SYMPOSIUMS
This semester each of you will research ONE of the following topics under the Bold categories. There will be four components to this assignment: Annotation Assignment, Abstract, Annotated Bibliography, and PowerPoint Presentation. See Module Assignment in Canvas for due dates. NO WIKIPEDIA SOURCES ALLOWED. You should stay away from encyclopedias since they are not academic sources. There will be a Library Orientation for the Symposium.
The following topics will be used:
WOMEN: AGENTS OF CHANGE
The following are suggested areas to investigate. You are not restricted to these topics.
Judy Chicago
Barbara Jordan
Billie Jean King
Marca Bristo
Vilma Martinez
Yuri Kochiyama
Megan Rapinoe
WOMEN in Media & Popular Culture:
The following are suggested areas to investigate. You are not restricted to these topics.
Music: performers, songwriters, etc.
Journalism: print, film, radio, internet, TV
Performance Artists
Riot Grrls
Iconic Women: Wonder Woman, Rosie the Riveter
FEMINISM(S)
The following are suggested areas to investigate. You are not restricted to these topics.
Native American Feminism
Chicana/Latinx Feminism
Black Feminism
Lesbian Feminism
Third Wave Feminism
Ecofeminism
MAKING CONNECTIONS
The following are suggested areas to investigate. You are not restricted to these topics.
The environment & women’s health
Globalization & women’s poverty and/or criminalization
Media portrayal of women in electoral politics and/or feminist organizations
Women & NGO’s
Social/political consequences of Family Planning policy
Title IX & athletic opportunities for women
Your annotated bibliography must include a minimum of twelve sources; a variety of sources including books, journal articles, and no more than six internet sources (of the twelve). The annotations should be several sentences to a paragraph in length per bibliographic citation. Interviews are also acceptable as sources when appropriate.