WMST-L LOG 9401A ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 11:11:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: UMDD down Jan 2, slow 1/13-2/1 Happy New Year. My mother always said that what you do on the New Year, you do all year long. I hope that's not true, since UMDD is starting the New Year off by being down! Not today, but tomorrow (Jan. 2), from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). You won't be able to send messages to WMST-L, sign off the list, retrieve files, etc. during the time UMDD is down. Also, the Powers That Be have announced that in order to facilitate spring registration at the University of Maryland College Park, more of UMDD's capacity will be shifted to the administrative side from Jan. 13 to Feb. 1. What that may mean for WMST-L is slower response time. If you send a message to the list, it may take longer before it is posted (or even acknowledged). Similarly, retrieving files or sending commands to listserv may take longer during that time, especially during daytime hours (Eastern Standard Time). Finally, in keeping with my mother's saying, I'll start the New Year off by reminding everyone that most messages about gender-related societal issues (including sexual harassment) should be sent elsewhere, NOT TO WMST-L. Only messages directly concerned with Women's Studies teaching, research, and program administration should be sent to the list. Also, please DO NOT send messages questioning the list's policy to WMST-L. If you wish to discuss the matter, write to me PRIVATELY at the addresses listed below. Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 12:10:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 2 new files available Two new files are now available from LISTSERV. WMST-L subscriber Arnie Kahn has made available an article he co-authored with Andrea D. Powell entitled "Racial Differences in Women's Desires to be Thin." The article is in press in The International Journal of Eating Disorders. Interested people can retrieve the article by sending the following command to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): GET THINNESS RACEDIFF WMST-L . Many thanks to the authors for making their research available. Also, I have put all the messages that appeared on WMST-L last month about how to encourage discussion by female students into a file called MOTIVATE DISCUSS. To retrieve this file, send LISTSERV the message GET MOTIVATE DISCUSS WMST-L. To get both new files, put the two commands on different lines: GET THINNESS RACEDIFF WMST-L GET MOTIVATE DISCUSS WMST-L To get a list of all the files available, add a third line that says simply INDEX WMST-L . Be sure to send these commands to LISTSERV, not WMST-L! Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 22:29:02 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: a joke for the new year The "Umbrelly" The newest development in male contraception was unveiled recently at the American's Women's Surgical Symposium held at the Ann Arbor Medical Center. Dr. Sophia Merkin, of the Merkin Clinic, announced the preliminary findings of a study conducted on 763 unsuspecting male grad students at a large Midwestern university. In her report, Dr. Merkin stated that the new contraceptive- the IPD -was a breakthrough in male contraception. It will be marketed under the trade name "Umbrelly." The IPD (intrapenal device) resembles a tiny folded umbrella that is inserted through the head of the penis and pushed into the scrotum with a plunger-like instrument. Occasionally, there is perforation of the scrotum, but this is disregarded, since it is known that the male has few nerve endings in this area of his body. The underside of the umbrella contains a spermicidal jelly, hence the name "Umbrelly." Experiments on a thousand white whales from the Continental Shelf (whose sexual apparatus is said to be closest to man's) proved the Umbrelly to be 100 percent effective in preventing production of sperm and eminently satisfactory to the female whale, since it doesn't interfere with her rutting pleasure. Dr. Merkin declared the Umbrelly to be statistically safe for the human male. She reported that of the 763 grad students tested with the device, only two died of scrotal infection, only twenty experienced swelling of the tissues. Three developed cancer of the testicles, and thirteen were too depressed to have an erection. She states that common complaints ranged from cramping and bleeding to acute abdominal pain. She emphasized that these symptoms were merely indications that the man's body had not yet adjusted to the device. Hopefully the symptoms were disappear within a year. One complication caused by th IPD and briefly mentioned by Dr. Merkin was the incidence of massive scrotal infection necessitating the surgical removal of the testicles. "But this is a rare case," said Merkin, "too rare to be statistically important. She said the other distinguished members of the Women's College of Surgeons agreed that the benefits far outweighed the risk to any individual man. -- ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 06:32:14 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jane Elza Subject: evaluations I was asked to post to the list the evaluation I developed for wmst 300, our intro 3 hr course. Here tis: The purposes of this course are to introduce the student to the scope of women's studies, explain the approaches to feminist scholarship, and to provide understanding of the roles women have played in society. Please rate the course on a scale of l-5, with 5 being the highest, on the following criteria. Circle the appropriate choice. I. The Objectives I better understand: strongly no disagree strongly agree agree opin disagree a. the roles women have played 5 4 3 2 l b. why they have played those roles ditto c. the consequences of those roles d. the variety of feminisms e. the various approaches to studying women f. the need to study women g. this course was/was not an appropriate introduction to women's studies because _______________________________________________---- II. the Course a. the course presented a variety of views fairly 5 4 3 2 l b. the use of guest presenters made the course interesting c. the course was too structured/unstructured (circle choice) d. the best aspects of this course were _________________________ iii. The Texts a/ the required texts were appropriate 5 4 3 2 l b. the required texts were easy to read c. the teacher related the texts to discussion d. please comment on how useful you found the texts, noting any weaknesses or strengths you found relevant. ______________________ IV. The Professor a. knew the material 5 4 3 2 1 b. conveyed the material in an understandable manner c. presented the material fairly d. was responsive to students e. the teacher rates high in comparison to other teachers I have had at VSU f. Please comment on any teaching techniques you found especially useful/unhelpful V. Guest Presenters The lecture given by the presenter was informative and contributed to my understanding of the topic. A list of presenters follows with the strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree, strongly disagree options to the right. VI. additional comments ____________________________________________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 06:45:15 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jane Elza Subject: wmst 300 syllabus Introduction to Women's Studies name, office number, hours Text books: Women's Realities and Women's Choices, Hunter College Women's Studies Collective, and Images of Women in American Popular Culture, Angela Dorenkamp, editor. This course is an introduction to Women's Studies using an interdisciplinary approach and focusing particularly on the experiences and contributions of women. It is a scholarly attempt to understand the role(s) women have played in society and to explore the place of Women's Studies in that role. Course Requirements/Expectations: l. Active and committed participation in class. This means asking questions, sharing experiences, and challenging the ideas offered in the texts and by classmates. (It is assumed such challenging will be done politely, concentrating on the ideas presented, not the individual offering them.) 2. Reading the material. The texts are readers and students can expect to complete the equivilant of a paperback mystery novel for each class period (approximately 200-250 pages.) This is not a lecture course, per se, and requires that all students read the material for discussion in class. 3. Three short (8-l0) page papers, one on a topic in each monthly section, evaluating that topic and using the readings of both texts. These papers are more than a summary of the topics covered. They are a critical analysis of the topic. 