Call for Papers: Women, Incarceration and Human Rights

A Feminism and Legal Theory Project Workshop (Emory University School of Law): Women, Incarceration and Human Rights:

February 27-29th, 2009  Atlanta, Georgia

From 1995 – 2006, the number of incarcerated women in the United States increased 64 percent making the U.S. the leading country for the incarceration of women. Today, with well over 1.7 million women in prison, nearly half are mothers. Policy makers, activists, academics from diverse disciplines are searching for ways to understand the causes, costs, and consequences of hyper incarceration of women. Further, legal scholars are faced with the challenge of finding the most effective analytical lens through which to consider this relatively new social phenomenon. The Feminism and Legal Theory (FLT) Project at Emory is convening a workshop to explore the issues facing incarcerated women, their children, families and communities. This workshop, offered in conjunction with Emory’s Race and Difference Initiative, highlights Rickie Solinger’s multimedia and photographic exhibits Interrupted Life and Beggars and Choosers, which will be in Emory’s Schatten Gallery during the workshop. The Solinger exhibits explore the intersection of race, class, and privilege as it relates to motherhood in the U.S. and the impact of incarceration on women and their families.

Submission Procedures:
We welcome papers from all disciplines. Abstracts of 200-300 words are due by 22 December 2008. Please email abstracts to Jan Sellem, Program Associate for the FLT Project: jan.sellem@emory.edu. Authors will be informed of acceptance of proposals by 5 January 2009.