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The Jean Fox O'Barr Symposium in Women's Studies: Gender and Ethnic Conflict
March 3-5, 2005 at Duke University

NEW!!! If you missed the Symposium you can listen to many of the talks by going to this site (Quicktime required)

Download Brochure here (pdf).

Annual Report: New Profile, the Movement for the Civil-ization of Israeli Society (new doc)

East Campus Map

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

Because so much of our knowledge regarding ethnic conflict is based on unexamined assumptions about gender, both policy and programs constructed on this knowledge ultimately risk being ineffectual and even harmful. This symposium on Gender and Ethnic Conflict will challenge conventional research in many areas of human rights law, NGO work, and activism by re-framing standard questions within a gendered analytic. Examining the origins and outcomes of ethnic strife, we will pay particular attention to the disproportionate victimization of women and children and to women as agents who both incite ethnic war and take a lead role in facilitating reconciliation after ethnic strife.

Keynote Speakers:
Amrita Basu (Director of the Five Colleges Women's Studies Research Center, Amherst), opening keynote speaker, is a leader in South Asian Studies and in the broader framework of global activism.
Cynthia Enloe (Research Professor, Department of International Development, Community & Environment (IDCE), Clark University and Women's Studies, Clark University), closing keynote speaker, focuses on feminism, militarization and globalization.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 3 and 4, 7:00 and 9:30 PM
Griffith Theater Film Presentation: “Moolaade”
“Moolaade” by Ousmane Sembene of Senegal, is a documentary film, which features a genital cutting in a small village, and a courageous opponent who provides sanctuary (moolaade). The NY Times wrote: “Mr. Sembene addresses this upsetting subject with unflinching candor, but he also portrays African village life with such warmth, humor, and generosity of spirit that you leave this film feeling both horrified and exhilarated. There is a vibrancy to this picture—in the declamatory, slightly ritualized style of acting; in the director’s evident affection for even his least admirable characters; in his sheer love of storytelling—that makes it a masterpiece of political filmmaking. Clearly and unapologetically intended to awaken minds and inspire action, it is one of those rare works of art that may actually succeed in doing so.”

Friday, March 4
Richard White Auditorium
4:30 PM Introductions by Robyn Wiegman, Claudia Koonz

5:00-6:00 PM Keynote Speech
Keynote speaker: Amrita Basu (Director of the Five Colleges Women’s Studies Research Center, Amherst), Talk Title: "The Power Women's Violence: South Asian Conundrums." Introduction: Claudia Koonz

6:00-6:30 PM Reception in Women’s Studies Parlors

Saturday, March 5
Richard White Auditorium
9:00 – 10:30 AM Gender and Ethnic Consciousness
Speakers:
Eunice Sahle (Assistant Professor, African Studies/International Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) “Ethnic Consciousness Formation, Gender and Conflict in Africa”
Iris Berger (Professor, History, Africana Studies and Women’s Studies, State University of New York, Albany) "Gender, Race and Social Policy in South Africa"
Moderator: Jean O’Barr (Distinguished Research Professor, Women’s Studies, Duke)

10:30-10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM-12:15 PM Title: Women Activists for Ethnic Reconciliation in Israel/Palestine
Speakers:
Rela Mazali (Israeli author), “Ethnicity as Responsibility: Asking Israelis to Re-imagine Community”
Hilari Rantisi (Associate Director Middle East Institute, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard): “Women Activists for Peace: Questioning the Ethnic Nature of Conflict”
Moderator: Rebecca Stein (Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Duke)

12:15-1:30 Lunch
Breakout Discussion Groups

1:30-3:00 PM Gender in Ethnic War Zones
Speakers:
Elizabeth Oglesby (Assistant Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Arizona) “The Sinister Story: Guatemala's Truth Commission and the Limits of Human Rights.”
Mehrangiz Kar (Visiting Scholar at the Washington College of Law at American University) “Democracy and Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Moderator: Diane Nelson (Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Duke)

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:45 PM Closing Keynote Speech and Discussion
Introductions by Robyn Wiegman and Claudia Koonz
Speaker:
Cynthia Enloe, (Research Professor, Department of International Development, Community & Environment (IDCE), Clark University and Women’s Studies, Clark University) Talk Title: "Masculinity Matters; So Do Women: What We Miss if We Don't Ask Feminist Questions About Ethnic Conflict?"
Moderator/s: Women’s Studies Faculty

