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"It's the end of the world . . . again:" Why Buffy Still Matters
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It is rare these days to find a television program that goes deeper than a twenty-five minute onslaught of jokes, but if it's found it is to be treasured. Such a treasure was found in the cult hit television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," a pop culture smash that introduced a feminine hero chosen to rid the world of vampires. This pop culture treasure will be examined through a year-long study sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies, the English Department, and the UNCG library called "Why Buffy Matters: The Smartest Show on Television." Throughout the year, two episodes will be shown each month chronicling two episodes and clips from seasons one through seven. After the screenings, discussion will follow on various concepts, metaphors, meaning and significance on subjects such as feminism, religion, theory, language, politics, etc. |
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"Why Buffy Matters" Study Group - held two or three times a month during the 2006-07 year
The television show is based on the metaphor of "high school is hell," literally placing Sunnydale High on top of the boca del infierno, or the mouth of hell. Because of this, Sunnydale High is not a normal high school, and students not only have to battle homework, puberty, and their social lives, but teachers who are demons, students who are vampires, and trying to keep their body count down. Rich with metaphor and cutting edge dialogue, the show raised the bar on what it means to create "smart" television, inviting viewers to be participants in their own entertainment, instead of passive receivers of information.
Following the screenings, lectures were held to discuss the meaning of the show, its significance/importance to popular culture, and why it was so ground-breaking and intelligent. In addition to the screenings, a mini-Buffy conference was held on Friday, March 16, culminating in a lecture given by Rhonda Wilcox, co-founder of the Online Journal of Buffy Studies, and author and editor of several books on the show, including Why Buffy Matters and Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dr. Wilcox is a 1973 graduate of UNCG and received her MA and Ph.D from Duke. She is the editor of Studies in Popular Culture and one of the founding editors of Critical Studies in Television . Almost a hundred registrants attended the conference from all over the United States and England.
Written and created by Joss Whedon, the Buffyverse has a tremendous fan base, and garnered a Golden Globe nomination, an Emmy nomination, several Saturn Awards, including awards for Best Actor in a Series, Best Television Series, and in 2002, was nominated for the AFI Award for AFI Drama Series of the Year. |
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F-Word Salon, led my Melody Berger, founder and editor of the F-WordZine, came to UNCG !
"Why aren't all women feminists?" Panel Discussion on Thursday, February 22 at 12:30 p.m. in the Kirkland Room of the EUC
The F-Word Salon- Evening Edition Open Mic Night at the Green Bean, 341 S. Elm St. at 7:00 p.m - Poetry - Music - Readings
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The Ashby Dialogues
"Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom:"
"Discussing Race", "Beyond Race: Reflecting on Whiteness", "Discussing Politics", "Supporting Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom", "Queer Issues", "Risky Teaching: Pedagogy for Facilitating Difficult Classroom Discussions", and "Creating Space
for Difficult Classroom Discussions
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A wider diversity of student backgrounds in our classrooms brings increased opportunity for misunderstandings and disagreements about contemporary topics such as race, sexuality, religion, culture, gender, politics and more. Often these disagreements result in difficult discussions and even challenges to curricula and pedagogy.The College of Arts and Sciences' 2006-2007 Ashby Dialogues series will address these Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom" through a series of sessions designed to emphasize discussing not only specific topics, but also the processes of fostering those dialogues through pedagogy, creating environments and facilitation skills.Co-sponsored by Women's & Gender Studies, African American Studies, Religious Studies, the Department of Sociology, and the College of Arts and Sciences, the Ashby Dialogues series is open to all interested faculty, graduate teaching assistants, instructors, students and staff.Contact: Beth Walker, 334-4443, etwalker@uncg.edu |
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The Linda Arnold Carlisle Research Grant Awards 2007 Presentation
Thursday, April 12, 4:00 p.m. in HHRA 1214
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Elizabeth J. Natalle (Jody) |
For the first time two WGS faculty in one year have received the Linda Arnold Carlisle Research Award. Jennifer Keith, Associate Professor of English, and Elizabeth J. Natalle (Jody), have each received an award to support research.
Professor Keith used her award for research assistance in preparing a scholarly edition of the poems of Anne Finch, one of the most significant poets of eighteenth-century England. According to Keith, Finch “profoundly reoriented poetical and political authority.”
A different kind of political authority is explored by Professor Natalle in her manuscript “Jacqueline Kennedy as International Diplomat.” Natalle pursued her study of Jackie Kennedy’s speeches, diplomacy and cultural activities at the Kennedy Library in Boston this summer.
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Jennifer Keith
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UNCG presents The Vagina Monologues |
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The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. In this stunning phenomenon that has swept the nation, Eve Ensler gives us real women's stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual self-discovery.
UNCG students, staff, faculty & alumni formed the cast for the production, directed by WGS MA student, Alicia Sowisdral.
UNCG is proud to announce that nearly 1000 people came to our performances which raised over $2300 for The Clara House!
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FALL 2006 EVENTS |
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The Women's and Gender Studies Film Series Presents |
A featured program of
"Love Your Body Week"
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Science 101
7:30 p.m.
Discussion immediately following
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Voices of the Silent Generation
October 24, 2006
4:00 p.m.
Alumni House
Women's and Gender Studies welcomed Barbara Baillet Moran and five marvelous women who shared their oral histories as collected by Barbara Baillet Moran.
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