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Women's Studies Around Boston
April/May/June 2007 Edition
Tuesday, April 3, 5:30-7:00 pm
Dreams & Desires
Film showing and discussion. How do dynamics of race and class affect our aspirations? “Desire”
documents the challenges and desires of a group of young minority women in New Orleans. By the Black Women’s Alliance and the MIT Program in Women’s Studies. MIT Building 4, Room 231, 77
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information:
ajmar28@mit.edu.
Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm
Jamaica Kincaid
Reading and discussion. Kincaid, the celebrated
Caribbean American author, will give a public
reading of her work. By the MIT Literature Faculty, the MIT Council for the Arts, and the MIT Program in Women’s Studies. MIT Building 6, Room 120, 77
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information:
617-253-3581 or lit@mit.edu.
Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm
Dialogues on Diversity
Discussion and self-exploration on diversity issue. Race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and disabilities on our personal lives and society will be examined. By the Cambridge Women’s Center. 46 Pleasant St, Cambridge.
Information:
ming@cambridgewomenscenter.org.
Thursday, April 5, 2:50-4:30 pm
Michael Kimmel, “Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth: Women and Men in a New Millennium”
Lecture. Kimmel was instrumental in defining and founding the field of masculinity studies. By the Women’s Studies Program at Northeastern
University. Room 346, Curry Student Center, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston.
Information:
l.wang@neu.edu or 617-373-4984.
Friday, April 6, 2:30 pm
Susan Eva O’Donovan, Becoming Free in the Cotton South
Book reading and signing. O’Donovan provides a new understanding of the forces that shaped both
slavery and freedom and of the generation of
African Americans who tackled the passage that lay between. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information: 617-661-1424 Ext 1.
Tuesday, April 10, 6:30 pm
Jennifer Baumgardner, Look Both Ways: Bisexual
Politics
Book reading and signing. Baumgardner takes a close look at the growing visibility of gay and
bisexual characters, performers, and issues on the national cultural stage. By the Center for New Words and the Harvard Book Store. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information: 617-661-1424 Ext 1.
Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 pm
Nalo Hopkinson, The Salt Road
Discussion with Hopkinson, described by the Kirkus review as “sexy, disturbing, touching, wildly comic...one of our most striking new voices in
fiction.” By the MIT Program in Writing and
Humanistic Studies. MIT Building 32, Room 141,
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information:
617-253-7894.
Wednesday, April 11, 3:30 pm
Katherine Vaz, Below the Salt
Discussion. Below the Salt (a novel-in-progress) is based on the true story of a Portuguese Protestant seamstress who fled religious violence in Madeira and was granted refuge in the Lincoln household. Part of the Radcliffe Institute Fellows’ Presentation Series. 34 Concord Ave, Second-Floor Colloquium Room, Cambridge.
Information: 617-495-8212.
Wednesday, April 11, 6:00 pm
Deborah Swedberg, Inside Deep Throat
Film showing and discussion. Part of the Schlesinger Library Movie Night Series at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden St, Cambridge.
Information: 617-495-8647.
Wednesday, April 11, 6:00-9:00 pm
AMPLIFY! Celebrating 16 Years of Girl Power, Poetry & Prose
Fundraising event. Teen Voices highlights what girls are thinking and feeling about the real issues they face daily and wants more people to know about their work with girls and young women. State Street Financial Center, 36th Floor, One Lincoln Street, Boston.
Information: http://www.teenvoices.com/Amplify/ for tickets and pricing.
Wednesday, April 11, 6:15 pm
Irshad Manji, The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith
Book reading and signing. Manji writes columns that are distributed worldwide by the New York Times Syndicate. Oprah Winfrey honored Irshad with the first annual Chutzpah Award for “audacity, nerve, boldness and conviction.” Ms. magazine chose Irshad as a “Feminist for the 21st Century.” Maclean’s, Canada’s national news magazine, selected her one of ten
“Canadians Who Make a Difference.” By the Center for New Words. C103, Main College Building at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston.
Information:
http://www.centerfornewwords.org.
