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Artists Andrea Fraser, Aimee Rankin, and Leslie Thornton discuss the role of women as spectators and how that impacts the depiction of women in image and text. Moderated by Marianne Weems. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XIV. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_228. Papers presented or name of session: "Changing Representations of Women: Critical Views in Image and Text" .

Opening session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV, featuring papers Rosi Braidotti (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands), and Barbara Christian (Afro-American Studies, University of California, Berkeley). This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_230. Papers presented or name of session: "Everlasting Knots: Feminism and Critical Theory"; "Somebody Forgot to Tell Somebody Something: The Historical Novel of Contemporary Afro-American Women".

Panel discussion as part of the afternoon workshops of the Scholar and Feminist conference XV, featuring papers by Laura Lee Downs (Mellon Fellow, Columbia University; University of Michigan) and Jane Bond (Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College; Lincoln University, in the program as Jane Bond-Howard). This recording is continued with BC13-58_SFAudio_236. Papers presented or name of session: "Women and Munitions Workers in the First World War".

Panel discussion as part of the afternoon workshops of the Scholar and Feminist conference XV, featuring papers by Laura Lee Downs (Mellon Fellow, Columbia University; University of Michigan) and Jane Bond-Howard (Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College; Lincoln University). This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_236. Papers presented or name of session: "Women and Munitions Workers in the First World War".

Claire Riley, CUNY Graduate Center, analyzes the construction and functioning of families specifically as it relates to Lesbian relationships. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is continued with BC13-58_SFAudio_238. Papers presented or name of session: "Creating Families: The Experience of Lesbians".

Claire Riley, CUNY Graduate Center, analyzes the construction and functioning of families specifically as it relates to Lesbian relationships. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_237. Papers presented or name of session: "Creating Families: The Experience of Lesbians".

Hei Soo Shin (Sociology, Rutgers, New Brunswick) and Jayne Werner (Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University) present their research on the political action of women in Asia specifically looking at women in South Korea and Vietnam. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_240. Papers presented or name of session: "Women and the Political Situation in South Korea"; "Women in Viet Nam" .

Hei Soo Shin (Sociology, Rutgers, New Brunswick) and Jayne Werner (Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University) present their research on the political action of women in Asia specifically looking at women in South Korea and Vietnam. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_240. Papers presented or name of session: "Women and the Political Situation in South Korea"; "Women in Viet Nam" .

Stephanie Urdang (New York journalist, affiliated with the American Committee on Africa) leads a discussion on the effects of destabilization on women in Southern Africa. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_242. Papers presented or name of session: "The Effects of Destabilization on Women in Southern Africa".

Stephanie Urdang (New York journalist, affiliated with the American Committee on Africa) leads a discussion on the effects of destabilization on women in Southern Africa. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_241. Papers presented or name of session: "The Effects of Destabilization on Women in Southern Africa".

Paper given by Althea Simmons (Director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP) as part of the morning plenaries at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Laura Balbo (Italian Parliamentary Delegate and Member of the Parliamentary Committee, Italia-Razzismo) is noted on the program, but it is unclear if Laura is on the tape. Papers presented or name of session: "National and International Perspectives on Racism".

Gemma Campbell (Director, HEOP, Columbia University) and Vivian Taylor (Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Barnard College) discuss disparities in education as they relate to public policy. Part of the afternoon plenaries at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "Public Policy and Education".

Discussion held by bell hooks, Oberlin College, author of Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, and Talking Back during the Scholar and Feminist XVI. Talk focuses on Black women's health and the strong black woman ideal. Part of the Afternoon plenaries at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. The recording cuts out and comes back in. Papers presented or name of session: "Making the Public Private: Black Women and Self-Recovery".

Afternoon plenary session with Leslie Wolfe, Executive Director, the Center for Women Policy Studies, during the Scholar and Feminist XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "Policy Prospects for a "Kinder, Gentler Nation" for Women? Transformation of the Workplace, Welfare Reform, Family Supports, Education, Reproductive Rights, and Health in the Bush Administration".

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Georgetown University Law School, and Carol Bellamy, Morgan Stanley and Company, Inc., present on women in elective offices and public policy. Afternoon plenary sessions at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "In Search of Equality: An American Quest"; "Similarities in the Roles of Women in Elective and Non-Elective Offices".

Opening session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVII, featuring welcoming remarks from Ellen V. Futter, President of Barnard College; opening remarks from Temma Kaplan, Director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women; and keynote addresses by Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and Hazel Carby, Critic, Yale University. Papers presented or name of session: "Prospects for Race and Gender Relations in New York"; "Racism in the Academy".

Workshop with Joan Bertin, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Project of the ACLU, and Suzanne Lynn, Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York in charge of the Civil Rights Bureau, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII morning plenaries. Papers presented or name of session: "Dominating Women Through Reproduction".

Panel discussion held by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Union Theological Seminary, and Joy James, Miami University School of Interdisciplinary Studies, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is continued with BC13-58_SFAudio_268. Papers presented or name of session: "Political Organization and Spirituality".

Last few minutes of panel discussion held by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Union Theological Seminary, and Joy James, Miami University School of Interdisciplinary Studies, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_267. Papers presented or name of session: "Political Organization and Spirituality".