4. A final project that can be completed individually or as a part of a tem (maximum 3 members) will be the final exam. The student may write a paper on an approved topic, do an oral history, a media analysis of ads or movies, or an international comparison of a topic, for example. In all cases, projects should relate to the concepts covered in the course. Students should discuss their project with the professor before begining and periodically afterwards. These projects are due on the day of the final. 5. The student's grade for the course will be based on participation, the average of the three papers, and the final project. FEMALE, FEMININE, FEMINIST: An Exploration Sept. l5 What is Women's Studies and why Study It? Introduction, Women's Realities Images of Women, p. 88, The Problem That Has No Name 22 Imagery and Symbolism in Defining Women Chapter l, p. l9-56, l32-l69 Women's Realities Images of Women: p. l-l2, p. l8-20, 27-87, 55-63 29 Social Roles Chapter 5, Women's Realities Images of Women: p. 65-72, p.83-87, p.l08-ll3, 236-237,l49-l5l Oct. 6 Nature of Women (first paper due) Chapter 2, Women's Realities Images of Women: p. l43-l48, 58-63, 4l9-422,279-283,l55-l67 l3 Feminism Chapter 2, Women's Realities Chapter 8, Images of Women 20 Women's Bodies Chapters 3, l2 Women's Realities Images of Women, p. l25-l42 27 Religion (second paper due) Chapter l0, Women's Realities Images of Women: p. 405-413, 238-249,l3-l4,428-429,l04-l08 Nov. 3 Economics Chapters l3, 7, Women's Realities Images of Women, Chapter 6 l0 Political Power Chapter l4, Women's Realities Images of Women: p. 220-221,208-2l9,400-403 l7 Alternatives (third paper due) Chapters 9, l5, Women's Realities Images of Women: p. 274-278,223-227,442-453 Final due December 9, l p.m. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 09:00:58 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Katy Wiss Subject: Women and the Military I am posting this note to the list for a colleague who is NOT on the list. Please respond privately to her if you are interested or have questions. Katy Wiss I am organizing a session on Women in the Military for the American Anthropology Association meetings in Atlanta, Nov.30-Dec.2, 1994. The due date forsubmission of session abstracts is April 1, 1994. I am looking for papers about the following topics: wives of military officers and enlisted men;women who serve in the ranks in the military, lesbians in the military, the "old" vs the new military and the ways in which women's lives and experiences have changed. I have done research on Navy submarine officers' wives; I will be contributing this paper to the session. Please respond as soon as possible via my Internet address: Weinstein@WCSUB.CTSTATEU.EDU Thank you, Laurie Weinstein Dept. of Social Sciences Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT 06810 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 10:35:29 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jane Elza Subject: job opening Assistant/Associate Professor. Degree: Ph.D. in POS or L.L.M. required. Teach lower-division course in American government and upper-division undergraduate course, primarily in legal assistant studies and public law; co-ordinate the BA degree program in legal assistant studies. Experience teaching in areas of public law judicial process, and/or Constitutional Law. Practice of law helpful. Contact Dr. James Peterson, POS Department, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga. 3l698 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 13:08:10 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Seth Godin Subject: INFO needed for Women's Almanac Women's Almanac seeks information THE INFORMATION PLEASE WOMEN'S ALMANAC, to be published this fall by Houghton Mifflin, is the ultimate collection of statistics, resources, books, and general information on women and women's issues. It is designed as a low-cost, general interest book that will meet widespread acceptance. The IPWA joins a burgeoning series of bestselling almanacs from Information Please, including titles on the environment, sports, kids and business. All told, more than 10,000,000 copies are in print. A team of five have been researching the Women's Almanac for almost a year, and we've managed to obtain tons of data. But there's more out there, and we need your help to make the book as complete as possible. We welcome any recommendations for organizations, books, magazines, newsletters, or other information that would be of interest to the general public. This can range from displaced homemaker organizations to groups working in health, careers, family or general women's issues. In addition, we seek the following: -- A list of well-known women's studies programs (bachelor's, master's, PhD, or combination of the three). What are the top 5 programs in the country? -- A list of core course books for a women's studies program--both texts and primary resources. -- Recommendations on women's studies scholars we might approach for a short essay to be included in the Almanac. Thank you in advance for all your help. Carol Markowitz Editor IPWA c/o Seth Godin Productions, Inc. (914) 693-7711 sgp@tigger.jvnc.net ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 12:40:52 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marcia Bedard Subject: WS JOB OPENING The Women's Studies Program at the California State University, Fresno, has a tenure-track position available for fall semester 1994 at the rank of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or Lecturer (this would be a temporary position for someone hired ABD--see details below). The usual teaching load is 12 semester units and placement on the salary level is dependent on academic preparation and professional experience. Specific Position Characteristics: The successful candidate for this position is expected to teach general education women's studies courses. There is a possibility of developing new upper level courses in areas of the candidate's interest. The exact course assignments are dependent upon program needs and the background of the individual. QUALIFICATIONS: Academic Preparation - An earned doctorate is required for appointment to a tenure-track position. Candidates with substantial progress toward the doctorate may be considered for appointment to a lectureship (temporary position); subsequent appointment to a tenure-track position may be considered if the doctorate is completed within two years. Teaching or Other Professional Experience - Candidates should have demonstrated a commitment to Women's Studies through excellence in scholarship and teaching. Strong preference will be given to candidates with records of dynamic teaching of general education courses and interdisciplinary experience in Women's Studies. Strong preference will also be given to candidates with the ability to relate to an ethnically diverse student population. Correspondence, applications, and confidential papers should be sent to: Dr. Marcia E. Bedard, Coordinator, Women's Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. Fresno, CA 93740-0078, phone (209) 278-2858. FILING DEADLINE: To insure full consideration, applicants are encouraged to have all application information on file by February 1, 1994, or until the position is filled. GENERAL INFORMATION: California State University, Fresno is one of 20 campuses of the California State University system. Current enrollemtn is approximately 20,000 students on a 1,400 acre campus. Metropolitan Fresno, with a multiethnic population of over 600,000 is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley on the western edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The community offers affordable housing, progressive schools, a breadth of cultural and recreational opportunities, and a pleasant social and physical environment. Centrally located, Fresno is within easy driving distance of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks, the Monterey Peninsula, Lake Tahoe Beaches, sailing lakes and numerous ski resorts. marcia_bedard@csufresno.