- DATE/TIME: February 13, 2018 – 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
- LOCATION: West End United Methodist Church
- 2200 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203)
- ROOM: 319 (Take elevator in main lobby up to third floor. Turn left out of elevator. Room 319 is down the hall to the right. Signs will be posted.)
NOTE: There is an event at the church the same evening as Rory’s talk! The parking lot will be more full than usual, but otherwise we should not have any issues.
FEMINISM IN LITERATURE – RORY DICKER
This talk will explore the varying feminist perspectives presented in several works of American fiction. Focusing on novels frequently used in Women’s and Gender Studies courses. We will talk about how books such as The Awakening, The Color Purple, and The House on Mango Street highlight different feminist issues and approaches.
Rory Dicker, Director at Vanderbilt’s Margaret Cunninggim Women’s Center – Bio
Rory Dicker joined the Women’s Center staff in January 2015 as Director. Rory grew up in New York State and earned a bachelor of arts from the Johns Hopkins University, where she majored in English and minored in French. After completing her Ph.D. in English at Vanderbilt, Rory taught at Westminster College in Missouri for several years before returning to Vanderbilt to teach courses in English and in Women’s and Gender Studies, where she was Associate Director for four years. The author of A History of U.S. Feminisms, Rory teaches classes about women and literature, feminist pedagogy, and the history of American feminisms. She spends much of her time outside of work with her husband and two daughters, and tries to make it to the beach once a year. She considers herself a bookworm at heart and finds herself happiest when she is immersed in a great read.