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Call for Papers
Conference: "Black Feminisms"
Date/Time: Friday, March 12, 2004 / 8:30am to 6:30pm (followed by reception)
Location: The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level
"Black Feminisms" is an all-day conference organized by The Africana Studies Group of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). What is black feminism? What is its significance, and relevance, for the new millennium? We are currently seeking abstracts (300 words or less) that address these questions, as well as papers on various topics related to the field of black feminism in the US and abroad. You are welcome to submit individual papers and/or organize a panel on a particular topic. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Afro-Futurism
- Eugenics
- Fashion
- Feminism and Popular Studies
- Film and Theatre
- Food
- Health
- Labour
- Literature
- Men and Feminism
- Music
- "Post" Black Feminism
- Postcolonial Feminism
- Prisons
- Queer Studies
- Reproductive Politics
- Theory/Practice
- Transnational Feminism
- U.S. Third World Feminism
- Visual Arts
- Whites and Black Feminism
- Youth
There will also be a panel for CUNY undergraduates. We encourage submissions from inside, and outside of, the academy. There is no cost for submission or acceptance. Each panelist will be given approximately 20 minutes to speak.
Please submit abstracts no later than Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Notification of acceptance will be November 15, 2003.
E-Mail abstracts to the email address provided below.
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