[Commlist] CFP: Quiet Revolution? Alternative sexualities in Europe and the post-Soviet region

This is a reminder that our autumn symposium in Cardiff *"Quiet 
Revolution? Alternative sexualities in Europe and the post-Soviet 
region*" will be held on the**19 September 2019.

The call for submissions is open until the 1st of March 2019. You can 
find more details about the event  below and attached.

Best wishes,

Dr Galina Miazhevich

Senior Lecturer

Email: (MiazhevichG /at/ cardiff.ac.uk) <mailto:(MiazhevichG /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)>

Cardiff University, School of Journalism, Media and Culture

Room 2.44, Two Central Square, Central Square, CARDIFF, CF10 1FS, 
www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec <http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec>

Ysgol Newyddiaduraeth, y Cyfryngau a Diwylliant, Prifysgol Caerdydd

Dau Sgwâr Canolog, Sgwâr Canolog, CAERDYDD, CF10 
1FS,www.caerdydd.ac.uk/jomec <http://www.caerdydd.ac.uk/jomec>

*/Quiet Revolution? Alternative sexualities in Europe and the 
post-Soviet region/*

Cardiff University, UK

19 September 2019

In light of the rising rhetoric of ‘traditional values’ in parts of 
Western and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, this one-day 
event calls for an examination of what this conservative turn and the 
rise of illiberal political regimes imply for the voices of marginalised 
and alternative sexualities^[1] <#_ftn1> and their representations in 
the former Eastern bloc and beyond.

The symposium asks how analyses of historical legacies, cultural trends 
and geographical location might help us to understand and 
re/conceptualise alternative sexualities in the post-Soviet region and 
Europe at present, that is, howthe way that queerness is coded responds 
to shifting sociopolitical, cultural and legal landscapes.The goal of 
the event is to bring together different strands of interdisciplinary 
research on sexuality and contribute to a dialogue between communities 
that have developed around them across the post-Soviet region and Europe.

We welcome submissions addressing the following areas:

·*Sexualities, geo-temporality and shifting dynamics*: sexualities and 
locality;sexual/intimate citizenship and geo-temporality; sexuality and 
geopolitics;‘delayed’ (Borenstein, 2008) sexual revolutions in 
post-Soviet region; sexualities and class; sexualities and race; 
sexualities, mobilities and migration*;*sexualities, cultures and 
shifting moral regimes; regional appropriations of mainstream 
transnational sexualities (e.g. ‘global gay’).

·*Sexualities and the body: *hetero- and homonormativity; positionality, 
queerness and non-binarity; trans-sexuality, transgender; a/sexual and 
other practices; sexuality, body politics and citizenship;LGBT and the 
missing T (transgender); LGBTQ or Q? How is queerness appropriated and 
domesticated in post-communist Europe?

·*Sexualities, popular cultureand the media: *heterosexism, mediated 
homophobia, misrecognitions and sensationalism; convergent media and 
multifaceted representations; social media and violence (trolling, 
etc.); performativity; visual representations of the body, 
over/sexualised masculinities and femininities;excessive aesthetics and 
sexualities, camp, Estrada; comedy and sexualities, etc.

·*Sexualities, media and generations*: sexuality, generational 
differences and convergent media; learning about sexualities (schools, 
other educational institutions, social media); representations of 
sexualities and different age groups.

·*Mediated sexualities and in/exclusion*: absences, omissions and/or 
visibility of sexual minorities. Reconsidering visibility in social 
media and popular culture: Does mediation of sexual minorities amplify 
diversity, foster inclusion or have an adverse effects and lead to 
compartmentalisation and intensifies exclusion? Commodification of 
mediated queerness.

·*Sexuality and law*: the law, bodies and sexualities; Russian ‘Gay 
propaganda law’ of 2013 and variations; human rights in Russia and 
Europe; violence towards LGBTQ+ persons and communities.

·*Ethics & methodologies:*frameworks and epistemologies; 
Western-centrism; decolonising movements; activism and academia; 
emotional and methodological challenges of researching alternative 
sexualities.

*Submissions*

We welcome submissions from early career scholars, established 
academics, as well as activists and practitioners. Abstracts should be 
submitted by *Friday, 1^st of March 2019*. Please submit a short bio, a 
300-words abstract and up to 7 keywords to: (_quietrevolution18 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(quietrevolution18 /at/ gmail.com)>_

Other forms of participation (posters, creative projects, film 
screenings, etc.) should be discussed in advance with the Organising 
Team. When sending your abstract, please indicate whether you would like 
your paper to be considered_for publication in an edited volume 
_(Routledge).

*Fees: * the subsidised conference fee will cover coffee breaks, lunch, 
evening reception and a welcome pack. Standard fee is £50. Post-grad 
students/independent researchers’ fee is £25.

A number of bursaries for PhD students, independent researchers and 
recipients from lower income regions are available. To apply for a 
fee-waiver/bursary, please indicate it in your submission and provide 
details.

We are happy to provide visa invitation letters and other supporting 
documentation to enable participation.

*Organisers *

Galina Miazhevich, Cardiff University (PI) & Maria Brock, Cardiff University

This symposium is informed and supported by an AHRC funded project/‘A 
Quiet Revolution? Discursive representation of non-heteronormative 
sexuality in Russia’ (2018-2020) _https://www.quiet-revolution.org_/

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If travelling from outside the UK via London, Cardiff is an easy 2-hour 
train journey from Paddington station. The conference participants can 
benefit from a discounted rate at Jury’s Inn hotel, Cardiff (booking 
code will be provided by the organisers). Other accommodation options 
and recommendations to be made available.


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[1] <#_ftnref1> The phrase “alternative sexuality” is purposefully 
broad, and inclusive of non-conforming gender identifications and sexual 
orientations and an intersectionality of gender and sexual expressions.




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