B250 Interdisciplinary Analysis of Women's Role (E625) Calendar, 1983

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B250 Interdisciplinary Analysis of Women's Role (E625) Calendar, 1983

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Calendar/syllabus for Gloria Kaufman's B250/E625 Interdisciplinary Analysis of Women's Role course for Spring 1983.
Numerous speakers from across the country give lectures on a variety of topics, such as women and math, humor, biology and women, women and the labor force, and more.
All B250 lectures are open to the public.

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Kaufman, Gloria

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Gloria Kaufman Papers, Indiana University South Bend Archives and Special Collections

Date

1983 Spring

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Calendar
B250 Interdisciplinary Analysis of Women's Role (E625)
Spring 1983 : Revised Calendar
Coordinator, Gloria Kaufman, Northside 424, Tel 237-4224
Note The calendar is subject to changes. CHANGES IN THE CALENDAR are posted on the Women ' s Bullet in Board, just outside the IUSB Library, and at the Women' s Center, 913 s. 20th Street (237-4494).
Note 2: The Michiana public is cordially invited to the lectures and presentations.
TIME & PLACE, Lectures are held on Mondays and Wednesdays in North­side 009 from 11:30 A. M. to 12:45 P.M.

Jan 12 W First Class: Course procedures explained.
Jan 17 M "Bias against Women: Hi storical Perspectives"
Gloria Kaufman, Ph . D., Brandeis University; Associate Professor of English, IUSB; Fulbright Award in the Philosophy of Science, Munich, Germany; co-author of Pulling Our Own Strings: Feminist Humor & Satire.
Jan 19 W "History of Women in Russia"
Karen Rasmussen, Ph.D., Uni versity of California at Berkeley; Assistant Dean of Faculties and Associate Professor of Hi story, IUSB; author of papers & articles on Russia-Soviet Union; past coordinator of B250.
Jan 24 M "Women in India"
Meena Khorana, Ph.D., Agra University; Director of Fresh­man Composition & Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, IUSB; former coordinator of B250; makes regular trips to India.
Jan 27 W "Black Women and the Blues"
Samuel Shapiro, Ph.D., Columbia University; Associate Professor of History, Notre Dame University; author, former foreign correspondent for the Economist (London), New Republic, and Nation; wrote the entry on "Tango" for the Encyclopedia Bri tannica.
Jan 31 M DISCUSSION MEEI'ING
Class meets at t he Women's Center, 913 S. 20th St. Be prepared to rai se any quest ions you have about either the assigned r eadings or t he lectures. Discuss assigned questions with your discussion partner before class.
B250 Calendar Spring 198J page 2
Feb 2 W "Women and Mat h"

Edward Specht, Ph.D., University of Minnesota; Professor of Mathematics, IUSB; frequent participant at meetings of the International Congress of Mathematicians and the International Congr ess of Mat hematical education.
Feb 7 M Meeting with discussion partners. See assignment sheet.
Feb 9 W "Women and Art"
Mar sha Mcsweeney, Ph.D., Brown University; Assistant Pro­fessor of Art History, St. Mary's College.
Feb 14 M VIDEarAPE= "Women Artists Here & Now"
Documentary of a summer workshop with prominent women artists including Alice Neel, Mary Miss, Selina Trieff, and Mary Stx:ppar d . Film shows how artists inspired and empowered their students by creating a unique atmosphere.
Feb 16 W "History of Feminism in France"
Anne-Marie Poinsatte, Ph.D., University of Chicago; Associate Professor of French; planning an anthology of French feminist literature; one of the co-founders of B250.
Feb 21 M Discussion Meeting
Held at the Women's Center, 913 s . 20 Street.
ALL MUST ATTEND, MIUI1ERM EXAMINATION will be described.
Feb 2J W MIUI1ERN EXAMINATI ON: OPEN BOOK Course Booklets must be handed in.
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::: : :} SPRING RECESS. Relax & have fun.
Mar 7 M "Biology and Women"
Sandra Winicur , Ph. D., California Institute of Technology; Associate Professor of Biology, IUSB; Director of Honors Program, IUSB; one of the co-founders of B250.
Mar 9 W "Problems of Sexually Abused Children"
RuthAnn Parvin, Ph.D, Clinical Psychology, University of Nebraska; J.D., University of Nebraska Law College; Assistant Professor of Psychology, IUSB; St aff consultant on rape, incest, and sex educati on for vari ous service organizations; author of several papers on sexual assault and i ncest.
Mar 14 lVl FILM, "Margaret Mead's New Guinea Journal"
NarE, This film is somewhat longer than class time. We pl an t o start showing it at 11 :20 and run unti l 12:50 P.M. Don't be surprised if you arrive early in cl ass & the film is already running .

