“FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY AT THE CROSSROADS”

Society for Women in Philosophy

Eastern Division (ESWIP)

2009 Annual Spring Meeting and Conference

March 27-28, 2009

John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio

This event is made possible by the following sponsors: The Don Shula Program in Philosophy at John Carroll University, the John Carroll University Philosophy Department, and the Eastern Division of the Society for Women in Philosophy (ESWIP).

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 2009

6:30-8:30pm: Opening Reception (dinner included) and Registration

Rodman Hall Alumni Lounge

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009

8:00-9:00am: Registration and Continental Breakfast

Dolan Reading Room (First Floor Dolan Science Center)

Artworks by Barbara Swimmer on Display

8:45-9:00am: Welcoming Remarks and Conference Information

Jen McWeeny (John Carroll University), ESWIP Executive Secretary

Dolan Reading Room

MORNING SESSIONS: CONCURRENT PANELS 9:00-11:00 a.m.

11:00am-12:45pm: KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Junior Scholars Speak on

“The Future of Feminism(s): Challenges, Controversies, and Re-visions”

Interviewer and Moderator: Kim Garchar (Kent State University)

Speakers:

Celia Bardwell-Jones (Towson University)

Marjorie Jolles (Roosevelt University)

Jeanine Weekes Schroer (Arkansas State University)

Amy Story (Baldwin Wallace College)

Lisa Yount (Savannah State University)

Followed by an Open Discussion.

AFTERNOON SESSIONS CONCURRENT PANELS 2:00-5:30 p.m.

6:30pm-8:30pm: CELEBRATORY DINNER at MeKong River Restaurant

    (1918 Lee Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, 216-371-9575)

Special thanks to the 2009 ESWIP Program Committee for putting together the “Feminism at the Crossroads” Program: Lisa Cassidy (Ramapo College of New Jersey), Cathy Villanueva Gardner (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth), Sally J. Markowitz (Willamette University), Lisa J. McLeod (Guilford College), and Jen McWeeny (John Carroll University).