Special Issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies on Canadian Research, Scholarship and Artistic Works
DEADLINE: JULY 15th 2013
The Journal of Lesbian Studies examines the cultural, historical, and interpersonal interests, concerns and needs of lesbians. The Journal is a forum for lesbian scholarship, including theory, research, interviews, fiction and poetry, art, book reviews, and letters to the editor. JLS is interdisciplinary in scope and intended for a readership of independent scholars, professors, and students.
In this special issue we are seeking research, scholarship and artistic works addressing the experiences of lesbians, bisexual, queer, trans and/or sexual minority women in Canada. Submissions that focus in whole or in part on Canadian data and experiences are welcome. We invite submissions from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. Conceptual, critical, artistic and empirical approaches are welcome. All submissions will be peer reviewed.
In particular, we encourage submissions on the following topics:
Calling Fags (of all genders) CROOKED FAGAZINE NEEDS YOU!
DEADLINE: JUNE 30th 2013
I’m starting to put together a second issue of Crooked Fagazine and I’m going to need your help. Crooked is a collaborative queer zine and the more people that get involved the better the final result will be. Right now I’m looking for contributions of writing and hopefully some visual content too. Crooked’s scope is pretty broad but the focus is on printing transgressive, confessional and confrontational queer writing. This includes, but is not limited to, creative writing (short stories, erotic stories, experimental writing, poetry etc.), articles on queer politics and activism, alternative arts and culture, comics, interviews, rants etc. In particular demand are writers that are good at talking dirty, inviting controversy, and that can provide intimate texts related to faggotry and queer culture.
Spit your venom! Spill your guts!
FOR WRITERS
• Recommended length is 500 to 1500 words. If you find this restricting, get in touch with me and we’ll see if there is space for longer pieces.
• Please submit your work in a Word document, or get in touch with me if this is not possible.
• Crooked is a primarily English-language publication but also prints French content.
• You may publish your work anonymously or under a pseudonym, if desired.
• Your work may be edited. If so, I will make sure to show you the final draft before printing.
FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS/ILLUSTRATORS
• Submit 1-5 B&W images
• Please submit your work as a JPG, or get in touch with me if this is not possible. I have a scanner if you need to use one.
• Please specify if you have requests about how you want images to appear
• You may publish your work anonymously or under a pseudonym, if desired.
The DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JUNE 30th 2013. This doesn’t leave a lot of time, so if you’re interested in submitting it’s best to start thinking about it right away rather than put it off for a few weeks. If necessary, I may be able to provide a short extension but my goal is to have issue #2 ready for Queer Between the Covers in August and I’ll need time to design the layout and organize printing. In any case, if you can get something to me by the deadline, you can make minor revisions throughout the following few weeks.
If you have not seen issue #1 and you think it might help, I can send you a PDF if you contact me. Also feel free to contact me to flesh out your ideas, propose articles and/or ask questions.
As this is an independent project, payment is not possible at this time. However, you will receive a copy of the zine, once printed.
Finally, please share this submission callout with anyone you think might be interested.
Contact:
Jordan Coulombe
crookedfagazine@gmail.com
jordancoulombe@gmail.com
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Queer in Brighton: Life Stories, Histories and Differences
Brighton & Sussex Sexualities Network (BSSN) Conference
18th September 2013, 10am-5.00pm
Co-Organisers:
Brighton & Sussex Sexualities Network (BSSN) - http://www.cmis.brighton.ac.uk/bssn/
Queer in Brighton - http://www.queerinbrighton.co.uk/
Brighton Transformed - http://www.queensparkbooks.org.uk/theme/56.html
This conference seeks to work across activist/academic debates in order to develop understandings of LGBT and queer life stories, histories and differences in Brighton and beyond. It invites presentations, readings, workshops and other interventions that address questions such as:
- How is place important to queer politics and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans lives?
- What are queer life stories and queer his/her/hir-stories? How are these celebrated/contested? Who is left out of these stories?
- How can we tell our life stories and his/her/hir-stories?
- What does it mean to be/do/practice ‘queer’, ‘now’ and ‘then’? How do queer practices and understandings relate to embodied considerations, such as those relating to health?
