Penn State Behrend Announces Call for Papers on Gender
Creative and academic works are being accepted for conference
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is now accepting creative and academic works for its second annual conference on gender, titled Fortunes of Gender. The two-day conference will be held Feb. 12-13, 2009, in the Samuel P. “Pat” Black III Conference Center, located in the college’s Research and Economic Development Center (REDC). The initial deadline for submissions is December 15, 2008.
“We encourage applicants to take a bite out of the question, What does the future hold for men and women?,” said Sarah E. Whitney, lecturer in English and program chair for women’s studies. “We’re not looking for a fortune cookie answer, which often just provokes more questions.”
Faculty, students and community members in all disciplines are encouraged to submit creative or academic entries that can fall into a range of categories, including but not limited to the following:
- How gender impacts personal or professional paths to success
- Questions of financial wealth and gender equity
- Gender and the construction of luck or fate
- Gender and narrative in art and society
- Predictions for a more gender-equitable future, and pathways to get there
- Creating a more fortunate classroom with respect to gender, race, class and sexuality
- The rocky fortunes of romance and sexuality
Submissions can be presented as individual papers, panels, pedagogical roundtables, slide presentations, and artistic works; group entries are welcome.
To apply, send an abstract of 250 words or less describing the proposed project by December 15, 2008.
Submissions will be accepted via e-mail or U.S. mail. All submissions will remain the property of the screening committee.
To submit electronically, title the e-mail “Fortunes Conference Submission (Applicant’s Last Name)” and send to fortunes.conference.behrend@gmail.com. The abstract can be included in the body of the email or as a Word (.doc) attachment.
To submit via U.S. mail, send the abstract to:
Fortunes Conference Submissions
Penn State Behrend
170 Irvin Kochel Center
4951 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563
Visit www.behrend.psu.edu/newscal/news2008/apr-GenderPowerDesire.htm to view a copy of last year’s conference program.
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, offers one associate and eight baccalaureate degree programs, a pre-law curriculum, a fifth-year teaching certification, seven minors and a study abroad program in cooperation with Northampton University in England. Students within the school often collaborate with faculty on research and outreach programs, have access to technology-enhanced classrooms, including state-of-the art digital editing and psychology laboratories, and publish “Lake Effect,” a nationally recognized literary magazine edited by students. The school hosts the Creative Writer’s Speaker Series and both the International and Women’s Film Series, plus offers various musical and theater opportunities to its students.
For more information, visit behrend.psu.edu.