NINTH ANNUAL
RED RIVER WOMEN'S STUDIES CONFERENCE
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Red River WS Conference focuses on topics related to Women's
Studies, Gender Studies and Feminist Studies, including
interdisciplinary, intersectional and international. The conference
brings together scholars from the Red River Valley region and beyond
to present their research and scholarship related to Women's Studies.
The 2009 Conference will be held:
Friday, November 6, 2009
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Comstock Memorial Union
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
Papers and sessions relevant to all topics related to Women's
Studies, Gender Studies and Feminist Studies will be considered.
Interdisciplinary research and upper-level student research
presentations are encouraged. Submission by e-mail is preferred (as
e-mail text or Word document). Deadline for proposals is October 1,
2009.
For individual paper proposals:
Proposals are invited on topics related to Women's Studies, Gender
Studies and Feminist Studies. Papers/presentations should be no more
than 20 minutes in length. Please submit a 500-word (maximum)
proposal and include your name, institutional affiliation, and a
contact address/e-mail. Submission by e-mail is preferred (as e-mail
text or Word document.)
For session proposals:
Sessions proposals, including roundtable discussions, are
encouraged. Complete session proposals must include a brief summary
of the session, abstracts of individual presentations, and names and
contact information for all presenters. Sessions should be no more
than 1 hour in length.
About the Conference:
The Red River Women's Studies Conference is a regional conference
hosted by a consortium of Women's Studies programs in the Red River
Valley, including Minnesota State University Moorhead, North Dakota
State University and University of North Dakota. In its ninth year,
the conference is an opportunity for scholars throughout the region
to present their academic research and work in progress related to
Women's and Gender Studies. Its aim is to provide an annual venue
for academic dialogue on topics related to Women's Studies as well as
to offer discussion of interdisciplinary and intersectional issues.
Please send proposals and/or inquiries to:
Prof. Laurie Blunsom, Chair RRWSC
Women's Studies
Maclean Hall 175
MSUM, Moorhead, MN 56563
blunsom@mnstate.edu
218-477-4070
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