Contact: Beth Bailey, 277-4557 Media Contact: Laurie Mellas-Ramirez, 277-5915

Feb. 25, 2003 FEMINIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE VISITING PROFESSOR TO LECTURE Judith Halberstam, author of "Female Masculinities" and professor of literary and cultural studies at the University of California, San Diego, will present "Shadows on a Dime: Queer Temporality, Affect and Performance" on Thursday, March 6, at 5 p.m. in the Willard Reading Room of Zimmerman Library at the University of New Mexico "Halberstam will discuss theoretical works on queer identity to analyze the complex relationships between the contemporary queer dyke music scene and earlier women's music movement," Bailey said. As the UNM Feminist Research Institute's visiting scholar for spring 2003, Halberstam will also offer a seminar Friday, March 7, for UNM faculty and graduate students on "A New Work in Queer Cultural Studies: Theorizing Race, Space and Subcultures." The seminar is restricted to 20 participants. For information, contact the Feminist Research Institute at 277-1198, or femresin@unm.edu. ###

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