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2008 CONFERENCE
March 13-16, 2008
Hilton
San Diego – Mission Valley
Conference
Registration Opening Soon
CONFERENCE
FEATURE
FEMINIST SCIENCE TRACK
The Feminist Science Track is comprised
of three symposia at the 2008 AWP conference. The
Feminist Science Track is co-sponsored by AWP and
Div. 35/SPW. It is a showcase for innovative, high
quality empirical research and new directions in research
presented by senior scholars and new investigators.
The Science Track this year was co-chaired by Karol
Dean (Div. 35 rep) and Suzanna Rose (AWP rep).
I. Feminist Political Generations: Chair: Alyssa
N. Zucker
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Growing Up and Growing Older: Feminism
as a Context for Women’s Lives, Alyssa N. Zucker
and
Abigail J. Stewart
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Women’s Relationship to Feminism:
Generation and Commitment, Lauren E. Duncan
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Swimming Against the Waves: Feminist
Generations Among Women of Color, Elizabeth R. Cole
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Discussant: Eileen L. Zurbriggen,
University of California Santa Cruz and University
of Michigan
II. "Community" and its Discontents: Diverse
Perspectives and Future Directions on Lesbian, Bisexual,
and Queer Women: Chair: Lisa M. Diamond
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Is Queer Community a Contradiction
in Terms?Lisa M. Diamond
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Rockin' on the Porch of the Old
Dykes' Home: Lesbian Community in Later Life, Sue
Morrow
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What is the Lesbian “Community?”
Did it ever exist, and how can we find one that
fits our needs? Esther Rothblum
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"Your Community Isn’t Mine
and Who Needs One Anyway?": Young Lesbian,
Queer, Trans, and Bisexual Voices, Carla Golden
III. Feminist Approaches to the Scientific Study
of Violence against Women: Chair: Kelly Cue Davis
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Peace be still: Substance abuse,
partner abuse, and African American motherhood,
Thema Bryant-Davis
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A comparison of outcomes for women
with different types of partner victimization, Jacquelyn
W. White, Ashlyn Gollehon, & Kevin M. Swartout
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The effects of men’s alcohol use
and sexual violence on women’s STI risk, Kelly Cue
Davis
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Discussant: Christine A. Gidycz
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