CASCA Women's Network 25th Anniversary Project
CASCA 2008, May 8-10, 2008, Carleton University, Ottawa
http://www.casca2008.anthropologica.ca/
> This collaborative project of the CASCA Women's Network calls for
> papers on the struggles and stories of women anthropologists, both
> in academia itself, as well as in the field. The former may include
> the creation of women's studies departments, collaborative actions
> of women's caucuses, and struggles over salary equity, maternity
> leave policy, and day care. The latter includes the engagement of
> women academics with ethnographic research, including the influence
> of gender in fieldwork, historical perspectives on women's presence
> in the ethnographic field, and other relevant issues. We encourage
> papers that are the result of research, for instance on one's own
> department, as well as reflective pieces. Such stories are important
> because, although they may be passed on as anecdotes, they may not
> generally be known or accessible to young women academics. This
> session therefore aims to provide a meeting point between younger
> and older generations of female academics. The various ways in which
> women deal with these issues should be recorded and disseminated as
> part of an ongoing process of women anthropologists negotiating
> their roles within the academy and the ethnographic field.
>
> The session papers will form the basis for a special publication,
> celebrating the Canadian Anthropology Society's Women's Network's
> 25th anniversary. Contributions are encouraged for a variety of
> formats, including written conversations between academics on the
> topic, interviews with individuals, letters, etc. as well as more
> formal academic articles on the topic.
>
Please send abstracts of a maximum of 100 wds. to Christina Holmes at
cpholmes@dal.ca by February 11, 2008
