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Gender Seminar Speakers for Spring 2008

The Gender Seminar studies gender as a basic concept in humanistic scholarship and/or as a fundamental organizing principle in social life. If you would like more information, contact Hannah Britton (Political Science/Women’s Studies, 864-9016, britton@ku.edu) or Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka (Theatre & Film/Women’s Studies, 864-2691, omofola@ku.edu).
 
Wed March 12, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Alesha Doan, Political Science
“Queer & Political: Public Attitudes toward Gay and Lesbian Candidates”
 
Mon March 24, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Ann Russo, Women’ s & Gender Studies, DePaul University
“Feminism, Whiteness, and Power: Cultivating Accountability”
*Hall Center Conference Hall
*Co-sponsored by the Philosophy & Literature Seminar

Mon April 7, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Rupaleem Bhuyan, Social Welfare
“Structural Constraints on Empowerment in Domestic Violence Advocacy with Immigrants”
 
Wed May 14, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Tanya Hart, Women’s Studies/American Studies
“Controlling the Contadina: Southern Italian Women Encounter the New York City Health Care System, 1910-1930”
*Co-sponsored by the Health & Humanities Seminar