LGBT Studies Colloquium at Allegheny College
LGBT Studies Colloquium
Allegheny College
Saturday, March 11, 2006
1:00-5:00 PM
Campus Center 301 & 302
Allegheny Pride Alliance and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies minor welcome you to the inaugural LGBT Studies Colloquium at Allegheny College. This event provides an opportunity to create a space where all members of the campus community can share research, pedagogy, and strategies for campus activism on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.
The Colloquium is open to all members of the campus community and the broader public, and we invite you to attend as many sessions as you wish.* The sessions have been organized around common themes, and each will include a brief question and answer period after a short presentation by each panelist. The event will begin with a keynote address by Reverend John Colatch, former Allegheny College chaplain and current Chaplain and Director of Religious Life at Lafayette College.
Program/Schedule
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1:00 PM Keynote Address |
"Practices of Hospitality Can Function as a Prophetic Witness of Welcome to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons in the Church"—John Patrick Colatch, D. Min. Texts in the Hebrew Bible and Newer Testament illustrate the transformative power of hospitality in the life of the stranger. That focus of inclusion offers a foundation for biblical and theological rationales for alternative understandings of hospitality and concrete expressions of welcome in today's Christian congregations. |
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1:45 PM Panel 1: Challenging the Institution |
"Constitutional Law and LGBT Rights"—Prof. Robert Seddig, Dept. of Political Science at Allegheny College "The Impact of County Economic Base, Demographics, and Geographical Location on the Proportion of Lesbian and Gay Households to Total Households in 2000"—Prof. John Golden, Dept. of Economics at Allegheny College "Current Trends in Bisexual Research"—Arthur Wenzel, Psychology major at Allegheny College, Class of 2008 "Queering Democracy"—Prof. William Bywater, Dept. of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Allegheny College |
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2:45 PM Break |
Refreshments will be served. |
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3:00 PM Panel 2: Pedagogy & Student Activism |
"Internal/External Challenges for LGBT Student Activism"—students of Allegheny Gay Pride "Debating Same-sex Marriage at Allegheny College—Prof. David Burkey, Dept. of Chemistry at Allegheny College "Addressing LGBT Issues in the Philosophy Classroom"—Prof. Stephen J. Sullivan, Dept. of Philosophy at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania |
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4:00 PM Panel 3: Theatre & Communication Arts |
"The Challenge of Ambiguous Bodies: Questioning the Male/Female Divide"—Prof. Vesta Silva, Dept. of Communication Arts & Theatre at Allegheny College "Performing Bisexuality on the Nineteenth Century Stage"—Prof. Maura Jortner, Dept. of English at Allegheny College "Tagged 'Out': Homosexuality in Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out"—Prof. David Jortner, Dept. of Communication Arts & Theatre at Allegheny College "New Girls on the Block: A New Heroine for the Broadway Musical and Queer Theory"—Prof. Mark Cosdon, Dept. of Communication Arts & Theatre at Allegheny College |
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5:00 PM |
Concluding Remarks |
* If you do not plan to attend the entire Colloquium, please time your arrival and departure so as not to disturb panels while in session. Thank you for your consideration.
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