[Commpsych] VU PSYCHOLOGY Colloquium Mon 19/3, CANCELLED

[Heather Gridley]

DUE TO ILL-HEALTH, THIS PRESENTATION HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED - APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
 
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE COLLOQUIA COMING UP IN SEMESTER 1
 

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From: Heather Gridley [mailto:Heather.Gridley at vu.edu.au]
Sent: Mon 12/03/2007 8:09 PM
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Subject: [aehd] VU PSYCHOLOGY Colloquium Mon 19/3, 2-3pm Footscray - 'The Woman in the Body' 


Victoria University
   WELLNESS PROMOTION UNIT
presents   

The first VU School of Psychology Research Colloquium for 2007 


Footscray Park campus

Monday 19th March 2-3pm
Room E319
  
'The Woman in the Body': 
A Discursive Exploration of Menopause, 
the Menopausal, and Postmenopausal Woman
 
Margaret Harris, PhD. Candidate,
Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW

  


The Presenter


Margaret comes to her studies as a mature aged student.  She is 63 years of age, and is the mother of five children.  Her passion to study menopause and the postmenopausal woman comes from her own experience of the phenomenon of menopause.

 

Abstract

Through a postmodern/feminist exploration of postmenopausal women's narratives, set against a backdrop of a discourse analysis of pivotal biomedical texts, this study reveals women's menopausal and postmenopausal aging life cycle journey as a dynamic, positive, empowering process.  Themes emerging from the women's narratives indicate that the phenomenon of menopause is limited by reliance on a reductionist model.  It is argued that a wholistic model is more appropriate for women as they negotiate the adult life cycle process to postmenopausal status.  Finally, visions and directions for educating women to develop a wholistic approach to positive adult development, together with suggestions to support the status of postmenopausal women, are offered.

 

Staff, students and visitors most welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.  

Limited parking may be available in the University car park on Ballarat Rd. Metered street parking also available.

 

Bookings not essential but helpful for catering - rsvp to Heather Gridley:  9919 5224 heather.gridley at vu.edu.au <mailto:heather.gridley at vu.edu.au> 

 

 

Heather Gridley

School of Psychology 

Footscray Park Campus (Monday, Tuesday & Friday only)

Victoria University

PO Box 14428

Melbourne

VIC 8001

Australia

TEL +61 3 9919 5224

FAX +61 3 9919 4324

MOBILE: 0419 113 731

Email: heather.gridley at vu.edu.au

 

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