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Fridays at Newcomb: Judith Taylor, Imperfect Intimacies: Thinking Through the Record of Interpersonal Complaint among Women
Friday, November 30, 12pm
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Over the last forty years, women, through poetry and song lyrics,
fiction and memoir, social science research and political treatise, have
described what it feels like to be treated cruelly, abandoned, ignored,
and victimized by other women. Taylor will discuss how we might make
sense of these voices in the context of our own lives. Judith Taylor is
an Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at the
University of Toronto and studies feminist women’s movements, especially
during periods of retrenchment.
The Big Issue: Is America Moving to The Left? Was This Election About
Ideology at All? A discussion between Melissa Harris-Perry and
Buddy Roemer moderated by Lee Zurik
Tuesday, November 27, 8pm
Tulane Hillel
Amidst the rise of reality television, 24-hour news coverage and
daytime talk shows, political discourse in this country has been
diluted by media portrayals of scandal and fame. As a response to
this trend, Hillel at Tulane University is hosting a new ongoing series
called “The Big Issue,” where in front of a live audience,
representatives from across the political spectra will face-off in an
uncensored debate about today’s most pressing political issues. Join
us for a discussion between Professor Melissa Harris-Perry and former
Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer about the role of ideology in the
November 6th election. Dessert reception to follow.
Discussion on the connection between sport and the workforce with the Athletic Women's Association
Sunday, December 2, 1pm
Coach's Corner at the Fieldhouse
The Athletic Women's Association invites current women
student-athletes and athletically engaged women to network directly with
Tulane alumnae letter-winners to discuss relevant topics regarding the
translation of skills gained through sport to the workforce. The
reception will take place in the Coach's Corner at The Fieldhouse prior
to the Tulane vs. UNC-Wilmington women's basketball game at 1:00pm,
Sunday, Dec. 2. RSVP by November 26th to newcombalumnae@tulane.edu
Want some good reading material for the winter break? Join the Aimee Bender reading group.
Aimee Bender will be coming to campus March 18-21, 2013, as the
Zale-Kimmerling writer-in-residence. In anticipation of her visit, NCI
will be hosting three reading group discussions of her work. Join us for
these fun and lively discussions and then join us for a special reading
group participants lunch with Aimee Bender when she is on campus!
1/23: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
2/20: An Invisible Sign of My Own
3/13: Three short stories TBD
All discussions will be at 4pm at the Newcomb College Institute and
all are open to staff, students, faculty and members of the community.
Copies of these books are available for participants — get yours now for
your winter break pleasure reading! Contact Laura Wolford,
lwolford@tulane.edu.
Women & Public Policy Seminar
January 14-18, 2013. Applications Due by November 30.
Shape the policy debate happening now. College women, recent
grads, and young professionals are invited to launch their public policy
careers in Washington D.C. Join the Public Leadership Education Network
(PLEN) January 14-18, 2013 for Women & Public Policy, D.C.’s
premiere leadership seminar for young women interested in policy. Build
your professional network. Meet with young leaders from across the
country. Get insider knowledge on healthcare or education during two-day
policy breakout sessions. Learn about career options from women whose
work shapes our nation’s policy agenda every day. Newcomb can provide
grants to cover the costs of the conference. Applications are available
on the NCI website at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm and
are due November 30, 2012. For more information, visit www.plen.org or
email Laura Wolford at lwolford@tulane.edu.
Film Screening: My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Tuesday, November 27, 6pm
Stone Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center
When a young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek, she must find
a way to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her
heritage and cultural identity. This is the third of the four-part
film series,
Exploring American Identity, organized in conjunction with the current exhibition,
Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity.
Women in Architecture Career Luncheon
Wednesday, November 28, 12-1pm
Richardson Memorial Hall, Thompson Hall, Room 201
Be a part of an interactive discussion with professional women
teaching in the department of Architecture. This is a great opportunity
to learn how to get involved with architecture or learn about the
opportunities for women in your program.
The six panelists will be: Elizabeth Burns Gamard, Associate
Professor Of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Tulane School of
Architecture, Irene Keil, RA, Professor Of Practice, German Rome Prize
Recipient, Jennifer Pelc, Adjunct Lecturer Associate at Eskew + Dumez +
Ripple, TSA ‘05, Carol McMichael Reese, Ph. D, Christovich Associate
Professor Of Architecture, Professor Wendy Redfield, Associate Dean for
Academics, Favrot Associate Professor of Architecture, Tulane School of
Architecture, Prisca Weems, Adjunct Lecturer, Founder and Managing
Partner of FutureProof, TSA grad
Food will be provided.
Jazz at the Rat: The New Orleans Afro-Cuban Connection
Thursday, November 29, 7-9pm,
Der Rathskeller in the LBC
Don't miss a special night of Latin jazz featuring an ensemble of New
Orleans artists including Jamal Batiste, drums; Pat Casey, bass; Alexey
Marti, percussion; Jesse McBride, piano; Mike Watson, trombone; and
special guests, playing alongside student musicians from Tulane’s Jazz
Studies program. Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Lagniappe Series of the Newcomb-Tulane College Office
of Cocurricular Programs. Email donuts@tulane.edu for more info.
Lunchtime Film Screening: By Invitation Only + Q&A with Rebecca Snedeker
Friday, November 30, 1-2:30 p.m.
Cudd Hall, Room 203
In this 2006 documentary, New Orleans filmmaker Rebecca Snedeker
explores a family tradition to discover the secrets and inner workings
of the old-line Carnival societies and debutante balls of Mardi Gras.
Questioning their racial exclusivity, she takes an insider's look at the
pageantry of the balls and asks the question: what does it really mean
to be queen of the masked men? Snedeker will be in attendance for a
post-screening Q&A and discussion about the parallels between her
experience and that of Billy Grace, king of the Rex Mardi Gras krewe,
who is profiled in Nine Lives, this year's Reading Project book.
Lunch will be served, and space is limited. There is no cost to
attend, but please RSVP to donuts@tulane.edu with the subject "RSVP
Invitation" by 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 29.
Presented as part of the Tulane Reading Project, and sponsored by the
Newcomb-Tulane College Office of Cocurricular Programs and the
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.
