LGBTQ and Sexuality Studies Opportuities
Open Position
University Of Wisconsin System
LGBTQ Initiative Coordinator (Institutional Or Senior Institutional Planner)
Madison, WI
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by Friday, October 1, 2009
The University of Wisconsin System Administration (UWSA) Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is seeking candidates to fill the position of Coordinator for the LGBTQ Initiative and other work broadly related to UW System efforts to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion. The mission for the UW Systemís LGBTQ Initiative is to promote the success of all populations of LGBTQ students, and employees. The LGBTQ Initiativeís work involves advocacy and support for the development and dissemination of new knowledge concerning LGTBQ people through advancing LGBTQ educational experiences, supporting LGBTQ scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and student services. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a unit within the larger University of Wisconsin System Administration which supports two research universities, eleven comprehensive universities, thirteen two year colleges, and a statewide university extension. This position is located in Madison, WI. Find full description here: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/employment/announcements/2009083101.pdf
Sharing LGBTQ Best Practices: Curriculum Infusion
(Office of Professional and Instructional Development OPID grant supported workshops)
Professor Lisa Kornetsky, UW-Parkside, and Dr. Liz Cannon, UW-Oshkosh, invite UW System faculty and academic staff to attend two separate, one-day-long workshops to expand our understanding of strategies to infuse our curriculum with materials addressing the lives of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and queer identified people.
1) Learning from One Another: Focusing on Pedagogical Need and Strategies in the Development of LGBTQ Courses and Course Content
Friday, October 2, 2009
10am ñ 4pm, with a continental breakfast beginning at 9:30am.
UW-Parkside
The primary goals of this workshop will be to
To register: Email Lisa Kornetsky at kornetsk@uwp.edu. Put LGBTQ in the subject line. Please provide your name, email address, work phone number, which campus you are from, and your department in the body of the email and we will send you an electronic confirmation
2) Embedding Inclusive Excellence into the Curriculum: Sharing LGBTQ Best Practices
Friday, April 9, 2010
10am ñ 4pm, with a continental breakfast beginning at 9:30am
UW-Oshkosh
The primary goals of the this workshop will be to
To Register: Email lgbtqcenter@uwosh.edu. Put Embedding Inclusive Excellence in the subject line. Please provide your name, email address, work phone number, which campus you are from, and your department in the body of the email, and we will send you an electronic confirmation.
The two workshops will follow a similar structure. The morning will be devoted to panel members who will share their expertise, and, in the afternoon, participants will be able to engage in discussion and information/syllabi exchange. Panel members for both workshops are
Call for Papers and Sessions
March 18-20 2010
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Deadline for Proposals has been extended [for everything but Divisions.: September 22, 2009
Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar should consult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing up for them, available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu after October 15, 2009. Deadline to sign up will be November 14, 2009. The deadline for seminar leaders to submit final lists of participants (minimum 8 individuals, in addition to the seminar leader(s)) November 21, 2009.
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the Public Knowledge Project <http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/>, enables participants to submit abstracts online at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.
