folklore feminists communication
Newsletter of the AFS Women's Section
Announcements and Calls for Papers
CFP: (un)knowable voices: non-innocent conversations [15 Dec. 2003]
March 13-14, 2004, at the University of British Columbia.
The UBC Womens Studies Graduate Student Association in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Womens Studies and Gender Relations invite individuals from various disciplines, engaged in feminist and/or gendered analysis, to submit papers contending with issues of structural, discursive or epistemic violence. We wish to solicit responses from individuals who are concerned about issues of violence, but more specifically, about the structures with which we are frame our activism / writing / thinking about these issues and the problems inherent in our analytical, theoretical or institutional frameworks.
Provisional topics suggested, but not limited to:- discursive (passive) aggression
- critical pedagogy
- appropriating theory
- the violence of representation / violent representations
- abusing power
- discourse analysis in context
- invoking Trans, Poly and Plural
- academy and empire
- responsible methodology
- evolving isms
- femin-
- social-
- capital-
- post-colonial-
- post-structural-
- neo-colonial
Submissions should be original work done while an 'emerging scholar': graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, new independent scholar, junior professional (up to five years), or similar status.
This conference will take place at UBC March 13-14th, 2004. Interested participants can also take part in an organized visioning and strategizing session on Womens Studies futures.
Billeting and some limited travel funds will be available. Submissions should include an abstract (maximum 500 words) and participant bio, with the text included in the body of your email message not as an attachment. Submissions should be sent to Cecily Nicholson at cecily@shaw.ca by December 15th, 2003.
posted 10/17/2003
CFP: Women, Health, and Representation Conference [15 Dec. 2003]
The Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England solicits proposals for individual papers or thematic sessions on "Women, Health, and Representation" for an interdisciplinary conference to be held June 17-19, 2004, in Portland, Maine.
Keynote Speaker: Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D.
Dr. Alvord is author of the memoir, The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing. She is the Associate Dean of Student and Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Professor of both Surgery and Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School.
The conference program committee seeks submissions that explore the theme of women and health through a broad range of critical approaches to representation. Topics might include women as healers and caregivers; multicultural or cross-cultural perspectives on medicine, health, and illness; reproduction; aging; disability; sexuality; racialized or gendered diagnoses and treatments; social class in health and healing; mental health; medicine and colonialism; epidemiology and public health; body imaging; eating disorders; genetics; and religion/spirituality. The focus of the conference is on the representation of such themes and issues: that is, on the ways they are expressed, documented, or negotiated through writing of all genres (fiction, poetry, drama, life writing and other creative non-fiction, but also patient narratives and testimony, case histories, and other medical literatures), as well as through film and other visual media, oral traditions, folk practices, activism, and other modes of representation. Though the Maine Women Writers Collection hosts the conference, the committee invites theme-related proposals focusing on all regions, cultures and time periods.
We welcome papers that explore methodological or research questions relating to the conference theme as well as those that explore pedagogical questions. We encourage participation from scholars and educators of all levels, as well as from librarians, archivists, or others interested in women, health, and representation. Submissions in nontraditional formats (such as roundtable discussions, film/video, performance or visual art) also will be considered.
Those submitting individual proposals should send a 1-page abstract and a 1-page CV. Panel proposals should include a description of the panel theme, 1-page abstracts for each paper, the name of the panel chair, and 1-page CVs for each participant. Both individual and panel proposals should include full contact information including name, address, e-mail, and daytime phone for each participant.
Send proposals by December 15, 2003 to:
Dr. Jennifer S. Tuttle
MWWC Conference Co-Director
University of New England
Department of English
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 797-7688 x4433
jtuttle@une.edu
For further information, please contact Jennifer Tuttle or see our website at www.une.edu/mwwc.
posted 10/10/2003
CFP: American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences [5 Nov. 2003]
AABSS Seventh Annual Meeting
February 9-11, 2004
Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Proposals that deal with the broad range of subject matter of relevance to behavioral and social scientists are encouraged. Suitable subject areas include:- emerging themes and trends in disciplines
- research in the behavioral/social sciences
- issues in teaching
- workshops on teaching/technology as a pedagogical tool
- faculty and administrative concerns
- international/global concerns
- racial/ethnic/gender/age/disability issues
Relevant disciplines include:
Accounting/Anthropology/Behavioral Sciences/Business/Community Studies/
Economics/Communications/Criminal Justice/Education/ Family Studies/Geography/Gerontology/History/Human Development/Human Relations/Human Resources/Labor Studies/Information and Technology Management/International Relations/Marketing/Management/Psychology/Political Science/Social Work/Sociology/Urban Studies/Women's Studies/Men's Studies
To Submit a Proposal
Mail to:
Norma Winston, Ph.D.
