Speakers and Programs
“Misogyny and the Emcee”
Monday, April 28 from 12:10 to 1:10 pm in Armitage 121
The poet and activist Ewuare Osayande will be speaking about his new book "Misogyny and the Emcee". A book signing will follow. Lunch will be provided. The event is being sponsored by the African American Studies Program.
“Piercing the Myths: Girls, Aggression and Violence”
Thursday, April 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm Campus Center
Girls are becoming increasingly more involved in violent activities, shattering stereotypes of girls as "sugar and spice and everything nice." The speakers in this series will explore girls' involvement in violent and aggressive activities and discuss some of the motives behind their actions.
“Body Image, Cosmetic Surgery, and TV: A Look at the Desire for Self-Change”
Monday, March 31 at 12 noon in the Faculty Lounge of Armitage Hall - 3rd floor
Dr. Charlotte Markey from our Department of Psychology and the author of numerous journal articles on gender and body image will provide a feminist analysis of popular culture representations of plastic surgery. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program at Rutgers University in Camden.
“Exploring and Unpacking Gender Today: Reclaiming our Gender Identities”: A University-Wide Student Organized Conference
Friday, March 28 from 10:30 am to 6 pm Campus Center
Participants will explore the meanings of gender - its complexities, contradictions, and perspectives - in order to evaluate how traditional definitions of gender evolved in our society.
“Women and Work in India: The Wide Variation in Modern Opportunities, Incentives, and Constraints”
Wednesday, March 12 at 12 noon Faculty Lounge of Armitage Hall - 3rd floor
Dr. Jenny Kehl, a member of our departments of Political Science, and Public Policy and Administration who has published articles in Political Science & Politics, Millennium, and the Journal of African Political Science and International Relations, will share her findings on gender and employment in contemporary India. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program at Rutgers University in Camden.
“Of Dining Tables and Delmonico’s: Gender and Consumption in Nineteenth-Century New York City”
Monday, March 10 at 12 noon Faculty Lounge of Armitage Hall - 3rd floor
Dr. Cindy Lobel, an assistant professor in the Department of History at Lehman College who is completing a book called The Appetite of the Metropolis: Food, Eating, and the Rise of a Consumer Culture in New York City, 1750-1870, will speak and answer questions during the free hour. Co-sponsored by the Department of History. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program at Rutgers University in Camden.
“Listening to Mammy Tales: Women, Race and American History”
Monday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. Fine Arts 110
Dr. Allison Dorsey, an associate professor from Swarthmore College’s Department of History and author of To Build Our Lives Together: Community Formation in Black Atlanta, 1875-1906, will speak about the role black mammy/nanny figures play in the formation of the racial/gender consciousness of white women in the 20th century. Sponsored by Women’s Studies, the Department of History, and African-American Studies, and followed by annual induction of students into the History Honor Society, and a reception with food and beverages.
Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program at Rutgers University in Camden.
“Echoes of the Past and Voices of Hope”
Wednesday, February 20 from 7 pm
Acclaimed performance artist Maxine Maxwell will perform “Echoes of the Past and Voices of Hope” in celebration of African-American women. During this special performance, Maxwell will bring to life the historic struggles and achievements of five African-American women, including antislavery activist Sojourner Truth, journalist Ida B. Wells, “Little Rock Nine” student Elizabeth Eckford, South-African leader Winnie Mandela, and Henrietta King, an elderly slave. This event is free of charge.
For more information, call 856-225-6161.