>
> -Call for papers QUEER MATTERS An interdisciplinary
> conference
> Kings College London, UK
> Fri 28 to Sun 30 May 2004
>
> Queer Matters has been conceived with the aim of
> interrogating the Anglo-American divide in queer
> work
> (both in the academy and beyond), as well as
> providing
> a forum for international exchange on topics related
> to queer practices of all kinds. We envisage the
> event
> as an opportunity to take stock of the place of
> queer
> in contemporary British and American culture, to
> consider the differing discourses of queerness that
> arise in particular locales, and to address the
> theoretical and political issues that arise from
> such
> inquiries. Queer Matters will be organized across
> three days and engage with the following topics and
> questions:
>
> --QUEER THEORIES
> What are the distinctive elements of British and
> American queer theories? What are their genealogies?
> Is queer theory limited by its roots in and links to
> specifically Anglo-American critical practice? How
> can
> queer theory be made in intellectual climates that
> increasingly favour the local and particular over
> the
> universal and general?
> --QUEER HISTORIES
> What have been the values and uses of queer
> histories?
> How do intellectual inquiries into the past
> contribute
> to current debates in queer studies and politics?
> How
> have theories of modernity structured queer studies
> in
> Anglo-American contexts? Does queer theory continue
> to
> offer a model for rethinking history and
> historiography?
> --QUEER CULTURES
> What has been the impact of queer cultural practice
> over the past decade? What is the relationship
> between
> culture and politics, or art and activism, in queer
> contexts? How and where do the emancipatory
> components
> of queer cultural studies endure? How do concepts of
> queer theory and queer culture resonate in a
> global context?
> We invite proposals for complete sessions, round
> tables and
> individual presentations that address these
> ideas and others, in a spirit of conversation and
> dialogue. For
> details of how to submit a proposal,
> please consult the Queer Matters website at
> http://www.queermatters.org, email
> queermatters@???
> CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 31 May 2003.
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