Hampton, VA - - Hampton University and the Department of Sociology will host the university's first women's conference, "The Global Revolution: Women in the New Millennium," on March 25 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in McGrew Towers. The conference will examine the roles of women around the world and develop ways for further international advancement of women. It is the first of its kind to be hosted by an HBCU.
The conference will open with a panel featuring the four authors of the upcoming book, Women in the New Millennium: The Emergence of a Global Revolution. The idea for the conference originates from the five subjects examined in the book: Beginnings, Women Awakening, Women Arising, Hazards of Growing Up Female and Reflections and Prospects.
The featured authors include co-authors Dr. Anne Breneman, HU professor of sociology, and Dr. Rebecca Nbuh of Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea. Contributing authors for the book are Dr. Agneta Enermalm, Lutheran International Seminary in Columbia, S.C., and Beatriz Ferreira, New Mexico State University in Santa Cruz, N.M.
The women's conference will highlight two additional HU authors. Dr. Lois Benjamin, endowed professor of sociology at HU, will discuss her book, Black Women in the Academy: Promises and Perils, which explores the themes of identity, power and change among Black women in higher education institutions. Dr. Valerie Sweeney Prince, assistant professor of English also at HU, will discuss her recent book, Burnin' Down the House: Home in African-American Literature, which examines the constant longing for home as expressed through the mid-twentieth century African America.
The event will also focus on issues relative to the international advancement of women in the new millennium through a "Women in Leadership Plenary Session," featuring several distinguished female leaders of HU, and faculty and student paper sessions.
The conference will conclude with a "Celebrating Women Extravaganza" reception in the HU Museum. The reception will feature guided tours of the museum highlighting female artists' works and a premiere performance of Dr. Lorraine Bell's, HU assistant professor of music, composition "Hear Our Song: A Legacy of Women in Music."
Following the conference, guests are invited to attend an 8 p.m. performance of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew by the HU Players and Company at a special conference rate of $8.
The conference is open to the public. The pre-registration cost to attend the conference is $50, onsite registration is $60 and HU student registration is $15. Doors open at 8 a.m. for registration and the conference begins at 9 a.m. To register for the conference, please contact the Department of Sociology at (757) 727-5338 or email sociology@hamptonu.edu. For additional information, visit the conference website at www.hamptonu.edu/events/wmnsconf.
