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Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) Women’s Studies Program announces its Fourth Annual Graduate Conference
Saturday, April 1, 2006, at SCSU
CALL FOR PAPERS
Whether in print, television, film, radio or the Internet, media is key to the dissemination of information to the public. How do media portray women and women’s issues? What types of access do women have to media? What roles do women play in media? Does a feminist perspective make a difference in how and what information is disseminated? The SCSU Women’s Studies Graduate Conference Committee invites graduate students and college seniors from all institutions to submit proposals for panel discussions or individual papers with a focus on all issues concerning:
Suggested panel and paper topics includes, but are not limited to:
- Women and Access to Publishing
- Women’s Employment and Promotions
- History of Women in Film
- History of Feminist Media
- Women and Work in Television
- Women and Girls Body Image
- Media and Gender Roles / Stereotyping
- Media and Sexuality
- Media and Women’s Health
- Feminist E-Zines
- Representations of Women’s Issues
- International Women and the Media
- Feminists Media Outlets
- Women’s Networks
- Violence against Women
- Women Politicians in the Media
- Women’s Representations of Women
- Women and Visual Art
- Women and AdvertisementWomen and Fine Arts
- Women and Pornography
- LBGT and the Media
- Women and Self Image
- Women and Educational Media
- Internet Technology
Deadline for submitting Proposals/Abstracts: Friday, March 3, 2006
Send submissions electronically to decrostaa1@southernct.edu as word attachments or typed in the body of the e-mail. Please include name, affiliation, E-mail, standard mailing address, and phone number. Proposals should not be longer than one page; an abstract of no more than 150 words will be included in the conference program.
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
URL: www.southernct.edu/departments/womensstudies/
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