Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:29:58 -0400
From: Vanessa Agard-Jones <vanessa.agard-jones@YALE.EDU>
Subject: JOB: Global Queer Studies at Sarah Lawrence College
With apologies for cross-posting...please distribute widely!
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Sarah Lawrence College seeks a faculty member in the social sciences or
history for a tenure track position in LGBT/Queer Studies with a global
focus. Research and teaching interests might include, for example, in-depth
examinations of queer sexuality and gender identities in regions other than
the United States; relationships between global and local constructions of
sexuality and gender; sexuality, gender, and international human rights; or
nationality, migration, and diaspora studies as they relate to issues of
sexuality and gender.
Sarah Lawrence is a coeducational liberal arts college dedicated to
individualized education. In addition to teaching small seminars of 15
students, faculty members meet biweekly with each student individually to
work on a project culminating in a paper. Thus, we seek a person dedicated
to developing the writing and critical analysis skills of their students.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in history, sociology, anthropology,
politics, geography or another social science discipline, and have college
level teaching experience. Application materials must include: Cover
letter, CV, a sample of scholarly writing, two course descriptions and
sample syllabi, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications
will begin on October 20, 2014 and will continue until the position is
filled. Interested applicants may apply online at:
https://slc.simplehire.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50727
For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching
methods, and philosophy of education, please see our Web site at:
http://www.slc.edu . SLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to
achieving a racially and culturally diverse community.
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Vanessa Agard-Jones
http://www.agardjones.org
Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Yale University
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Doctoral Fellowships at UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
The Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the
University of British Columbia is offering up to three doctoral fellowships
on issues connected to inequality, social change, and justice. View an
informative poster online: http://bit.ly/WNSDOq .
Gender, race, sexuality and social justice (GRSJ) is an exciting
interdisciplinary field of study where international scholars do
groundbreaking academic work related to inequality and social change.
The UBC 4YF Doctoral Fellowships are competitively offered to the most
promising candidates whose work have the potential to advance research and
understanding in social justice.
The Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice is home to
more than 90 faculty and faculty associates whose expertise includes gender
studies, critical race studies, critical studies in sexuality, decolonizing
and post-colonial methodologies, cultural studies, history and literature,
transgender studies, intersectional issues in health, and feminist legal
studies. See faculty and faculty associates, http://grsj.arts.ubc.ca/people
Graduate students may participate in Social Justice @ UBC Thematic
Research Networks, which explore themes including critical race and ethnic
studies, critical nature and justice studies and indigenous pedagogies.
(See Thematic Research Networks,
http://grsj.arts.ubc.ca/social-justice-ubc-networks)
To be eligible, students must fulfill all admission requirements for the
doctoral program, have a master's in gender, race, sexuality and social
justice or related field (or be willing to take extra courses to gain such
preparation), and be committed to the pursuit of a PhD. Applicants
interested in this opportunity are encouraged to contact faculty with
similar interests early in the application cycle to hone research questions
and interests. Applicants are also expected to apply for any other funding
for which they may be eligible (e.g. SSHRC).
Be a part of an academic program that is leading the edge of social change.
Learn more about the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social
Justice, (http://grsj.arts.ubc.ca), including our research
Learn more about the Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (
http://grad.ubc.ca/awards/four-year-doctoral-fellowship-4yf)
Best wishes,
Lawrence (GRSJ Faculty Associate)
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Lawrence D. Berg
*BA (dist.), MA, DPhil *Professor | Critical Geography
Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice
Community, Culture, & Global Studies |
*The University of British Columbia *Arts 365-372 | 1147 Research Road |
Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7
Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001
Email:
*Lawrence.berg@ubc.ca <http://Lawrence.berg@ubc.ca> *Web I:
http://ccgs.ok.ubc.ca/faculty/berg.html
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*http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg
<http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg> *
Editor:
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Position Announcement: Women's and Gender Studies/American Studies
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Women and Gender Studies
The American Studies Program and the Women and Gender Studies Program at Sewanee: The University of the South invites applications for an equally shared joint tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, starting Fall 2015. We seek a scholar working at the intersection of questions of race and gender in the U.S.
We are particularly interested in candidates whose work focuses on contemporary social issues, broadly defined. In addition to offering courses in their area of expertise, the successful candidate will contribute to the programs required courses, including a theory and method course. A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required by the time of appointment.
American Studies is a well-established program that graduates 8-10 majors each year. Women and Gender Studies is a growing program that has offered a minor for 15 years and is in the process of establishing a major. Tenure-track faculty members teach five courses each academic year.
