INTERSECTIONALITY: LIFE AT THE BORDERS
Presented by the Graduate Association of Multicultural
Studies at the University of Georgia
***Please note that our deadline for conference abstracts has
been extended to May 14, 2004.***
We are also excited to announce that our keynote speaker will
be Craig Womack, esteemed Native American scholar and
writer. Dr. Womack is the author of the critical work _Red
on Red_ and the novel _Drowning in Fire_.
The University of Georgia Graduate Association of
Multicultural Studies is now soliciting abstracts of no more
than 500 words for its 2nd Annual Graduate Conference,
themed Intersectionality, to be held at the University of
Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, September 24-25, 2004.
The turn within Ethnic Studies of late has been concentrated
on the transgressing of borders and boundaries. In keeping
with this idea, we would like to go further, to examine
those who live at the borders. Borrowing from Feminist
Studies and Critical Race Theory, we would like to examine
those who dwell within and without of two or more different
worlds, and their representations within literature and
other fields of study. We define Intersectionality as the
potential exclusion of a person based upon more than one
characteristic, where the combination of these
characteristics causes the individual’s marginalization.
In other words, a black woman could be discriminated against
on the basis of her race by other women, or on the basis of
her gender by black men. Our hope is that by identifying and
studying these multiple sites of oppression, we may be able
to understand and overcome them.
Possible areas for research might include, but are not
limited to:
• Intersectionality of Location: Place and Identity
• Transgressing the Ethnic and Cultural in Authorial
Identity
• Diversity within the Workplace
• New American Immigrant Identities
• Interdisciplinary Literature: Using History,
Anthropology, Folklore and Science
• Power within the Margins: Intersecting Race, Class,
Gender and Sexuality
• Alternative Genres: Intersecting Native American and
African American Literatures
• Linguistic Identities
• Mixed Race Identities
• Pidgin and Creole Identities in Language
The above list is just a starting point. We invite you to
interpret intersectionality in its broadest senses. While
abstracts approaching the theme are especially solicited, we
also welcome any submissions of an Ethnic
Studies/Multicultural Studies approach. In keeping with the
spirit of this discipline, we particularly value and
encourage interdisciplinary papers. A $150 prize will also
be awarded to the best conference paper presented by a
graduate student.
Please submit abstracts of no more than 500 words by May 14,
2004, either by email or snail mail to:
Anastasia Wright
254 Park Hall
Department of English
Univ. of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6205
*Please make sure to include your contact information as
well as your departmental affiliation in your abstract
submission.
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