[Discussion] CfP: A Canon of Our Own? - Vienna, Austria 11/05
Onur Inal
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CFP: A Canon of Our Own? - Vienna, Austria 11/05
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Center for Gender Studies
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
28.11.2005-29.11.2005, Aula, Campus, Spitalgasse 2, A-1090 Vienna
Deadline: 31.05.2005
This conference shall bring together experts in the field of Feminist, =
Women's, and Gender Studies from various countries to discuss =
differentiations that shape power relations within that very field - and =
beyond. Relations and tensions between theoretical and empirical =
research as well as potentials and constraints of local contexts of =
knowledge production shall be addressed. We are strongly interested to =
examine and question the notions of "East" and "West" (mainly) in a =
European context.
The conference focuses on the notion of canon along the following lines
- Is there a canon of Feminist, Women's, and Gender Studies that is =
valid all over the world? Are there works one needs to have read to join =
the community? Which theories and approaches does one have to know and =
apply?
- If such a canon exists, how do theories, concepts or texts become =
canonical in Feminist, Women's and Gender Studies? Are there any =
differences to main/malestream canons?
- Are there implicit or explicit leading disciplines within an assumedly =
interdisciplinary context?
- Are Women's and Gender Studies in need of a canon at all? Can they =
help developing one?
- How about countries in which - for whatever historical or political =
reasons - Women's and Gender Studies evolved later than elsewhere (e.g. =
Austria, compared with the US, post-communist countries compared with =
"the West")? Can they ever catch up? Do they have to catch up?
- How important is the local context/situatedness of knowledge =
production? Can the subaltern (cf Gayatri Spivak) or those from the =
semi-peripheries (cf Marina Blagojevic) speak other than by =
recapitulating concepts and theories coming from the centre - or in the =
capacity of providers of raw data?
-How important are different languages? What about English as an =
academic lingua franca on the one hand and as a hegemonic language on =
the other?
The conference will comprise 5 - 6 panels of 2 - 3 papers. Presentations
should not exceed 20 minutes. Every speaker will be assigned a
commentator. To assure dense and focussed discussion, speakers and
commentators shall receive all the papers before the conference. The
conference language is English.
Participants are invited to submit a proposal (500 words) indicating the =
scope and approach of their contribution, together with a short CV. We =
strongly encourage the submission of panels. Proposals in English should =
be sent to Therese Garstenauer (Therese.Garstenauer@univie.ac.at) by 31
May 2005. Notice will be given by 10 July 2005. Papers are due by 15 =
October 2005, in order to distribute them in advance. The conference =
materials are planned to be published in a series of the Centre for =
Gender Studies at the University of Vienna. Travel expenses and =
accommodation costs of contributors shall be covered (pending the =
definite confirmation of funding).
Therese Garstenauer
Spitalgasse 2, Hof 7
A-1090 Vienna
Therese.Garstenauer@univie.ac.at
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DSylfaen><STRONG>CFP: A Canon of Our =
Own? - Vienna,=20
Austria=20
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for Gender Studies<BR>University of Vienna, Vienna,=20
Austria<BR>28.11.2005-29.11.2005, Aula, Campus, Spitalgasse 2, A-1090=20
Vienna<BR>Deadline: 31.05.2005</STRONG><BR><BR>This conference shall =
bring=20
together experts in the field of Feminist, Women's, and Gender Studies =
from=20
various countries to discuss differentiations that shape power relations =
within=20
that very field - and beyond. Relations and tensions between theoretical =
and=20
empirical research as well as potentials and constraints of local =
contexts of=20
knowledge production shall be addressed. We are strongly interested to =
examine=20
and question the notions of "East" and "West" (mainly) in a European=20
context.<BR><BR>The conference focuses on the notion of canon along the=20
following lines<BR><BR>- Is there a canon of Feminist, Women's, and =
Gender=20
Studies that is valid all over the world? Are there works one needs to =
have read=20
to join the community? Which theories and approaches does one have to =
know and=20
apply?<BR>- If such a canon exists, how do theories, concepts or texts =
become=20
canonical in Feminist, Women's and Gender Studies? Are there any =
differences to=20
main/malestream canons?<BR>- Are there implicit or explicit leading =
disciplines within an assumedly interdisciplinary context?<BR>- Are =
Women's and=20
Gender Studies in need of a canon at all? Can they help developing =
one?<BR>- How=20
about countries in which - for whatever historical or political reasons =
-=20
Women's and Gender Studies evolved later than elsewhere (e.g. Austria, =
compared=20
with the US, post-communist countries compared with "the West")? Can =
they ever=20
catch up? Do they have to catch up?<BR>- How important is the local=20
context/situatedness of knowledge production? Can the subaltern (cf =
Gayatri=20
Spivak) or those from the semi-peripheries (cf Marina Blagojevic) speak =
other=20
than by recapitulating concepts and theories coming from the centre - or =
in the=20
capacity of providers of raw data?<BR>-How important are different =
languages?=20
What about English as an academic lingua franca on the one hand and as a =
hegemonic language on the other?<BR><BR>The conference will comprise 5 - =
6=20
panels of 2 - 3 papers. Presentations<BR>should not exceed 20 minutes. =
Every=20
speaker will be assigned a<BR>commentator. To assure dense and focussed=20
discussion, speakers and<BR>commentators shall receive all the papers =
before the=20
conference. The<BR>conference language is English.<BR><BR>Participants =
are=20
invited to submit a proposal (500 words) indicating the scope and =
approach of=20
their contribution, together with a short CV. We strongly encourage the=20
submission of panels. Proposals in English should be sent to Therese =
Garstenauer=20
(Therese.Garstenauer@univie.ac.at) by 31<BR>May 2005. Notice will be =
given by 10=20
July 2005. Papers are due by 15 October 2005, in order to distribute =
them in=20
advance. The conference materials are planned to be published in a =
series of the=20
Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Vienna. Travel expenses =
and=20
accommodation costs of contributors shall be covered (pending the =
definite=20
confirmation of funding).<BR><BR>Therese Garstenauer<BR>Spitalgasse 2, =
Hof=20
7<BR>A-1090=20
Vienna<BR><BR>Therese.Garstenauer@univie.ac.at<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY=
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