The Ninth Annual University of Rhode Island Symposium on Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer (GLBTQ) Issues
April 2-5, 2003 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
“Being GLBTQ: Representation, Affirmation, and Beyond
It has often been said, but bears repeating: we truly are everywhere.
We live in an age when mass media infiltrates most corners of the globe, when
gay characters are commonplace on prime time television, when gay books and
authors make the New York Times bestseller list, and when reference to the
“gay gene” regularly appears in the daily newspaper. This symposium proposes
to ask the question, how accurately do the media, popular culture, academic,
political, and scientific representation reflect the truth of our lives? Are
these representations enough, or is it time to look beyond them?
This symposium invites researchers, academics, activists, and students to
focus on perspectives related to how gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered
individuals are portrayed and how accurately this representation reflects the
truth of their lives. Presentations related to GLBTQ lives can be explored in
any of the following contexts: by mass media, in pop culture, through
historical record, via scientific study, and within our own GLBTQ culture. We
also wish to identify aspects of GLBTQ lives and communities that remain
under-represented or not represented at all. How have we been perceived, how
are we currently perceived, and how should we be perceived? The goal of this
symposium is to both expose and explore how GLBTQ lives and identities are
typed, stereotyped and represented and how these representations can be
overcome and/or integrated by GLBTQ individuals, communities, scholars, and
activists.
Presentations and research related to any discipline are welcome. Academics,
educators, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, artists and
writers, political activists, community and agency personnel are encouraged to
submit as proposals.
Presentation types may include standard academic papers (up to 20 minutes in
length), panels or roundtables, nontraditional, creative or artistic
performances, or poster exhibits. In the past, this highly interactive
symposium has been proud to welcome performance art, film, workshops,
readings, social events, and even a union ceremony to complement our academic
presentations and perspectives.
Abstracts should include: name, affiliation, address, telephone number, e-mail
address, title and brief outline of proposed presentation (max. of 250 words).
Please direct proposals by January 15 or questions to:
Dr. Michael G. Cornelius
English Department
Wilson College
1015 Philadelphia Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Or email them directly to: mcornelius@wilson.edu
Phone: (717) 264-4141 ext.: 3308
Please cross-list where appropriate.
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