5:00 – 7:15 Reception in Women’s Studies Parlors

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			The Jean Fox O'Barr Symposium in Women's Studies: Gender and Ethnic Conflict March 3-5, 2005 at Duke University


			NEW!!! If you missed the Symposium you can listen to many of the talks by going to this site (Quicktime required) Download Brochure here (pdf). Annual Report: New Profile, the Movement for the Civil-ization of Israeli Society (new doc) East Campus Map ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM Because so much of our knowledge regarding ethnic conflict is based on unexamined assumptions about gender, both policy and programs constructed on this knowledge ultimately risk being ineffectual and even harmful. This symposium on Gender and Ethnic Conflict will challenge conventional research in many areas of human rights law, NGO work, and activism by re-framing standard questions within a gendered analytic. Examining the origins and outcomes of ethnic strife, we will pay particular attention to the disproportionate victimization of women and children and to women as agents who both incite ethnic war and take a lead role in facilitating reconciliation after ethnic strife. Keynote Speakers: Amrita Basu (Director of the Five Colleges Women's Studies Research Center, Amherst), opening keynote speaker, is a leader in South Asian Studies and in the broader framework of global activism. Cynthia Enloe (Research Professor, Department of International Development, Community & Environment (IDCE), Clark University and Women's Studies, Clark University), closing keynote speaker, focuses on feminism, militarization and globalization. SCHEDULE Thursday, March 3 and 4, 7:00 and 9:30 PM Griffith Theater Film Presentation: “Moolaade” “Moolaade” by Ousmane Sembene of Senegal, is a documentary film, which features a genital cutting in a small village, and a courageous opponent who provides sanctuary (moolaade). The NY Times wrote: “Mr. Sembene addresses this upsetting subject with unflinching candor, but he also portrays African village life with such warmth, humor, and generosity of spirit that you leave this film feeling both horrified and exhilarated. There is a vibrancy to this picture—in the declamatory, slightly ritualized style of acting; in the director’s evident affection for even his least admirable characters; in his sheer love of storytelling—that makes it a masterpiece of political filmmaking. Clearly and unapologetically intended to awaken minds and inspire action, it is one of those rare works of art that may actually succeed in doing so.” Friday, March 4 Richard White Auditorium 4:30 PM Introductions by Robyn Wiegman, Claudia Koonz 5:00-6:00 PM Keynote Speech Keynote speaker: Amrita Basu (Director of the Five Colleges Women’s Studies Research Center, Amherst), Talk Title: "The Power Women's Violence: South Asian Conundrums." Introduction: Claudia Koonz 6:00-6:30 PM Reception in Women’s Studies Parlors Saturday, March 5 Richard White Auditorium 9:00 – 10:30 AM Gender and Ethnic Consciousness Speakers: Eunice Sahle (Assistant Professor, African Studies/International Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) “Ethnic Consciousness Formation, Gender and Conflict in Africa” Iris Berger (Professor, History, Africana Studies and Women’s Studies, State University of New York, Albany) "Gender, Race and Social Policy in South Africa" Moderator: Jean O’Barr (Distinguished Research Professor, Women’s Studies, Duke) 10:30-10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM-12:15 PM Title: Women Activists for Ethnic Reconciliation in Israel/Palestine Speakers: Rela Mazali (Israeli author), “Ethnicity as Responsibility: Asking Israelis to Re-imagine Community” Hilari Rantisi (Associate Director Middle East Institute, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard): “Women Activists for Peace: Questioning the Ethnic Nature of Conflict” Moderator: Rebecca Stein (Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Duke) 12:15-1:30 Lunch Breakout Discussion Groups 1:30-3:00 PM Gender in Ethnic War Zones Speakers: Elizabeth Oglesby (Assistant Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Arizona) “The Sinister Story: Guatemala's Truth Commission and the Limits of Human Rights.” Mehrangiz Kar (Visiting Scholar at the Washington College of Law at American University) “Democracy and Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Moderator: Diane Nelson (Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Duke) 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15-4:45 PM Closing Keynote Speech and Discussion Introductions by Robyn Wiegman and Claudia Koonz Speaker: Cynthia Enloe, (Research Professor, Department of International Development, Community & Environment (IDCE), Clark University and Women’s Studies, Clark University) Talk Title: "Masculinity Matters; So Do Women: What We Miss if We Don't Ask Feminist Questions About Ethnic Conflict?" Moderator/s: Women’s Studies Faculty 5:00 – 7:15 Reception in Women’s Studies Parlors