Janet, yes, I see myself as both an academic and activist --- at the
last women and literacy conference, in 2005,  a number of us discussed
ways that people who work at universities can be involved  in women and
literacy issues at the levels of the university--bringing awareness to
the issues--Mev Miller wrote a really good article about women's studies
and the inclusiveness of women and literacy issues (2003). So I am
trying to carry some of these ideas out. I joined the gender and
education association here and have been going to gender conferences. I
am also working with practitioner-researchers here so that might be
another way. 

 I like the ideas you have here re: computers and doing assessments to
learn (in context) what I can do!

I hope none of this sounds elitist--I surely don't mean it that way.
Apologies if my terminology is unclear. Sondra

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Subject: [WomenLiteracy 319] what an academic can do

Sondra

You ask about ideas for 'an academic ' to do with women/literacy.  If,
by academic, you mean someone sited at a university, I'd ask about the
resources available to you at that site.

For example, if women are interested in learning about technology, is
there a computer lab to which you have access to help them work on that?
Is there meeting space, are there others at the university interested in
working with women to further literacy in ways that the women determine?

Aside from that, I'm wondering if you're seeing your role as an academic
in other ways as well?

Janet Isserlis

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