Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program: Fall 2006 Lunch Series
Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
ORONO — The UMaine Women in the Curriculum (WIC) and Women’s Studies Program has planned a fall brown bag lunch speakers series that addresses politics, education, careers and culture from a wide variety of women’s perspectives.
All programs are offered at no cost, starting at 12:15 p.m. in the Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union, unless otherwise noted, and all are physically accessible.
The WIC Lunch Series is one of the oldest and most visible aspects of the Women in Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program. Scheduled weekly, the series features lectures, panels, and performances that reflect current scholarship on women’s issues. The series provides visiting scholars, university faculty, staff, students, and other community members the opportunity to present their work to a diverse audience.
This semester’s offerings range from cutting-edge science to politics and art.
The schedule of discussions is as follows:
Thursday, Sept. 14
What’s at Stake for Women in the November Election?
Beth Edmonds, Maine State Senate President, Cumberland County
Comments by Amy Fried, associate professor of political science
And 4-6 p.m., “Maman Disait Opening,” Hudson Museum
Rhea Cote Robbins, adjunct assistant professor of women’s studies and Franco-American studies
Tuesday, Sept. 19
What is Stem Cell Research and Why Does It Matter?
Clarissa Henry, assistant professor of biological sciences, with comments by Sandra Haggard, associate professor of biological sciences, University of Maine at Augusta, and Cooperating Associate professor of Women’s Studies
26, Tuesday (Coe Room)
The Challenge of Independence in Women’s Health Care: A Matter of Choice
Ruth Lockhart, executive director, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center
(A National Women’s Health and Fitness Day Event)
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Women Who Eat Too Much: Current Research on Women, Food and Film
Laura Lindenfeld, assistant professor of mass communications/new media studies and applied public policy, Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy
Wednesday, Oct. 11
What’s the University Got to Do With It? Retaining Women Faculty at UMaine
Sharon Barker, director of the Women’s Resource Center and other members of UMaine Task Force on Retention of Women Faculty Members
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Language and Culture in Violence Prevention
Renate Klein, associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies
(An Event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month)
Wednesday, Oct. 25
Three Sisters Reclaim the Commons: Indigenous Culture, Perma Culture and Digital Culture
Joline Blais, assistant professor of New Media
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Personal Economies: A Longitudinal Report on the Economic Status of COLT Staff in the University of Maine System
Janine Bonk, administrative assistant of admissions, University of Maine at Farmington; Jane Crouch, secretary, Bureau of Labor Education; Loraine Lowell, librarian assistant II, University of Southern Maine and vice-president, ACSUM; and Phyllis VonHerrlich, administrative assistant, Muskie School, University of Southern Maine
Tuesday, Nov. 7
Around the Kitchen Table: The Women’s Movement and the ERA in Maine, 1970-1982
Stephanie Philbrick, producer and reference assistant, Maine Historical Society Library and freelance researcher
Wednesday, Nov. 15
Reflections on a Career as Church Musician, Concert Organist and Teacher in Haarlem, The Netherlands, One of Europe’s Great Organ Cities,
Gemma Coebergh, president of the Andreissen/deKlerk Foundation
Tuesday, Nov. 28
“Just Call Me a Lobsterman”: Women in the Lobster Industry
Cathy Billings, assistant director for communications and development, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
Wednesday, Dec. 6
Grace Norton (1834-1926): Cambridge Woman of Letters
Cathleen Bauschatz, professor of French
Wednesday, Dec. 13
The Politics of the ‘Boy Crisis’: A Case Study of the Maine Task Force on Gender Equity in Education
Lyn Mikel Brown, professor of education and human development, Colby College; and Mary Madden, assistant research professor of education and human development, UMaine
For more information or to request accommodation, please call (207) 581-1228. The program schedule and the women’s studies program at UMaine are available on the Women in the Curriculum website at: www.umaine.edu/wic.