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 16:44:30 MST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dayna Daniels Subject: Re: call for papers janice! happy new year! i have not logged on for weeks and it has been wonderful, but now i have to catch up a bit. did i alrready respond to this message? i think it is a good idea that we submit the bibliography to the feminist teacher magazine. karen did a good job of puting that together and it is bound to be very useful for that readership. more soon...as i work my way through my messages! __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ Dayna B. Daniels ___ Women's Studies/Physical Education / \ University of Lethbridge | | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 1R1 \___/ _|_ E-mail: DANIELS@HG.ULETH.CA | 's work is never done..... VOICE: 403-329-2684 | FAX: 403-329-2709 403-327-1807 (confidential) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 16:46:18 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Somer Brodribb Subject: Chilly Climate Cmte Response to GLOBE Correction SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT FOR SOME TIME THE 8 TENURED MEN HAVE BEEN THREATENING TO SUE THE GLOBE AND MAIL. A RELATED EVENT: ON DECEMBER 16 TWO STUDENT GROUPS' CALLED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION OVER EQUITY ISSUES AND HIS LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THE CHILLY CLIMATE COMMITTEE. THIS STORY APPEARED A FEW DAYS LATER. WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT! GLOBE AND MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1993. "ON APRIL 19, 1993 IN A STORY HEADED SEXUAL POLITICS BATTLE RAGES IN UNIVERSITY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL REPEATED CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST UNNAMED MALE PROESSORS IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA. THE ALLEGATIONS WERE CONTAINED IN A REPORT BY A COMMITTEE WHICH HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CLIMATE COMMITTEE". AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING THESE ALLEGATIONS, THE GLOBE AND MAIL WAS UNDER THE MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT THE REPORT WAS A UNIVERSITY REPORT PRODUCED BY AN OFFICIAL COMMITTEE ACTING WITHIN THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO IT BY THE UNIVERSITY AND FOLLOWING A UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED INVESTIGATION. IN FACT, THE PROCEDURES PUT IN PLACE BY THE DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN SETTING UP THE COMMITTEE WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THOSE MAKING UP THE COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMITTEE ACTED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL OF THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT. THE REPORT ULTIMATELY PRODUCED BY THE "CLIMATE COMMITTEE" HAS NEVER BEEN ADOPTED BY THE DEPT. NOR BY AN OTHER OFFICIAL BODY WITHIN THE UNIV- ERSITY. THE GLOBE AND MAIL HEREBY RETRACTS ANY SUGGESTION WHICH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED TO ARISE FROM OUR NEWS REPORT TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY MALE FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT. HAVE AT ANY TIME BEEN GUILTY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE STUDENTS OR FACULTY. THE GLOBE AND MAIL REGRETS ANY ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE REPUTATION OF THE MALE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA'S POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT. CAUSED BY THE PUBLICATION OF THE STATEMENTS IN OUR MONDAY, APRIL 19 EDITION. We are planning to request the Globe and Mail publish the following retraction. If you can support us and wish to write a letter to the editor, this text which follows may be useful to you. You may also want to make reference to the "cartoon" of Dec. 30 in Opinion/Editorial section of the Globe which pictured a girl wearing a Nazi helmet and a "political correctness" halo, carrying a Bobbitt-type knife and wearing various vigil and AIDS ribbons, and a little boy with the caption "little boys are made scapegoat". IF you do write the Globe, please send us copies! It would be interesting to see how many letters make it into print. (Chilly Climate Committee, c/o Status of Women Action Group, Box 8484 Victoria, BC V8W 3S1. Confidential Fax: 604-598-6061.) CORRECTION which the Chilly Climate Committee requires from Globe: "On December 22, 1993 in a page 2 retraction entitled "Correction--University of Victoria", The Globe and Mail repeated certain allegations by tenured male professors against the Committee to Make the Department More Supportive to Women. At the time of publishing its retraction, The Globe and Mail was fully aware that the Committee to make the Department More Supportive to Women (the Chilly Climate Committee) was entirely legitimate and a committee appointed unanimously by the Department. We regret any suggestion that the Committee did not follow its mandate, and we apologize for repeating allegations that the Committee was illegitimate. In fact, the Chilly Climate Committee and its report have led to a number of breakthroughs in equity policy and procedure at the University of Victoria and made a significant contribution to equity debates and recommendations at the national level. At no time has the University Administration questioned the legitimacy of the Chilly Climate Committee. We sincerely regret any damage that our "correction" may have caused to these women's scholarly reputations. We apologize for any suggestion that the credible faculty of the Department of Political Science is composed only of tenured males and we regret our statements which ignored and made invisible the female faculty who have all repeatedly endorsed the validity and legitimacy of the Report and the Committee. We sincerely regret any adverse effects our correction may have on the presence and authority of female faculty. The Globe and Mail hereby retracts any suggestion which might be considered to arise from our correction to the effect that the female members of the Chilly Climate Committee and others have not experienced retaliation, harassment and sexual harassment. We recognize that members of the Chilly Climate Committee and others have launched a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. The Globe and Mail regrets the effects of its correction in a context of retaliation where hostility has been deliberately incited against the Committee. The Globe and Mail regrets any distress, anxiety or reputational harms to the students of the Department of Political Science and the University of Victoria who have experienced or spoken about systemic discrimination or sexual harassment caused by the publication of its denial of harassment in the December 22, 1993 issue. The Globe and Mail issues a profound apology to Sylvia Bardon and Phyllis Foden and commends them for their integrity and professional ethics." Address for the Globe and Mail: Letters to the Editor 444 Front Street West Toronto M5V 2S9 Fax 416-585-5085 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 20:25:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Format for messages (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section one, dealing with the format people should use for messages sent to WMST-L: ******************** 1) "IS THERE A PREFERRED FORMAT TO USE FOR MESSAGES SENT TO THE LIST (I.E., TO WMST-L@UMDD OR WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU)?" Yes. First of all, ALWAYS put your name and e-mail address at the end of every posting. (It is important that people be able to contact you privately if they wish, and some mail systems do not identify the writer anywhere in the header.) Also, please include a meaningful subject heading, so that people will know whether your message deals with a topic of interest to them. (MANY people automatically delete messages with no subject heading or with one that doesn't interest them.) Finally, if you are replying to someone else's posting, BRIEFLY quote or summarize that posting before you offer your reply. Doing so will make your message clearer and avoid confusion. (New subscribers are continually joining the list; they may not have read the original message. And since a number of topics are often being discussed on the list at any given moment, even long-time subscribers may not remember what prompted your remarks unless you remind them.) NOTE: if you're replying to a long message, do NOT quote it in its entirety! Include just a few relevant lines. ******************* Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 20:48:33 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: janice Subject: Re: call for papers In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 3 Jan 1994 16:44:30 MST from Hi dayna--I'm not sure I kept the stuff on the magazine and our bib. Don;'t de lete the message. We can look after it at the meeting. janice ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 11:22:59 +0200 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Heli Aarila Subject: Summary about Giddens About Giddens at last, I got altogether 13 responses about Giddens' critiques, thanks to you all. Here is the literature I was recommended to turn to (some of the books lack the publishing place and year): Connell, R.W.: Gender and Power, Polity Press 1987 Davis, Leijenaar and Oldersma (eds.): The Gender of Power, Sage, London 