WOMEN’S STUDIES WEEKLY DIGEST FEBRUARY 28, 2011
UPCOMING EVENTS | FACULTY FYI | COURSE INFO | CALL FOR PAPERS | GRAD STUDENTS | STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES | WSSA/WSGSA
Department Announcements
The Women’s Studies Student Association (WSSA) will be putting on a performance of The Vagina Monologues from
March 4-6 in RDB 1100. Tickets for students cost $10, faculty $15 and general admission is $20. Tickets will be sold in
DM 212. For more information visit our website.
Upcoming FIU & Community Events
March 1
Women in Science Symposium
3:30-5:00 pm, WC 130. For more information Click Here.
March 2
Safe Zone Training
12:00 – 2:00 pm, OE 102. For more information click here.
March 3
In a Woman’s Body: Contemporary images of women in sports
9:30am – 11:00am ● Frost Art Museum, MMC Campus
For more information click here.
Women of Impact XXIII
Killian Palms Country Club, 9950 S.W. 104 Street, Miami, Florida 33176, Grand Salon Ballroom. 6:00pm
For more information click here.
March 4
Miami Beach Women's EXPO
For more information click here.
March 8
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Rundle Speaks at Miami Woman's Club Meeting
For more information click here.
March 9
Young Women's Preparatory Academy Symposium
For more information click here.
8:00-11:00am
March 11
Citation Workshop
For more information click here.
1:00 PM, Center for Excellence in Writing, MMC GL 125
March 22
"Sexual Violence as a Tool of Torture and Weapon during Conflict."
2:00 pm Location and Registration details TBA
March 29
Lingerie Football at FIU: Is it good or bad for women? A panel discussion.
3:30pm – 5:00pm ● Frost Art Museum, MMC Campus
For more information click here.
March 30
The 6th Annual Women's International Film & Arts Festival, March 30-April 3, 2011
Celebrating Women's Dreams, Visions & Voices
By Women, For Women & For All Who Love Women
www.womensfilmfest.com - 305-653-9700
April 5
Diversity Week: "Women of Influence"
For more information, Shirlyon McWorter and the EOP office are the contacts on this.
3:30-5:00pm, SIPA 100
June 2011
Feminist Summer Camp 2011 For more information click here.
Now on Display
Until February 28th
The “Five Women” exhibit on display now through February 28th at the South Regional - Broward College Library
chronicles the lives of four generations of Osborne women, from poverty-stricken migrant workers to self-reliant,
educated professionals. Meet these remarkable women on Saturday, Feb. 5th from 3:30pm-5:00pm at the Library
located 7300 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, Florida. (954)201-8849 (see attached flyer).
Until April 24th
Women in Motion: Fitness, Sport, and the Female Figure
Frost Museum, MMC Campus
Faculty FYI
1.
Feminist Lecturer Award, Sociologists for Women in Society. The sponsor awards the Distinguished Feminist Lecturer a
one-time honorarium of $1000. The deadline is March 1, 2011. For more information visit their website.
2.
"Elaine Gordon" and "200" scholarships. These scholarships offer Women's Studies students up to $1500 for their senior
year. You can find out more about these scholarships, including the eligibility requirements, on our website. The deadline
for applications is March 1, 2011.
3.
Reminder to our affiliated and core faculty members! Please remember to send in your syllabi for Spring to
Paula Powell at ppowell@fiu.edu.
4.
Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Women's and Gender Studies (GEMMA). Third Country scholars can apply for
research visits at one or various GEMMA European partner institutions. These visits can last between 2 weeks and 3 months
and the grant is calculated on the basis of 1.200 Euros per week. The online application form for both types of scholarships
can be found at the GEMMA webpage (http://www.ugr.es/local/gemma) together with all the necessary instructions.
The BEATRICE BAIN RESEARCH GROUP (BBRG). This announcement concerns two of its programs: 1. THE BBRG
SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM (APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY MARCH 15, 2011) and 2. THE BBRG AFFILIATED
SCHOLARS PROGRAM (APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR)
5.
Call for Papers
Call for Experiences. To help develop a book, tentatively titled Disrupting the Culture of Silence: Women
Navigating Hostility and Making Change in the Academy. The book will feature research chapters paired with
composite case studies of "hostile experiences." It will also include resources and action steps for individuals
navigating such environments, and also for administrators interested in improving workplace cultures, and
researchers/scholars investigating these phenomena.
