FWD: The 2000 GLCA Women's Studies Conference, Call for Papers (fwd)

>Women's Studies Conference
>Denison University
>April 7-8, 2000
>
>CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
>
>The Great Lakes Colleges Association announces its biennial Women's Studies
>conference, to be held April 7-8, 2000, at Denison University (Granville, 
>OH).
>The theme of the conference is "The Critical Edge: What's New in Women's
>Studies." The keynote speaker will be Chandra Mohanty.
>
>This year's conference will focus on six broad areas of intellectual 
>inquiry
>that have impacted and been impacted by the field of Women's Studies: 
>cultural
>studies, queer theory/studies, globalization, ethnic studies, critical 
>white
>studies, and science and technology. The intent of the conference is to 
>focus
>on how, where and to what effect Women's Studies meets these fields of 
>inquiry
>theoretically, politically and pedagogically.
>
>The conference will begin in the early afternoon of Friday, April 7, and
>conclude at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8. All faculty, staff and 
>students,
>especially those interested in examining the scholarly, pedagogical and
>curricular issues of the field, are invited to attend.
>
>This year's conference planning committee is: Lakesia Johnson and Marlene
>Tromp (Denison); Meryl Altman (DePauw); Laurie Finke (Kenyon); Anna M.
>Agathangelou (Oberlin); and Karen Taylor (Wooster).
>
>Conference registration information and materials will be available in 
>early
>February 2000. The registration deadline is Friday, March 3, 2000. For
>additional information concerning registration and other conference
>arrangements, please contact Grace Y. Pang, GLCA Program Officer, at (734)
>761-4833 or at pang@glca.org.
>
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>GREAT LAKES COLLEGES ASSOCIATION, INC.
>Women's Studies Conference
>Denison University
>April 7-8, 2000
>
>CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>Twenty-five years after the inception of the GLCA Women's Studies 
>committee,
>Women's Studies programs at GLCA member institutions look very different, 
>as
>does the academy as a whole. Such areas of inquiry as cultural studies, 
>queer
>theory/studies, globalization, and critical race studies expand upon and
>sometimes challenge feminism's activist interests and gains. How has the
>foundational work of Women's Studies impacted the growth of these areas and
>itself been affected by them?
>
>A major challenge that faces Women's Studies programs today is how to learn
>from and contribute to scholarship and teaching in these areas. How do 
>those
>interested and involved in Women's Studies keep the bridges open and be 
>part
>of the conversation--and contestations--without losing track of an 
>"original"
>feminist focus, impulse, or roots? GLCA has helped shape and support 
>Women's
>Studies since the mid-seventies, and its history reflects a dual 
>commitment to
>these feminist roots and to the exploration and critical examination of how
>feminism and Women's Studies simultaneously and necessarily adapt to and
>influence changing historical contexts. Understanding what's new depends on
>understanding our history.
>
>We especially seek proposals for papers, panels, or other presentations 
>that
>address the intersection between Women's Studies and following areas:
>
>* Critical White Studies
>* Cultural Studies
>* Ethnic Studies
>* Globalization
>* Queer Theory/Queer Studies
>* Science and Technology
>
>We encourage proposals that provide clear pathways--applications of current
>theory, specific methodologies, or pedagogical strategies--that people can 
>use
>in teaching and/or research.
>
>Faculty and students who wish to present papers should submit proposals by
>Friday, January 7, 2000. Proposals must include the presenter's name,
>department/major, faculty or student status, contact information (mailing
>address, telephone number, e-mail address), a title, and an abstract of no
>more than 100 words. Please submit proposals via the GLCA Web site at:
>
>http://glca.org/womens.studies.conference/abstract.form.shtml/
>
>Or, send paper proposals to:
>
>Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc.
>Women's Studies Conference 2000
>535 W. William, Suite 301
>Ann Arbor, MI 48103
>
>For more information, please contact Grace Y. Pang, GLCA Program Officer, 
>at
>(734) 761-4833 or at pang@glca.org.
>
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>Grace Yoon-aie Pang, Program Officer                    pang@glca.org
>Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc.             734-761-4833 phone
>535 West William, Suite 301                          734-761-3939 fax
>Ann Arbor, MI  48103                              http://www.glca.org
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