12
May
2008
11-12 June 2009, IGRS (Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies), London
The fact that 2008 marks the centenary of Simone de Beauvoir’s birth allows us to reflect on the place of women intellectuals in contemporary French society. Even if the last twenty years haven’t seen the rise of a Beauvoir-like figurehead who typifies the qualities of the intellectual, nevertheless, women have become increasingly involved in many different areas of intellectual life. Women have intervened in a range of domains: politics, culture, journalism, art, literature in a context which shows the growing interaction between the public and the private.
This conference seeks to establish a picture of the different types of women’s interventions since Beauvoir’s death; it will also evaluate the role of French and French speaking women intellectuals in France and beyond. Throughout the course of this conference, we will look at the reasons why women intervene in the public arena and by what methods, for example, through the means of political/militant associations, academia as well as more formal politics. We hope, through this conference, to reappraise the link between engagement and women intellectuals and to consider the role played, and indeed, the role still to be played by women intellectuals in the sphere of culture, art, science, society and politics.
Though the focus of the conference will be mainly on the two decades since Beauvoir’s death, papers that draw comparisons with historical exempla and thus allow us to extend the historical and/or geographical parameters in order to trace and compare the trajectories and characteristics of French and French speaking women intellectuals throughout the ages will also be welcomed.
Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the following themes:
-women and engagement-the concept of the intellectual in France, the evolution of the definition of the intellectual
-women intellectuals and the French speaking world
-women and the ‘death of French culture’
-journalism, new technologies and engagement
-literature and engagement-philosophy and intellectual life
-feminism today in France
-the heritage of women intellectuals
-the impact of feminism on women today and the future of feminism
-women intellectuals and political parties
-the debates on parité and laïcité
-the role of associations in engagement (Chiennes de gardes, Ni putes ni soumises…)
-engagement in art (plastic arts, cinema, music)
-French feminists and transnational links
Abstracts for papers (in English or in French) of 300 words approx should be sent to the conference organisers: Elise Hugueny-Léger and Imogen Long, before 30th June 2008. We expect to publish the conference proceedings.
Elise Hugueny-Léger, St Andrews University (esmh@st-andrews.ac.uk)
Imogen Long, Leeds University (i.j.t.long00@leeds.ac.uk)
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10
February
2008
WOMEN IN FRENCH IN SCOTLAND 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS
A one-day conference to be held at the Mitchell Library (Glasgow) on Saturday 18 October 2008 The annual Women in French in Scotland conference is organised by women academics in French departments at Scottish Universities and has two broad aims:
- to promote scholarly exchange based on research in French Studies by or about women
- to maintain a network of contacts amongst women teaching and researching in French Studies
Abstracts (200 words) are invited for 20-minute papers in English or in French on topics concerning women in any area of French Studies. This year two French historians from Marseilles, who will be visiting Scotland to celebrate the twinning with Glasgow, will be speaking at the conference,
so other papers on women in French history are particularly welcomed. We are also very interested in receiving offers of papers on teaching issues and non-literary topics (translation, politics, media). Please send abstracts (and queries) to the organisers by 31 May 2008: Elisabeth Campbell (Elisabeth.Campbell@uws.ac.uk ), Joy Charnley (j.charnley@strath.ac.uk) and Caroline Verdier
(caroline.verdier@strath.ac.uk ).
The conference will start around 10.00 and will include a series of papers as well as a discussion of professional matters concerning women in French Studies. It will provide a valuable opportunity to meet and discuss with female colleagues from other institutions. It is also hoped that it may be
possible to organise an introduction to the Mitchell Library’s extensive collections.
The Mitchell Library, the biggest municipal library in Europe, is situated in central Glasgow, at Charing Cross, and can be reached by train (Charing Cross Station) or bus (nos 44 and 57 amongst others pass nearby)
Conference organised with the support of the School of Media, Language and Music at the University of the West of Scotland and the French Division at the University of Strathclyde
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29
October
2007
To mark the centenary of Simone de Beauvoir’s birth
*‘The Legacies of Simone de Beauvoir’*
University of Northumbria
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
13th -15th June 2008
Keynote Speakers: Professor Elizabeth Fallaize, Oxford University, UK and Sonia Kruks, Danforth Professor of Politics, Oberlin College, USA.
CALL FOR PAPERS
This international conference aims to re-evaluate Simone de Beauvoir’s contribution to 20th century fiction, autobiography, philosophy and politics. Her influence as a major intellectual figure in the history of post-war France will be considered. The conference will assess Beauvoir’s legacies in terms of her influence on subsequent generations of writers and critics, both in France and internationally. Questions of reception, dissemination and translation of Beauvoir’s oeuvre will also be addressed, particularly in the light of recent publications. It is hoped that this focus on Beauvoir’s legacies will be of interest not only to Beauvoir scholars but also to those working in Gender Studies, Philosophy, 20th Century French fiction and life writing.
Proposals are invited for papers lasting twenty minutes in French or English. Please send abstracts, in English or French, of not more than 350 words, to the conference organisers, Dr Alison Holland (alison.holland@northumbria.ac.uk) and Dr Susan Bainbrigge (susan.bainbrigge@ed.ac.uk), by Monday 19th November 2007.
New extended deadline: end January 2008.
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3
February
2007
A one-day conference to be held at the University of Strathclyde on Saturday 13 October 2007
The annual Women in French in Scotland conference is organised by women academics in French departments at Scottish Universities and has two broad aims:
- to promote scholarly exchange based on research in French Studies by or about women
- to maintain a network of contacts amongst women teaching and researching in French
Studies Abstracts (200 words) are invited for 20-minute papers in English or in French by or about women in any area of French Studies. Papers on teaching issues are also welcome and papers on non-literary topics (translation, politics, media) are particularly encouraged. Please send abstracts (and queries) to the organisers by 31 May 2007:
Joy Charnley (j.charnley@strath.ac.uk) and Caroline Verdier (caroline.verdier@strath.ac.uk).
The conference will start around 10.00 and will include a series of papers as well as a discussion of professional matters concerning women in French Studies. It will provide a valuable opportunity to meet and discuss with female colleagues from other institutions.
Conference fee: £16/£10
The University of Strathclyde is in central Glasgow, within walking distance of railway stations (Central and Queens Street) and Buchanan Bus Station.
Conference organised with the support of the Department of Modern Languages and the French Division at the University of Strathclyde
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