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The 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women will
be held at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, July 21-26,
2002. Its central theme will be an assessment of progress over
the past few decades: "Gendered Worlds, Gains and Challenges."
The goal of the meeting is to promote cross-cultural discussion
between academics in many fields and between them and
professionals working in organizations concerned with women and
gender issues. English is the main language of the conference.
The Congress has met every three years, most recently in
Norway, but this is the first time it has convened in an African
country. Uganda is known for the progress it has made in
women's emancipation and gender mainstreaming and for its strong
women's movement. The Congress is being hosted by the Dept. of
Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University, the first such
department in Africa. Participants may stay in dormitories on
the campus, located on an attractive hillside on the edge of
Kampala. Kampala is served by non-stop flights to nearby
Entebbe airport from London, Brussels, and Cairo.
Proposals are welcomed for full panels, individual papers, or
posters/exhibitions. Please send an abstract, working title,
and explanation of the project's relevance to the conference's
theme to:
The Coordinator, Women's Worlds 2002
Dept. of Women and Gender Studies
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
The deadline for proposals is June 15, 2001.
For more information, check their website:
http://www.wgs.or.ug
or contact Marjorie McIntosh, Dept. of History, University of
Colorado at Boulder.
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