The University of the South comprises a highly-regarded College of Arts and Sciences and a distinguished School of Theology. It is an institution of the Episcopal Church that welcomes individuals of all backgrounds. It is located on a striking, 13,00-acre campus on Tennessee Cumberland Plateau within driving distance of Nashville and Chattanooga.
Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three confidential
letters of recommendation by November 15, 2014 to:
http://www2.sewanee.edu/printservices/faculty_hiring
The University of the South is committed to creating and maintaining a
diverse campus environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity
educational institution and welcome all qualified applicants without regard
to their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national
origin, disability, age, or veteran status.
Julie Berebitsky
Professor, History and Women's & Gender Studies
Sewanee: The University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383
931.598.1725
http://history.sewanee.edu/facstaff/berebitsky
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Circle of 6 App to help combat violence (now for universities too)
Circle of 6
- With Circle of 6, you can connect with your friends to stay close, stay safe and prevent violence before it happens.
- The Circle of 6 app for iPhone and Android makes it quick and easy to reach the 6 friends you choose.
- Need help getting home? Need an interruption? Two touches lets your circle know where you are and how they can help.
- Icons represent actions; so that no one can tell what you’re up to.
- Designed for college students, it’s fast, easy-to-use and private.
- It’s the mobile way to look out for your friends, on campus or when you’re out for the night.
- See how it works below!
Babygate at BlueStockings Bookstore
Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center
172 Allen St, New York, New York 10002
at 7:00pm in EDT
Join Feminist Press and A Better Balance to celebrate the launch of BABYGATE: How to Survive Pregnancy & Parenting in the Workplace--available now at feministpress.org!
Moms-to-be get tons of advice on strollers, sleep training, and post-baby workouts. What they don't get is straight talk about navigating the workplace during pregnancy and new parenthood--factors that put many women's jobs in jeopardy. That's why BABYGATE is essential: the first and only guide to supply parents with the tools they need to keep their jobs.
BABYGATE breaks down the laws on topics across the parenthood spectrum in clear, conversational language, and includes a state-by-state guide so readers know exactly how they're protected (or not) in their hometowns. Best of all, Babygate includes a road map for confronting family-responsibilities discrimination, and a concrete plan for creating a more family-friendly nation.
Dina Bakst, Phoebe Taubman, and Elizabeth Gedmark are attorneys with A Better Balance, a national authority on work-family policy. A Better Balance's legislative advocacy--paired with litigation, research, public education, and technical assistance to state and local advocates--has generated new protections for millions of workers across the country.
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To hear their interview with WNYC's Brian Lehrer, click here.
"Dina Bakst and Phoebe Taubman are attorneys with A Better Balance, a work and family legal advocacy group. They share their expertise and offer tips and legal advice for working parents in their new book:
Babygate: How to Survive Pregnancy and Parenting in the Workplace (The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2014)."
Open Position: Program Coordinator in Center for Gender and Student Engagement at Dartmouth College
The position of a Program Coordinator at the Center for Gender and Student Engagement (CGSE) is available at Dartmouth College. The school is seeking an outstanding individual who can provide support, encouragement, resources, and educational programs that foster academic, social, and personal growth of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and allied (LGBTQIA) students at the College. The Coordinator will stay abreast of issues pertinent to the LGBTQIA community and align CGSE programming and events according to the community's needs. Candidates should have at least two years of student development experience working with (and advocating on behalf of) LGBTQIA youth, including experience supervising student staff.
To apply for this position, please click here.
To find out more about this position, please call or email Recruiter Beau Benson at 603-646-8179 or Miriam.Benson@dartmouth.edu. This is a term position through June, 2015.
Take advantage of Fall events on Columbia's campus
Events in our neighborhood sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Columbia University. For full listing of events visit: http://irwgs.columbia.edu/events
SEP 16, 2014 | 12:00PMBCRW, 101 Barnard Hall
HENRY ABELOVE, WILLBUR FISK OSBORNE EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, WILL ASK AND TRY TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION: HOW AND WHY AND IN WHAT SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES DID THE TERM “THE CLOSET”–AS CONNOTING A HIDDEN LIFE–FIRST COME INTO USE AMONG GAY AND LESBIAN AMERICANS?
PROFESSOR ABELOVE IS THE CO-EDITOR OF THE LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES READER, WHICH WON THE LAMBDA PRIZE, AND HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE EVANGELIST OF DESIRE AND DEEP GOSSIP.
