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VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver is offering a Women’s Studies Lecture Series “The Politics of Science and Technology: Moving toward Gender Equity, Civic Responsibility and Social Justice.” The series begins in January and concludes in April. All lectures will be held from noon – 1:15 p.m. in the Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 6, and are free and open to the public.

The lecture series will provide a unique crossroad of researchers, activists, educators, practitioners and students whose goal is to educate, inspire and empower women to explore the sciences and technology.

Featured lectures include:

Jan. 28: “Feminist Science Studies in the Postgenomic Era: Epistemology, Methodology, and Pedagogy”
Lisa Weasel, associate professor, department of women, gender, and sexuality studies, Portland State University

Feb. 25: “Women and IT: Globally Located Perspective,” panel discussion
Sri Craven, assistant professor, department of women, gender, and sexuality studies, Portland State University, will moderate

March 10: “Social Justice and Older Women in the Acute Care Setting”
Troy Kindy, LCSW, department of care management, Oregon Health & Science University

April 7: “Women in Paleoanthropology: One Cavewoman’s Encounter with Homo naledi”
Alia Gurtov, Ph.D. candidate in anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

April 21: “The Politics of Science and Technology: Moving Toward Gender Equity and Social Justice”
Luz María Gordillo, associate professor and program leader, department of critical culture, gender, and race studies, �鶹��ý

About �鶹��ý

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As one of four campuses of the Washington State University system, �鶹��ý offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, �鶹��ý helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.

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MEDIA CONTACT(S)

Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@.wsu.edu