The University Libraries is hosting a series of events in honor of Women’s History Month.
Scholar Panel
On March 1st, four Stony Brook University faculty members participated in a panel held at the Libraries in honor of Women’s History Month. The four scholars– Peg Christoff (Asian American Studies), Lisa Diedrich (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Victoria Hesford (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), and Tracey Walters (Africana Studies)– underscored the intersections between gender and other influential aspects of the human experience. Their interrogation of gender studies as an analytical methodology, as well as their exploration of key concepts in women’s studies, fostered rich and thought-provoking discussion.
Literary Karaoke
On March 7th, students and faculty members met in the University Libraries’ Center for Scholarly Communication for an hour of literary karaoke in honor of Women’s History Month. Participants read excerpts from texts written by female authors. Selections included texts published from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century, as well as many works in translation. The readings prompted rich discussion and the discovery of some surprising intertextual connections.
On March 9th, Dr. Patricia Aceves hosted a lecture titled “Managing Power & Load: Primer for Working Women.” She discussed her research on McClusky’s Power-Load-Margin theory and how it applies to today’s working woman. The lecture included engaging conversation on how to decrease load and increase power.
University Libraries’ Special Collections is highlight the papers of Mary Fletcher who authored “A Survey of the Algae Found in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden” (1936). The collection of papers includes correspondence, nature lists, and photographs.
There are a number of faculty and staff positions open at the library including Health Science Librarian, Cataloging & Metadata Librarian, Director of Collections & Resource Management, Science Librarian, Manager of Music Library and Overnight Manager.
