Call for Papers
7th European Feminist Research Conference
4-7 June 2009
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Gendered Cultures at the Crossroads of Imagination, Knowledge andPolitics
The 7th European Feminist Research Conference presents cutting-edgescholarship on gendered cultures. The conference reflects the diversityof women’s and gender studies, incorporating interdisciplinaryperspectives on imagination, knowledge and politics. This event isorganized by the major networks in feminist research in Europe: ATHENA(Advanced Thematic Network in European Women’s Studies) and AOIFE(Association of Institutions for Feminist Education and Research inEurope) in cooperation with the Graduate Gender Programme of UtrechtUniversity.
European Feminist Research Conferences usually have more than 500participants from both inside and outside of Europe. The Conference hasa track record of presenting innovative feminist scholarly work withcritical perspectives on contemporary Europe. Previous European FeministResearch Conferences were held at the universities of Ålborg (1991),Graz (1994), Coimbra (1997), Bologna (2000), Lund (2003) and Lódz(2006).
The 7th edition of the European Feminist Research Conference will beinterdisciplinary in several ways. Firstly, it will employ the Utrechtexpertise of crossing the boundaries of the scholarly and the artisticthrough a focus on, and a review of, literary, visual and artisticrepresentations. Secondly, it will work with a matrix of intersectingthemes rather than with singular conference strands. Thus participatingscholars, students and artists are asked to situate themselves in thiscross-cutting matrix.
Keynote speakers:
• Prof.dr. Sara Ahmed (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)
• Prof.dr. Karen Barad (University of California Santa Cruz, USA)
• Prof.dr. Claire Colebrook (University of Edinburgh, UK)
• Prof.dr. Anne McClintock (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• Dr. Amade M’charek (University of Amsterdam, NL)
• Prof.dr. Griselda Pollock (University of Leeds, UK)
• Prof.dr. Gloria Wekker (Utrecht University, NL)
Call for Papers:
The 7th European Feminist Research Conference welcomes papers which:
• locate feminist research at the crossroads of imagination, knowledgeand politics
• cut across the humanities and social sciences
• challenge the boundaries between scholarly and artistic work
• provide new readings of literary, visual and other artisticrepresentations
• transgress national and disciplinary boundaries
• position academic research in a broader societal context
• are authored by both early-stage and experienced researchers.
Paper proposals should connect at least two of the eleven conferencethemes.
For a more detailed explanation of the different themes:<http://www.7thfeministconference.org> www.7thfeministconference.org
A. Imagination: Art & PoliticsCoordinators: Dr. Marta Zarzycka, Prof.dr. Kirsi Saarikangas,Domitilla OlivieriKey words: women artists, canon, global art history, culturalhybridity
B. Feminism in Post-Secular EuropeCoordinators: Prof.dr. Willy Jansen, Dr. Sarah Bracke, Dr. ChiaLongmanKey words: religion, ‘clash of civilisations’, religiousvitality, believing and belonging, secularity
C. Global Connections: Migration, Consumption & PoliticsCoordinators: Dr. Sandra Ponzanesi, Dr. Gail Lewis, SabrinaMarchetti, Aleksandra Sojka
Key words: postcolonial cultures, transnational feminism,citizenship, commodification, migration
D. Sexuality: Public, Private & BeyondCoordinators: Prof.dr. Gloria Wekker, Lena Eckert, Malena GustavsonKey words: globalization, intersectionality, public and private,queer, masculinities
E: War & Violence Coordinators: Prof.dr. Andrea Petö, Izabella AgardiKey words: conflict studies, political rape, post-socialism,masculinity, trauma
F: Media & Technology: The Politics of RepresentationCoordinators: Dr. Cecilia Asberg, Prof.dr.hab. Elzbieta Oleksy, EdytaJust, Prof.dr. Nina LykkeKey words: science, technology, media, visual culture
G. Multi-Ethnic Europe: Identities, Boundaries & CommunitiesCoordinators: Dr. Rutvica Andrijasevic, Prof.dr. Allaine Cerwonka,Maayke BotmanKey words: multiculturalism, transnationalism, European-ness,political subjectivities, in/exclusion; intersectionality
H. Stories to Tell: Fiction, History & MemoryCoordinators: Dr. Babs Boter, Doro Wiese, Prof.dr. Adelina SanchezKey words: feminist assessment of the powers of narrative;intersectionality; reliability of (hi)stories and memories;unspeakability; other modes of telling
I. Generations in Feminism: Women’s Movements of Past, Present & FutureCoordinators: Prof.dr. Berteke Waaldijk, Dr. Iris van der Tuin,Sandra PrlendaKey words: generations, new feminisms, histories of women’smovements, EU-equal opportunities
J. Cultures of Knowledge: Sciences, Humanities & Feminist TheoryCoordinators: Prof.dr. Mineke Bosch, Prof.dr. Kaat Wils, Dr.Christine von OertzenKey words: knowledge, women/gender in science, epistemology,feminist theory, representations of gender and science
K. Social & Economic Europe: Geographies of Work & CareCoordinators: Dr. Bettina van Hoven, Prof.dr. Anastasia LadaKey words: labour market, geographies of care, environment,nomadism, old and new identities
Abstracts should have not more than 300 words and can only be uploadedusing the submit link at <http://www.7thfeministconference.org>www.7thfeministconference.orgPaper abstracts have to be submitted before September 15, 2008.
The conference also welcomes proposals for panels, round tables, specialevents (such as installations, performances and screenings) andpresentations of women's centres, libraries and publishers. See thewebsite for more information. Deadline for those proposals: July 15,2008.
