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University Scholar Series: Alison Mckee, Alison L. Mckee
University Scholar Series: Alison Mckee, Alison L. Mckee
University Scholar Series
The Woman’s Film of the 1940s: Gender, Narrative, and History
On February 25, 2015, Dr. Alison L. McKee spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Andy Feinstein at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Dr. McKee discussed her recent book, The Woman’s Film of the 1940s: Gender, Narrative, and History, which addresses the terrain between official public histories and private experiences of love, desire, and loss against the backdrop of World War II. McKee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Television, Radio, Film, and Theatre Arts at SJSU. She specializes in film history, theory …
University Scholar Series: Cathleen Miller, Cathleen Miller
University Scholar Series: Cathleen Miller, Cathleen Miller
University Scholar Series
Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik
On March 19, 2014, Cathleen Miller spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Interim Provost Andy Feinstein at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Dr. Miller spoke about her book, Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik. Viewed as “one of the most powerful women in the world,” by the London Times, obstetrician Dr. Sadik took a post at the United Nations Population Fund in 1971. By 2000, the average birthrate had been cut in half because of Sadik’s new …