CFP: Sexual violence: an interdisciplinary conference
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Call for Papers
Date:
December 1, 2015
Location:
Virginia, United States
Subject Fields:
Cultural History / Studies, Human Rights, Humanities, Sexuality Studies, Women's & Gender History / Studies
CFP: “Sexual Violence: an interdisciplinary conference”
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 15-16 2016
In conjunction with an interdisciplinary graduate course, we are holding a two-day conference on sexual violence. We seek papers that offer innovative methodologies and/or theoretical frames, and we encourage papers that examine change over time, “non-western” contexts, and/or marginalized communities. We encourage a multiplicity of approaches and topics; the following list serves only to illustrate the range of issues with which we are concerned:
Rape across the lifespan: children, adults, elders
Rape across sexes, genders, and sexualities
The long-term effects of rape on the individual, the family, the community
The ethics of research on rape
Feminists movements and anti-rape activism
Defining consent and coercion
Rape on campus
Who is a rapist? Motivations, histories, representations
Popular, academic, medical, and legal representations of rape
Rape in conflict and post-conflict settings
Linking research, teaching, and activism
Combating rape and a rape culture
Representing rape in literature and visual media
Confirmed keynote speakers: Ray Douglas (Colgate), Thomas Foster (Depaul), and Catherine Jacquet (LSU)
Papers will be pre-circulated to all registered conference presenters and attendees.
Abstracts (300 words) due December 1, 2015
Complete papers (10-15 pages) due March 21, 2016
For inquires and to submit abstracts, please email Brett Shadle ([log in to unmask]) and Sharon Johnson ([log in to unmask])
Contact Info:
Brett Shadle & Sharon Johnson
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