The Open University of Israel
OpenU

Conference on the Topic
Feminist Thinking after Gender Trouble

The Conference will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
at the Dorothy de Rothschild Open University Campus, 108 Ravutski Street,
Raanana from 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; gathering 2:15 p.m.

The Conference will be held on the occasion of publication of the new books:
Venues of Feminist Thinking: An Introduction to Gender Studies
Venues of Feminist Thinking: A Reader

The Open University of Israel
Greetings: Prof. Motti Regev, Department of Sociology, Political
Science and Communication, The Open University

Chair: Dr. Niza Yanay, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Keynote Lecture: Distinguished Professor Susan D. Gubar,
Department of English, Indiana University, Bloomington
Snapshots of Feminism, Present Tense

Respondents:
Dr. Orly Lubin, NCJW Women and Gender Studies Program, and
Literature Department, Tel-Aviv University
How can Feminist Theories Solve the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict?

Dr. Amira Gelblum, Department of Sociology, Political Science and
Communication, The Open University
The Connection between Feminism and Pacifism: A Historical Perspective

Dr. Dafna Hirsch, The Open University
Women and nation-building
The Conference will be held in English

Participation is free on the basis of prior registration:
Telephone *3337 or by Internet: www.openu.ac.il/feminism