The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its Eighth Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to Cultural Studies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology, geography, anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory, queer studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial studies, media and film studies, early modern, science technology studies, material culture studies, performance and visual arts studies. All participants in the Eighth Annual meeting must pay registration fees by February 16, 2010, to be listed and participate in the program. See the registration page of this website for details about fees. If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other concerns, please e-mail us at: csaus@pitt.edu. We have extended the deadline for proposals in the following three categories:
1. Individual Papers
2. Pre-Constituted Paper Sessions, Roundtable Sessions, Or Workshop Sessions
3. Seminar Proposals
2nd annual ALLY Conference for Diversity
Noon-6:00 PM, October 24, 2009
UW-Green Bay
The conference is free for UW-Green Bay students. Community members can attend for $25
Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, Sept. 30
Registration is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/aic/ally
The second annual ALLY Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will seek to empower its participants with the knowledge and enthusiasm to strive for change and allyship through its workshops and keynote speaker, organizers say. The conference emphasizes diversity and accessibility issues within all student populations, and also provides a safe environment to celebrate the diversity and talents of women, people of color, persons with disabilities and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Conference participants will also learn how to become an ally, or advocate, for these communities. For more information: http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/log-news/headlines/08/06/ally_conference_0914/
Call for Proposals for Chapters
Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership for Diversity and Equity
Deadline: November 1, 2009
http://www.aera.net/HREL.htm
Edited by Linda C. Tillman and James Joseph ìJimî Scheurich
Associate Editors: Colleen Capper, James Earl Davis, Andrea Evans, Gerardo Lopez, Sylvia Mendez Morse, and Grayson Noley
Over the last decade, U.S. schools have been called upon to provide an equitable and excellent education for students who traditionally have been marginalizedóstudents of color, students from low-income homes, students with disabilities, LGBT (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered) students, students in families in which English is not the dominant language, female students, and so forth. The Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership for Diversity and Equity, a project of the American Educational Research Association, will feature chapters that reframe research within the field of educational leadership, a reframing that is consonant with the existing social, cultural, economic, and political contexts of U.S. schools. The goal of the proposed handbook is to present theoretical and empirical scholarship that focuses on socially just educational leadership, particularly with respect to the education of diverse student populations. Additionally, the orientation of the handbook will be assets based; that is, diversity will be viewed as an asset to those individuals living it and to schools and society. The primary audience for the handbook is the research and scholarly community. The handbook is intended to serve as a source of knowledge for the next generation of researchers and to lay the foundation for promising and significant directions for future research on leadership, diversity, equity, and social justice.
Developed under the auspices of AERAís books program, this handbook was advanced by the editors as a Division A (Administration, Organization, & Leadership) initiative. Proposals are welcomed and encouraged from scholars with relevant research backgrounds, irrespective of AERA or division memberships.
Call for Proposals
American Psychological Foundation
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants
Deadline: November 2nd, 2009
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support of innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come. The Roy Scrivner Research Grants provide graduate student grants (preference given to dissertation candidates) for empirical or applied research that encourages the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender family (LGBT) psychology and LGBT family therapy. Researchers from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
Amount: One grant for a graduate student of up to $12,000.
Goals: The program seeks to address:
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduate students and include a letter of support from their supervising professor. Research involving human subjects must have been approved by an IRB from the principal investigatorís institution before funding can be awarded. APF encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.
For submission instructions go here: http://www.apa.org/apf
Call for submissions
Women's Research Section of National Taiwan University
The 2010 International Conference on Queer Diaspora
June 11-12, 2010
Taipei, Taiwan
500 word abstract September 30, 2009
http://queerdiaspora.wordpress.com/call-en/
With a passionate welcome from Taiwan, we would like to invite you to join us and share your diverse thoughtful ideas and papers at our upcoming conference. It will not only provide an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge, but also way for people with "queer perspectives" to cross boundaries and meet. And feel free to contact us with any questions! Womenís Research Section, Population and Gender Studies Center, National Taiwan University Email: wrp@ntu.edu.tw
Call for Submissions
HEADCASE: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer (LGBTQ) Writers
and Artists on Mental Illness
An anthology edited by Teresa Theophano, LMSW
Deadline: December 1, 2009
Headcase will be an anthology comprised of 15-20 nonfiction pieces by writers and artists both established and new, exploring the theme of mental health, mental illness, and mental health care in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) community. The book is currently being considered for publication by a major queer press. The anthology seeks essays, poetry, and comics by queer consumers of mental health services or queer individuals who have been diagnosed, but do not identify as patients, with mental illness. Works should explore the intersection of queerness and mental health and can include topics such as psychotropics; Gender Identity Disorder and its acceptance or rejection as a legitimate mental disorder; conventional, holistic treatment; experiences in therapy, groups, and/or institutions; how race and ethnicity, class, sex, gender identity, age, and disability impact access to treatment; addiction, self-medicating, and recovery. Modest compensation provided upon publication to contributors whose pieces are chosen.
