The Symposium 'Women' organised by the Humanities, Medicine and Science Programme (HUMS) of the University of Malta will be chaired by Clare Vassallo.
The event will be held on Friday 27 October 2017 at 09:15 at the Faculty of Arts Library, University of Malta Msida Campus.
Programme
09:30 Introduction: Women and Work: A few words from Virginia Woolf
Clare Vassallo (Translation Studies)
09:45 Women Inventors and Women in the World of Science
Edwina Portanier Brejza (Chemistry)
10:15 Marriage Alliances for the Sake of Art: The Case of Renaissance Messina (Sicily)
Charlene Vella (History of Art)
10:45 Determination of Gender
Charles Savona Ventura (Gynaecology)
11:15 On the Vocation of Women
Christine Galea (Theology)
11:45 Women in the Bible: With Special Reference to the Hebrew Bible
Anthony Frendo (Oriental Studies)
12:15 Would I Rather be a Girl than a Cyborg? On Monstrous Dolls and the Possibility of TechnoFeminism
Maria Theuma (English)
12:45 Refreshments
Papers are 20 minutes long and the aim is to dedicate 10 minutes, following each paper, to lively discussion between the speaker and the audience.
Attendees are asked to send an email to danielle.baldacchino@um.edu.mt to register.