FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > > CALL FOR PROPOSALS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: FEMINISM AND POPULAR >CULTURE OCTOBER 28, 2000 NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2000 The >23rd annual conference of the SUNY New Paltz Women's Studies Program will >examine the positive, negative and ambiguous elements of popular culture's >relationship to feminism. Incorporating a cross cultural and historical >perspective, we will look both at corporate manipulation of popular >culture and insurgent forms such as zines and independent film and musical >cultures. Some of the issues we would like to explore are: the effects of >conglomerates on the representation of women in popular culture, the role >of women in various film and musical genres, the nature of cultural icons, >the experience of feminist ventures in the media, changing images of women >in advertising, women's fashion, women's sports, cartoons, the portrayal >of women of color and lesbians in the media and the media portrayal of >women's history. We invite proposals for workshops, panels, >presentations and performance pieces. Sessions are usually 1-½ hours > long, but we will try to accommodate various formats. We encourage >performative and interactive workshops. We will accept proposals for >individual presentations which we may combine with others. However, we >strongly encourage proposals for complete sessions led by either 1 >presenter or a group. Proposals should include: 1) 1-page description of >project, how it relates to the conference theme 2) Workshops proposals >list the topics and activities it will include 3) Name and short >description of relevant experience for each presenter 4) Name, address, >phone number and email address for contact person Send proposals to: >Conference Program Committee, Women's Study Program, SUNY New Paltz, New >Paltz, NY 12561. Proposals can also be faxed to 914-257-2798. For more >information call 914-257-2975 or ext. 2977. No electronic submissions >accepted. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
