CSGS Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at New York University » women’s studies

What is a Rational Response to Catastrophic Risk?

djm489 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:09:48 +0000

Presented by the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center

Evelyn Fox Keller
Professor Emerita of the History and Philosophy of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Friday, December 9:30 pm
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave, Room 6112
NYC

Evelyn Fox Keller, Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science, Emerita (Program in Science, Technology, and Society) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of several books, including A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock (1983), Reflections on Gender and Science (1985), The Century of the Gene (2000), Making Sense of Life: Explaining Biological Development with Models, Metaphors and Machines (2002), and The Mirage of a Space Between Nature and Nurture (2010). Keller’s research focuses on the history and philosophy of modern biology and on gender and science. Co-sponsored by The Sociology Doctoral Program, Committee for Interdisciplinary Science Studies, and Center for the Study of Women & Society

Free and open to the public.

For more information see the Women’s Studies website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies

Beyond Belief? Religious Conservatives and Sex Education in the Czech Republic

djm489 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:43:57 +0000

Presented by the New York University Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and the Network of East-West Women

Gender and Transformation: Women in Europe Workshop

Friday, December 2
4:30 to 6 pm

Katerina Liskova, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies Program, Masaryk University

Center for European and Mediterranean Studies
New York University
285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
(between Waverly and Washington Place)

For more information, follow us at http://gendertransformationeurope.wordpress.com/.

Revanchist Masculinity and the Framing of Identity: How Pimps View Women, Domination, and Themselves

djm489 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:42:03 +0000

The Crime, Law and Deviance Workshop of the NYU Sociology Department and the Institute for Law and Society

Friday, December 2

2 to 4 pm
295 Lafayette Street
4th Floor Conference Room

To discuss a draft paper by Max Besbris, a doctoral candidate in the Sociology Department. The title of his paper is Revanchist Masculinity and the Framing of Identity: How Pimps View Women, Domination, and Themselves.

The paper is not attached because of the restrictions the Lyris system imposes on the size of files that can be sent out to the list. Anyone wanting a copy may request one by e-mailing me at dg4(at)nyu.edu.

Light refreshments will be served at the workshop.
– David Greenberg

Babies as Fetish Objects for a Traumatized Cultural Body

djm489 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:29:36 +0000

Presented by the Seminar in Gender and Sexuality with Katie Gentile

Thursday, December 1
12 to 2PM

Katie Gentile is the director of the Women’s Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and a training psychoanalyst at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. Dr. Gentile’s focus is on eating problems and the pervasive effects of trauma. She is the author of “Creating Bodies: Eating Disorders as Self-Destructive Survival” from The Analytic Press.

CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Avenue @34th Street
Room 6112 (Sociology Lounge)

Refreshments will be served.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women and Society and the PhD Program in Sociology

This event is free and open to the public.
For more information see the Women’s Studies Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies

Vulvanomics

djm489 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:08:35 +0000

Presented by the New View Campaign: http://newviewcampaign.org/default.asp

Since 2008, we in the New View Campaign have challenged the growth of a dangerous new industry, female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS), wherein amputations of parts of the vulva (“labiaplasty” “clitoral hood reduction”) are marketed as “enhancement” and “beautification” procedures. On their websites, many FGCS surgeons post before and after photographs that misinform the public about genital diversity, suggesting that all vulvas should look alike and that there is something wrong with full labia. Check some of them out for yourself here and here. There are dozens of such surgeons’ websites.

Part 1 of the New View FGCS VULVANOMICS activism for November, 2011 is an online petition directed to the American College of OB-Gyn and the Federal Trade Commission Division of Consumer Affairs calling for oversight, research, monitoring.

I hope you ALL take the time to sign the petition NOW, post it on your FB page, send it to your colleagues, friends, and family. As of today, we have 289 signatures, and we are aiming much higher!!

Part 2 of VULVANOMICS is an international day of FLASH ACTIVISM

On Saturday, November 19th, 2011, activists all over the US and Canada will converge on the offices of surgeons who perform FGCS. We will specifically target surgeons who have these appalling websites with before and after photos. We believe that surgeons’ informed consent process for these procedures must include information about the range of genital diversity. On November 19 we will target surgeons who make false claims and create self-consciousness and anxiety.

On November 19th, we will be taking (and then uploading) photos of ourselves holding up protest signs in front of these surgeons’ offices that send a very specific message: we support genital diversity!

For more information about the event, how to participate, and a list of FGCS surgeons near you, please e-mail vulvanomicsactivism(at)gmail.com and indicate that you want information about provider locations, options for signs, and instructions for Flash Activism Day.

I urge you to forward and share this announcement with individuals and lists of people who might like to join us, and stay tuned to hear our plans for the many photos we expect to collect.

Thanks,
Leonore Tiefer and the Vulvanomics team in US, Canada and New Zealand.

The Seminar in Gender and Sexuality Presents: Katie Gentile

djm489 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:51:26 +0000

Thursday, November 17
12 to 2 pm

CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Avenue @34th Street
Room 6112 (Sociology Lounge)

Refreshments will be served.

Cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Women and Society and the PhD Program in Sociology
This event is free and open to the public.

For more information see the Women’s Studies Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies

Sex and the State: The Disappearance of Turkey’s Legal Sex Trade

djm489 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:34:57 +0000

Presented by the New York University Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and the Network of East-West Women

Gender and Transformation: Women in Europe Workshop

Friday November 4
4:30 to 6 pm

Anna Louie Sussman, freelance journalist, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Center for European and Mediterranean Studies
New York University
285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
(between Waverly and Washington Place)

For more information, follow us at http://gendertransformationeurope.wordpress.com/.

Sexuality Studies position at University of Cincinnati

djm489 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:59:13 +0000

Sexuality Studies position at University of Cincinnati

Assistant Professor position in sexuality studies and Africana/critical race studies, housed in the Dept. of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Please circulate widely.

NWSA job link: http://www.nwsa.org/employ/listing.php?entryid=635

The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure-track position of assistant professor to begin August 1, 2012. A PhD in women’s, gender and/or sexuality studies or a related field by July 31, 2012 and a specialization in sexuality studies are required. A focus on African/African American studies is preferred; applicants with specializations in critical race studies or ethnic studies will also be considered.

The successful candidate should have the potential for or an initial record pointing toward becoming a leading scholar and generating external research funding. S/he will also have the ability to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses and to engage in service.

The University of Cincinnati is an urban, public, comprehensive Research I institution, committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining an academically and culturally diverse faculty. The Department of WGSS is an interdisciplinary unit in the College of Arts and Sciences offering BA, MA, and dual MA/JD and MA/PhD degrees. The eleven full and jointly appointed WGSS faculty teach a standard 2-2 semester load. WGSS is affiliated with the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center (www.artsci.uc.edu/taft), which disburses over one million dollars per year in research and travel grants to faculty and students. For more information, please visit our website (www.artsci.uc.edu/womens_studies). Search committee chair Amy Lind will be available for informal meetings at the NWSA conference in Atlanta (amy.lind@uc.edu).

Please apply online at www.jobsatuc.com (position #211UC1884). Review of complete applications will begin on December 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates must include a letter of application, a current CV and one writing sample. In addition, please arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Molly Russell, Dept. of WGSS, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 45221-0164 (phone: 513-556-6776; email: molly.russell[at]uc.edu). Applications will not be considered complete until all letters of recommendation have been received.

In a continuing effort to foster diversity on our campus, we actively encourage applications from African Americans and other people of color, women, veterans, people of diverse orientations/identities, people with disabilities, and others who may make a positive contribution to the diversification of ideas and perspectives. For additional information about diversity initiatives at the University of Cincinnati, please visit the UC Diversity website: www.uc.edu/sas/diversity. The University of Cincinnati is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Developing and Sustaining Leadership: Women of Color in Public Policy

djm489 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:14:31 +0000

Developing and Sustaining Leadership: Women of Color in Public Policy
Community Voices Heard Invites you to a Roundtable Discussion

Tuesday, November 1
6 to 8:30 pm
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Rm C202
NYC

You must register to attend: https://cvh.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2349
RSVP on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208818665855075

Join us for a dynamic conversation about the necessity, strategies and impact of women of color’s leadership in public policy.

A networking reception will follow the discussion.

Opening Remarks & Moderated by
Rinku Sen
Director, Applied Research Center

Panelists:

Monica Barrera
Policy Analyst, Women of Color Policy Network

Pamela Brown
Gail Aska Policy and Research Fellow, Community Voices Heard

Ede Fox
Chief of Staff, NYC Councilman Jumaane Williams

Reshma Saujani
Executive Director, Fund for Public Advocacy
Deputy Advocate for Special Initiatives, NYC Public Advocate’s Office

Haeyoung Yoon
Senior Attorney, National Employment Law Project

Event Co-Sponsors:

Applied Research Center
Barnard Center for Research on Women
The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at CUNY
The Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service, CUNY
Community Voices Heard
National Employment Law Project
Research Center for Leadership in Action
The Women of Color Policy Network

Queer/Palestinian: Critical Strategies in Palestinian Queer and Women’s Filmmaking

djm489 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:30:33 +0000

Presented by the Center for Media, Culture and History and the Center for Religion and Media

Friday, October 21
4 to 6 pm

The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies
Screening Room
50 Washington Square South at 255 Sullivan Street
NYC

How does a queer/Palestinian alliance tie a struggle for gender and sexual rights to broader social justice politics?

A screening of short video works from Jerusalem, Yaffa and the diaspora will be followed by a discussion with HELGA TAWIL-SOURI (NYU), NADIA AWAD (Video Artist), COLLEEN JANKOVIC (University of Pittsburgh), RAAFAT HATTAB (Video Artist), and VICKY MOUFAWAD-PAUL (A Space Gallery).

Moderated by PATRICIA WHITE (Swarthmore).

This event is co-sponsored by the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, the Department of Media, Culture and Communication, and Yale University.

All events are free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.

For further assistance call: 212-998-3759. For more information, please visit http://www.crmnyu.org