Feminism Now!

Women Braving Violence Conference
University of New Mexico
March 8, 2007
International Women’s Day

9:00 – 9:15 AM…………….Native American Blessing, Beverly Singer
(SUB Ballroom A/B)

9:15 – 9:30 AM……………..Welcome and Introduction (SUB Ballroom A/B)
                                                Suellyn Scarnecchia, Dean, UNM School of Law

                                                Introduction of Speaker
                                                Louise Lamphere, Distinguished Professor, Anthropology

9:30 -10:30 AM……………..“Stones Witness: New Poems”, MARGARET RANDALL (SUB Ballroom A/B)

A. Are law school creating advocates to end Violence Against Women or are they creating bureaucrats? (SUB Acoma Room A) Moderator: Julianna Koob; Law Student and career in ending VAW, political activism, and voter engagement

Carrie Martell; Law Student and prior career in ending violence against Native Women

Suzanne Martinez; Law Student and member of National Native American Law Student Association

Quela Robinson; Law Student Board Member of the Black Law Student Association.

Carolina Ramos; Law Student and career in teaching, activism, and ending violence against women

B. Chicanas, Mexicanas, Violence (SUB Spirit/Trailblazer) Moderator: Patricia Perea, graduate student, American Studies

“El Fuego y la Palabra: Catholic Syncretism as a Feminist Tool of Resistance”, Annette M. Rodríguez, graduate student, American Studies

“The Camera at the Crossroads: Crossing the U. S. Mexico Border with Lourdes Portillo”, Patricia Perea, graduate student, American Studies

“Protecting Human Rights in the Inter-American System: Violence against Women in Ciudad Juárez”, Renee Wolters, UNM law student

C. Body Policies and Politics: Health and Educational Systems (SUB Santa Ana) Moderator: Laurel Lampela, Associate Professor, Art Education

“Braving the Violence of ‘Good’ Intentions: White Supremacy Intersects Reproductive Health Education”, Lena McQuade, graduate student, American Studies

“Statutory Barriers to Obtaining Civil Protection Orders for Victims of Teenage Dating Violence”, Allison Jaramillo, UNM law student

“Rethinking Transgender Violence: An Interplay of Trauma and Memory”, Jordon Johnson, graduate student, Social Work, NMHU

(PLEASE NOTE that there is a charge for the luncheon and that it will be held in the SUB Ballrooms A & B. Call WRC 277-3716. Deadline for purchase of luncheon tickets is March 2nd.)
Introductions and Greetings: Sandrea Gonzales, Women’s Resource Center, Anita Obermeier, Feminist Research Institute

PLENARY SPEAKER: CECELIA FIRE THUNDER

A. Literature, History, Violence (SUB Santa Ana Room) Moderator: Anita Obermeier, Associate Professor, English

“Edna O’Brien: The Tragic Violence of Her Later Novels”,
Mary Power, Professor, English

“Domestic Violence in an Historical Perspective: 19th Century France”, Eliza E. Ferguson, Assistant Professor, History

“When Women Are the Guilty Creatures: Dramatic and Punitive Violence in Early Modern England”,
Marissa Greenberg, Assistant Professor, English

Indigenous Women, Gender, and Violence

(SUB Spirit/Trailblazer) Moderator: Elizabeth Archuleta, Assistant Professor, English

“Domestic Violence Within a Cultural Context: A Look at Research Limitations in Native Americans”,
Billie Jo Kipp, Ph.D. (Blackfeet), Research Assistant Professor, Center for Native American Health, UNM

“War, Gender, and the Diné Marriage Act of 2005”,
Jennifer Denetdale, Assistant Professor, History

“State-sponsored Sexual Violence in the Guatemalan and Peruvian Civil Wars”,
Michelle Leiby, graduate student, Political Science

C. “Caput Nili: How I Won the War and Lost My Taste for Oranges: A Difficult MS Diagnosis Reveals a History of Violence" (SUB Acoma Room)
Lisa Gill, MFA student, English, 2007 NEA
Fellowship in Poetry

A. Film Presentation of “The Pornography of Everyday Life”, (SUB Ballroom A/B), Discussion follows with

Jane Caputi, Professor, Women Studies, Florida Atlantic University

B. Film Presentation on Indigenous Women: “Go Home, Baby Girl: Missing Women of Canada”, (SUB Spirit/Trailblazer) Discussion follows with
Elizabeth Archuleta, Assistant Professor, English

“What is Indigenous Feminism?” Cecelia Fire Thunder (Room to be announced) Moderator: Jennifer Denetdale, Assistant Professor, History

Thanks to the following departments and organizations for helping to make this conference and luncheon possible: Feminist Research Institute, Women’s Resource Center, Women Studies, Department of Anthropology, Department of English, Native American Studies, UNM School of Law, Arts & Sciences, Communication & Journalism Department, Department of Political Science, Religious Studies Program, Foreign Languages & Comparative Literature Department, American Indian Student Services, GPSA, Department of History.

PLENARY SPEAKER: CECELIA FIRE THUNDER

Indigenous Women, Gender, and Violence

A. Film Presentation of “The Pornography of Everyday Life”, (SUB Ballroom A/B), Discussion follows with

Jane Caputi, Professor, Women Studies, Florida Atlantic University