CFP: Women's and Gender Studies Past, Present, Future (11/1/06; NWSA, 6/28/07-7/1/07)

National Women's Studies Association 2007 Conference
June 28-July 1, 2007
Submission deadline: November 1, 2006

The National Women's Studies Association is pleased to announce that the
Call for Proposals for its 2007 conference scheduled for June 28-July 1,
2007 in St. Charles, IL, a suburb of Chicago, is available at
www.nwsaconference.org.

NWSA invites submissions that examine the conference theme, "Past Debates,
Present Possibilities, and Future Feminisms: A Women's and Gender Studies
Conference Celebrating 30 Years of NWSA" and its related sub-themes-Girls
Studies and Activism, Performing Feminisms, and Im/Migration and
Mobility-from women's and gender studies practitioners in college and
universities, women's center administrators, independent scholars, K-12
educators, artists, and community activists. The Association also welcomes
proposals that do not directly address the theme, but are relevant to
women's and gender studies today.

The 2007 conference will feature:
. A talk by Sandra Cisneros, celebrated author of The House on Mango
Street and the novel Caramelo
. Engaging Scholarship Sessions to promote intellectual exchange and
networking
. Writing workshops for graduate students and junior faculty
. Tribute panel to honor past scholarship that has set new directions
for the field: This Bridge Called My Back
. Program Administration and Development and Women's Centers
Pre-Conferences

Allison Kimmich, Executive Director
allison.kimmich_at_nwsa.org
National Women's Studies Association
7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 502
College Park, MD 20740-3627
(301) 403-0525
www.nwsa.org
www.nwsaconference.org
 
 

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