Events

Gender Studies 2011 - 2012
Examining Feminism in the 21st Century

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
O'Leary Library Auditorium, Room 222
UMass Lowell South Campus

Artist Talk and Book Signing:
During this presentation, Lynda Barry, UMass Lowell's Artist in Residence, will address her creative process and discuss her recent work. Books will be available and you can also bring your own to be signed by the artist after her talk.

Presented by: The Center for Arts & Ideas

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
3:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
O’Leary Library Auditorium, Room 222
UMass Lowell South Campus

Creativity Workshop:
This workshop focuses on storytelling through the powerful combination of words and images. The workshop is free and open to the public. However, it is limited to a maximum of 60 people and will fill up rapidly. Please contact Tiffany Avilla by email at Tiffany_Avilla@uml.edu to reserve a space.

Presented by: The Center for Arts & Ideas

Friday, October 28, 2011
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Comley-Lane Theatre
UMass Lowell South Campus

“Top Girls” a play by Caryl Churchill, is a hilarious and moving play about women and success that confronts the cultural politics of feminism and business, taking us from drunken fantasy to real-world competition to the hard choices that women make to get ahead.

Pre-show reception and Post-show talk back with actors and director, Andrea Southwick.

Tickets: $5 Students and Seniors; $10 Adults. Advance tickets at the Student Information Center, McGauvran Hall, 2nd floor.  Tickets at the Mahoney Hall box office one hour before each performance.

Presented by: The Theater Arts Department

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
O'Leary 517 

Teaching Workshop: The 100th Anniversary of the Bread and Roses Strike – Bringing it into the Classroom

Come learn about the new minor program in Work, Labor and Society and our efforts to create a web-based resource center for classroom use that will include a rich collection of primary source materials from the strike, including maps, photographs, survey data, and oral histories.
Hear from Prof. Bob Forrant in the History Department and get ideas and resources to integrate the anniversary of the strike into your classes.

Please RSVP by Nov. 7th to Mignon_Duffy@uml.edu

Co-sponsored by Gender Studies, and Work, Labor & Society