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The New Jersey Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium is a
state-wide forum for a discussion and support of all aspects of
the functioning of Women’s and Gender Studies Programs.
The mission of the New Jersey Women’s and
Gender Studies Consortium is to ensure the continued strength, visibility and development of
interdisciplinary women’s and gender studies at
universities and colleges in New Jersey. The
Consortium stands as the formal organization of
WGS programs, departments and initiatives
across New Jersey. The Consortium serves as a
network of WGS programs, departments and initiatives and provides collaborative space where
WGS students, staff and faculty can share resources, knowledge and strategies for achieving
our common goals of feminist, multicultural education, research education, research and practices for social justice.
Cecilia Colbeth &
Dr. Esmilda Abreau-Hornbostel
Co-Chairs, NJWGSC
NJWGSC UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7:45 - 8:45 am - Registration/Breakfast
Yvonne Theater Lobby - Fine Arts Building
8:50 - 9:05 am - Welcome and Introductions
Sweigart Auditorium
Dean Pat Mosto, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Rider U.
Dr. Mary Morse, Director - Gender and Sexuality Studies , Rider
Dr. Esmilda Abreau-Horbostel- Co-Chair - NJWGSC
9:10 - 10:10 am - Panel Sessions
Panel A - Fine Arts Building 303
Panel B - Fine Arts Building 307
Panel C - Fine Arts Building 339
10:20 - 11:20 am - Panel Sessions
Panel D - Fine Arts Building 305
Panel E - Fine Arts Building 377
11:30 - 1:00 pm - Lunch - Mercer Room, Daly’s
Summer Internship Winners - Simaza Ishak and Megan Osika
1:10 - 2:10 pm - Keynote Speaker: Lillian Faderman
Sweigart Auditorium
Introduction of Keynote - Dr. Arlene Holpp Scala, WPU
2:20 - 3:20 pm - Panel Sessions
Panel F - Sweigart 205
Panel G - Sweigart 341
Panel H - Sweigart 322
3: 30 - 4:30 pm - Closing Remarks/ Awards Ceremony
Sweigart Auditorium
PANEL A
Intersectionality
Moderator: Professor Roseanne Alvarez
“Interconnected Oppression: Representing Race, Gender, Class
and Sexual Orientation in Literature”
Karen Berger, Brookdale Community College
“Multi-Minority Complex: On Race, Gender, Sexuality, and
Shame”
Mark Rivera, William Paterson University
“She Should Be Able to Pick the Man She Gets Raped By: Historicizing the Construction of Black Female Sexuality in the Joan
Little Trial”
Caitlin Wiesner, The College of New Jersey
PANEL B
Representations of Violence
Moderator: Dr. Erica Ryan
“Theme of Sexual Violence in Candide”
Lauren Niesz, Monmouth University
“Sexual Violence, Torture, and The Role of the ‘Exotic’ Muslim"
Noran Elzarka , Drew University
“Without Voice, Without Power, With Child: Sexual Conquest
and Pregnancy in Small W ars and W hite Teeth”
Ciara Barrick, Stockton University
PANEL C
Transgender & Cisgender Issues
Moderator: Dr. Arlene Holpp Scala
“Edna Pontellier’s Zenith: Discovering the Absolute Lover in
Her Culminating Triumph”
Mary Margaret Mumich, Raritan Valley Community College
“Liberating Concepts of Gender”
Annalis Mitcho, William Paterson University
“Transgender Acceptance in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando”
Caroline Forde, Rider University
“Pussy - Fact or Fiction: A Sexuality Journey”
Tasha Samkough, William Paterson University
PANEL D
Themes of Agency
Moderator: Dr. Mary Morse
“Guns and Control: Gender, Children, and Patriotism in the
Gun Control Debate”
Jonathan Murphy, Rider University
“Markers of Agency and Differential Modes of Consciousness in
Fledgling and Book of Salt”
Matthew Fuhrmeister, The College of New Jersey
“Queer Social Failure and Social Renewal in Mrs. Dalloway”
Christopher Recio, Drew University
“La Via Campesina - The Peasant’s Way”
Adam Cerami, Montclair University
PANEL E
Historical Perceptions of Gender - Moderator: Dr. Erica Ryan
“No Longer the Cleavers: A History of Gay and Lesbian Families
from Post WWII to 2014”
Peri Himsel, Rider University
“Piecing Lives Together”
Joanna Landau, Montclair State University
“Domestic Violence in the US: History, Grassroots, and Suggestions
for More Work”
Anna Hoferer, Community College of Morris
PANEL F
Writing Empowerment - Moderator: Professor Roseanne Alvarez
“Progress Behind bars: The Positive Impact of Arts-based Therapy
Programs on Incarcerated Women”
McKenzi Delaney, Montclair University
“Female Sex and Sexuality”
Brianna Dunn, Brookdale Community College
“The Forgotten: An Attempt to Reinvent a Family History”
Angelica Roman, New Jersey City University
PANEL G
Gender in College
Moderator: Dr. Janice Stapley
“Hooking up in College”
May Manalo, Drew University
“The Misconception Behind Title IX”
Christopher Lapczynski, Raritan Valley Community College
“Self-Perceptions of Achievement: The Imposter Phenomenon in
Women”
Amy Andriacchi, Monmouth University
PANEL H
Gender Stereotypes in Film
Moderator: Dr. Nelson Rodriguez
“Women in Horror, Past and Present: The Perpetuation and
Breaking of Gender Stereotypes”
Caroline Lane, Raritan Valley Community College
“Disney Princess Panopticism: The Creation of Girlhood Femininity”
Erin Shannon, The College of New Jersey
“Male Dominance Ultimately Influences the Effects Fairy Tales
Have on the Porn Culture ”
Carli Cattafi, Stockton University
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
LILLIAN FADERMAN
Lillian Faderman is an internationally known scholar of lesbian history and literature, as well as ethnic history and literature. Her work has been translated into numerous languages, including German,
Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Turkish, Czech, and
Slovenian.
