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RETHINKING MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY IN NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY WALES - 11 SEPTEMBER 2019, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a one day symposium on the theme of Gender in Modern Welsh History. This one-day symposium aims to bring together early career researchers and established scholars who work on any aspect of the history of gender in nineteenth and twentieth-century Wales. It will seek to interrogate gender as a concept which encompasses both femininity and masculinity, to provide fresh perspectives on familiar themes, and to encourage delegates to consider how gender can transform broader narratives in histories of Wales. Significant advances have been made in the field of Welsh women's history since Deirdre Beddoe's eminently quotable claim in 1981 that if 'a creature from outer space landed in Wales and worked through Welsh history, she would be perplexed as to how the Welsh procreated'. Pioneering research by historians such as Beddoe, Angela V. John and Ursula Masson has deepened our knowledge of the experiences of women in Wales's past and how they intersected with class, religion, and political ideologies. Masculinity, too, has come under increasing scrutiny since the publication of Paul O'Leary's call for studies of male identity. This event will reflect on these historiographical developments during the last three decades, while also considering the gaps that remain. We welcome proposals for 20 minute papers on aspects of gender in modern Welsh history. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following themes: * Gendered intersections of race, ethnicity and class * Gender, sexuality and the body * Gender and disability * Gendered structures of migration * Cisgender and transgender identities * Religion, language and education * Paid and unpaid work * The family * Politics, protest and gender * Gendered spaces and material cultures We hope to publish a selection of revised papers as an edited collection. The event is free to attend and there is small pot of money to help towards travel expenses for postgraduates and early career researchers. Please send c.200 word abstracts to Stephanie Ward ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Beth Jenkins ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by 7th June 2019. Best wishes, Stephanie and Beth Dr Stephanie Ward Senior Lecturer in History / Darlithydd Uwch mewn Hanes Room 4.28 / Ystafell 4.28 School of History, Archaeology and Religion / Ysgol Hanes, Archaeoleg a Chrefydd Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd Tel / Ffon: 02920 875277 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the WELSHSTUDIES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=WELSHSTUDIES&A=1