Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum

 

 

Department of Sociology

SUNY Stony Brook

Stony Brook NY 11790-4356

rflamenb@ic.sunysb.edu

kutz-flamenbaum.net/rachel

 

Education:

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology, Ph.D. Anticipated Graduation May 2008.

            (Dissertation Defense Scheduled: March 4, 2008).

 

Dissertation Title: “Cycles of Protest: Impact of the Contemporary Anti-War Movement on the U.S. Women’s Movement”

 

Committee: Jackie Smith (Co-Chair, Notre Dame), Michael Schwartz (Co-Chair, Stony Brook), Ian Roxborough (Stony Brook), Greg Maney (Hofstra)

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology, M.A.  December 2003

“Privacy, Equality and Reproductive Rights”

 

Brandeis University, B.A. December 1998

            Major: African and Afro-American Studies; Minor: Women’s Studies 

 

Research Areas:          

Social Movements, Social Inequality, Gender, Peace and War, Globalization, Reproduction and Family

 

Fellowships and Awards:

Society for the Study of Social Problems Conflict, Social Action, and Change Division Student Paper Award awarded for “Strategic Dilemmas in Organizational Frame Selection and Audience Frame Preference in Women’s Peace Organizing” August 2007. 

 

Rose Coser Award for Best Graduate Student Paper on Gender awarded for “Pink Ladies and Raging Grannies: Feminist Performance Activism in the Contemporary Anti-War Movement” SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology.  May 2006.

 

Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student.  SUNY Stony Brook.  May 2005.

 

Teaching Fellowship.   SUNY Stony Brook, Learning Communities Program. 

Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2004.

 

Tuition Scholarship.  SUNY Stony Brook, Graduate School.  Fall 2004 - present.                 

 

Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service to Graduate Program.  SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology.  May 2002. 

 

Teaching Assistantship.  SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology.  Fall 2000 - Spring 2004, Spring 2006 – Fall 2006. 

 

Tuition Scholarship.  SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology.  Fall 2000- Spring 2004. 

 

Publications:

Articles:

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V. 2007. "Code Pink, Raging Grannies, and the Missile Dick Chicks: Feminist Performance Activism in the Contemporary Anti-War Movement." National Women's Studies Association Journal 19:89-105.

 

Smith, Jackie, Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum and. Christopher Hausmann (2008) “Social Movement Networking in the U.S. Social Forum”   Societies Without        Borders.  Vol 3:1.  Pages TBD.

 

Short Pieces:

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V.  2007. Book Review of Jo Reger’s Different Wavelengths.  Mobilization.  12:2.

 

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V. and Jackie Smith. 2007. "Global Movement Provides Opportunity for New Antiwar Strategies." Pp. 8 in PEWS NEWS, vol. Spring 2007.

 

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V. 2006. "The Gendered Impact of War." Pp. 30-33 in Network News, vol. XXIII: Sociologists for Women in Society.

 

Forthcoming:

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V. and Jackie Smith. (Forthcoming) “Transnational Women’s Organizing” in Dawn Wiest, Jackie Smith & Kiyoteru Tsutsui. Networked for Change: Transnational Social Movements in a Global Era. 

 

In Progress:

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V. (in progress) “Strategic Dilemmas in Organizational Frame Selection and Audience Frame Preference in Women’s Peace Organizing”        (Under Review at Social Problems)

 

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V.  (in progress) “Identity and Ideology on the Ground: Analyzing Global Justice and Feminist Identities of Protest Participants”

            (Under Review at Mobilization)

 

Kutz-Flamenbaum, Rachel V. (in progress) “Discovering the Global: Agenda Transformation of National Women’s Organizations”. (Being Prepared for Submission            to Gender &Society)

 

Presentations:

Invited Lectures:

“Strategic Dilemmas in Organizational Frame Selection and Audience Frame Preference in Women’s Peace Organizing”  Society for the Study of Social Problems Student Award Panel.  New York, NY.  August 12, 2007.

 

“The Formation and Development of Strategy”  Plenary Discussant for “The Formation and Development of Strategy” at the CBSM Workshop 2007.  Hempstead, NY.  August 9, 2007. 

 

“Anti-War Protest and the War in Iraq: The Use of Song in Women’s Anti-War Protests”  Invited course lecture in “Changing the World, One Song at a Time: Social Movements and Music”  College of New Jersey, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, December 2, 2006. 

 

“Economic and Racial Barriers to Reproductive Health Care in the U.S.”  Panel on Reproductive Health Care in the U.S. and Globally.  SUNY Old Westbury, American Studies Department, Westbury NY.  April 24, 2006.

 

“Pink Ladies and Angry Grannies: Feminist Performance Activism in the Contemporary Anti-War movement.”  Presentation to the Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame.  University of Notre Dame, Indiana.  March 29, 2006. 

 

Conference Presentations:

“The Praxis of Academics’ Activism: A Panel Discussion”  Organizer and Presider for “The Praxis of Academics’ Activism: A Panel Discussion” at the SSSP and SWS Summer Meeting.  New York, NY.  August 12, 2007.   

