This is a reminder of the deadline for the
one-day conference The Point of Feminism which will take place at the
University of Reading on 12 September 2008.
The deadline for abstracts is 16 May.
The Point of Feminism
An interdisciplinary one-day conference looking at issues relating to
feminism and media scholarship
University of Reading
12 September 2008
The publicized closure of 'Women's Studies' departments at an
institutional level coupled with 'post' feminist discourses and the
perceived irrelevance of feminism in neo-liberal societies, all indicate
the social and political need to (re)visit feminisms. The aim of the
conference is to reach a better understanding of issues facing scholars
of media, and to situate these issues within a broader historical,
institutional, political, social and cultural context. We are inviting
proposals for an interdisciplinary (film, new/media, cultural, and
communications studies) one-day conference at the University of Reading.
The day will take the form of round table discussions and workshops
chaired by established feminist scholars with opening and closing
plenaries by
Sue Thornham (University of Sussex)
Maureen McNeill (University of Lancaster)
Christine Geraghty (University of Glasgow).
We are proposing to have workshops organised around (but not restricted
to) the following strands:
Institution
Methodology
Pedagogy
Discursive Issues
Definition
Practice
Empirical Matters
Proposals should discuss the personal and/or political relationships of
feminism with these themes. We will give particular consideration to
proposals that critically reflect on research or teaching experience
rather than straightforwardly present research outcomes. We are
particularly interested in proposals by early career researchers and
postgraduate students. The outcomes of the day will be disseminated
through publication.
Deadline for sending us your proposals is 16 May 2008.
More information can be found on facebook, group 'The Point of Feminism'
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10668406221
The day is organised by Helen Thornham (University of Bristol), Heather
Sutherland (University of Reading) and Elke Weissmann (University of
Reading), in association with MeCCSA's Women's Media Studies Network.
For further information or to send your proposal for a 5-10 minute
contribution, please contact:
Heather Sutherland
Elke Weissmann
h.a.sutherland_at_reading.ac.uk
e.weissmann_at_reading.ac.uk
University of Reading
Helen Thornham
Film, Theatre and Television
Helen.Thornham_at_bristol.ac.uk
Bulmershe Court
Woodlands Avenue
Reading, RG6 1HY
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Iain Robert Smith
Institute of Film and Television
School of American and Canadian Studies
University of Nottingham
University Park
NG7 2RD
Head of Communications,
MeCCSA Post-Graduate Network
website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/
Articles Editor,
Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies
website: http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/
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