1) An event to attend…
The Feminist Future: Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts
January 26–January 27, 2007
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. both days
Titus Theater 1
This symposium addresses critical questions surrounding the relationship between art and gender, bringing together international leaders in contemporary art, art history, and related disciplines. After the activism of the 1960s and ’70s, and the revisionist critiques of the 1980s and ’90s, this symposium will examine ways in which gender is currently addressed by artists, museums and the academy, and its future role in art practice and scholarship.
2) Mother of God in the House (transcript from NPR)
“Pelosi Takes the Gavel”
Weekend Edition Saturday, January 6, 2007 · Amid much hoopla on Capitol Hill, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) takes over as the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. She’s a tough-minded politician who is now a powerful symbol.
“The picture I’ll take from the day that the first woman became the speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi standing on the house floor while the vote was tallied with her newest grandchild. A tiny baby cuddled in one arm while she greeted well wishers, shaking hands, kissing colleagues excitement swirling around her like every mother and grandmother, we know taking care of the baby and taking care of business. In her case Nancy Pelosi was making history and the baby slept on.â€
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6734088
Further reading:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html?source=refresh
3) Biblio/Film-ography
Citron, Michele.Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press), 1999.
Radstone, Susannah. Memory and Methodology (New York:Berg Publishers), 2000.
Waldman, Diane. Feminism and Documentary (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press), 1999.
Daughter Rite, Michele Citrone (1979)
Breaking the Waves Lars Von Trier (1996)
By Brakhage-Anthology Criterion Collection (2001)