Courses available through IRWAG at Columbia University
The Institute for Research
on Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Call for Proposals- 2015 Association for Women in Psychology National Conference
San Francisco, CA - March 5-8, 2015
Conference Theme
Restorative justice within a feminist psychological context is the theme of the 2015 AWP conference. Restorative justice is an approach to repairing communities after a crime in which survivors, offenders, and community members decide on ways to move forward and heal. Restorative justice emphasizes ways for survivor’s voices to be heard and offenders to be accountable and make amends. At AWP 2015, we hope to explore how feminists can learn more about restorative justice as well as build skills in restorative justice work. We also seek to explore ways the spirit of restorative justice may be applied to multiple topics of interest to feminist scholars.
All submissions relevant to feminist psychology are welcomed but we are particularly interested in those connected to our theme. Proposals broaching the topics of how feminists can help engage in restorative justice through healing and rebuilding communities through therapy, research, advocacy, and social change are invited. Proposals that encourage collaborating with each other, learning from multiple cultural perspectives, challenging privileges, leaning into tensions around the theme of restorative justice, and navigating our intersecting identities as we engage in restorative justice work are of particular interest.
For more information click here
Deadline: All proposals must be submitted by 11:59pm PST on October 15, 2014
Submissions are accepted at this web-portal.
You will need to create a new account in order to submit your proposal. This is the first year using this system, so there are no pre-existing accounts.
Stay connected to the conference and receive updates and announcements by following:
Facebook: facebook.com/awpsf2015
Twitter: @awpsf2015
WISC Fall Happy Hour (Morningside)
Welcome Back!
Date: Thursday, Sept 11, 2014
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Amsterdam Cafe, Lounge Room (W 120th St & Amsterdam)
Kick off the new academic year with WISC's Fall Happy Hour! Come for the free drinks and snacks, but stay to meet old and new friends from Columbia's STEM departments!
--Graduate students, medical and dental students, postdocs and technicians are all welcome to attend.
--The Morningside Campus happy hour will be followed by a CUMC happy hour onThursday, September 18. Everyone is welcome at either campus.
--Please bring a form of ID that shows your date of birth, and sign in to participate.
Questions about this event? Can't make it but want to learn more? Please contact cap2188@columbia.edu
Mothering Through the Darkness: A Call for Submissions and a Writing Contest
MOTHERING THROUGH THE DARKNESS: Stories of Postpartum Struggle
Deadline: December 1, 2014
Approximately 1 in 7 women suffer from postpartum depression after having a baby. Many more may experience depression during pregnancy, postpartum anxiety, OCD, and other mood disorders. Postpartum depression is in fact the most common pregnancy-related complication, more widespread than gestational diabetes, preterm labor, or pre-eclampsia. Yet confusion and misinformation about postpartum depression and anxiety — from their symptoms to timelines to prevalence to treatment — are still widespread. Myths surrounding mothers’ mental health challenges can have devastating effects on women’s well-being as well as their identities as mothers, too often leading to shame and inadequate treatment. Although postpartum and antepartum depression and anxiety are temporary when treated, untreated mood disorders can lead to long-term consequences for both a mother and her child. A mother can feel very alone, ashamed, and hopeless. And keep silent.
Mothering Through the Darkness: Stories of Postpartum Struggles will be a unique anthology with the goal of breaking that silence.With this collection of essays, we will try to dispel these myths and focus on the diversity of women’s experiences, through the voices of mothers themselves.
The HerStories Project is seeking unpublished, first-person essays from mothers about their experiences with postpartum depression, anxiety, or other mental health struggles during or after pregnancy.* We’re looking for well-crafted, true accounts that explore and examine aspects of this experience.
Submissions must feature a strong and compelling narrative. We’re looking for well-written prose, rich detail, and a strong, distinctive voice. (For more about what we’re looking for, here is an article that was written for a personal essay writing with a few more suggestions.)
Guidelines: Previously unpublished and between 1,500 and 3,000 words. Please also submit a short bio of 50-100 words, including previously publications.
The Writing Contest
Your submission to Mothering Through the Darkness can be, if you choose, simultaneously entered into the first HerStories Project Writing Contest. (see details below) The HerStories Project will award $500 to one submission for Best Essay and $100 to two runners-up. All three essays will be published in the book, and each winner will receive a paperback copy.
To cover the costs of sponsoring the contest, we are asking for a $10 reading fee. If this fee presents a financial hardship that would otherwise prevent you from submitting an essay, we will waive this fee and this will not affect the status of your entry.
