UNIVERSITY Harding to argue feminist views By Bob Waite Emerald Reporter Does taking a feminist standpoint increase the objectivity of knowledge? Internationally known and award-winning edu educator, philosopher, author, editor and lecturer Sandra Harding will argue that feminists are more objective during a lecture today at 3:30 in the EMU Fir Room. Hegel, the philosopher, suggested the slave's knowledge is as valuable as the master's. Karl Marx argued the worker's contribution is as im portant as the man who owns the factory. Harding, a University of Delaware philosophy professor and director of women's studies, argues that the woman's perspective is as important as the man's: and her question of gender and objec tivity is a question that affects everyone today, said Miriam Johnson. University sociology pro fessor. Author of The Science Question in Feminism. Harding has lectured in the United States. Central America, throughout Europe and in Asia. Harding's book earned the Jessie iicrnard Award of the American Sociological Association in 1987. and was chosen by The Socialist Review as one of the five best books of 1986. Harding's current book. Whose Science? Whose Knowledge? Thinking fmm Women's Lives, is slated to be published next year Harding will deliver her lecture. "Starting Thought from Women's Lives: Eight Resources for Maximizing Objectivity." as a guest of the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Harding prepared the lecture for the American Sociological Association's 1990 annual meeting, but was unable to attend. She will present It. for the first time, at the University. Johnson said. Harding will deliver another lecture. "Intuition and Method: Outsider verses Insider Perspec tives" in conjunction with an interdisciplinary symposium Saturday at 9:30 a m. in Gerlinger Lounge. Harding is an editorial staff member of numer ous journals, including The Women's Review of Books. Signs and Hypatia: A Feminist fournal of Philosophy. Ballroom dancers meet tonight MEETINGS Oregon Ballroom Dance Club will meet tonight at 8:30 p.m. outside Room 346 Gerlinger Annex. For more information, call 345-9262. AIKSEC will hold a general meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in Room 310 Gilbert. For more in formation, call 346-9036. Mortar Board meets tonight at 6 p.m. in EMU Cedar Room A. For more information, call 485-6241. Et als YWCA business meeting will be held tonight from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a support group meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The meetings are at the YWCA office. 841 E. 18th Ave. For more information, call 346-4439. Jewish Student Union meets tonight at 5:30 p.m. in EMU Suite 5. For more information, call 346-3466 OSPIRG's Toy Safety Group meets tonight at 7 p.m. in EMU Century Room 11. For more in formation. call 346-4377. “Catholic Students and So cial Issues" fellowship and dis cussion takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Newman Center. 1850 Emerald St. For more information, call 343-7021. College Republicans meets tonight at 5:30 p.m. in EMU Century Room I). for mom in formation. call 1)45-1142. Gay Man's Rap Group meets tonight at the Koinonia Center, 1414 Kincaid St. Tonight's top ic. is bisexuality. SPEAKERS Rev. Peter Shumar will speak on homelessness in Eu gene tonight at 7 p.m. at the Wesley Center, 1236 Kincaid St. For more information, call 346-4694. Or. Fred Oerther. candidate for governor, will speak today at 11:30 a.m. in Room 125 Uw School For more information, call 485-3046. MISCELLANEOUS Outdoor Program's "Equip ment Swap" takes place to night at 7:30 p.m. in the EMU Hallroom. For more informa tion. call 346-4365. "Drums Across Culture" is the title of a program to be pre sented tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Carson Hall Dining Room. Three drum groups. Eugene Taiko. Shaawndiine and Sanduga. w ill perform and ex plain the importance of drum ming in different cultures. The film Hannah and Her Sisters will In- shown tonight at 8 p.m. in the EMU Fir Room. The showing is offered by the |ewish Student Union. Phillip Mullendor*. a finalist candidate for the position of di CORRECTION Mocktails will be served in Shaeffer lounge next Wednes day from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Musician Man: Alan and magi cian “Magic” Levin will provide entertainment An incorrect date was reported in an ODE article Wednesday. The Emer ald regrets the error. rector of public safety, is inter viewing on campus today. A reception is scheduled from 4:30 to t» p.m. in EMU Cedar rooms R and C For moot infor mation. call 346-3003. Asian Student/Faculty Re ception will be held tonight at 5 p.m. in Gerlinger lounge For more information, call 346-4342. “United Nations" is the title of a government information workshop on how to identify and locate U.N. publications. The workshop will be held to day from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the documents department of the knight Library. Emerald Chamber Orchestra will rehearse tonight at 7;.It) p.m. in the music room of Koo sevelt Middle School. Call con ductor Marsha Mabrey at 345-4032 for more information. "The Art of leading” is the title of a video about rock climbing presented by the Out door Program, showing today at 12:30 in EMU Room 23. A CD-ROM tutorial on PAIS will he held today at 12:30 p.m. in the reference depart ment of the knight Library. An other tutorial on OAHMNFOKM will la* held at 4 p.m. For more information, call 346-2368. 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