ECOFEMINISM IN A TRANSNATIONAL WORLD: THE 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND GENDER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 20 AND 21, 2009
Keynote Address from Dr. Cynthia Enloe
Dr. Enloe is the recipient of numerous awards in recognition of her scholarship as well as her teaching, and is currently a research professor in the Department of International Development, Community & Environment at Clark University. Dr. Enloe’s teaching and research have focused on the interplay of women’s politics in the national and international arenas, with special attention to women’s labor in globalized factories and how women’s emotional and physical labor has been used to support governments’ war-waging policies-as well as the ways by which many women have tried to resist both of those efforts. Racial, class, ethnic, and national identities and pressures shaping ideas about femininities and masculinities have been common threads throughout her studies. Her numerous publications include Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link (2007); The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire (2004); The Morning After: Sexual Politics at the End!
of the Cold War (1993); and Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (2000), as well as numerous articles and book chapters.
Call for Sessions: The Conference committee is seeking proposals for papers, workshops, artwork, performances, poster sessions, and other contributions that speak to this year’s conference theme examining the global intersections of gender and the environment. Due to the nature of this year’s conference theme, the committee is particularly interested in local and community action workshops as well as academic papers. Sessions will be held on Friday afternoon as well as all day Saturday and will be 75 minutes long; Workshop lengths will vary, but individual papers will be held to a 15 minute time limit.
For complete academic Panels: please submit a 1 page proposal for each paper as well as a paragraph describing the panel as a whole, contact information for each member of the panel (including standard mail and email), each member’s full name and affiliation, and a designated moderator.
All other submissions, including single papers, workshops, poster sessions, performances, etc: please submit a 1 page proposal complete with standard mail and email contact information, full name, and affiliation.
Please include a title for all submissions as well as any anticipated special needs (such as Powerpoint, DVD player, etc).
All presenters are required to register at the conference pre-registration fee, not to exceed $15.00 for one day, $25.00 for two days. On Friday, March 20, there is a small additional fee for parking. Please include a note if you are not available for both days.
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2008 Presenter Notification: January 3, 2009
Please send all submission materials or questions to:
Nikki McGary, Conference Coordinator, at: wsconf@uconn.edu
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