Guidelines:
Call for Papers
33rd Annual Southeastern Women's Studies Association Conference
Cultural Productions, Gender, and Activism
University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC
March 25-27, 2010
Submission Deadline for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS and SESSIONS of 3-5 PAPERS: December 1, 2009
Check for updates and more detailed instructions for submitting abstracts at the conference website (http://www.cas.sc.edu/wost/conference.html) and the SEWSA organization website (http://sewsa.nwsa.org/events.html)
The Southeastern Women's Studies Association (SEWSA) is a feminist organization that actively supports and promotes all aspects of women's studies at every level of involvement. The organization is committed to scholarship on and activism eliminating oppression and discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic background, physical ability, and class. SEWSA is a regional organization under the National Women's Studies Association serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Thematic papers are encouraged, but we welcome paper proposals on all womenís studies topics. Submissions are invited from undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars alike. Selected panels will also be sponsored by the Student Caucus, the LGBTQ Caucus, and the Women of Color Caucus.
LGBTQ CAUCUS OF SEWSA
In response to the challenges of institutional and cultural homophobia in the U.S. Southeast, and in an effort to foreground antihomophobic feminist cultural work, SEWSA is building an LGBTQ Caucus that will provide a strong network for support and the sharing of scholarly and pedagogical ideas around LGBTQ issues throughout the region.
WOMEN OF COLOR CAUCUS OF SEWSA
In recognition of the central place of "intersectionality" in contemporary women's studies--a widespread disciplinary commitment to analyzing race, class, and gender as powerful interlocking principles by which people are organized globally and locally--SEWSA is building a Women of Color Caucus. The objectives of the group will be to provide a strong network for support and the sharing of scholarly and pedagogical ideas around issues of race throughout the region. Calls for papers for these panels will be announced soon.
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS
A total of $1,500 is available for student travel grants to the annual SEWSA conference. Student travel grants of up to $100 each will be awarded to students presenting papers at the SEWSA conference who attend college within the southeastern region. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. The request should include the student's name, academic affiliation, enrollment year, contact information (including surface address, email address, and phone number), a brief statement giving the paper title, an explanation as to how the conference fits with the student's interest in Women's/Gender Studies, and why attending the conference is important to the student's work. Requests for student travel grants should be submitted via email by January 15, 2010 to SEWSA President Elect Lisa Johnson at mjohnson@uscupstate.edu.
Resource Website
Fair Wisconsin offers information on the Wisconsin Domestic Partnership Registry, partner rights, and how to sign up, here: http://fairwisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/07/domestic-partnerships-reference-guide.html
Resource Website
LGBTQArchitect is a website designed to share resources and documentation of examples of materials for campus administrators working with LGBTQ populations. http://architect.lgbtcampus.org/
New Film resource
Diagnosing Difference is a new film that humanizes the debate around the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis by valuing personal experience as a vital (and often ignored) form of expertise. Rather than trying to create an exhaustive examination of the diagnosis or offer claims of universal representation, Diagnosing Difference is purposefully personal, seeking to expand the experience of the audience, provoke thought, and create as many questions as it answers. Filmmaker Annalise Ophelian is a queer San Francisco-based clinical psychologist, trans ally, and human sexuality educator. Go here for more information: www.diagnosingdifference.com
Call for Submissions
Best Bi Short Stories
Open submission deadline
http://www.biwriters.org
Seeking stories that illuminate something about the experience of being bi. Stories can focus on relationships, romance, dating and sex, of course but weíd like to see much more than that. All genres such as fantasy, science-fiction, romance, historical, mystery, western, vampires, etc. as well as contemporary fiction are encouraged.
University Of Wisconsin System
LGBTQ Initiative Coordinator (Institutional Or Senior Institutional Planner)
Madison, WI
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by Friday, October 1, 2009
The University of Wisconsin System Administration (UWSA) Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is seeking candidates to fill the position of Coordinator for the LGBTQ Initiative and other work broadly related to UW System efforts to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion. The mission for the UW Systemís LGBTQ Initiative is to promote the success of all populations of LGBTQ students, and employees. The LGBTQ Initiativeís work involves advocacy and support for the development and dissemination of new knowledge concerning LGTBQ people through advancing LGBTQ educational experiences, supporting LGBTQ scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and student services. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a unit within the larger University of Wisconsin System Administration which supports two research universities, eleven comprehensive universities, thirteen two year colleges, and a statewide university extension. This position is located in Madison, WI. Find full description here: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/employment/announcements/2009083101.pdf
Sharing LGBTQ Best Practices: Curriculum Infusion
(Office of Professional and Instructional Development OPID grant supported workshops)
Professor Lisa Kornetsky, UW-Parkside, and Dr. Liz Cannon, UW-Oshkosh, invite UW System faculty and academic staff to attend two separate, one-day-long workshops to expand our understanding of strategies to infuse our curriculum with materials addressing the lives of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and queer identified people.
