I am currently employed as a Research Assistant at the University of Alberta, where I am putting together the readings for a new course being offered next semester on exhibitions. Professor Anne Lambert is offering the course in the Department of Human Ecology. The course will look at the planning and implementation of exhibitions as a participatory process, with a special emphasis on women's history and material culture. Two teams will be formed and will focus upon two different ideas for exhibits: something to do with domestic material culture, probably laundry, and something pertaining to the women's movement. For that she is interested in the types of T-shirts which were made up to commemorate rallies, benefits, or more tragic events like Marc Lepine's murders of women in Montreal. The role of these T-shirts as symbolf, for example, is something Prof. Lambert would like to explore. She is interested also in people's personal anecdotes about their activities in the women's movement, etc. We were also wondering if anyone knows of any feminist or gender-related discussion lists--they don't necessarily have to be about material culture per se. If anyone out there has taught a similar course, or has some ideas for references, etc., let me know :) Anne is not yet hooked up :( and relies on her students for now... Thanks for reading! Laurie Hart [log in to unmask]