Violence Against Women: Representations, Interpretations, Explorations/Education

Gallery Exhibition & Conference

Gallery Exhibition: November 1st to December 2nd, 2018 in Lunder Arts Center
Exhibition Panel:November 8th (6-7:30 PM) in the lower-level screening room of University Hall (U-Hall)
Reception: Lunder Arts Center following the Exhibition Panel
Conference: November 9th in University Hall (U-Hall)

Make sure to register for the conference. Also, view the events pages on the university website for the schedule of events and the gallery exhibition and panel.

Schedule
2018
Friday, November 9th
10:45 AM

A Scholar’s Reflection on Intimate Partner Violence in the Cape Verdean Community

Dawna M. Thomas, Simmons University

Room 3-085

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Breaking the Silence: Discussions about Disability, Sex, & Gender Identity

Janet Sauer, Lesley University
Kirsten Bond, Lesley University
Cassidy Donahue, Lesley University
Molly Wolber, Lesley University
Hannah Hunter, Lesley University
Elizabeth Bellin, Lesley University
Katherine Deluga, Lesley University

Room 2-078

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Gender Violence and Course & Curriculum Design: Performing a Feminist Pedagogy

Mariela Mendez, University of Richmond
Mari Lee Mifsud, University of Richmond
Erika Zimmermann, University of Richmond

Room 2-048

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Influence of Psychoanalytic Theories & Dance/Movement Therapy with Survivors of Domestic Violence

Genevieve Fuller, Lesley University

Room 3-085

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Sexual Violence Against Women in an Armed Conflict

Nowsheen Altaf Dar, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Benish Mehraj, University of Kashmir

Room 4-030

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Still I Rise: A Reply to American Violence in the Writings of Contemporary Black Women Poets

Danielle Legros Georges, Lesley University

Room 2-150 (Amphitheater)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Maternal Frame & the Rise of the Counterpublic among Naga Women in India

Payel Ghosh, Jadavpur University

Room 4-030

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
12:00 PM

A Space to Speak

Gabrielle Arias, Lesley University
Christina Dennis, Lesley University
Stephenie Loo, Lesley University
Amy Larson McGuirk, Lesley University
Kathleen Moye, Lesley University
Chelsey O'Connor, Lesley University
Anna Rich, Lesley University
Molly Weinberg, Lesley University
Jason Butler, Lesley University

Room 2-048

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Dialogue Between Scholars, Practitioners, & Artists – Integrating Research, Practice, & Art to Address Violence Against Women

Catriona Baker, Lesley University
Nancy Beardall, Lesley University
Michelle Napoli, Lesley University
Michael Rivera, Lesley University
Clara Ronderos, Lesley University

Room 2-078

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Honor Killings: For Honor or other Motives?

Saima Jafri, University of Sindh, Jamshoro

Room 3-085

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Honour Deception

Aisha Gazdar, Films d’Art

Room 2-150 (Amphitheater)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

ICE Enforcement & Domestic Violence: Collaborations & Complexities

Marya Stefania Arteaga, Comunidad Colectiva

Room 4-030

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Trauma Talks: An Afternoon of Arts-based Healing

Katya Zinn, Lesley University

Room 3-102

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2:00 PM

Creating Rituals of Healing following Experiences of Abuse or Abortion

Susan Chorley, Exhale

Room 3-085

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

From Ethical Distance to Empathetic Proximity: Gendered Representations of Femicide in Narratives of the Mexican-U.S. Border

Michael Martinez-Raguso, Colby College

Room 2-048

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Luna morada/Black Moon

Tina Escaja, University of Vermont

Room 2-078

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Ma Taller 'Opu Ma 'Akkala Kennetto -- We are Waking Up Our Story Together: Arts-Based Indigenous Methodology

Michelle Napoli, Lesley University

Room 3-090

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Rape as an Act of Genocide: History and Law

Kimberly Lowe Frank, Lesley University

Room 2-048

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Re-claiming the patriarchal narrative: Using auto-ethnographic performance art as psycho-social commentary on womxn’s sexuality and mental health

Angelica Pinna-Perez, Lesley University
Becca Bernard, Independant Artist

Room 2-078

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Sahiyo Stories

Mariya Taher, Sahiyo

2-150 (Amphitheater)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The “Pedagogy of Cruelty ” in the “Putero” Narrative

Agueda GómezSuárez, University of Vigo

Room 2-048

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Vision Boards – Redefining Your Journey Through Visualization

Laura Marotta, Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA), President
Eleena Rioux, Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA), Exhibitions

Room 4-030

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:15 PM

Demanding Accountability in Domestic Violence Courts

Johnna Pike, Newbury College - Brookline

Room 3-085

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

First Year Seminar: Research, Interpretation, and Action

Sonia Perez-Villanueva, Lesley University
Lisa Fiore, Lesley University
Lesley University Undergraduate Students

Room 2-150 (Ampitheater)

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Ownership and Violence Against Women of Color Reflected Through the lens of Anglo Saxon Theology

Jennifer Herring, Lesley University
Luraine Kimmerle, Boston College

Room 3-085

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Teen Dating Violence

Janessa Rivera, R.E.B.I.R.T.H. Journey, LLC

Room 4-030

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

The Constituent Women of Violence against Women

Wilmer Morales, Lesley University
Jocelyn Martinez, Lesley University
Samantha Amaro, Lesley University

Room 2-078

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Violence Against Women: Unrecognized Prevention Opportunities

Ronald Goldman, Early Trauma Prevention Center

Room 4-030

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Violence towards women by women: an intergenerational perspective

Eleanor Roffman, Lesley University
Bri Crocker, Justice Resource Institute
Celia Castro, The Home For Little Wanderers

Room 2-048

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM