Anybody interested? AR ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 7:07 PM Subject: Three International Task Force Roundtables at NWSA 2001 > I: INTERNATIONALIZING WOMENıS STUDIES AND GENDER STUDIES CURRICULA > > The International Task Force (ITF) of NWSA is organizing a roundtable > discussion on "Internationalizing Womenıs Studies and Gender Studies > Curricula" at NWSA 2001 (June 13-17, 2001, Minneapolis, MN). In the last > few decades, syllabi and curricula have become a major force in defining > and contesting fields of study. In Womenıs Studies and in Gender Studies, > the political aspect of syllabi > implicitly, how they are taught > the multiplicity but also of the intersections of feminisms and womanisms: > African, American, Asian, European, etc. In the backdrop to our individual > choices of syllabi are questions about how we represent nation, gender, > sexuality, community, and other ideologies. For example, what should a > "History of Feminisms" course include? What are the reasons for separate > syllabi on Indian or Caribbean women? How inclusive is a course on "Third > World Women"? The roundtable on this topic, sponsored by the International > Task Force, calls for papers that focus on the impact of old and new > curricula on our conceptions of Womenıs Studies and Gender Studies. Papers > for this roundtable should be short enough to encourage audience > participation. Please send proposals by NOVEMBER 1, 2000 to SONITA SARKER > ([log in to unmask]). > > > II: WOMEN IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY > > The International Task Force (ITF) of NWSA is organizing a roundtable on > "Women in the Global Economy" at NWSA 2001 (June 13-17, 2001, Minneapolis, > MN). In this roundtable discussion, ITF seeks participants who can > discuss the gender implications of economic and cultural globalization. > We encourage participation of activists and scholars who are involved in > local, indigenous struggles and who can shed light on global political > developments, eg. in light of Seattle1999, the Beijing Plus Five > conference, NYC 2000, or the upcoming UN conference on racism in South > Africa 2001. Possible discussion points are the following questions: How > are women organizing in the formal and informal sector? How are war and > peace part of the global economy? What are some noteworthy alliances > across national borders, e.g. with respect to unionization, co-operative > movements, anti-sweatshop and/or sex workers' rights campaigns? > Presentations for this roundtable should be short enough to allow for > dialogue and discussion. Please send presentation proposals by e-mail > ([log in to unmask]) to SONITA SARKER, by NOVEMBER 1, 2000. > > > III: TERMINOLOGIES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS > > The International Task Force (ITF) of NWSA is organizing a roundtable > discussion on "Walking the Talk: A Discussion of Activism and Academic > Terminology in Transnational Feminist Studies" at NWSA 2001 (June 13-17, > 2001, Minneapolis, MN). In light of the considerable recent growth in > transnational feminist studies, the ITF seeks participants who can detail > and expand upon the recent practices and theorizations of transnationalism, > globalism, and internationalism. How do we distinguish between these terms > in feminist activism and in the academy? We welcome participants who will > relate structural processes and struggles to subjectivities, analyzing the > importance, especially for decolonizing or anti-imperialist feminisms, of > distinguishing between, for example, national, diasporic, exilic, > cosmopolitan, and immigrant identities. Presentations for this roundtable > should encourage and be short enough to allow for discussion. Please send > presentation proposals by e-mail to PAMELA THOMA ([log in to unmask]) OR > SONITA SARKER ([log in to unmask]) by NOVEMBER 1, 2000. > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%