Annual Women's Studies Student Conference

7th Annual Women's Studies Student Conference

University at Albany, Uptown Campus
December 4-5, 2008

Thursday, December 4 - Campus Center 375

5:00 pm - Keynote Panel: "Why Race Matters to Feminism"

Janell Hobson, Co-Moderator and Women's Studies Associate Professor
Vivien Ng, Co-Moderator and Women's Studies Associate Professor
Anzala Alozie, Director of Services at the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV)
Loretta Pyles, Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare

6:00 pm - Opening Reception

7:00 pm - Kimchee and Chitlins: A Staged Reading

Friday, December 5 - Humanities 354

9:00 am - Session One: Bodies Under Siege (Paper Abstracts)

Kathryn Marie Smith, Florida Atlantic University, “Racial(izing) Reproductive Rights: Black Women and Birth Control.”
Cassandra Carter, University at Albany, "Look at Those Poor People: Detrimental Constructions of African People."
Stephanie Rodriguez, University at Albany, "News Feed, We Starve: The Exploration of Selective Media Intake and Its Effect on the Urban Body."

Moderator: Sarah Kempf, University at Albany.

10:30 am - Session Two: Violence at the Intersections (Paper Abstracts)

Maureen Stutzman, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, “Rape in the American Civil War: Race, Class, and Gender in Union Army Court-Martial Cases.”
Derek Warwick, University of Alberta, “Sexual Colonialism: Aboriginal Women and Gendered Violence.”
Angie Aguilar, University at Albany, “Culture of Misogyny as a Result of Globalization: A Case Study of Guatemala.”

Moderator: Nina Yang, University at Albany.

12 noon - Luncheon

1:00 pm - Session Three: Race, Gender, and the 2008 Presidential Elections (Paper Abstracts)

Anisa Ali, Virginia Tech University, “Race and Gender in the 2008 Presidential Elections.”
Carolyn Matthews, Dominican University, “Historic Recollections: An African American Woman's Perspective on the 2008 Elections.”
Nikki Minard, Independent Scholar, "Intersectionality 2.0: A Model for Feminist Theory and Organizing in a 'Post-Racial' Society."

Moderator: Robyn Chung, University at Albany.

2:30 pm - Session Four: Challenging Racism (Paper Abstracts)

Lisa Covington and Natasha Douglas, San Diego State University, “Two Strikes: Being an African American Woman in Women's Studies.”
Geneviève Szczepanik, University of Quebec at Montreal, "'Feminism First, Every Other Issue Second'? Talking about Feminism and Antiracism on Feminist Blogs."

Moderator: Olyviah Liang, University at Albany.

4:00 pm - Closing Session: Student Roundtable

Responding to the conference theme: discussion led by students enrolled in WSS 510 (Graduate Orientation in Women's Studies) and WSS 565 (Feminist Theory): Hee Jeong (Robyn) Chung, Gina Gullace, Courtney Klim, Sarah Kempf, He (Olyvia) Liang, and Fei (Nina) Yang.