Call for entries: European database for expertise on gender and ethnicity.

[Serguei Alex. Oushakine]

Please, direct all your inquiries and information to Lulu Helder
<lulu at iiav.nl>

My name is Lulu Helder and I'm a staff member at the Centre of expertise on
Gender, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism; GEM. The centre is a division of
Utrecht University located in the Netherlands. We focus on intercultural and
gender sensitive education in a changing, multicultural society.
In collaboration with the International Information Centre and Archives for
the Women's Movement (IIAV) we are currently developing a European database
for expertise on gender and ethnicity. Academics, researchers, students and
others interested will be able to search online for educational methods and
perspectives that use gender and ethnicity as categories of analysis within
a topic. The database is 'European' in the sense that the course is offered
at an European university or about a European country.
If you offer a course in which you analyse gender and ethnicity please fill
in your information at our website http://www.iiav.nl/horizons and you will
be included in the database that we are developing. Or maybe you can
recommend us colleagues who have such expertise.
The primary objective of the database is to supply information to those who
are interested in implementing theories of gender and ethnicity in their
curriculum and who want to know about the developments in their field of
specialisation. Students can use this information to search for courses
relating to gender and ethnicity among universities.
The secondary objective is to create a platform for experts who already
examine the ways in which ethnicity and gender intersect. Unfortunately, in
Europe it is still rare to find expertise regarding the intersection of
gender and ethnicity within a subject. Often one perspective is compensated
for the other and either gender or ethnicity is being analysed. The network
will function as a forum on the internet where those who expand the horizon
of curricula at universities can meet, share information and interact in
discussions.
For these reasons I kindly ask that you fill in our entry form so that we
may include your information in our database, thereby increasing the
visibility of your expertise, knowledge and experience.
You can find the entry form by clicking on this link:
http://www.iiav.nl/horizons
Or you visit this website by copying the address into your browser.

Please return the form within 3 weeks. I will be happy to answer any
questions you may have. You can e-mail your questions to : horizons at iiav.nl
Thank you very much for your time and effort,
With kind regards,

Lulu Helder

Please direct all your inquiries and information to Lulu Helder
<lulu at iiav.nl>
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GEM develops practical tools for teachers on any educational level and
offers the expertise to develop a pluralistic curriculum, strengthening the
perspective of gender and ethnicity. The interdisciplinary methods of
working as well as the multicultural roots of the GEM team itself mirror the
practical knowledge and experience with different ethnicities. See also :
http://www.let.uu.nl/gem/

The IIAV is the national centre of expertise in the Netherlands, providing
information on the position of women and women's studies. The IIAV's
uniqueness and comprehensiveness dates back to 1935. The IIAV preserves the
cultural legacy of women in the past and the present and provides actual
information on the position of women. See also: http://www.iiav.nl/
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