[H-verkko] CFP: Migration, ethnicity and gender: Racializing processes and intersectional analysis

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Migration, ethnicity and gender: Racializing processes and
intersectional analysis

Migration, ethnicity and gender: Racializing processes and
intersectional analysis
September 5th-6th, 2012, Uppsala University, Sweden

Organized by The Hugo Valentin Centre (Uppsala University) in
cooperation with
The Network for Research on Multiculturalism and Societal Interaction
(University of Turku, Finland)

Gender and sexuality are central parts of national imaginaries and as
Yuval-Davis points out constructions of nation usually involve
specific notions of manhood and womanhood. In contemporary Europe,
gender and sexuality have become more and more an integrated part of
racialization processes in many different ways. In the Nordic
context, the gender equality discourse has been increasingly used to
draw up boundaries between what are perceived as the ‘gender equal
Nordics’ and the ‘patriarchal immigrants’. This has impacted not only
the populist and right-wing movements’ rhetoric but also academic
writings on gender and/or migration. This challenging situation
raises a number of questions concerning social relations, policy
making, and so on. Furthermore, it also raises questions in regard to
epistemological and theoretical issues dealing with research on
migration and minorities, gender and ethnicity, ethnic relations, and
on gendered violence in the European context.

PhD students are welcomed to send paper proposals dealing with
following themes:

1)      How are gender and ethnicity articulated in constructions of
‘we’ and ‘them’ and in formation of social boundaries and hierarchies
in Nordic-Baltic contexts?
2)      How do individuals and groups targeted by these discourses
relate to them and how do they negotiate their identities and their
sense of belongingness in relation to gender, ethnicity, generation,
and class?
3)      How do these processes of racialization and social divisions
impact academic research on gender, gendered violence, minority, and
migration? What are the challenges?
4)      How can we avoid racializations and sexualizations while
discussing the problems related to gender inequalities and gendered
violence within migrant communities?
5)      What contributions have the intersectional analysis to offer,
and what is meant by it?

Keynote speakers:
Professor Patricia Hill Collins, University of Maryland, USA
Professor Irene Molina, Uppsala University, Sweden

Application procedure:

PhD students dealing with these and similar topics are encouraged to
send an abstract that can be based on an article/chapter draft of PhD
dissertation, or other scholarly paper in progress. This is a
multidisciplinary and international forum providing a very good
opportunity for PhD students to meet other PhD students and scholars
from Nordic and Baltic universities, discuss their ongoing projects,
receive comments, and to establish networks.

NB! With funding received from Nordforsk, the organizers announce the
application for travel grants for PhD students. This grant covers the
travel and accommodation expenses due to participation in the
seminar.

A short abstract (max. 150 words) including name, email address and
affiliation, and a travel plan should be sent to following national
contact persons depending on which university the applicant is
affiliated with:

Students affiliated with Danish universities, should send the
application to Garbi Schmidt (garbi at ruc.dk); with Norwegian
universities to Kari Ludvigsen (kari.ludvigsen at uni.no); with Swedish
universities to Minoo Alinia (minoo.alinia at valentin.uu.se); with
Finnish universities to Auvo Kostiainen (aukosti at utu.fi); with
Icelandic universities to Unnur Dis Skaptadottir (unnurd at hi.is); and
with Estonian universities to Aida Hatsaturjan (aida at tlu.ee).

For more detailed information, see the Mcgen network's homepage:
http://mcgen.utu.fi/?p=42

Key dates and deadlines:
Deadline for submitting abstracts: 15th July 2012
Acceptance notification: 20th July 2012
Deadline for sending final papers: 15th August 2012

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Ilmoituksen lähetti: Mari Toivanen <>
Ilmoitus vanhentuu: 16.08.2012
Lisätietoja WWW-osoitteesta: http://mcgen.utu.fi/?p=42