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Women's History Month 2007
Letter of WelcomeDear students, colleagues, and friends, Welcome! It’s that time of year again! Time to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of women’s histories and women’s stories! This year’s calendar of events promises to continue our proud tradition of providing a month of diverse and interdisciplinary programming that celebrates women and engages our community in an important conversation about the ways in which gender shapes our lives and experiences. It is our hope that this important dialogue will serve as a springboard to conversations that will continue year-round. This year we have chosen to make “Testimonios: Celebrating Our Stories” the permanent theme for Women’s History Month. We continue in our efforts to represent a multiplicity of voices in our celebration, and to unearth the many important stories that have yet to be told. How do you celebrate your story? How does it join with the many stories that will be shared this month? Please get involved with the celebration! While our calendar includes many exciting events, we would like to highlight a few here. First, please join us in our March 1st opening event, an address by Chicana historian, feminist theorist, and creative writer Emma Pérez, the Women’s Studies Institute’s Mujeres de Fuerza/Women of Strength invited keynote speaker . Two other highlighted events are Latinas in Love (March 2 nd) and Women Living with HIV Share Their Stories (March 28 th). You’ll note that these two events are sponsored by the Somos Fuertes: Women Making Healthy Choices grant facilitated by Dr. Sara Oswalt. The events will bring candid and important information about making healthy choices about sex and relationships, with particular regard to preventing HIV/AIDS. And please be sure to drop by the Women’s Festival on March 22nd, as we will feature numerous interactive and informative booths from the UTSA and larger San Antonio community. As you choose which events you would like to attend, please also take a moment to remember all of the individuals who so generously donated their time to make Women’s History Month a meaningful experience. In particular, we extend our gratitude to the members of the Women’s History Month Organizing Committee and the Women’s Festival Committee. And of course our programming could not have been possible without the generous support of the President’s Office, the Women’s Studies Institute, and the talented WSI staff. Enjoy the month—we look forward to seeing you! Elizabeth R. Escobedo Co-Chairs, Women’s History Month 2007
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T H U R S D A Y, 3 / 1 6:30 p.m. – 1604 Campus, Recital Hall OPENING EVENT "Border Queers of El Paso Juarez in the 21st Century: A Decolonial Queer Theory" What is so unique about being queer on the border? In this lecture, Emma Pérez will provide a window into the lives of queer Chicanos/as and Mexicano/as in a region that was her home for fourteen years. The twenty-four transcripts of oral interviews offer cursory insights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenders in this specific, geographic borderlands, in which psychic and psychological borders, to quote Gloria Anzaldúa, are also traversed. F R I D A Y, 3 / 2 11:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, JPL 4.03.08 Menard will discuss challenges Latinas may face as they address relationships and also try to balance the ever widening gap between their modern American lives and their strong ties to tradition and familia. Based on her book, Latinas in Love, Menard speaks to this dilemma and other challenges Latinas face in their journey to understanding themselves and finding the right relationship. The event is co-sponsored with Somos Fuertes: Strong Women Making Healthy Choices. S A T U R D A Y, 3 / 3 16th Annual International Woman's Day
T U E S D A Y, 3 / 6 9:30 a.m. – 1604 Campus, MB 0.302 Maier will speak about women's rights and Islam. 3:30 p.m. – Downtown Campus, BV 3.324 Maier will explore the mobilization and discursive strategies of women in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan as they use modern interpretations of Islam to empower and establish themselves in the public sphere while re-interpreting, or rejecting, Western notions of empowerment and women’s rights. W E D N E S D A Y, 3 / 7 4:45 p.m. – 1604 Campus, HSS 3.02.40 A documentary about a a young girl in Mexico, whose parents had traded her for land rights. The film documents Paulina (now a middle-aged woman) as she returns home to confront her parents. T H U R S D A Y, 3 / 8 11:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, UC 2.01.28 (Laurel Room) A one woman bibliographical show that examines the struggles of a young woman as she works to understand her identity, both personal and political. Raised by her American mother, the playwright searches to understand her roots, especially her relationship to Chile and her Chilean father. The actress portrays six characters in her show, including her own mother, father, a Chilean woman and political activist, a comical “Gringo” solidarity worker, her namesake, Julia, friend of author Lillian Hellman’s and subject of the short story “Julia,” and finally herself. Ultimately the show explores themes of political activism, womanhood, and fate, as the playwright/performer places herself in an honored tradition of female revolutionaries living a radical, life-centered vision of activism. 