October, 2007

Nawal El Saadawi in conversation with Marie-Luise Kohlke

The widely acclaimed Egyptian novelist and feminist activist, Nawal El Saadawi, visited Swansea on the invitation of Marie Luise Kohlke from the Department of English as part of the GENCAS Women and Gender seminar programme. The event, held in the Taliesin Theatre, was very well attended by  students, staff and members of the public, those both familiar and unfamiliar with her work. Speaking in conversation with Marie-Luise Kohlke on a range of issues, from female circumcision to the lack of emancipation of women in the so-called 'West', from gender and writing and issues of veiling and (in)visibility, El Saadawi proved herself to be as inspirational in the flesh as in her writing.  Questions from the audience flowed readily and the writer devoted some time to book signing in Waterstones bookshop after the event . Indeed, may of the books proffered for signature were very well-thumbed and dated, pointing towards the influence of El Saadawi upon successive generations of readers. The day was rounded off with a GENCAS dinner held in the Mermaid Restaurant, Mumbles.

 

Members of GENCAS with Nawal El Saadawi following a meal at the Mermaid Restaurant, Mumbles

October, 2007

A lunch-time reception was held at the start of term for all English with Gender undergraduates, GENCAS postgraduates and staff. This was the first time many of the students had met each other and its aim was to recognise and get to know others within the gender studies community at Swansea and to plan further events.

 

2006-07

July, 2007

The Second GENCAS International Conference: The Merry Widow

Delegates and organisers

'I wish to thank you very much for arranging such a wonderful conference. It was so good to meet with people who shared in interest in such a fascinating subject. I can honestly say that the organisers and people handling registration set a standard which future conferences elsewhere may find difficult to match.'

'I just want to say how terrific the conference was and how valuable an opportunity it was for my work.'

'Quite apart from the academic aspects of researching widowhood, the conference was also exceptional for its harmonious mix of approaches and the rich discussions of feminist theory we were able to have as a group.'

Organisers and Guest Speakers

 
January, 2007

GENCAS Symposia: Riding the Third Wave I & II

Guest Speaker, Catherine Belsey, addresses the audience in the first session of the day.

 
Professor Ulrike Wiethaus of Wake Forest University

It was a great pleasure to be part of your formidable group of feminist scholars and to see the symposium so well attended and positively received. Given its strength and great success, the series promises to become a signature event of Swansea University's Program in Gender and Culture.'

'This series of symposia will surely stimulate innovative feminist research and community outreach and it seems certain that much of it will be published and thus reach a national and international audience'.

December, 2006

Research Centre Celebrates the Launch of Nine Books by GENCAS Staff

From left to right: Brigid Haines (German); David Turner (History); Liz Herbert McAvoy (English); Helen Brocklehurst (Politics); Deborah Youngs (History); Sarah Gamble (English); Geoff Hall (Applied Linguistics); Kasia Szpakowska (Egyptology); Caroline Franklin (English); Mike Franklin (English).

Ten members of GENCAS were involved in a launch of recently published books at an event which took place at a wine-reception on Thursday 7th  December 2006 at the Waterstone’s store on campus. The event was very well attended by GENCAS staff, students and members of other academic departments at the University.

                            

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