>>Transnational Lives: Feminist Perspectives on
>>Citizenship, Home and Belonging
>>November 23-26, 2007
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>>Symposium of the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography
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>>CALL FOR PAPERS
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>>Objectives
>> Over the past two decades,, feminist geographers from all over the
>> world have gathered regularly in different parts of Europe, Asia,
>> Africa, and North America to take part in IGU sponsored symposiums on
>> gender and geography. We have benefited from the fruitful discussions
>> and learned much from each other’s experiences during these meetings. We
>> are happy to announce that the Symposium on Transnational Lives:
>> Feminist Perspectives on Citizenship, Home and Belonging will be held at
>> the Department of Geography, National Taiwan University during 23-26
>> November, 2007.
>>A transnational framework encourages a broad spectrum of research topics
>>and embraces a wide range of perspectives, however, it is on the level of
>>peoples’ lived experience that much recent, innovative and provocative
>>research is being carried out. The time has come to establish a new
>>paradigm within which various aspects of transmigration can fit together,
>>resulting in a broader, more holistic view of transnational lives. This
>>symposium tries to push for a theoretical and comprehensive approach to
>>explore the many facets associated with transmigration in the global era.
>>We hope to address the extent to which social identities are disrupted
>>and recast or reinforced over national boundaries and further bring to
>>light issues regarding belonging and citizenship.
>>With this in mind, the main themes of the symposium will focus on
>>citizenship, home and belonging, but are not limited to these three. The
>>symposium will provide a platform to rethink existing notions of
>>transnational space from the perspectives of women and gender that is
>>contextualized in a wide range of societies.
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>>Suggested Thematic topics:
>>++Gender and Mobility
>>++Gender and identity formation
>>++Gendered transnational space
>>++Gender roles in the transnational family
>>Abstract Submission
>>Please submit your abstract(s) in less than 500 words each in WORD or PDF
>>format using the following template, before June 31st, 2007. You will be
>>notified if your proposed paper will be accepted shortly. Please send
>>your abstract(s) to:
>>Nora Chiang at: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>>Tovi Fenster at: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
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>>Provisional Program
>>Nov. 23: 7:00 p.m. Welcoming reception by the Geography Department, NTU
>>Nov. 24 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
>> 4:00 p.m. – Visit to Fembooks (Women’s bookstore) and a women’s pub
>>Nov. 25 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
>> 4:00 p.m. – Visit to Homemakers’ Union.
>>Nov. 26 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Free Fieldtrip to the Chung Shan
>>Conference Hall designed by a Chinese female architect; followed by
>>lunch and Chinese tea, and visit the rustic landscape in Yangmingshan
>>National Park. Participants can experience a relaxing open air hot
>>spring bath in the local area.
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>>Organizing Committee
>>Nora Chiang
>>Department of Geography
>>National Taiwan University
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>>Sue-Ching Jou
>>Department of Geography
>>National Taiwan University
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>>Michelle Huang
>>Department of Geography
>>National Taiwan University
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>>Tovi Fenster
>>Department of Geography
>>Tel-Aviv University
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>>Sabina Sun
>>Graduate Institute of Fine Arts
>>National Taiwan University of Arts
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>> Submission of Abstracts
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>>TITLE: The title should accurately, clearly, and concisely reflect the
>>emphasis and content of the presentation.
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>>AUTHOR NAMES: Use first names, initials, and surnames. Do not use only
>>initials with surnames (e.g., M. R. Jackson). Do not include professional
>>or official titles or academic degrees. At least one author must be
>>designated with an asterisk as the presented author.
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>>AUTHOR ADDRESS: The affiliation should be the institution where the work
>>was conducted.
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>>KEYWORDS: Give three to five keywords of the presentation.
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>>ABSTRACT: The abstract should briefly state the problem or purpose of the
>>presentation, summarize the principal findings, and point out major
>>conclusions.
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