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, BB 2.01.18 A documentary focusing on women’s lives in Jordan. Framed by western women’s responses to Middle Eastern women and Middle Eastern women’s responses to western women. Arar will present clips from her documentary and provide extensive commentary. The presentation will be followed by question and answer. This film will enable students in women and gender studies to address issues related to Middle Eastern feminism. F R I D A Y , 3 / 9 11:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, HSS 2.01.40 Dominican thinkers and city officials at the turn of the nineteenth century saw in working class men and women a problem insofar as the latter refused on a daily basis to conform to the rules of high culture that were the mainstay of modern urban centers. Working women especially were far from the model envisioned by the intellectual and political elite. They did not measure up to the paradigm of the dutiful and selfless white bourgeois wife and mother who stood by “her” man and was devoted to her children, nor did they perform “productive” work in the conventional arenas of government, agriculture, or trade. Urban female workers were denied a place in the urban discourse of progress, insofar as they could not impart the desired attributes of nationality on the next generation of citizens nor participated in the island’s official economy. Whether or not somatically darker than their employers or than working-class men, the combination of gender and class subordinated working-class women, and they became the racial inferiors of bourgeois women—who could easily have been of the same race/color—and of men of their own class.
Spring Break M O N D A Y , 3 / 19 1:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, HSS 3.04.12 Student-organized workshop will consist of a cross-generational discussion of the history of Chicana Feminism including culminating events leading to the establishment of the collective identity, basic characteristics that differentiate Chicana Feminists from mainstream feminism, as well as contrasting politics among Chicanas and their position in the overall Chicano movement. Focus on principles of Xicana Feminists will explore how these served as a catalyst for social, cultural, and political change for Mexican Americans and the underpinnings of modern Chicana Feminist theory for the formation of cross alliance political activism amongst various politics and identities including ethnic backgrounds, gender, sexuality, nationalities, class, and generational differences. ¸ 1:00 p.m. – Downtown Campus, FS 1.406 A documentary that discusses why women in Afghanistan still wear the burqua even after equal rights with men were granted. ¸ 1:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, MB 0.226 Cutting across age, race, class, and religion, the film unfolds personal narratives with intimate interviews, archival footage, family photos and home movies. Film-viewing only, discussion on 03/21. ¸ 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, JPL 4.03.08 A panel discussion will follow with filmmaker Dina Zvi-Riklis; Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, Director of Hillel at UTSA and Professor, Discourse and Literacy Studies; Dr. Judith Sobre, Professor, Art Department; Dr. Steve Kellman, Film Critic and Professor of Comparative Literature, Department of English, Classics and Philosophy; Joseph Kluger, President, Hillel at UTSA; and Ruth Kovner, Secretary, Hillel at UTSA; Ann Eisenberg, Associate Dean of the Honors College. The event is co-sponsored by
Hillel at UTSA, Consulate General of Israel, Houston TX and T U E S D A Y , 3 / 2 0 11:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, UC 2.02.02 (Retama Auditorium) UTSA College of Business panel on women in business. Caryn Hasslocher, Founder and President of New Horizons Catering and Jim Hasslocher, Founder of Jim's Restaurants will speak about their family legacy of running food service businesses. Dr. Lynda de la Viña will moderate the discussion. W E D N E S D A Y , 3 / 2 1 1:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, MB 0.226 A follow-up discussion to film-viewing of I Had an Abortion on 03/19 ¸ 2:30 p.m. – 1604 Campus, MB .0226 When new man in town Kenny Williams (James McDaniel), takes a new job as an English teacher at the Three Nations Reservation in Utah , he finds it difficult to fit in with the close-knit Native American community. But by taking on the challenge of coaching the women's high school basketball team, both the girls and he learn what it takes to finally believe in themselves and in others. 7:30 p.m. – 1604 Campus, UC 2.01.28 (Laurel Room) SLJ will host a poetry reading celebrating the poetry of women in American Literature. All readers will address the Women's History Month theme of testimonios. T H U R S D A Y , 3 / 2 2 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, Sombrilla 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, BB 2.01.18 Muhammad will address women's liberation from her perspective as the National Director of the Indigenous Nations Alliance of the Millions More Movement.
