Women and Gender Studies Conference - Seton Hall University

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 31, 2023, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Registration will close on March 24, 2023. Please see the conference contact information below if you have any questions regarding registration.

Session I: 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

1a) Gender, Rights, and Dignity in Global Perspective
Muscarelle 109
Chair: Angela Weisl, Seton Hall Department of English
Presenters:

Anne Giblin Gedacht, Seton Hall Department of History, “Beyond Gendered Japan”
Golbarg Rekabtalaei, Seton Hall Department of History, “Woman, Life, Liberty: A Social Revolution in Iran”
Denise Vigani, Seton Hall Department of Philosophy, “Feminism in the Transnational Context”

1b)Women and Politics
Muscarelle 110
Presenters:

Benjamin Goldfrank, Seton Hall School of Diplomacy & International Relations
Yanina Welp, Graduate Institute, Geneva, “Knowledge and Power: Women in Latin American Political Science”
Kara Alaimo, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Department of Communication, “Tweets of Women Governors Reveal Why They May Be More Effective Leaders”

1c)Gender, Religion, And Patriarchy: No Women Need Apply
Muscarelle 111
Presenters:

Mary Balkun, Seton Hall Department of English, “Gender, (In)Justice, and Religion in Early America”
Ines Murzaku, Seton Hall Department of Religion, “Pope Francis and Women’s Empowerment: Seeking Justice and Equality in the Catholic Church”
Roseanne Mirabella, Seton Hall Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, “Gender and Social Justice in Catholic Higher Education: Where Do We Go from Here?”

Session II: 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

2a)Local Women, Local History
Muscarelle 109
Presenters:

Angela West, Drew University Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study, “The German American Bund and the Untold Story of Helen Vooros”
Alan Delozier, Seton Hall University Libraries and Catholic Studies, “The Golden Anniversary of Women’s Athletics at Setonia & The Importance of Title IX”

2b) Gender & Well-being
Muscarelle 110
Presenters:

Nabeela Alam, Seton Hall School of Diplomacy & International Relations, “Understanding Patterns and Drivers of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence in Bangladesh”
Rachel A. Fikslin, Seton Hall Department of Psychology, “‘Not at all inclusive of people like me’: Examining Gender and Reproductive Norms that Undermine LGBTQ Health and Well-Being”
Michelle D’Abundo, Seton Hall Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration, Vanessa Rodriguez, Seton Hall Department of Physician Assistant, and Francisco Cartujano Barrera, Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, “Issues Supporting and Preventing Self-Care Among English-Speaking Hispanic Female Adults During the Post-Peak Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic”

2c)Seton Hall Undergraduates Studying Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Muscarelle 111
Chair: W. King Mott, Associate Professor, Political Science
Presenters:

Roundtable of undergraduate students

Lunch 12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

UC Event Room
*Lunch is free but pre-registration is required

1:30 -2:30 pm Keynote Address

UC Chancellor’s Suite
Carol Hay, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell “Think Like a Feminist.”

Session III: 2:45-4:00 p.m.

3a) Women in Literature and Pop Culture
Muscarelle 109
Chair: Chair: Mary Balkun, Seton Hall Department of English
Presenters:

Amalia McEvoy, Graduate Student, Seton Hall Department of English, “A Digital Infinity of Ramonas from Novel to Film to Forum”
Kyle Gaydo, Graduate Student, Seton Hall Department of English, “Violence Against Women Across Time: Reading ‘Bisclavret’ Alongside The Witcher 3”
Tehyah Carver, Graduate Student, Seton Hall Department of English, “Listening for All?: Gender Bias in Music Streaming Algorithms and Habits”

3b) Gender from Past to Present
Muscarelle 110
Presenters:

Colleen Conway, Seton Hall Department of Religion, “The Biblical Eve as a Precursor to ‘Man-made’ Women”
Karen Gevirtz, Seton Hall Department of English, “Aphra Behn for the Twenty-First Century; Or, Editing as Time Travel”
W. King Mott, Seton Hall Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, “Virginia Woolf and Ta-Nehisi Coats: The Anger of the Oppressor”

3c)Resistance and Persistence: The Black Woman’s Narrative
Muscarelle 111
Presenters:

Sonia James Pennington, Esq., Executive & Artistic Director: “That Which Connects”
Stephanie James Harris, Seton Hall Africana Studies Program and Public Historian
Rev. Forrest Pritchett, Seton Hall Africana Studies Program and Martin Luther King Leadership Program

Keynote Speaker

Image of speaker Carol Hay Carol Hay, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She is the author of Think Like a Feminist: The Philosophy Behind the Revolution, published by W.W. Norton & Co. in 2020, and Kantianism, Liberalism & Feminism: Resisting Oppression, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013, as well as numerous academic articles and op-ed pieces. Her 2019 op-ed in The New York Times, “Who Counts as a Woman?” won the American Philosophical Association’s Public Philosophy Op-Ed Prize. A first-generation university student from Saskatchewan, Canada, Professor Hay’s work focuses on feminism, social and political philosophy, oppression studies, and the philosophy of sex and love.

About the Conference

Each year, the Seton Hall’s Conference on Women and Gender offers a collection of exciting sessions that reflect the diversity of perspectives and approaches that characterizes scholarship on women and gender. The conference's primary goal is consistent with the ideals of a liberal arts institution such as those articulated by Cardinal Newman in The Idea of a University: to provide an interface between the academic and the experiential in order to enrich lived life.

Our conference includes presenters exploring all aspects of scholarship on women and gender from all fields—including the humanities, diplomacy, social sciences, mathematics, experimental sciences and the professions. The Conference’s panels are designed to be accessible to all members of the Seton Hall and South Orange Community and we hope you will join us for a series of exciting events.

Questions?

Please contact the conference organizer Denise Vigani, Ph.D.

Conference on Women and Gender 2023

The annual Seton Hall University Conference on Women and Gender, will take place on Friday, March 31, 2023 on Seton Hall University's South Orange campus.