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Review Of The Book Central Europe Profiled: Essential Facts On Society, Business And Politics In Central Europe, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Central Europe Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Central Europe.

Holocaust-Denial Literature: A Fourth Bibliography, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

This bibliography is a supplement to three earlier ones that were published in the Bulletin of Bibliography. Holocaust denial is a body of literature that seeks to prove that the Jewish Holocaust did not happen. This bibliography includes both works about Holocaust denial and works of Holocaust denial.

Advocate, October 2000, Vol. [12], No. [2], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Image: Americans Rally Behind Ralph Nader and LaDuke as Election Day Approaches. [Samantha] Box (p. 1)

Graduate Center: Union Lays Out Bold Contract Pay and Benefit Parity for Adjuncts. Kristin Lawler (p. 2)

Masthead (p. 2)

Third Party Politics

Unfit to Print. Dave Gerardi and Mark Petras (p. 4)

Michael Moore Invigorates Nader Crowd. Dave Gerardi and Mark Petras (p. 4)

Electing to Dissent. Dave Gerardi (p. 4)

Bystander Shows Interest in Nader. Mark Petras (p. 5)

Signs of the Times. Dave Gerardi (p. 5)

Letter to the Media. Dave Gerardi and Elizabeth Sagarin (p. 5)

I’d …

Women's Work And Economic Development, Kristin Mammen, Christina Paxson

Publications and Research

Using a cross-country dataset and microdata from India and Thailand, we examine how women's work status changes with economic development. Several clear patterns emerge: women's labor force participation first declines and then rises with development; women move from work in family enterprises to work as paid employees; fertility declines; and gender gaps in education narrow. Women's education levels, and those of their spouses, appear to be important determinants of women's labor market activities. Broad welfare indicators, such as mortality rates and education levels, indicate that women's well-being improves on average with development, both in absolute terms and relative to men.

Review Of The Book The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference.

Advocate, September 2000, Vol. [12], No. [1], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Rowdy Protests Hit Republican Convention (p. 1)

Image: Ralph Nader Speaking to the NAACP National Convention (p. 2)

The Adjunct Project. Kristin Lawler and Mark Halling, Adjunct Project Coordinators (p. 3)

Grad Center: At Last, Childcare at Grad Center; Hope it Will Last! Nassima Abdelli (p. 4)

Horrorscopes: Dave Gerardi (p. 5)

Recipe: An Important Message for Incoming Students. Dave Gerardi (p. 5)

Album Review: NOFX, Pump Up the Valuum. Dave Gerardi (p. 6)

Survival Tips: Preparatory Courses for Successful Graduate Studies. Nassima Abdelli (p. 12)

My Monthly Diatribe. Boneless Fillet of Chicken (p. 13)

Academia: Are …

International Institute Of Social History, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the International Institute of Social History's website.

Lesson Plans: Clags/Nyu Csgs Pedagogy Workshops, Spring 2020, Carolyn Dinshaw

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Responding to the felt need for a public space in which to discuss the special issues involved in teaching gender and sexuality, Alisa Solomon and I planned a series of three Pedagogy Workshops this spring. Over our combined 30+ years of teaching (!), we had been struck by both the unique difficulties of teaching in these areas and the lack of fora in which to explore these particular challenges. We'd also been moved by reflection on how issues had changed for us as teachers as students changed with changing times, and as we gained experience—not always positive— in the classroom.

"Who Is Sleeping In The Bed Of Sodom?", Nancy Levene

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

The question that I am left with from the extraordinary presentations over the conference's two days borrows from Rabbi Steve Greenberg's and Ludger Viefhues's discussion of the multiple images of the biblical "Sodom". Conventionally Sodom has signified a place of sexual deviance or, conversely, sexual censorship. But as Greenberg pointed out, in many traditional commentaries on the story of the condemnation of Sodom, the issue was not that the townspeople were engaged in forbidden sexual practices, but that they were violent and hostile to those in need of shelter and food.

Quny Notes, Robert Kaplan

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

In March 2000, QUNY, the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered/queer graduate student group at the CUNY Graduate Center, hosted former CLAGS Board member Elizabeth Freeman, who gave a highly informative talk about queer work and the academic job market. In May, QUNY celebrated the end of the first academic year in its new home with a social to which many new students came with ideas for next year's calendar. Everyone was especially excited about the Graduate Center's new concentration in lesbian/gay/queer studies that begins Fall 2000.

Excerpt From (Same) Sex Tourism, Jasbir Puar

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

The impetus behind this project stems from an incident in February 1998 when several "gay" cruises originating from Europe and the U.S. were refused docking privileges in various parts of the Caribbean, invoking responses from British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. officials, both insisting on the egregious violation of human rights. The on-going dilemma over the docking of gay cruise ships led me to ask questions about the constructions of community created through and against such encounters and the production of a global gay identity that is contested by postcolonial situations. Ironically, the U.S. and British states advocate protection …

At The Threshold, Alisa Solomon

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Hunter College professor Joan Tronto was sitting around her office one day, she told us at the Queer CUNY conference on May 6, and a student she'd never met dropped in and sort of just smiled at her. "Hi," the student said. "I saw your name on the flyer for the conference on Saturday," and that was all. The student flashed another moony grin, and then vanished. Over the course of a few days, several other students came by and did the same thing.

Clags's Queer Pedagogy Workshops, Spring 2000, James Wilson

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

As a former high school English teacher and now a prospective college professor, I have long grappled with issues of gender and sexuality in the classroom. Is it, for example, incumbent upon me to be both a model and mentor for my Igbtq students? How will the classroom dynamic change if my private experiences become inextricably linked with my professional responsibilities? To what end might I implement issues regarding gender and sexuality while teaching canonical texts or traditional academic subjects? And finally, how would I handle homophobia, students coming out, and questions about my personal life in the context of …

Review Of The Book The Handbook Of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey Of The New Republics, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The Handbook of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey of the New Republics.

