Sex and the Nation State
Tuesday Nov 10th, 2009 - Tuesday Nov 10th, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Oviatt Library Presentation Room
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
Website:
Contact:
Name: Robert O. Lopez
Phone: (818) 677-3415
Email: rolopez@csun.edu
Sponsor:
The Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence and CSUN Center for
Cost:
Free and open to the public
