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Special Events at the IRW, Spring 2008
The IRW celebrated its 30th anniversary with a reception and display at the Douglass Library's Mabel Smith Douglass Room on Thursday, April 10, 4:30-6:00 p.m. On Friday, April 11 at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building, former IRW directors, Rockefeller Resident Fellows in the Humanities, and affiliate members participated in panel discussions considering the past, present and future of interdisciplinary feminist research. The panel topics and presenters may be reviewed on the schedule. Photos of the exhibit and participants are also available.
The IRW Learning Community provides opportunities for Rutgers juniors and seniors to meet with IRW-affiliated faculty and guest lecturers and engage them in conversations about the inspirations, challenges and outcomes of their work. Thus, while focusing on their own research and activism on communities, IRW LC Scholars are learning from leaders in the field. IRW Learning Community Scholars presented the results of their semester-long projects to the public on Friday, April 25, 2008. Please contact Alex Warner, IRW LC Coordinator, for more information.
In partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Education, the IRW hosted a meeting on Tuesday, May 13, to discuss how Rutgers research centers, bureaus and institutes can create learning communities which build on the unique intellectual strengths of CBIs. Please contact the IRW for more information or to join the conversation.
With the Center on Violence against Women & Children (VAWC) at the Rutgers School of Social Work, the IRW cosponsored a faculty forum on Friday, May 9 to bring together faculty from diverse campuses, schools, disciplines and departments relating to violence against women and children. The primary goal was to provide an informal environment that facilitates collaboration and flow of ideas among Rutgers faculty. Please contact Judy L. Postmus, VAWC Director or Sarah McMahon, VAWC Associate Director for more information.
Past Programs
In addition to convening
the weekly seminar, organizing related lecture series and hosting
visiting scholars, the IRW hosts a variety of colloquia, conferences,
informal talks and groups of international visitors.
Some of our past events have covered topics such as diversity, health, migration, feminist activism, feminist academics and labor. Our programs are international in scope, but also address current issues within the University community.
We often work with a diverse range of co-sponsors, some of which have included: the Departments of English, History, Labor Studies and Employment Relations and Women's & Gender Studies; Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture; Center for Latino Arts and Culture; Center for Historical Analysis; International Labor and Working-Class History (ILWCH); Asian American Cultural Center and the Institute for Women’s Leadership.
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