1991 England, Paula: Theory on Gender; Feminism on Theory Felski, Rita: Beyond Feminist Aesthetics, Harvard University Press 1989 Gardiner, Judy (ed.): Provoking Agents: Gender and Agency in Theory and Action, University of Illinois Press, will be published this year Giddens, A.: The Transformation of Intimacy: Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies, Cambridge, Polity Press 1992 Hekman, Susan: Gender and Knowledge Warton, Amy: Structure and Agency in Socialist-Feminist Theory, Gender and Society 5:3, 373-389 (1991) Thanks again for you all, this has helped me a lot, and a Happy New Year, Heli Aarila internet: AARILA@cc.Helsinki.FI ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 10:30:21 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: Anyone out there from Ashville NC? My w.s. colleague Etta Breit is eager to make contact with w.s. folks in or around Ashville, N.C. Please get in touch with me PRIVATELY if you are in that area and are willing to speak with her about resources in the women's health field there. Thanks. Linda ****Linda Lopez McAlister ****HYPATIA: A JOURNAL OF FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY ****University of South Florida. SOC 107 ****Tampa, FL 33620 (813) 974-5531 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 10:51:35 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kun-Hui Ku Subject: CASCA announcement This is a conference announcement that I am hoping recipients to share with their colleagues and graduate students. UBC will be hosting 1994 CASCA conference on "The Production and Reproduction of Culture and Society" on May 5-8, 1994 in Vancouver. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Feb. 15, 1994. The following is one of the session abstracts that might be interesting to you. If you have any questions, please contact the following organizers. A happy new year to everybody! "Barker@unixg.ubc.ca" "ku@sscl.uwo.ca" Subject: mission session RELIGION ON THE MISSION FRONTIER: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES John Barker University of British Columbia Kun-Hui Ku University of Western Ontario Over the past two decades, anthropologists have independently studied Christian evangelism in every region of the earth, producing several landmark books. The papers in this session address some general questions through of lens of specific ethnographic analyses. First, we wish to compare anthropological studies of the Christian frontier from different parts of the world. Too often anthropologists are aware only of the literature from their own regions. Second, we want to gain a sense of the range of topics of specific interest to anthropologists. Some key topics include: ** gender and the family in missionary evangelism and among new Christians **; the process of conversion; Christianity and nationalism; the sociology of mission organization; mission practice and cultural hegemony; Christianity and cultural identity; mission schools and colonization; and the analysis of missionary propaganda. Third, we want to discuss through the papers and in the session the distinct strengths and weaknesses of anthropological perspectives on the study of the Christian frontier. Finally, we wish to consider the future of anthropological studies of the Christian frontier: what are the pressing problems and how are they best approached? ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 10:10:53 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandra K Herzan-2 Subject: Call for papers for 2 MMLA panels Call for Proposals I am proposing two different panels for the 1994 Midwest Modern Language Association conference in November 1994. Following find descriptions of the two topics. Please send 1 page abstracts including your name, address, phone numbers and e-mail address by **Thursday, January 20.** I need to send the completed proposal form to MMLA by January 26. I apologize for the late notice of the call. Direct questions or proposals to: Sandy Herzan Department of English University of Minnesota 207 Lind Hall 207 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-3363, 625-0780 E-mail: herz0001@gold.tc.umn.edu WRITING HOME: WOMEN WRITING ABOUT HOUSE AND HOME There is a longstanding tradition of women writing in domestic spaces and about domestic issues. Clearly, however, women writers' connection to house and home -- be it through their portrayal of, relationship with, questions about or resistance to house and home -- have changed radically through literary history ad continue to do so at present. Possible topics include examinations of the domestic novel, treatmenst of writers who explore or question the idea of home, home and family in narratives by women, redefining home and safety, multiethnic examinations, house and home as tropes or metaphors in literature by women, travel narratives, breaking home ties, transience, feminist or feminine communities as home, alternative homes, fictional and personal narrative perspectives. REWRITING COMING OF AGE: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REVISIONS In recent decades diverse writers, particularly women and American writers of color, have rewritten, revised and re-evaluated the coming of age narrative tradition in their work. This has been played out in a rich array of new narratives falling under the rubric of the BILDUNGSROMAN particularly, but also broader examples of the genre such as the novel of education, narratives of adolescence, coming of age stories focusing specifically on a protagonist as a writer or artist, coming out stories, and more. They have achieved this through both fictional and autobiographical narratives, and in the intersections of the two. Possible topics include examinations of the female BILDUNGSROMAN, comparative studies of diverse narratives, autobiographical intersections, coming of age and coming out, feminist endings, narratives with multiple protagonists, expanding or redefining the boundaries of the genre, inward and outward journeys, new theories of narrating or constructing the self. Critical examinations of literary texts or autobiographical explorations of the topics are both encouraged. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 12:28:01 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Anatomy of the Penis A couple of years ago a former student sent me a copy of an article titled, "Anatomy of the Penis." It's really at least 2 articles, "Erotic? Offensive? Or Does it Depend?" by Anna Coote, and "Everything You Wanted to Know" by Marina Cantacuzino. The first article discusses how the penis is only known through the male gaze, and therefore women know very little about them. The author speculates: But what would it be like if women could see men on their terms? Get that Thing out in the open. Inspect it. Frame it. Film it. All angles, up and down. All sorts, all together. Compare and contrast: lengths and girths, different colors, circumcised and uncircumcised, . . . Suppose all this were done by women: women recruiting the models, working behind the cameras, designing the sets, . . . What would we learn? Would it make women more powerful? Hard to know, since it could only happen if women had already become much more powerful than they are now. . . . I would like the source of this article. From the copy sent to me it appears to have been published in PASTNER/PG INTERNATIONAL. Anyone ever heard of this? It also says, "Originally appeared in U.. K. MARIE CLAIRE Copyright 1990 by European Magazines/WPN. Any information would be appreciated. Arnie ******************************************************************************** Arnie Kahn, Psychology, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (703) 568-3963 - day fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu (703) 434-0225 - night fac_askahn@jmuvax (703) 568-3322 - fax ******************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 14:34:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "IRENE HANSON FRIEZE. PSYCHOLOGY" Subject: Contacts in Central Europe I will be visiting several cities in Central Europe at the end of the month and then will be in Ljubljana for hte semester on a Fulbright. I would very much like to meet with Women's Studies scholars and women in psychology. Our planned schedule is: Vienna-Jan 18-20 Prague-Jan 20-22 Poznan-Jan 24-26 Krakow-Jan 27-28 Budapest-Jan 29-31 I will be studying changing roles of women in this part of the world. !************************************************************ ! Irene Hanson Frieze, Ph.D. Internet: FRIEZE@vms.cis.pitt.edu ! Professor of Psychology, Women's Studies & Business Administration Until Jan 8: ! University of Pittsburgh Phone: (412) 624-4336 ! Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA) FAX: (412) 624-4428 After Jan 8: University of Ljubljana Phone: 061-341-461 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA FAX: 061-1683421 !************************************************************* ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 12:20:58 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Paula Goldsmid Subject: Menopaus list sub? (Apologies for posting this to the whole list, but it's the best source I can think of) I'm trying to subscribe to MENOPAUS, following the instructions in WMST-L's "Other Lists" list, but I keep getting back my message w/Returned Mail--Host Unknown. Can anyone advise me? I assume I'll hear from someone soon, so don't respond if you see this later than 4 pm Pacific time 1/4/94. Paula Goldsmid PLGOLDSM@UCI.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 15:09:44 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dorothy Miller Subject: unmarried academic couples Dorothy Miller (Wichita State University) and Anita Skeen (Michigan State Unive rsity) are interested in brief narratives (1-3 pages) from unmarried academic c ouples (same and opposite sex) about significant issues and problems related to their professional and personal lives. Areas fro consideration might include treatment by the university, treatment by the department, career moves, salary, working together and success stories. Data and personal narratives will be us ed by Miller and Skeen in a chapter on unmarried couples for a book to be publi shed by the U. of Illinois Press. Confidentiality, if desired, will be protecte d. This is not a formal research project. We are just looking for anecdotes. Others may wish to use this information for something more structured. Send narratives to Dorothy C. Miller, Associate Professor, Center for Women's Studies, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67208 or through e-mail: dcmill er@twsuvm. For further information you may also call Dorothy Miller at work (3 16) 689-3358 or voice mail (316) 689-3323, ex. 6182. Thanks very much. dcmiller@twsuvm. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 18:13:27 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Dorothy Miller Subject: unmarried academic couples In addition to inviting unmarried academic couples to share anecdotes about the ir experiences, I am also searching the literature with regard to formal resear ch on the subject, anecdotal information, and fiction. I have come up with very little on the subject. Can anyone help me with this? I'm interested in the ex periences of opposite sex and same sex couples, and in the case of same sex cou ples, they may or may not be "out" to their colleagues. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Write to: dcmiller@twsuvm ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 23:17:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: WMST-L vs. LISTSERV (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section two, on when to send messages to LISTSERV and when to send them to WMST-L: 2) "WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LISTSERV@UMDD AND WMST-L@UMDD? HOW DO I TELL WHICH ADDRESS TO USE?" WMST-L@UMDD (or WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU on Internet) should be used ONLY for messages that you wish to send to all WMST-L subscribers. Messages concerning your WMST-L subscription should be sent to LISTSERV@UMDD (or, on Internet, LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU). For example, send messages to LISTSERV, not WMST-L, when you wish to Cancel your subscription: UNSUB WMST-L Stop receiving mail temporarily: SET WMST-L NOMAIL [For digest, see Start receiving mail again: SET WMST-L MAIL info below] See who is subscribed to WMST-L: REVIEW WMST-L NOTE: If you subscribed under a Bitnet address and sent your subscription request to LISTSERV's Bitnet address (LISTSERV@UMDD), you must send ALL subsequent mail to the list's Bitnet addresses. Similarly, if you subscribed under an Internet address and sent your subscription request to LISTSERV's Internet address (LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU), you must send ALL subsequent mail the the list's Internet addresses. If you try to set your subscription to NOMAIL or you try to signoff and are told you don't have a subscription, chances are you are sending your request to the wrong address for LISTSERV. Simply try the other address. (See also section 3) Also, none of the above applies to the WMST-L digest. To stop the digest, send the following command to LISTSERV: AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE . To start the digest again, the command to LISTSERV is AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE . See section 5 for more information about the digest. For more extensive information about LISTSERV commands, send LISTSERV the following two-word message: INFO GENINTRO. You'll receive a file entitled LISTSERV.MEMO. (See section 11 for how to retrieve files sent to you in Netdata format.) If you have a question about your subscription that you want a human being to read, do not send it to either WMST-L or LISTSERV. Instead, send it to the list owner, Joan Korenman [KORENMAN@UMBC (Bitnet) or KORENMAN@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU (Internet)]. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 08:43:44 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Gaea Honeycutt, WEEA Pub. Ctr." Subject: Gender-Based Violence Resources I am looking for articles and book chapters on gender-based violence (including violence based on sexual orientation) published within the last three years. Any suggestions on literature or where to search? Gaea L. Honeycutt gaeah@edc.org ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 08:36:54 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathy Ryder (ENG)" Subject: Source of Parodied Text I'm looking for the parodied source of a short story featuring a homosexual butler obsessed with purity, who wishes to be a "bride" of God. He works for an affluent couple who place in his care their beautiful adolescent daughter. He seduces her on the eve of her wedding, the seduction resulting in her messy suicide an hour after she takes vows. The parodied source would likely have been written before 1980 and perhaps not in English. The story recasts the Victorian theme which celebrates the dead woman as an object of erotic desire (one of the nineteenth-century's most pervasive anti-feminine themes). If the plot rings a bell, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thanks. Please respond privately. Kathy Ryder ryder@chuma.cas.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 10:20:29 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Pershing Subject: Announcement of new book on feminist theory and folklore Those of you interested in feminist analyses of folklore and popular culture may want to know that a new edited collection, entitled Feminist Theory and the Study of Folklore, is now available from University of Illinois Press. A softcover version is available for classroom use. The volume includes 18 articles, 3 section introductions, and 1 general introduction. Articles include analyses and discussions of a wide range of materials, from reconsidering folklore theory from feminist perspectives to girls' games, women Pentecostal preachers and political cartoons about Geraldine Ferraro as a vice presidential candidate. Linda Pershing, Dept. of Women's Studies, State Univ. of NY at Albany LLP@uacsc1.albany.edu or LLP@ALBNYVMS.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 10:34:51 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jo Freeman Subject: lecture availability I have to be in Los Angeles for a couple hours the afternoon of March 16. I hate to fly 3,000 miles and return immediately. Therefore I am available to speak to classes that week on some aspect of women, feminism and politics. Possible topics include: Feminism v. Family Values Feminism and Anti-Feminism in the Democratic and Republican Parties Sex, Race and Religion in American Politics Since the Civil War Women in the Democratic and Republican Parties since 1920 Feminism, Cultural Conflict and Partisan Realignment All of this stuff will (hopefully) be in the book I am currently writing. PLEASE REPLY PRIVATELY to jfrbc@cunyvm.cuny.edu, or 410 E. 8th St., Brooklyn, NY 11218, or 718/693-3384. