Dear Colleagues, 

apologies for cross-posting. 

The registration for the one-day conference The Point of Feminism is now open. Early bird registrations are available until the 12 August. The conference investigates the role of feminism for different generations of scholars in media and cultural studies. See below for a preliminary programme.

For a registration form, please scroll down.

All the best,

Elke Weissmann
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Programme The Point of Feminism
An Interdisciplinary Conference
University of Reading, 12 September 2008


9-10 am 		Registration 					Bob Kayley Foyer

10-11.30am		Keynotes				        Bob Kayley Studio
Sue Thornham (University of Sussex): ‘(Post)Feminism and the Academy’
Maureen McNeill (University of Lancaster): ‘Relative Neglect: Some Reflections on Feminism and Cultural Studies.’

11.30-11.50am 	Coffee					        	Studio 1

11.50-12.50pm	Parallel Sessions	          				          	  
Pedagogy: 								Studio 2
Chair: Anita Biressi (Roehampton University)
Film This is What a Feminist Looks Like + Presentation by Claire Molloy, Frances Gilbert, Joanne Bowers, Sarah Holbrook, Emma Denby and Ami Guest (Liverpool John Moores University)
Rebecca Feasey (Bath Spa University): ‘Female Students and Feminist Media Criticism: The Pleasures and Frustrations of Teaching Gender Studies’
Respondents: Kathryn Geraghty (University College Cork), Pamela Church-Gibson (London College of Fashion), Jan Miller (London College of Fashion)

Practice/ New Media:						        B147
Chair: Clarissa Smith (University of Sunderland)
Karen Savage (London College of Fashion): ‘The middle space as feminine voice: A free flow consciousness or missing the beat?’
Rachel Armstrong (University of East London): ‘Feminism and Practice’
Respondent: Sharif Mowlabocus (University of Sussex)

12.50- 1.40pm	Lunch					 	        Studio 1

			Film Screening			                Bob Kayley Studio
			This is What a Feminist Looks Like

1.40-2.40pm	Parallel Sessions		      			            	
Empirical:								Studio 2
Chair: T.B.C.
Roshini Kempadoo (University of East London): ‘Counter-practices to the Caribbean archives: the feminised narrative of Amendments.’
Respondent: Heather Sutherland (University of Reading)

Discursive issues							B147
Chair: Heather Nunn (Roehampton University)
Lisa Purse (University of Reading): ‘The digital is political: fighting ‘entertainment’ alibis in the researching and teaching of mainstream digital effects cinema’
Ruth McElroy (University of Glamorgan): ‘Consuming Retrosexuality: On Screen, In Class, In Life’
Karen Wilkes (University of East London): ‘You’re Worth It! Exploring Notions of Entitlement in Contemporary Visual Texts’
Respondent: Vicky Ball (University of Sunderland)

2.50-3.50pm	Parallel Sessions							
Definition:								Studio 2
Chair: Karen Boyle (University of Glasgow)
Susan Berridge (University of Glasgow): ‘Role Models for Whom? The Pedagogic Advice Mode of Contemporary Feminist Television Scholarship’
Clare Walsh (University of Bedfordshire): ‘Gender or Women? Is that the Question of Feminist Cultural Studies?’
Vicky Ball (University of Sunderland): ‘British feminine-gendered fiction and the feminization of television’
Respondent: Niall Richardson (University of Sussex)

Institution								B147
Chair: Caroline Bassett (University of Sussex)
Ursula Troche (University of East London): ‘Media for activism on feminism, politics and society’
Kristin Aune (University of Derby): ‘Teaching feminism and popular culture: thoughts on third-wave feminist pedagogy’
Respondent:

Methodology							        Bob Kayley Studio
Chair: Sue Thornham (University of Sussex)
Kathryn Geraghty (University College Cork): ‘Public or Private? The Challenge of Combining Feminist and Internet Methodologies’
Meeta Rani Jha (Working Lives Research Centre, London Metropolitan University): ‘Bombay Cinema Practice and Feminist Cultural Methodology’
Respondent:

3.50-4.10pm		Coffee						Studio 1

4.10-5.10pm		Keynote 				        Bob Kayley Studio
Christine Geraghty (University of Glasgow): ‘What was Feminist about Women and Soap Opera? Reflections on Feminism and Television Studies’

5.10pm		End of Conference


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Registration Form

Personal Details

Name:
Affiliation:
Address:

Email Address:

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Registration Fees

Waged Early Bird (before 12 August)		£40		______________
Waged (after 12 August)				£50		______________

Student Early Bird (before 12 August)		£20		______________
Student (after 12 August)			£30		______________


Requirements (please highlight)
Dietary:
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If you are a presenter, please indicate what audiovisual requirements you have:
Powerpoint		DVD		VHS	Other (please specify) ____________

Please let us know of any other requirements you have:

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Payments
We accept both card payments (except American Express) and cheques. Please make cheques out to the University of Reading. For card payments, please fill in the following details:

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Please complete this form and send it no later than 5 September to: Heather Sutherland
University of Reading
Film, Theatre and Television
Bulmershe Court
Woodlands Avenue
Reading, RG6 1HQ
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