This year we are not having our annual conference due to financial problems- never has it been so hard to find funding as this year.Let’s hope next year…
We are however involved in the organization of the following conference to be held in Nablus (Palestine) at the Al Najah National University April 15-16 2019
Here is the official CFP
https://www.najah.edu/en/events/women-conference2019/
The conference will showcase conceptual, theoretical and empirical research that explore the experience of women in conflict areas. Prevailing discourses, ideologies, politics, social practices and trends within these societies will be analyzed through a gendered lens. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, the Conference will incorporate research papers and practical case studies in a variety of fields including sociology, anthropology, political science, media and gender studies.
The conference will strive to amplify women’s experiences of militarization, refugee status, political participation, economic empowerment, and violence both regionally and globally.
Below are the themes of the conference:
Women’s Political Participation Under Colonialism and Occupation
Women’s Social and Health Conditions Under Colonialism and Occupation
Women’s Roles in Security and Peacemaking
Women’s Economic Participation Under Colonialism and Occupation
Women’s Entrepreneurship Under Colonialism and Occupation
Women’s Experiences as Refugees
The Role of Civil Society in Motivating Women’s Participation Under Colonialism and Occupation
Women’s Strategies to Preserve Memories Under Colonialism and Occupation
Women Between Religious Ideologies and Secular Ideologies
Women Between International Conventions and Local Legislations
Any other topic that serve issues related to gender under colonialism and occupation
Abstracts and presentation proposals can be submitted in either Arabic or English, and should be no longer than 450 words. Send your abstract and short biography to WomensConference2019@najah.edu
Important dates:
Deadline for abstract submission: 10th of November, 2018
Date of notification of acceptance by: 30th of November, 2018
Full Paper by 30th of March, 2019
Deadline for conference registration: 30th of March, 2019
Conference dates: April 15th and 16th, 2019
For any inquiries regarding the conference, please contact: WomensConference2019@najah.edu
WiW adds the following:
This exciting conference is about women facing colonialism and occupation and in fact, proposals can cover any situation (i.e. not just Palestine, though though naturally new perspectives are very welcome) even if the CFP is not clear about this. You can interpret this as comprising USSR, Russian/British/Ottoman/French/German/Japanese imperialism, even today’s American politics of invasion/colonialism, and more
Funding is a problem so see if you can get a grant from your institution, even though you will be housed
Languages: English, Arabic
