18th Annual Lesbian Lives Conference
‘Revolting: Bodies, Politics & Genders’
11-12 February 2011
Hosted by University of Brighton LGBT and Queer Life Research Hub in conjunction with Women’s Studies Centre, University College Dublin
The theme for the 18 Annual Lesbian Lives Conference is Revolting: Bodies, Politics & Genders. Conference convenors of this two-day international and interdisciplinary conference now welcome proposals from academics, scholars, students, activists, documentary and film-makers, writers and artists.
Proposals are welcomed on (though are by no means limited to) the following:
Revolting Lesbians - Bodies beautiful and/or grotesque - Revulsion and Disgust - Freaks and Families - Shame and Shock - Archives and Ageing - Reinvention and Transformations - Paranormal and Out of this world - Femmes Fatale - Cyber and Sonic
The conference organisers welcome proposals for (A) individual papers, (B) sessions, (C) round table discussions, (D) workshops and (E) visual presentations or performances. Please see http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/lesbian-lives for further details about each of these.
The Lesbian Lives Conference is open to all genders and any political and sexual orientations. There is an ethos of welcome and accessibility.
The Lesbian Lives Conference draws speakers and participants from all continents and hosts the best-known and emerging scholars in the field. In the past we have hosted Emma Donoghue, Jackie Kay, Cherry Smyth, Del La Grace Volcano, Sarah Waters and academics such as Sara Ahmed, Terry Castle, Laura Doan, Lillian Faderman, Sarah Franklin, Claire Hemmings, Alison Hennegan, Sally R. Munt, Helena Whitbread, Bonnie Zimmerman, among many others.
E-mail proposals of no more than 300 words to LGBTQ@brighton.ac.uk or post them to:
Lesbian Lives XVIII
c/o Dr Kath Browne
University of Brighton
School of the Environment & Technology
Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4GJ
UK
The closing date for the submission of proposals is Friday 26 November 2010.
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