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Tuesday,
March 3, 2009
8:30
a.m. – 9:20 a.m. -- VATC 120
Welcome coffee and introductory remarks by
San Antonio College President Robert Zeigler
9:25
a.m. – 10:40 a.m. -- VATC 120
Keynote Address: I Coulda Been a Goddess
Marleen Hoover, San Antonio College, Visual Arts and Technology
Department
“I Coulda
Been a Goddess” examines female deity body images across time and
cultures, from the very rounded and generous body type of the “Venus of
Willendorf” to
the image of Mary on the cover of the Mexican Playboy issue of
December, 2008. Along the way, the Indian Tantric female body
type, Ruben’s “Three Graces,” and the elegant Chinese Guanyin are all
examined. In another time period or in another culture, we could all
have been goddesses.
Introduced by: Carol Ann
Britt, San Antonio College, English Department
11:00
a.m. -- Fiesta Room, Loftin Student Center
Lunch
Buffett with Mariachi Las Altenas
Come enjoy
a FREE lunch buffet and listen to the music of this outstanding
all-female mariachi ensemble.
Introduced
by: Celita DeArmond, San Antonio College, Library
Department
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 4, 2009
9:00
a.m. - 9:50 a.m. -- VATC 120
FILM: “I Doll” (57 minutes)
A history
and examination of the American and international social phenomenon of
the Barbie doll, a toy, idol, role model and fashion model reflecting
standards
of appearance and lifestyle for girls and women since the 1950s.
Introduced by: Eileen Oliver,
San Antonio College, Library Department
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.-- VATC 120
FILM: “Some Real Heat” (54
minutes)
Offers a portrait of six women who are part of the small and relatively
new world of female firefighters in San Francisco and who demonstrate
their strength and character as they put their lives on the line every
day.
Introduced by Elizabeth de la Portilla, San Antonio College, Sociology
Department
THURSDAY, MARCH 5,
2009
8:00 a.m.
– 9:15 a.m. -- VATC
120
Becoming a Cultural Product, Losing One's Identity:
Lessons from Lucretia
Dr.
Patricia Lonchar, University of the Incarnate Word, English Department
From the
moment the story of Lucretia entered the cultural imagination,
Lucretia, the individual woman, became a cultural product: a cause for
Roman Republicanism, a symbol of inspiring female chastity, a model for
all wives, and a literary reference condensed to allusion purposes
only. And, in the midst of this cultural appropriation of her
story, the individual seems to have been forgotten, at best, and
completely ignored, at worst. What might we learn if we were to
listen to the woman herself? This presentation surveys the
literary history of the Story of Lucretia and proposes a new way to
talk about
Lucretia's legacy.
Introduced
by Richard Farias, San Antonio College, English Department
9:25
a.m. - 10:40 a.m. -- VATC 120
Portia Munson's Artworks: Examining Objects That Are
Mass Produced, Consumed and Thrown Away
Portia Munson, artist
This
visual presentation
will show a cross section of the artist’s work from the past 20 years,
including painting, installation, assemblage and photography. The
presentation
will focus on work that pertains to issues of female identity and the
environment
as seen through the color coded and gender targeted items our society
mass-produces,
consumes and throws away.
Introduced by: Debra
Schafter, San Antonio College, Visual Arts and Technology Department
In the
Loftin Student Center: Immediately following the
presentation, artist Portia Munson will guide SAC students in creating
an assemblage
of items marketed and sold primarily to women.
11:00
a.m. – 12:05 p.m.-- VATC 120
FILM DISCUSSION: “Killing Us Softly”
Dr. Elizabeth de la Portilla, San Antonio College, Sociology Department
Sociology
instructor Elizabeth de la Portilla will present and lead discussion on
the film “Killing Us Softly.” The film is about the manner in which
women continue to be portrayed by advertising and the effects this has
on their images of themselves.
Introduced
by: Thomas Clarkin, San Antonio College, History Department
12:15
p.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- VATC 120
Selling Self-Treatment: Vibrators, Advertising and the
Law 1883-2008
Dr. Rachel Maines, Cornell University, Department of Science and
Technology Studies.
From their
origins as medical instruments for the treatment of hysteria, vibrators
became consumer appliances by 1899, advertised as a means of
“self-treatment” for a variety of (mostly female) ailments. Although it
was legal to sell and to ship
vibrators even in the Comstock era (1873-1927), Texas and several other
states passed laws against their sale in the 1970s and 1980s.
Introduced by: Celita DeArmond, San Antonio College,
Library Department
1:40
p.m. - 2:55 p.m. -- VATC 120
Film: Dildo Diaries
Featuring
commentary from Molly Ivins, Carol Queen, Anton Michael, Annie
Sprinkle, and actual footage of The Lege, this film details the Texas
State Legislature’s attempt to regulate the sex-toy industry.
Introduced
by: Celita DeArmond, San Antonio
College, Library Department
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009
10:00
a.m. - 10:50 a.m. -- VATC 120
Reducing the Destructive Impact of the Thin-Ideal
Standard of Female Beauty: Reflections Body Image Program
Dr. Carolyn Black Becker, Trinity University, Psychology Department
Women and
girls are bombarded daily with images and messages promoting an
unobtainable standard of female beauty known as the thin-ideal.
Internalization of the thin-ideal is associated with body
dissatisfaction, negative mood states, and eating disorder pathology.
This talk will describe a nationwide effort that seeks to begin to
challenge the thin-ideal – Reflections: Body Image Program.
Reflections was created by pairing the organizational strength of
sororities with an evidence-based eating disorders prevention
intervention that uses cognitive dissonance to reduce investment in the
thin-ideal. This talk
will include a brief history of Reflections, strategies used in the
intervention, and a discussion of the importance of both science and
community partnerships in fighting the thin-ideal.
Introduced
by: Celita DeArmond, San Antonio College, Library Department
11:00
a.m. - 11:50 a.m. -- VATC 120
Menopause: Alternatives to Estrogen Overload
Rina Moreno, Martinez St. Women’s Center
Menopause
is that change-of-life time when a woman experiences unbearable hot
flashes, cold and clammy skin, and mood swings with intense emotional
outbreaks, amongst a host of other less noted symptoms. The
typical resolution? Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), the
addition of estrogen. By now, most of us have become familiar
with the risk: HRT too often equals breast cancer. With the
staggering numbers, it's a risk many of us have decided we don't want
to take. While many have decided to tough it out, go at it cold
turkey, others may be transforming the question from "Do I risk it?" to
"What else is there?", and still many more others throughout the world
never experience any of the perils of menopause. Come learn the
truths about estrogen overload, its ill effects, and the preferred
alternatives.
Introduced
by: Eileen Oliver, San Antonio College, Library Department
12:00
p.m. -- Fiesta Room, Loftin Student Center
Viva
Accordion!
Come dance and celebrate conjunto with
accordionist Eva Ybarra and her band.
Introduced
by Celita DeArmond, San Antonio College, Library Department
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