- What are the norms/canons of queer representation in Brighton and other Sussex heritage sites?
- Is a queer historiography needed to tell a queer history?
- What politics do these themes bring to the table?
These questions are deliberately broad in order to elicit a range of responses and you are invited to address the title of the conference in ways that exceed these inquiries. It is hoped that the questions spark discussions across sectors and artificial divides, including academic/activist, student/teacher, and other boundaries that can inhibit open dialogue and debate.
Please submit a proposal for contributions of around 200 words to BSSN@brighton.ac.uk by July 25th 2013.
Sessions will be organised to cross boundaries and sectors and presentation styles should be conscious of the varied audience.
As a conference that seeks to engage a range of communities the attendance fee is deliberately low, and all who attend will be charged. We have a limited number of volunteer roles, which will give individuals a free place at the conference.
Cost: £25 waged/£15 unwaged, concession. Cost includes coffee/tea and lunch.
"Queer Streets of London": King's College London Summer School
22nd July - 9th August 2013
London has had a long and storied history of sexual dissidence. From the gender ambiguity of Shakespearean theatre, to the scandal of the Oscar Wilde trials, to the groundbreaking films of Derek Jarman, the city has been at the forefront of queer activism and academia, a touchstone for LGBT urban life. Situated in the heart of London, King’s College remains an epicentre of queer theorising in Britain.
Queer theory seeks to illuminate the ways sexuality is constructed, articulated and experienced in historically and culturally specific ways. How is desire shaped by the discourses which surround it? How are gender and sexuality performed and maintained through the policing of dissident bodies? And through the embodiment of hierarchies, exclusions and normativities, how has the queer political landscape changed over the past century? This course offers an exciting chance to think about queer theory in the very places, spaces and environments which have constituted its intellectual arrival and witnessed its effects.
This 3 week short course will introduce the grounding tenets of queer theory, set against the experiences of those queer men and women who have lived and loved in the streets of London. Reading theory in conjunction with literature and history we seek to unpack the social, cultural and political contexts under which sexuality operates and draw on exciting case studies from a number of sources, fostering an interdisciplinary approach. This course shall include visits to the Museum of London and the Victoria and Albert Museum to view their collections of objects with queer histories, as well as offer opportunities to experience the queer streets of the bustling metropolis.
Registration for the 2013 Summer School is now open
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/summerschool/courses/ArtsLiterature-and-Culture.aspx
Contact us: summerschool@kcl.ac.uk
"Media, Gender & Culture": King's College London Summer School
1st - 19th July 2013
Course leader: Rachel O'Neill
How does gender organise social and cultural life? What role does media play in sustaining gender inequality? Can media be used as a resource for cultural politics and activism? By who, and in what ways? How can we approach critical issues of power and agency in the analysis of contemporary gender relations? Running alongside the international course in Mumbai, the King's 'Media, Gender & Culture' London Summer School programme will explore these and other questions, offering students the opportunity to study media, gender and culture in transnational perspective.
As well as examining some of the central theoretical approaches to the study of gender, the course will offer an in-depth look at current debates over issues such as 'postfeminism' and the 'sexualisation of culture'. We will explore the gendered dimensions of contemporary media and cultural trends, considering issues of gender and social change; power and representation; culture and agency; social critique and cultural politics. In dedicated workshops students will learn how to apply theory in the analysis of media texts, including screen and print media, as well as digital and online media. We will also take case studies - such as the Everyday Sexism project and the SlutWalk protest movement - to examine the social and cultural context of gender inequality, and think through some of the ways social media might be used as a tool of social change.
Taking full advantage of our central London location, we will visit many of the capital's foremost cultural institutes - including the British Film Institute (BFI), the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), the Tate and the National Gallery; students will have the opportunity to meet with insiders from the media and cultural industries. At all points the course will promote intersectional thinking, as we consider how gender intersects with other axes of power, such as sexuality, race and class. Students on this course will develop the knowledge and critical skills necessary to analyse gender, media and culture in global arena.
For more information please visit: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/shortcourses/index/name/mediagenderculture/keyword/summer-school