Where are all the women?

In the fourth of our monthly series of conversations, Marica Cassis, a new faculty member in MUN’s History department, takes us on an intriguing foray into the world of Byzantine archeology.

Cassis observes that “one of the most frustrating aspects of working in Byzantine archeology is that we are often still confined by traditional definitions of space….categories that restrict our understanding of this period to the elite, the religious and the male.” Where, indeed, might the women be?

Bringing along some photographs and a few artifacts, she’ll show us how gender theory can offer new interpretive lenses, thus allowing us to better locate and understand the lives and experiences of ordinary women in the Byzantine period.

Please join us in the warm and casual surroundings of The Ship for what promises to be a unique archeological journey!

Marica Cassis is a new faculty member in the Department of History, MUN.

Where are all the women?
Gender Theory and Byzantine Archeology
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 from 8-9:30 pm
The Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth St., St. John's


Upcoming Conversations

March 2009:
Women's Recipe Collections with Diane Tye, MUN

April 2009
Suffrage Speeches, Songs, and Verses
Please join us for a series of dramatic readings of suffrage speeches, songs, and verses, as we share the creative energy that resulted from women fighting for the vote!