The Centre for the Study of Women and Gender at the University of Warwick will host an interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar Series in the academic year 2015/2016. We would like to invite papers from postgraduate students working in, but not limited to the following areas:
- Media, Culture and Gender Representations
- Work, Employment and the Family
- Gender and Education
- Politics and Power
- (Trans) national Gender
- Intersections of Gender, ‘Race’, Class, Disability and Age
- Transgender and Sexualities
- Feminism and Women’s Rights
- Masculinities and Femininities
- Feminist Methodologies
- New Media and Digital Technologies
- Histories of Feminism, Gender and Sexuality
- Gender, the Body and Embodiment
We welcome submissions, both conventional and innovative, from any disciplines on gender related topics. Seminars will take place on three or four afternoons across the Autumn and Spring terms (dates and timings TBC). Each presenter will be allocated 30 minutes: 20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes discussion. Attendance is open to everyone.
The seminar series aims to:
- Foster discussions on questions of/around gender
- Provide a safe and comfortable space for students to present their research
- Create an opportunity to fine-tune presentation skills
Abstracts should be:
- Maximum 200 words
- Submitted along with a brief biography of the author (max 100 words); including their institution, department, and research interests. If undertaking empirical research please also provide a brief summary of methodology.
- Submitted by Friday 28th August 2015
Please email abstracts to cswgseminarseries@gmail.com. Abstracts will be peer reviewed. If successful, you will hear from us in the week commencing Monday 14th September 2015 and will be allocated a seminar between October 2015 and March 2016. Funds may also be available to help contribute to travel expenses.
If you have any further questions, please do email us at cswgseminarseries@gmail.com
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For more information about the Graduate Seminar Series, please visit the website