Lady Gaga and the F Word

image courtesy of the Los Angeles Times

A while back I posted a video I was sad to watch.  Well, Bust reports Lady Gaga did an interview with the Los Angeles Times and redeemed herself.

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Feminist Symbol Origins?

I'm finishing up a piece of art, and while I was browsing online for the women's symbol, I came across this. I've seen it before on the internet, but I'm curious what are the origins of it, anyone know?

    

Call for essays for "Solidarity Now - Put Some Pussy in Your Punk #3"

Renae of All or Nothing HC is looking for short essays for the Solidarity Now -- Put Some Pussy in Your Punk #3 compilation.  Topics can range from feminism, human rights, LGBT rights, animal rights, international women's rights, birth control, or any other appropriate topic. She is okay with using something that may have already been published. You will be reimbursed by getting four copies of the release.  But the deadline is November 21st, so get writing and get in touch with Ranae as soon as possible through On the Rag!
       

   

SUNY Cortland NY Feminist Lecture Series

Brooks 2009-10 Lecture Series to Focus on ‘Women’s Worlds’

The 2009-10 Rozanne M. Brooks Lecture Series at SUNY Cortland will encompass the theme of “Women’s Worlds” with two guest speakers sponsored during the fall semester and three during the spring semester.  The lectures will all begin at 4:30 p.m. in Moffett Center, Room 2127 and are free and open to the public. A reception to welcome each speaker starts at 4 p.m. in the Rozanne M. Brooks Museum’s new location, Moffett Center, Room 2126.  The lecture series honors the late Rozanne Marie Brooks, a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and SUNY Cortland professor emerita of sociology and anthropology. A SUNY Cortland faculty member for 36 years, Brooks died in 1997.  Jennifer Fluri, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Dartmouth College, will discuss “Gendering Afghanistan: the Geopolitics of Gender, Assistance and Misunderstanding the Local” on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Fluri will provide an overview of the geopolitics of international assistance to Afghanistan and the focus on women during the various phases of war, including the Taliban era and the transnational feminist movement to assist Afghan women.  Barbara Sutton, an assistant professor in the Department of Women’s Studies at the University at Albany, will give the speech “‘It Was Torture’: Traveling Discourses and Practices of Gender Violence and State Terrorism in Argentina” on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Focusing on Argentina, she will explore the connection between discourses and practices of gender violence and state terrorism.

Caroline Kaltefleiter, an associate professor of communication studies at SUNY Cortland, will give a talk on “Revolution Girl Style Now: The Riot Grrrl Network and the Coalesce of Girls’ Studies” on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Himika Bhattacharya, an assistant professor of women’s studies at Syracuse University, will address “Field Memories: Re-Remembering Resistance –– Victimhood, Agency and Affect in Women’s Experiences of Violence,” on Wednesday, March 10. “I draw upon my field work in Lahaul, India to trace the connections between medical discourses on violence, women’s experiences of violence and the role of sentimentality in shaping both in India,” Bhattacharya explained. Moving away from the victim-agent model, her discussion focuses on personal and collective memories of everyday, mundane acts of defiance in which women engage to break from feministic ideals of ‘pure’ resistance and medical definitions of violence on their bodies.
The lecture by Yomee Lee, an associate professor of kinesiology at SUNY Cortland, on Wednesday, April 7, will deal with “Beyond the Physical Competition: Korean Women and the Culture of Sport.” The talk explores the intricacies of the sporting culture among Korean women that goes beyond competition to examine the traditional notion of femininity and patriarchy of Korean culture and sports.

The 2009-10 Brooks Lecture Series is sponsored by a grant from Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC). For more information, contact organizer Sharon R. Steadman, SUNY Cortland associate professor of sociology and anthropology and coordinator of the International Studies Program, at (607) 753-2308.

 
          

Call for Proposals: The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More

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Sarah Lawrence College (in Bronxville, New York) is having a call for proposals for their twelfth annual Women's History Month Conference. The topic of the conference is The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music and More.  The conference is on Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2010. This conference sounds awesome and I'm hoping I can go!