Box 27F
University of Tampa
401 West Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606-1490
Phone: 813-253-3333 ext3341/ Fax: 813-258-7237
e-mail: nwinston@ut.edu
Submission Deadline - November 5th, 2003
Student participation is encouraged
For more information about the AABSS meeting and/or for a proposal submission
form see the web site http://www.aabss.org
posted 10/09/2003
CFP: Folklore and Popular Culture [10 Nov. 2003]
The Folklore and Popular Culture Area Chair of the PCA invites interested scholars to submit papers on any aspect of folklore and popular culture for the 2004 PCA/ACA National Convention to be held at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. The conference runs from April 7-10, 2004.
The Folklore and Popular Culture Area seeks to examine the connections between folklore and popular culture, and papers regarding any aspect of these intersections are encouraged. Full panel presentations will also be considered.
Possible themes for papers/panels include but are not restricted to:- The Influence of Folklore on any literary work(s), film(s), music, etc.
- Folklore in/and/as Popular Culture
- Folklore and Religion
- The difference between oral and literary sources of tradition
- Women in Folklore
- Folklore and Scripture
- Folklore and Epic
- Illustrators/Illustration of folklore
- Whimsy in folklore
- Analogies between folklore and film
- Symbolism in folklore
- The relationship between folklore and literary or other history
If you are interested in being a presenter, please send an abstract of 250 words, through regular mail or email. Please provide your contact information (name, affiliation, mailing address, phone numbers, and email) as well.
If you would like to propose a panel of 3-4 speakers each, please include the following: Panel title; Name and contact information for the Panel Chair; 250-word abstracts of each paper; and Contact information for each presenter.
Multiple submissions to different areas are not allowed at the conference. You must also be present at the conference to read your own paper--no "readings by proxy" are allowed.
The deadline for submission of abstracts and/or papers is November 10, 2003.
Although email is preferred, you may send all abstracts and queries to the below address:
Elisabeth Nixon
Center for Folklore Studies
The Ohio State University
421 Denney Hall
164 West 17th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Please note that the PCA/ACA regulations limit participants to one paper presentation. Therefore, if you are interested in presenting in the Folklore and Popular Culture Area, please do not submit an abstract to another area. Please also note that everyone presenting at the conference must be members of the PCA or the ACA before the date of the conference. For PCA and ACA membership details, please visit http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.
posted 10/09/2003
CFP: International Society of Contemporary Legend Research [1 Feb. 2004]
PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY LEGEND 2004
21-24 JULY, 2004
ABERYSTWYTH, WALES
Croeso i Aberystwyth
For the first time in over twenty years of the International Society of Contemporary Legend Research, the annual ISCLR conference is going to be held in Wales. The 22nd Contemporary Legend conference is going to be held in sunny seaside resort town of Aberystwyth 21-24 July 2004, hosted by the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Founded in 1872, Aberystwyth was the first university institution to be established in Wales. Today, it has over 7,000 registered students, including over 1,100 postgraduates across eighteen academic departments.
Several special events are being planned during this conference including a day trip to Hay-on-Wye ˆ the bibliophile‚s Disneyworld, a gorgeous village which is home to an unbelievable number of used bookstores; a visit to Machynlleth, where Owain Glyndwr built Wales‚ first parliament and currently houses the Celtica multi-media exhibit; and a tour of the National Library of Wales, with specific attention to its rare manuscript collection. And, as a university town in the UK, there is a never-ending supply of public houses.
The conference fee is set at £50 (£70 for non-members and £10 for registered students), which includes the Conference Dinner. Accommodation has been arranged in Rosser and Penbryn Halls at a rate of £34.75 (en-suite, including breakfast and lunch) or £25.30 (standard, including breakfast and lunch). Other rates may be available upon request. Other accommodation can be arranged independently: http://www.aber.ac.uk/overnight.shtml.
Proposals for papers on all aspects of „contemporary,‰ „urban,‰ or „modern‚ legend research are sought, as are those on any legend or legend-like traditions that circulate actively at present or have circulated at an earlier historical period. Previous discussions have ranged in focus from the ancient to the modern (including Internet-lore) and have covered diverse cultures worldwide (including our own academic world).