1) Learning from One Another: Focusing on Pedagogical Need and Strategies in the Development of LGBTQ Courses and Course Content
Friday, October 2, 2009
10am ñ 4pm, with a continental breakfast beginning at 9:30am.
UW-Parkside
The primary goals of this workshop will be to
- Share expertise in pedagogical strategies for addressing diversity in general and specifically for including LGBTQ content in courses that currently meet the university's diversity/ethnic requirement and those with a wider definition of diversity;
- Discuss ways in which we can link both content and expertise across the UW System;
- Explore some possibilities for a joint SoTL project to explore the relationship between student learning in LGBTQ courses and the rest of their curriculum.
To register: Email Lisa Kornetsky at kornetsk@uwp.edu. Put LGBTQ in the subject line. Please provide your name, email address, work phone number, which campus you are from, and your department in the body of the email and we will send you an electronic confirmation
2) Embedding Inclusive Excellence into the Curriculum: Sharing LGBTQ Best Practices
Friday, April 9, 2010
10am ñ 4pm, with a continental breakfast beginning at 9:30am
UW-Oshkosh
The primary goals of the this workshop will be to
- Identify ways to embed Inclusive Excellence into the curriculum through LGBTQ content;
- Assist faculty in aligning LGBTQ content with Learning Outcomes;
- Identify best practices for infusing LGBTQ content;
- Exchange discipline based syllabi and assignments.
To Register: Email lgbtqcenter@uwosh.edu. Put Embedding Inclusive Excellence in the subject line. Please provide your name, email address, work phone number, which campus you are from, and your department in the body of the email, and we will send you an electronic confirmation.
The two workshops will follow a similar structure. The morning will be devoted to panel members who will share their expertise, and, in the afternoon, participants will be able to engage in discussion and information/syllabi exchange. Panel members for both workshops are
- Dr. Joe Bergeron, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UW-Parkside
- Dr. Deb Hoskins, co-chair Womenís, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Associate Professor of WGSS, UW-LaCrosse
- Dr. Jordan Landry, Associate Professor of English and Assistant Dean, UW-Oshkosh
- Dr. Susan Wolfgram, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, UW-Stout.
Call for Papers and Sessions
March 18-20 2010
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Deadline for Proposals has been extended [for everything but Divisions.: September 22, 2009
Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar should consult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing up for them, available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu after October 15, 2009. Deadline to sign up will be November 14, 2009. The deadline for seminar leaders to submit final lists of participants (minimum 8 individuals, in addition to the seminar leader(s)) November 21, 2009.
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the Public Knowledge Project <http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/>, enables participants to submit abstracts online at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.