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 11:39:52 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Marjanne Gooze' Subject: female corpse in 19th cent. lit. I am looking for sources, especially theoretical ones, on the female/feminine corpse in 19th century literature. I am familiar with Bronfen's book. My foc us is Germany, but sources from or about British, American, or other european l iteratures are welcome. Respond privately to: Marjanne Gooze, University of Georgia MGOOZE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 11:44:53 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jennifer Hammer Subject: gender and folklore An additional book those of you interested in gender and folklore may be interested in is IN SEARCH OF THE SWAN MAIDEN: A NARRATIVE ON FOLKLORE AND GENDER, by Barbara Fass Leavy. This volume studies the meaning of gender as framed by the swan maiden tale, a story found in the folklore of virtually every culture, and reveals the ways in which the folktales of a society reflect its cultural values. It book was recently published by NYU Press. For more information or to place an order, please contact our offices at NYU Press, 70 Washington Square South, NY, NY 10012 (phone: 212-998-2575/fax: 212- 995-3833), or e-mail me at the e-address below. Happy New Year to everyone! --Jennifer Hammer Assistant Editor NYU Press HammerJ@elmer1.bobst.nyu.edu Those of you interested in feminist analyses of folklore and popular culture may want to know that a new edited collection, entitled Feminist Theory and the Study of Folklore, is now available from University of Illinois Press. A softcover version is available for classroom use. The volume includes 18 articles, 3 section introductions, and 1 general introduction. Articles include analyses and discussions of a wide range of materials, from reconsidering folklore theory from feminist perspectives to girls' games, women Pentecostal preachers and political cartoons about Geraldine Ferraro as a vice presidential candidate. Linda Pershing, Dept. of Women's Studies, State Univ. of NY at Albany LLP@uacsc1.albany.edu or LLP@ALBNYVMS.bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 14:08:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: molly wertheimer Subject: CD Rom resources for Women's Studies I am looking for CD ROM resources on Women's Studies. Does anyone know what's out there? Molly Meijer Wertheimer mmw9@psuvm (bitnet) mmw9@psuvm.psu.edu (internet) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 14:31:35 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathleen Marszycki." Subject: Re: female corpse in 19th cent. lit. > I am looking for sources, especially theoretical ones, on the female/feminine > corpse in 19th century literature. I am familiar with Bronfen's book. My foc >us is Germany, but sources from or about British, American, or other european l >iteratures are welcome. Respond privately to: > Marjanne Gooze, University of Georgia > MGOOZE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU In response to your query, you might try Bram Dijkstra's IDOLS OF PERVERSITY: FANTASIES OF FEMININE EVIL IN FIN-DE-SIECLE CULTURE (1986). There's a chapter on the image of the dead woman both in art and in literature. I would be curious to see a list of responses to this subject matter -- very intriguing! Kelly Kathleen.Marszycki@mail.trincoll.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 15:58:11 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "[Julie Breese]" Subject: Looking for SANDY QUEEN To WMST-L Subscribers: Hello! My name is Julie Breese and am a new subscriber to this list. I am a first year graduate student at Northwestern University and was wondering if anyone could put me in touch with Sandy Queen. A friend of mine is interested in locating her to do a talk on women's issues but does not know how to get in contact with her. She believes Ms. Queen lives or teaches in Virginia or Ohio. If anyone can give me any information I would appreciate it. Thank you-- Julie Breese E-mail address: jbreese@merle.acns.nwu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 00:06:37 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Georgia NeSmith Subject: Job announcement I am passing along the following job announcement although there is no mention of a women's studies element in it. The fact of the matter is that there OUGHT to be. This position is to replace me. Thanks to a quirk in our department's constitution, I am serving on the search committee for my own replacement. (The search committee is our personnel committee, which is elected for staggered terms. I was elected for a two-year term before my application for renewal was denied last fall, and I have insisted on remaining on the committee.) At present, there are NO courses in the department dealing with gender and communication or gender and the mass media. I have worked hard at raising consciousness about these issues and despite the nonrenewal I believe I have accomplished a great deal. There is STRONG support from our dean for having gender and multicultural issues become part of the curriculum. There IS room within this job description for some hardy soul to continue my fight for incorporating those issues. Also, there are several retirements anticipated in the next two years and consequently the department will be ripe for change. Georgia NeSmith Assistant Professor Communication Dept. SUNY Brockport Brockport NY 14420 716 3995-5291 gnesmith@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sender: Position announcements in Communication Studies From: Comserve/CIOS Staff Office Subject: Position at SUNY Brockport ... To: Multiple recipients of list COMMJOBS POSITION IN COMMUNICATION (JOURNALISM) The Department of Communication, State University of New York College at Brockport, seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in its journalism program to begin August 25, 1994. POSITION: Assistant Professor of Communication. Teach undergraduate introduction to mass communication, newswriting and reporting courses; and one or more of the following: newspaper editing, newspaper layout and design, mass media and society, media research methods, journalism law and ethics, public relations principles and methods. Opportunity exists for graduate level teaching. Coordinate and administer professional journalism internship program, advise students in all academic programs of the department, participate in department and College governance. QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Journalism or Mass communication (granted prior to Aug. 25, 1994); previous college-level teaching experience, and ability to work with culturally diverse student body are required. Preference will be given to candidates with professional print media experience and/or ability to teach undergraduate public relations and graduate-level communication courses. THE COLLEGE: SUNY College at Brockport, with an enrollment of just over 9,000 students, is a comprehensive college located 18 miles west of Rochester, NY, in a suburban setting. The mission of the College embraces academic excellence, student access with choice, and both a regional and global focus. THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Communication serves more than 450 undergraduate and graduate students in its communication studies, communication applications, journalism and public relations, and broadcasting programs. The department enjoys close working relationships with the student-owned and operated newspaper, The Stylus, and FM radio station, WBSU-FM. APPLICATIONS: Applications, consisting of an application letter; vita; names, addresses and telephone numbers of four references; and evidence of teaching effectiveness and any professional experience should be sent to: Edward J. Kelly, Assistant to the President, SUNY College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY 14420-2922. Deadline: February 15, 1994, or until position is filled. ~END_LETTER~ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 10:02:00 LCL Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Cook, Sarah" Subject: Gender-based violence Try Herek, G.M. & Berrill, K.T. (Eds.) (1992). Hate crimes: Confronting violence against lesbians and gay men. Newbury Park: Sage. Also, if you can, search psychologist Anthony D'Augelli in psychlit. He is at Penn State in Human Development. Another is psychologist John Pryor at Illinois State University. Good luck Sarah Cook slc4s@fermi.virginia.