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...Soviet Union hadn't collapsed in the late '80s. "We don't have this shadow of Sputnik or the cold war overhanging us," says Stanford's Hennessy, "and we need a different form of inspiration." In fact, says Robert Birgeneau, a physicist and chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, it already exists, if only we would recognize it. "We have a different kind of war, an economic war," he says. "The importance of investing in long-term research for winning that war hasn't been understood...
...Describing her personal FemSex experience at U.C. Berkeley, Montgomery recalled being uncomfortable at first but said she ultimately found the class to be an “amazing cathartic experience...
...Conceived in 1994, FemSex began as an independent study project started by two students at U.C. Berkeley who ultimately proposed a complete course syllabus and suggested readings to faculty members. Once approved, it debuted as a class about erotica but soon expanded to take on topics such as sexuality and reproductive choice as student interest grew, Montgomery said...
...Brown in Spring 2003, after Montgomery contacted faculty and interested students to set up the program. Now in its third year at Brown, FemSex currently has four sessions running and is enrolling nearly 5 percent of their undergraduate women population, Montgomery said. Due to popular demand, the U.C, Berkeley program has also expanded to include more than six sessions...
...renowned University of California, Berkeley feminist theorist Judith Butler wrote the letter, which is now available at www.facultydemocracy.org...