Latino Literary Expert to Speak Monday
During
Women's History Week
 UTSA's
annual observance of Women's History Week begins Saturday, March 3 and
runs through Friday, March 9.
Highlights include a discussion of identity in Latina literature by
prominent literary expert Eliana Rivero and a look back at women in
ancient America by Yale University archaeologist Karen Stothert.
There will also be first-person reminiscences by 1960s white southern
activists Joan Browning and Casey Hayden.
Women's
History Week is organized by the Center for the Study of Women and Gender
(CSWG). All activities are open to the public, and all are free with
the exception of participation on the CSWG's team in the UTSA Walk for
Women's Athletics.
For more information on any event, call (210) 458- 4876.
Monday, March 5
Lecture: "Gambling, Gender and 'Race' in Victorian Culture"
9 a.m. University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28)
Maura O'Connor, University of Cincinnati, examines the historical intersections
of gender, race and empire.
Lecture: "Literature and Latina Identity"
11 a.m. University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28)
Eliana Rivero, University of Arizona, provides a comparative analysis
of identity in Chicana, Latin American, Cuban and Puerto Rican women's
literature.
Lecture: "Women in Ancient America"
11 a.m. Buena Vista Street Building Room 2.304
Karen Stothert, Yale, co-author of "Women In Ancient America"
(University of Oklahoma Press), analyzes trends in archaeological studies
of women in ancient cultures.
Lecture: "Feminism and the Art World"
noon-2 p.m. University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28)
Michel Conroy, Southwest Texas State University, Paula Owen, Southwest
School of Art and Craft, and Suzan Ramljak, American Federation of the
Arts, discuss how feminism has affected crafts, ceramics and fine arts.
Film: "Waking Up to Rape"
1 p.m. Frio Street Building Room 1.402
The work examines the trauma of rape and its long-term psychological
effects, societal attitudes about sexual assault and the problem of
racism in the criminal justice system.
Film: "The Body of a Poet"
3 p.m. Multidisciplinary Studies Building Kiva (2.02.18)
The work chronicles efforts of a group of young lesbians of color to
devise a tribute for poet Audre Lorde.
Film: "My Feminism"
5:30 p.m. Frio Street Building Room 2.532
The work critiques mass media's negative portrayal of feminism.
Film: "Rate it X"
7 p.m. Multidisciplinary Studies Building Kiva (2.02.18)
A look at sexism in American media, including sexist imagery and negative
conceptions of women and sexuality.
Readings:
San Antonio poets Victoria Garcia-Zapata, Celeste Guzman and Enedina
Casarez Vasquez
7 p.m. Frio Street Building Room 1.402
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Last Updated March 2, 2001
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