Women's Studies program, Montgomery College, Maryland

NEWS

An open planning meeting for the college-wide Women's Studies Program will take place on:
Friday, September 5, 2008
from 2 - 4:00 in Room MT212
on the Rockville campus.

Please come and be a part of the planning session that will launch an exciting new year in Women's Studies at Montgomery College. The Women's Studies Program is growing, and there is plenty of space for new voices, new proposals, and new initiatives.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Upstate New York Women's History Organization (UNYWHO) seeks individual paper and panel proposals for a conference March 7, 2009, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. They invite proposals covering any aspect of women's and gender history, defined broadly to include all nations/continents, time periods, and related disciplines, and we encourage scholars from across New York State and around the region to participate. The keynote speaker will be Professor Leigh Ann Wheeler, Binghamton University. Please send an abstract of the paper or panel and a short CV for each participant to Carol Faulkner at cfaulkne@maxwell.syr.edu Proposals are due October 1, 2008.

The National Women's Studies Association posted its first issue of NWSAction, an interactive online magazine, in Fall 2007. The Spring 2008 issue is now available at www.nwsa.org/nwsaction

	Women's Studies Program at Montgomery College
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HOME EVENTS COURSES FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPS STUDENT GROUP TRIOTA READING ROOM PANTRY WS WEB SITES ARCHIVES	THE WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM The Women's Studies Program offers courses about women and gender for both women and men. The program is designed to explore the experiences and contributions of women to their cultures. Informed by feminist theory, the courses: challenge false assumptions and theories about women, race, and class encourage rigorous critical thinking raise issues of gender bias and the subjective nature of knowledge support women's development as individuals and as participating members of their larger communities expand women's and men's options beyond the limits of traditional gender roles. These writing-intensive courses help students consider the difference that gender makes in family relationships, friendships, education, and work. They are comfortable settings for delving into feminist scholarship and theory. In addition to the interdisciplinary introductory course on women's studies, courses in the program include: women's history literature sociology psychology physical education women's health Honors modules are available for some classes. Service learning and internship opportunities are frequently offered. Opportunities to pursue independent study projects are also available.	NEWS An open planning meeting for the college-wide Women's Studies Program will take place on: Friday, September 5, 2008 from 2 - 4:00 in Room MT212 on the Rockville campus. Please come and be a part of the planning session that will launch an exciting new year in Women's Studies at Montgomery College. The Women's Studies Program is growing, and there is plenty of space for new voices, new proposals, and new initiatives. CALL FOR PAPERS The Upstate New York Women's History Organization (UNYWHO) seeks individual paper and panel proposals for a conference March 7, 2009, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. They invite proposals covering any aspect of women's and gender history, defined broadly to include all nations/continents, time periods, and related disciplines, and we encourage scholars from across New York State and around the region to participate. The keynote speaker will be Professor Leigh Ann Wheeler, Binghamton University. Please send an abstract of the paper or panel and a short CV for each participant to Carol Faulkner at cfaulkne@maxwell.syr.edu Proposals are due October 1, 2008. The National Women's Studies Association posted its first issue of NWSAction, an interactive online magazine, in Fall 2007. The Spring 2008 issue is now available at www.nwsa.org/nwsaction
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