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 13_, 2008
