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University of Salford
European Studies Research Institute
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
GENDER, IDENTITY AND NATIONALISM IN EUROPE: FROM
THE NINETEENTH TO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
12-13 October 2001
Call for Papers
The fall of communism generated particular expectations about the
future of Europe. The expectation of a united Europe, inclusive of
East Central Europe, has not fully recognised the tensions created
by different perceptions of the role of national identity in the East
and in the West. The preoccupation of Western Europe with the
preservation of some sense of national identity within a united
Europe runs parallel to the preoccupation of Eastern Europe with
securing and finalising the structure of the nation-state. In other
words, the current aspirations of Eastern European nationalism, in
many ways, reflect the aims of earlier European nation-builders. A
key factor in the process of nation-building has been the assigning
of specific symbolic roles to women in a national community. To
what extent do current differences in perceptions of national
identity impact upon debates about gender in different 'Europes'?
This conference aims to explore the relationship between gender
images and national identities in Europe since the end of the
nineteenth century. It will focus particularly on the construction of
gender identity and the use of stereotypical images of gender in
shaping nationalist discourse across Europe. The conference will
compare and contrast debates surrounding the historical
construction of national and gender identities in Western and
Eastern Europe and will explore the implications of the differences
in this area between the West and the East for the political
processes in Europe post-1989.
We are especially interested in receiving proposals for papers in
the following areas:
(1) How and why specific images of gender have been selected to
generate both nationalist discourses and assumptions about
national identity and the means by which these images have been
disseminated;
(2) The impact these images have on political processes,
particularly the development of gender emancipation movements;
(3) The impact of nationalist discourse on renewed debate around
civil society and gender in contemporary multi-ethnic states;
(4) Nations and issues of gender in post-1989 Europe.
Plenary speakers will include:
Cherie Booth QC
Professor Sylvia Walby (Leeds)
Offers of papers, accompanied by an abstract of 300-500 words,
should be sent by post, e-mail or fax by 7 May 2001 to
Miss Louise Graham,
European Studies Research Institute,
University of Salford,
Salford M5 4WT,
Greater Manchester,
UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 295 5614
Fax: + 44 (0) 161 295 5223
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
For further information about the conference, please contact Vera
Tolz and Stephenie Booth, European Studies Research Institute,
University of Salford.
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 295 5606
Fax: + 44 (0) 161 295 5077
E-mails: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
Enquiries regarding registration, accommodation, etc., should be
directed to:
Miss Louise Graham
European Studies Research Institute
University of Salford
Salford M5 4WT
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)161 295 5614
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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