This year’s
Ashby Dialogues series has brought up questions about
masculinity. What does masculinity studies offer to
the fields of women’s and gender studies and
African American studies in investigating the intersections
of gender, race, and ethnicity? Can masculinity studies
deepen our understanding of the role of gender in
race relations and help address the disparate experiences
of Black men and women?
The concluding event in this year’s Ashby Dialogues
will be a panel discussion further exploring such
issues. “Critique of Masculinity Studies: Who
Cares Now and What Is at Stake for the Future?”
will be held Tuesday, March 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Faculty Center. The talk is free and open to the
public.
Panelists who will present perspectives on the subject
include UNCG faculty Dr. Derek Krueger, head of the
Department of Religious Studies; Dr. Mary Ellis Gibson,
director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program;
Dr. N. Frank Woods, director of the African American
Studies Program; and Michael Cauthen, lecturer in
UNCG’s African American Studies and Residential
College Programs. Each panelist will speak briefly
before engaging the audience in a discussion of the
present and future of masculinity studies.
The 2004–05 series of Ashby Dialogues, “Race
and Gender in the Negotiation of Male Identity: The
New Masculinity Studies,” is presented by the
Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the African
American Studies Program, and the College of Arts
and Sciences at UNCG. This year’s Ashby Dialogues
included on-campus lecture-discussions throughout
the academic year led by guest speakers and speakers
from the UNCG community.
The Ashby Dialogues are an annual event honoring Dr.
Warren Ashby, a UNCG faculty member from 1949 until
his death in 1985. Ashby, an innovative teacher, scholar,
and administrator, served as chairman of the Honors
Council, first chairman of the Philosophy Department,
first director of the Residential College, and acting
head of the Religious Studies Department during his
tenure at UNCG. He received the Alumni Teaching Excellence
Award, the Gladys Strawn Bullard Award for leadership
and service, and the February One Award for community
human relations.
For more information about the Ashby Dialogues, contact
the Women’s and Gender Studies program at (336)
334-5673.