Discussion held by Denise Carty-Bennia, Barnard '69, Northeastern University Law School and the City University Law School at Queens College during the Scholar and Feminist XVII concerning affirmative action. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_270. Papers presented or name of session: "Affirmative Action: Where We Are Headed".

Last few minutes of discussion held by Denise Carty-Bennia, Barnard '69, Northeastern University Law School and the City University Law School at Queens College during the Scholar and Feminist XVII concerning affirmative action. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_269. Papers presented or name of session: "Affirmative Action: Where We Are Headed".

Discussion held by Barbara Omolade, City University of New York, and Rosalind Petchesky, Director of Women's Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York during the Scholar and Feminist XVII concerning racialized practices of feminism. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_272. Papers presented or name of session: "The Race-Gender System and Social Change".

Last few minutes of discussion held by Barbara Omolade, City University of New York and Rosalind Petchesky, Director of Women's Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York during the Scholar and Feminist XVII concerning racialized practices of feminism. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_271. Papers presented or name of session: "The Race-Gender System and Social Change".

Workshop held by Beth Richie, Program in Community Health Education, Hunter College, City University of New York, and Stephanie Roth, Management and Antiracism Consultant and Trainer during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. Papers presented or name of session: "Multicultural Organizing: Developing Antiracist Strategies".

Discussion held by Lynn Paltrow, Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_276. Papers presented or name of session: "The Handmaid's Tale in the Brave New World: Pregnant Women and Drug Abuse".

Discussion held by Lynn Paltrow, Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_275. Papers presented or name of session: "The Handmaid's Tale in the Brave New World: Pregnant Women and Drug Abuse".

Panel discussion held by Isabel Nazario, Museum Associate of the New York State Council of the Arts; Judith Wilson, Art Historian, Columbia University and Syracuse University; and Yong Soon Min, Visual Artist and Activist during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_278. Papers presented or name of session: "Women of Color in the Arts".

Panel discussion held by Isabel Nazario, Museum Associate of the New York State Council of the Arts; Judith Wilson, Art Historian, Columbia University and Syracuse University; and Yong Soon Min, Visual Artist and Activist during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_277. Papers presented or name of session: "Women of Color in the Arts".

Panel discussion concerning teenage pregnancy held by Michele Cahill, Vice President and Director, School in Community Services, Academy for Educational Development, and Constencia Warren, Director, The Support Center for Educational Equity for Young Mothers, Academy for Educational Development, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_280. Papers presented or name of session: "Myths about Teen Pregnancy".

Panel discussion concerning teenage pregnancy held by Michele Cahill, Vice President and Director, School in Community Services, Academy for Educational Development, and Constencia Warren, Director, The Support Center for Educational Equity for Young Mothers, Academy for Educational Development, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_279. Papers presented or name of session: "Myths about Teen Pregnancy".

Welcoming remarks for Scholar and Feminist XVIII given by Temma Kaplan, Director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women; keynote addresses by Bella S. Abzug, Co-chair of the Women's Foreign Policy council and Co-chair of the International Policy Action Committee on Environment and Development and Ynestra King, Eugene Lang College, The New School for Social Research. Papers presented or name of session: "Women, War, and the Environment"; "Ecofeminism: A Politics of Connection".

Morning plenary session with Myrna Margulies Breitbart, Hampshire College, and Gwyn Kirk, Colorado College, during the Scholar and Feminist XVIII. Papers presented or name of session: "Ecological Urbanism: Women Charting a Course for Change".

Morning plenary session with Celene Krauss, Kean College of New Jersey, and Peggy Shepard, West Harlem Environmental Action, during the Scholar and Feminist XVIII. Papers presented or name of session: "Environmental Justice: Race and Class".

Morning plenary session with Inez Pasher, Chair of the Solid Waste Management Facilities Committee, Planning Board 1, Williamsburg during the Scholar and Feminist XVIII. Papers presented or name of session: "The Role of Planning Boards in Controlling the Environment".

Afternoon plenary session with Cheryl P. Derricotte, AICP, Barnard '87, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York State, Inc. and Jan Peterson, Columbia University and the National Council of Neighborhood Women during the Scholar and Feminist XVIII. Papers presented or name of session: "Affordable Housing and Community Organization".

Afternoon plenary session with Ilise (I.L.) Feitshans, Barnard '79, Columbia Law School Legislative Drafting Research Fund, and Diane Stein, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health during the Scholar and Feminist XVIII. Papers presented or name of session: "Occupational Environments: Workplace Health and Reproductive Rights".

Afternoon plenary session with Batya Bauman, East-Coast Coordinator of Feminists for Animal Rights during the Scholar and Feminist XVIII. Papers presented or name of session: "A Visual Dissection of the Patriarchal Mind: A Slide Show".

Panel discussion with Betty Ellerin, Judge, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division; and Carol Berkman, Judge, New York State Supreme Court; moderated by Elizabeth M. Schneider, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School during the Scholar and Feminist XIX. The panel concerns issues faced by women judges. Papers presented or name of session: "Women as Judges".

Panel discussion with Prof. Robert Shapiro, Columbia University, and Prof. Leonie Huddy, SUNY Stony Brook, during the Scholar and Feminist XIX. (Kathleen A. Frankovic and Mandy Grunwald, who were scheduled on the panel, are not present.) Papers presented or name of session: "What do Women Want?: Polling and Politics".