Sara Carpenter and Shahrzad Mojab
FEMINISMS AND MARXISMS
Call for Papers: In the framework of the 9th Historical Materialism Conference, ‘Weighs like A Nightmare’, SOAS, Central London, 8-11 November 2012
Feminisms and Marxisms
A new generation of anti-capitalist feminists has emerged in the last years across the world. Although not without tensions and disagreements, these new feminist currents have been in constant dialogue with different traditions of Marxism and the Marxist critique of political economy in areas ranging from social science, philosophy to art history. With the aim of providing a space for this dialogue, the 9th Historical Materialism conference inLondonwelcomes presentations exploring the synergies between the feminist and the Marxist critiques of capitalism in their various articulations.
Paper proposals (between 200 and 300 words) should be submitted by registering at: http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/conferences BEFORE 10 May 2012. Submissions will be peer reviewed. Please be aware that the conference is self-funded therefore we are unable to help with travel and accommodation costs.
Themes of particular interest for the conference include:
Marxist and Socialist feminism in the 21st century
The critique of the political economy of sex work
Autonomia and Feminism: A legacy?
Intersectionality theory and Marxism
Feminist and Marxist critiques of liberal feminism
Queer studies, LGBTQ and Marxism
Feminist and Marxist critiques of gendered labour exploitation
Feminist and Marxist critiques of racism and Islamophobia
The political economy of gender and carceral detention
Feminism, Marxism and art theory
Women’s collectives and the contemporary art world
Feminist, Marxism and the visual cultures of globalisation
Gendered international migrations
Commodification of care
Social reproduction
Please note that the following donations are requested in support of conference costs:
£50 waged/15 unwaged on pre-registration
£75 waged / 25 unwaged at the door
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Hi. Please note that the deadline for submitting a paper to Feminisms and Marxisms is extended to June 1, 2012 in accordance with the HM conference extended deadline. Thanks.
Angela (co-organiser of Feminisms and Marxisms and HM Corresponding Editor)