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SOUTHEASTERN WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
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H-Amstdy
H-Environment
H-Grad
H-SAWH
H-Women
***CALL FOR PAPERS***
SOUTHEASTERN WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
THIS YEAR’S THEME: “WOMEN & ENVIRONMENTS”
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
APRIL 2-4, 2009
http://www.ws.appstate.edu
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Marilou Awiakta
Chris Cuomo
Elisabeth Lloyd
and featuring a workshop with Starhawk
WOMEN & ENVIRONMENTS THEME INCLUDES (but is not limited to):
Development
Environmental racism
Environmental policies
Naturalists
Frankenfoods
Localvores
The Slow Food Movement
CSAs
Pharmaceuticals
Eco-tourism
Ecofeminism
Women and animals
Women's environmental activism
The environment and women's health
Gender and food history
The politics of space and place
Environmental toxins
Darwinism
Women in environmental history
Ecological communities
Women in pollution and waste management
Green businesses
Women healers
Farm workers
Feminist literary ecology
Ecofeminist literary criticism
Aesthetic settings and provocative environments
Science, technology, and the environment
Women naturalists and conservationists
Disability and accessible environments
Queer(y)ing the natural
Feminist vegetarianism and feminist hunting
Hunger
Thematic papers are encouraged, but we welcome paper proposals on all women's studies topics.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS and SESSIONS of 3-5 PAPERS:
December 10, 2008
Send talk title, abstract, author name and bio, and email contact information by Dec. 10 to:
womens_st@appstate.edu ~please use "SEWSA" in the subject line.
Special conference discount for organizers of sessions that feature presenters from more than 2 different universities
Notification of acceptance will be sent by email no later than Feb. 1, 2009
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND CONFERENCE FEES
Conference registration fee includes information packets, April 2 reception, two lunches, morning snack and coffee breaks, four speakers, access to all concurrent sessions, and shuttle service between the conference hotel and the ASU campus.
EARLY BIRDS-register by Feb. 15, 2009!
student/unemployed: $55 (or $65 if Feb. 16 and later, and on site)
all others: $120 (or $140 if Feb. 16 and later, and on site)
All conference presenters must also be dues-paying members of SEWSA.
Online registration only: http://www.ws.appstate.edu
Questions? Please direct inquires to womens_st@appstate.edu
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