Publicity Page . The topics will include gender studies in Latin America, the changing meaning of violence in men's sports, what it's like to grow up as a girl, and the challenges of interdisciplinarity when the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men presents its spring lineup of speakers beginning on April 5.
All programs are free and the public is invited to attend.
Creation of the Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men reflects a perfect intersection of the Colleges' coordinate history and trends in the study of gender throughout academe. Gender Roles in Latin America. Erdman, who grew up in Mexico, has degrees in law and international relations. She has worked as a professor of political science at various universities in the U.S .and abroad, was for 10 years Mexican consul in Chicago, and has worked as a consultant for the Art Institute of Chicago and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. A widely traveled and inspiring professional, de Erdman brings to the series a unique range of commitments and experiences.