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SFSU Fine Arts Gallery

October 1 - October 1, 2013

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1600 Holloway Ave Fine Arts Building, Room 238 San Francisco, CA 94132
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Susan Shimanoff, associate dean of the SF State College of Liberal and Creative Arts, leads a panel discussion on LGBTQ references in children’s books. This topical discussion will explore the illustration of the ever-changing face of the nuclear family within the context of recent legal decisions on marriage equality and human rights. This event is affiliated with two campus exhibitions: “BOOKsmART” in the J. Paul Leonard Library and “The Illuminated Library” in the Fine Arts Gallery. Shimanoff’s research has focused on identifying and explicating the role of communication rules in everyday interactions, and on the role of gender in communication. The theoretical foundations of this research appeared in her book, “Communication Rules: Theory and Research” (Sage, 1980), honored as Book of the Year by the Speech Communication Association. Her research is concerned primarily with rules for expressing emotions, small group interaction and facework. Her research on the role of gender in communication has been concerned with sexist language, politeness, emotional expressiveness and responsiveness, leadership and facework. J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 121, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Ave.), San Francisco, CA 94132