SUNY Potsdam

Women's and Gender Studies Lecture Series

All lectures are on Thursdays @ 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted and held at the Fireside Lounge at the Barrington Student Union.  For a printable flyer (PDF) of the entire lecture series, download here.   

Fall 2011

• Thursday, October 27, 2011

  "Skin Color: What is it Good For?"
  Presenter:  Dr. Jeremy van Blommestein, Sociology Department, SUNY Potsdam
  

• Thursday, November 3, 2011
  

  "Rural Sex Educators for Queer Inclusion in the Classroom"
  Presenter:  Dr. Jennifer DeCoste, Vice President of Institutional Diversity Initiatives, Clarkson University

• Thursday, December 1, 2011
  

  "Gender and Water Policies”, "Scottish Women Playwrights", "DeKalb Housewives from 1800-1824"
  Presenter: Student Panel - Torie DeGhett, Megan MacDonald, SUNY Potsdam
  Student Panel - Paul J. Miller, St. Lawrence University
  Moderator - Dr. Suzanne Zwingel, SUNY Potsdam
  

Spring 2012

• Thursday, February 9, 2012

  "Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Women"
  Presenter: Dr. Melissane Schrems, History Department, St. Lawrence University
  

• Thursday, March 22, 2012
  

  “Revisiting Queer Family Values: Is Progressive Family Politics Possible?”
  Presenter: Dr. Valerie Lehr, Vice President & Dean of Academic Affairs, St. Lawrence University

• Thursday, April 9, 2012

  "A Band of Women: Racial Politics in the Women's Peace Movement"
  Presenter: Dr. Melinda Plastas, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Bates College
  

20th Annual Women's & Gender Studies Brunch

• Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Thatcher Hall 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  "Gender, Tobacco, and Globalization"
  Presenter: Dr. Melinda Plastas, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Bates College