2. Call For Reviews: Generations of Feminism. Thirdspace is a journal of feminist theory and culture that invites
reviews (of books, films, and other mediums) for its forthcoming themed issue: “Generations of Feminism.” For
more information go to their website. Submission deadline April 15, 2011.
3. 2011 SEWSA Conference. For more information, please go to our website. Proposals should be submitted to
sewsa2011proposal@gmail.com.
4. Florida Consortium for Women’s and Gender Studies Conference, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton,
Florida. April 1-2, 2011. Gendered and Racialized Technologies of Change: Moving Discredited Knowledge from
the Margins to the Center.
1.
Course Info
Graduate Students
1. SWS Award. $500 to a graduate student or recent doctorate who made contributions to the field of women and
work.
2. Ping Doctoral Research Fellowship. During the 2011–2012 academic year, CIEE will provide up to two $20,000
Ping Doctoral Research Fellowships. Please visit the CIEE website for details about eligibility, requirements, and
the nomination of candidates.
3. NEW! Post Doctoral Fellowship at Rice University. Stipend is $50,000 per year, plus benefits. For a full
description of the position and to apply visit their website. Applications deadline is March 15, 2011.
4. NEW! The Master’s Program in Women’s Studies at Florida Atlantic University has five new graduate
assistantships available for Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 for applicants who qualify. There also are two additional
Provost's Fellowships for first year WST MA students of $2500 each. You can learn more about our program by
consulting the catalog at FAU’s website (http://www.fau.edu/gr-cat/catalog.htm) and by visiting their website.
5. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) 2011-2012 Graduate Fellowship Programs (for graduate students
interested in public policy). Details and applications are located here: secondary education higher education.
6. M. Louise Carpenter Gloeckner, M.D., Summer Research Fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Deadline(s): 03/01/2011. Contact E-mail:
jmurray@drexelmed.edu; Web Site:
http://archives.drexelmed.edu/fellowship.php
Student Opportunities
1. Women’s Scholarships!! Visit http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/scholarships-for-women/.
2. New! ASPA Women in Public Service Scholarship. Applicants are competing for a $1,000 scholarship. Student
must be female. The deadline for submission is March 10, 2011 at 5:00 PM. (Application in attachments)
3. NEW! Women’s Studies Student Scholarships. Please consider applying for our "Elaine Gordon" and "200"
scholarships. These scholarships offer Women's Studies students up to $1500 for their senior year. You can find
out more about these scholarships on our website. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011.
4. WOMEN WHO LEAD REGISTRATION OPEN! Registration for the 5th Annual Women Who Lead Conference is
now open! To register go to http://women.fiu.edu/WWL.htm. If you have any questions please contact the
Women’s Center at women@fiu.edu or 305-348-1506.
5. Summer 2011 Internships for The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) (www.iwpr.org ).
Interns receive a stipend of $150 per week. Questions may be addressed to the Internship Coordinator via Email at helmuth@iwpr.org .
6. The Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellowship in Women & Public Policy. IWPR (www.iwpr.org ) will offer one
fellowship for 2011-2012. Applications for the 2011-2012 Fellowships are due by March 1, 2011. Please note
that only complete applications will be considered. Questions may be addressed to the Fellowship Coordinator
via E-mail at helmuth@iwpr.org .
7. STUDY ABROAD IN INDIA Attached are brochures describing a study abroad program in India for the Summer of 2011. If
you are interested in applying, please send me a 2 page essay on why you want to go and how it would enhance your
overall religious studies education here at FIU. The deadline is March 15, 2011. Please note, while we can send several
students, we have one scholarship available for a student. By submitting an essay to me you are applying for both the
program and the scholarship!
WSSA/WSGSA Information
WSSA Meeting notes:
1. The Vagina Monologues
Reserve the date for this important event. TVM will take place March 4-6. Tickets on sale soon!!
2. Movie Nights
WSSA will continue to host movie nights with women's studies professor Maya Boutaghou. Movie screenings will take place every
other Thursday.
3. General meetings
The next Meeting will take place on March 2nd at 1:00 pm in GC241.