Thursday, April 12, 7:00 pm
Chicks Make Flicks: Dorothea Gillim, Episodes of Hey Monie
Film showing and discussion. An animated
comedy that explores the life and longings of Simone (“Monie”), a single African-American professional woman in big city America with her best friend, Yvette, by her side. By the Women in Film & Video/New
England and the MIT Program in Women’s Studies. MIT Building 6, Room 120, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information: 617-253-8844 or
womens-studies@mit.edu.
Thursday, April 12-13
Women, Men and Food: Putting Gender on the Table
Conference. Come to explore the relationship between food and gender. 2:45-6:30 pm on Thursday and 9:00 am-5:00 pm on Friday. By the Radcliffe Institute for
Advanced Study. Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge.
Information:
617-495-8600. Registration required.
Friday, April 13, 4:00-6:00 pm
Nancy J. Hirschmann, “Rethinking Mill on Gender and Class: A View from Political Economy”
Workshop and a discussion on a paper that will be
distributed in advance. Email emmh@mit.edu for a copy. By the Department of Political Science and the MIT Program in Women Studies. MIT Building E51, Room 275, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information: 617-253-8844.
Friday, April 13, 7:30 pm
Dawn Paul, “Mouthful”
An Open Mic for Open Minds with this month’s feature Dawn Paul. Dawn’s work has appeared in Seal Press anthologies about women and the sea and women’s wilderness adventures and in Best Lesbian Fiction 2005. Come to read or come to listen: the goal is to build a community of writers and readers that
supports women and their allies. $5 donation
requested at the door. By the Center for New Words. 7 Temple Street, Cambridge.
Information: 617-876-5310.
Saturday, April 14, 4:00 pm
Eunice Lipton, French Seduction
Book reading and signing. As an American living in Paris, art historian Alias Olympia reflects on her father, as well as her newly adopted country. Part of the Brookline Booksmith Event Series. Brookline
Booksmith, 279 Harvard St, Brookline.
Information:
617-566-6660.
Sunday, April 15, 3:00 pm
Nadje Al-Ali, Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present
Book reading and signing. Al-Ali’s book tells untold stories of Iraqi women from 1948 to the present day. It is based on life stories and oral histories gathered in interviews with about 200 Iraqi women of different generations, ethnic and religious backgrounds. While focusing on women’s experiences, the book tackles
general issues related to political repression under
Saddam Hussein, sectarianism, wars, sanctions and
occupation. By the MIT Program in Women Studies and the Center for New Words. MIT Building E51, Room 095.
Information: asur@mit.edu.
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00 pm
Dani Shapiro, Black & White
Book reading and signing. Ruth is a famous
photographer whose prime subject is her young daughter Clara’s nude vulnerability. Part of the
Brookline Booksmith Event Series. Brookline
Booksmith, 279 Harvard St, Brookline.
Information: 617-566-6660.
Tuesday, April 17, 8:00 pm
Melissa Li, Surviving the Nian
A Night at the Theater (Offensive)! By the Center for New Words. Roberts Theatre at the Stanford
Calderwood Pa vilion, Boston Center for the Arts,
539 Tremont Street, Boston.
Information: 617-876-5310 for tickets and pricing.
Wednesday, April 18, 3:30 pm
Maria Evangelatou, “Weaving Christ’s Body: Clothing, Femininity, and Sexuality in the Marian Imagery of Byzantium”
Discussion. Part of Radcliffe Institute Fellows’
Presentation Series. 34 Concord Ave, Second-Floor
Colloquium Room, Cambridge.
Information:
617-495-8212.
Thursday, April 19, 12:30 pm
Mary Mason & Linda Long-Bellil, “Uncommon
Families: Parenting and Disability”
Discussion about navigating the many challenges of living with a disability and raising children. By the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis
University. Epstein Building, 515 South Street, Waltham.
Information: 781-736-8100.
Thursday, April 19, 4:00 pm
Catharine MacKinnon, “Women’s Status, Men’s States”
Lecture. What is the gender of the international legal system? MacKinnon will address this question and trace developments in women’s human rights on the international stage. By Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden St, Cambridge.
Information: 617-495-8600 or www.radcliffe.edu.
