With apologies for cross-posting.
It is now one year until the inaugural IGSA ( @IGSAOnline) conference to be held at the University of East Anglia! We are delighted to announce our call for papers. Keynote information to follow shortly.
The International Girls’ Studies Association are seeking submissions for our inaugural conference from April 7 – 9th
2016 at the University of East Anglia. The inaugural conference seeks to bring together researchers and students working on girls and girlhood in any part of the world and in any discipline
or interdisciplinary field.
Girls’ Studies has become one of the most dynamic academic
fields, encompassing a vast array of disciplines and interdisciplinary approaches. This conference aims to bring together scholars from across the world to explore experiences of girlhood, recent developments within the field, investigating new questions and
revisiting historical issues.
We seek proposals that address some of the key issues
in girls studies and we welcome both individual and panel presentations. Moreover, we are also keen to move beyond the traditional conference format and would encourage collaborative work, creative, visual, screenings and performance based work. We are also
keen to invite proposals from individuals working in collaboration with girls, the community and partner organisations.
Topics may include (but are not limited to)
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Histories of girlhood
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Global girlhood(s)
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Intersectional girlhood
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Queer girls
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Representation of girlhood
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Intergenerational girlhoods
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Girlhood and consumption
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Mediated girlhoods
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Methodological approaches to girls’ studies
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Girls and feminism
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Girls and sport
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Girls and politics
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Girls and education
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Young femininities
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Body image
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Subcultures and girlhood
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Girls and digital media
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Girls and activism
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Girls and literature
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Girls and popular culture
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Girlhood during austerity
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Girls and sexuality
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Girls and health
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Neoliberal girlhoods
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Ethnographies of girlhood
Submissions:
Abstracts of 250 words, proposals for pre-constituted panels (250 words per panellist) and proposals for creative and
alternative presentations (250 words) should be sent to [log in to unmask]
by 1st September 2015. All submissions should be accompanied by brief bio.
Any questions or queries can be sent to
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Dr Victoria Cann | Lecturer in Humanities
Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.
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of the Girl Norwich, Girl Empowerment Community Group
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