[ecrea] CFP: Yoga Justice/ Yoga Violence

*Call For Papers: Yoga Justice / Yoga Violence Conference*

The Race and Yoga Research Working Group at the University of
California, Berkeley will host its third annual conference on Friday,
April 22, 2016. The theme of the conference is “Yoga Justice / Yoga
Violence.” Yoga can be a tool to promote social justice. Yet, it can
also be used to perpetuate violence and oppression. This conference
invites a diverse array of practitioners and scholars to critically
examine justice and violence in yoga communities.

What is yoga justice? How is “justice” defined and by whom? How do we
rethink narratives that promote justice through yoga? Conversely, what
kinds of violence occur in yoga spaces? How are people responding and/or
resisting forms of yoga violence?

We invite proposals for individual papers, panels, or round tables on
the following topics:

*Yoga Healing, Yoga Violence*

Social justice-oriented projects

“Safe” spaces

Yoga Authenticity

Yoga and Gentrification

Yoga (In)Justice

*Colonial Legacies/Futures*

Whitewashing Yoga

Yoga Conversion/Spirituality

Yoga and Christianity

Yoga Tourism

Yoga Escapism

*Queer Yoga/Queering Yoga*

*Yoga Sexualization*

Girl Power!?

Heteronormativity

Yoga Men

*Yoga Threat/Taming Yoga*

Responses to POC Yoga Classes/Studios

Right Wing Backlash

Shutting down Yoga Classes in Schools

Yoga Mysticism

Yoga Removal (e.g. K-12 schools, University of Ottawa)


*Yoga Business*

Corporate Yoga

Nonprofit Yoga

Yoga Commodification

Yoga Exploitation

Additionally, we are interested in proposals for somatic and/or
interactive workshops that engage participants. Papers addressing other
relevant topics will be considered.

Please submit a 150-word abstract to (raceandyoga /at/ gmail.com)
<mailto:(raceandyoga /at/ gmail.com)> by *January 15, 2016*.Include the
abstract in the body of your email. Notification about your submission
will be sent by February 1, 2016.


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Jennifer Musial, PhD
Lecturer
Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Keene State College
Keene, NH
http://jennifermusial.com

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