Editor: Keith Davis Writers: Dave Maley, Mike Warwick Publisher: Office of Public Information Volume 22, No.11   February 14, 2000

Zillah Eisenstein to Deliver First ‘Last Lecture' Members of the Office of Multicultural Affairs asked politics professor Zillah Eisenstein what she would talk about if her next lecture were her final one. Her answer was, "Come and find out." Eisenstein — the author of eight books on political theory, sexual equality, and gender — will inaugurate the College’s "Last Lecture" Series on Tuesday, February 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Emerson Suite B, Phillips Hall. Anyone interested in finding out what her last words to a public audience would be is invited to attend. The event is free and open to the public; a reception follows. The author of hundreds of articles, conference reports, essays, and op-ed pieces, Eisenstein is a recognized leader in feminist scholarship. She has been acclaimed by her fellow scholars as well as by women’s study groups and women’s peace and rights organizations throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. Eisenstein’s books are Breast Cancer: Truth or Dare (in progress); Global Obscenities: Patriarchy, Capitalism, and the Lure of Cyberfantasy (1998); Hatreds: Racialized and Sexualized Conflicts in the 21st Century (1996); The Color of Gender: Reimaging Democracy (1994); The Female Body and the Law (1988); Feminism and Sexual Equality: Crisis in Liberal America (1984); The Radical Future of Liberal Feminism (1981); and Capitalist Patriarchy and the Case for Socialist Feminism (1978). Some of the courses she has taught are Power: An Examination of Gender, Race, and Economic Class; Modern Political Theory; and Feminist Theories: Historical and Contemporary. Eisenstein was the recipient of the College’s 1998–99 Excellence in Scholarship Award. She joined the Ithaca College faculty in 1973. She received her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and her master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Massachusetts. For more information call the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 274-1692.

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