The latest issue of THE AWAKENING, the undergraduate student journal of the Ohio University Women’s Studies Program, is now available for download as a pdf from http://www.ohiou.edu/womenstudies/awakenin.html.
This issue (Volume 21, Issue 1, Fall 2007), is themed “Feminist Words” and features news, stories, poetry, and commentary.
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Farid Muttaqin “Observing the Islamic Theological Context: Contemporary Indonesian Muslim Feminist Agendas toward Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Rights”
Friday, November 2, 2007, 4-6 PM
Baker Center 233
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
This month’s colloquium will feature Farid Muttaqin leading a discussion on his paper. Muttaquin, currently an OU Southeast Asian Studies student, graduated from the State Islamic University [...]
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Feminism: What’s it All About?
Women’s Center Brown Bag
Thursday, Oct 25, 2007, Noon – 1 pm
Women’s Center, Baker Center 403
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Screening of the short film The F-word: A Video about Feminism, followed by discussion.
The F-Word is a provocative look at the power of the word “feminism” in the U.S. Why does it [...]
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Mandy Carter “Building Bridges Ending Racism”
Three opportunities to hear Mandy Carter @ OU in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, October 18, 2007
1.) Noon-1 pm
Brown Bag: Combating Racism
UCM: Center for Spiritual Growth and Social Justice
18 N. College St.
2.) 3:30-4:30 pm
International Studies Reception
Yamada International House
Ohio University
3.) 7-9 pm – download flyer
Lecture: “Building Bridges [...]
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Robert Jensen “The Paradox of Pornography: Sex, Intimacy and Communication”
Wednesday, October, 17, 2007, 7pm
Margaret M. Walter Hall, Rm 145
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
OU Women’s Studies Program presents Dr. Robert Jensen on “The Paradox of Pornography: Sex, Intimacy and Communication.” Dr. Jensen is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas [...]
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