B250 Calendar Spring 1983 page 3
Mar 16 W Discussion Meeting at the Women's Center, 913 s. 20 St.
Mar 21 M "Women Writers"
Eileen Bender, Ph.D., Notre Dame University; Assistant Professor of English, Notre Dame; Member, Indiana Com­mittee for the Humanities; author of numerous articles and a forthco ing book on Joyce Carol Oates• feminist critic.
Mar 2J W "The Psychology and Politics f Humor"
Gloria Kaufman, coordinator of panel on Feminist Humor at the upcoming National Women's Studies Association Meetings, June, 1983; author of articles on feminist humor.
Mar 28 M "Feminist Theology & the New Testament"
Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza, Professor of Theology, Uni­versity of Notre Dame; author of many articles on early Christianity and the New Testament; internationally recog­nized authority in her field; prominent speaker at world-wide conferences.
Mar JO W FILM: "With Babies and Banners"
Apr 4 M "Women in China"
Jean Robinson, Ph.D., Cornell University; Assistant Pro­fessor of Political Science & East Asian Studies, Indiana University -Bloomington; former Director of Women's Studies, Indiana University -Bloomington (1977-82); latest research in China, May-July, 1982; author of arti­cles on women in China & on teaching women's studies.
Apr 6 W "The Post-Feminist Generation--Another Myth in the Making"
Mary Kay Blakely, M.A., Northern Illinois University; Con­tributing Editor, MS. Magazine; current & past columnist for Vogue, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Constitution, and other publications; co-author Pulling Our Own Strings: Feminist Humor & Satire; popular ketnote speaker at many conventions and conferences.
Apr 11 M "Women and the Labor Force: 1890-1983"
Collette Moser, Ph.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; Labor Economist; Consultant for U.S. Dept. of Labor & for Governor Milliken of Michigan; author of many papers in her field; currently teaching at Mi chigan State University.
Apr 1J W No class meeting.
B250 Calendar Spring 1983 page 4
Apr 18 M "Sexual Abuse of School -Age Children"
Gloria Gillespie & Robin Zoll er Smietanka, Consulting Therapists; train judges, police, doctors, nurses in how to deal with sexual abuse of children; have spent seven years r esearching and doing therapy in this area; facilitators of many professional workshops on incest and sexual assault of children.
Apr 20 W "Women and the Law Today"
Sharon Wi l dey, J,D ,, Indiana University Law School; attorney-at -law, South Bend; co-founder of the Women's Legal Clinic (in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and spreading to other states).
Apr 25 M "Lesbianism"
Speaker i s a perf ormi ng musician who has also done gradu­ate work in sociology; producer-director of a JO-minute interview radi o program on feminist culture & ideas.
Apr 27 W Last class meeting; ALL MUST ATTEND. Reports on Special Projects.
Monday May 2 11:30-1:30 P.M. FINAL EXAMINATION HAND IN COURSE BOOKLErS
June 26-JO The Fifth Annual National Women ' s Studies Association Convention, Ohio State Univerqity, Col umbus , Ohio.
An exciting and stimulating program of workshops , panel dis­cussions, and cultural events. Scholars from all disciplines with make presentations, Cultural events wi l l include feminist musicians and artists. ( One program, "Women's Voices," will have readings by Margaret Atwood, Nikki Giovanni , June Jordan, Marge Piercy, & May Sarton--all on one program!)