 

 “Ideology, Identity and Issues: A Broad View of the Contemporary Women's Movement" American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.  New York, NY.  August 14, 2007. 

 

“Developing a Plan: Framing of Women’s Rights at the first U.S. Social Forum” Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting.  New Orleans, LA.  February 2, 2007. 

 

“Maternalism and Feminism: Women's Organizing in the Contemporary Anti-War Movement.”  Women and War Conference, Department of Women’s Studies, Syracuse University.  Syracuse, NY.  October 20, 2006. 

 

“Applying a Structural Lens: Women’s Activism within the Anti-War Movement.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.  Montreal, Canada.  August 12, 2006. 

 

“Integrating Feminism into the Anti-War Movement.”  Joan B. Kroc Student Peace   

Conference.  University of Notre Dame, Kroc Institute, Indiana.  April 1, 2006.

“Feminist Performance Activism in the Contemporary Anti-War Movement.”  Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.  Boston, MA.  February 26, 2006. 

 

“Parochialism of the U.S. Women’s Movement.”  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.  Philadelphia, PA.  August 13, 2005.

 

“Women’s SMOs Response to the Anti-War Movement.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. August 17, 2004. 

 

“The Implications of the Anti-War Movement for Women’s Movements in the U.S. and Globally.”  SWS Summer Meeting.  San Francisco, CA.  August 15, 2004. 

 

“Feminist and Women’s Organizing in the 2002-2003 Anti-War Movement.” Eastern Sociological Society Meeting.  New York, NY.  February 19, 2004. 

 

“Presentation of Preliminary Findings on the Anti-War Mobilization.”  Eastern Sociological Society Meeting.  Philadelphia, PA.  March 1, 2003. 

 

“Privacy, Equality and Reproductive Rights.”  Southern Sociological Society Meeting.  Baltimore, Maryland.  April 5, 2002.

 

Academic Teaching:

Course Development and Instruction:

SUNY Stony Brook, Learning Communities Program  

            Linking Seminar: Thinking About Science: Science & Religion, Instructor.

            Fall 2005, Spring 2005.

Linking Seminar: Thinking About Science: Inequality & Healthcare,

            Instructor. Fall 2004

           

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology.

            Gender and Work, Instructor.  Fall 2007.

            Research Methods, Instructor.  Fall 2004.

            Sociology of the Family, Instructor.  Summer 2004.

            Introduction to Sociology, Instructor.  Fall 2003, Spring 2004.

 

Teaching Assistance: 

            Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2006.

            Sociology of Gender, Spring 2006.

            Sociology of the Family, Spring 2003.

            Statistics, Spring 2002, Fall 2002.

            Gender and Work, Spring 2001.

            Research Methods, Fall 2000

 

Professional Service:         

Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Society,

Graduate Assistant for 2007 Workshop, January 2007 – October 2007.  Hired using grant money to organize logistics and oversee plans for workshop.  Responsibilities include editing forthcoming book. 

Workshop Committee, 2006 – present.  Member of section committee creating two-day conference on “Movement Cultures, Strategies and Outcomes”.

 

Sociologists for Women in Society, Social Action Committee, 2007 – present. Provide feedback and review of fact sheets.  Organized “Activist Panel” at 2007 Summer Meetings. 

 

Sociologists for Women in Society, Student Concerns Committee, 2005 - 2007.   Organized Student-to-Student Mentoring Program for student members of SWS.

 

SUNY Stony Brook.  Presidential Task Force, Five-Year Plan Task Force on Multicampus Development.  Spring 2005.

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology Executive Committee.  Graduate Student Representative to Faculty Meetings: 2004-2005, 2005-2006. 

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology Recruitment Committee.  Recruitment of Quantitative Faculty Member.  Graduate Student Representative: September 2004-present.

 

Eastern Sociological Society, Membership Committee.  Member of 5 person committee: 2004-2005. 

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology, Undergraduate Committee.  Graduate Student Representative: 2003-2004. 

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Interdependence Day.  Member of five-person organizing committee to bring CivWorld’s Interdependence Day to SUNY Stony Brook.  September 2003, 2004.

 

SUNY Stony Brook Department of Sociology Graduate Student Mentorship Program.  Coordinator: June 2002-May 2003, Mentor: August 2002-2004   

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology Graduate Committee. Graduate Student Representative: 2001-2002. 

 

SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Sociology Web Advisory Committee.  Graduate Student Representative: 2001-2002. 

 

Professional Affiliations:

            American Sociological Association; January 2002-present.  (Collective Behavior and Social Movements; Peace, War and Social Conflict; Sex and

            Gender)

            Eastern Sociological Society; January 2002-present.

            Sociologists Without Borders; 2005 - present.

Sociologists for Women in Society;  2003 - present.(Social Action Committee)

Sociologists for the Study of Social Problems; May 2007 – present.

 

Reviewer for American Sociological Review, CHOICE Magazine, Men and Masculinities, and Qualitative Sociology.

 

References:

Available upon Request