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Catharine R. Stimpson, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University, will present the keynote address for the 16th annual Women's Studies Conference Feb. 27–28.
The theme of this year's conference is "Women's Diverse Voices and Meanings: Feminism in Culture and Society." The event will include paper sessions, a community panel, and keynote address. The community panel and the keynote lecture featuring Stimpson are free and open to the public.
The conference will begin Feb. 27 with a concurrent paper session at 1:15 p.m. in the Daniel Management Center, Moore School of Business. A community panel will follow at 3 p.m.
Stimpson's lecture, entitled "In Praise of Women and Sports: Notes of a Feminist Fan," will begin at 5:30 p.m., in the Belk Auditorium, Moore School of Business.
Born in Bellingham, Washington, Stimpson was educated at Bryn Mawr College, Cambridge University, and Columbia University. In addition to her current post at New York University, Stimpson is the editor of a book series for the University of Chicago Press, and she has published over 150 monographs, essays, stories, and reviews. Her book on Gertrude Stein is under contract to the University of Chicago Press. Stimpson has lectured at approximately 360 institutions and events in the United States and abroad, and her public service has included serving as chair of the New York State Council for the Humanities, the National Council for Research on Women, and the Ms. Magazine Board of Scholars.
The second day of the conference includes three paper sessions beginning at 9 a.m. During a luncheon later in the day, USC faculty members Pamela Barnett, English and African American Studies, and Kathryn Edwards, history, will present the Josephine Abney Lecture.
Registration and payment of a registration fee are required to attend the conference. The fee is $40 for general registration and $20 for student registration, which includes materials, lunch, and receptions. Registration forms are available in the Women’s Studies Program Office, 201 Flinn Hall.
For more information about the conference, call Women's Studies at 7-4007.
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