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 10:03:41 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: disability and classroom interaction I am looking for citations about how higher ed classrooms can take into account students with disabilities. I am not looking for material about how the physical environment should be modified (although some cites on that would be OK) but rather how we should modify the way we teach to accomodate students with disabilities. Thanks, and please reply privately. I'll compile the responses and post them to the list. Stephanie Riger Women's Studies Program (M/C 360) Univ. of Il. at Chicago 1022 Behavioral Sciences Building 1007 W. Harrison St. Chicago, Il. 60607-7137 Bitnet: u29322@UICVM Internet: Stephanie.Riger@uic.edu Fax: 312-413-4122 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 11:22:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: rh19 Subject: Re: disability and classroom interaction In-Reply-To: <199401061611.LAA24687@umd5.umd.edu> Hi, I do not have citations to suggest other than the wealth of information that you can uncover in the CEC(Council For Exceptional Children) documents found in ERIC. These materials will focus on youth and college students in addition to children. If it would be helpful, I can share with you my experiences with disabled students and how I diversify my teaching. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 09:21:45 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "K. Durack" Subject: Re: disability and classroom interaction In-Reply-To: <199401061615.LAA25209@umd5.umd.edu> Are you interested in anecdotes? I had a few students with disabilities in several classes I taught a while back. Katherine Durack New Mexico State University ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 14:23:00 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: James Emory Prather Subject:NYC internship query I have a Ph.D. candidate who would like a summer internship in Manhattan summer 1994. She is a Political Science student with experience as a daily newspaper reporter and editor. jimprather irejap@gsuvm1 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 14:58:00 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: molly merryman Subject: Re: Queer Friendly WS Programs In-Reply-To: <9401041920.AA04033@andy.bgsu.edu> A student of mine is looking across the U.S. for queer friendly women's studies programs. She is definitely looking at M.A., and most probably Ph.D. programs (depending on funding, etc.). Please send me replies about what you think are the best WS programs in the country. Anecdotal, statistical, etc. formats fine. She's a nontraditional students who's quite independent and quite out. On behalf of her - THANKS! Molly Merryman, Bowling Green State University Send replies to: mmerrym@andy.bgsu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 14:34:34 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: Re: disability and classroom interaction In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 6 Jan 1994 09:21:45 -0700 from On Thu, 6 Jan 1994 09:21:45 -0700 K. Durack said: Sorry, no - it's for a bibliography. THanks anyway, STephanie >Are you interested in anecdotes? I had a few students with disabilities >in several classes I taught a while back. > >Katherine Durack >New Mexico State University ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 17:16:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: "Why can't I post messages?" (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section three: 3) "I'VE TRIED TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST, BUT I RECEIVED A MESSAGE BACK SAYING THAT I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. I'M A SUBSCRIBER--WHY WAS I TOLD I'M NOT AUTHORIZED?" Only people whom the LISTSERV software recognizes as subscribers can post messages on WMST-L. To subscribe, send the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet): SUB WMST-L Your Name (e.g., SUB WMST-L Jane Smith). If you've already subscribed to WMST-L and you run into problems, chances are that you subscribed under a different address than the one from which you sent your recent message--e.g., you subscribed under your Bitnet address and then sent a message from your Internet address. The LISTSERV software recognizes subscribers by their e-mail address. If you subscribe under a Bitnet [or Internet] address, you have to send all messages to LISTSERV and WMST-L from that same address. If you are unsuccessful posting a message to the list's Bitnet address, try sending the message to the list's Internet address. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 20:32:57 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Grainne Matthews Subject: women student retention Hi, This is my first posting so feedback on format etc is welcome. I am searching for funding sources to extend an already existing minority student retention program to women and international students. I also need information for grant proposals, ie. research on women student drop out rates, obstacles faced by women college students, etc. Any leads would be appreciated. If there is a significant response I will compile and post to the list. Yours in sisterhood Grainne x92matthew11@wmich.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 10:31:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Stopping mail temporarily (User's Guide) Each month, I post sections from the WMST-L User's Guide to remind subscribers of the list's resources and procedures. If changes have been made since the last time a section was posted, the subject header will begin "Revision:". Here is section four, which deals with how to stop WMST-L mail temporarily without signing off the list: ****************** 4) "I'M GOING ON VACATION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. CAN I STOP MAIL WHILE I'M AWAY, OR DO I HAVE TO UNSUBSCRIBE?" You can stop mail temporarily (except for the digest) by sending the following message to LISTSERV@UMDD (if you subscribed on Bitnet) or LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (if you subscribed on Internet): SET WMST-L NOMAIL [NOTE: NOMAIL is one word] When you want mail to start arriving again, send the following message to the same address: SET WMST-L MAIL If you want to stop the DIGEST, even temporarily, you have to send the message AFD DEL WMST-L PACKAGE . To re-start it, send the message AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE (and ignore the request that you establish a password). Note: BE SURE TO SEND THESE MESSAGES TO LISTSERV, NOT TO WMST-L! Also, if you receive a message back telling you you're not a subscriber, see section 3) above. ****************** Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 08:02:00 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Guenther Krueger Subject: Basic readings in feminist theory I'm taking a graduate course on Shakespeare and Women. I have a good reference list for the Shakespeare part, but would appreciate some information on good basic works regarding feminism in general. I'm currently reading Simone de Beauvoir since it was on my bookshelf, but am unsure of what to read next. The instructor has suggested the following authors: Seyla Benhabib and Drucilla Cornell Judith Butler de Lauretis Diana Fuss Mary Eagleton Nancy Fraser Gerder Ferner Marjorie Garber Donna Haraway Marcia Ian Alison Jager Alice Jardine Emily Martin Catherine McKinnon Toril Moi Adriene Rich Paul Smith The list seems daunting, and any attempts to steer me in the direction of good authors keeping the course in mind (i.e. perhaps a literary focus) would be appreciated. Thanks. -- __o Guenther_Krueger@MindLink.bc.ca -\<, __________________________________________________________(_)_(_)____ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 16:01:20 +0000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Lesley Semmens Subject: Call for papers on electronic interaction I remember some discussion of use of email/buletin boards with students on WS courses. I thought that this call might be of interest to those who discussed this topic. Cheers Lesley Semmens Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) L.Semmens@lmu.ac.uk ========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication announces a Call for Papers for a special issue on Electronic Communication and Interaction. Papers are due no later than Friday, June 17, 1994, with publication anticipated in the December issue. Suggested topics include: * Rhetorical basis of stylistic and social phenomena observed online. * Characteristics of various online workspaces (for example: synchronous or near-real time vs. significantly asynchronous; open vs. moderated; private e-mail vs. bulletin boards or newsgroups) and the effects of these characteristics upon the nature and effectiveness of the discourse. * Life cycle of individual participation in electronic conferences, from their inspiration to participate to their departure and the factors involved in it. * "Breaking the ASCII barrier": expanding beyond asynchronous text-message interaction to real-time interaction or more-sophisticated online media such as graphics or audio. * Online scholarly journals (not to be confused with electronic submission to paper journals). * Tangible and intangible benefits and cost-effectiveness of participation in intramural and broader networks. * Network postings as products in their own