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Coalition of Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition
Abstract Deadline: April 27, 2007
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the Public Knowledge Project, enables participants to submit abstracts online in the Proposal Submission page listed in the navigation bar at the bottom of the page.
Presentations can include:
• Single papers (abstract max of 250 words)
• Multiple paper sessions (overview max of 250 words)
• Roundtable, Interactive Forum, etc (abstract max of 250 words)
Call for Papers Announcement
The 2007 Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) conference invites proposals on civic discourse, feminisms, and rhetorics. The conference draws its inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the integration of Little Rock’s Central High School, the Clinton Presidential Library, Heifer Project International & the Clinton School for Public Service.
This conference asks us to explore civic discourse and how civic discourse, feminism(s) and rhetoric(s) interact with, for, and against each other.
• What is civic discourse? What counts as civic discourse?
• How has civic discourse changed over the years for women? For feminism?
• What does it mean to participate in civic discourse in the 21st century?
• How do we participate in civic discourse?
• How has the internet/electronic discourse affected civic discourse?
• How has civic discourse become corporatized?
• How has globalization impacted civic discourse?
• What does it mean to be a feminist and/or rhetorician participating in civic discourse?
We look forward to reading proposals from a wide variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to, history, ethics, new media, political science, social justice, pedagogy, law, literature, art and art theory, queer theory, international studies, cultural studies, race studies, economics, environmental studies, science, social activism, communication studies, technical communication, visual design, philosophy, and engineering.
Formats may include individual presentations (20 min.), 3-4 member panels (1 1/2 hrs.), and workshops or roundtables (1 1/2 hrs.). Although traditional presentations are acceptable, we encourage participants to create formats that go beyond the read-aloud academic paper.
Interactive sessions that include discussions, dialogues, and performances are especially welcome.
Please, submit only one proposal.
Questions--contact Barbara L’Eplattenier (bleplatt@ualr.edu) or Marcia Smith (mmsmith@ualr.edu).
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