[ecrea] An Invitation: Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality Conference

Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality Conference

We are delighted to invite you to the Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality
conference, to take place in York on May 26^th , 2012. This
international conference is hosted and organised by the Centre for
Women's Studies at the University of York. It investigates the
interdisciplinary study of sexuality, media, and gender from an Arab
perspective and the intersection between all three. AWMS conference aims
to provide grounds for discussion and analysis of these three
disciplines and to encourage debate, research and networking in these
fields.

Due to the unanticipated volume of interest, the conference will run
concurrent panels on the following themes:

-Cultural Products: TV and Talk Shows

-Cultural Products: Music, Novels, and Poetry

-Cultural Products: Advertisements and Drama

-On Veiling and Unveiling

-East -- West

-Resistance

-New Media

The panels will feature papers by delegates traveling to York from
Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Portugal, Denmark, France, Ireland, the
Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, and the UK. A few delegates will be
offering papers through long-distance conferencing. The event itself
will be hosted in the Berrick Saul Building in the University of York
campus, and we expect the day to start at 9 AM and to finish at 6:30 PM.
A provisional programme can be found on the conference's official blog:
awmsconference.wordpress.com. Up-to-date information can also be found
on the conference's facebook page:http://tinyurl.com/7kb4lgt

The registration fee for Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality is £25, to
include documentation, refreshments, lunch, and possibly a wine
reception at the end of the day. Registration is now open on the
following link:http://tinyurl.com/7c7neen_. _The deadline for
registration is April 1^st .

Queries should be directed to Ebtihal (Mahadeenim544 /at/ york.ac.uk)
<mailto:(im544 /at/ york.ac.uk)>or Rachel (Thwaitesret508 /at/ york.ac.uk)
<mailto:(ret508 /at/ york.ac.uk)>

We look forward to seeing you in York in May!

**Please circulate widely**

--

Doctoral Candidate
Centre for Women's Studies
The University of York
Heslington
YO10 5DD York UK


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