| Who: |
Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith
will give the keynote address March 1 to open a series of discussions,
music and theater performances, films and lectures in celebration
of Women’s History Month at Cal State Fullerton. |
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| What: |
“Intersections in History: Gender,
Race, Performance” is the theme of this year’s
celebration. “We have lined up a wonderful calendar of
events to celebrate women in politics, art, film, literature,
music and theater,” said Renae Bredin, coordinator and
associate professor of women’s studies. “Although
Women’s History Month is only one month of the year, the
idea is to encourage thought and discussion on issues pertinent
to women throughout the rest of the year.” |
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| Where/When: |
Various campus locations, beginning March 1 |
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| Cost: |
Open to the public free of charge |
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| March 1: |
1-2:30 p.m. Anna Deavere Smith
lecture. Named “The Most Exciting Individual in American
Theater” by Newsweek in 1993, Smith currently plays National
Security Advisor Nancy McNally on NBC’s The West Wing.
2:30-3:15 p.m. Book Signing & Reception.
Smith will sign copies of her books, which will be available
for purchase, including “Twilight: Los Angeles 1992.”
Titan Pavilion, Titan Student Union |
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| March 3: |
1:30-2:30 p.m. CSUF Women Artists Reception
for a monthlong exhibit featuring student artists. East Gallery,
Pollak Library
1:30-3 p.m. “Tea for
the Fever” performance by Stacy Dyson, spoken-word
artist. Room 130, Pollak Library
Noon-1 p.m.
“Oh My Papa” lecture by Edythe Krampe,
lecturer in sociology, about her childhood relationship with
her father.
Room 205, University Hall |
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| March 8: |
1:30-2 p.m. “Women, Power &
Social Justice.” International Women’s
Day panel discussion with Gloria Bogdan, lecturer in Afro-ethnic
studies; Nino Kurthalia, a visiting scholar from the Republic
of Georgia; and Khanum Shaikh, lecturer in women’s studies
and doctoral student at UCLA.
Room 130, Pollak Library
2-2:30 p.m. “Women
in Black Protest” to acknowledge women who have
been raped, murdered, tortured or have disappeared. Participants
are invited to dress in black. Quad |
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| March 9: |
Noon-1 p.m. “Latina Women in Hollywood”
lecture by Nancy De Los Santos, author, producer and director
of the documentary “The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the
Latino Image in Hollywood Cinema.” Room 205, University
Hall |
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| March 10: |
Noon-1 p.m. “Women’s Reflections
in Prison” lecture by Rosemary Kane, instructor
at Orange County Jail. Kane will read poetry by female prisoners.
Room 205, University Hall |
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| March 11: |
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. “Scholarship on
Women & Gender Conference” featuring papers,
panels and presentations by Cal State Fullerton faculty members.
Hetebrink Room, Titan Student Union |
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| March 13-14: |
Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday
“Hearing Voices: Enlisting the Future”
music festival featuring guest lectures, electro-acoustic listening
rooms and concerts of works by women composers. Recital Hall,
Performing Arts Center |
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| March 15: |
1-2:30 p.m. “Gender, Performance
and the New Soviet Woman” lecture by Roshanna
Sylvester, assistant professor of history at DePaul University.
Room 205, University Hall |
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| March 16: |
7-9 p.m. “The Pill” lecture
by Natalie Fousekis, assistant professor of history. Room 205,
University Hall |
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| March 17: |
Noon-1 p.m. “The Plight of Women
and Girls in Nepal” lecture by Jeffrey Kottler,
chair and professor of counseling.
Room 205, University Hall |
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| March 22: |
7-8:30 p.m. “Salt of the Earth”
documentary screening and lecture by Hilarie Kelly,
assistant professor of anthropology. Location TBA |
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| March 23: |
10 a.m.-noon “Family, Food and
Culture with Firoozeh Dumas.” Dumas’ book,
“Funny in Farsi: Growing Up Iranian in America,”
was chosen for this year’s Orange County Reads
One Book campaign. She will talk about the book, sign copies
and take questions from the audience.
Titan Theatre, Titan Student Union |
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| Sponsors: |
Office of the President, Women’s Studies
Program, Women’s Center, Dean of the College of Humanities
and Social Sciences, College of the Arts, Faculty Development
Center, Pollak Library, Women’s Studies Student Association,
Anthropology Students Association, Feminist Majority Leadership
Alliance, Women in the Arts, Third Wave and Humanities and Social
Sciences Inter-Club Council, as well as the departments of Anthropology,
Afro-Ethnic Studies, History, Sociology, Music and English,
Comparative Literature and Linguistics. |
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| Information: |
Additional information is available from Women’s
Studies at 657-278-3888. |
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| Media Contacts: |
Renae Bredin, coordinator and
associate professor of women’s studies, 657-278-3742
or rbredin@fullerton.edu
Elizabeth Martin, Public Affairs, 657-278-3798 or emartin@fullerton.edu |
