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Meetings

Upcoming Meetings - Fall 2012

DateTopic
December 7, 2012

End of semester party and viewing of "The Purity Myth."


Past Meetings

DateTopic
October 4, 2012

Dr. Carol Weisset, Chair of Civic Education and Political Science, and Jessica Lowe-Minor, Executive Director for the Florida League of Women Voters, will discuss gender and the upcoming election.

May 25, 2012

Tour of "A Legion of Crones: The Wisdom and Beauty of Age" exhibit at 1020 Art Gallery

March 15, 2012

Dr. Jenny Stuber, Sociology Professor from the University of North Florida, will discuss an article she is currently working on titled "Social Class and the Gendered Body."

February 16, 2012

Dr. Deana Rohlinger discussed her research on social movements and abortion politics.

November 9, 2011

Dr. Donna Nudd and Dr. Jeanette Castillo from Communications will show some short films and Teri Jo Reese from Sociology will discuss her research.

October 5, 2011

Hernan Ramirez, new faculty in the FSU Dept of Sociology, and Rebecca Selberg, visiting scholar from Sweden, discuss their research and how they came to be sociologists.

April 15, 2011

Watch a movie and end-of-semester party.

February 23, 2011

Dr. Amy Koehlinger from Religion, Dr. Carrie Lane from Psychology, and Dr. Janice McCabe, from Sociology will discuss their experiences teaching feminism and take questions about incorporating feminism in the classroom.

November 8, 2010

Anne Barrett and Miriam Sessions will lead a discussion of gender and aging.

September 22, 2010

Discussion of gender and violence by Pat Martin.

March 25, 2010

Jill Quadagno will lead a discussion of gender and racial inequalities in healthcare.

January 28, 2010

A reception for our departmental colloquium speaker, Barrie Thorne, and a discussion of graduate student research on primary and secondary education. Short presentations by Melissa Bamford, Patrick McGrady, and Tara Stamm.

November 4, 2009

Discussion of gender and religion, led by Brian Starks.

September 16, 2009

Research on identity and inequality presented by Miriam Sessions, Christian Vaccaro, and Abraham Pena, followed by group discussion.

March 18, 2009

Watch "I Was A Teenage Feminist" and discuss meanings of the feminist label.

January 28, 2009

Barbara Risman and Koji Ueno talked about their research on gender and sexuality.

November 13, 2008

Discussion of gendered terminology and gender differences in communication, led by Doug Schrock and Janice McCabe

September 25, 2008

Discussion of the upcoming election, led by Carol Weissert, and focused on two short articles: Palin is What 'Choice' Looks Like Today & Can You Cross Out 'Hillary' and Write 'Sarah'?.

April 3, 2008
Play and analyze our favorite feminist songs and celebrate the end of the semester.
February 15, 2008 A discussion of gender and race credibility in teaching: how your perceived identity impacts how you teach and students' perceptions, based on the article "'Race Doesn't Matter, but...': The Effect of Race on Professors' Experiences and Emotion Management in the Undergraduate College Classroom," by Roxanna Harlow.
September 27, 2007 Dr. Carrie Sandahl from the FSU School of Theatre will be our guest speaker on the topic of gender and disability.
November 1, 2007 We will read & discuss a recent article, "Helping Academics Have Families and Tenure Too."
March 2007 Watched an episode from Trans-Generation, hosted trangendered guest speaker, and had discussion of gender and bodies.
October 2006 Verna Keith and Janice McCabe, new faculty in the FSU Dept of Sociology, discussed their research.
September 2006 Read and discussed Linda Hirschman’s book Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World.

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