Author: Errata Date: To: badgirlz-list Subject: [Badgirlz-list] FYI: 3rd Global Conference: Sex and Sexuality
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> Objet: 3rd Global Conference: Sex and Sexuality - Exploring Critical > Issues
>
> 3rd Global Conference:
> Sex and Sexuality - Exploring Critical Issues
> Wednesday 29th November - Saturday 2nd December 2006
> Cracow, Poland
>
> Call for Papers
> (please cross post where appropriate)
>
> This research conference seeks to examine issues
> of sexuality across a range of critical and
> cultural perspectives. Seeking to encourage
> innovative inter- and multidisciplinary dialogues,
> we warmly welcome papers from a variety of
> disciplines, including but not limited to
> anthropology, cultural studies, education, gender
> studies, history, law, literature, medicine,
> psychology, religion, sociology and social work.
> We also welcome contributions from queer
> activists and professionals in non-profit and
> non-government organizations.
>
> In particular papers, workshops, reports, and
> presentations are invited on any of the following
> themes:
>
> 1. Sexuality and Citizenship
> * The political main streaming of lesbian and gay
> issues, lobbying, queer activism, transgender
> movements and transsexual movements
> * Sexuality and the work place: sexuality and power
> * Sex and education
> * Sexuality, legal issues and policy making
> * Sexuality and health; health care; health education > * Sexual initiations/rites of passage
> * Sexuality, spirituality and religion
>
> 2. Sexuality and the Erotic
> * Understanding eroticism and the 'erotic': the
> history of the erotic, the erotic and phases of
> human development
> * National and cultural histories of the erotic:
> the politics of the erotic including issues of
> censorship and transgression
> * The erotic imagination: the erotic in art, art
> history, literature, film and music
> * Gender, bodies and the erotic: sexuality and the
> erotic; the erotic and the perverse; eroticism &
> fetishism, fantasy
> * Role playing, eroticed/be-eroticised body, the
> erotic and (neo)colonialism, pornography
>
> 3. Anonymity and Intimacy
> * Cybersex, public sex, private sex
> * Technology, virtuality and sexuality
> * Sexual intimacies
> * Cheating and betrayal
> * Sex work
>
> 4. Love, Desire and Theory
> * Queer theory
> * Feminisms
> * Transtheory
> * Psychoanalysis
> * Cultural studies
> * Interdisciplinary approaches
>
> Papers will be considered on related themes. 300
> word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 22nd
> September 2006. Full draft papers should be
> submitted by Friday 17th November 2006.
>
> All papers accepted for and presented at this
> conference will be published in an ISBN eBook.
> Selected papers accepted for and presented at the
> conference will be published in a themed hard copy
> volume.
>
> Papers should be submitted to the organising
> committee as an email attachment in Word or
> WordPerfect; abstracts can also be submitted in
> the body of the email text rather than as an
> attachment.
>
> Margaret Breen
> Department of English,
> University of Connecticut,
> Storrs, CT, USA
> E-Mail: margaret.breen@???
>
> Rob Fisher
> Inter-Disciplinary.Net,
> Freeland, Oxfordshire, UK
> E-Mail: sas3@???
>
> The conference aims to bring together people from
> different contexts, disciplines, professions and
> interests to share ideas and explore various
> discussions that are innovative and exciting.
>
> For further details about the project please visit:
> http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ci/sexuality/sas.htm >
> For further details about the conference please visit: > http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ci/sexuality/s3/cfp.html >
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