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"From Bra burners to Buffy: Conversations Among Generations of Feminists"

Conference Schedule

The organizers of “From Bra-Burners to Buffy” gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors for their generous financial support:
 
Friends of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Humanities Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan
Dean’s Office, College of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Saskatchewan
Dean’s Office, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Office of the President, University of Saskatchewan
Role Model Speaker Fund, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan
Department of English, University of Saskatchewan
Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan
Department of Economics, University of Saskatchewan
Graduate Student’s Association, University of Saskatchewan
Women’s Studies Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan

 

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Thursday May 9th

8:00 – 5:00    OffGuard Photographic Exhibition – Julie Bidwell – (Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health) –  Room 217 Arts Building

8:00-8:45       Registration – Arts Tower Foyer

8:45-9:00      Room 133 Arts Building – Welcoming Comments
                    Tom Wishart, Dean, Graduate Studies and Research (University of Saskatchewan)
 
9:00-10:30    Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair – Ellen Whiteman
                Louise Forsyth, Joy St. John, Treena Cheveldayoff, Jessalynn Keller “From Bra Burners to Buffy” Opening Panel 
 
10:30-10:45   Break – Coffee will be served in 214 Arts Building
 
10:45-12:00   Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair –
                 Patricia Monture-Angus (University of Saskatchewan) and Karlene Faith (Simon Fraser University) “Is Feminism Relevant to Prisoners from
                     First Nations?” (Co-Presentation and Discussion of Paper)
 
12:00-1:00    Lunch will be served in Room 214 Arts Building
 
1:00-2:15       Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair - Julie Bidwell
                Carol Schick (University of Regina) “Without You I am Nothing: marking the Boundaries of Women’s Social Respectability in England and her
                    Colonies.” (Paper)
                Louise Lamontagne (University of Saskatchewan) “The Wife, Her Husband, Their Shop and the Pale: The Consumption and Production of
                    Value in Eastern European Jewish Households in Late Victorian America.” (Paper)
 
2:15-2:30      Break – Coffee will be served in 214 Arts Building
 
2:30-3:45      Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair –
                   SB de Freitas, R. Day, L. Jacek, L. Hagel, HH McDuffie (University of Saskatchewan) “They Did Almost Everything:  A Portrait of Canadian
                   Prairie Women II” (Panel)
 
3:45-5:00     Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair – Kim Morrison
                  Heather Kuttai (University of Saskatchewan) "(Not Such) Great Expectations:  Examining Adult Social Roles for Women with Disabilities"
                   (Paper)
               Myfanwy Van Vliet, (University of Saskatchewan) “A Feminist Temptress Returning the Gaze.” (Paper and Belly Dance Performance)
 
6:00           Bra-B-Q (supper and social) – Marquis patio
 
Friday May 10th
 
8:00-4:15       OffGuard Photographic Exhibition – Julie Bidwell – (Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health) – Room 217 Arts Building
 
8:00-9:00       Registration – Arts Tower Foyer
 
9:00 – 9:45     Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair – Brenda MacDougall
                 Maria Campbell – Author, Teacher, Writer, Filmmaker - Plenary Speaker
 
9:45 – 10:45    Concurrent Sessions
                 Room A – 211 Arts Building –Session Chair - Julie Sheppard
                 Joy St. John and Siobhan Fox (University of Saskatchewan) “Riot Grrrl Movement:  A Third Wave of Feminism.” (Paper)
                 Candis Steenbergen (Concordia University) "What's Really in a Name? Putting the Third Wave in (Canadian) Perspective." (Paper)
                 Room B – 212 Arts Building –Session Chair -
                 Kristen Warder (University of Western Ontario) On Edge: The Construction of Exile in Dionne Brand's Land to Light On (Paper)
                 Diane Hallman (University of Saskatchewan) “Conversations with Irene Poelzer: Mother of Feminism at the University of Saskatchewan.”
                 (Paper)
 
