SEX AND THE NATION STATE

Gender Research and National Security
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Oviatt Library Presentation Room

An interdisciplinary symposium
Free and open to the public

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

9:00-10:00 Coffee Reception

10:00-10:30 Opening Remarks

10:30: Keynote

Carmen Medina, CIA
Director, Study of Intelligence

“Challenges Facing Women in National Security”

12:00-1:00 Break for Lunch/Awards Luncheon for Presenters

1:00-2:30 Graduate Research

Nick Corrette: Friendship Park; Pat Nixon and US-Mexico Border Diplomacy

Lilit Manucharyan and Angela Keshishyan: The Role of Women in Reconstituting Armenian Nationhood after the Genocide

Jessica Glick: The Use of Gender and Motherhood in Nazi Nationalist Rhetoric

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2:30-4:00 Undergrad Research

Sean Pessin: The Gendered Sensationalism in Coverage of Pat Tillman, Jessica Lynch, and Lynndie England

August Samie: The Hijab, Sharia, and Sexual Rights

Lindsay Richina: Afghan Women's Liberation, Feminist Advocacy, and the US Military

4:00-5:30 Undergrad Research

Stephanie Higa: Gender Imbalance in Science & Technology Education

Rafael Umana: The Politics of Women Serving in the Military and Effects on the Family Unit

Laurence Orlick: Don't Ask Don't Tell -- A Proposal

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OPEN DISCUSSION IS MUCH ENCOURAGED AT ALL SESSIONS.

For information on parking passes, directions, maps, or invites to the award luncheon:

Robert O. Lopez
(818) 677-3415
rolopez@csun.edu
http://www.bronzepage.com

Sponsors:

The Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence

CSUN Center for

Sex and Gender Research