Lecture discusses women’s changing societal roles

Date of Event: March 20, 2012

Posted: March 8, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Maja Korac, a gender specialist from the University of East London, will give a lecture, titled “Migration of Women – Unlikely Places and Opportunities,” at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, in the lecture hall of Denison University’s Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). The lecture, sponsored by the Laura C. Harris Symposium, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Beth Jefferies at 740-587-6297 or visit www.denison.edu.

Korac studies the gender sub-fields of conflict and development, and migration and integration, while focusing her research on several regions of Europe. She is a reader in migration and refugee studies at the School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London.

The Laura C. Harris Symposium is dedicated to Dr. Harris’ memory as a revolutionary woman in the fields of education and medicine. The purpose of the lecture series, sponsored by Denison’s Women’s Studies Department, is to encourage Denison women to continue seeking new educational and professional opportunities.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Lecture: “Migration of Women – Unlikely Places and Opportunities” at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, in the lecture hall of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). For more information, contact Beth Jefferies at 740-587-6297 or visit www.denison.edu.

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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Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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