The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its Eighth Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to Cultural Studies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology, geography, anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory, queer studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial studies, media and film studies, early modern, science technology studies, material culture studies, performance and visual arts studies. All participants in the Eighth Annual meeting must pay registration fees by February 16, 2010, to be listed and participate in the program. See the registration page of this website for details about fees. If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other concerns, please e-mail us at: csaus@pitt.edu. We have extended the deadline for proposals in the following three categories:
1. Individual Papers
2. Pre-Constituted Paper Sessions, Roundtable Sessions, Or Workshop Sessions
3. Seminar Proposals
2nd annual ALLY Conference for Diversity
Noon-6:00 PM, October 24, 2009
UW-Green Bay
The conference is free for UW-Green Bay students. Community members can attend for $25
Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, Sept. 30
Registration is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/aic/ally
The second annual ALLY Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will seek to empower its participants with the knowledge and enthusiasm to strive for change and allyship through its workshops and keynote speaker, organizers say. The conference emphasizes diversity and accessibility issues within all student populations, and also provides a safe environment to celebrate the diversity and talents of women, people of color, persons with disabilities and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Conference participants will also learn how to become an ally, or advocate, for these communities. For more information: http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/log-news/headlines/08/06/ally_conference_0914/
Call for Proposals for Chapters
Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership for Diversity and Equity
Deadline: November 1, 2009
http://www.aera.net/HREL.htm
Edited by Linda C. Tillman and James Joseph ìJimî Scheurich
Associate Editors: Colleen Capper, James Earl Davis, Andrea Evans, Gerardo Lopez, Sylvia Mendez Morse, and Grayson Noley
Over the last decade, U.S. schools have been called upon to provide an equitable and excellent education for students who traditionally have been marginalizedóstudents of color, students from low-income homes, students with disabilities, LGBT (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered) students, students in families in which English is not the dominant language, female students, and so forth. The Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership for Diversity and Equity, a project of the American Educational Research Association, will feature chapters that reframe research within the field of educational leadership, a reframing that is consonant with the existing social, cultural, economic, and political contexts of U.S. schools. The goal of the proposed handbook is to present theoretical and empirical scholarship that focuses on socially just educational leadership, particularly with respect to the education of diverse student populations. Additionally, the orientation of the handbook will be assets based; that is, diversity will be viewed as an asset to those individuals living it and to schools and society. The primary audience for the handbook is the research and scholarly community. The handbook is intended to serve as a source of knowledge for the next generation of researchers and to lay the foundation for promising and significant directions for future research on leadership, diversity, equity, and social justice.
Developed under the auspices of AERAís books program, this handbook was advanced by the editors as a Division A (Administration, Organization, & Leadership) initiative. Proposals are welcomed and encouraged from scholars with relevant research backgrounds, irrespective of AERA or division memberships.
Call for Proposals
American Psychological Foundation
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants
Deadline: November 2nd, 2009
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support of innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come. The Roy Scrivner Research Grants provide graduate student grants (preference given to dissertation candidates) for empirical or applied research that encourages the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender family (LGBT) psychology and LGBT family therapy. Researchers from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
Amount: One grant for a graduate student of up to $12,000.
Goals: The program seeks to address:
- Challenges faced by gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people in forming, defining, and maintaining families
- Sources of support and resilience for LGBT members of families
- Diversity among families led by LGBT people including cultural and racial diversity, socioeconomic diversity, and diversity in family structure
- Clinical issues, interventions, and outcomes in LGBT family therapy
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduate students and include a letter of support from their supervising professor. Research involving human subjects must have been approved by an IRB from the principal investigatorís institution before funding can be awarded. APF encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.
For submission instructions go here: http://www.apa.org/apf
Call for submissions
Women's Research Section of National Taiwan University
The 2010 International Conference on Queer Diaspora
June 11-12, 2010
Taipei, Taiwan
500 word abstract September 30, 2009
http://queerdiaspora.wordpress.com/call-en/
With a passionate welcome from Taiwan, we would like to invite you to join us and share your diverse thoughtful ideas and papers at our upcoming conference. It will not only provide an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge, but also way for people with "queer perspectives" to cross boundaries and meet. And feel free to contact us with any questions! Womenís Research Section, Population and Gender Studies Center, National Taiwan University Email: wrp@ntu.edu.tw
Call for Submissions
HEADCASE: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer (LGBTQ) Writers
and Artists on Mental Illness
An anthology edited by Teresa Theophano, LMSW
Deadline: December 1, 2009
Headcase will be an anthology comprised of 15-20 nonfiction pieces by writers and artists both established and new, exploring the theme of mental health, mental illness, and mental health care in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) community. The book is currently being considered for publication by a major queer press. The anthology seeks essays, poetry, and comics by queer consumers of mental health services or queer individuals who have been diagnosed, but do not identify as patients, with mental illness. Works should explore the intersection of queerness and mental health and can include topics such as psychotropics; Gender Identity Disorder and its acceptance or rejection as a legitimate mental disorder; conventional, holistic treatment; experiences in therapy, groups, and/or institutions; how race and ethnicity, class, sex, gender identity, age, and disability impact access to treatment; addiction, self-medicating, and recovery. Modest compensation provided upon publication to contributors whose pieces are chosen.
