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>From:         Carrie Smith-Prei <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: CFP: Lesbian Representations: 
>Perspectives from Germany, panel for conference 
>Lesbian Lives (Dublin)
>
>Proposed Session: Lesbian Representations: Perspectives from Germany
>Conference: Lesbian Lives XIV, University College Dublin, Ireland, June 14-16
>2007.
>
>In her 1975 introduction to Häutungen, Verena Stefan writes: “Jetzt kann ich
>anfangen, systematisch über sexismus in der sprache, über eine weibliche
>sprache, eine weibliche literatur zu arbeiten und genauer über das leben unter
>frauen zu berichten” (35).  This session invites proposals for papers that
>report on “life among women,” exploring lesbian representations in German
>literature, film, culture, art, performance, etc.  The panel will address the
>broad scope of discourses and images on lesbian life in Germany while
>interrogating the role of national and cultural identity in the depiction of
>sexualities and same-sex desire.  The intention is to contribute a diverse set
>of perspectives from within German Studies to this international conference.
>
>Paper topics could include but are not limited to:
>--depictions of female same-sex desire in works 
>of German literature, film, etc.
>--queer readings of canonical works
>--lives of lesbian-identified German authors, artists, etc. and their work
>--the role of politics and/or the role of desire in German discourse on
>lesbianism and feminism
>--the role of national identity and looking beyond German/European borders
>--multiculturalism and sexuality
>--female masculinity, transgender issues, and queering lesbianism in arts and
>culture
>
>Please email abstracts (250-350 words) and a short biography by March 10th to:
>Carrie Smith-Prei: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
>
>Note: Final papers should be 20 minutes in length and must be in English
>(including quotes).  Sessions are composed of three papers, however, should
>there be sufficient interest more than one session may be arranged.
>
>The proposed session will take place in the context of: Lesbian Lives XIV:
>Thursday 14 - Saturday 16 June 2007.  A 3-Day, 
>International, Interdisciplinary
>Conference to be held at the Women's Education, Research and Resource Centre
>(WERRC), School of Social Justice, University College Dublin, Ireland.
>
>Keynote Speakers: Adrienne Rich and Ruth Vanita
>For more information on the conference and fees, see:
>https://www.eventznet.ie/ev/ac/womensstudies/llconxiv/
>
>--
>PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures
>Certificate in Women and Gender Studies
>Honorary Visiting Scholar
>Department of Germanic Studies
>Trinity College Dublin

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