Conférence: Femme et changement social en Espagne et au Maroc

Une conférence intitulée "Femme et changement social en Espagne et au Maroc : deux expériences en mouvement" se tiendra le 25 et le 26 mai 2009 au sein de la Faculté des Lettres de Aïn Chock(Casablanca). Cette collaboration marocco-espagnole se donne comme objectif - selon les organisateurs - de faire "appel à l'ouverture d'une nouvelle voie de communication et d’interaction entre les deux pays à travers la question du genre" et de permettre "l'échange d'expériences dans les processus d'intégration inconditionnelle de la femme dans la création d'idées et leur exécution en faveur des sociétés égalitaires, plurielles et démocratiques."

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WikiGender

The OECD Development Centre would like to share with you news of an exciting initiative that may be of interest to you, your students and colleagues.

In March 2008, the OECD Development Centre launched WIKIGENDER, an innovative Internet platform where information on gender equality can be exchanged, debated and shared amongst scholars, policymakers, students as well as anyone with an interest in gender issues. Since its launch, over 100, 000 people from around the world have visited and contributed to the site, highlighting Wikigender's growing importance as a resource for high-quality information that reflects the diverse interests and backgrounds of its users.

As the driving principle behind Wikigender is to promote public debate and discussion on gender equality issues, we encourage all users to actively contribute to the content of the pages by drafting new articles, discussing current issues or posting information on upcoming events. By involving the public in the gender debate we will not only broaden knowledge on gender equality, but will encourage people to become active stakeholders in the quest to improve the situation of women and men around the world.

The OECD Development Centre initiated Wikigender, but the content of the site depends for the most part on the interest and activism of external users.

Visit www.wikigender.org today and join those who have already shared their expertise. For organisations and institutes, we would equally like to invite you to become a partner of this initiative. Do not hesitate to contact us should you be interested in exploring this possibility.

Please help make this initiative a success by spreading the word about Wikigender among your students and staff, and note that Wikigender will also be released in French soon!

We hope to welcome you soon as a regular user and active contributor of Wikigender. We hope to see you soon on www.wikigender.org!

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Fulbright Opportunities in Gender Studies (Jordan)

From March to August 1, 2009, U.S. faculty and professionals are invited to apply for *Fulbright scholar grants at www.cies.org. For monthly updates, write us at outreach@cies.iie.org for a complimentary subscription to The Fulbright Scholar News, an electronic newsletter.

The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering various lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research awards in gender studies. Even better, faculty and professionals in gender studies also can apply for one of the 144 “All Discipline” awards open to all fields. What does Fulbright offer in gender studies? Here are a few of the awards for 2010-2011:

Jordan: Award – All Disciplines (gender studies)
The application deadline is August 1, 2009. U.S. citizenship is required. For a full, detailed listing of all Fulbright programs and other eligibility requirements, please visit our website at www.cies.org or send a request for materials to scholars@cies.iie.org.

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The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC) announces the sixth edition of its Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF) Programme. The two-week course is scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from July 19th - 31st, 2009. The fellowship is designed to provide participants:

• Exposure to cutting-edge conceptual, theoretical and programmatic issues in sexuality, sexual health and sexual rights.
• Better understanding of the interaction between sexuality, development and social justice through opportunities to explore the linkages between sexuality theory, rights-based activism and public health programming to; and
• Development of the essential leadership, teamwork, public speaking and advocacy skills to advance the sexual well being of the communities they serve.

The SLDF curriculum covers contemporary debates in sexuality studies and emerging best practice in programming for sexual wellbeing. The 2009 edition will among other issues focus on:

• Sexualities, rights and pleasure
• Re-thinking Masculinities & Femininities
• HIV & AIDS and Vulnerabilities
• Sexual Health and Rights
• Sexuality and Citizenship

Fellows will be instructed by a multidisciplinary faculty of experts in the field of sexuality, community leadership and advocacy and public health. The fellowship is structured to promote sharing of ideas, team building and collaborative work amongst participants in order to nurture relationships that last beyond the fellowship period.

This course is designed for young professionals in public service, civil society activists, programme officers/ managers, media practitioners , aged 35 years and below with a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent and with demonstrable experience and (or) interest in the area of sexuality, sexual health and rights.

The tuition fee for the two-week course is US$2,500 (The tuition fee includes trainer costs, background materials and book supplies, field trips, and group lunch ) The fee does not cover round-trip travel to Lagos, visa fees or living expenses. The ARSRC offers a limited number of highly competitive, scholarships on a cost-sharing basis, to cover tuition, accommodation and living costs while the selected awardees will be responsible for their airfare/travel costs to the programme. Deadline: June 12, 2009.

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Fall California State University conference on Middle East and Islamic Studies
San Francisco State University October 16-17, 2009.

It's going to be an unusual conference, in that it's not the expected format of giving and listening to papers; instead it will consist of workshops designed to facilitate collaborative work and the building of formal or informal research teams. There will be 6 workshops which should lead to edited collections, collective grant proposals, or future conference panels and workshops, for instance for MESA), as well as working on ways electronically and otherwise to disseminate teaching ideas.

• Workshop I: About That Other Middle East (The Non-Muslim One)
• Workshop II: Iran: Thirty Years After the Revolution
• Workshop III: Teaching the Middle East through the Humanities: Representing the Region through Literature, Art and Film
• Workshop IV: Islam in Mughal Historiography
• Workshop V: Human Rights in the Middle East and the Muslim World
• Workshop VI: State-Society Relations in North Africa, the Middle East, and Muslim Asia
  

We can send you a flyer to post (write to Carel Bertram carel@sfsu.edu). But the details of the workshops and how to send proposals is posted on this website. Call For Papers close May 30th.

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Les Dames de Femina. Un féminisme mystifié. Collette Cosnier

Paradoxalement, le journal Femina n'a été que très peu étudié, malgré son influence considérable à la Belle Époque. Dans cet ouvrage, Colette Cosnier décrit comment Femina fit le succès des images de la femme pionnière, tout en célébrant l'Éternel féminin, la femme mondaine aux vertus conjugales et familiales. Basée sur de nombreux extraits et illustrations, cette étude contribue à l'histoire du féminisme et de ses variantes.

Sommaire

• Maison pour dames
• « …et tout cela est divinement féminin »
• D'étranges étrangères « Les lectrices de Femina ont horreur de la politique ! »
• Françoise ou Fluffy Ruffles ?
• « Le mariage est la vraie vocation de la femme »
• Cochères, midinettes ou dames des Postes…
• Authoresses, peintresses…
• « On ne parle plus que des femmes académisables »
• « Les sports et l'auto ont fait un tort considérable à Pénélope »
• Pour en finir avec « le féminisme » de Femina
  

Colette Cosnier a enseigné la littérature générale et comparée à l'université Rennes 2 et à l'université du Maine. Elle consacre ses recherches aux femmes du XIXe siècle et a publié des romans, les biographies de Marie Bashkirtseff, Louise Bodin, Marie Pape-Carpantier et Henriette d'Angeville et un essai, Le Silence des filles. De l'aiguille à la plume.

ANNONCE: "Qu'est-ce que le genre?" - 1ère édition des journées sur le genre

L'équipe de recherches et d'études sur le genre, membre du laboratoire de recherche sur les rapports sociaux et les représentations socioculturelles dans l'espace méditerranéen et le Master Genre, société et culture en méditerranée organisent le Vendredi 8 mai 2009, de 9h à 17h la 1ère édition des journées sur le genre sous le thème: "Qu'est-ce que le genre?", à la faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines de Casablanca Aïn-Chock.

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