Reminder: Midwest SWIP meets Nov 4-6 Northwestern University, Evanston IL all sessions meet in the "Big Ten Room" (Room 104) Norris University Center. Below are details on MW SWIP Program, other Friday night academic events at Northwestern, travel info/maps, and handicap parking. PROGRAM Friday, Nov 4th, Big Ten Room at Norris University Center: 6:00-7:00 Meet & Greet 7:00-7:50: What Latin American Feminism(s) Can Teach Latin American Philosophy Stephanie Rivera-Berruz 8:00-8:50: Reclaiming the History of Philosophy: The Opportunities of Exclusion Sarah Tyson Saturday, Nov 5th, Big Ten Room at Norris University Center: 9:00-9:50: Feminists Who Do: Bridging Insight to Practice in Comprehensive Women’s Health Care Jamie Ross 10:00-10:50: Feminist Advocacy Research, Relationality, and the Coloniality of Knowledge Sarah Hoagland 11:00-11:50: Epistemic Border Crossing Gaile Pohlhaus, Jr. Lunch: 12:00-2:00 2:00-2:50: The Child-Like Woman and the Battered Woman: A Beauvoirean Analysis of Domestic Violence Lisa Buckley 3:00-3:50: The Concept of Freedom Jennifer Benson 4:00-4:50: Lipstick Signification and Written Flirtation: The Sexist Underbelly of Locke’s “The Abuse of Words” Summer Renault-Steele 5-6 pm Business Meeting Sunday, Nov 6th, Big Ten Room at Norris University Center: 9:00-9:50: A Man’s World: How Psychological Oppression in the Media and Education Perpetuate Gender Inequalities Megan Kuhr 10:00-10:50: Reinventing Sex Saray Ayala 11:00-11:50: Uses of Multimedia Representations in an Undergraduate Feminist Philosophy Course Misty Deleon and Crista Lebens OTHER EVENTS: Pamela Hieronymi will be giving a colloquium talk at the Northwestern Philosophy Department on Friday, November 4th from 4-6pm. Details can be found here: http://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/422206 TRAVEL DETAILS: Location of Meeting Sessions All meeting sessions will be held in the Big Ten Room (Room 104) on Northwestern’s Evanston campus. The Big Ten room is located in Norris University Center, as shown on the campus map: http://maps.northwestern.edu Evanston to & from downtown Chicago Northwestern University’s main campus is in Evanston IL, on the Lake Michigan shore just north of Chicago. Traveling from Evanston to downtown Chicago (“the Loop”) via public transportation is easy and affordable. They are connected by both the CTA (“the L”) and Metra train systems. The L purple line and Metra Union Pacific North line each have Davis St. stations in downtown Evanston, approximately 0.5 miles southwest of Northwestern. For more information, see www.transitchicago.com. Where to buy fare cards/passes: http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/fares/wheretobuy.aspx Fares 1st Ride: $2.00 (bus) and $2.25 (train) 1st Transfer: $0.25 2nd Transfer: Free 1-Day Pass: $5.75 3-Day Pass: $14.00 You cannot use cash in order to ride the CTA trains; you must purchase either a pass or a fare card. Passes and fare cards will work on buses and trains, but will not work on the Metra (commuter train). Getting to Evanston: by Car From I-94 (whether coming from the north or south), take exit 35 onto Old Orchard Road. Continue east on Old Orchard for 1.5 miles, then take a “soft left” onto Gross Point Road. After just 0.25 miles, take a “soft right” onto Central Street; continue on Central for 2.5 miles. Finally, turn right (south) onto Sheridan Road. After 0.5 miles, turn right into Northwestern or continue straight into downtown Evanston for hourly and daily municipal parking garages. Getting to Evanston: by Train Amtrak trains arrive & depart from Chicago’s Union Station. For the Metra go three blocks north on Canal St. from Union Station to Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC); take the Union Pacific North (UP-N) line. For the L go three blocks east on Jackson Blvd to Quincy/Wells stop on the Loop; take the Purple line north. For either the L or Metra, disembark at Evanston Davis station and walk 0.5 miles northeast to Northwestern. Getting to Evanston: by Bus Greyhound buses arrive & depart from the Chicago Greyhound Station at 630 W Harrison St. For the L, go one block east on Harrison and one block north on Clinton, the Clinton Blue line stop; take the Blue line east to the Loop and transfer to the Purple line north. For the Metra go two blocks east on Harrison and six blocks north on Canal St to Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC); take the Union Pacific North (UP-N) line. For either L or Metra, disembark at Evanston Davis station and walk 0.5 miles northeast to Northwestern. Megabus arrives & departs from Chicago, outside Union Station. See directions for Getting to Evanston by Train. For more information: http://www.cityofevanston.org/evanston-life/directions-transportation/ HANDICAP PARKING Midwest SWIP is pleased to have Rebecca Mason managing all local arrangements. Rebecca reports that she is able to secure handicap parking passes, though she needs to hear from folks ASAP. She can be e-mailed at: [log in to unmask] Dr. Jennifer Benson Assistant Professor, Philosophy Washington College 300 Washington Ave Chestertown, MD 21620 Office: 116 Smith Hall Phone: (410) 810-7474 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1