Friday, March 1 2013, 1:30pm Miller Learning Center 153, 214, 250, 275 Student Symposium 1:30 – 2:20 p.m. (50-minute Concurrent Sessions) Title: Feminist Curriculums: Gender and Sexuality, Women in Taiwan and the “F” word Location – MLC Room 153 Chair: Jamie Palmer, Graduate-Sociology, University of Georgia “The Personal is Curriculum: Why Some Teachers Address Gender and Sexuality in the Classroom” - Stephanie Anne Shelton, Graduate-Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia “Exploration of the Learning Experiences of Women in Taiwan Returning to College” - Hsiao-Hui Chen, Graduate-Adult Education, University of Georgia “Promoting the “F” Word in Teaching and Teacher Education” - Elizabeth Pittard, Graduate-Elementary and Social Studies Education, University of Georgia Title: Queering the Social Landscape: Challenging Normativity Location –MLC Room 250 Chair: Dr. Leland Spencer, Communication Studies, University of Georgia “The Normativity of Gay Space at Atlanta Pride vs. Queer Comfort at Mondohomo” -Sarah Beth Beasley, Graduate-Institute for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University “Feminist Research Experiences Exploring Trans* Social Policy in Europe” -Katie Bridges, Undergraduate-Sociology & Economics double major and minor in Women’s Studies, University of Georgia Title: The Confluence of Literature and Theory: Women Articulating Self Location – MLC Room 214 Chair: Lauren Chambers, Graduate-English, University of Georgia "Subverting Orality: Projecting the Woman’s Voice in Francophone African Literature" - Althea Hubbard, Graduate-French Literature, University of Georgia “The Role of Religion or Spiritual Belief as a Constructive-Reminiscent Force in When the Spirits Dance Mambo and Daughters of the Stone” -Tonia Leigh Wind, Graduate-Portuguese, University of Georgia “Functions of “the other” in The Lover of Marguerite Duras” -Haoyu Xia, Graduate- French Literature, University of Georgia Title: Reclaiming Control of Women’s Bodies Location-MLC Room 275 Chair: Jaimie Richards, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies and Biology, University of Georgia “The Female Body: From Private to Pubic” -Margie Quinn, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies major, University of Georgia “The Challenge of Breastfeeding: A Social Movement Paradigm” -Aubrey Denmon, Graduate-Sociology, University of Georgia “Gendered Donations: Differing Views of Egg and Sperm Donation as Influenced by Patriarch” -Emily Jones, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies major, University of Georgia 2:30 – 3:20 p.m. (50-minute Concurrent Sessions) Title: Resisting Media Stereotypes Location – MLC Room 153 Chair: Jamie Palmer, Graduate-Sociology, University of Georgia “Skin and Bones: Uncovering the Gender, Social, and Economic Meaning Behind the “Ideal” Female Frame” -Megan Lindner, Undergraduate-Psychology major and minor in Women’s Studies, University of Georgia “Mad Men’s Leading Lady and Reinventing Kate Millet’s Theory of Sexual Politics” -Katie Comer, Undergraduate-Agricultural Communication major and minor in Women’s Studies, University of Georgia “Sexual Pleasure for Women: Still in the Dark Ages” - Melanie Lucash, Undergraduate-Health Promotions major and minor in Women’s Studies, University of Georgia Title: Revisiting Iconic Texts Location – MLC Room 250 Chair: Dr. Leland Spencer, Communication Studies, University of Georgia “An Evolution of the Constitution of the United States” - Ellen Jacobson, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies major, University of Georgia “Birds of Prey and Feminine Power in Three Lais in Medieval French Literature” - Haoyu Xia, Graduate-French Literature, University of Georgia “Madness and Confinement in Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa” - Henna Messina, Graduate-English, University of Georgia Title: The Othering of Black Women’s Bodies in Racist Environments Location- MLC Room 275 Chair: Daleah Goodwin, Graduate-History, University of Georgia “From the Black Power Movement to the Natural Hair Movement: Black Women Resisting White Standards of Beauty” -Latoya Johnson, Graduate- Elementary Education, University of Georgia “Proteins and Poverty: Linking Cardiovascular Disease and C-Reactive Protein Levels of the Social Affects of Environmental Racism and Ethno-stress” -Jaimie Richards, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies and Biology double major, University of Georgia “Black Women and the Prison Industrial Complex: The Permeation of Racism through Prison Walls” -Olivia Shellman, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies major and minor in African American Studies, University of Georgia