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> > Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme
> (cws/cf)
> >
> > Call for Papers
> > Women and the Black Diaspora
> > Winter 2004 (Vol. 23, No. 2)
> >
> > CWS/cfs Winter 2004 issue is committed to
> examining the various ways
> > the Black diaspora is gendered, and how both the
> histories and the
> > experiences of migration, dispersal and
> displacement impact womens
> > lives. In recent years, notions of diaspora have
> articulated an
> > important counter-discourse to understandings of
> nationhood; however,
> > discourses of diaspora have themselves been
> largely masculinist. In
> this
> > issue, the focus will be on womens responses to
> and negotiations of
> > diasporic identities. Conceptualizations of
> diaspora are intended to
> > be open-ended, shifting and fluid. Defining
> diaspora is an ongoing
> > debate, and this issue proposes to challenge, call
> into question, and
> > redefine definitions of diaspora in specifically
> gendered terms. We
> > particularly encourage contributions from women in
> the grassroots
> > community that narrate their own experiences or
> histories of dispersal
> > and migration, and their relationships to national
> and diasporic
> > identities. Alternate, performative forms of
> narration such as
> theatre,
> > storytelling, music and poetry are also welcome.
> >
> > Possible topics include:
> >
> > Black womens diaspora connections between
> various sites, such as
> > Canada,
> > the Caribbean, the United States, the
> > United Kingdom, etc.
> > Black womens diaspora connections within Canada
> (i.e. between
> > Halifax and
> > Toronto, Toronto and Montreal, etc.)
> > Diasporic versus national
> identities/identifications
> > Canadian immigration policy past and present, and
> its impact on women
> > Changing definitions of citizenship rights and
> entitlements
> > Multiculturalism: policy and practice
> > Diaspora critiques of Canadian multiculturalism
> > Systemic discrimination and racism
> > Current issues around employment training and
> accreditation
> > The politics of language
> > Legacies of transatlantic slaverycontinued
> impacts on diasporic
> > subjects?
> > Discourses of diaspora, transnationalism and
> globalization
> > Representations of the Black diaspora in cultural
> productions such as
> > literature, theatre, dub poetry, film, visual arts
> > Musics of the Black diaspora
> > Literal and conceptual spaces(re)articulating
> home, movement and
> > fixity
> > Black women and motherhood/other mothering
> > Black women and health (or health care)
> > Black women and academia
> > The images of Black women in the Black press
> > Sister to sister: black women and friendship
> >
> > Your ideas for additional topics are welcome.
> Invited are essays,
> > research reports, true stories, poetry, drawings,
> and other artwork
> > which illuminate these issues.
> >
> > Deadline: January 31st, 2004
> >
> > Articles should be typed, double-spaced, and a
> maximum of 12 pages
> long
> > (3000 words). A short (50-word) abstract of the
> article and a brief
> > biographical note must accompany each submission.
> If your manuscript
> has
> > been word-processed, please include a 3.5" disk
> copy. We give
> preference
> > to previously unpublished material. If possible,
> please submit
> graphics
> > or photographs to accompany your article. Please
> note CWS/cf reserves
> > the right to edit manu-scripts with respect to
> length and clarity, and
> > in conformity with our house-style. To encourage
> use of the material
> > published, CWS/cf has granted electronic rights to
> Micromedia Ltd. and
> > Information Access (Canadian Periodical Index).
> Any royalties received
> > will be used by CWS/cf to assist the publication
> in disseminating its
> > messsage.
> >
> > Write or call as soon as possible indicating your
> intention to submit
> > your
> > work.
> >
> > Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme
> > 212 Founders, York University, 4700 Keele St.
> Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
> > Telephone: (416) 736-5356 Fax: (416) 736-5765
> E-mail: cwscf@???
>
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