Activity:

REVISITING FEMINISM: CULTURAL TRAJECTORIES
Presentation and debate of Issue 150

Type: Launch of Issue 150 : InterCulture

Friday, May 5, 2006, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Women’s liberation movements and modernist feminist movements of today are framed within an evolutionist “traditional-modern” paradigm and are marked by the historical processes of western societies and their perceptions of women’s realities. Feminism based on a developmentalist philosophy and on programs that seek to improve women’s situations ultimately reinforce the image of woman as victim.

This issue of InterCulture is an attempt to reverse the reductionist trend that views women as victims. This perspective often undermines women’s understanding of the self as integral to human and other-than-human collectivities. Such a trend also results in the destruction of the fabric of communities – both human and other-than-human – in different geo-cultural regions of the world. This initiative invites readers to explore alternative ways of addressing women’s issues in contemporary societies.

Facilitators:

• Kalpana Das, Executive Director of the IIM and coordinator of the 150th issue of InterCulture.
• Frédérique Appfel-Marglin, Anthropologist and professor at Smith College, coordinator of the 150th issue of InterCulture and co-author of one of the articles.

Admission :

• $10 General public (includes InterCulture No. 150)
• $5 Students and unemployed
• Free for InterCulture subscribers

Location :

Intercultural Institute of Montreal - 4917, St-Urbain Street (south of St-Joseph Blvd)

Please confirm your attendance with Farida Ziane :
(514) 288-7229 / farida_ziane@iim.qc.ca