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Past Events Sponsored by
the Race & Gender Project
"Globalization and Children's Lives."
Workshop led by Erica Polakoff, Bloomfield College.
April 7, 2009.
"
The Struggle for Recognition: Bodies, Bullying, and In-School Masculine Violence."
Talk by James Messerschmidt, Professor of Sociology in the Department of Criminology
and the Women & Gender Studies Program at the University of Southern Maine.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
“Teaching About Racism When an African American is President."
Workshop led by Wartyna Davis, Political Science; Kathleen Korgen, Sociology;
and Balmurli Natrajan, Anthropology.
December 3, 2008.
"Pornography and Everyday Life."
Teaching workshop led by Carole Sheffield, of the Political Science
Department.
April 16, 2008
“Tough Guise: Masculinity and Violence.”
Talk by Sut Jhally, Professor of Communication at the University of
Massachusetts and founder and Executive Director of the Media
Education Foundation.
March 4, 2008.
“Inequality Is Injustice,” an all-day conference featuring Howard Dodson,
Director of the Schomburg Center. Political Science event worked on
and co-sponsored by the Project, along with the Women’s Center.
February 20, 2008.
“Regulating Marriage: Religion, Public Policy, and Women's Lives.”
Talk by Traci C. West of the African American Studies Department
at Drew University Theological School.
October 10, 2007.
"Reproductive Technologies and
Reproductive Rights.”
Workshop led by Caitlin Killian and Christina
McKittrick, Drew University.
April 25, 2007.
“Race, Class,
and Women’s Health: Learning Through Participatory Research.”
Talk by
Leith Mullings, Presidential Professor of Anthropology, CUNY Graduate
Center.
March 27, 2007.
“Stereotyping Africa in
the Twenty-First Century: Challenging Local and Global Racism.”
Panel
discussion by Lawrence Mbogoni, AACS; Monica Nyamwange, Geography;
and
Aaron Tesfaye, Political Science.
March 7, 2007.
"Straight Folks in the Classroom: Putting Normative Sexuality
Under the Lens.”
Workshop led by Naomi Miller of Sussex County
Community College.
December 6, 2006.
"What
Is Whiteness Studies and How Can It Help Us Teach About Racism?"
Workshop led by Ian Marshall, English Deparment.
November 15,
2006.
"Using Technology
Creatively in Teaching 'Racism and Sexism'.”
Workshop led by Carole
Sheffield, Political Science Department.
October 16, 2006.
“Television and Social Class.”
Teaching workshop organized around
clips from the new video, Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working
Class.
April 26, 2006.
Bellclair Times
Presentation/discussion by Chriss Williams,
Communication Department, of his award-winning new feature film about a
New Jersey town with a hidden past of racial violence.
March 28, 2006.
”Virtual E-Race-ing through Digital Discoveries: Using New Media for
Liberating Education.”
Workshop led by Melda Yildiz, Secondary and
Middle School Education Department .
February 22, 2006.
”Women and Hip Hop in the 21st Century."
Talk by Dr. Gwendolyn D.
Pough, Syracuse University, WPU alum and author of Check It While I
Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-hop Culture, and the Public Sphere.
November 2, 2005.
“Latino Images and
the Hollywood Paradigm,."
Workshop led by filmmaker Marta Bautis,
Ramapo College.
October 19, 2005.
"Us and Them: Class Identity in the College Classroom."
Workshop led by Jacqueline Ellis, New Jersey City University,
April 20, 2005.
"Transgender Identities: Issues and Pedagogy."
Workshop led by Donna Ezrol and Max Probst.
March 30, 2005.
What Is Womanist Pedagogy?"
Workshop led by Djanna Hill, Secondary and Middle School Education Department.
March 9, 2005.
"Teaching About Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality After the Election."
Open discussion led by Sharmila (Pixy) Ferris, J. Jordan, and Arlene Holpp Scala.
November 17, 2004.
"A Tale of Two Civilizations: Islamic Values and
Euro-American Norms."
Talk by Ali A. Mazrui, Albert Schweitzer
Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global
Cultural Studies, Binghamton University.
October 13, 2004.
"Social Inequality and the Human Experience"
Workshop led by Mark Ellis, Sociology Department
April 21, 2004.
"Teaching About Social Class"
Workshop led by David Borkowski, English Department
March 31, 2004.
