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AR
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Dr. Andrea Reiter
School of Modern Languages
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From: Teemu Tallberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:49 AM
Subject: Representing Gender in Cultures
> > Representing Gender in Cultures
> > 19-22 September, 2002
> > Women's Studies Center
> > University of LODZ*
> >
> >
> > ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
> >
> > Sessions in English Sessions in Polish Sessions in Spanish
> > Elzbieta H. Oleksy Elzbieta Ostrowska Magdalena
> > Sniadecka-Kotarska
> > Joanna Rydzewska Elzbieta Durys Tamara Dembinska
> >
> >
> > FIRST CIRCULAR
> > AND
> > CALL FOR PAPERS
> >
> > The international conference "Representing Gender in Cultures" is
> > organized to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of
> > the Women's Studies Center at the University of Lodz. During these 10
> > years, the Center's activities consisted of the teaching of and
> > research on women's issues from different disciplinary points of view
> > (cultural anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology, literature,
> > film, and cultural studies) as well as organizing international
> > conferences, seminars, and workshops and hosting guest lecturers.
> > Currently, with the 10 years of experience, the Center is heading
> > towards the establishment of a degree program in Gender Studies at the
> > University of Lodz - the first M.A. program in Gender Studies in
> > Poland. The conference, thus, comes at a moment of rounding off the
> > first decade of the Center's activities and start a new one of
> > consolidation and institutionalization.
> >
> > The Conference Committee will be looking for presentations relating to
> > various aspects of the wide conference theme. We seek to bring
> > together women and men of different experiences and areas of
> > expertise. Interdisciplinary papers are more than welcome.
> >
> > Participants might want to consider the following topics, but are by
> > no means limited to them:
> >
> > - gender has been perceived as global and ahistorical - all cultures
> > recognize a differentiation between 'men' and 'women', but how
> > variable are these categories between cultures?
> > - social constructions of gender
> > - current theoretical debates on gender identity and sexual difference
> >
> > - in what ways do the notions of race, nationality, ethnicity,
> > sexuality, etc. influence the representations of gender in cultures
> > - perspectives on teaching gender studies.
> >
> > The conference languages are English, Polish, and Spanish.
> >
> > A selection of papers will be published.
> >
> > The organizers are inviting proposals for entire sessions, panels, and
> > individual papers, preferably by electronic submission or one hard
> > copy plus a 3.5 inch double-sided diskette in Word for Windows.
> >
> > Deadline for the submission of abstracts of 250-300 words (A-4 format,
> > Times New Roman 12) is January 31, 2002 to the following address:
> >
> > GENDER 2002
> > Faculty of International & Political Studies
> > University of Lodz
> > ul. Sk_adowa 41/43
> > 90-127 Lodz, Poland
> >
> > Tel: (48) (42) 678 52 38
> > Fax: (48) (42) 678 49 16
> >
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > COSTS
> >
> > Registration fee: paid before February 15, 2002: $120
> > paid after February 15, 2002: $150
> > Accommodation and full board: $300
> >
> > Participants from Poland and Central/Eastern Europe will be partly
> > sponsored through a grant.
> >
> > The second circular will be sent in March 2002.
> >
> > The conference is organized under the auspices of the Association of
> > Institutions for Feminist Education and Research in Europe (AOIFE).
> >
> > * Lodz is the second largest city in Poland, with a population of
> > nearly one million people. It is located 130 km (80 miles) south-west
> > of Warsaw, almost in the very center of Poland. Lodz is not only an
> > important industrial center, but also a city of culture, often
> > referred to as the capital of Polish film. The most renowned Polish
> > film directors such as Krzysztof Kieslowski, Roman Polanski, and
> > Andrzej Wajda are all graduates of the Lodz Film School.
> >
> > Since 1945 Lodz has been an important academic center with a number of
> > academic institutions, among them the University of Lodz.
>
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