Looking Back, Looking Forward: ROLES Gender and Sexuality Network 14th Annual Conference
9th June / University of Birmingham and Online via Zoom
ROLES Gender and Sexuality Research Network is now accepting proposals for its 14th annual conference, which seeks to bring together a wide range of interdisciplinary research into gender and sexuality in all its forms.
As we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, this year’s theme, ‘Looking Back, Looking Forward’, is a call to critically evaluate and reassess key and foundational topics related to sexuality and gender, as well as a chance to open new lines of inquiry and platform emergent research. We welcome submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
Critical intersections of gender and sexuality with race, class and/or disability
Artistic and literary expressions of themes of gender and sexuality
Histories and futures of LGBTQIA+ rights and policies across the globe
Gender, sexuality and the medical humanities
Queer studies across cultures, borders, languages, time, and species
Interdisciplinary approaches to gender and sexuality studies
Queer and trans* histories and theories
Gender, sexuality and digital technologies and landscapes
The future of gender and sexuality studies within the academy
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We invite submissions for individual papers (20 minutes in length), as well as proposals for presentations that break the mold of conventional academic conference papers (please detail what your presentation will entail in your proposal, and describe any technology requirements).
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, accompanied by a brief biography (50-100 words). Please submit your proposals by Friday 2nd May at:
https://rolesbham.wixsite.com/home/conferences
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by Friday 9th May. Any inquiries should be emailed to rolessexualitygender@gmail.com.
The conference will be held at the University of Birmingham and online; we welcome both in-person and online presenters and attendees.
ABOUT ROLES
ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Network is a community of postgraduate and early career researchers based at the University of Birmingham, UK. Our mission is to bring together people who explore aspects of sexuality and/or gender in their research and activism with one another, join in conversations, and showcase research. Our approach is intersectional, interdisciplinary and inclusive.
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