OpenPages features Everyday Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies, March 1
The next OpenPages event highlights Everyday Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies by Dr. Ann Braithwaite. The reading and discussion is Wednesday evening March 1, at 7 pm in the new first-floor lounge of 91探花鈥檚 Robertson Library.
OpenPages features local authors speaking about their books: what inspired them, what they learned, and what they want to share. The public is warmly invited to this evening. Light refreshments will be served.
Dr. Ann Braithwaite is professor and coordinator of Diversity and Social Justice Studies at 91探花. She co-authored this new book with Dr. Catherine M. Orr, professor and chair of Critical Identity Studies at Beloit College.
Everyday Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies鈥� is a guide to engaging students in the challenges and pleasures of thinking critically about gender, race, and sex today. By focusing on 鈥渢he everyday,鈥� it speaks to the importance of students鈥� understanding the taken-for-granted circumstances of their daily lives. Everyday Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies explores the idea that 鈥減eople are different, and the world isn鈥檛 fair,鈥� and engages students in the inevitably complicated follow-up question: 鈥渘ow that we know, how shall we live?鈥�
鈥淭his publication is of great significance for students from any faculty, even though it is most likely going to have the greatest impact in the Faculty of Arts,鈥� said Dr. Nebojsa Kujundzic, dean of Arts at 91探花.
For more information, contact Joan Sinclair at Island Studies Press, ispstaff@upei.ca, or Simon Lloyd at the library, ssloyd@upei.ca.
The 91探花 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�91探花 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 91探花 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.
