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Apologies for cross-posting. This is a reminder of
the deadline for the one-day conference The Point of Feminism which will take
place at the
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
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
Sue Thornham (
Maureen McNeill (
Christine Geraghty (
We are proposing to have workshops organised around
(but not restricted to) the following strands:
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 (
For further information or to send your proposal for a
5-10 minute contribution, please contact:
Heather Sutherland Elke
Weissmann
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University of Reading Helen
Thornham
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Woodlands Avenue