Call for Papers 1984 Conference Boston

NINTH ANNUAL

WOMEN IN GERMAN CONFERENCE-RETREAT
October 18-21 1984
Thompson Island, Boston

WHAT DO FEMINIST GERMANISTS WANT (OR NEED)?

Thursday evening, Oct. 18

What directions should WiG be going in? We would like to receive papers from specifically lesbian gay, Jewish and other perspectives reflecting the diversity of WiG's constituency. After a panel presentation, panelists (and others) will act as coordinators for small group discussion of all the issues raised. They will continue to be available at mealtimes on Friday and Saturday to welcome new arrivals and all others who wish to continue the discussion. We hope to use this structure to help bring out the issues which divide us and which unite us.

Send proposals or inquiries to both

           Gail Newman        and        Dorothy Rosenberg                       Dept. of German                Modern Foreign Languages             Williams College                 Colby College                               Williamstown, MA 01267     Waterville, ME 04901

PRACTICAL FEMINIST STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING INTERMEDIATE GERMAN

Friday afternoon, Oct. 19

This session will focus on the teaching of German language and/or literature (second and third year), and the teaching of German film as a culture course.

Suggested topics: feminist citiques of well-known teaching methods (e.g., the Dartmouth method, grammar-integrated approach, communicative approach, etc.); how to select course topics, materials, questions or organization; how to teach about women's roles in German literature, life, film, and/or culture production; the relationship between text and context--how to deal with "inapropriate" materials or students, how strategies can be adjusted to fit conditions.

Deadline for receipt of 2-page abstract: May 1, 1984. Send on copy to each

Marlene Heinemann       Joan Moessner         Sandy Frieden
Modern and Classical     Dept. of Linguistics   Dept. of German
     Languages               and Foreign Langs.   University of
                                   Univ. of Alaska         Houston
Univ. of Wyoming           Fairbanks, AK          Houston, TX
Laramie, WY 82070        99701                     77004

Final papers, representing a 10-minute presentation, will be due September 1, 1984

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