FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- CALL FOR PAPERS--UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA, CUBA (forwarded call for papers from Norma Vasallo at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON WOMEN'S STUDIES--UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA The Women's Studies Center (CATEDRA DE LA MUJER) at the University of Havana announces its Third International Scientific Workshop on "Women on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century" to be held on 25-29 October, 1999. The workshop is sponsored by the Federation of Cuban Women. Its general purpose is to conduct the academic exchange and evaluation of issues concerning women, and to plan future work in this field for the next few years. Objectives: --To create a space for theoretical-scientific reflection with respect to the dimension of gender and other important issues of concern to women --To promote a dialogue and exchange of experiences among specialists on this topic, from among different disciplines --To make known the results of research and practical-scientific work on women, as well as to stimulate an on-going exchange of scientific work on this topic Participants: Persons who work on these topics professionally as specialists or who are nterested in these questions are invited to participate. Participation in the meeting is guaranteed on the basis of the acceptance of the applicant's paper. Scientific Program: The Workshop will take place in the form of panels, round tables, individual papers, commissions, lectures, and pre-workshop courses. Commissions and Thematic Topics: I. Feminist Thought: Theory and Methodology II. Gender and History III. Gender and Socioeconomic Development IV. Gender and Environment V. Gender and Migration VI. Gender and Health VII. Gender and Feminine Subjectivity VIII.Family and Gender IX. Gender and Sexuality X. Education and Gender XI. Gender Studies in Art and Literature XII. Gender and Social Communication XIII.Gender and Power XIV Feminine Identity and Life Cycle XV. Gender and Violence XVI. Gender, Race, and Social Class XVII. Human Rights and Women XVIII.Science, Technology, and Gender PRE-WORKSHOP COURSES Pre-workshop courses will take place on October 25. They will have a >maximum length of six hours. They will focus on the study of Cuban women >according to the following themes: > >1. Women, the couple, and the family >2. Women and health >3. The actual situation of Cuban women >4. Women and Cuban emigration >5. The sociodemographic characteristics of Cuban women >6. Domestic violence > >Registration fees: >PRE-WORKSHOP COURSE: $20.00 (US DOLLARS) >INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP: $80.00 > >DEADLINES: > >The papers are to be submitted at the time of the conference registration >in Havana. The 200-word abstract should be mailed no later than July 24, >1999. > >The following information should be submitted with the abstract: Title, >Author's Name, Institution, Subsection (I-XVIII above) for which the paper >is being submitted, and whether there is need of audiovisual equipment. > >LODGING > >A number of hotel prices appear below. Prices cover a week or 7 nights' >lodging. [Ask conference organizers in Cuba what the prices mean.] > >Hotels CP MAP DOUBLE SINGLE > >Vedado-Colina 184.00 272.00 252.00 334.00 > >Neptuno 315.00 382.00 462.00 542.00 > >Capri 288.00 389.00 367.00 470.00 > >Habana Libre 404.00 592.00 605.00 793.00 > > >SEND APPLICATION TO: > >Norma Vasallo, C�tedra de la Mujer, Universidad de La Habana, >San Rafael No 1168 esquina Maz�n >Zona 4 C�digo Postal 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba. >Fax: (537) 335774 and (537) 335960 >E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
