CfP: BASEES postgrad conference - Intersectionality in the study of Central and East Europe

[Samantha Sherry]

CALL FOR PAPERS

BASEES one-day postgraduate workshop:

Intersectionality in the study of Central and East Europe

Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, September 28th 2012. 10am - 6pm.

This one day postgraduate student workshop aims to bring together postgraduate research students to explore the intersections between race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, religion and other related concepts and identities in the context of Central and East Europe. Social scientists are increasingly coming to view these identities in their intersectionality, that is, not in isolation from each other but rather in their interrelations, their intersectionality. This workshop invites students to reflect on and explore the various ways in which these identities intersect in the study of Central and East Europe. 

In addition, the workshop aims to encourage postgraduate researchers to think about these intersectional identities in terms of research methods and translating Central and East European languages: for example, how does the intersectionality of identities impact on research methods, and which methods are best suited to capturing such intersectionalities? Can these identities and their intersections be adequately translated into English language scholarship, and what are the problems and difficulties of doing so? 

By bringing together postgraduates from the broad range of disciplines which make up BASEES, it is hoped that this workshop will encourage students to share theoretical and empirical reflections on a broad range of issues related to the intersectionalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion and other related categories and identities in the context of Central and East Europe. We intend to invite early stage and advanced postgraduate students from a broad range of disciplines, including (though not limited to) sociology, history, politics, geography and linguistics.

Papers will be 20 minutes long and should focus on the intersectionality between at least two identities (such as: race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, religion etc).

Please send proposals (200 words max) including details of institutional affiliation to Brendan McGeever at b.mcgeever.1 at research.gla.ac.uk

The deadline for proposals is August 27th 2012. 
Some funding towards travel and accommodation may be available, please state in your proposal if you require such funding.  

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