"Effective Strategies for Teaching About Sexual Violence"
Workshop led by Carole Sheffield
Political Science Department
March 3, 2004.
"Teaching About Gender, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Proposed Federal Marriage Amendment"
Workshop led by Virginia Mollenkott
Professor Emerita, English Department
December 3, 2003.
"What Do Women Have to Do With Militarism?"
Talk by Cynthia Enloe
Professor of Government & and Director of Women's Studies,
Clark University
November 12, 2003.
"Web Resources for
Teaching About
Race, Class, Gender, and
Sexuality"
Workshop led by Wartyna Davis, Political
Science
& Sharmila Pixy Ferris, Communications
October 20,
2003.
"Race, Class, and Access to Higher Education." Talk by Adolph Reed, Jr., Professor of Political Science at the New School and author of W.E.B.DuBois and American Political Thought.
April 30, 2003.
"How Hip Hop Culture Can Inform the Race and Gender Conversation."
Presentation and workshop led by Jon Yasin of Bergen Community College.
April 2, 2003.
"How Free Should Discussion Be in 'Racism and Sexism' Class?"
Open discussion of issues raised by the article "Guidelines for Discussion, or Thought Control" in the September 27, 2002 Chronicle of Higher Education.
February 26, 2003.
"Teaching About Racism After 9/11."
Panel discussion led by Mark Ellis of Sociology, Steve Shalom of Political Science, and Mytheli
Sreenivas of Women's Studies, William Paterson University.
November 30, 2002.
"The Language of Culture: How to Become a Cultural Interpreter."
Workshop led by Rashmi Jaipal of Bloomfield College.
November 19, 2002.
"Overcoming Student Resistance."
Workshop led by Beth Paul of The College of New Jersey.
April 19, 2002.
"Teaching About Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality: Do Students Say What They Really Think?"
Open discussion.
April 3, 2002.
"Bridging Cultural Divides: Culture and Identity in our Global Era."
Teaching workshop led by Erica Polakoffof of Bloomfield College.
March 11, 2002.
"Integrating Gay and Lesbian Material into Introductory Courses."
Presentation by Joanne Glasgow and David Kievitt of Bergen Community College..
December 6, 2001
"Latino/a Experience in the United States."
Talk by Juan Gonzalez, Daily News columnist, activist, and author of Harvest of Empire: The History of Latinos in America.
November 29, 2001.
"Approaches to Teaching 'Racism and Sexism in the U.S.'"
An open pedagogy discussion.
October 25, 2001.
"Creating an Inclusive Campus Climate."
Talk by Cheryl Clarke, Director of Diverse Community Affairs, Rutgers University.
April 18, 2001.
"Teaching About Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality: What Works and What Doesn't Work."
Open discussion.
March 29, 2001.
"Teaching About Whiteness."
Discussion led by Charley Flint of Sociology, William Paterson University, and Ira Shor, WPU Distinguished Visiting Professor.
February 15, 2001.
"Is the Personal Pedagogical? How the Instructor's Identity Affects Teaching About Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality."
Panel discussion led by Mark Ellis of Sociology, Jean Levitan of Community Health, Tim Liu of English, and Arlene Holpp Scala of Women's Studies, William Paterson University.
November 29, 2000.
"Integrating Latina/Latino Issues into 'Racism and Sexism' and Other Courses."
Workshop led by Liza Fiol-Matta, Director of the Women and Gender Studies Program at New Jersey City University.
October 11, 2000.
"Racism and National Politics."
Talk by Ron Daniels, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
April 6, 2000.
"Teaching About Lesbian and Gay Issues."
Panel discussion led by Janet Pollak of Anthropology, William Paterson University, and Leonard Vogt of the LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) English Department.
March 27, 2000.
Open Pedagogy Workshop.
February 16, 2000.
"Teaching 'Racism and Sexism in the United States': Challenges and Strategies."
Panel discussion led by Joan Griscom of Women's Studies, J. Jordan of English, and Paula Rothenberg of The New Jersey Project, William Paterson University.
November 17, 1999.
"Feminism Today."
Panel discussion led by Wartyna Davis of Political Science, Roze Hentschell of English, Distinguished Visiting Professor Emma Perez, and Donna Perry of English, William Paterson University.
October 13, 1999.
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