Seton Hall Women's Conference

Nisha Varia
of Human Rights Watch and Choreographer/Artistic Director Carolyn Dorfman are
among those featured at the 2014 Seton Hall University Conference on Women and
Gender, entitled “Challenges, Opportunities, Possibilities,” on Friday, March
28, at 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange. 

Newly housed
in the Women and Gender Studies Program, the conference will take an academic
approach to gender issues. The conference offers a range of presentations by
scholars, students, and professionals on issues involving gender and women.
Continuing the tradition of openness established by earlier women’s conferences
at Seton Hall, this year’s conference organizers, Dr. Vanessa May and Dr. Karen
Gevirtz, welcome the University community and the general public to explore and
discuss a variety of topics. Dr. Gevirtz notes that, “We want to gather
professionals in the field of women and gender studies to share their thoughts
and insights and infuse these ideas with experience gained in their
professions.”

Among the
topics, are: Women at Seton Hall Past and Present; the Politics of Legislating
Marriage; Representations of Race and Gender; Women at Work; and Gender and
Literature. Discussions include a comparison of Nazi and Jim Crow Cinema, Women
in Wartime, The Lady or the Zombie, Glass Ceilings, Working Women at Hershey’s
Chocolate Factory during the Great Depression, and Jane Austin.

The luncheon
keynote address by Nisha Varia of Human Rights Watch will explore challenges
and opportunities facing women seeking equal rights around the globe. To
register for the Women’s Conference or see the full schedule, please visit the
Conference website at http://www7.shu.edu/womens-conference.cfm