Welcome to the Symposium on Women and Gender!
March 17, 2023
The Symposium is a multi-disciplinary event that will focus on women, genders and sexualities, both past and present. It will investigate the interplay between gender and the social, cultural, and legal norms that shape it, both in the United States and in other countries around the globe. We are also interested in feminist theories that have shed important light on issues of exclusion and marginalization as well as mobilization and social change. We welcome intersectional contributions that engage with gender, class and race.
We are seeking submissions from different fields—cultural studies, English, area studies (European, Middle Eastern, Asian, African, Latin American), history, sociology, political science, social work— with a variety of approaches and methodologies. We hope to initiate fruitful discussions and collaborations that will extend beyond the conference so as to create spaces of solidarity.
Possible topics may include but are not limited to:
- Feminisms (North American, Latin American, European, African)
- Feminist Theory and Academia
- Women in Higher Education and STEM
- Women and Sustainability
- Women and/in the Media
- Women and Agency
- Women and Social Movements
- Women and Human Rights
- Women’s Health
- Women’s Roles in Wars
- Women and Gender Violence
- Women and Diasporas
- Female Subjectivity in Literature and Film
- Women and Sports
- Women and Texts
- Women Resisting Neoliberalism
- Literary and Visual Representations of Women
- Women in American and World Cinemas
- Girlhoods, Sisterhoods, Motherhoods
- LGTBQIA
- Masculinities
Undergraduate poster presentations and panels are welcome.
- Deadline for abstract’s submissions (max 300 words): December 12, 2022
- Notifications of Acceptance: January, 2023
- For questions, contact siuewmst@gmail.com.
Registration
- SIUE participants (free but they must register)
- Early Bird Registration $35 (December 20, 2022- January 20, 2023)
- Regular Registration $60 (January 21, 2023 - February 17, 2023)
- The registration fees include program, access to all sessions, coffee breaks and lunch.
Important Dates
- Call for Papers (CFP) Open: August 1, 2022
- Registration Open: Coming soon
- Abstract Deadline: December 12, 2022
- Abstract Decisions: January, 2023
- Registration Deadline: February 17, 2023
- Conference: March 17, 2023
Travel/Lodging
SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, just 25 miles from St. Louis. The major airport for travelers coming to Edwardsville is Saint Louis Lambert International Airport. The airport has rental car facilities.
For those who will be driving, please find directions on our site.
Those arriving by train, the Alton train station is served by Amtrak. Lyft and Uber operate in Edwardsville.
Hotels near SIUE include Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Inn, and TownePlace Suites by Marriott.
Steering Committee
- Dr. Helena Gurfinkel
- Dr. Timothy Lewis
- Dr. Carolina Rocha
- Dr. Stephen Tamari
