Intersections: Sexuality, Gender, Race and Ethnicity

Morgan State University Women and Gender Studies Program and Bmore Proud

Academic Symposium

Intersections: Sexuality, Gender, Race and Ethnicity

Saturday, March 12, 2011, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

University Student Center Rooms 210 and 212

Morgan State University

1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD



Keynote Speaker: Antonia Randolph, Ph.D.

“Wayne Loves Baby and Other Queer Lessons from Hip-Hop: Notes toward a Race and Sexuality Research Agenda”

Dr. Antonia Randolph is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Delaware, with joint appointments in Black American Studies and Women’s Studies. She is a cultural sociologist whose research focuses on race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, popular culture (particularly hip-hop), and education. Her recent research has examined race, gender and masculine embodiment in rap music and how race affects teachers' perceptions of students and schools. Her book tentatively titled The Wrong Kind of Different: Race, Ethnicity and the Meaning of Diversity in American Schools is scheduled to be published by Teachers College Press in 2012.



Session Themes include:

Stereotypes and Marginalization

Reaching Women of Color—Resistance and Risk

Queer Cultural Studies

Drawing Connections—Teaching Sexuality, Gender and Race

Sexual Identities—Complex, Contextual, and Fluid

Queer Women, Marriage, and Religion

Plus a roundtable discussion on developing LGBT Studies Programs at our institutions



Presenters:

Matthew Bartolomei, West Chester University

Andrea Brown, Genevieve Carminati, Deborah Stearns, Montgomery College

Derwin Campbell, Dwayne Dubarry, Lorece Edwards, DrPH, Elizabeth Gunn, Ph.D., Shalon Irving, Ph.D., Morgan State University

Chiara Corso, Anna Loup, George Washington University

Robyn Epstein, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Beverly Greene, Ph.D., St. John’s University

Michele K. Lewis, Ph.D., Winston Salem State University

Judy Lombardi, Ph.D., Independent scholar

Laura Amber Arnetta McCrae, M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary/Three Sisters Movement

Tera Mikula, Ph.D., Heather Rellihan, Ph.D., Carolin Woolson, Anne Arundel Community College

Leticia Romo, Ph.D., Towson University





Registration Form (please print, enclose check, and mail) Registration Deadline: March 1, 2011



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Registration fee (includes continental breakfast and lunch):



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Please make checks payable to Morgan State University and send to:



Carolyn James, Administrative Assistant

Counseling Center, CGW 202

Morgan State University

1700 E. Cold Spring Lane

Baltimore, MD 21251





Parking: The University Student Center parking garage is accessible from E. Cold Spring Lane, just east of Hillen Road. Parking is $3 for the day in the University Parking Garage, which is attached to the University Student Center. Park on level 3 to enter the building on the same floor as the symposium. Pay for parking on site.





For more information, call Claudia Leight, (443)885-3130.
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