Oakton Women's and Gender Studies Conference 2008

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Keynote

Session I

Session II

Session III

Reception and Poster Session

Dinner and Theater

Presenter Bios

Registration

Directions

For more information, contact Kathleen Carot at kcarot@oakton.edu or 847.376.7061.

Friday, March 6, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p. m.
Oakton Community College • Des Plaines campus

Oakton Students
Thanks to generous support form the BSA, the $15 fee will be waived for students who register in advance. Students must complete a simple form and return it with their completed registration. Forms are available from the Student Activities Office, Room 1430 (Des Plaines) or A160 (Skokie); Bea Cornelissen, Office of College Advancement, Room 1144 (Des Plaines), 847.635.1812; or Kathleen Carot, Room 2739 (Des Plaines), 847.376.7061.

Oakton’s Women’s and Gender Studies program is partially funded by the Board of Student Affairs and the Oakton Educational Foundation.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Steering Committee
Amy Blumenthal
Kathleen Carot, WGS Coordinator
Bea Cornelissen
Anna Cuomo-Paul
Carlee Drummer
Tracy Fulce
Hollace Graff
Roxann Marshburn
Donna Ryan
Marguerite Solari
Marian Staats
Sherrill Weaver

Join friends and colleagues from a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds, and institutions as we celebrate feminism in Chicago. Chicago Feminisms: Past, Present and Future will explore Chicago’s renowned feminist activists, artists, writers, and scholars, as well as the challenges they faced and their many contributions to liberation and social justice movements. A special highlight of the day is keynote by best-selling author and noted activist, Sara Paretsky.

8:30 - 9 a.m.	Registration Performing Arts Center Lobby (Coffee & Bagels)
9 - 9:15 a.m.	Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks Performing Arts Center
9:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Sara Paretsky “Feminist Art and Activism in Chicago” Performing Arts Center
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.- 12 p.m.	Session I Performing Arts and TenHoeve Centers
12 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch Cafeteria
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.	Session II TenHoeve Center
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 - 4 p.m.	Session III TenHoeve Center
4 - 5 p.m.	Reception and Poster Session TenHoeve Center
5:30 p.m.	Optional Dinner/Theater Event

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