FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- -----Original Message----- From: Philosophy News Service * richard jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 10:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CFP: Gender Symposium ------------------ GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM ON GENDER State University of New York at Buffalo Saturday, March 25, 2000 ABSTRACTS DUE: February 4, 2000 "Submissions are welcomed from all disciplines within the arts, sciences, and humanities." DIALOGUES: What is gender as we end the 20th and enter the 21st Century? Abstracts of any research that in some way relate to this question are welcome. The following list is meant to be suggestive though not exhaustive: What is the dialogue between gender and society? How does gender intersect with race? Class? Sexuality? Ethnicity? What is the dialogue between gender and the sciences? How does gender influence disease? Health? What is the dialogue between gender and theory? What is the relationship between gender and power? Work? Identity? Family? Public policy? What is the dialogue between gender and the arts? New media and the image? Artistic expression? What is the dialogue between gender and the academy? The academic disciplines? The broad category of gender will unite current graduate research emerging from a variety of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. We are particularly interested in submissions stemming from the biological sciences and the arts as well as those considering race, the relationship between genders, and between generations of feminists. Papers that address the historic dimension of the question will be given special consideration. Submissions are welcomed from all disciplines within the arts, sciences, and humanities. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: We invite 200-300 word abstracts for the conference. The presentation of research may take several different formats, including, though not limited to, papers (resulting from group work and individuals), roundtable discussions, slide presentations, readings and performances. Presentations should be 12-15 minutes in duration. Please include two copies of your submission including a title. The researcher's name should not appear on the abstract. Also include a cover sheet providing your name, institutional affiliation, address, phone number, and email address. Please forward all abstracts to: The Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG) 216 Harriman Hall, Room 102, Box M SUNY - Buffalo 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214-3072 Attn: Rebecca Morrow Sponsored by the following SUNY-Buffalo Organizations: Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender Graduate Student Association Anthropology Graduate Student Association Microbial Pathogenesis Graduate Group Buffalo Theory Group Graduate Group for Critical and Cultural Studies of Information Technology ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ 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 ************************************
