Conference Program

Sponsored by the UOregon Center for Study of Women in Society, this collaborative conference, the first in a series, will involve teachers and scholars in reshaping how the past is studied and presented. Special emphasis will be placed on gendered perspectives, the needs of diverse audiences, and the development of interactive electronic resources. The content of sessions will cross historical periods and cultures. The three primary topics to be covered are: women and religion; women and power; women and the arts. Conference presenters will introduce materials drawn from a variety of historical periods and will consider research methods as well as pedagogical issues applicable to a wide range of high school and college curricula. Each session is being prepared by a "research coop" of teachers and academics who share areas of scholarship and teaching interests.

One of the major elements of the conference is the introduction of the Virtual Resource Bank, an evolving electronic database. This resource will gather sample syllabi, texts, images, bibliographies and other materials to support teaching and research needs. Conference participants will be encouraged to contribute to and make use of this web site. In the meantime, anyone interested is invited to subscribe to a listserve established as a forum for announcements and discussion on issues related to the topic of the conference.

All sessions will take place on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. Meetings and sessions will take place Saturday and Sunday, and will overlap with another colloquium to be held here that weekend, called "Global Baroque" . The conference will provide the option for one academic credit in Women's Studies, administered through continuing education

Saturday, October 25

9:00 -10:45 coffee and registration Gerlinger Lounge
11:00 -12:00 welcome and opening session Gerlinger Lounge
12:00 -1:30 lunch *
1:30 -2:30 Global Baroque keynote address Knight Library Browsing Room
Ruth Perry, Professor of Literature, MIT
Incest as the Meaning of the Gothic
3:00 -5:00 session I: Women and the Arts Gerlinger Lounge
Lisa Arkin, Eugene
Nora Beck, Lewis and Clark College
Susan Boynton, University of Oregon
Marian Smith, University of Oregon
5:15 -6:00 introduction to the Virtual Resource Bank (vrb) 221 Allen Hall
Zoe Borovsky, University of Oregon
7:30 -9:30 film: Anchoress Gerlinger Lounge
Diane Downey, Thurston High School
Regina Psaki, University of Oregon

Sunday, October 26
9:00 -4:00 book exhibit and sale Gerlinger Foyer
9:30 -11:30 session II: Women and Power Gerlinger Lounge
Christina Calhoon, University of Oregon
Diane Downey, Thurston High School
Heather Tanner, University of Oregon
11:45 -1:45 lunch * and vrb interactive sessions sign up at conference
2:00 -4:00 session III: Women and Religion Gerlinger Lounge
Amanda Powell, University of Oregon
Tim Rake, Marist High School
Elizabeth Reis, University of Oregon
4:15 -5:15 reception Knight Library, Special Collections 2nd Floor

* To order box lunch, contact Shirley Marc at CSWS (346-5019) by noon
October 17

The conference is being organized by participants of the Feminist Humanities Project under the auspices of the Center for Study of Women in Society. For more information, please contact:
Louise Bishop ph: (541) 346-0733; e-mail: lmbishop@oregon.uoregon.edu

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Teaching the Past in the Present: Gender in History

Conference Program