Symposium on "Changing Lives of Russian Women"

[Helena Goscilo]

The organizers of the above symposium have requested that I post a notice
that describes the event.  Here goes:

                   CHANGING LIVES OF RUSSIAN WOMEN
                          Presented by
          Illinois College & The Jacksonville Journal Courier


Friday, April 17

5:00 Reception and Registration
        Lobby, McGaw Fine Arts
     Exhibit of works by Russian women artists
         (arranged by Prof. Randy Norris, The Gallery,* McGaw Fine Arts)

6:00 Dinner
       Welcome by Dean Carole Ann Ryan
          Cummings Dining Hall

8:00 CHANGING LIVES OF RUSSIAN WOMEN
        Russian Journalists Nadezhda Azhgikhina ("Nezavisimaia gazeta")
                       and Olga Lipovskaya (Head of St. Petersburg Gender
                                         Center)
        Introduced by John Power, Publisher
          The Jacksonville Journal Courier
             Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts


Saturday, April 18

9:30 Continental Breakfast
        Rotunda, Kirby Hall

10:00 PANEL DISCUSSION
      O. Lipovskaya and N. Azhgikhina
       Introduced and moderated by Prof. James Davis
             Teaching Theatre, Kirby Hall

12:00 Lunch
      Welcome extended by Prof. Bernd Estabrook, Chairman of
       West Central Council on World Affairs, Symposium Contributor
          Cummings Dining Room

2:00 POSTSOVIET SEX AND GENDER IN RUSSIAN CULTURE
       Helena Goscilo, Prof. of Slavic at Univ. of Pittsburgh
         Introduction by Prof. Lynette Seator
            Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts

3:30 Russian and American piano and vocal selections
       Garrett Allman and Janet Kirkham
           Rehearsal Room, McGaw Fine Arts

5:00 Pre-dinner interlude
       Faculty Lounge, Baxter Hall

6:00 Dinner
       Greetings from the Univ. of St. Petersburg
       Elvira Osipova, Prof. of American Literature
         Cummings Dining Hall

8:00 GENDER ISSUES IN RUSSIAN AND SOVIET ART
        Alison Hilton, Assoc. Prof. of Art History
            at Georgetown University
            The Joe Patterson Smith Annual Lecture
          Introduced by Prof. Richard Fry, Chair of Illinois
           College Dept. of History and Poli. Sci.
                Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts

RECEPTION in LOBBY

* The McGaw Fine Arts Gallery will remain open while the symposium is in
session, as will the Faculty Lounge in Baxter Hall.  Schewe Library also
offers those in attendance places for relaxing and viewing.
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Advance reservation requested: Before March 1, the price of two dinners,
one lunch, a continental breakfast, and receptions is $40.  After that
date, $18 for each dinner, $10 for lunch.  Make checks payable to Illinois
College.
Mail to: Changing Lives, Illinois College, 1101 W. College, Jacksonville,
IL 62650 ([217] 245-3000).

Lodging: Conference rates available at:
Amerihost Inn, 1709 W. Morton: $55 (217-245-4500)
Holiday Inn: 1717 W. Morton: $55 (217-245-9571)

For more information, contact Lynette Seator at (217) 245-6427


Helena Goscilo