[ecrea] Call For Papers – Queering Paradigms IV / Brazil 2012

*Call For Papers – Queering Paradigms IV*
Character of the conference and contributions:
Following the success of the three international, interdisciplinary 
Queering Paradigms conferences held thus far on three continents, the 
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Applied Linguistics at the Federal 
University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), the Graduate Program in Social 
Memory at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) 
and the Brazilian Association of Applied Linguistics (ALAB) are proud to 
announce Queering Paradigms IV, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 
from the 25th to the 28th of July, 2012. Our confirmed keynote speakers 
are Annamarie Jagose (University of Sydney, Australia), José Quiroga 
(Emory University, USA), Alípio Sousa Filho (Federal University of Rio 
Grande do Norte, Brazil), Jack Halberstam (University of Southern 
California, USA), Luiz Paulo da Moita Lopes (Federal University of Rio 
de Janeiro, Brazil) and Jô Gondar (Federal University of the State of 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

As in the previous conferences, we use the term ‘queer’ to refer to an 
indefinite, borderless domain of non-normative genders, sexualities and 
bodily practices that is also affiliated with critical analytic 
approaches, while recognizing that the term does not resonate globally 
as it emerged from Western experience. ‘Queering’ thus questions, 
contrasts, challenges and destabilizes heteronormativity, but is not 
restricted to it: homo-, class-, religion-, race-, ethnic-, scientific- 
and academic-normativity are also part of its scope of analysis.

The aim of the conference is thus to analyze the status quo and the 
future challenges of Queer and LGBTIQ Studies from an ample, 
inter/multidisciplinary perspective, in order to 
problematize/destabilize (i.e. to queer) essentialized discourses and 
totalizing paradigms. Our intention is to bring together researchers 
from many countries in an exploration of queer and LGBTIQ social 
practices, presenting from disciplines as diverse as, but not limited 
to, anthropology, sociology, language studies, theology, political 
science, law, social medicine, philosophy, geography and social psychology.

Proposals for Papers and Panels:
Paper and panel proposals are invited on any aspect of Queer or LGBTIQ 
Studies. They shall be grouped into the following areas:
 Queering ethics
 Queering institutions
 Queering language practices
 Queering art and literature
 Queering media practices
 Queering races and ethnicities
 Queering epistemologies and methodologies
 Queering activism
 Queering temporalities and geographies
 Queering bodies, embodiment and identities
The proposals will undergo a peer-review process by our international 
board of reviewers and should be submitted through our website: 
http://www.alab.org.br/eventos/queering-paradigms-iv, by 15 December 2012.

 Proposals for individual papers: These should take the form of 
abstracts with a minimum of 1500 and a maximum of 3500 characters, 
followed by three keywords.
 Panel proposals: Panels may have between four and six participants, 
one of whom shall be the organizer. The submission must include a panel 
rationale of between 1500 and 3500 characters followed by three 
keywords, as well as four to six paper abstracts of the same length, 
each also including three keywords. The organizer is responsible for 
writing the panel rationale, collecting the participants’ abstracts, and 
submitting everything together through our website.
Proposals may be submitted, and papers may be presented, in English, 
Portuguese or Spanish, but due to the international nature of the 
conference, the use of English is highly encouraged. Abstracts should be 
written in the intended language of presentation. For those who use 
English as a second/foreign language, please note that what matters for 
our conference is not so-called near-native fluency, but rather the 
ability to communicate ideas clearly, which may be further enhanced by 
visual props such as slides. Papers may be single- or co-authored. 
Potential participants may submit up to two proposals.

The proceedings of this conference will be prepared for peer-reviewed 
publication in the Queering Paradigms Series, made available by the 
international academic publishers Peter Lang.
Requests for further information can be sent by email to: 
(queeringparadigms4 /at/ gmail.com). You can also learn more on our website 
(http://www.alab.org.br/eventos/queering-paradigms-iv), and follow us on 
Twitter (@QueeringP4) and on our Facebook page (Queering Paradigms 4).