January 13, 2014

Deadline for conference abstracts is Feb. 1

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies is hosting a conference in March designed to bring together faculty and students from different disciplines across campus to examine opportunities for collaboration about women, gender and sexuality across the arts, sciences, humanities and education. 

The conference is set for March 21. The theme is “Joining Voices Engendering Dialogue: A Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.” The deadline for submitting papers, creative presentations and student awards is Feb. 1. Submission instructions and guidelines are available here. There will also be awards for “Best Student Paper” and “Best Student Creative Presentation.” 

For more information about the conference, contact Barbara Bickel, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies director at wgss@siu.edu or at 453-5141.