The Scholar and the Feminist – May 11, 1974

Conference Program (PDF, 484 KB)

The Scholar and the Feminist

What is the impact of feminism on scholarship? What are the implications for the disciplines? for academic institutions? and for scholars in their own research and their understanding of women? These questions are the focus of today’s conference and will be examined by three concurrent panels of scholars from different disciplines. The thirteen afternoon workshops are planned around the general theme, “Scholarship and Feminism: Conflict, Compromise, Creativity,” and will address specific questions within this framework.

Morning Panelists

Electra Arenal, Hispanic Literature, Richmond College; Carolyn Shaw Bell, Eoncomics, Wellesley College; Constance Carroll, Classics, University of Maine-Portland-Gorham; Lee Ehrman, Biology, SUNY-Purchase; Kate Ellis, English, Livingston College; Gerda Lerner, History, Sarah Lawrence College; Linda Nochilin, Art History, Vassar College; Miriam Schneir, History; Victoria Schuck, Political Science, Mount Holyoke College; Janet Siskind, Anthropology, Rutgers University-Newark; Judith Jarvis Thomson, Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Naomi Weisstein, Psychology, SUNY-Buffalo

Panel Moderators from Barnard College: Annette K. Baxter, History; Catharine R. Stimpson, English; Suzanne F. Wemple, History

Afternoon Workshops-Scholarship and Feminism: Conflict, Compromise, Creativity

1. New Literary Sources for Feminists
   Louise Bernikow, Women’s Studies, Jersey City State College
   Elizabeth Diggs, English, Jersey City State College
2. War and Peace: Four Generations of Feminists
   Hester Eisenstein, Experimental College, Barnard College
   Gladys Meyer, Sociology, Barnard College
3. Women in Social Science: New Questions, Old Data
   Patricia Albjerg Graham, Education and History, Barnard College and Columbia University Teachers’ College
   Donna Shalala, Politics and Education, Columbia University Teachers’ College
4. Multiple Roles of a Feminist Scholar
   Harriet B. Applewhite, Political Science, Southern Connecticut State College
   Darline Levy, History, Barnard College
5. What Befits a Woman?
   Sue Larson, Philosophy, Barnard College
   Mary Mothersill, Philosophy, Barnard College
6. Is Woman the “Deviant Case” in Social Science Research?
   Julia Makarushka, Sociology, Barnard College
   Astrid Merget, Political Science, Barnard College
7. Films and Literature: Sources for Transcultural Analysis
   Leah Davidson, Psychiatry, William Alanson White Institute
   Barbara Miller, Oriental Studies, Barnard College
8. Feminist Literary Criticism in the University
   Nancy Miller, French, Columbia University
   Domna Stanton, French, Barnard College
9. Research in the Humanities: What New Perspectives?
   Carol Christ, Literature and Religion, Columbia University
   Elaine Pagels, History of Religion, Barnard College
10. Feminist Scholarship in Action: A New Look at Classical Tragic Heroines and Their Modern Counterparts
    Carolyn Heilbrun, English, Columbia University
    Ann Sheffield, Greek and Latin, Barnard College
11. The Economics of Sex Differentials
    Cynthia Lloyd, Economics, Barnard College
    Beth Niemi, Economics, Rutgers University-Newark
12. Women and Science
    Joan Birman, Mathematics, Barnard College
    Sigalia Dostrovsky, Physics, Barnard College
13. Feminism: Catalyst for Creative Energy
    Victoria Barr, Painting, Barnard College
    Jane Kaufman, Painting, Barnard College

Conference Coordinator

Susan Riemer Sacks, Psychology and Education, Barnard College

Student Coordinator

Batya Hyman, Barnard College

Director, Women’s Center

Jane S. Gould