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  • Gender Studies Writing Contest

    Submit a spring 2007-spring 2008 course paper that focuses on a gender issue for this campus-wide writing contest.  Evaluators will judge papers according to uniqueness of topic, depth and integration of research, strength of argument, clarity, and style. Deadline: April 11, 2008, Awards: Junior and Senior Level 1st prize $250, Freshmen and Sophomore Level 1st prize $250.  Contact Professor Groenendyk (CAS Department) at kgroenen@calvin.edu if you have questions.

  • Tuesday, March 25, 3:30pm, Commons Lecture Hall

Dr. Alice Dreger, “Intersex in Theory, Life, and Practice”
Think everyone is born just-male or just-female? Think again.  This talk will cover the basics of “intersex,” a term used when someone is born with a sex anatomy that doesn’t fit the standards from males or females.  We’ll consider the biological facts of sex development, the recent history of the medical treatment of disorders of sex development, and the reasons for (and successes of) the intersex rights movement.  A Q&A will follow the main talk.  The speaker is a medical historian, ethicist, and patient advocate with over a decade of national intersex activism to her name.

Alice Dreger is Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.  From 1998-2005 she co-led the intersex Society of North America, a policy and advocacy organization for people born with intersex conditions.  She is the author of two books and the editor of three books on the medical and social treatment of people born with norm-challenging bodies.  Dr. Dreger’s articles and essays have appeared in a wide array of scholarly journals and mainstream publications, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune.  She has also appeared as an expert on many programs, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, CNN International, NPR, and the BBC.

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  • Wednesday March 26, 3:30 PM Alumni Board Room. "Hell hath no torment...for sex research by a woman of faith"
    Dr. Carol Pardun, Director of the School of Journalism, Middle Tennessee SU

    How a scholar of communications and member of Nashville CRC conducted a 5-year federally-funded research project on early adolescents' sexual behavior.  Sponsored by Gender Studies, the Calvin Center for Faith and Communication, and CAS.
  • Wednesday March 26, 7:00 PM Meeter Center Lecture Hall

“Our Big, Fat, Feminist Wedding: Traditions, Alternatives and What They Mean for Marriage.”  A panel of Calvin students, alumns, and faculty on the many ways of tying the knot. 

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