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dear all, anna gruszczynska (aston university, birmingham) and i (robert kulpa, university college london) want to set up new student study network concerning sexualities in central and eastern europe (broadly perceived, single, double, multi/inter/trans/disciplinary perspectives welcomed), affiliated with uaces (http://www.uaces.org/ <https://exfs.adir.hull.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp? URL=http://www.uaces.org/> ). brief overview of suggested activities and themes attached (and at the bottom). we are now looking for people who are interested and would like to join us. requirements: -interests in topic ;-) -must be student (any level), researcher, professional, anyone who considers themselves 'academic' (in any sense). please write asap to: [log in to unmask], subject: uaces group, and state your name, e-mail, affiliation (if independent, say so), title (dr, prof, if any), and any suggestions, if you like. all best, robert kulpa ph.d. research student ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://kulpa.org.uk <https://exfs.adir.hull.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp? URL=http://kulpa.org.uk> tel.: +44.785.999.5074 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "don't dream it... be it!" sweet transvestite from transsexual transylvania "god is dead, marx is dead, and ain't i feel well today" who was it? TITLE SEXUALITIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE ACTIVITIES *conferences panel during UACES conference objective: -to present network achievements and work-in-progress network's own conference (open for general public) objective: - to establish wider platform of knowledge exchange between academics dealing with sexualities and CE studies - to present outcomes of network activity symposium (for members) 1 day, or half-day symposium of members to present work-in-progress - every 6 months - to discuss problems, possibilities, directions, wishes,... *meetings bash-up "get to know each other" sort of thing workshop (4 mems) "Researching sexualities in CEE" workshop (open) "Researching sexualities in CEE" *seminars virtual, over network every 2 month around 1 text -members need to produce 1-2 pages of reflection sheets -these will be put on-line so that others can read them beforehand -on a day, IRC chat, or SKYPE teleconference (examples) is held to discuss any problems - texts on methodology, epistemology, not country specific, so that can be useful for all *web site network's own site point of reference + info about network within UACES structure? CEE queer directory directory of resources about gender, sexuality, queer in CE *publications work-in-progress open access, distributed via internet post-conference possibly book? or monograph of one of CEE/sexualities journals PROBLEMS TOPICS INTERESTS *epistemology translability of Western knowledge an discourses onto non-Western realities/contexts possibilities of influencing Western academic discourses with/by CEE scholars/researchers *methodology positionalities: subjects/objects/abjects: where do we belong - to Slavonic studies, sociology, social sciences or whatever that means? Area studies? Issues of interdisciplinarity; methodologies *themes being public/ public activism: marches, prides; visibility, public discourses, nation-states (re)acting, representational frame for Eastern European queers - walking proof of the backwardness of their respective states (see for instance the coverage on Polish gays and lesbians in British press - oppressed, forced to migrate) post-communist national identities and sexuality/gender/queer histories of LGBT movements in CEE queer studies nad post-communist studies transnational activism/research; comparative study of sexuality-centered issues in CEE countries CEE formations of: sexualities and genders sexual and gender identities sexual and gender practices sexual and gender politics/activism ----- End of forwarded message from Harminder D Kaur <[log in to unmask]> -----