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Directory

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The Program Administration and Development Committee (PA&D) is a standing committee in NWSA specifically designed to represent the interests and needs of administrators of women's studies or gender studies programs and departments to the Governing Council of NWSA and to assist NWSA in meeting the needs of women's / gender studies administrators and their departments and programs.

The PA&D webpages offer a wealth of free downloadable resources for NWSA members.

These include:
Administrators Hand Book
The latest edition of the Administrators handbook

Defining Women's Scholarship
A Statement of the National Women's Studies Association Task Force on Faculty Roles and Rewards.

What Programs Need
Essential Resources for Women's Studies and Gender Studies Programs.

Shared Development Documents including course development, climate issues and surveys, service learning guides and evaluations and much more.

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Click here to visit the Women's Center pages and resources.

Women's Centers have representation on the NWSA Governing Council as a standing committee. This is more than a symbolic recognition of the important role that women's centers play in feminist education.

The Center webpages offer a wealth of free downloadable resources for NWSA members.

Administration Resources
Annual Reports,
Strategic Planning and Surveys
Constitutions and Advisory Boards
Contact Logs and Evaluation Forms
Mission Statements
Position Descriptions
Program Proposals
Student Staff Procedures and Handbooks

And More...

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NWSA has many initiatives in development and ongoing.
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Current initiatives include:

NWSA Data Collection Project

NWSA partnered with the National Organization for Research (NORC) at the University of Chicago to collect data on the field of women’s studies nationally.

Women of Color Leadership

The WoCLP is designed to increase the number of women of color students and faculty within the field of women’s studies / gender studies and, consequently, to have an impact on the levels of participation and power by women of color in the PA&D, NWSA, and in the field of women’s studies / gender studies as a whole.

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CONFERENCES: JULY - SEPTEMBER

Conferences &CFP's: Jan-Mar | April-June | July-Sept | Oct-Dec
Journals and Publications CFP's

LIST REFLECTS SUBMISSION DEADLINE : CONFERENCE DATE

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AUGUST (jump)

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1. Junior Faculty Publication Workshop: Women of Color in Popular Culture (July 1st, 2008 : September 18th, 2008)

2. 5th Annual Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking (September 18th, 2008 : September 18th, 2008)


JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER

1. Junior Faculty Publication Workshop: Women of Color in Popular Culture

Organizers: Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts, Department of American Studies, University of Iowa
Location:
Iowa City, IA

Conference Date(s):
September 18th, 2008 - September 20th, 2008
CFP Deadline:
July 1st, 2008

Conference URL:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~cesa

Keynotes/Speakers:

Theme:
The CENTER FOR ETHNIC STUDIES AND THE ARTS (CESA), University of Iowa, seeks proposals for participating in a two and a half day workshop for junior tenure-track faculty on their research-in-progress on “Women of Color in Popular Culture.” Workshop participants are also CESA Junior Fellows for Fall Semester 2008 and are part of a collaborative network of scholars. The workshop will consist of: sessions and written feedback on individual drafts: style tips; networking with faculty from many colleges and universities; information about publication and fellowship application strategies.

Participants are expected to participate in sessions from Thursday afternoon Sept. 18 through Saturday afternoon Sept. 20. Preference will be given to faculty from CIC-member or Midwestern universities and colleges. For out-of-town participants, travel and lodging expenses will be reimbursed up to $700.

Suggested Topics:
Topics may include but are not restricted to:
➢ issues of representation regarding gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexualities in any form of popular culture, including literature, music, photography, film and television, comic books, art, dance and performance, technoculture and cyberspace
➢ women of color as creative producers and expressive artists
➢ body politics and women of color
➢ feminist or womanist approaches to race and popular culture
➢ stardom and celebrity
➢ race, gender, and American popular culture in U.S. and transnational contexts
➢ female and racialized audiences, reception, and popular culture

CFP Address:

CFP Email Address: cesa@uiowa.edu

Contact: Lauren Rabinovitz, Director, Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts

E-Mail: Lauren-rabinovitz@uiowa.edu

Alternate E-Mail: cesa@uiowa.edu

Telephone: Lauren Rabinovitz, Director, Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts. 319-384-3490

 


2. 5th Annual Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking

Organizers: Dr. Celia Williamson, Dr. Lynda Baker, Lisa Fedina, MSW Candidate, Jessica Trease, MSW
Location:
University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43606

Conference Date(s):
September 18th, 2008 - September 19th, 2008
CFP Deadline:
September 18th, 2008

Conference URL:
http://www.prostitutionconference.com

Keynotes/Speakers:
Full listing available on the conference website.

Theme:
To bring together researchers and practitioners in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development. To educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risks of those victimized by the commercial sex industry.

Suggested Topics:
*Violence and the Sex Trade
*Children and Teen Victims of Trafficking
*International Trafficking
*HIV & other Health Related Risks
*Programming Models and Funding
*Domestic Trafficking
*Personal Experiences in the Sex Trade
*Drug Addiction and the Sex Trade
*Men & Boys in the Sex Trade
*Children of Women in the Sex Industry
*Neighborhood & Community Responses
*Emotional Health
*Target Assessment & Effective Intervention
*Paradigms, Perspectives & Policies
*Advocacy & Social Action
*Survivor Experiences and Stories
*Law Enforcement Perspectives
*Coalition building and Consciousness raising
*LGBTQ Perspectives on the Sex Industry

CFP Address:
prostitutionconference@yahoo.com

CFP Email Address: prostitutionconference@yahoo.com

Contact: Lisa Fedina

E-Mail: prostitutionconference@yahoo.com

Alternate E-Mail: lisa.fedina@utoledo.edu

Telephone: Lisa Fedina 330-719-0976

 


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