SEWSA 2009

SEWSA '09
Southeastern Women's Studies Association Conference
at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Thursday - Saturday, April 2-4, 2009
WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENTS:
The Ecology of Feminism and the Feminism of Ecology
INFO & LINKS:

* Keynote speakers:
Elisabeth Lloyd
Chris Cuomo
Marilou Awiakta
Beverly Guy-Sheftall

* Workshop:
Starhawk

* Call for papers (doc)

* Lodging and transportation

* Registration info--registration is online only and requires a credit card

* Film series

* Food menus--gourmet all-natural lunches included for conference registrants

* Goat and cheese farm tour
$15/person to the first 25 people who sign up!

* Student scholarships



Topics might include:

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Environmental racism
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Development
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Environmental policies
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Frankenfoods
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Naturalists
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Localvores
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CSAs
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The Slow Food Movement
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Pharmaceuticals
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Ecofeminism
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Eco-tourism
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Women in pollution and waste management
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The environment and women's health
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Women's environmental activism
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Gender and food history
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Environmental toxins
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The politics of space and place
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Darwinism
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Farm Workers
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Women in environmental history
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The female in nature
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Women and animals
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Green businesses
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Ecological communities
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Ecofeminist literary criticism
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Feminist literary ecology
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Women healers
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Women naturalists and conservationists
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Science, technology, and the environment
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Post-humanism
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Feminist vegetarianism and feminist hunting
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Situated knowledges
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Is feminism green?
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Are women green?


IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

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PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JAN. 15, 2009!: Send to womens_st@appstate.edu with all contact information.

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Feb. 1, 2009: All those with accepted proposals will be notified by this date.

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Feb 15, 2009: Deadline for "earlybird" registration.

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March 12, 2009: Deadline to reserve a hotel room for the SEWSA block discount rate.



Although the 2009 conference will center on this theme, submissions of non-thematic papers are also encouraged.

Click here to go to the SEWSA organizational website.
Click here to go back to the Appalachian Women's Studies Program homepage.
E-mail womens_st@appstate.edu with questions.