European Union Studies Center/CUNY Graduate Center
We’re celebrating three decades! Founded in 1993, amidst the conflicts in Yugoslavia, this workshop is driven by the exploration of questions related to gender in postcommunist countries of East, South and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, including the Baltic countries and Central Asia. Centered on debates on communism’s impact on women and gender and on how to converse and theorize across the East-West divide, this workshop strives to include voices from not just the New York City area, but also from the region and around the world. We continue to be an informal and friendly gathering for feminist scholars, activists, and journalists to discuss recent theoretical and/or critical work, empirical research, and critical and scholarly reflections on activism.
Theme: We invite papers on any topic related to these themes, but it is hard not to keep thinking about the impact of Russia’s long war against Ukraine. We remain especially interested in proposals that consider the impact of Russia’s aggression on gender in the region, state gendered violence inside and outside the state borders, and the role of state propaganda in fostering ultranationalism and war. We also hope to have one in-person session to foster mentoring and collaboration among those who are local.
Details:
Meet monthly on Fridays, at the CUNY Grad Center in New York City (with Zoom participation available) or via Zoom only, 2-3 PM New York time (8-9PM Poland time)
Presenters share a 10-15 page paper in advance to those who have registered. We ask authors to limit their presentation to 20 minutes to allow maximum time for conversation.
We will moderate the sessions so that we check in with what we are all thinking about, hear and see the key ideas of the paper, and have lots of time to discuss collaboratively.
To participate, please fill out the relevant questions below. We have also created a space there for you to share your thoughts and suggestions about the workshop as well as to indicate interest in participating in a NYC-based networking session.
If you’d like to present your work/project this year, please also add the following:
tentative title for your talk
abstract of less than 200 words describing your proposed talk
up to 5 recent publications or information about your activism
your schedule clarifying which Fridays you could present
Preferred format: Zoom or in-person
We regret that, despite our best efforts, we do not have funds for an honorarium. All are welcome to participate. We will start reviewing proposals on Aug. 7, 2023.
For more information on the workshop’s history, see our blog:
https://ceeegender.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