The 2004 meeting will be organized as a series of seminars at which the majority of those who attend will present papers and/or contribute to discussion sessions. Concurrent sessions will be avoided where possible so that all participants can hear all or most of the papers. Proposals for special panels of papers, discussion sessions and other related events are encouraged. Because of anticipated interest in this year‚s conference participants are advised that we may be unable to guarantee the customary 45 minutes for each presentation and shorter papers will be welcomed.
To participate in the conference please contact Mikel J. Koven (mik@aber.ac.uk) for a registration form and return by 1st February 2004. For further information or travel advice please contact:
Dr. Mikel J. Koven
Lecturer, Department of Theatre, Film and TV
UWA
(01970) 621605
mik@aber.ac.uk
posted 10/09/2003
CFP: Association for Theatre in Higher Education [24 Oct. 2003]
The Performance Studies Focus Group (PSFG) of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) invites proposals for panels, seminars, roundtable discussions, performances, and innovative session formats for the annual ATHE meeting, which will be held at the Sheraton Center Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), from 29 July to 1 August 2004.
The ATHE conference theme this year is “Inspiring Theatre: Networking Our Global-Local Resources.” We encourage submissions that directly relate to this particular theme, and submissions that engage with this theme to expand and interrogate particular projects. We encourage submissions that explore performance in a variety of global and local contexts, including but not limited to: political performance, corporate performance, cultural translation, performance ethnography, ritual performance, pedagogical performance, and performance theory. Sessions that directly address the relationship between Performance Studies and other aspects of Theatre Studies are welcome.
We encourage interdisciplinary submissions and submissions with strong historical components. With the conference’s location in Toronto this year, we particularly welcome sessions that engage with performance in Canadian contexts and issues relevant to the US/Canada border. We are particularly interested in proposals for events that are performative and dynamic, engaging these issues through innovative and interactive formats. The Performance Studies Focus Group welcomes all types of presenters, including junior and senior scholars, theatre and ritual practitioners, graduate students, and performance artists.
ATHE is switching this year to an electronic submission format. The information and the form are located on the ATHE website, at http://www.athe.org/conf/index.html. To submit a panel proposal, click on the link titled “Online Session Proposal Page.” The main page also has links to session format descriptions and further proposal information. The deadline for all submissions is 1 November 2003.
While individual papers will receive serious consideration, submissions that cull together a strong panel of presenters (3 papers/presenters per panel) are encouraged. With individual paper proposals, the Focus Group Conference Planner will curate panels, attempting to match up related papers. In order to facilitate this process, these must be received by the Focus Group Conference Planner at JAbrams@gc.cuny.edu by 24 October. With paper proposals and other questions, please contact:
Joshua Abrams
PSFG Conference Planner
Theatre Program
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
JAbrams@gc.cuny.edu
posted 10/09/2003
A EURICOM Colloquium on Communication and Culture, Censorship and Democracy [1 Dec. 2003]
Piran, Slovenia, April 15-18, 2004
The European Institute for Communication and Culture invites paper proposals from scholars specialising in democratisation and communication, for a colloquium examining comparative perspectives on censorship and democracy.
More than three centuries ago, Caspar Stieler argued for a state monopoly and censorship of the press to prevent newspapers from spreading "false, mocking and noxious" news that could "mislead, anger and deceive a simple man." Today
we are facing a global revitalization of Stieler's ideas in the form of advertising, propaganda, public relations, as well as massive information subsidies and direct censorship, which have become effective strategies of pacifying public opinion. By justifying a free marketplace of ideas without societal, legal or governmental intervention, freedom of business and the priority of property rights now constitute common denominators and became the measure of other freedoms. Freedom of expression and the right to know are often the first casualties of state intervention, when censorship spreads beyond ethical obligations or professionally directed practice to become a legally sanctioned restriction.
Euricom invites participation in a three-day colloquium on censorship and
democracy to address historical, political, and philosophical issues involving the tension between the conduct of censorship in its various manifestations and guarantees of freedom of expression in the context of a democratic way of life.
Interested scholars are invited to send abstracts (about 250 words) to the organisers by December 1, 2003 at the latest. Euricom colloquia typically are held with 20 to 30 participants, who will be informed about details concerning
the completion of papers and deadlines by the end of December.
Please send abstracts or any requests for further information, to:
Hanno Hardt (hanno.hardt@uni-lj.si)
Slavko Splichal (slavko.splichal@uni-lj.si)
posted 10/09/2003
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