Review Of The Book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide To Grassroots Organizations And Internet Resources, Revised Ed., John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources, revised ed.

The Advocate, March/April 2000, Vol. [11], No. [4], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Students Negotiate with Administration for Graduate Center Improvements. Susanna Jones and Charles Price (p. 1)

A Great Move Forward. Mark Noonan (p. 1)

Contents (p. 1)

Democratization, Communication, & the Role of Graduate Students in the Project of Higher Education at the GSUC. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Co-Chair for Communication, DSC (p. 3)

Hungry in Fresno: Funky Rubber Chicken (p. 4)

Horrorscopes. Dave Gerardi (p. 5)

Adjunct Beat. Kristin Lawler (p. 6)

A Call for a New Student Movement. Costas Panayotakis (p. 7)

New Caucus Debates the Unity Caucus; But Wait – The Unity Caucus Never Showed Up! …

Glbt Think Tank And Research Network Formed At Creating Change, Sean Cahill

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Representatives of gay and lesbian think tanks and research directors of key organizations met on November 13th at the 12th annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Creating Change Conference to initiate a network of GLBT researchers working on policy issues affecting GLBT people. The new GLBT Research Network will coordinate the work of the major academic and activist think tanks and the research departments of GLBT organizations and allied groups.

Whose Millennium?: Religion, Sexuality And The Values Of Citizenship, Janet Jakobsen, Ann Pellegrini

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

On April 13th and 14th, CLAGS hosts a major national conference on the theme Whose Millennium?: Religion, Sexuality, and the Values of Citizenship. The conference is being generously supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, in conjunction with CLAGS's Rockefeller Residency in the Humanities program.

Quny Notes, Robert Kaplan

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

QUNY, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer graduate student group at the CUNY Graduate Center, officially moved into its new space in the new Graduate Center this fall. For the first time in its history, QUNY has its own office, which we are hoping to turn into an accessible place for queer graduate students to study or relax. In addition to our regular socials, we will be hosting a decorating party in February, and are happy to accept donations of posters, books, office supplies or anything that is currently cluttering up your apartment that you think would help turn …

Excerpt From Wrestling With Rustin, Or The Left Will Rise Again, Maybe, John D'Emilio

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Four years ago, CLAGS sponsored a conference on the state of gay and lesbian history. I was one of several presenters in a session on biography. None of us on the panel had consulted beforehand. But by the beginning of the third or fourth presentation, a common pattern had emerged, and the audience erupted with laughter. Each one of us had opened our remarks with a mixture of apology and denial: we each were not, we assured the audience, writing a biography!

Shannon Minter Speaks On Transgender Issues In Queer Theory, Salvador Vidal

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Shannon Minter, a staff attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco, presented an enlightening and engaging talk called Piety, Projection, and Denial: The Uses and Misuses of Transgender People in Queer Theory at a well-attended CLAGS colloquium on November 30th. Minter is well known for having transitioned from female to male (FTM) while working for a national LGB rights advocacy organization. In addition to his work on LGB custody, parenting, youth, marriage, and immigration issues at NCLR, he is also a leading advocate for the rights of transgendered people.

On The Agenda, Alisa Solomon

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

This newsletter goes to press just as Millennium Mania is reaching its fever pitch. If my own dismissive attitude toward the doom-sayers turns out to be warranted, our computers have not collapsed, the sky has not fallen, and our newsletter has reached your address intact. Of course there's been more to the millennial madness than apocalyptic anxieties and mega-marketing opportunities for products and services of all sorts and sizes. The obsession with Y2K— which represents only one of the world's calendar systems, after all— has also marked the way in which a particular religious view increasingly passes for the secular …

Seminars In The City Update, Paisley Currah

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Each semester, the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies hosts a Seminar in the City, a series of monthly discussion meetings where nonacademic readers read major works in lesbian/gay/ bisexual/transgender and queer studies. This fall, Seminars in the City focused on the theme of transgender politics, reading texts by Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg, and Riki Anne Wilchins.

The Advocate, January 2000, Vol. [11], No. [3], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

The Great Move Backward. Charles Reavis Price (p. 1)

Message From the Editor. Mark Petras (p. 1)

A Call To Action! Jocelyn Boryczka (p. 1)

Contents (p. 1)

Retraction: “A Certified Racist Professor at Graduate Center?” in The Advocate November/December 1999. The Media Board (p. 3)

Corrections and Clarifications. Mark Petras (p. 3)

Why The Advocate is an Embarrassment. Mark Noonan (p. 4)

In Defense of Jane Doe. Rob Hollander, Alumnus; Formerly: Editor-in-Chief, Advocate; DSC Co-Chair for Communications; DSC Co-Chair for Finances (p. 5)

Update on the Tolbert Case. Mark Petras and Mark Noonan (p. 5)

Bad …

Literary Reference Into The New Century, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Changes in providing reference services for academic research in literature are examined, with the emphasis on the effects of new technologies.

The Pitchman In Print: Oral Performance Art In Text And Context, Joseph Ugoretz

Publications and Research

Oral performance art, patterned performative speech for an audience, is perhaps the oldest and most ubiquitous human art form. Specific instances of this art include the performances of griots and guslars, troubadors and shamans, as well as rappers and riddlers, preachers and politicians. While this art form is by definition oral, it is also the case that, frequently, literary art has represented oral performance art. There is written art which depicts oral art, which describes it, appropriates it, criticizes and co‑opts it.

In this dissertation, I define oral performance art as constituting a separate and unique artistic genre, one which …