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on Friday, May 4, 2012 - 12:06pm
What do women see in the mirror that stares back at them? For some, the body can be a battleground – a site of struggle to wrest control of the female form's portrayal in popular society. While... -
on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 2:03pm
A fantastic discussion gives participants new perspective, and a talk that leaves the audience analyzing the metaphorical significance of even the technical difficulties experienced before the talk... -
on Friday, March 23, 2012 - 7:19am
Poet and memoirist Judith Barrington captivated an overflow crowd at her February reading at the Clayman Institute, as she wove her life experiences into an intricate tapestry. Her strong,... -
on Friday, March 16, 2012 - 9:25am
What are you? For many people, this question elicits a variety of responses: student, sister, brother, dancer, mother, sports enthusiast. For ethnically ambiguous people, however, the... -
on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 8:47am
Religious texts and traditions have been used to motivate social change or to justify a belief-based status quo — based on how these texts have been interpreted. According to feminist poet and... -
on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 1:01pm
Harlem in the 1920s is known for its creative outpouring of art, music, and literature. A consciously political movement, the... -
on Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:05pm
A Trappist monastery is an icon of male seclusion. Behind the tall stone walls men work on their faith, isolated from a world that pictures them as stern men of unshakable belief and perfect... -
on Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 12:30pm
The public responds more openly to comediennes who are non-threatening. Lucille Ball was so disarming because she was loony. Diane Keaton’s neurotic, gee-golly persona made her easy to... -
on Monday, December 12, 2011 - 10:18am
In 1970s Shanghai, Sophia and Nina are digging through a box of family heirlooms when they come across tiny shoes. “What are these?” Sophia says. “They are so tiny.” These are for women with... -
on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 11:21am
Cherríe Moraga is an artist of multiple identities: playwright, essayist, poet; Chicana, lesbian, mother, feminist, indigenous rights activist. After many years of writing and over ten years...