There will be special appearances by Nicole Hollander , feminist car­toonist; Tatiana Mamanova, exiled Soviet feminist; Ra bbi Lynn Gott­lieb, and others, There will be a feminist art exhibit, free nightly dances, a nightly coffeehouse featuring local musicians & poets, in addition to feminist theatre & music at admission pri ces, There will be free films, morning runs, an extensive exhibi t of feminist books,
Watch the Women's Bulletin for more detai ls , Plan now on attending. Room & board in a suite for 4 people costs about $110--all meals. (Room= bedroom with 4 bunk beds+ connecting si t t ing room+ private
bath.) There will also be some free housing. Advance registra­
tion for IUSB students is $40.
B250 Syllabus Spring 1983 page 5
TEXTS & KEY: Julia O'Faolain & Laura Matines, eds., Not in God's Image (NGI).
New Yorki Harper, 1973• Florence Rush, The Best Kept Secret (BKS). McGraw Hill, 1980. Barbara Ehrenreich & Deidre English, For Her Own Goodi 150 Years
of the Experts' Advice to Women. (FHOG) -Anchor, 1979. Merlin Stone, When God Was a Woman. (WGW) Harcourt, 1976. Rita Mae Brown, Rubyfruit Jungle. Bantam, 1977. (RJ)
ASSIGNMENTS:
Note 1• All assigned readings are subject to change. CHANGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS ONLY ONCE.
Note 2: In addition to readings assigned below, there will be a num­ber of handouts that are required reading. If you miss a class, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for securing all handouts. Extra copies of handouts are routinely placed in the B250 envelopeoutside my office door.
Jan 17 HANDOUT by Zillman & Stocking. (Hand in Question sheet, NGI, "Witches, 11 pp. 207-217 • without your name.) NGI, "The Cristianity Context," pp. 128-133, 137-143.
WGW, Chaps. 1 &2, pp. 1-29.
Jan 19 WGW, p. x. Also "Preface" & "Introduction," pp. xi-xxvii. NGI, "Islam," PP• 108-115.
Jan 24 WGW, Chap. 4, pp. 62-102. BKS, pp. 74-79.
Jan 27 BKS, pp. x-15.
Jan 31 FHOG, Chaps. Two & Three, pp. 30-98.
Feb 2 NGI, pp. 118-126.
Feb 7 BKS, pp. 16-73, 80-104. Meet with your discussion partner(no class meeting), and discuss today's reading. Come up
with a list (to hand in Feb 9) of what you both think are the most significant issues raised. Where you dis­agree, you can indicate that only one of you has picked that particular issue.
Feb 9 NGI, "Prostitutes," pp. 291-303.
Feb 14 BKS, PP• 134-197°
Feb 16 NGI, PP• J04-316, 220-226, 276-281.
Feb 21 WGW, Chap. J, PP• J0-61.
Feb 23 Midterm EXAMINATION: Open Book (Bring texts.) Hand in Course Booklets.
Mar 7 FHOG, "The Sexual Politics of Sickness," pp. 101-140.

B250 Assignments (Continued) page 6
Mar 9 WGW, Chap. 5, 10)-128.
Mar 14-RJ, PP• J-97 • Mar 16 RJ, PP• 98-110 . Mar 21 NGI, pp. 180-193 • RJ, PP• 111-168. Mar 23 RJ, PP• 169-177° Mar 28 NGI, PP• 194-206, 175-178. RJP 181-221. Mar JO RJ, 222-246. Apr 4 To be assigned.
Apr 6 FHOG, "Motherhood as Pathology," 211-265, and HANDOUT. Apr 11 FHOG, Chap. 1, 1-29. Apr 13 WGW, 129-152, Apr 18 FHOG, Chap. 8, 269-311. Apr 20 FHOG, 313-324. Apr 25 WGW, 153-241. Apr 27 Reports on special topics (for those who have them). May 2 Hand in Course Booklet.
FINAL EXAMINATION DAY. 11 :30-1 :30 P.M.

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Kaufman, Gloria, “B250 Interdisciplinary Analysis of Women's Role (E625) Calendar, 1983,” IU South Bend Archives Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/items/show/209.