CALL FOR PAPERS

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Workshop/Conference on:

'Theoretical Considerations on Gender and the South Asian Diaspora'

There is a severe lack of theoretical work on gender and the South
Asian Diaspora. This conference is an attempt to generate some
questions on the contemporary moment amongst South Asian women in
academia. It is an open conference, so calls for papers will be
circulated through mailing lists and notice boards. The selected
abstracts will generate the framework for the day. Although,
theoretical papers will get preference over those simply reporting
research findings. I believe this gathering could potentially be
momentous for generating controversial and lively debates amongst the
academic community in the areas of gender, race and theory. Issues
around sexuality and the body, community, identity and borders,
representation and theoretical considerations of power and ethics
will be explored.


Location:University of Leicester, Sociology Dept

Date: June 1999, exact date t.b.a

Length of Abstracts: 100 words

Deadline for Abstracts: March 1999

Type of Workshop/Conference: small gathering of South Asian women
with eight papers and a maximum of thirty participants discussing
'Theoretical Considerations on Gender and the South Asian Diaspora'.

It is hoped that the group will generate some much needed
intellectual energy around this area, creating possibilities for
networking and publishing.

Organiser: Nirmal Puwar, Sociology Dept University of Leicester.