Among her many honors are six Lambda Literary
Awards, two American Library Association Awards,
and several lifetime achievement awards for scholarship, including Yale University's James Brudner
Award, the Monette/Horwitz Award, the Publishing
Triangle Award, the ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives Culture Hero Award, and the American
Association of University Women's Distinguished
Senior Scholar Award. The New York Times named
two of her books, SURPASSING THE LOVE OF MEN
and ODD GIRLS AND TWILIGHT LOVERS, on its
"Notable Books of the Year" list.
Faderman was a professor of English at California
State University, Fresno and a visiting professor at
UCLA.
What is Real Beauty Uncovered?
SEE THE EXHIBIT IN SWEIGART AUDITORIUM
Real Beauty: Uncovered is a movement that promotes the understanding that
beauty comes from within a woman. Dani Allen , the photographer, focuses on
capturing life and exploring the beauty of what is 'real'. In a world where the
touched-up and altered images of women in the media has stirred much discussion, she photographs women barefaced, real and honest.
Real Beauty: Uncovered challenges those who have already volunteered and the
women who still need to take a look deeper within, to accept themselves for who
they really are.
Co-created with both Madeline Thompson LPC and Dr. Esmilda AbreuHornbostel , two women have contributed an immense amount of knowledge
through their career and personal experiences. Madeline McCann-Thompson a
well-renowned counselor who inspires others in her own language. She shows
ways to grow yourself from within by honoring the stages and ages that make up
life. Her philosophy states: "Life is a school that reveals us, so we may know and
grow ourselves as authentically as possible." Dr. Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel is a
Women's & Gender Studies Scholar Activist. She is known for her efforts in
research by involving herself in spiritual, cultural, and religious groups via mentorship, leadership, and organizational culture.
The reason why Real Beauty: Uncovered was started is a very simple one; it is to
empower ourselves to accept our 'real beauty' from within and to trust your own
journey!
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Real-Beauty-Uncovered/690561327678350
NJWGSC Summer Internship Awards
For the Summer 2014 program, the New Jersey Women’s and
Gender Studies Consortium (NJWGSC) awarded grants of
$1,000 each to Megan Osika and Simaza Ishak who completed a minimum 160 hour internship related to women’s or gender studies.
Congratulations!
Megan Osika - The College of New Jersey
Lambda Legal in New York City
Simaza Ishak - William Paterson University
WAFA(Women Against Family Abuse) House in Clifton, NJ
NJWGSC members should encourage their students to apply
for the Summer 2015 Summer Internship Awards.
Eligibility - All undergraduate students (preference given to
rising juniors and seniors) currently enrolled at a college or
university in the state of New Jersey who will be doing an internship related to women’s and gender studies during the
summer of 2015. Applications can be found at http://
njwgsc.pages.tcnj.edu/summer-internship/
RIDER UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP
PARKING INFORMATION
Enter at Rider's South Entrance (with a guard booth) and park in either
the V (Visitors) or C (non-freshman commuters) lots on the left after
you pass the guard booth. Signs will direct participants to the Yvonne
Theater lobby in Fine Arts for registration and a continental breakfast.
The New Jersey Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium
would like to thank the following members of the Rider
University community for their assistance in making the 11th
Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium a success:
Dean Pat Mosto, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Mary Morse, Director - Gender & Sexuality Studies
Dr. Erica Ryan, Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Laurel Harris, Assistant Professor of English
Dr. Megan Titus, Assistant Professor of English