Wednesday, September 06, 2006



Join us for the annual Graduate Group for Feminist Scholarship Meet & Greet, on Tuesday, September 26, 5-7 p.m.

Tentative schedule:

5-6 Panel: Feminist Research & Resources at McGill
Thomson House room 404 (3650 McTavish)


Assembling a dissertation committee; finding relevant, stimulating reading groups to join; hunting down journals that publish cutting edge research in your field... Whether you are just starting your degree or trying to finish your dissertation, it can be difficult to access the resources you need to do interdisciplinary research in the areas of women's/gender/sexuality/feminist studies.

Panelists:
Shree Mulay, Director of the McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women (MCRTW).

What is the MCRTW? What does it offer to graduate students?

Michelle Hartman, Assistant Professor, Institute for Islamic Studies/Chair, Women's Studies Advisory Committee.
Wondering about feminist/gender/sexuality/women's studies research that takes place at McGill and how to find faculty to work with?

Cornelia Penner, Women Studies Librarian, McGill.
What resources are available at the library for feminist research, and how can you find them...efficiently?

Cy-Thea Sand, MCRTW.
What is the upcoming graduate option in Gender, Women's and Sexuality studies?

Allison Harell, Graduate Group for Feminist Scholarship Co-coordinator (2005-2006).
Speakerseries, annual symposium, reading groups, feminist activism...how can you get involved this year?

6-7 Meet & Greet
Thomson House Martha Crago Room (main floor) (3650 McTavish)

Mix it up with other graduate students with intersecting interests. Food will be served.

Everyone is welcome! Thomson House is a wheelchair-accessible venue.