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The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR) invites proposals for
a workshop on the History of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones.
Although sexual violence in conflict zones (SVCZ) is as old as warfare, the
international community has granted it serious attention only since the
1990s. NGOs, activists, academics, medical professionals, and lawyers now
devote considerable attention to sexual violence in contemporary conflicts.
This workshop will explore the role of sexual violence in conflicts around
the globe from the ancient world to the late twentieth century, with a
special interest in conflicts before the 1990s. The UICHR will host the
workshop from April 27-29, 2006.
While we anticipate that most papers will explore case studies, we
especially welcome papers that also address theoretical and potentially
comparative questions such as (but not limited to):
· Functions of SVCZ, such as the capture of human property,
deracination, enhancing military morale, demoralizing the enemy
· The relationship between the organization of gender in civilian
society and sexual violence in times of war
· Consequences of SVCZ in postwar transitions (social, cultural,
economic; governmental and legal responses)
· The relationship between state and military formation and SVCZ:
strong and weak states, the modernizing army, etc.
· The relationship between SVCZ and war aims in varying types of
conflicts: religious warfare, colonial and post-colonial wars, genocidal
war, civil war, etc.
We encourage a range of approaches and themes, such as gender and sexuality
studies, military sociology, health and medicine, refugee and migratory
movements, legal history, and more. The conference organizers expect to
publish a selection of papers that will break new ground as the first
wide-ranging exploration of SVCZ across time and space, yet rooted in close
research.
Pending funding, the organizers will cover expenses and provide an
honorarium for all workshop participants. Participants will be required to
submit completed papers six weeks in advance of the workshop for duplication
and circulation.
Proposals are due September 1, 2005. Please submit a 250-word proposal and a
2-page CV electronically to [log in to unmask] (with subject heading: Call for
Papers) or mail to:
The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights
300 Communications Center
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
ATTN: Kenneth Cmiel / Elizabeth Heineman
For full information see: http://www.uiowa.edu/~uichr/events/SVCZ/cfp.html
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