(NAME-MCE) FW: Race Matters to Feminism Conference in Albany

[Jacqueline Leak]

Subject: Race Matters to Feminism Conference in Albany

 


The 7th Annual Women's Studies Student Conference presents as this year's
theme:

"RACE MATTERS TO FEMINISM"

. or does it?  Given this year's political climate, is this question still
relevant? Have we made any significant breakthroughs on this subject?

We invite students (both graduate and undergraduate from all disciplines
and colleges) as well as community activists to submit proposals for
papers, film, music, art, live performance, and other creative and
critical works.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

.    Race and gender politics in the presidential elections.
.    Historical exploration of race relations impacting on feminism and/or
vice versa.
.    Explorations of the discourse on "postracial society."
.    Personal accounts of race and gendered experiences.

Please submit 200-word abstracts briefly describing your work to
wstudent at albany.edu
<http://us.mc532.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wstudent@albany.edu>  no later
than Friday, October 31, 2008.

Abstracts describing film and live performances should indicate the
project's running time (image or digital files of media projects may also
be submitted as e-mail attachments or through a URL if presented on the
web). You may use the same e-mail address to send us any inquiries.

For more information, please visit our website:
http://www.albany.edu/wstudent_conference/

This event is sponsored by the Department of Women's Studies and organized
by students in the Graduate Orientation in Women's Studies seminar (WSS
510).

Conference Date: December 4-5, 2008 at the University at Albany

Please spread the word.


-- 
Janell Hobson
Graduate Director
Department of Women's Studies
University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Ave.
SS 341
Albany, NY 12222
(518) 442-5575
jhobson at albany.edu
<http://us.mc532.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jhobson@albany.edu> 
www.albany.edu/faculty/jhobson