Keynote speaker: Carmen Ashhurst, former president of Def Jam Recordings and Rush Communications, and author of the forthcoming book, Selling My Brothers: The Movement, The Media and Me

Music has long served social movements as a sound track, as a means of communication, and as its own arena for activism. While multiple generations of feminists have used music in these ways, it has played especially vital roles for those born since the 1970s. This conference will explore the ways in which young feminists have defined and expressed politics through music and musical cultures and communities. Among the questions we will ponder are: How does music reflect sites of agreement and conflict among different groups of feminists? How have movements like Riot Grrrl and Hip Hop feminism attracted young women to feminist activism? How do young feminists’ uses of music compare with those of earlier generations?

We invite activists, scholars and artists in all fields to propose papers, panels, workshops, performances, and exhibits.  Specific topics may include, but are not limited to

• Hip Hop Feminism
• Feminism in Latin Music
• Body Politics in the Music Industry
• Feminist Messages in World Music
• Young Feminists’ Musical Icons
• Women-owned Record Labels
• Zines in Feminist Culture
• The Riot Grrrl Movement Lesbian Music
• The Politics of Race in Feminist Music
• Misogyny in Contemporary Music
• Feminist Music Festivals
• Women in Music Videos
• Feminist Songwriters
• Legacies of Women in Blues, Jazz, Rock, and Folk

Deadline: December 1, 2009

Send proposals to:
Tara James, Associate Director
Graduate Program in Women’s History
Sarah Lawrence College
1 Mead Way, Bronxville, New York 10708
(914) 395-2405
tjames@slc.edu

Please include a short description of each presentation and a one-page c.v. for each presenter. Proposals for whole panels or workshops are especially welcome, but we will also consider individual papers.

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The Eleventh Annual Women's History Month Conference was held March 6-7, 2009. The topic was Gender and Power in the Muslim World. View recap and photo gallery»


    

Riot Grrrl Retrospective 5 - New, Modern and Handy

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 New, Modern and Handy

Nomy Lamm, Corin Tucker and Allison Wolfe talk about language, feminism and labels.

True for Boys & Girls

thanks to Indexed and Feministing for sharing this.

Lady Gaga

I will admit it, for the punky-indie-garage grrrl that I am, there is some mindless pop that I absolutely indulge myself in. And I've been a fan of Lady Gaga for a while now. But this video below makes me a little sad. Watch it for yourself. What are your thoughts on Lady Gaga and this video? She makes such a strong feminist statement but then... UGH...

Do celebrities feel they will lose adoring fans by proclaiming they are feminists? The battle for the F-word continues... It's like the statement we all often hear, "I'm not a feminist but..." Hey, I'm a feminist AND I like booze and boys!

Become a Third Wave Board Member!

The Third Wave Foundation is an organization I deeply respect. They are looking for board members. The following is from their website http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/



Dear friend,
Third Wave is seeking Board members, and we need your help to identify qualified applicants.
An application can be found here, and is due by August 7, 2009.
New board members will join 11 brilliant, energetic, and dedicated young people providing critical leadership to the only national feminist foundation for and by young women and transgender youth in the country. We would very much appreciate your recommendations in order to make our board the strongest it can be. Spread the word that we’re looking, and think about the people you know personally who might be good candidates.
In particular, we are seeking a diverse set of individuals along the lines of race, gender, age, class, geography and ability, who are willing contribute the following talents and skills to our work:
•Community Organizing
•Strategizing
•Communications
•Legal Expertise
•Financial Management and/or Investment Expertise
•Research and Evaluation
If you would like to share a recommendation or need further information about Third Wave, please check out our website, email or call Mia Herndon. We are always delighted to talk about the work that we do. Thank you for your consideration and support!!
Sincerely,
Natalia López & Mia Herndon
Board Member Executive Director