M O N D A Y , 3 / 2 6 9:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, MB 0.224 This talk addresses the sources and various forms of violence faced by women and examines the controversies regarding the diagnosis and treatment of trauma. Strategies for healing rooted in social justice are discussed. 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, BB 2.01.10 Bueno examines the ways in which class, race, and gender intersect and inform the processes of the militarization of work for Mexican women, dubbed the “Kelly Katies,” who worked in the mobilization industry at Kelly Field during World War II. While working class mexicanas in San Antonio, Texas sought employment outside of the house prior to World War II, mobilization efforts and economic necessity converged to offer local working women an opportunity to seek employment in the defense industry. Bueno's talk highlights one particular group of “Kelly Katies” whose patriotic and nationalistic sensibilities were called into question after they filed complaints of discrimination with the Fair Employment Practice Commission (FEPC). She explores how notions of patriotic duty and loyalty took on a different meaning within this particular context and were subsequently internalized by the “Kelly Katies.” In doing so she addresses how Mexican women articulated their racialized, classed and gendered subjectivity through the complaints filed with the FEPC. 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, BB 3.04.06 Martinez , U.S. Department of State, will discuss her work in Uruguay and Mexico as a foreign service officer through the lens of public policy and international communications. She will highlight how popular film and media from the U.S. has influence around the world. T U E S D A Y , 3 / 2 7 11:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, SB 2.03.08 Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949) is one of the classic texts of feminist thought. Norman will assert its importance to contemporary philosophy and feminism. 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, BB 2.01.18 A documentary about the impact of sexual violence on Black women and girls. As the incidents of violence and sexual assault continue on campuses and in communities across the country, this film can be used to support both women and men, regardless of race, as they learn to negotiate the challenging terrain of sexuality—without violence. 5:30 p.m. – Off-Campus, Bright Shawl, 819 Augusta St. A panel discussion in which five successful women will converse with and advise five college-aged women. 6:00 p.m. – Downtown Campus, BV 1.326 (Buena Vista Auditorium) Part stand-up, part performance art, part teatro and lots of Xicana flavor! This solo show is a hilarious and unflinching examination of Xicana lesbian sexuality. (Not appropriate for children.) This is event is co-sponsored by the Trinity University Community. W E D N E S D A Y , 3 / 2 8 11:00 a.m. – 1604 Campus, JPL 4.03.08 (Assembly Room) While many don’t see the impact of HIV/AIDS, HIV is a reality and affects many in the San Antonio community. A panel of women will speak about the impact of HIV/AIDS on their lives from a personal perspective. This event is co-sponsored with Somos Fuertes: Strong Women Making Healthy Choices. 2:00 p .m. – 1604 Campus, HSS 2.01.32 Fermin will speak about her experience as a woman in the military. She is currently the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 842, and Professor of Aerospace Studies at the UTSA. She is responsible for educating, training, and commissioning officer candidates. 6:30 p.m. – 1604 Campus, UC 2.02.02 (Retama Auditorium) Barret, President and Corporate Secretary for Southwest Airlines, will speak about her pioneering leadership roles in the aviation industry, which is historically led by men. Sponsored by UTSA Student Activities in honor of Women's History Month. T H U R S D A Y , 3 / 29 1:00 p.m. – Downtown Campus, DB 2.302 What is the impact of mentoring for Latinas? Latinas across the nation are struggling to survive. They are faced with high drop out rates and high suicide rates. They have the power to materialize the pathway to a better tomorrow. 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, HSS 3.04.08 A talk by civil rights movement veteran Joan Browning. A native of rural Georgia , Browning was a freedom rider and staff member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a civil rights group of the 1960s with significant historical importance, F R I D A Y , 3 / 30 2:00 p.m. – 1604 Campus, BSB 3.03.02 (Loeffler Room) Through a series of oral histories, or charlas culinarias (culinary chats), Abarca demonstrates how women assert their own sazón (seasoning), not only in their cooking but also in their lives. The women interviewed address issues of space, sensual knowledge, artistic and narrative expression, and cultural and social change.
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