For more information: <http://www.7thfeministconference.org> www.7thfeministconference.org
7th European Feminist Research Conference
4-7 June 2009
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Gendered Cultures at the Crossroads of Imagination, Knowledge andPolitics
The 7th European Feminist Research Conference presents cutting-edgescholarship on gendered cultures. The conference reflects the diversityof women’s and gender studies, incorporating interdisciplinaryperspectives on imagination, knowledge and politics. This event isorganized by the major networks in feminist research in Europe: ATHENA(Advanced Thematic Network in European Women’s Studies) and AOIFE(Association of Institutions for Feminist Education and Research inEurope) in cooperation with the Graduate Gender Programme of UtrechtUniversity.
European Feminist Research Conferences usually have more than 500participants from both inside and outside of Europe. The Conference hasa track record of presenting innovative feminist scholarly work withcritical perspectives on contemporary Europe. Previous European FeministResearch Conferences were held at the universities of Ålborg (1991),Graz (1994), Coimbra (1997), Bologna (2000), Lund (2003) and Lódz(2006).
The 7th edition of the European Feminist Research Conference will beinterdisciplinary in several ways. Firstly, it will employ the Utrechtexpertise of crossing the boundaries of the scholarly and the artisticthrough a focus on, and a review of, literary, visual and artisticrepresentations. Secondly, it will work with a matrix of intersectingthemes rather than with singular conference strands. Thus participatingscholars, students and artists are asked to situate themselves in thiscross-cutting matrix.
Keynote speakers:
• Prof.dr. Sara Ahmed (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)
• Prof.dr. Karen Barad (University of California Santa Cruz, USA)
• Prof.dr. Claire Colebrook (University of Edinburgh, UK)
• Prof.dr. Anne McClintock (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• Dr. Amade M’charek (University of Amsterdam, NL)
• Prof.dr. Griselda Pollock (University of Leeds, UK)
• Prof.dr. Gloria Wekker (Utrecht University, NL)
Call for Papers:
The 7th European Feminist Research Conference welcomes papers which:
• locate feminist research at the crossroads of imagination, knowledgeand politics
• cut across the humanities and social sciences
• challenge the boundaries between scholarly and artistic work
• provide new readings of literary, visual and other artisticrepresentations
• transgress national and disciplinary boundaries
• position academic research in a broader societal context
• are authored by both early-stage and experienced researchers.
Paper proposals should connect at least two of the eleven conferencethemes.
For a more detailed explanation of the different themes:<http://www.7thfeministconference.org> www.7thfeministconference.org
A. Imagination: Art & PoliticsCoordinators: Dr. Marta Zarzycka, Prof.dr. Kirsi Saarikangas,Domitilla OlivieriKey words: women artists, canon, global art history, culturalhybridity
B. Feminism in Post-Secular EuropeCoordinators: Prof.dr. Willy Jansen, Dr. Sarah Bracke, Dr. ChiaLongmanKey words: religion, ‘clash of civilisations’, religiousvitality, believing and belonging, secularity
C. Global Connections: Migration, Consumption & PoliticsCoordinators: Dr. Sandra Ponzanesi, Dr. Gail Lewis, SabrinaMarchetti, Aleksandra Sojka
Key words: postcolonial cultures, transnational feminism,citizenship, commodification, migration
D. Sexuality: Public, Private & BeyondCoordinators: Prof.dr. Gloria Wekker, Lena Eckert, Malena GustavsonKey words: globalization, intersectionality, public and private,queer, masculinities
E: War & Violence Coordinators: Prof.dr. Andrea Petö, Izabella AgardiKey words: conflict studies, political rape, post-socialism,masculinity, trauma
F: Media & Technology: The Politics of RepresentationCoordinators: Dr. Cecilia Asberg, Prof.dr.hab. Elzbieta Oleksy, EdytaJust, Prof.dr. Nina LykkeKey words: science, technology, media, visual culture
G. Multi-Ethnic Europe: Identities, Boundaries & CommunitiesCoordinators: Dr. Rutvica Andrijasevic, Prof.dr. Allaine Cerwonka,Maayke BotmanKey words: multiculturalism, transnationalism, European-ness,political subjectivities, in/exclusion; intersectionality
H. Stories to Tell: Fiction, History & MemoryCoordinators: Dr. Babs Boter, Doro Wiese, Prof.dr. Adelina SanchezKey words: feminist assessment of the powers of narrative;intersectionality; reliability of (hi)stories and memories;unspeakability; other modes of telling
I. Generations in Feminism: Women’s Movements of Past, Present & FutureCoordinators: Prof.dr. Berteke Waaldijk, Dr. Iris van der Tuin,Sandra PrlendaKey words: generations, new feminisms, histories of women’smovements, EU-equal opportunities
J. Cultures of Knowledge: Sciences, Humanities & Feminist TheoryCoordinators: Prof.dr. Mineke Bosch, Prof.dr. Kaat Wils, Dr.Christine von OertzenKey words: knowledge, women/gender in science, epistemology,feminist theory, representations of gender and science
K. Social & Economic Europe: Geographies of Work & CareCoordinators: Dr. Bettina van Hoven, Prof.dr. Anastasia LadaKey words: labour market, geographies of care, environment,nomadism, old and new identities
Abstracts should have not more than 300 words and can only be uploadedusing the submit link at <http://www.7thfeministconference.org>www.7thfeministconference.orgPaper abstracts have to be submitted before September 15, 2008.
The conference also welcomes proposals for panels, round tables, specialevents (such as installations, performances and screenings) andpresentations of women's centres, libraries and publishers. See thewebsite for more information. Deadline for those proposals: July 15,2008.
For more information: <http://www.7thfeministconference.org> www.7thfeministconference.org
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