MID-ATLANTIC REGION WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION (MAWSA)

Region website:
http://mawsa.nwsa.org

The Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Studies Association (MAWSA) is the non-profit regional organization of the National Women's Studies Association(NWSA), which was founded in 1977 to further the development of Women's Studies throughout the world at every educational level, in every setting.

MAWSA invites scholars, students, activists, and members of the community to its annual conference, held at member colleges and universities, to host panel discussions, present current research and conduct workshops, with the aim of furthering the discourses related to women's studies.

Mid Atlantic Regional Chairs:

Karen Weekes
kew16@psu.edu

Genevieve Carminati
genevieve.carminati@montgomerycollege.edu

Regional Members:

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Upcoming Conferences in this Region by date:

1. re (un) learning gender: an education in social constructions

Organizers: The Pennsylvania State University's Women's Studies Graduate Organization
Location: Penn State, State College, PA

Conference Date(s): April 10th, 2010 - April 10th, 2010
CFP Deadline: February 22nd, 2010

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Keynotes/Speakers:
Keynote: Sharhzad Mojab, PhD, Professor of Adult Education and Community Development Program at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Theme:
For decades, scholars have noted that gender is socially constructed. Yet the idea that behavioral disparities between women and men are driven by essential, inborn differences still flourishes, informing everything from global policy making to interpersonal interactions. Further, the study of the social construction of gender largely remains an investigation of gender as a singular factor in the lives of women, ignoring the ways in which gender intersects with other aspects of women’s lives, such as socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. How do we understand the role of gender in everyday life? How do we learn gender and who teaches us? Can gender be unlearned? How have various academic disciplines contributed to our understanding of the social construction of gender?

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CFP Email Address: wsgo.officers@gmail.com

Contact: Lizzie Anderson

E-Mail: wsgo.officers@gmail.com

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