2018 International Conference on Gender Studies “Gender (Mis)Representations” (Cambridge)

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Type: 
Call for Papers
Date: 
August 31, 2018
Location: 
United Kingdom
Subject Fields: 
Women's & Gender History / Studies, Humanities, Human Rights, Sociology, Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Cambridge Conference

2018 International Conference on Gender Studies

“Gender (Mis)Representations”

1-2 December 2018 – Cambridge, UK

organised by

London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

The conference seeks to explore the past and current status of men and women around the world, to examine the ways in which society is shaped by gender and to situate gender in relation to the full scope of human affairs.

Papers are invited on topics related, but not limited, to:

  •  gender equality
  •  women’s rights and women’s history
  •  gender and education
  •  women and leadership
  •  women’s and men’s health
  •  gender and sexuality
  •  gender and religion
  •  gender and literature

The conference is addressed to academics, researchers and professionals with a particular interest related to the conference topic. We invite proposals from various disciplines including history, sociology, political studies, anthropology, culture studies and literature. The language of the conference is English.

Proposals up to 250 words and a brief biographical note should be sent by 31 August, 2018 to:

Dr Olena Lytovka olena.lytovka@lcir.co.uk. Download Paper proposal form (http://genderstudies.irf-network.org/cambridge-symposium/).

Standard registration fee – 160 GBP               
Student registration fee – 140 GBP

Conference venue:

Lucy Cavendish College – University of Cambridge

Lady Margaret Road
Cambridge
CB3 0BU

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