Calendar of Events 1998-1999

Thursday, September 3: Smash Opening, music by Monk Rowe, Doctuh Michael Woods, and Danielle Piacente - 4:30 pm with food by Cafe Opus.

*Friday, September 4: Bassett Healthcare Mobile Mammography Van, Bristol Campus Center, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

*Thursday, September 10: "Breast Cancer: A Health Issue for African American Women." Byllye Avery, Ph.D., founder of the National Black Women's Health Project. Hamilton College Chapel, 8 p.m. Reception to follow in Dwight Lounge, Bristol Campus Center.

*Wednesday, September 16: A panel of survivors, including a man who has had breast cancer. Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson, 8 p.m.

Friday, September 18: "Drive By Poets" (A group of young area musicians and poets). Events Barn, 2:45 (in conjunction with College 130).

*Wednesday, September 23: "How do we treat breast cancer today?" A panel of physicians and other health care professionals discuss the latest wisdom on treatment. Includes Dr. Geoffrey Simon, and Dr. Barbara Healy. Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson, 8p.m.

*Monday, September 28: Documentary films on breast cancer, followed by a discussion. Kirner-Johnson Auditorium, 7 p.m.

*Thursday, October 1-Wednesday, October 14: "Gallery of Courage." Display of photographs and quotations from survivors of breast cancer. Accompanied by a continuous video tape on breast self examination, and by various materials supplied by the American Cancer Society. Beinecke Student Activities Village, open 9 a.m. till 9 p.m.

October 3-5: "Communicating Science" conference.

Sunday, October 4: "Reflecting on facts, interpretations, and unaware racism in science classrooms." Dr. Francie Chew, Tufts University.

"Transforming the Science Curriculum: A First Step." Reception Sunday October 4, 5-6:30 p.m. Dr. Bonnie Spanier, S.U.N.Y. Albany.

"Scientific Investigations, Computer Simulations and Peer Persuasion in Undergraduate Biology." Patti Soderberg - Beloit College & BioQuest.

"Reporting cancer - hype or substance" Ricki Lewis & Bruce Palevich - freelance science writers.

Monday, October 12: "In Favor of Bombs: Nuclear Bombs from a Kashmiri Perspective." Agha Shahid Ali, visiting poet, University of Massachusetts Amherst. 12pm, Beinecke Fireplace Lounge.

*Thursday, October 15: "Life After Breast Cancer." Survivors Panel, Survivor's talk about their experiences including a male breast cancer survivor. 8pm, Red Pit.

*Sunday, October 18: Making Strides Walk at SUNY, 10 a.m. A Hamilton College team will participate.

Wednesday, October 28: Anna Quindlen, novelist. Hamilton College Chapel, 4:15p.m. Followed by a book-signing in Bristol Campus Center, Dwight Lounge.

*Tuesday, November 3: Dr. Susan Love, leading authority on breast cancer. "Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy." 7:30 p.m., Chapel.

Friday November 13: Brenda Joyner, Columbia Law School and Women's Health Clinic. "Race, family, health and the law." Science Auditorium, 2:30 p.m.

* Tuesday, November 18: Dr. Ana M. Soto, prize-winning researcher on breast cancer. "Is There Anything Wrong with the Way We Study Cancer." Science Auditorium, 8p.m.

Saturday, January 30, 3:00 pm: Student Associates' Presentations. Melissa Capalbo, Francine Delgado, and Yve Padilla will present their work. Cafe Opus.

Thursday, February 4, 5:00 pm: Panel Discussion, "Perils of Identity: Stereotype or True to Type." Panelists include: Martine Guyot-Bender, Karen Green, Jeff McArn, Susan Sanchez-Casal. Refreshments will be served. Schambach 108.

Wednesday, February 10, Noon: Brown Bag Series. "Toward a Pedagogy of Engagement, Empathy, Ethics and Activism: Breaking the Triangulation of Youth, Inexperience and Privilege, By Fostering an Understanding of Women's Poverty and Welfare Reform at Hamilton College." Vivyan Adair, Women's Studies Program. Beinecke Fireplace Room.

Saturday, February 13, 8:00 pm: Ping Chong, "Undesirable Elements." An oral history piece written and produced by Ping Chong, and performed by Hamilton students Shammi Dowla, Jazmin Gatto, Judith Julien, Zizhu Ma, Amanda Malcolm, Dan Mason, Elena Wood, Keithley Woolward. Wellin Hall.

Friday, February 19, Noon: Brown Bag Series. "Science in Social Context: Where in the Curriculum?" Laura Malloy, Jane Watson Irwin Visiting Professor of Women's Studies. Beinecke Fireplace Room.

Wednesday, February 24, Noon: Brown Bag Series. "Will the 'Real' Mother Please Stand Up?" Renate Reimann, Sociology Department. Beinecke Fireplace Room.

Thursday, March 4, 7:00 pm: Queer Sidebar Series* with Mark Rappaport presenting his new film, "Color Me Lavender." KJ Auditorium.

Tuesday, March 9, 7:30 pm: Douglas Crimp, University of Rochester, "Melancholia and Moralism: the Rhetoric of the 'End of Aids.'" Red Pit.

Wednesday, March 10, 4 pm: Reading group on Andy Warhol and Cultural Studies. Led by Douglas Crimp. Place TBA.

Wednesday, March 31, Noon: Brown Bag Series. "Contemporary American Women and Philanthropy." Ann Castle. Beinecke Fireplace Room.

Friday, April 2, 7:30 pm: Queer Sidebar Series* with Hilary Brougher presenting her film, "The Sticky Fingers of Time." KJ Auditorium.

Monday, April 12, Noon: Brown Bag Series. "Toward a Pedagogy at the Edge of Alterity or Otherness." Steve Goldberg, Art Department. Beinecke Fireplace Room.

Wednesday, April 21, Noon: Brown Bag Series. "Masculinity and the Medieval Clergy. Reform, Gender Ambiguity, and the Rise of Misogyny in Western Europe." Maureen Miller, History Department. Beinecke Fireplace Room.

Thursday, April 22, Noon and 7:00 pm: Queer Sidebar Series* with Su Friedrich presenting her films; at noon "Damned If You Don't" and "Sink or Swim," and at 7:00 pm "Rules of the Road" and "Hide and Seek." KJ Auditorium.

Tuesday, May 4, 7:00 pm: Queer Sidebar Series* with Lawrence Brose presenting his work, "De Profundus." KJ Auditorium.

*Indicates events that are a part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Series for Fall 1998

*For further information on the Queer Sidebar Series, contact Scott MacDonald at scottmac@borg.com

 

THIS SERIES IS FUNDED BY THE KIRKLAND PROJECT FOR THE STUDY OF GENDER, SOCIETY AND CULTURE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MANY OTHER GROUPS AT HAMILTON AND IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

The mission of the Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture is to explore questions and issues that emerge at the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality. Through its programs, the Project provides opportunities for dynamic intellectual discussion, interaction and exchange at Hamilton College.