Oviatt Library

Sex in the Library: Gender and Women's Studies Student Research Symposium

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 8:00am to 8:15pm

Location:
Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room
Cost:
Free

Gender and Women's Studies Department presents the 12th Annual GWS Undergraduate Student Conference.

Featuring Student Capstone presentations and Sex in the Library

This is a BYOC (Bring Your Own Container) event which means that food and drinkds will be provided but, please provide your own container and cup.

Keynote Speakers

  • Sandra Harding, UCLA - Professor Emeritus - 11:00am - 12:15pm
  • Mehrangiz Kar, CSUN - GWS-MEIS Visiting Professor - 7:00pm - 8:15pm

Times / Panel Topics

  • 8:00 - 8:15AM: Opening Ceremonies
  • 8:15 -9:15AM: Politics of Post-Feminism
  • 9:15-10:30AM: Violence Against Women
  • 10:30 - 11:00AM: Coffee Break
  • 11AM -12:15PM: KEYNOTE Sandra Harding
  • 12:15 - 1:15PM: Lunch
  • 1:15 - 2:10PM: The Struggle for Reproductive Rights
  • 2:10 - 3:05PM: Women and Mental Illness
  • 3:05 - 4:15PM: Gender and Science
  • 4:15 -4:55PM: Women and State Violence
  • 4:55 - 5:50PM: Coloniality and Migration
  • 5:50 - 7:00PM: Sexual Oppression, Media and Women of Color
  • 7:00 - 8:15PM: KEYNOTE Mehrangiz Kar

Sponsors

  • Department of Gender & Women's Studies
  • GWS 400 Class
  • Women's Research and Resource Center
  • CSUN College of Humanities

Printable Poster of Events (.pdf)

Gender and Women's Studies symposium poster