This
is a call for papers for a University of Surrey conference. Please
respond direct to Dr.
Roberta Guerrina ([log in to unmask]).
There
are also details on the SPA website at: http://www.social-policy.com/documents/MotherWarCallforPapers.pdf
Can women have it all? Or, are working
mothers responsible for undermining the social fabric? These
are some of the contentious issues over
which the “Mother War” is currently being fought. Media
reporting of Jackie Scott’s work on
social attitudes about working mothers is a case in point.
This workshop will explore trends in
scholarly debates on gender and the social construction of
mothering. In order to assess the norms
that define popular views of mothers and mothering, the
workshop proposes to bring together
scholars from politics, sociology, psychology and policy studies.
Contributors to the workshop will thus
unpack the complex web that underpins the theory and practice
of mothering. Particularly of interest are
the interactions between the social construction of mothering
and ethnicity, class, sexuality, and age.
This workshop will expand the reach of
current research by bringing together scholars in politics and
policies with health care practitioners.
Moreover, it will look for ways to reconcile the increasing
diversification of personal expectations
and social practices on the one hand, with core assumptions
about the role and function of women as
mothers on the other.
The organisers invite contributions on the
following themes:
Feminist theories
Theories of mothering
Sociology of Care
Gender politics
Work-life balance issues
Psychology of choices
Family policy
Socio-legal issues
Ethnicity & Mothering
Reproductive Technologies
Healthcare provision/delivery
Class and mothering
Sexuality & Parenting
Mothering and health
We are particularly interested in papers
and panels that draw links between these areas and introduce a new
research agenda. We also plan to bring
together some of those papers as an edited collection or special issue
on Mothering.
We particularly welcome submissions from
early career researchers and doctoral students.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Carol Bacchi (Univ. of Adelaide)
Prof. Andrea O’Riley (Univ. of
York, Canada)
Prof. Jackie Scott (Univ. of Cambridge)
Keynote Roundtable
Prof. Simon Duncan (Univ. of Bradford)
Prof. Rosalind Edwards (South Bank Univ.)
Prof. Diane Houston (Univ. of Kent)
Guidelines for the submission of
proposals:
Papers: 200 words abstract and contact
information (including institutional affiliation)
The organisers also welcome the submission
of panel proposals. Please contact Roberta to
discuss of the panel’s fit with the
overall objectives of the workshop.
For panel proposals please include the
following details:
200 words abstract of rationale for panel
and fit with workshop objcetives;
150 words abstract for each paper;
Contact information of chair and
panellists.
Please send proposals to Dr. Roberta
Guerrina ([log in to unmask]) by
6 April 2009
S D McKay
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Sent: 03 March 2009 15:26
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Subject: Conference Information/Call for papers
Dear Stephen
(if I may),
I am
currently organising a conference/workshop at the University of Surrey on the
following theme: The Mother War - Current Trends and Critical Discourses.
I think the
workshop may be of interest to some of the members of the Social Policy
Association. I have attached a call for papers, I would be grateful if it could
be circulated to you member either via mailing list and/or posting on the
association website.
Thanks
Roberta
<<Mother
War Call for Papers.pdf>>
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Dr. Roberta Guerrina
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Department of Political, International & Policy
Studies
University of Surrey
Guildford GU2 7XH
Surrey
UK
Tel: +44
(0)1483 682865
Fax: +44
(0)1483 686191
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.surrey.ac.uk/politics