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INTERSECTIONS: Feminist & Queer Geographies
School of Geography, University of Leeds
7th-8th July, 2008.
Speakers include: Professor Elspeth Probyn, Professor Gill Valentine,
Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya, Dr David Bell, Professor Vanalyne Green.
An interdisciplinary conference jointly organised and sponsored by the Royal
Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers') Women and
Geography Study Group (WGSG) and Space, Sexualities and Queer Working Group
(SSQWG)
Call for papers (and other contributions)
There has been surprisingly little explicit interaction between feminist and
queer geographies, despite a number of shared concerns. This conference will
provide a space for productive exchanges between feminist and queer
geographers, as well as other researchers interested in questions of
feminism, queer theory, and spatiality. The conference will explore points
of both intersection and disjuncture between queer and feminist theories and
geographies.
We welcome papers proposing exciting future directions for research, as well
as those advancing/challenging contemporary theoretical and methodological
agendas. We are particularly interested in research that will feed into
broader debates about the intersections between feminist theory, queer
theory, and politics.
We aim to be interdisciplinary in nature, and we welcome contributions from
cognate disciplines, including (but not limited to) sociology, politics,
art, & performance studies. Contributions other than traditional paper
presentations are also encouraged, such as installations, films and performance.
Potential contributions could include research on:
o identities, subjectivities, citizenship, belonging
o the body
o everyday practice and politics
o the state / politics
o capitalism / globalisation
o the family
o social reproduction and the life course
o intimacy
o intersectionality
o ecology / environmentalism
o cosmopolitanism / difference
o emotional geographies / geographies of affect
o future directions of queer and feminist geographies
We aim to create a constructive environment for sharing ideas and developing
connections. The format will consist of paper and panel sessions, with ample
time set aside for debate and discussion. We will also be running shorter
paper sessions for 'emerging' scholars or those who are at the beginning
stages of their research as well as some more informal reading/discussion
workshops.
Please send the title of your proposed paper, panel or informal workshop
with an abstract of approximately 250 words and up to 4 key words for
consideration to Eleanor Wilkinson ([log in to unmask]) by 10th May 2008.
http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/conferences/intersections/
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