By kessicajelly • 15 years ago

Feminisms and Pop Culture Graduate Conference

Just a heads- up for anyone currently in Women’s Studies (in the CT area or willing to travel):

I’m running this conference along with a fellow graduate assistant and we welcome submissions from any grad students (or advanced undergrads) from the Feministing community!

The Southern Connecticut State University Women’s Studies Program  Celebrates Our Seventh Annual Graduate Conference:
“Feminisms and Popular Culture”
To be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at SCSU Deadline for Proposals: Friday, March 13, 2009 SCSU Women’s Studies Program invites graduate students in any discipline working toward a Master’s or a Ph.D. to submit proposals for presentation. Graduate students from all academic institutions and disciplines, or areas of feminist research and activism are encouraged to contribute proposals. The conference theme will be the effect of pop culture on feminism and feminism on pop culture.
We are seeking presentations that address issues such as:



How can we use popular culture to promote a feminist agenda?
What feminist voices are missing in pop culture?
What new methods or technologies are feminists using to make their voices heard?
How has popular culture changed relative to feminist action?
How are women and girls getting ideas about their own womanhood from popular culture, and where can they find alternative images?
What are some examples of successful feminists interaction with popular culture?
Who are ultimately the creators of and gatekeepers to popular images of masculinity and femininity?
What issues should be in the popular consciousness, and how can feminists promote them?
How is the image of a feminist presented in pop culture, and how does it relate to reality?

Students in all academic fields are welcome and encouraged to contribute. Proposals for presentation made take any form. Possible submission formats may include email with descriptions or photos, data or audio CD’s, videos or DVD’s, audio tapes, photo copies, or traditional abstracts. Please include any technology needs.

All proposals should include the presenter’s name, affiliation, and contact information. If interested in moderating a panel or round table, please direct contact information to the address listed below. Registration fee is $5.00 for students and $10.00 for faculty.

Please send or e-mail proposals to:

Women’s Studies Graduate Conference
Women’s Studies Program, ENG B229
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1355
Phone: (203) 392-6133
Fax: (203) 392-6723
Email: womenstudies@southernct.edu
www.southernct.edu/womensstudies/

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