Accommodations, Location, & Schedule

 

Comparative Women's and Gender Studies in Europe is a FALL semester program, running from mid-August to mid-November. Scroll down to see the Academic Calendar.

Accommodations

Students stay in hostels, hotels, and homestays throughout Europe. All lodging is arranged by the Program Director prior to the start of the program to ensure suitable and reliable accommodations. Specific accommodations will be detailed in informational packets sent prior to students' departure for the program.

 

Orientation and NOISE Summer School

The program begins with an orientation both to the academic aspects of the program and to the cross-cultural experience of studying in Europe. Following the orientation, students will participate in a two-week, intensive Network of Interdisciplinary Women's Studies in Europe (NOISE) Summer School program with students and faculty from the European Thematic Network of Women's Studies (ATHENA). The Summer School seminars and readings are integrated into the academic structure of the program's four courses.

The NOISE Summer School is held at a different European university each year. Therefore, the location, as well as its topic within the program, is subject to change. In 2010, the NOISE Summer School will be held in Granada, Spain on the topic: "Performing European Feminist Futures: 1968 & 1989."

Lectures and Site Visits

The following are examples of lectures and site visits from recent years. This is not a complete listing of the academic program. The lectures are modified each year according to students' research topics and availability.

The Netherlands

• Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University
  Configuring European Women's Studies
• Gloria Wekker, Utrecht University
  Gender and Ethnicity in the Netherlands
• International Women's Archives, IIAV
• Yvonne Ast, Lombok Museum
  Immigration and Importation of Labor to Utrecht, the Netherlands

The Czech Republic

• Michaela Marksova-Tominova
  Czech Women and Issues of Social Security before and after 1989
• Jirina Siklova
  Minority Women in the Czech Republic: Past and Present
• Petra Bursikova
  Prostitution and Trafficking Women in the Czech

Germany

• Dr. Susanne Baer, Humboldt University
  Implementing Gender Policy in German Law
• Sven Brandenburg
  Limitations of Transgender Discourses on Transpolitical Activism in Germany
• Site visit: Ravensbrück former concentration camp for women and children
• Hanna Behrand, Humboldt University
  Women in the German Democratic Republic
• Carolyn Gammon and Katharina Oguntoye
  Diversity Training focused on Anti-Racism
• Ipek Ipekciouglu, Berlin Resident Coordinator
  The History of Migration in Germany

Poland

• Dr. Slawka Walczewska, EFKA, Krakow Women's Center
  The History of the Women's Movement in Poland
• Beata Kozak, Krakow Resident Coordinator
  Feminist Press in Poland
• Site visit: Auschwitz and Birkenau former concentration camps
• Dr. Bozena Jawien
  Contraception and Health Care in Poland
• Stena Buchowska, La Strada
  The Trafficking of Women from Eastern Europe

Turkey

• KADER, supporting female candidates and women's involvement in politics
• Goc-Der, Migrant issues in Istanbul, forced migration in Turkey, and gender dynamics there-of
• Gokkusagi, Kurdish women's experiences
• Ayse Gül Altinay, Esin Düzel, Hülya Adak, and Nilgün Bayraktar
• Editors of "iste Böyle Güzelim." a collection of women's stories about sexuality

Credit

Sixteen semester credits will be granted by Antioch University for successful completion of this program. Narrative evaluations will accompany each transcript.

Academic Calendar

Spring

• Consultation with academic advisor at home institution regarding independent research project

Summer

• Completion of assigned readings
• Submit response papers and maintain a research field journal
• Independent research project preliminary research
• Submit research proposal

Fall Program

• Participation in the European NOISE Summer School
• Seminar participation and coursework, lectures, and site visits
• Student/faculty conferences
• Conduct interviews and maintain resource/contact list

Final Week

• Oral presentation of independent research project
• Submit final research outline, bibliography, and resource list

Post-Program

• Independent research project paper due
• Feminist/Gender theory paper due