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Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

Fall 2009

DateTopic
September 16, 2009Graduate Student
Research

Research on identity and inequality presented by Miriam Sessions, Christian Vaccaro, and Abraham Pena, followed by group discussion.

November 4, 2009Gender and Religion

Discussion of gender and religion, led by Brian Starks.

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Past Meetings

DateTopic
March 18, 2009
The "F-Word"

Watch "I Was A Teenage Feminist" and discuss meanings of the feminist label.

January 28, 2009
Sexuality

Barbara Risman and Koji Ueno talked about their research on gender and sexuality.

November 13, 2008
Gender and Language

Discussion of gendered terminology and gender differences in communication, led by Doug Schrock and Janice McCabe

September 25, 2008
The Election

Discussion of the upcoming election, led by Carol Weissert, and focused on two short articles: Palin is What 'Choice' Looks Like Today & Can You Cross Out 'Hillary' and Write 'Sarah'?.

April 3, 2008
Feminist Songs
Play and analyze our favorite feminist songs and celebrate the end of the semester.
February 15, 2008
Identity and Teaching
A discussion of gender and race credibility in teaching: how your perceived identity impacts how you teach and students' perceptions, based on the article "'Race Doesn't Matter, but...': The Effect of Race on Professors' Experiences and Emotion Management in the Undergraduate College Classroom," by Roxanna Harlow.
September 27, 2007Gender and Bodies Dr. Carrie Sandahl from the FSU School of Theatre will be our guest speaker on the topic of gender and disability.
November 1, 2007Combining Work
& Family
We will read & discuss a recent article, "Helping Academics Have Families and Tenure Too."
March 2007Gender and Bodies Watched an episode from Trans-Generation, hosted trangendered guest speaker, and had discussion of gender and bodies.
October 2006Meet the New Faculty Verna Keith and Janice McCabe, new faculty in the FSU Dept of Sociology, discussed their research.
September 2006Women and Work Read and discussed Linda Hirschman’s book Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World.

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