Posted: 15.12.06 12:27. Post subject: Call For Papers: "Beyond Little Vera: Women's Bodies, Women's Welfare in Russia and Central/Eastern

Call For Papers: Interdisciplinary Conference

3rd Biennial Conference of the Association for Women in Slavic Studies



26-27 April 2007
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

This Conference will focus on discussing new research on women's health and welfare in Russia and Central/Eastern Europe since 1990. From a variety of disciplinary, theoretical and methodological approaches, participants will consider the changing social, cultural and political situations in this important part of contemporary Europe and their impact on women.

BEYOND LITTLE VERA will follow up on recent conferences addressing trafficking of women in these parts of the world, but will expand that focus to a more general consideration of the treatment and representation of women's bodies and welfare. Crises in women's treatment and exploitation in Russia and Central/Eastern Europe have perhaps never been more acute, given the now more entrenched negative impact of the market and "globalization" in this area. Scholarly exchange on these issues will thus be more than merely academic, and the cross-disciplinary conversations that emerge may have an effect on policy both in the U.S. and abroad.

Using a multi- and inter-disciplinary approach to women's health issues - from domestic relations to sex education, from prison conditions to artistic representations - the conference will explore the wide-ranging implications of the collapse of social networks and government structures in the former Communist bloc countries.

All proposals are due by: January 15, 2006 and must include:

A 150-200 word abstract for each paper; and,
A one-page CV for each participant
Limited funding may be available for housing.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to: csees@osu.edu