Title: The “Art” of Feminism Location – MLC Room 214 Chair: Dr. Cecilia Herles, Assistant Director, Institute for Women’s Studies, University of Georgia “Woman, Dancer, Self: Ballet as Transcendence” - Julia Jones, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies major, University of Georgia “Tales of a Self Effacing Feminist Artist” - Jenna Kriegel, Graduate-Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Georgia “You call this art?! My planet could do this: an examination of the potentials of earth art for ecofeminism” -Vincent Li, Undergraduate-Philosophy, University of Georgia 3:30 – 4:20 p.m. (50-minute Concurrent Sessions) Title: Gendered Knowing: The Supergirl, Who Gets Heard and Middle School Boys Location – MLC Room 153 Chair: Jamie Palmer, Graduate-Sociology, University of Georgia “The Supergirl Predicament: How Adolescent Girls Can’t Win in the Literacy Classroom” - Michelle Falter, Graduate-Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia “Language Construction and Gender: Who Gets Heard” - Karen Graham, Graduate-Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia “Knowing Boys in the Middle School” - Rouhollah Aghasaleh, Graduate-Middle School Education, University of Georgia Title: Democratization of Knowledge: Epistemology and Human Rights Location –MLC Room 250 Chair: Lauren Chambers, Graduate-English, University of Georgia “Blogging and the Democratization of Knowledge” - Alex Laughlin, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies major, University of Georgia “Why can’t I be a Tomboy?-Reciprocity and Dialogic Performance as a Pedagogy and Epistemology” - Kristyl D. Tift, Graduate-Theatre and Film Studies, University of Georgia “The matter of homosexuality in Jorge Amado: one analysis of the characters Felipe, the Beautiful, and Sem Dentes” -Samuel Rodrigues dos Santos, Graduate-Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Georgia Title: Negotiating Islam in Gendered Spaces Location – MLC Room 275 Session Chair: Brooke Schueneman, Graduate-Philosophy, University of Georgia “Experiences with Non-Western Feminism in Islamic Africa” - Chelsey Cain, Undergraduate-Women’s Studies and History double major, University of Georgia “Al Nisa: Muslim Women in Atlanta’s Gay Mecca” -Tia Williams, Graduate-College Student Affairs Administration, University of Georgia and Red Summer, Graduate- Heritage Preservation, Georgia State University “A Mother’s Cry: An Autobiographical Portrait of My Post-9/11 Conversion Experience - karla n. evans, Graduate-Religion, Islamic Studies, University of Georgia 4:25 – 5:00 p.m. (45-minute Concurrent Sessions) Title: Women’s Studies: Feminist Pedagogy and What Can You Do with a Women’s Studies Major Location-MLC Room 153 Session Chair: Dr. Cecilia Herles, Assistant Director, Institute for Women’s Studies, UGA “Women’s Studies and Science Education: A Student Perspective and Vision -Sara Raven, Graduate-Science Education, University of Georgia “What Can You Do with a Women’s Studies Major? The Value of a Women’s Studies degree” -Dr. Cecilia Herles, Institute for Women’s Studies, University of Georgia Title: Women’s Bodies: Embodiment and Objectification Location-MLC Room 214 Session Chair: Athena Murray, Graduate-Communication Studies, University of Georgia “Relationship Between Objectification and Sexualization of the Female Body, Gender Scripts, and the Development of Eating Disorders: A Review of the Literature -Aubrey Mowery, Graduate-Public Health, University of Georgia “Working-Class Women in Academic Spaces: Finding Our Muchness” -Jaye Thiel, Graduate-Language and Literacy, University of Georgia “Prostitution and Pornography: The New Slave Markets in Thailand and the Global South -Caroline Johnson, Undergraduate- Psychology major, University of Georgia Title: Creating Alternative Feminist Spaces: Mentoring Women and Latinas’ consejos and cuentos Location-MLC Room 250 Session Chair: Brooke Schueneman, Graduate-Philosophy, University of Georgia “Supporting Women’s Career Aspirations: Mentoring and Sponsorship -Rubina Malik, Graduate-Adult Education, University of Georgia Lauren Griffeth- Graduate-Adult Education, University of Georgia “Contesting and Appropriating Identities in Hybrid Spaces: Pasos Hacia La Universidad/Steps to College -Shakhnoza Kayumova, Graduate-Educational Theory and Practice, University of Georgia -Dr. Martha Allexsaht-Snider, Department of Elementary Education, University of Georgia Click here to download a pdf of the symposium schedule Women’s Studies Student Symposium 2013 Committee: Lauren Chambers, Daleah Goodwin, Cecilia Herles, Katie Beth Lusk, Samantha Meyer, Jamie Palmer, Jaime Richards, Leland Spencer, Elizabeth Whittenburg Ozment
