Women's History Month, March 2008
Women's Art: Women's Vision |
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IVCC's Women's History Month Celebration is made possible through the generosity of Amnesty International, POWER, Sigma Kappa Delta, the World Language Organization, IVCC's Diversity Team, and the IVCC Student Government Association. |
Women's History Month was introduced by the National Women's History Project with the goal of ensuring that information about the myriad ways women have changed America would be part of our children's education.
The National Women's History Month Project explains: "The stories of women's historic achievements present an expanded view of the complexity and contradiction of living a full and purposeful life. The knowledge of women's history provides a more expansive vision of what a woman can do. This perspective can encourage girls and women to think larger and bolder and can give boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience."
This year's
theme is Women's Art: Women's Vision.
For more information on Women's History Month, refer to the National Women's History Project at http://www.nwhp.org.
IVCC's Women's History Month Calendar 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Building C, Room 316
12:00-12:45 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: In "Rape on the Reservation Revisited",
Professor Merri Mattison will explore the topic of sexual assault on Native
American reservations and discuss the reasons behind and the effects of such
brutality.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Building C, Room 316
12:00-12:45 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: Professor Vince Brolley will look at the historical lovers Abelard and Heloise, considering Heloise's bravery, extremely "modern" viewpoints, and unmistakable influence on so many topics of historical importance in his lecture "Heloise: Renowned for Her Passion, Unappreciated for Her Influence."
Friday, March 7, 2008
Building C, Room 316
12:00-1:00 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: Quilting is one of the oldest art forms associated with American women. No other craft or art so seamlessly intertwines usefulness with beauty. In this presentation, Professor Gina Elias tracks the history of quilt making as an American woman’s expression of her creativity and beauty through a slide show presentation and a “trunk show” of antique and modern-day quilts in her presentation, "The Art of Quilting: Beauty with Purpose."
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Lobby/Link, IVCC Main Campus
12:30-1:30 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: Professor Francie Skoflanc will exhibit her artwork and answer questions about her experience as a female working within the field of fine arts in this session.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Building C, Room 316
12:30-1:30 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: In "Sexual Trafficking: Invisible Slavery" Sue Pratt will lead a discussion on the business, dangers, and consequences of Sexual Trafficking as it occurs globally, nationally, and even locally. What ordinary people can do to help put an end to these illegal practices will be addressed.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Building D, Room 225
2:00-3:30 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: View and then discuss The Secret of Photo 51 with Professor Sue Caley-Opsal, a film discussing the crucial role of Rosalind Franklin's role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, a feat for which James Watson and Francis Crick won a Nobel Prize.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Building C, Room 316
12:00-12:45 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: Professor Kaushalya Jagasia will host this session for Women's History Month.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Building B, Room 216
The Fireplace Lounge
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: View and then discuss Hairspray! a 1988 film by John Waters that addresses the lives of women and girls, beauty ideals, race, and integration.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Building C, Room 325
12:00-1:00 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: Come to this session to attend the ADV/SAS panel discussion involving professionals who deal with domestic violence in the jobs and in their everyday life. Come partake of the free pizza and, if you bring a donation to the canned food drive "Stock the Shelter," then be registered to win prizes including free gas cards.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Building C, Room 316
12:00-1:00 PM
Brown Bag Lunch: In "Female Fantasies: What Women Want" Professor
Kimberly M. Radek will discuss several popular women fiction writers and the
visions of gender relations they espouse in fantasy or futuristic novels, as
well as the artistic choices they make in their writings. The worlds of
Jayne Castle, J. D. Robb, and C. L. Wilson, specifically, will be
considered.