Upcoming Events
February 2012
Susan B. Anthony Birthday Tea
Join SBAI and Dean Raffaella Borasi as we go to place yellow roses on Susan B. Anthony's grave in honor of her birthday, and then return to Lattimore 540 to enjoy some cake and special artifacts from the Rare Books Library. If you'd like to come, please email sbai@rochester.edu! We'll meet at 3:15 to depart.
- Celebration
- Wednesday, February 15, 2012
- 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
- Location: Mt. Hope Cemetery and Lattimore 540
Hearts and Stolas Annual Valentine's Day Lecture
For the Third Annual Valentine's Day lecture, sponsored by the Department of Religion and Classics and The Susan B. Anthony Institute, Krishni Burns of the University of Buffalo will give her talk "Apollo Rejected: Apollo as the Archetypal Failed Lover in Ovid's Metamorphoses." Refreshments will be provided.
- Lecture
- Thursday, February 16, 2012
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Location: Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library
Focus on the Future: SBAI Research Seminar with Takkara Brunson
Takkara Brunson, post-doctoral fellow at the Frederick Douglass Institute, will present her work "Remnants of Slavery on the Eve of Independence: Afro-Cuban Women Define Freedom, 1886-1900." Please join us for lunch and discusson! RSVP by February 16 to sbai@rochester.edu.
- Research Seminar
- Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Location: Lattimore 540
Fourth Annual Two Icons Lecture with Michelle Gordon
The annual Two Icons Lecture examines the intersection of race and gender, and honors the legacy of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Michelle Gordon, Assistant Professor of English, University of Southern California, will give the lecture "'Baby, You Could Be Jesus in Drag': Lorraine Hansberry and Black Domestic Workers on Being The Help." This annual lecture is co-sponsored with the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies. The event is free and open to the public. Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318 for more information.
- Lecture
- Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Location: Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
March 2012
"!Women Art Revolution" Film Screening
"!Women Art Revolution" elaborates the relationship of the Feminist Art Movement to the 1960s anti-war and civil rights movements and explains how historical events, such as the all-male protest exhibition against the invasion of Cambodia, sparked the first of many feminist actions against major cultural institutions. The film details major developments in women’s art of the 1970s, including the first feminist art education programs, political organizations and protests, alternative art spaces such as the A.I.R. Gallery and Franklin Furnace in New York and the Los Angeles Women’s Building, publications such as Chrysalis and Heresies, and landmark exhibitions, performances, and installations of public art that changed the entire direction of art. New ways of thinking about the complexities of gender, race, class, and sexuality evolved. Film series sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, The Little Theatre, and the Multi-Media Center. Email sbai@rochster.edu for more information
- Film Screening
- Wednesday, March 7, 2012
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Location: Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
Women's History Month Field Trip
Join us for a day trip to the homes of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Ann M'Clintock, and Harriet Tubman. Contact SBAI at sbai@rochester.edu if you're interested in joining.
- Trip
- Thursday, March 8, 2012
- 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Location: Seneca Falls, NY and Auburn, NY
Screening of "Afghan Star"
Just us for the second film in our Women's History Month Film Series: Afghan Star. Film Synopsis: "After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. Millions are watching the TV series ‘Afghan Star’ and voting for their favorite singers by mobile phone. For many this is their first encounter with democracy. This timely film follows the dramatic stories of four contestants as they risk all to become the nation's favorite singer. But will they attain the freedom they hope for in this vulnerable and traditional nation?" Film series sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, The Little Theatre, and the Multi-Media Center. Email sbai@rochster.edu for more information
- Film Screening
- Wednesday, March 14, 2012
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: The Little Theatre, Rochester, NY
"Miss Representation" Film Screening
Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself." Film series sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, The Little Theatre, and the Multi-Media Center. Email sbai@rochester.edu for more information.
- Film Screening
- Wednesday, March 21, 2012
- Location: The Little Theatre, Rochester, NY
Completed Graduate Certificate Applications Due
Graduate Certificate Applications are due in late March of each year for May graduates. Part I: Graduate Certificate Plans are due in November of each year. Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 585-275-8318 with questions.
- Application Deadline
- Thursday, March 22, 2012
- Location: Lattimore 538
Focus on the Future: SBAI Research Seminar with Stephanie Li
The next installment of the SBAI research seminar series for the 2011-2012 academic year will feature Stephanie Li, Assistant Professor of English. Li will present her work "Linguistic Double Counciousness in Zora Neale Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee." For questions and to RSVP contact sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318.
- Research Seminar
- Thursday, March 22, 2012
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Location: Lattimore 538
Susan B. Anthony Keynote Lecture
Nancy Cott, the Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University and the Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, both also at of Harvard, will give this year's Susan B. Anthony lecture during the 19th Annual International Graduate Student Research Conference. Time TBA.
