters.  For more information call Sara Boonen at (703) 522-2214 or sboonin@feminist.org
 

Upcoming Events

Friday, November 10th and Saturday, November 11th at Edgewood United Church, 469 Hagadorn, East Lansing (corner of Beech and Hagadorn).

Professor Emerita of Harvard University, Ruth Hubbard, will be speaking in the MSU Auditorium on Wednesday, November 15, at 7:30 PM.  Dr Hubbard was the first woman awarded a tenured biology professorship at Harvard.  She has been an influential critic in the project of debunking the biological theory of women’s inequality.  In her visit to campus she will speak in “How the Genome Became the Book of Life.”  The lecture will be free and open to the public.
 

Womyn’s drum workshop, led by Lori Fithian.  Saturday, November 18 in St. Clair Shores, 1-4 PM.  For all levels, beginners welcome, drums available.  Find out what all this drumming is about, and get into your groove!  Also, on-going drop-in drum class/circle meets Monday nights in Ann Arbor.  Call (734) 426-7818 or e-mail 1fith@yahoo.com.
 

The MSU Women’s Studies Program will begin hosting workshops for WS majors.  In January and February, Jennifer Benson, the MSU WS advisor, will organize two workshops designed to focus on careers for WS majors and getting ready for the job market.  All WS majors, whether freshman or seniors, are encouraged to attend.  If WS students have specific concerns or topics for the workshops, please contact Jennifer Benson at 355-4495 or email her at bensonj2@msu.edu.  The official dates and locations for the workshops will be posted on the MSUWS list and on the bulletin boards outside the Women’s Studies Office.
 

The MSU Women’s Studies program and Women and International Development Program will co-host a conference this spring.  The event will take place during, March, Women’s History Month and focus on the theme of “Globalizing Women’s Studies:  Feminist Perspectives.”  Dates and keynote speakers to be announced soon.

Academic Posts

The Women’s Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for two fellowships for the academic year 2001-2002.  Candidates must be advanced to candidacy and expect completion of the dissertation during the term of residence.  Women’s Studies Dissertation scholars will teach one undergraduate course and present one colloquium.  For more information contact Jacqueline Bobo, Chair of Women’s Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (805) 893-8246.

The Women’s Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position effective July 1, 2001.  Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2000, and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Jacqueline Bobo, Chair of Women’s Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (805) 893-8246.

The Department of Women’s Studies at San Diego State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.  The scheduled appointment will begin in August of 2001.  Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2000 and will continue until the position is filled.  For more information see the department Web Site at http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/wsweb/

Calls for Papers

“On the Front Lines:  Women’s Activism in New Immigrant Communities.”  The third Annual Women’s History Month Conference hosted by Sarah Lawrence College will take place on March 2-3, 2001.  We welcome proposals for papers, panels, workshops, and performances on all aspects of women’s organizing in new immigrant communities, among earlier immigrants from the same parts of the globe, and in their countries of origin.  Students and activists are especially invited to participate.  Submission deadline is December 1, 2000.  For more information please contact Mary Renolds at (914) 395-2405 or mreynold@slc.edu

“Safe Places, Risky Spaces”  The Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Women’s Studies Conference hosted by Valdosta State University will take place March 1-3, 2001.  Tentative keynote speakers:  Cristina Garcia, Peggy McIntosh, Margaret Herrick, Cathy Woolard, Carmen Knudson-Martin and a special appearance by Fredonia Woolf.  Submissions must be postmarked by Friday December 1, 2000.  For more information contact Dr. Viki Soady, Women’s Studies Program, (229) 249-4842 or vsoady@valdosta.edu

The Program Committee for the Second Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History, a multi-disciplinary conference at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, announces a call for papers.  The Symposium is the capstone in celebration of Women’s History Month.  It will be held on March 22-24, 2001.  We invite submissions on any topic in women’s or gender history.  We welcome papers on any historical subject that might grow out of a variety of disciplines and engage an equal diversity of methodologies.  Abstracts are due Monday, December 4, 2000.  Those interested in chairing a panel or being a commentator should contact Dawn Flood at flood@uiuc.edu  For more information about the symposium see www.history,uiuc.edu/Womens-Symposium.html or contact Kerry Wynn at wynn@uiuc.edu

“Preparing Women to Live in Global Society”  The 28th Annual Michigan Women’s Studies Association Conference Co-Sponsored by Marygrove College announces a call for papers.  The conference will explore critical issues facing women as we enter the 21st Century.  It is open to professors, researchers, practitioners and graduate students.  New Scholars are encouraged to submit proposals.  The conference will be held at Marygrove College on March 23-24, 2001.  The deadline for submission of proposals is December 18, 2000.  For more information send an e-mail to mwhfame@leslie.k12.mi.us

“Gender Violence:  Epistemologies and Practices”  The Third Annual Graduate Student Conference hosted by the University of Kentucky Women’s Studies Program will take place March 30-31, 2001.  The theme of the conference is intended to encourage a diversity of topics.  Submissions and registration forms are due by Friday, January 12.  For more information contact Kristi Branham at krbran1@pop.uky.edu

The Ninth Annual Undergraduate Conference welcomes paper proposals addressing topics from American Studies, Feminism, History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Popular Culture, Rhetoric an Composition, and Women’s Studies.  The Abstracts must be submitted by January 19, 2001.  The conference will be held at Purdue University Calumet on April 20-21, 2001.  For more information contact Professor Clement Stacy at Purdue University Calumet, (219) 989-2245.
 

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