[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of Nov 20, 2017
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Message From the Board
Dear GW at MIT Members,
*Happy Thanksgiving Week! *
We are organizing some end-of-year festivities and events so you can* slow
down, relax and laugh* in the lead up to the end-of-term rush. Check out
our events in the descriptions below!
Stay warm, and make sure to follow us on the links above.
- The GW at MIT Board
Events In Brief
------------------------------
*GW at MIT:*
1. Thanksgiving themed Snacks! (Nov 21)
2. Cheat Sleep, Stress Less, Be Mindful ... and Eat Lunch! (Dec 1)
3. Women in Comedy Night! (Dec 4)
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*MIT:*
4. Apply for the LeaderShape Institute program (Nov 27)
5. Holiday Bazaar (Dec 1)
6. MITell (monthly event, Dec 11)
7. Spring 2018 Courses to consider
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*Outside MIT:*
8. 2017 Conference on Gender and International Affairs at Tufts (Nov 16-17)
9. Point Foundation’s scholarship for LGBTQ students (now)
10. Horizons Fellowship Applications Open (now)
Women in History Shirley Chisholm
------------------------------
*Shirley Chisholm *(1924-2005) was the first African American woman in
Congress (1968) and the first woman to seek the nomination for president of
the United States (from Democrats in 1972). Her motto and title of her
autobiography—*Unbossed and Unbought*—illustrated her outspoken advocacy
for women and minorities.
GWAMIT Events
*1. Thanksgiving themed Snacks!*
*When: *Tuesday, Nov 21, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
*Where:* 3-310 (Cheney Room)
Come join us in the Cheney Room on Tuesday morning 10 AM for some coffee
and thanksgiving-themed snacks for a festive start to your day! Connect
with GWAMIT and your fellow MIT grad women before heading off into the
holidays!
*2. Cheat Sleep, Stress Less, Be Mindful ... and Eat Lunch!*
*When: *Friday, Dec 1, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
*Where:* W20-306 (Twenty Chimneys, Student Center)
*Register (free)*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cheat-sleep-stress-less-be-mindful-and-eat-lunch-tickets-40120052156?utm_term=eventname_text>
- Learn how to get better quality sleep even when you can’t get quantity
sleep.
- Identify simple lifestyle changes that can improve sleep and help you
feel more rested.
- Learn ways to manage stress better, recognize your signs of overstress,
and practice mindfulness exercises that can help enhance your relaxation
and sleep.
Susanna (Zan) Barry is a Senior Program Manager in Community Wellness at
MIT Medical. Her community health programs at MIT include mindfulness and
stress reduction, sleep health, eating concerns, and health behavior
change. She has certifications and training in yoga, health coaching, and
sleep education. She has a master's degree in education and is a doctoral
student in clinical psychology.
*A non-pizza lunch will be provided!*
*3. Women in Comedy Night!*
*When: *Monday, Dec 4, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
*Where:* Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown House
*Register (free)*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-comedy-night-tickets-39937504150>
Join us for laughs and drinks at the Thirsty Ear's monthly Comedy Night
with an all-woman lineup!
*GWAMIT will be providing drink tickets for those who RSVP above!*
21+ ID and MIT ID required for entry.
Show starts at 8:30pm.
MIT Events
*4. Apply for the LeaderShape Institute program*
*When: *January 14th - 17th, 2018
*Application Deadline: *Nov 27, 2017
*Information Session: *Nov 21 @ 12 PM in W20-Mezzanine Lounge
*Website: *link
<https://studentlife.mit.edu/sao/community-programs/leadership-programs/leadershape>
LeaderShape is a 4-day, off-campus retreat in Sharon, MA taking place
during IAP 2018 that is offered *free of charge to students.* The
application deadline is *November 27th* and the application only takes 10
minutes to complete! 2-3 sentences for each prompt is plenty. The
LeaderShape Institute’s mission is to produce a breakthrough in the
leadership capacity of its participants. A group of highly respected MIT
staff and faculty facilitators lead 60-70 participants through intensive
activities, discussions, and group exercises. You will leave this retreat
with a clear understanding of your unique leadership style and a vision for
how you want to improve your community.
For nearly 25 years, MIT students have cited LeaderShape as a highlight of
their college experience that gives them an opportunity to reflect on the
legacy they wanted to leave on-campus and goals they wanted to accomplish.
More information here
<https://studentlife.mit.edu/sao/community-programs/leadership-programs/leadershape>
.
*5. Holiday Bazaar*
*When: *Friday, December 1, 6-8pm
*Where: *Eastgate Penthouse
*6. MITell*
*When:* Monday, December 11, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
*Where:* Emma Rogers Room, 10-340
*Register (free):* link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mitell-storytelling-group-december-tickets-38810402960>
*Website:* link <http://calendar.mit.edu/event/mitelldecember>
MITell is a new initiative from the MIT Women’s League, inviting all
members of the MIT community to come together and share true stories from
their lives.
Whether you’re completely new to the craft of live storytelling or a
practiced public speaker (or somewhere in between) this is the space for
you!
The theme for this meeting is *'JOY'*. Come ready to share a 5-minute story
connected (as loosely as you like!) to the theme, or just join us to
listen! Register using the link above.
