AWSS Conference Deadline Extended

[Luke Wochensky]

* Deadline Extended to 1 February 2007 *

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE

 

3rd Biennial Conference of the Association for Women in Slavic Studies

 

"Beyond Little Vera: Women's Bodies, Women's Welfare in Russian and
Central/Eastern Europe"

 

April 26-27, 2007

The Ohio State University

 

Sponsored by:

 

The Ohio State University Center for Slavic and East European Studies, The
Ohio State University Department of Slavic and East European Languages and
Literatures, the Ohio State University Women's Studies Department, and the
Ohio State University Women in Development

 

This Conference will focus on discussing new research on women's health and
welfare in Russia and Central/Eastern Europe since 1990. From a variety of
disciplinary, theoretical and methodological approaches, participants will
consider the changing social, cultural and political situations in this
important part of contemporary Europe and their impact on women. BEYOND
LITTLE VERA will follow up on recent conferences addressing trafficking of
women in these parts of the world, but will expand that focus to a more
general consideration of the treatment and representation of women's bodies
and welfare. Crises in women's treatment and exploitation in Russia and
Central/Eastern Europe have perhaps never been more acute, given the now
more entrenched negative impact of the market and "globalization" in this
area. Scholarly exchange on these issues will thus be more than merely
academic, and the cross-disciplinary conversations that emerge may have an
effect on policy both in the U.S. and abroad.

 

Using a multi- and inter-disciplinary approach to women's health issues -
from domestic relations to sex education, from prison conditions to artistic
representations - the conference will explore the wide-ranging implications
of the collapse of social networks and government structures in the former
Communist bloc countries.

 

All proposals are due by: February 1, 2007 and must include:

 

1.)    A 150-200 word abstract for each paper; and

2.)    A one-page CV for each participant

 

Limited funding may be available for housing.

 

Proposals should be submitted electronically to:

The Center for Slavic and East European Studies, csees at osu.edu

 

 

Luke E. Wochensky

Assistant Director

Center for Slavic and East European Studies

The Ohio State University

303 Oxley Hall

1712 Neil Avenue

Columbus, OH 43210-1219

Phone: (614) 292-8770

Fax: (614) 292-4273

E-mail: wochensky.1 at osu.edu

 


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