FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- The following announcement comes from the Canadian Women's Studies Association. Contact info is below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Call for Proposals CWSA (Canadian Women's Studies Association) Conference May 25-27, 2001 Location: Universit� de Laval, Quebec City, Qc. The Canadian Women's Studies Association is now seeking proposals, in either English or French, for its annual conference, held in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada. We encourage presentations in a variety of formats, including papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, poster sessions, film and video screenings, performance art pieces, exhibits, and cultural events. We particularly welcome proposals specifically addressing the conference theme described below, but are interested in all proposals for presentations that explore new scholarship, knowledge, ideas, thinking, and issues related to Women's Studies. Submissions can be made by individuals or groups, and as joint sessions with other associations. "Across, Between, and Within Generations: Re-thinking Women's Studies" At the start of the new millenium, the meaning and status of the term "Women's Studies" have become increasingly contentious in a variety of venues as multiple voices and positions subject the question of defining the term to increased scrutiny, challenge and re-examination.This year's special conference theme seeks to explore some of the current debates, questions, issues, conflicts, anxieties, possibilities, and opportunities raised by these multiple re-examinations through asking (and answering?) questions such as: "What is Women's Studies today?" "How is Women's Studies imagined across the many definitions of generations?" "How might it be re-imagined?" "Is Women's Studies (still) relevant? How is that relevance understood by those different generations?" New this year: We are planning to include more joint sessions with other associations and an increased number of participant proposed panels, workshops, and roundtables for more interactive participation. In addition, we will have several plenary sessions addressing topics related to the conference theme, such as current challenges and opportunities in rethinking Women's Studies, interrelationships between Women's Studies and other 'new' critical approaches such as queer studies, postcolonial studies, etc., and issues in institutionalizing Ph.D. programs in Women's Studies. Submission and membership information can be found at the CWSA web site at http://www.brocku.ca/cwsa_acef. Deadline for proposals is midnight, Sunday, 3 December 2000. For more information, contact Liz Kaethler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
