"The Gender Question" at next year's AAASS

[Beth Holmgren]

Dear colleagues,

I write to let you know that the theme of next year's AAASS convention
(to be held in Philadelphia, November 20-23, 2008) is "The Gender
Question."  The deadline for panel/roundtable proposals is January 11,
2008.  A description of this theme is cut and pasted in below.

AAASS just launched the policy of themed panels/roundtables at this
year's convention.  Of course panel and roundtable proposals on any
topic in our various fields and regions of specialization are also
welcome.

For more information about next year's convention and instructions for
submitting panel/roundtable proposals, check out this link:

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/convention/cfp.html

Thanks for your attention,

Beth Holmgren


The theme of the 2008 convention is "The Gender Question."

The theme of “The Gender Question” for the 2008 AAASS convention
invites participants to reflect on and assess past and current
practices in incorporating gender in our scholarship and teaching. All
panel and roundtable topics engaging this project are welcome; the
following questions are offered as guidelines for designing relevant
topics.

    * How and how effectively has gender been integrated into
scholarship and teaching in your specific discipline in Slavic and
Eurasian studies? Is analysis of women's roles and achievements
incorporated into mainstream scholarly and teaching surveys in your
discipline, or do these topics figure as addenda to surveys or the
subject of special topics courses?
    * What is the currency of relatively new studies of masculinity
and femininity in your discipline?
    * How has gender theory based on the analysis of other national
societies and cultures been useful or problematic for your work in
Slavic and Eurasian studies?
    * How have in-country specialists in Slavic and Eurasian studies
responded to the gender theory adapted and/or developed in the work of
American Slavists/Eurasianists and vice versa? Have we been engaged in
a productive dialogue on gender topics?
    * What has been the experience — the specific challenges, the
extent of their outreach — of centers and universities teaching gender
and gender theory in Slavic and Eurasian countries?
    * What connections have been/are being made between gender studies
scholarship, social legislation, and everyday practice in Slavic and
Eurasian countries? 

We encourage panels and roundtables that discuss this theme. Please
select “themed panel/roundtable” from the list of categories and enter
this on your panel/roundtable proposal.

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