To submit, click here.
For more information on this, click here.
APA CE Workshop “Women Counseling Men: Practicing Male-Friendly Therapy”
Saturday August 9th from 1-4:50 p.m.
Presenters: Terri Morse LMHC & Holly Sweet Ph.D.
This introductory workshop examines how men may view and utilize therapy and discuss how gender norms may impact female therapist/male client dyads. Through role playing, video clips, case studies, and didactic presentation, participants will explore a variety of male-friendly therapeutic interventions. Challenges female therapists may face will be addressed, including negative counter-transference , and dealing successfully with aggressive, sexist, or narcissistic men, or male clients who sexualize the therapeutic relationship. Special attention will be paid to the role that shame may play in men's lives, as well as how to set healthy boundaries with male clients while remaining empathic to their struggles.
A limited number of scholarships are also available (for the cost of the workshop only) for graduate students. Interested students should contact Holly Sweet, Ph.D. at hbsweet@mit.edu. Applications are due May 23rd.
For more information, click here.
Seeking people for Section 4 of APA Division 35
Section 4 (Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns) of APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) is seeking people to serve in the following elected positions:
• Treasurer
• Newsletter Editor/Publicist
They are also looking for both members and chairs to be appointed to the following committees:
• Membership Committee
• Program Committee
• Graduate Student Committee
• Coordinator’s Committee
• Awards Committee
• Committee on Nominations and Elections
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Section President, Julie Konik, at Julie.Konik@uwc.edu.
MOCATALKS: Celebrating Mothers on Sat, May 10th, 2pm - 4pm
Join MOCA this Mother’s Day weekend for a celebratory tea & talk with Chinese American writers Deanna Fei (A Thread of Sky: A Novel, 'Battle Plan Of A Tiger Daughter') and Betty Ming Liu ('Parents like Amy Chua are the reason why Asian-Americans like me are in therapy'). United by a passion for illuminating the lives of women and mothers, these distinguished writers and bloggers will share their unique voice on motherhood and parenting, as well as honor the many women – young and old; mothers and daughters – who grace our lives and communities. Attendees will also enjoy fine teas and pastries, and free admission to MOCA’s new exhibition, Oil and Water: Reinterpreting Ink. This panel is moderated by Dorothy Yang MSW, LCSW, Psychoanalyst/Psychotherapist.
As part of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, MOCA pays tribute to generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States and salutes their contributions.
For more information, visit: http://www.mocanyc.org/visit/events/mocatalks_celebrating_mothers
Telling Birth Stories
A Writing Workshop with Award-Winning Author & Journalist
Elayne Clift
How do you write a good birth story? What makes any story compelling? How can we tell our own birth stories, as remembrance, and as a gift to other women?
In their book Birth Ambassadors: Doulas and the Re-emergence of Woman-supported Birth in America (Praeclarus Press, 2014), Christine Morton and Elayne Clift include stories by women for whom a doula was present at their birth. These beautifully crafted first-persons narratives give voice to the extraordinary experience of giving birth. Join the growing chorus of women whose voices, and birth stories, are being heard!
This workshop draws upon the examples of birth-related stories as Clift guides participants through the elements of good storytelling as they relate to the experience of giving or assisting birth. Prompts will serve as a guide to setting the scene, involving characters, using dialogue, making wise word choices, and more. Come prepared to remember, write, and share. (Laptops welcome. Paper/pen are good too!) Join in painting a picture that carries your audience with you as you tell your birth tale!
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 14th
6:00 pm - Birth Ambassadors book reading and signing
7:00 – 8.30 pm – Writing Workshop
PLACE: 242 West 27th Street, Kids at Work. 4th floor, buzzer #6, between 7th and 8th Avenues
COST: Writing Workshop $20 (no fee for book signing only)
RSVP to Mary Esther Malloy maryesthermalloy@gmail.com or Elayne Clift eclift@vermontel.net
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Elayne Clift (M.A.), a specialist in gender issues and women’s health, has been an international educator and advocate on maternal and child health issues. She is Sr. correspondent for the India-based syndicate Women’s Feature Service, a frequent contributor to Women’s Media Center, a columnist for the Keene (NH) Sentinel, and a reviewer for the New York Journal of Books. Her novel, Hester’s Daughters, a contemporary, feminist re-telling of The Scarlet Letter was published in 2012. She lives in Saxtons River, Vt.
