Forwarded from the critical geography list. This may be of interest to those
concerned with gender and media technologies .... 

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From: SHERIDAN, Heather
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Sent: 1/8/01 10:02 AM
Subject: Gender and Culture: Major Conference

Conference Announcement:

Women's Studies Network (UK) Association 14th Annual Conference

Gender and Culture: leisure, consumption and women's everyday lives

12th - 14th July 2001, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher
Education,
UK


The Leisure and Sport Research Unit at Cheltenham and Gloucester College
of
Higher Education is pleased to announce the 2001 Women's Studies Network
(UK) Association conference. The conference will provide a major
inter-disciplinary event exploring the intersections of gender with
contemporary culture and consumption.

The conference will draw together participants from across the social
sciences and humanities to engage with new developments in feminist and
gender theory, policy, practice and activism. Art, fashion, film,
leisure,
literature, media, shopping, sport, television, and tourism will all be
explored as cultural sites and sights that play significant roles in
forming, performing and reforming contemporary gender relations,
identities,
and spaces. Major national and international researchers in cultural
studies, gender studies, geography, leisure studies, literary studies,
media
studies, social policy, sociology, sports studies, tourism studies,
visual
arts, and women's studies will lead discussions examining gender and
culture
in relation to three major themes: 

        *       leisure space, violence and the city
        *       consumption, fashion and (life)style
        *       language, media and visual culture 


Submission of abstracts

Researchers, lecturers, policy makers, practitioners, activists and
postgraduate students are invited to submit abstracts of papers.
Abstracts
of 300-400 words, together with brief biographical details of the
researcher(s)/presenter(s) (maximum of 200 words), should be submitted
to
the Conference Administrator by February 12th 2001. Abstracts should
contain: 
*       name of researcher/presenter, title and organisational
affiliation
where appropriate
*       title of paper and conference theme to which the paper is
submitted 
*       300-400 word summary of the context, theoretical and/or subject
underpinning and findings

It is proposed to publish selected papers in two edited book collections
with major publishers and negotiations are currently underway to secure
further outlets for publication in themed international refereed
journals.

Dr Cara Aitchison, Conference Chair
Reader in Leisure Policy and Cultural Theory
Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education
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Please submit abstracts to:
Heather Sheridan, WSN Conference Administrator
Leisure and Sport Research Unit
Faculty of Environment and Leisure
Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education
Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL50 4AZ

Telephone       +44 [0]1242 544073
Email           [log in to unmask]
Fax             01242 543283


Conference Fees and Booking

Full residential delegate with booking received by 12th March 2001: £269
Full residential delegate with booking received after 12th March 2001:
£299
Full residential student delegate with booking received by 12th March
2001:
£189
Full residential student delegate with booking received after 12th March
2001: £229 Day delegate: £89                	
Day student delegate: £59             	

Full residential delegate fee includes:
*       full delegate pack
*       en-suite accommodation on 12th and 13th July 
*       breakfast on 13th and 14th 
*       two course lunch on 12th, 13th and 14th 
*       three course dinner on 12th and 13th
*       morning coffee and afternoon tea on 12th, 13th and 14th

Day delegate includes:
*       full delegate pack
*       morning coffee and afternoon tea 
*       two course lunch

Conference facilities include:
*       all new purpose-built conference, catering and accommodation
facilities on site at the Park Campus in Cheltenham and set within
attractive grounds
*       tiered lecture theatre seating up to 200
*       multi-purpose hall for exhibitions, performances and
refreshments
*       a seminar room for each conference theme
*       conference office
*       meeting room for informal discussion groups

On line booking will be available shortly at http://www.chelt.ac.uk/lsru

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