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...interview with The Crimson, Paglia blasted three senior members of the Committee on Women's Studies, including Professor of Romance and Comparative Literatures Susan R. Suleiman, who chairs the committee...
Since there are very few people working on the intersection of the natural sciences and gender issues, Suleiman says she does not foresee expansion into that area in the near future. Although many concentrators explore women's health issues and are pre-med, their focus is more oriented towards social policy than science, she says...
...Suleiman says the concentration is only political insofar as it opposes discrimination and oppression against women...
...kept at home? Who has to wear the veil? Who has their feet broken? Who is subjected to female circumcision so that they don't get any sexual pleasure?" Suleiman asks. "If to say that these practices are generally horrible is political, then I am proud to say that Women's Studies is political...
...Suleiman says not only was departmental status not feasible for Women's Studies when it was established, but it's also not necessary. She says that since Women's Studies is not a single discipline, the concentrators can benefit from the flexibility of the interdisciplinary committee in designing their programs...