Nr. 48, Mai 2011 - AK Geographie und Geschlecht

We encourage proposed session to be rather discussion panels with maximum 4 participants
and a discussant than formal paper presentations.
We would like then to suggest that each of the panelists will have 10-15 minutes to present
their research to leave sufficient time for the discussion. The papers will be uploaded on the
website of the conference but the exchange is based on the principle of short oral introductions.
The official language of the conference is English. The proposals in other languages will not be
accepted. For those who feel uncomfortable speaking English without reading a paper, the organizers
will test an idea of English language coach for the next conference.
Each session must include papers from several countries, with the maximum of two papers
from/about one country, to achieve a truly international, comparative discussion. The network
chairs may suggest papers to session organisers, particularly to fill a session otherwise incomplete.
The final composition of each session is done by the network chairs.
Please fill out the pre-registration form on the ESSHC web-site:
http://www.iisg.nl/esshc/user/register.php and include a 500 words abstract of your paper.
Each person proposing a paper, even as part of a session proposal, has to register individually.
Do not send your paper to the network chairs.
Please submit your proposal as soon as possible, and not later than May 1, 2011. Proposals
submitted after the deadline of May 1, 2011, will not be accepted.
We would also like to encourage you to volunteer as chair or discussant.
Bettina Brandt, Bielefeld University, School for Historical Research bbrandt@uni-bielefeld.de
Elisabeth Elgán, Stockholm University, Department of History mailto: elisabeth.elgan@historia.su.se
Marianna Muravyeva, University of Helsinki, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies mailto:marianna.muravyeva@helsinki.fi
http://www.iisg.nl/esshc/
ALLGEMEIN: Nachlese AAG 2011 Seattle (Beitrag von Carolin Schurr)
Zwei Themen wurden in der feministischen Geographie in diesem Jahr an der Assosciation of
American Geographers (AAG) besonders intensiv diskutiert: Die Rückkehr oder Wiedererstarken
eines marxistischen/sozialistischen Marxismus sowie die Angst vor Kürzungen an den Universitäten
im Zuge der Krise, die vermutlich besonders scheinbare Randgebiete der Geographie wie
die feministische Geographie treffen könnten.
Des Weiteren ging es um einen Rückblick auf die Errungenschaften sowie Probleme der feministischen
Geographie sowohl im Hinblick auf mit Frauen besetzten Stellen und feministischen Inhalten
in Lehre und Forschung an verschiedenen Instituten. Grundsätzlich empfinden viele einen
Backlash im Hinblick auf das Interesse der Studierenden gegenüber feministischen Themen.
Immer wieder kam auch zur Sprache, dass geographies of sexuality noch immer innerhalb
feministischer Geographien marginalisiert werden. Im Folgenden soll ein kurzer Überblick über
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