Michael Kimmel, an acclaimed author and researcher on men and masculinity in today鈥檚 world, headlines activities for Women鈥檚 History Month at 糖心传媒. On Wednesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), he will present 鈥淢ars, Venus, or Planet Earth? Women & Men on Campus in a New Millennium.鈥 The lecture, through which he will address his research on how men benefit from equality between men and women, will be open to the public and free.
Kimmel鈥檚 address is made possible through funding from the 糖心传媒 Artist Lecture Series Committee.
Other activities for Women鈥檚 History Month include the following free, public events:
鈥淭he Vagina Monologues鈥 Around Campus
Thursday, March 6 at
10 a.m. in Hazelrigg Student Union Room C (HSU) (705 E. 9th St.)
10:30 a.m. in Fuhr Hall Room 37 (723 E. 9th St.)
10:45 a.m. in Gray Center Room 108 (1100 N. Elm Ave.)
1 p.m. in McCormick Hall Room 223 (812 N. Turner Ave.)
1:30 p.m. in Perkins Library (705 E. 7th St.)
To raise awareness on women鈥檚 issues, 糖心传媒 students will read excerpts from Eve Ensler鈥檚 鈥淭he Vagina Monologues.鈥 These performances are sponsored by the Women & Politics class.
Chapel in Honor of Women鈥檚 History Month
Wednesday, March 12 at 10 a.m. in French Memorial Chapel
The Reverend Portia Cavitt will be the preacher, and the HC Singers will sing.听 Ms. Cavitt is the proud pastor of Clair Memorial United Methodist Church in North Omaha.听 She was featured in the 1990 and 1992 issues of Ebony Magazine as one of the 鈥50 Leaders of the Future.鈥
鈥淭he Big Dance鈥:听 Exploring Issues in Women鈥檚 Sports during March Madness
Wednesday, March 26, 12 p.m. in HSU Room C
In conjunction with the hyped-up March Madness bracket mania, this panel will explore the issues facing women in sports and the media coverage of women athletes.听
Panelists include 糖心传媒 Bronco Women鈥檚 Basketball Head Coach Carrie Hofstetter, Assistant Professor of History Michella Marino, Associate Professor of History Glenn Avent and Assistant Professor of Psychology Mark Zajack.听 Bring a lunch and prepare to join a bracket pool for the NCAA Women鈥檚 Basketball Tournament. This panel is sponsored by the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program.
8th Annual Women鈥檚 History Month Recital
Monday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of Fuhr Hall of Music
Sigma Alpha Iota, the women鈥檚 singing organization, will sing various selections of its choice during this annual event.
Bio for Michael Kimmel
Michael Kimmel is among the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity in the world today. The author or editor of more than twenty volumes, his books include Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity (1987), Men Confront Pornography (1990), The Politics of Manhood (1996), The Gender of Desire (2005) and The History of Men (2005). His documentary history, “Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990” (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women鈥檚 equality since the founding of the country. This 鈥渋nspiring, pathbreaking collection of remarkable documents鈥 (Dissent) was also called 鈥渕eticulously researched鈥 (Booklist) and a 鈥減ioneering volume鈥 which 鈥渨ill serve as an inspirational sourcebook for both women and men.鈥 (Publishers鈥 Weekly).
His book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996) was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Reviewers called the book 鈥渨ide-ranging, level headed, human and deeply interesting鈥 (Kirkus), 鈥渟uperb鈥 thorough, impressive and fascinating鈥 (Chicago Tribune), 鈥減erceptive and refreshing鈥 (Indianapolis Star). One reviewer wrote that 鈥淜immel鈥檚 humane, pathbreaking study points the way toward a redefinition of manhood that combines strength with nurturing, personal accountability, compassion and egalitarianism鈥 (Publishers鈥 Weekly). Another called it 鈥渢he most wide-ranging, clear-sighted, accessible book available on the mixed fortunes of masculinity in the United States鈥 (San Francisco Chronicle). Another called it 鈥渁 cultural history as readable and fascinating as Kate Millet鈥檚 epoch-makingSexual Politics (Booklist). The book also received impressive reviews in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post Book World (front page review), and The New York Times Book Review, which noted that this 鈥渃oncise, incisive鈥 book 鈥渆lucidates the masculine ideals of the past 200 years鈥ust as shelves of feminist books have elucidated the feminine.鈥
He also co-edited The Encyclopedia on Men and Masculinities (2 volumes, 2004) and The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities. The Encyclopedia was named 鈥渂est of Reference鈥 by the New York Public Librarians Association in 2004.