Brandeis University
Women's Studies Research Center
http://www.brandeis.edu/centers/wsrc
Contact Information
Epstein Building
515 South Street, Mailstop 079
Waltham, MA 02454
Phone: 781-736-8100
Fax: 781-736-8117
CENTER DESCRIPTION
The Women’s
Studies Research Center is an interdisciplinary
think-and-action tank of faculty, staff and affiliated scholars.
The WSRC provides researchers and artists
with the opportunity to conduct studies, produce works of art, write
books, and
experiment with ideas, all of which address the basic concerns of women
in the
home, the workplace, the media and the economy.
The goal of the WSRC is to build a self-governing community of feminist
scholars – women and men – who enhance the university while undertaking
research and initiating thoughtful cross-disciplinary projects of the
highest
quality.
Arts; Family; Feminist Thought and Scholarship – Cultural Studies, History, and Literature; Gender Studies; Religion and Spirituality; Work and Family; Women’s Studies.
The WSRC houses Hadassah International Research
Institute on
Jewish Women – the world’s first university-based research institute
devoted to
the study of Jews and gender. The
mission of the HIRIJW is to produce and promote scholarly and artistic
projects
and to build a strong, international network of Jewish women.
Directed by Resident Scholar, Roz Barnett, the
CFWP at
The CFWP will convene an annual conference to
create regular
interchange between journalists and work-family researchers. The conferences provide journalists with
important, state-of-the-art research findings necessary to report
informatively
on community, families, and work topics and will provide researchers
with
linkages to the media that they might not otherwise be able to
establish.
Founded by Resident Scholar, Liane Curtis, The
Rebecca Clark
Society honors the life and work of composer and violinist Rebecca
Clark
(1886-1979). The Society encourages and
supports performances, recordings, publications, writings, and
scholarships
concerning Clarke and her music.
Founded and directed by Resident Scholar, Paula
Doress-Worters, The Ernestine Rose Society works to revive the legacy
of this
important early 19th-century reformer. Recognizing
Ernestine Rose’s pioneering role
in the first wave of feminism, the Society is committed to raising
awareness
about this woman, who did so much to promote women’s rights in the
United
States and internationally.
Led by Resident Scholars, Bonna Devora Haberman,
and Eitan
Eliran, Mistabra fuses Jewish text study with activism so that each
transforms
and fortifies the other. Interweaving
intensive learning with participation in social, religious,
educational,
economic, and political change work, Mistabra trains Jewish activists
in
The goal of the Student-Scholar Partnership is to
match
undergraduate women and men with scholars at the WSRC and faculty
affiliated
with the Women’s Studies Program to work collaboratively on research or
artistic projects. The emphasis of the
program is to enable students and scholars/faculty to work collectively
on
projects that focus on women and women’s issues in many different
fields. Two unique aspects of the program
include
emphasis on mentoring and students’ contributions to the projects. The program supports the important work that
the scholars/faculty are conducting on women’s lives and provides
Brandeis
undergraduates with a unique opportunity to work closely with
established
professionals in their field of
interest.
The Arts Program creates a space for the display
of and
education about women’s art. The Program
presents exhibitions in the Kniznick Gallery with a particular focus on
the
display of women’s artwork, and provide information on women artists
and their
achievements. The program also makes
studio space, “a space of one’s own,” available to women artists, and
offers
educational opportunities and programming to Brandeis students, outside
schools, and adult groups.
The Scholars Program of the WSRC is an innovative
and
mutually supportive community of qualified scholars engaged in
significant
research and artistic endeavors. Working
in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences and their
intersections,
our mission is to focus on questions related to women’s lives and
gender
dynamics. The scholars make intellectual
contributions to the local, national, and international communities and
advance
the social justice mission of the University.
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