**Apologies for Cross-posting** Deadline extended! We are seeking for one or two more abstracts by October 16 to complete our session.
2nd Call for papers- “Eastern Feminism”: Gender and Geography in Asia Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April 9-13, 2013 Sponsored by: Geographical Perspective on Women Organizer: Nazgol Bagheri, University of Missouri-Kansas City “Feminism in Japan needs more methodological self-awareness. Feminism is becoming an indispensable part of social consciousness and it does serve to promote social justice. Yet feminism is still interpreted as a women’s social movement, and especially as a women’s empowerment movement; it has not yet been properly acknowledged as a method of analysis.” Sakiko Kitagawa, 2011 This challenge is not unique to Japanese feminist studies; it holds true in other countries in the Near East, Middle East and Far East Asia. Feminist geography, as a highly creative and diverse sub-discipline of geography, has been the focus of several empirically- and conceptually- focused studies by interdisciplinary scholars participating in AAG annual meetings. But, there have been few works on feminist theories and practices in non-Western contexts. This session offers a forum to develop discussion on the study of women and to introduce ongoing feminist scholarship in non-Western contexts that are often associated with interesting juxtapositions of traditional patriarchy and innovative Western-style economies. We seek to understand the current status of feminist geographical scholarship across Asia, by welcoming papers that are focused on women’s issues in Asia. While our emphasis is Asian countries, we encourage comparative studies as well. By arranging the papers under feminism in non-Western contexts, we do not mean to overlook the diversity among the different versions of feminism such as secular or Islamic feminism in those countries. Instead, we seek to offer a place for scholars with special and geographically-focused interests to create shared analytical and comparative tools. Papers can be framed in one of the following themes, but other relevant papers on gender and geography in Asia will be considered: * Studies on female subjects comparing or connecting rural and urban contexts (examples might include education, healthcare, public space, commerce, development, technology, transportation) * Analyses and assessments of feminist studies in a specific nation * Critical engagement with methodologies and/or applications of feminist methods in geographical research Please send proposed titles and abstracts of up to 250 words to Nazgol Bagheri ([email protected]) by October 16. Presenters will be expected to register at the AAG website(http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting/register) by October 24th 2012. ------------ Nazgol Bagheri Geography Lecturer PhD Candidate
