First Call for Papers
The 9th European Feminist Research Conference -Sex & Capital, 3-6 June, 2015
University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
Recent economic crises and their worldwide impacts have highlighted the relationship between global politics and the economy. Indeed, economic discourses reign supreme and it looks like capitalism has won, which raises feminist concern. The power of economics has become palpable: the scramble for natural resources has put the multi-ethnic Arctic on centre stage; new sectors – education and care among them - are being commercialized; and trafficking in women and the consumption and commodification of sexed bodies appear in new, intensified forms. Then again, issues that feminist research and politics have promoted are now realities for a large number of women: multicultural life, diversification of family forms and sexual identities, and the women’s economy. Despite this progress, the need for equality politics and feminist activism has not diminished.
The 9th European Feminist Research Conference Sex & Capital calls for papers and posters. There are nine thematic strands, of which we kindly ask you to pick up one for your abstract (the link to the strand discriptions: http://www.ulapland.fi/InEnglish/About-us/News--Events/Events/Events-20…. Submitted abstracts will be peer reviewed by at least two experts. The deadline for abstracts is 3 November 2014. Notification of acceptance will be sent to corresponding authors not later than 10 January 2015.
For more information, see: http://www.ulapland.fi/efrc2015
Link to the abstract submission: https://lapland.conference-services.net/authorlogin.asp?conferenceID=43…
Important Dates and Deadlines
First Call 15 June 2014
Call for abstracts 1 September 2014
Deadline for abstract submission 3 November 2014
Notifications sent out by 10 January 2015
Registration opens December 2014 - January 2015
Early bird deadline 1 April 2015
Event dates 3-6 June 2015
Hope to see you all in the conference!
Organisers:
ATGENDER - The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation
University of Lapland