*7. GCWS Spring 2018 Courses *
*Deadline to register:* January 3, 2018
*Women in Contemporary U.S. Science*
Tuesdays, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
January 30, 2018 – May 8, 2018
MIT Course Number: WGS.645
Using a variety of disciplinary lenses (history, psychology, sociology),
this course explores the factors that impede women from successful
participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
careers in the United States. A look into history will reveal that in
different times and places, science, or at least certain branches of
science, has been considered an entirely appropriate arena for women and
that the advancement of women in the sciences does not follow a linear
progressive trend. The course will also cover a variety of sociological and
psychological mechanisms (including critical mass, accumulation of
disadvantages, stereotype threat, implicit association, and attribution
theory) that currently tend to distance women from scientific pursuits. Our
investigation will range from what happens in the educational system to the
situation of women scientists in the workplace. Furthermore, we will
examine programs and interventions that are designed to support and promote
women in STEM. Particular attention will be paid to how gender intersects
with other powerful mechanisms of stratification, such as sexuality,
race/ethnicity, and class.
*Resistance in Feminist Queer Theater/Theory*
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
January 29, 2018 – May 7, 2018
MIT Course Number: WGS.700
There is something “spectacular” about revolutions: the drama of barriers
being broken, the emotion of the crowd. And for feminist and queer activism
in particular, the nature of visibility, spectacle and protest has been
integral to gains made by groups such as ACT UP! or the Combahee Women’s
Collective. This course, however, moves beyond the relationship between
social movements and theater to hone in on a critical theory of
performance: why and how is theater so important to feminist and queer
thought? From Judith Butler’s sense of “performatively” constructed gender
to José Estaban Munoz’ theory of “disidentification” in queer of color
critique, theatricality and performance studies have lent robust paradigms
to queer and feminist theory. In other words, one aspect of this course
will examine what theater and queer theory share: troubling the nature of
representation, investigating mimesis and secondariness, spectacle and
masochism. However, another aspect of this course will look at how queer
and feminist thought can put pressure on the theater (and vice-versa); how
do the theater’s exigencies of action (drama) oppose theories of neutral or
passive (minimal, bored) resistance? What type of spectatorship does queer
and feminist theater elicit? Can the theater stand as realm of change, or
is there a sense in which the “revolution can not be televised?”—that is to
say, when the powerful sentiments of the disgruntled, disenfranchised, or
dispossessed are captured in aesthetic form, does it lend legibility, or
does it domesticate such affects? The course presents a genealogy of
performativity and performance and its relationship to feminist theories
and queer critique. Interweaving political philosophy, theater studies, and
literary analysis, the course asks students to think speculatively and
creatively about the poetics and politics of theatricality, sex, race, and
gender.
*Feminist Inquiry*
Tuesdays, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
January 28, 2018 – May 6, 2018
MIT Course Number: WGS.615
This course aims to offer a grounding in the rich field of scholarship
theorizing feminism, gender and sexuality. Our purpose is to engage
thoughtfully and critically with several foundational and vibrantly
contested conversations within feminist theory. The course is organized
around several “keywords”, each of which is a central concept within
feminist theory. Keywords include patriarchy, woman, gender,
difference/equality, intersectionality/transnationalism,
postcolonial/decolonial, solidarity, and human rights. The readings
included in this syllabus reflect a range of academic disciplinary
perspectives, methodologies, cross-cultural assumptions, and discursive
styles so that we can consider a variety of feminist discourses. We will
reflect as well on the politics and practices of location, methods, form,
and interdisciplinarity.
Events Outside MIT
*8. Conference on Gender and International Affairs*
*When: *November 17-18, 2017
*Where: *ASEAN, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University,
Medford MA
*Website:* link <http://sites.tufts.edu/genderconference/>
The Third Annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs (CGIA) will
take place November 17 & 18 at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at
Tufts. The Conference continues a tradition of student and faculty advocacy
at The Fletcher School that challenges the institution to integrate gender
analyses into all aspects of the institution and its work.
This year’s theme,* "Money, Power, and Influence: The Gendered Dimensions
of Geopolitics" * builds on the ongoing intersectional feminist examination
of structures and gendered institutions to identify how gender and power
are enmeshed within other aspects of identity, such as class, citizenship,
and sexuality.
Registration <http://sites.tufts.edu/genderconference/register-2/> is free
and open to all.
*9. Point Foundation’s scholarship for LGBTQ students*
*Website:* link <https://pointfoundation.org/>
*Deadline:* Jan 29, 2018
Point Foundation (Point) empowers the next generation of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) leaders to reach their full
leadership and academic potential. Point provides its scholars with the
financial ability to attend the higher education institution of their
choice. In addition, Point provides mentorship, leadership development, and
community service training.
Applicants are evaluated on academic accomplishment, financial need,
leadership within school and community, and goals for the future. Point
Scholars agree to maintain a high level of academic performance and
complete an annual community service project. Interested students can start
an application here <https://pointfoundation.org/point-apply/apply-now/>!
*10. The Horizons Fellowship *
*When:* Now
*Website:* link <http://www.joinhorizons.com/fellowship>
The Horizons Fellowship supports 200 outstanding university students on a
fully-funded experience in San Francisco, in their pursuit to become
leaders in technology. Our programs provide immersive software engineering
and web/mobile development courses geared towards high-achieving college
students. Students need not have a computer science background!
Horizons students have gone on to receive offers from firms such as Google,
Slack, Yelp, Amazon, BCG, Visa, J.P. Morgan, and more. Past Horizonites
have come from a variety of schools and backgrounds. Applicants have hailed
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Princeton, Yale,
UPenn/Wharton, Columbia, Northwestern, Brown, Michigan and more.
Interested students can start an application here
<http://www.joinhorizons.com/fellowship>!
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