Crossing Boundaries, Transcending BordersThe 11th Annual Louisiana State University Women's and Gender Studies ConferenceMarch 6 - 7, 2008 Keynote Speaker: Dr. AnaLouise Keating, Professor of Women's Studies at Texas Women's University and author of Teaching Transformation: Transcultural Classroom Dialogues, EntreMundos/AmongWorlds: New Perspectives on Gloria Anzaldúa, and Women Reading, Women Writing, and co-editor of this bridge we call home: radical visions for transformation. Her work crosses borders in such fields as feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory, U.S. women of color, and critical pedagogy. The theme of this year's conference, Crossing Boundaries, Transcending Borders, observes the significant and innovative contributions of Women's and Gender Studies scholarship in terms of expanding the traditional boundaries of academic disciplines by incorporating a multitude of approaches, methods, theories, source materials and subject matters; examining socially constructed boundaries such as gender, race, class and sexuality; and addressing issues of identity and affiliation within and across geographical boundaries. Possible topics include migration and diaspora, gender and racial-ethnic identity, globalization, cross-cultural experience, queer theory, performative writing, and interdisciplinary research and pedagogy. We also welcome proposals that do not directly address the conference theme, but are relevant to women’s and gender studies scholarship. Similarly, we also invite alternative format presentations such as academic or documentary films and performances. The submission of pre-formed panels is especially encouraged. Please direct all inquiries to the WGS Conference email, wgsconference at gmail dot com |