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Prof. CYNTHIA ENLOE

At Clark University, Cynthia Enloe is a research professor in International
Development, Community & Environment and director of the Women's Studies
program. Her research centers on women's place in the political world; her
writings cover a range of issues including gender-based discrimination, as
well as racial, ethnic and national identities. She will have just returned
from New Zealand where, she claims, "they're thinking about militarization
of the South Pacific!" She will be exploring how taking seriously the
diverse lives and ideas of women in several countries can make us smarter
about the causes and costs of war

Her book titles (incomplete list) point the way -- 'The Morning After:
Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War'; 'Does Khaki Become You? The
Militarization of Women's Lives'; 'Bananas, Beaches & Bases: Making Feminist