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Call for Papers: Conference on
‘Damaged Bodies: Gendered Identity in Religious Discourse’
November 5th-7th 2001, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of
London
Convenors: Dr Julia Leslie and Sîan Hawthorne
The Gender & Religions Research (GRR) Centre at the School of Oriental &
African Studies, University of London is pleased to announce its first
annual conference on the theme of ‘Damaged Bodies: Gendered Identity in
Religious Discourse’.
We will consider how gender and sexuality are rendered ‘visible’ or
‘invisible’ through the representation of the body in the religious
traditions of the world and to what extent the ‘damaged body’ illuminates
and establishes normative presentations of gender identity. We will ask what
ways gender influences responses to, and visions of, the body. How does it
affect issues of reading and representation for the scholar and the
practitioner? Is the gaze in religious imagery and text gendered? In what
ways are gender and sexuality displayed on or through damaged bodies? An
edited volume of selected papers from the conference will be produced which
will offer a valuable contribution to the growing body of work in the area
of gender and the study of religions.
Papers related to the conference theme are invited on any of the following
topics:
·writing the body and gynocritics: transformative strategies in religious
practice;
·the body and reproduction;
·the study of religions researcher as gendered subject;
·challenging androcentrism in religious discourse;
·intersections between gender, sexuality, religion and the body;
·religious space: gender, architecture and religion;
·the body in ritual performance;
·the private and public body;
·bodies of knowledge/bodies of belief;
·concepts of the body in the philosophy of religion;
·damaging bodies: is religion good for women?;
·religion and healing.
Please send 100-300 word abstracts to Sîan Hawthorne at the address below or
e-mail abstracts to [log in to unmask] as message text or as an MS
Word attachment. Deadline: 1st September 2001.
Conference Fees:
£80.00 for non-concessionary delegates (waged)
£40.00 for concessionary delegates (including unwaged, students and OAPs).
For further information:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4774; Email: [log in to unmask]
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