Francine D'Amico, author of "Women at War: Personnel Policies of State Militaries," will speak at Denison University at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, at the Burton Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). D'Amico's talk, titled "Gender in the War on Terror," will consider roles and media depictions of men and women in the war on terror. The convocation is free and open to the public.

D'Amico, author of the forthcoming book, "Women in Military, Police & Fire Services Worldwide," also will also explore how our assumptions about gender shape our perceptions and understanding of the war on terror. Her engagement is sponsored by the Laura C. Harris Symposium, "Feminism and War, Feminism and Peace," and the women's studies department.

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Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville -- Francine D'Amico talk "Gender in the War on Terror," at 4:30 p.m., Mon., Jan. 26, at the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For further information contact Marlene Tromp at (740) 587-6536.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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