Tuesday, October 15, 2024
CFP West Coast Sexuality, Gender and Law Conference
Call for Papers here.
Second Annual West Coast Sexuality, Gender & Law Conference
Call for Papers and Commentators
Abstract Submission Deadline:
December 15, 2024, 11:59 PM Pacific
*Please note that this link is also for those volunteering to serve as commentators/discussants.
We are pleased to announce the second annual West Coast Sexuality, Gender & Law Conference, to be held on February 21-22, 2025 in Irvine, California. The University of California, Irvine School of Law will serve as the conference host.
Alongside increasing political and legal attacks against LGBTQ people, legal and political efforts are seeking to shape and reassert normative views of gender and the family. In that environment, scholarship exploring issues of sexuality, gender, and the law is more necessary than ever. The goal of the Conference is to provide attendees with detailed, constructive feedback on their work in a supportive, collegial environment, and to build community among scholars working on these issues (especially those on the West Coast). Scholars at all levels of seniority are encouraged. We also encourage submissions at different stages of progress, from early drafts (incubators) to more developed forms (a work-in-progress session).
The Conference will consist of several concurrent paper sessions over the course of one and a half days. Participants will be expected to attend one paper session during each of the scheduled time blocks and to read and be prepared to discuss those papers in a constructive manner.
There is no conference or registration fee. Participants will be responsible for the costs of their own flight, other transportation, and hotel arrangements (we are working on reserving a block of hotel rooms for the conference). We will provide a conference dinner on Friday evening, as well as breakfast, lunch, and snacks on Saturday morning.
To preserve an intimate and supportive character, we can accommodate only 45 participants. Although we will try to fulfill all requests, if space is limited, some preference will be given to West Coast-based scholars.
To apply, please submit a CV and an abstract of no more than 500 words here by December 15, 2024. Submissions will be vetted by the organizing committee (listed below). Selection will be based on the originality of the abstract as well as its capacity to engage with the other papers in a collaborative dialogue. Participants will be notified of their selection as soon as feasible after the due date. Drafts of papers will be due approximately two weeks prior to the Conference. As noted above, commentator volunteers should also indicate their interest via the submission portal.
We look forward to your submissions and participation. Questions can be directed to the organizing committee members at [email protected].
Thank you!
Courtney Cahill, UC Irvine
Andrew Gilden, Willamette
Courtney Joslin, UC Davis
Yvette Lindgren, UMKC
Kaipo Matsumura, Loyola LA
Brian Soucek, UC Davis
Ari Ezra Waldman, UC Irvine
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/gender_law/2024/10/cfp-west-coast-sexuality-gender-and-law-conference.html