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WHERE ARE WE NOW? A WORKSHOP ON WOMEN & HETEROSEXUALITY
Thu 5 - Fri 6 March 2009
at the IGRS, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square WC1B 5DN
In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir began The Second Sex with the words 'Enough
ink has been spilled over the quarrel of feminism; it's pretty much
closed now - let us say no more about it'. Sixty years later, the
quarrel continues. A spirit of optimism and activism reigned for women
born around 1950 and entering maturity together with the feminist
movement in 1969. Where are those women now and where are the
generations of women that have followed?
This women's workshop consists of six plenary sessions and two break-out
sessions, with the focus on open discussion throughout. Twenty-three
women from 20 to 70 present their views on:
* Work in the workplace/work in the home
* The couple bond
* The personal still political?
* Cultural differences
* The female body
* Generations of women
* The F-word
* Heteronormativity and after
* Consciousness-raising in the blogosphere
For more information on speakers, programme and registration:
http://igrs.sas.ac.uk/index.php?id=318
<http://igrs.sas.ac.uk/index.php?id=318>
or contact Flo Austin at
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Flo Austin
Institute Administrator
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
School of Advanced Study, University of London Senate House, Malet
Street, London WC1E 7HU
Tel: 020 7862 8677; fax 020 7862 8672
Web: http://igrs.sas.ac.uk <http://igrs.sas.ac.uk>
NB Please be aware that I work part-time - Tues/Wed/Thurs - so there may
be some delay in responding to your email
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