Research Interest Groups, 2000-2001
"African American Women in Film" will be a short film that considers race, ethnicity and class as experienced by working-class African American women dealing with issues of gender and culture. Contact person Dr. Carmen Coustaut, Theatre.
The "American Women and Classical Myths" will develop a refereed volume that represents the diverse perspectives and intellectual strengths identified during their conference held in September 1999. They will also present a workshop to discuss how gender, race and ethnicity are depicted in classical myth and in turn affect the way in which myth is studied and taught. Contact persons Dr. Judith P. Hallettand Dr. Lillian Doherty, Classics.
"Cyberculture Working Group" discusses the ways that race, gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and ability are articulated and performed in the cyberspace. Contact person Dr. Katie King, Women's Studies
"Environmental and Cultural Influences on Mothering and the Development of Young Children", will create a cadre of young scholars to address issues relevant to minority women and children and explore and contribute to empirical literature on mothering and development of African-American young children with and without environmental risk factors. Contact person: Dr. Brenda Jones Harden,Human Development.
"Intersections: Class, Race and Gender in Occupied Japan", will present an interdisciplinary workshop on class, race and gender in Occupied Japan. Contact person Dr. Eleanor Kerkham, Asian and East European Language and Cultures.
The "Life Writing Project" discusses the cultural study of the lives of individuals specifically, how to best represent ways that subjects negotiate their social locations; race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and class. Contact persons Dr. John Caughey, American Studies, and Dr. Susan Leonardi, English.
"Material Culture/Visual Culture Working Group: A Theme Year in African-American Material and Visual Culture" studies the material culture and visual culture of America. Contact persons Dr. Mary C. Sies, American Studies.
"MITHologies Working Group" a conference will be held to examine the concept of the "Digital Divide" in its broadest definition, the group works to address issues in line with the Consortium's research focus of "Resilience, Communities, and Life-long Learning. Contact person Dr. Martha Nell Smith, MITH.
"Network for Latino Research," focuses on research and discussion of issues affecting Latino populations in DC and Maryland focusing of the impact of race, gender, and ethnicity on well-being. Contact person: Dr. Judith Freidenberg, Women's Studies.
"Structure and Agency in Education" focuses on research to reveal the intersections of large and small structures, the relationships between power and tradition, the interplay between social justice and education and the dynamic relationships between global and local cultures. Contact person Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, Education.