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