[Bilimsel Haber] Gender and Religion in Global Perspectives October 27-28, 2006 at the University of Copenhagen

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

International Conference

Gender and Religion in Global Perspectives

October 27-28, 2006 at the University of Copenhagen


*Deadline for call for papers extended to June 9, 2006.*

Gender and religion are burning issues and have been continually exposed
in the media, in politics and in culture over the last decades. Gender
issues are often exposed in relation to religion in complicated ways
that are both local and universal.

How have gender and ideas about gender roles been used and misused in
religious revivals? How do ideas about religion, gender and equality
influence power relations locally and around the globe? What are the
implications of understanding gender and religion as constructed and as
sites for both conceptual and practical conflicts about meaning? How and
where have gender and sexuality acted as central sites of negotiations,
debates and conflicts, both within and between religious communities and
commitments?

The conference aims at bridging gender and religious studies and at
transforming scholarship and reflection in both current and historical
perspectives. The goal is to enhance the exchange between scholars of
different disciplines and to create a space for exchange across research
specialisations. Every scholar interest-ed in framing his or her
contribution in relation to the themes of the conference is invited to
submit a paper or to suggest a workshop.

*Main themes:*

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      Gender and Religion. Troubling Agendas, Approaches and Practices
      in the 21st Century

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      Gender and the Power and Complexity of Symbols

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      Masculinities and Religious Mobilisations Around the Globe

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      Construtcion and Deconstruction of Gender. Global Value Surveys
      and Beyond

*Call for papers:*

(200 words) + CV.
Deadline: June 9, 2006. Accept of papers will be forwarded by July 1st.
2006.

Email: religion at sociology.ku.dk <mailto:religion at sociology.ku.dk>


*Registration: *

September 1, 2006

*Conference Fee:*

Employed: 500 Danish Crowns/80 Euro
Fee for Students and Unemployed: 200 Danish Crowns/40 Euro

*Organizers: *
The Research Priority Area: Religion in the 21st Century and the
Co-ordination for Gender Studies in Denmark.