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Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Polly Burks
561-297-2595,
pburks@fau.edu
FAU’s Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Celebrates Women’s History Month
BOCA RATON, FL (March 1, 2010) – Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters invites the public to attend several events scheduled for Women’s History Month on its Boca Raton, Davie and Jupiter campuses. The events have been organized to encourage students and the public to learn more about women’s issues. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
The following events will take place at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road:
Colloquium: Images of Women: A History of France in
Algeria Through Jacques Ferrandez’s Graphic Novel Series
Les Carnet D’Orient
Wednesday, March 3, from 3 to 4 p.m.
Arts and Humanities Building, room 205
Carla Carlage, assistant professor in the department of
Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature at FAU, will
discuss Ferrandez’s portrayal of the place of women during
the French occupation of Algeria.
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Discussion Panel: Women in Politics
Thursday, March 4, from 5:30 to
7 p.m.
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach
This panel discussion will be opened with the lecture
presentation “Women in United States Politics: Review of
National, Regional and Local Trends,” with Alicia Jencik,
visiting instructor in FAU’s department of political
science. Panelists include Dr. Jean L. Enright, commissioner,
Port of Palm Beach; Anne M. Gannon, tax collector, Palm Beach
County; Addie Greene, former commissioner, Palm Beach County;
Tara Laxer, former chief of staff to Florida State Senator Ted
Deutch; Suzanne Mulvehill, Lake Worth City Commissioner, District
4. The event will be moderated by Kitty Oliver, adjunct professor
of communications at FAU. Admission to this event is $10.
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Storytelling: In Praise of Older Women: A Celebration of
Stories
Wednesday, March 17, from 3 to 4:15 p.m.
Arts and Humanities Building, room 205
Roslyn Bresnick-Perry, a professional storyteller who won
the 2007 National Storytelling Network Lifetime Achievement
Award, will present this unforgettable portrait of older
women.
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Conference: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Feminist
Discourses on Body Politics
Friday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Live Oak Pavilion, Student UnionTBA
The Women’s Studies Graduate Student
Association’s annual conference features guest speaker Eli
Clare, author and poet.
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Concert: Roots of Classical Music
Sunday, March 21 at 3 p.m.
University Theatre
FAU’s Chamber Soloists concert dedicates this concert
to the woman composer Alba Rosa Vietor. Music will be performed
by violinist David George and pianist Leonid Treer. Art songs
will be by Pauline Viardot, Birgit Fioravante, mezzo soprano, and
Heather Coltman, piano.
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Conference: French Cultures of Embodiment
Thursday, March 25 – Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Arts and Humanities Building, room 205
This three-day international conference is hosted by the
FAU Center for Body, Mind and Culture and the department of
languages, linguistics and comparative literature. Twenty-two
presenters will cover topics ranging from “
Catherine Breillat’s female body
as ‘anatomy of hell,’” to “The
Body Feminine.” For more details, visit
www.fau.edu/bodymindculture.
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Lecture: Black Women, Crime and Violence in Georgia,
1865-1917
Wednesday, March 24, from 3 to 4 p.m.
Arts and Humanities Building, room 205
“Black Women, Crime and Violence in Georgia,
1865-1917” will be presented by Talitha LeFlouria, assistant
professor in the FAU department of history. LeFlouria will
present a lecture about the critical role black female prisoners
played in the building of Georgia’s industries during the
post-emancipation era.
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Forum: Issues in Women’s Health: Research, Public
Health Policy and Advocacy
Friday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Eleanor R. Baldwin House
The second annual Women’s Leadership Forum will host
keynote speaker Elizabeth Thompson, senior vice president,
medical and scientific affairs of the Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure with “Research with Impact: Changing Outcomes for
Women Around the Globe.” Other speakers include Kathy
Schilling, Boca Raton Community Hospital; Rhonda Swan,
Palm Beach Post; Mickelle McGovern, office of U.S.
Senator Bill Nelson; Judith Selzer, Planned Parenthood of Palm
Beach County, Paula Thaqi, Broward County Public Health
Department; and Lucille Guzman, Breast Care Education Program of
Boynton Beach.
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Lecture: Contesting Borders: Black Feminist Contributions
to International Human Rights
Friday, April 9, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Auditorium, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
The lecture will be presented by Stanlie James, professor
and director of the African and African American Studies Program
at Arizona State University. James will discuss black women
through history who have made contributions to international
human rights.
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The following events will take place on FAU’s John D.
MacArthur campus, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter:
Take Back the Night
Friday, March 19 at 7 p.m.
Lifelong Learning Auditorium
The Feminist Student Union of the Harriet L. Wilkes College
presents this rally and candlelight vigil protesting violence
against women.
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Performance: Vagina Monologues
Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m.
Lifelong Learning Auditorium
The play “Vagina Monologues” is made up of a
series of monologues written by Eve Ensler. Ensler bases these
monologues on more than 200 conversations she had with women
about sex, female empowerment, female relationships and violence
against women. General admission tickets cost $10, and is free
for students.
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The following event will take place on FAU’s Davie campus,
2912 College Avenue:
Concert: Roots of Classical Music
Saturday, March 20 at 3 p.m.
Auditorium
FAU’s Chamber Soloists concert dedicates this concert
to the woman composer Alba Rosa Vietor. Music will be performed
by David George, violin and Leonid Treer, piano. Art songs by
Pauline Viardot, Birgit Fioravante, mezzo soprano and Heather
Coltman, piano.
All events are subject to change. For more information, call
561-297-3865 or visit
www.fau.edu/womensstudies.
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Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