10:45-11:00   Break – Coffee will be served in 214 Arts Building
 
11:00-12:00   Concurrent Sessions
                Room A – 133 Arts Building – Session Chair - Beverley Rasporich (University of Calgary) “Western Place/Women’s Space: A Study of Three
                    Women Visual Artists.” (Demonstration of Disc and Discussion)
                Room B – 212 Arts Building – Session Chair - SB de Freitas, HH McDuffie, A Danilkewich and M Morrison (University of Saskatchewan)
                    “From Freedom to Voluntary Slavery.” (Panel
 
12:00-1:00     Lunch will be served in Room 214 Arts Building
 
1:00-2:00      133 Arts Building – Session Chair – Dianne Hallman
                Carla Atherton (University of Saskatchewan) “Women and Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering.” (Paper)
                Karen Krug (Brock University) “Conversations Between Mother and Daughter.” (Paper)
 
2:00-3:00      133 Arts Building – Session Chair -  Colleen Harrington
                Amber Dean (Simon Fraser University) “What Does a Lesbian Look Like? (And Who Does She Sleep With?):  Locating/Debating Lesbian
                    Identities in the Late Twentieth Century.” (Interactive Discussion/Dialogue)
                Tracy Ridalls (University of Saskatchewan) “Compulsory Heterosexuality in the Barbie World or ‘If We Had More Kens then the Barbies
                    Wouldn’t Have to Fight All the Time.” (Paper)
 
3:00-3:15      Break – Coffee will be served in 214 Arts Building
 
3:15-4:15     133 Arts Building – Session Chair - Tracy Walker (University of Calgary) “The Breast Manifesto” (Interactive Theatre)
 
7:30-10:00    Keynote Speaker – Judy Rebick – Frances Morrison Library Auditorium
 
Saturday May 11th
 
8:00 – 2:00    OffGuard Photographic Exhibition – Julie Bidwell – (Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health) – Room 217 Arts Building
 
8:00-9:00       Registration – Arts Tower Foyer
 
9:00-9:45       Room 133 Arts Building – Session Chair -  Pat Atkinson, MLA, Saskatoon-Nutana - Plenary Speaker
 
9:45-10:45    Concurrent Sessions
                Room A – 211 Arts Building - Session Chair
                Diana Relke (University of Saskatchewan) “Anti-Semitism and the Israeli Palestinian War” (Paper)
                Wendy Schissel (University of Saskatchewan) “Margaret’s House, or the Architectural Principles of Women’s Studies Through Three
                    Generations.” (Paper)
                Room B – 212 Arts Building – Session Chair
                Melissa Brown, Nichole Orr and Brenda Gunn (University of Manitoba) “Experiences of Students in a Practicum Course in Women’s
                    Studies. (Paper)
 
10:45-11:00   Break – Coffee will be served in 214 Arts Building
 
11:00-12:00   Concurrent Sessions
                Room A – 211 Arts Building – Session Chair – Joanne Bowditch
                Kim Morrison (University of Saskatchewan) “Three White Males Talk About Diversity:  Women Chartered Accountants’ Journey from
                    Invisibility to Invisibility in the Quest for Equality.” (Paper)
                Tabassum Ruby (University of Saskatchewan) “Islam and Feminisms: Barriers or Bridges?” (Paper)
                    Room B – 212 Arts Building – Session Chair – Joy St. John
                    Julie Sheppard (University of Saskatchewan) “I Am” (Performance)
                    Shauna Rempel (University of Saskatchewan) “Work and Self: A Personal Exploration.” (Paper)
                Siobhan Fox (University of Saskatchewan) “The Journal of a Rape Survivor.” (Paper/Journal Entries)
 
12:00-1:00     Lunch will be served in Room 214 Arts Building
 
1:00-2:00       133 Arts Building – Session Chair - Donna Bretell
                     Claire Carter (University of British Columbia) “Negotiations with Femininity: The 'Personal is Political' Revisited in Third Wave
                     Feminism” (Paper)
                 Tracy Walker and Jennifer Labrecque (University of Calgary) “Feminist Organizations on Campus: Where Do We Stand When There’s
                     Nowhere to Stand?” (Paper)
 
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