Jennifer Rycenga of San Jose University WCA Art Talk: Olympian Influence

Jennifer Rycenga is a Professor of Comparative Religious Studies in the Humanities Department at San José State University. She is finishing a comprehensive cultural biography of white Abolitionist educator Prudence Crandall (1803-1890). Her co-edited book (with Linda Barufaldi), The Mary Daly Reader, was published by New York University Press in 2017, featuring the writings of this famed radical Lesbian-Feminist philosopher. Previously Rycenga has co-edited two books: Frontline Feminisms: Women, War, and Resistance (Garland 2000, Routledge 2001), with Marguerite Waller; and Queering the Popular Pitch (Routledge 2006) with Sheila Whiteley. Her areas of interest include Abolition history; women’s religious history; feminist theories of music; and theoretical issues concerning philosophies of immanence and panentheism. As a professor, she has taught in the highly-regarded and globally comprehensive Humanities Honors Program at San José State University.

When not teaching or writing, Rycenga is bird-watching and searching for lichens. She serves as president of the Sequoia Audubon Society in San Mateo County, California promoting citizen-science initiatives: Bio-Blitzes, iNaturalist, and eBird. Jennifer lives in San Mateo with her wife and birding companion, Peggy Macres, and their two indoor cats, Ipo and Lyssa (Greek goddess known as the Bringer of Chaos).

The presentation will take place Friday, August 12th, 2022 at the
Willits Center for the Arts
71 East Commercial Street
Willits, CA 95490

For more information call 707-459-1726