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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
" Locating Women’s Studies: Formations of Power and Resistance"

Our conference this year promises to be one of the best ever. We've added special new member events, and professional development sessions for graduate students and junior faculty.

Along with our annual film series and our creative writing series, we've a couple of excursions planned and have added a juried art exhibition.

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The 27th Annual Conference
of the National Women's Studies Association,
Oakland California, June 15-18, 2006

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: REBECCA WALKER

In 1997 Rebecca Walker co-founded the Third Wave Foundation, the only national, philanthropic organization for women aged 15-30. Since its inception, Third Wave has contributed over $750,000 to individuals and organizations that support young women's health, education and activism. More about Rebecca Walker

Plenary Speakers:

This year’s plenary sessions will examine mothering as resistance/activism/social change; empire, global political conflicts, and resistance; and feminist science studies.

Mothering as Resistance/Activism/
Social Change
Gwendolyn Mink, Professor of women’s studies at Smith College
Andrea O’Reilly, Associate Professor in the School of women's studies at York University

Empire, Global Political Conflicts,
and Resistance
Zillah Eisenstein, Professor in the politics department at Ithaca College
Julia Sudbury, Canada Research Chair in Social Justice, Equity and Diversity at the University of Toronto

Feminist Science Studies
Jane Zimmer Daniels, Program Director of the Clare Boothe Luce Program at The Henry Luce Foundation
Donna Nelson, Associate professor of chemistry at the University of Oklahoma
Banu Subramaniam, Associate Professor of women's studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Intersections: Locating Acts of Courage
Exploring the intersections between art and women’s studies. Sponsored by the National Women’s Studies Association and the Pacific Region of the Women’s Caucus for Art.

Day Long
Pre-Conferences
Hosted by the Program Administration and Development and the Women’s Centers Standing Committees 

PRESIDENTIAL SESSIONS
"NEW DIRECTIONS IN FEMINIST THEORY""CRITICAL RACE THEORIES""TRANGENDER THEORIES"

CRITICAL ISSUES SEMINARS

The NWSA 27th Annual Conference will feature a two and a half-hour session format on Sunday, June 18. 

These sessions will provide opportunities for small groups of conference participants to exchange ideas on theoretical, political, or strategic matters of interest to women’s studies practitioners.
Embedded Conference
The On-Site Conference Committee is planning an embedded conference entitled: Empire, Global Political Conflicts, and Resistance.
Special Features
New member events, and professional development sessions for graduate students and junior faculty. 
Special events
These include a Creative Writers Series, an Art Exhibition, a Film Series, a Book Exhibition, and Area Excursions. 

Session Formats
Papers, Panels, Workshops, Roundtables
Presidential Sessions,
Poster Sessions,
Sponsored Sessions, Extended Seminars

Conference Overview
The General Conference begins on Thursday evening and concludes Sunday afternoon.
Juried Art Exhibition
June 1 – July 15, 2006    
The Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland
Open to women artists working in any media.
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