- Keynote Lecture
- Friday, March 23, 2012
- Location: Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
The 19th Annual International Graduate Student Research Conference
In honor of SBAI's 25th Anniversary and the legacy of Susan B. Anthony, the theme of this year's conference will be " 'Failure Is Impossible': Feminism's Past, Present, and Future." This years program will feature Keynote speaker Nancy Cott, director of the Schlesginer Library and professor at Harvard University. Check the graduate page for the call for papers! A conference schedule and details will be posted as they are finalized. Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 585-275-8318 with questions.
- Conference
- Friday, March 23, 2012 through Saturday, March 24, 2012
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Location: Rush Rhees Library
Women in Music Festival
For full event listings see the Women in Music Festival Website at www.esm.rochester.edu/wmf.
- Music Festival
- Monday, March 26, 2012 through Friday, March 30, 2012
"Mother: Caring for 7 Billion" Film Screening
Mother, the film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our most pressing environmental, humanitarian and social crises - population growth. In 2011 the world population reached 7 billion, a startling seven-fold increase since the first billion occurred 200 years ago."Mother: Caring for 7 Billion" features world-renown experts and scientists including biologist Paul Ehrlich, author of “The Population Bomb;" economist Mathis Wackernagel, the creator of the ground-breaking Footprint Network; Malcolm Potts, a pioneer in human reproductive health; and Riane Eisler, whose book “The Chalice and the Blade” has been published in 23 countries. Film series sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, The Little Theatre, and the Multi-Media Center. Email sbai@rochester.edu for more information.
- Film Screening
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Location: Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
April 2012
LGBTQI Film Series
In honor of LGBTQI Awareness month at the University the Susan B. Anthony Institute will co-sponsor the LGBTQI Film Series. Times, locations, and films TBA.
- Film Series
- Sunday, April 1, 2012 through Monday, April 30, 2012
- Location: TBA
Summer Research Grant Applications Due
Open to Faculty Associates and Affiliates, graduate and undergraduate students. Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318 for more information.
- Application Deadline
- Thursday, April 5, 2012
- Location: Lattimore 538
Focus on the Future: SBAI Research Seminar with Ed Brockenbrough
Join us for the next installment ofo our Focus on the Future seminar series! Ed Brockenbrough, Assistant Professor of Education, will discuss educational experiences of LGBT youth of color at an HIV/AIDS prevention agency. A vegetarian lunch will be provided, so please RSVP at sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318.
- Research Seminar
- Tuesday, April 10, 2012
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Location: Lattimore 540
Dissertation Award Applications Deadline
Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318 for more information.
- Application Deadline
- Wednesday, April 11, 2012
- Location: Lattimore 538
First Annual Rainbow Lecture with William Eskrdige, Jr.
The first annual Rainbow Lecture on LGBTQI issues will feature William Eskridge, Jr., John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale Law School. Eskridge has defended same-sex marriage both in the court room and as a scholar. Among his many publications, he co-authored the leading casebook on sexuality issues in law, "Sexuality, Gender, and the Law," as well as the important monograph, "Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet." Eskridge’s most recent book, "Gay Marriage: For Better or For Worse?," examines gay marriage and society in Scandinavia, where gay couples have been able to marry since 1989.
- Lecture
- Thursday, April 12, 2012
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Location: Sanctuary, Interfaith Chapel
Undergraduate Research Conference
Faculty-nominated students are chosen to share their exceptional work in gender and women's studies (including research papers, final projects, and posters). Winners of the (en)Gendered Juried Art Show, as well as those minors and majors who had an Independent Study or Internship, will also present. The keynote lecture will be given by Jane Roberts on Women, Population, and the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. Roberts will be in New York State to address the United Nations Association of Rochester and the American Association of University Women's state convention.
- Conference
- Friday, April 20, 2012
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Location: Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library
May 2012
Associates and Affiliates Spring Retreat
More information to be announced. Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318 with questions.
- Retreat
- Thursday, May 3, 2012
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Location: Interfaith Chapel
Failure is Impossible Mentoring Series: Junior Faculty Publishing Lunch
The last installment of the Failure is Impossible Mentoring Series for the 2011-2012 academic year will be a lunch and discussion on publishing for junior faculty. Contact sbai@rochester.edu or 275-8318 for more information.
- Lunch and Panel Discussion
- Wednesday, May 9, 2012
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Location: Lattimore 540
Commencement
Join us to celebrate our graduating students! More information to be announced!
- Commencement
- Sunday, May 20, 2012
- Location: TBA