Birth Ambassadors by Christine Morton and Elayne Clift
Birth Ambassadors documents the social history of the emergence of doula care in the United States. What are doulas and where did they come from? Why do women become doulas? What does it mean to be a doula? Birth Ambassadors is the only book to fully answer these questions by connecting narrative accounts with critical sociological analysis of the dilemmas and issues embodied in doula history and practice. Based on historical research and interviews with currently practicing doulas and leaders in the field,
Birth Ambassadors argues that the doula role is underpinned by ideological commitments to several overlapping and, at times, conflicting ideas around childbirth. These include an understanding of pregnancy and birth from the midwifery model, a belief in women’s right to make informed choices regarding their health care, the need for patient/consumer advocacy and unconditional emotional support for women’s choices about their births. Birth Ambassadors explores how this constellation of beliefs within doula practice represents an innovative yet problematic response within the maternity reform movement to empower women during and after childbirth. Doulas are ambassadors to the world of birth, highlighting women’s emotional experience of birth in settings where beliefs and practices of the participants (the woman, her family, the nurses, midwives and obstetricians) are sometimes in conflict. For doulas to fulfill their goal of entering mainstream maternity care, they and their organizations face critical challenges.
“This book is THE definitive work on doulas in the United States. It is clearly and compellingly written, immediately drawing readers into the story of the development of doulas in the U.S. and of the social movement that arose to support their incorporation into American hospital birth. Want to know what a doula actually does for laboring mothers? Read this book! Want to know what a doula can do for you personally, if you are expecting? READ THIS BOOK! Want to know if you yourself should become a doula? READ THIS BOOK! If you are an obstetrician, professional midwife, or obstetric nurse, read this book to find out how doulas can augment your care in ways that support you as well as the mother, the baby, and the family.”
Robbie Davis-Floyd PhD, author, Birth as an American Rite of Passage, co-editor, Mainstreaming Midwives.
“Birth Ambassadors documents the social history of the emergence of doula care in the United States. What are doulas and where did they come from? Why do women become doulas? What does it mean to be a doula? Birth Ambassadors is the only book to fully answer these questions by connecting narrative accounts with critical sociological analysis of the dilemmas and issues embodied in doula history and practice. Based on historical research and interviews with currently practicing doulas and leaders in the field, Birth Ambassadors argues that the doula role is underpinned by ideological commitments to several overlapping and, at times, conflicting ideas around childbirth.”
Holly Powell Kennedy, Ph.D., CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Varney Professor of Midwifery at Yale University and Past-President of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
CALL for SPW (APA Division 35) Campus Representative and Student Leader Applicants
Due Date: June 1st, 2014
Among universities and colleges across the country, SPW Campus Representatives promote feminist scholarship, research, activism and practice; give a face to Division 35 among students; and encourage awareness about diversity and social intersections as they affect women’s lives. Campus Representatives are supported by their fellow Representatives and the Student Representative as they create and organize programming that highlights feminist thought in psychology on their campus.
Both graduate and undergraduate students can apply to be the voice of SPW and/or SPW's sections at their school.
Campus Representative Duties:
1) Create and execute at least 2 events, rooted in SPW's values, over the course of the academic year
2) Write a minimum of 2 FemPop blog posts
Link to Application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JLo5EmRZlTBk3sFA_LA_3x2QqjYPqCkwEFoUr7t65Sc/viewform?usp=send_form
Please use this form to apply for SPW (APA Division 35) Campus Representative positions and Student Leader positions in SPW's Sections for the 2014-2015 academic year (August 2014- July 2015)
Current Campus Representatives: http://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/leadership/campus-representatives/index.aspx
FemPop Blog: http://fempopculture.blogspot.com/
Please email Jessica Joseph at spwstudentemail@gmail.com with questions.
PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH WOMEN AWARD
Call for Papers/Manuscripts
PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH WOMEN AWARD
The Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35 of APA) funds this award out of royalties from the book edited by Drs. Annette Brodsky and Rachel Hare-Mustin, Women and Psychotherapy: An Assessment of Research and Practice.
Content: Manuscripts on the broad topic of psychotherapy with women are eligible. Research (quantitative and qualitative), clinical applications, clinical case studies, and theoretical review articles are welcome.
Eligibility: Individual and jointly authored articles are eligible. However, only one submission can be made by the first author. Additionally, the first author may not have previously received this award through Division 35 of APA. Entries should be of approximately journal length and written in APA style. Papers that have been submitted for publication or presented at professional meetings are eligible, along with papers that have been accepted for publication or published within the past two years. In the case of the latter, the papers may not be published more than two years prior to the May 1, 2014 submission deadline.
