Is feminism obsolete or is it being re-invented?
Today, feminist engagements and gender-sensitive
approaches have proliferated across a broad spectrum
of disciplines and movements. The
de-territorialization and re-location of feminist
practices and discourses in multiple and heterogeneous
fields and contexts calls for a re-evaluation of the
(visible and invisible) impact of feminism on
different areas of social praxis and the possibilities
for re-imagining feminist politics as an emergent
moment in the dynamics of social change.
The event:
We would like to propose a two-day meeting of
discussion and debate among feminist activists,
academics and researchers to address some of the
current issues we are facing and focusing on in our
work and life. The meeting will be organized around
different workshops, discussion groups and themes, the
purpose of which will be to explore in depth and
across the diverse fields of activity we are engaged
in, the theoretical and practical challenges and
possibilities that are presenting themselves today,
the possibilities for further action within and
outside academic institutions and activist groups, and
the broadening of international networks.
Our idea, so as not to reproduce a congress with many
short papers and little time for discussion, is to
organize the space in order to have plenty of time for
debates and very few presentations. We hope this will
help create networks among people who are doing
similar work.
The program:
The basic idea is for interested people to define a
few broader themes of discussion. The space/time for
discussing specific topics will be organized by those
interested in the theme (individually or collectively)
and the overall program coordination will be mediated
by Femact. See Program.
The organizers:
FEMACT
Femact is a transnational group of women from
Catalunya, Italy, Greece, Germany, UK, Brazil and
South Africa. For more info see About .
Asociacio LIMES: Seminari multidisciplinar de
investigacio-accio feminista
We are a small group of feminist researchers that
meets to interchange information of our work and
organize some feminist research debates within social
centers. We are part of an association born in 2004 to
promote action research and to facilitate research
processes within social movements.
Would your group or network like to be involved in the
organization? Let us know.
For further information and to offer yourself for any
help, please contact:
femact AT investigaccio.org
We would like to thank Yannis Skoulidas and Kostas
Moschos from the Institute of Music and Acoustics
(IEMA -
http://www.iema.gr ) for their invaluable help
in setting up this website.
Last Updated ( Monday, 29 May 2006 )
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