University of Richmond WILL / Women's Studies Programs to Present Women and the Arts Series
July 3, 2002
Women and the Arts is the theme of the 2002-03 speaker series sponsored by the Women Involved in Living and Learning and women's studies programs at the University of Richmond.
Four women, representing photography, journalism, filmmaking and cultural education, will speak and show or perform their work. The programs, all of which are free and open to the public, include the following:
Carol Highsmith: An American Century in Freeze Frame
Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., Jepson Hall, room 118
Highsmith is a noted architectural and landscape photographer whose
work is permanently archived in the Library of Congress. Her photographs
of historic sites and American cities have appeared in dozens of
books, including "World Trade Center: Tribute and Remembrance."
Highsmith will present a slide show of her work and talk about the
history of women in photography in the United States and her own
career in this competitive field.
Barbara Ehrenreich: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in
America
Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room
A nationally known journalist and political essayist, Ehrenreich
will talk about her best-selling book, "Nickel and Dimed: On
(Not) Getting by in America." A first-person account of her
experiences working minimum-wage jobs across the country, the book
is a powerful critique of simplistic notions of upward mobility
in the "post-welfare" era. She will also discuss journalism
as a form of social activism.
Megan Holley: The Snowflake Crusade
February 12, 7:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room
A Richmond filmmaker, Holley will screen her first feature film,
"The Snowflake Crusade," shot in and around Richmond and
shown at the 2002 James River Film Festival. The film explores the
search for individual identity in an age of cloning and genetic
manipulation. After the screening, Holley will answer questions
and talk about her experiences as a first-time, young, woman filmmaker.
Janine Bell: Women and West African Cultural Tradition
March 27, 7:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room
Bell will talk about women's roles in the transmission of West African
music, dance and oral tradition. Bell is artistic director of the
Elegba Folklore Society, a Richmond performing arts organization
devoted to community education about African and African-American
culture and history. The evening will include a performance by Elegba's
dancers and musicians.
Ehrenreich also will be the luncheon speaker at the second annual Women in the Know conference Nov. 8 on the Richmond campus. For more information on the speakers or the conference, contact Faye Ladd of WILL at (804) 289-8578 or fladd@richmond.edu.