Suicidal Tendencies: Complicating Feminism's Relationship to Suicide
A Proposed Panel for 2000 Subversions: Womens Studies and the Twenty-First
Century, the National Womens Studies Association Conference in Boston,
June 14-18, 2000.
This panel is intended to explore the complex history of the relationship
between feminism and suicide. How has suicide been theorized by feminists
in various disciplines: literature, psychology, sociology, biology, and
others? How do these theories complement and/or conflict with each other?
How have the suicides of women--real or fictional--been read by theorists,
and how do these readings affect current and future feminists? How do we
make sense of internal and psychological damage, and the need for healing,
in the face of oppressive dominance? How do we encourage such healing
while at the same time promoting activism? How has the discussion of
suicide been shut down, or been opened up, by feminism? Proposals can come
from any theoretical or disciplinary perspective, but should be written
for a cross-disciplinary audience with the aim of bridging gaps in
understanding and communication about suicide and women.
Please Note: I am seeking proposals for putting together a panel to
propose to NWSA: this panel hasn't yet been accepted for the conference.
Deadline for Proposals for my consideration: Received by November 3, 1999.
E-mail submissions accepted at heinscolt@aol.com or by mail to: Alyssa
Colton, Dept. of English, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave,
Albany NY 12222.
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