Thursday, April 26, 12:00 pm
Lotte Bailyn, “This is Not Your Father’s Work/Family Flexibility”
Lecture. Part of the Distinguished Scholar Speakers Series. By the Center for Gender in Organizations.
Simmons School of Management, Green Room, 409 Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
Information:
617-521-3824 or cgo@simmons.edu.
Friday, April 27, 6:30 pm
Hanne Blank, Virgin: The Untouched History
Book reading and signing. Blank tackles the reality of what we do and don’t know about virginity and provides a sweeping tour of virgins in history. By the Center for New Words. Harvard Book Store, 1256
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information:
617-661-1424 Ext 1 or cboyle@harvard.com.
Sunday, April 29, 3:00 pm
Bettina Aptheker, Intimate Politics
Book reading and signing. Born into an influential U.S. Communist family, Aptheker lived her parents’ politics and with incest at the hands of her famous father. By the Center for New Words. Porter Square Books, 25 White St, Cambridge.
Information: 617-491-2220.
Wednesday, May 2, 12:00 pm
Bonnie Zare
Lunch discussion. Zare focuses on contemporary South Asian women’s literature, art, and activism; history of
marriage; female friendship; and alternative sexualities. By the MIT Program in Women Studies. MIT Building 14E, Room 304, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information: womens-studies@mit.edu. Please email emmh@mit.edu to RSVP for lunch.
Wednesday, May 2, 4:00 pm
“Women at the Top: The Changing Face of the Ivies”
Lecture. The first woman presidents of Ivy League
universities gather to discuss American higher
education and women’s changing roles. By Radcliffe
Institute for Advanced Study. Agassiz Theatre, 10 Garden St, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge.
Information: 617-495-8600 or www.radcliffe.edu.
Wednesday, May 2, 6:00 pm
Haden Guest, Arsenic and Old Lace
Film showing and discussion. Part of the Schlesinger Library Movie Night Series at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Radcliffe College Room, Schlesinger Library, 3 James St, Cambridge.
Information:
617-495-8647 or www.radcliffe.edu/schles.
Friday, May 4, 3:00 pm
Race, Sexuality, & Family History: “In my family we didn’t really talk about sex”
A student-centered discussion, facilitated by Divya
Kumar. By the MIT Race-Sexuality Task Force. MIT Building 4, Room 253, 77 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge.
Information: womens-studies@mit.edu.
Wednesday, May 9, 12:00 pm
Laura Morgan Roberts, “Women at their Best:
Authentically Engaging Strengths for Maximal
Contributions”
Discussion. Part of the Distinguished Scholar Speakers Series. By the Center for Gender in Organizations.
Simmons School of Management, Green Room, 409 Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
Information: 617-
521-3824 or cgo@simmons.edu.
Thursday, May 10, 7:00 pm
Chicks Make Flicks: Nancy Andrews, Selections from The Ima Plume Trilogy
Film showing and discussion. Andrews uses animation, live action and puppetry in her homage to film noir. By the MIT Program in Women Studies and Women in Film & Video/New England. MIT Building 6, Room 120, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information:
617-253-8844 or womens-studies@mit.edu.
Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 pm
Joya in Concert
Joya’s unique neo-soul sound brings together the smoothness of R&B, the power of rock, the ease of jazz, and the drive of hip/hop. Funded in part by the MIT
Council for the Arts, and by MIT QWILLTS: Queer Women Interested in Life at Tech School. Kresge Little Theater, MIT, 88 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Information: http://joya-music.com/.
Tuesday, June 19, 4:30 pm
Mary Shapiro & Cynthia Ingols, “Optioning In vs. Opting Out”
Discussion. We hear a lot about professional women opting out of today’s high level jobs. But there’s another, untold side to this story. Come hear findings from the recent SOM study of 400 women who are not “opting out.” This indicates women are using workplace
flexibility to opt into challenging jobs without sacrificing high salaries or career opportunities. Authors and
Simmons professors Mary Shapiro and Cynthia Ingols will discuss and present their new research and findings. Part of the Distinguished Scholar Speakers Series. By the Center for Gender in Organizations. Simmons School of Management, Purple Room, 409 Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
Information: 617-521-3824 or cgo@simmons.edu.
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