Thursday, September 8

6:00 -- Welcome Reception

7:00 - 8:30 -- Keynote Lecture

Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina

"War and Gender in the Age of the World Wars: Reflections on the History and Memory of German Women's War Service in the Third Reich"

Friday, September 9

9:00 - 10:30 -- Panel I: war and Gender in the Neneteenth and Early Twentieth Century

Research Presentations by Franci Chassen-Lopez (Mexico). Pearl James (US), and Colleen Glenn (US)

10:30 - 11:00 -- Break

11:00 - 12:30 -- Panel II: War and GEnder in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centure

Research Presentations by Diane King (Iraq), Lien-Hang Nguyen (Vietnam) and Karen Petrone (Russia/Soviet Union)

2:00 - 3:30 -- Keynote Lecture

Carolyn Nordstrom, University of Notre Dame

"Tomorrow's War and Gender Violence in the 21st Century"

3:45 - 5:00 -- Closing discussion led by Karen Hagemann and Carolyn Nordstrom

Thy symposium is coordinated by the Working Group on War and Gender and is sponsored by the departments of Anthropology, English, Gender and Women's Studies, Hispanic Studies, History, and the College of Arts and Sciences Enrichment Fund.

Dr. Pearl James is hosting a workshop for graduate students considering going on the job market. This will be the first of a series of meetings aimed to help job candidates apply for jobs, assemble applications, and prepare for interviews and campus visits.

Contact Dr. Pearl James for more information. 

The Gypsy Poetry Slam, now in its sixth year as part of the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, to showcase the works of not only local poets, but also those from across the nation. As part of the event, headlined by noted poet Krista Franklin, the conference will also feature a new award. The Faith A. Smith Poetry Prize, established by Kentucky poet Frank X Walker, will be awarded to the winner of this year's slam to be held 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Downtown Arts Center. The slam is free and open to the public.

Downtown Arts Center

141 East Main Street

Lexington, KY 40507

(859) 225 - 0370

Agenda: English Dept. curriculum changes

Tenured faculty only

A reception to welcome new people and a chance to get to know fellow English Department citizens--faculty, FTLs, TAs, graduate students, and staff in ENG, WRD, LIN, etc.

In honor of her years as the UK College of Arts & Sciences Writer in Residence and her new book, The Girl in the Blue Beret, Dean Mark Lawrence Kornbluh is hosting a reading and reception for Bobbie Ann Mason. She will begin the reading at 4:00pm, which will be followed by a Q&A.