Category: Women’s Studies

Women’s Studies’ blog attracts readers from around the world

Women’s Studies’ blog attracts readers from around the world

India, the Philippines, Great Britain and Canada are just a few of the countries of origin for the Women’s Studies Program blog’s readers.
Some of the blog posts have been widely read around the world and have been linked to discuss on popular blogs such as the Feminist Philosophers blog, which has an international presence, according […]

Independent filmmaker brings award-winning documentary to Women’s Studies event series

Independent filmmaker brings award-winning documentary to Women’s Studies event series

Independent filmmaker Jennifer Lee presented her award-winning film “Feminist: Stories From Women’s Liberation”at the MUC Missouri Room on Sept. 18.
Filmmaker Jennifer Lee presented her award-winning movie “Feminist: Stories From Women’s Liberation” at the MUC Missouri Room
Women’s Studies Program director Catherine Seltzer said while the Women’s Studies event series primarily focuses on current issues of importance, […]

American Muslim women visit Islamic politics course for panel discussion

American Muslim women visit Islamic politics course for panel discussion

American Muslim women will discuss cultural stereotypes related to their religion and way of life this week as part of an Islamic politics course.
History professor Steve Tamari and philosophy professor Saba Fatima are co-teaching the course, for which the panel discussion will take place at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, in Founders Hall 0111.
Tamari’s purpose for holding […]

'Feminist Awakenings' exhibit reveals realizations of feminism, gender roles

‘Feminist Awakenings’ exhibit reveals realizations of feminism, gender roles

Wonder Woman, Tampax and a pink My Little People van.
The Women's Studies program collaborated with Lovejoy Library to create "Feminist Awakenings: Artifacts of Impact," an exhibit featuring 20 pieces that symbolize a first realization of feminism and gender roles. Students, staff and faculty contributed to the exhibit, which will be on display through the end […]

Illustrator to discuss race, gender issues in animation for Black History Month

Illustrator to discuss race, gender issues in animation for Black History Month

Samir Barrett, freelance illustrator, will discuss gender and race roles in animation this week for Black History month photo courtesy of Wells
Cartoons that influence children should cater to more than one type of child.
At least, according to Samir Barrett, a freelance illustrator who will present two days this week about these issues and other topics […]

Coffee with Cool Women series now includes alumni speakers

Coffee with Cool Women series now includes alumni speakers

The Women’s Studies program has presented its Coffee with Cool Women (CWCW) series for three years, but this semester will see the biggest change to the program – the inclusion of SIUE alumni as speakers.
Alumna Megan Smith, who currently works at the domestic violence shelter St. Martha’s Hall, will be the first alumni to speak […]

University of Illinois at Chicago professor to discuss hookup culture

University of Illinois at Chicago professor to discuss hookup culture

College-age students hooking up is not new, but the results of a recent study showed unexpected results regarding the perception of hooking up, according to Barbara Risman, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Sociology chair.
Risman, who will speak tomorrow – Oct. 29 – about hookup culture for the Women’s Studies department, found that most […]

Coffee with Cool Women features local principal emphasizing the importance of nurture in education

Coffee with Cool Women features local principal emphasizing the importance of nurture in education

Edwardsville Principal Tanya Patton shared perpsectives from her career during Coffee with Cool Women discussion
Tanya Patton said she takes the time to learn the names of all 315 students–as a kindergarten through second grade school principal in Edwardsville.
“It is important to the environment that I want to create- that I know who my students are. […]

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CAS Events Round Up

The College of Arts and Sciences has a busy schedule of events coming up between now and the end of the semester. Coming up this Monday and Tuesday is this year’s CAS Colloquium titled, “Thinking About the Book,” with a wide variety of lectures and events by SIUE faculty will look at the role of […]

Coffee with Cool Women showcases writer/producer Elizabeth Massie

Coffee with Cool Women showcases writer/producer Elizabeth Massie

Elizabeth Massie landed her first job with the TLC network, worked on the first episode of “Toddlers & Tiaras” and had her career foreshadowed by Diane Sawyer.
Writer/producer Elizabeth Massie spoke about her career last week as part of the Women's Studies program's Coffee with Cool Women series. Photo by Kari Williams
Massie, who worked as a […]

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