Judging: Psychologists with expertise on the psychotherapy with women will read the entries using a standard anonymous review procedure. Judging will be made on the basis of scholarly rigor, clinical impact, theoretical creativity and innovation, methodological skills, clarity and style of presentation, in addition to its relevance and importance to psychotherapy with women. A cover sheet with the author’s name, address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers, along with the publication or presentation date, should accompany the paper. The author’s name should not appear on the paper itself.
Award: The winner will be announced at APA 2014 and will receive the annual prize of $250.
Submission: Please send author information and the paper electronically to Debra Kawahara at dkawahara@alliant.edu
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Contemporary Family Making Series: The Ticking Biological Clock in the Consulting Room
When: April 10, 2014; 7:30 pm- 9pm
Where: National Institute of Psychotherapies
250 W. 57th St., Suite 501, New York, NY 10107
In consulting rooms, women's biological clocks are ticking. Sometimes it's the patient's, sometimes the patient's partner's, sometimes the analyst's. What happens when it is only the analyst who is seemingly able to hear the patient's clock ticking, or even winding down? And how do we work with women, and men, who tell us they don't want children, don't wish to explore the issue further, and leave us wondering if there's more to be discovered and understood? Analysts are often conflicted about influencing patients instead of helping them find their own way. If we open discussion around these topics, are we foreclosing the patient's process or opening a pathway for it? Compelling case presentation will illustrate these dilemmas.
For more information click here.
To register click here.
Babies Without Borders: Human Rights, International Commercial Surrogacy and the Regulation of Reproduction
Speaker: Yasmine Ergas, Director, Gender and Public Policy Specialization, SIPA; Associate Director, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University.
When : Wednesday, April 16th
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Where : Case Lounge, Room 701
Jerome Greene Hall
435 W. 116th St.
Non-pizza lunch will be served
RSVP not required, but encouraged - email cgao@law.columbia.edu
Who is a mother? How should gestation be understood? In commercial surrogacy are women selling their services as gestators or are they selling the end-products of the gestation, i.e. children? And, when many states are involved, who can decide and on what basis? These questions have become increasingly urgent as conflicts among legal systems have placed children born as a result of international commercial surrogacy arrangements at risk of being “marooned stateless and parentless.” Is an international agreement possible? And, how might it be guided by international human rights law?
For more information, contact the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at 212-854-0167 or gender_sexuality_law@columbia.edu
Valerie Lives: A Public Discussion of Feminist Rage
When: Thursday, April 10 at 7pm
Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street, NYC
Breanne Fahs in conversation with Johanna Fateman about this first ever biography of Valerie Solanas
When: Friday, April 11 at 5pm
Where: NYU, 20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor, NYC
Avital Ronell, Lisa Duggan and Karen Finley join Breanne Fahs in a discussion about feminist rage.
VALERIE SOLANAS:
The Defiant Life of the Woman Who
Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol)
Breamme Fahs
April 9, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-55861-848-0
eISBN: 978-1-55861-849-7
360 pgs + 36 b/w photos $22.95
Too drastic, too crazy, too “out there,” too early, too late, too damaged, too much—Valerie Solanas has been dismissed but never forgotten. Known for shooting Andy Warhol in 1968 and for writing the polemical diatribe SCUM Manifesto, Solanas is one of the most famous women of her era. SCUM Manifesto—which predicted ATMs, test-tube babies, the internet, and artificial insemination long before they existed—has sold more copies, and has been translated into more languages, than nearly all other feminist texts of its time.
Yet, shockingly little work has interrogated Solanas’s life. This book is the first biography about Solanas, including original interviews with family, friends (and enemies), and numerous living Warhol associates. It reveals surprising details about her life: the children nearly no one knew she had, her drive for control over her own writing and copyright, and her elusive personal and professional relationships. Valerie Solanas reframes how this era changed the world, and depicts an iconic figure whose life is at once heartbreaking and remarkable.
Breanne Fahs is the director of the Feminist Research on Gender and Sexuality Group at Arizona State University, and the author of Performing Sex and The Moral Panics. To arrange an interview, order review copies, or for more information, contact Elizabeth Koke, FP Publicity, at ekoke@gc.cuny.edu or 212-817-7928. For bulk discount/special sales, contact Cary Webb, FP Sales, at cwebb@gc.cuny.edu or 212-817-7918.