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To: Browne Katherine Browne_Kath
Subject: RE: ESA RN Sexuality Network
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Dear friends,
This is the first Call for Papers of the newly reformed Research Network on
Sexualities for the 9th European Sociological Association Conference, Lisbon,
Portugal September 2-5, 2009 (www.esa9thconference.com).
There has in the past been a Sexualities Research Network resulting in
successful Sexualities streams at previous ESA conferences, most notably at the
conference in Murcia (2003) and in Torun (2005). Unfortunately, this was
not the case at the conference in Glasgow (2007) where scholars working in this
area keenly felt the absence of a Sexualities stream. However, following a
successful international conference at the University of Surrey in June 2008 on
the theme of gender and sexuality in the workplace attended by over forty
delegates from eight different countries, a decision was made to try to reform
the ESA Sexualities RN.
Our aim in reforming the RN is to create an academic space at both Conference
and at interim events for scholars working in this area to discuss current
research in this area, ultimately leading to the development of new
international links and research partnerships.
We are delighted to say that our proposal to reform the network was accepted by
the ESA Executive Committee, and that we will be able to hold paper sessions at
the conference on issues that relate to the empirical, theoretical and
conceptual aspects of sexuality and bearing in mind the overall conference
theme, sexualities in Europe and European societies.
Below are some suggestions for thematic areas; however this is not an
exhaustive list so please feel free to send a proposal not directly linked
directly to these themes.
• Sexual citizenship and collective
action
• Sexuality and the media
• Sexuality and political parties
• Regulating sexualities
• Sexualities across the life course
• Conceptualizing and theorizing
sexualities
• Sexualities and intimate lives
• Sexuality and the work place
• Sexualities and intersectionality
• Teaching sexualities
• Sexuality and health
• Sexualities and globalization
• Sexualities and space/place
Also if there is enough interest we could have streams that examine sexualities
in specific regions of Europe.
If you would like to present a paper at the conference but are not sure if it
fits the above thematic areas, or you have suggestions for another thematic
area please contact the RN co-ordinators. Likewise if you require additional
information before submitting an abstract please do get in touch.
Details of abstract submission can be found on the website. Please note that
abstract submissions can only be accepted via the online submission form.
Please read the submission guidelines before filling in the form at
www.esa9thconference.com.
Please note the following deadlines:
26 February 2009 - Deadline for abstracts submission (online submission form)
26 March 2009 - Notification of acceptance of abstracts by RN/RS coordinators
15 May 2009 - Early bird registration
15 June 2009 - Deadline for registration by paper givers (otherwise paper will
be withdrawn from the conference programme)
15 July 2009 - Deadline for sending full written papers to RN/RS and to the
Local Organising Committee (Full papers which are not submitted until this date
will not be considered for publication)
Co-ordinators
Lead co-ordinator:
Ann Cronin
University of Surrey
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Supporting co-ordinator
Andrew King
Kingston University
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Please circulate this Call for Papers.
Kind regards,
Ann Cronin
Dr Ann Cronin
Lecturer in Sociology
School of Human Sciences
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 7XH
Tel: 01483 686987
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Dr Ann Cronin
Lecturer in Sociology
School of Human Sciences
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 7XH