Spring 2006

UNM Feminist Research Institute
Upcoming Research Lectures and Events
www.unm.edu/~femresin
femresin@unm.edu

January
Thurs., Jan. 26
Jordon L.M. Johnson, M.A., lecture on “Trans(itioning) Gendered Bodies: Dominance, Narrative and Normalcy Rethought.”
Women’s Resource Center Meeting Room, 2-3:30 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 27
FRI co-sponsored event: Women Studies Retreat
(with Women Studies Program)
Student Union Building Santa Ana Room, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

February
Mon., Feb 6
A Forum on Gendered Violence: Research and Response
Featuring UNM scholars from C&J, Sociology, Psychology, Emergency Medicine, Art
SUB Cherry/Silver Room, 1-3:30 p.m.

Fri., Feb 17
FRI co-sponsored event: Lecture by Dr. Frances Aparicio, "Cultural Twins and National Others.”
(with Department of Spanish and Portuguese)
Ortega 322, 12:15-1 p.m.

March

Tues., March 28
Lecture by Dr. Michael Kimmel, Sociology, SUNY-Stony Brook, "What About the Boys? Current Debates About Boys in School."
SUB Acoma Room, 7 p.m.

Weds., March 29
FRI Forum on “Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Science and Technology”
Keynote speaker: Jane Zimmer Daniels, director of the Clare Boothe Luce Program (for Women in the Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering) at The Henry Luce Foundation
Featuring speakers from academia, industry and defense
SUB Acoma Room, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
For more information, see the Forum Program

April
Monday, April 3
Deadline for applying for faculty research grants, special events grants and graduate student paper prize.

Saturday, April 8
FRI co-sponsored event: Women in Sport Media Literacy Project
(with Sport Administration Department)
Johnson Center, 12 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit Women in Sport Event Website

Monday, April 10
Brown Bag Talk with Beatriz Salcedo-Strumpf, reading from her novel E-mail for Lovers (co-sponsored with Women Studies).
SUB Cherry/Silver Room, 12-2 p.m.

Thursday, April 13
Brown Bag Talk with Sonia Johnson, feminist scholar and activist (co-sponsored with Women Studies).
SUB Cherry/Silver Room, 12-2 p.m.