Guidelines:
- Pieces should be between 750 and 1500 words (approximately 3 to 5 double-spaced pages).
- While the deadline for a 2010 publication date has not yet been established, submitting your piece by December 1, 2009 is recommended.
- Descriptions of pieces in progress are also welcome
- Submissions should be sent as a Microsoft Word document, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman font
- Please provide a brief (100 words or less) bio with your submission
Call for Papers
33rd Annual Southeastern Women's Studies Association Conference
Cultural Productions, Gender, and Activism
University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC
March 25-27, 2010
Submission Deadline for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS and SESSIONS of 3-5 PAPERS: December 1, 2009
Check for updates and more detailed instructions for submitting abstracts at the conference website (http://www.cas.sc.edu/wost/conference.html) and the SEWSA organization website (http://sewsa.nwsa.org/events.html)
The Southeastern Women's Studies Association (SEWSA) is a feminist organization that actively supports and promotes all aspects of women's studies at every level of involvement. The organization is committed to scholarship on and activism eliminating oppression and discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic background, physical ability, and class. SEWSA is a regional organization under the National Women's Studies Association serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Thematic papers are encouraged, but we welcome paper proposals on all womenís studies topics. Submissions are invited from undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars alike. Selected panels will also be sponsored by the Student Caucus, the LGBTQ Caucus, and the Women of Color Caucus.
LGBTQ CAUCUS OF SEWSA
In response to the challenges of institutional and cultural homophobia in the U.S. Southeast, and in an effort to foreground antihomophobic feminist cultural work, SEWSA is building an LGBTQ Caucus that will provide a strong network for support and the sharing of scholarly and pedagogical ideas around LGBTQ issues throughout the region.
WOMEN OF COLOR CAUCUS OF SEWSA
In recognition of the central place of "intersectionality" in contemporary women's studies--a widespread disciplinary commitment to analyzing race, class, and gender as powerful interlocking principles by which people are organized globally and locally--SEWSA is building a Women of Color Caucus. The objectives of the group will be to provide a strong network for support and the sharing of scholarly and pedagogical ideas around issues of race throughout the region. Calls for papers for these panels will be announced soon.
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS
A total of $1,500 is available for student travel grants to the annual SEWSA conference. Student travel grants of up to $100 each will be awarded to students presenting papers at the SEWSA conference who attend college within the southeastern region. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. The request should include the student's name, academic affiliation, enrollment year, contact information (including surface address, email address, and phone number), a brief statement giving the paper title, an explanation as to how the conference fits with the student's interest in Women's/Gender Studies, and why attending the conference is important to the student's work. Requests for student travel grants should be submitted via email by January 15, 2010 to SEWSA President Elect Lisa Johnson at mjohnson@uscupstate.edu.
Resource Website
Fair Wisconsin offers information on the Wisconsin Domestic Partnership Registry, partner rights, and how to sign up, here: http://fairwisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/07/domestic-partnerships-reference-guide.html
Resource Website
LGBTQArchitect is a website designed to share resources and documentation of examples of materials for campus administrators working with LGBTQ populations. http://architect.lgbtcampus.org/
New Film resource
Diagnosing Difference is a new film that humanizes the debate around the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis by valuing personal experience as a vital (and often ignored) form of expertise. Rather than trying to create an exhaustive examination of the diagnosis or offer claims of universal representation, Diagnosing Difference is purposefully personal, seeking to expand the experience of the audience, provoke thought, and create as many questions as it answers. Filmmaker Annalise Ophelian is a queer San Francisco-based clinical psychologist, trans ally, and human sexuality educator. Go here for more information: www.diagnosingdifference.com
Call for Submissions
Best Bi Short Stories
Open submission deadline
http://www.biwriters.org
Seeking stories that illuminate something about the experience of being bi. Stories can focus on relationships, romance, dating and sex, of course but weíd like to see much more than that. All genres such as fantasy, science-fiction, romance, historical, mystery, western, vampires, etc. as well as contemporary fiction are encouraged.
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