Postgraduate Research in Progress: Reflecting on the Impact of Gender in Research

This conference will take place at the University of Liverpool, Seminar Rooms 3 & 5 at the Management School on the 9th April 2013.
This inter-disciplinary conference is run ‘by PGR’s, for PGR’s’ and will provide a unique opportunity for Postgraduate students to talk about the impact of gender within their research. This event is for all Postgraduate students, not just those who are near completion. The aim is to provide a safe, comfortable and open environment for students at all stages of their PhD or Masters to discuss their ‘research in progress’ and to receive feedback and support from peers. Furthermore, despite the theme of the event being gender-orientated, this conference is intended to offer the opportunity for any discipline and research student to discuss the impact of gender within their research, not only those whose work specifically focuses on gender.
Some suggested themes include:
· Gender, Methods and Methodology
· (Feminist) theory
· Gender identity
· Gender and politics
· Gender and crime
· Gender and the media
· Gender equality and discrimination
· Gender and health
· Masculinities
· ‘Girls’, ‘Boys’ and Youth culture
· Personal research reflections for e.g. the experience of interviewing men or women
· The researchers ‘standpoint’ in research, in relation to ones gender

The themes suggested here are deliberately broad and all encompassing, as they are intended to appeal to all PGR research students. Papers that do not fit within these suggested themes, but fit within the overall theme of the conference are also welcome. This event will be an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their ‘research in progress’, to present their work at a ‘PGR friendly’ conference, to hear potentially invaluable feedback and to network with like-minded peers. Presentations are expected to be no longer than 20 minutes, with the opportunity for 10 minutes of questioning.

Abstracts of 250 words are now welcome and the final date for submission will be Friday 22nd February. Attendance at the conference for the full day including lunch and refreshments will be £25.00.
For any further information and for submission of abstracts please contact Charlotte Barlow & Dorota Opyd at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Website: http://www.liv.ac.uk/sociology-social-policy-and-criminology/events/event/43929/instance_id/55865


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Dr Vicky Heap FHEA
Lecturer in Criminology

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