right rather than as means to an end. * Legal, ethical, and other social and policy issues that affect governmental sponsors, corporations, and individuals. Other relevant topics are welcome. Note that the issue will focus primarily on the social and rhetorical aspects of electronic interaction, dealing only tangentially with technology issues. Please address all inquiries to: Joe Chew Building 50, Room 149 Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley, CA 94720 USA 510/486-5374 (-6003 fax) JTCHEW@LBL.GOV or JTCHEW@LBL on Bitnet Early and ongoing interaction with prospective contributors is welcome! If you do not wish to contribute a paper, but are qualified and interested in refereeing, that too would be appreciated. Net.administrivia: This posting is a variant of the official Call for Papers that will appear in the September 1993 issue of IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. Feel free to reproduce and post it as you wish. Replies to me; followups (if appropriate) to bit.listserv.techwr-l. PAPERS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, 17 JUNE 1994 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 11:32:58 ECT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Pat Washington Subject: Re: Basic readings in feminist theory In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 7 Jan 1994 08:02:00 PST from Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks, Patricia Hill Collins, Nancie Caraway Gloria Joseph, Angela Davis, Jonnetta Cole, come to mind.pw ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 12:14:47 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine Yvonne Smith Simmons Subject: Re: Basic readings in feminist theory The New Feminist Criticism edited by Elaine Showalter, I think, is an excellent source of information. Also, if you can find it, there's a book by MARILYN F RENCH, out of print, called Shakespeare's Division of Experience which should prove helpful. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 12:20:35 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Christine Yvonne Smith Simmons Subject: Looking for a book I have been looking for a copy of Marilyn French's Shakespeare's Division of Experience. I am told it is out of print. If anyone has it or knows where I might find a copy, please let me know. I am also in a Shakespeare and feminist studies class and would appreciate any suggestions for reading that might be offered. Thanks. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 13:37:25 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Anatomy of a Penis A number of people have provided me with source information for the article. For the people who have asked, here is what I've been told by many people: _Cosmopolitan_, v210 n5, May 1991, p86, Coote, Anne & Marina Cantacuzion, "Anatomy of a Penis." Arnie Kahn fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu fac_askahn@jmuvax ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 15:04:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Gail Wood Subject: Re: Looking for a book Do you need to own a copy? or can you just borrow it from the library? If your library doesn't own it, you can get it through the library's Inter-library Loan service. If you want to own a copy, you can use an out-of-print locater service. Check your phone book. Shop around and find a service who will search for the book but ensure that you are not obligated to buy what they sell at the price they set. Most good services will not charge you and will give you the right to refusal. Also emphasize that you are not a collector so the condition of the book is a negotiable item. I don't know of any services anymore, but a lot of them are available through 800 numbers. I believe that AB Bookman's Weekly has classifieds for search services. Can't swear to it though. Gail Wood Director of Libraries & Instructional Technologies SUNY College of Technology @ Alfred Alfred, NY 14802 bitnet: woodg@snyalfva internet: woodg@snyalfva.cc.alfredtech.edu voice: 607-587-4313 FAX: 607-587-9237 &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*& If you follow all the rules, you miss all the fun &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*& ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 12:42:30 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "E. Butler-Evans" Subject: bell hooks I have always been startled by the enthusiasm that white feminist scholars have for the works of bell hooks and the almost universal rejection of hooks' work by black feminist scholars. I cannot think of one black feminist scholar --and I have read them all--who sees hooks' work as significance. I would appreciate your comments. Elliott Butler-Evans ebevans@humanitas.ucsb.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 12:50:14 -0800 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "E. Butler-Evans" Subject: Re: bell hooks In-Reply-To: <9401072049.AA25457@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> Note: "significance" should be "significant." On Fri, 7 Jan 1994, E. Butler-Evans wrote: > I have always been startled by the enthusiasm that white feminist scholars > have for the works of bell hooks and the almost universal rejection of > hooks' work by black feminist scholars. I cannot think of one black > feminist scholar --and I have read them all--who sees hooks' work as > significance. I would appreciate your comments. > Elliott Butler-Evans > ebevans@humanitas.ucsb.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 16:39:02 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sarah Elizabeth Chinn Subject: Re: Basic readings in feminist theory In-Reply-To: <199401071606.AA19109@mailhub.cc.columbia.edu> If you want to combine the Shakespeare and feminist theory threads, I highly recommend the work of Ania Loomba, a post-colonial theorist who does work in the early modern period. She looks at Shakespeare in ways that challenge the imagination. Sarah Chinn sec8@columbia.edu ps I don't know if you misspelled by mistake, but one of the theorists on your list is Gerda _Lerner_ (not "Ferner"). ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 16:47:02 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Kathy Ryder (ENG)" Subject: Re: Feminist Readings/Shakespeare In-Reply-To: <199401071740.MAA14489@umd5.umd.edu> Shakespeare and the Question of Theory. Patricia Parker and Geoffrey Hartman, eds. New York: Methuen, 1985; and Tennenhouse, Leonard. Power on Display: The Politics of Shakespeare's Genres. New York: Methuen, 1986. While Tennenhouse's work is not explicitly feminist, he offers an interesting analysis of Jacobean formations of power that detach the body of the aristocratic woman from the display of male patriarchal power. Kathy Ryder ryder@chuma.cas.usf.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 16:34:44 -0600 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Sandra K Herzan-2 Subject: Re: Basic readings in feminist theory In-Reply-To: <01H7ENEFRI72DBIZSH@VX.CIS.UMN.EDU> If you're looking for texts that combine Shakespeare criticism with feminist theory try THE WOMAN'S PART; it has a number of very good articles on feminist Shakespeare criticism. Sandy Herzan English Dept. University of MN herz0001@gold.tc.umn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 15:28:36 PST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Theresa <60840883@WSUVM1.BITNET> Subject: Leslie Silko works I am working on myth revision by Leslie Marmon Silko. I recently discovered th at she had written a book (I believe of poetry) prior to _Ceremony_ called _Lag una Woman_. I can't find a copy of it still in print (if it does exist), but I learned today that she has two books released in 1993. One of the books is tit led _Yellow Woman_ and the other is titled _Sacred Water_. My question is this : does anyone know whether or not _Yellow Woman_ is a re-release of the earlier work, _Laguna Woman_? Someone suggested this might be the case, but I can't fi nd copies yet of either work so I can't check it out. I suspect I will have to do a book search for a used copy of Laguna Woman--which will take time. The c losest library copy is in archives out of Tucson (so far) and I am in Washingto n. Can anyone answer my question? Please respond privately. Theresa Thompson <60840883@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu> ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 22:57:05 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Fanne Subject: Re: bell hooks In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 7 Jan 1994 12:42:30 -0800 from look to see Katie Geneva Cannon, Professor of Ethics at Temple U. or Joan Martin of Union Theological Seminary (NY) or Delores Williams (Union). These a re all theological types.