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Stefanie
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>NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE PEDAGOGY ON 'WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT': STRATEGIES FOR
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION
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>A workshop in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations
>
>Friday, October 20, 1995
>8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
>Crystal Room
>Mercy Hall
>Saint Joseph College
>1678 Asylum Avenue
>West Hartford, CT 06117
>
>Workshop Highlights
>
>A workshop integrating interational perspectives on women, both in general
education as well as in specialized disciplinary courses;
>A multidisciplinary discourse led by a team of scholars from the
disciplines of anthropology, economics and history;
>Discussion of the controversy between "methodological universalism" versus
a more economy-specific, socio-cultural context in studying women of the
two-thirds world;
>Suggestions for integrating the workshop material into the undergraduate
curriculum in appropriate courses;
>Foci on the Caribbean, China, Middle East and South Asia;
>Incorporation of the experience of the "World Conference on Women" in Beijing.
>
>Funding for the workshop has been provided by:
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>The Inter Faith Hunger Appeal, New York City
>and Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut
>
>Workshop Presenters:
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>Radhika Balakrishnan, Wagner College, Staten Island, New York.
>"Introduction to the conventional wisdom and critical perspectives on
"Women in Development".
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>Constance R. Sutton, New York University.
>"Caribbean Women's Activism in the International Women's Movement: Their
Critiques and Alternatives to Development Strategies".
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>Sucheta Mazumdar, Duke University.
>"Gender, Culture and Development in China and India".
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>Nilufer Cagatay, University of Utah.
>"Gender, Development and Culture: A Middle Eastern Feminist's Perspective".
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>Ample time will be available for participant response and dialogue.
>
>Registration fee: $ 10 (includes lunch]
>
>For more information, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
