9.0018 CFP: Gay & Lesbian Studies in Southern Africa (1/89)

Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 15 May 1995 11:01:06 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 9, No. 0018. Monday, 15 May 1995.

Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 21:42:36 -0400
From: bd498@freenet.Buffalo.EDU (Kizer Walker)
Subject: call for papers


SOUTHERN AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM ON GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES

CALL FOR PAPERS/ FIRST CIRCULAR

** DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 31 MAY 1995 **

(NOTE: any questions should be directed to: deanarts@beattie.uct.ac.za)

An international colloquium aimed at mapping the state of gay and
lesbian studies in southern Africa will be held at the University of
Cape Town, South Africa, on 20 and 21 October 1995. Keynote
addresses will be delivered by internationally acclaimed Gay and
Lesbian Studies critics. Papers are invited under the following
proposed topics:

1. A white man's disease? Homosexuality/African culture: A challenge
to anthropology in Africa.
2. South Africa's bill of rights: Does the emphasis on gender
obfuscate Gay and Lesbian diversity in human and civil rights debates?
3. Hidden, even more "hidden from history". Elaborating methods to
retrieve and to write a social history of Gays and Lesbians in
southern Africa.
4. The queer obsession of Afrikaans literature: internalizing
oppression?

Two round-table discussions are envisaged. Suggestions for topics
and round-tables are welcome. There will be no parallel sessions.
Papers not to exceed 20 minutes, excluding question time. The
proceedings will be published as the first volume of "African Gay and
Lesbian Studies".

Due date for submissions of proposals is 31 May 1995. Kindly fill in
and return the form below to:

Office of the Dean of Arts, University of Cape Town, Private Bag,
7700 Rondebosch, South Africa.
Fax: +27 (021) 650-3726. Internet: deanarts@beattie.uct.ac.za

Registration and booking forms as well as a provisional programme
will be sent in the Second Circular in July 1995.

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SOUTHERN AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM ON GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES

NAME
ADDRESS


FAX INTERNET
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
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I WILL ATTEND BUT I DO NOT INTEND TO GIVE A PAPER
______________________________________________________________________

TITLE OF PAPER
SHORT ABSTRACT


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Office of the Dean of Arts
University of Cape Town
Private Bag
Rondebosch 7700
South Africa
Phone: +27 21 650 3722/3
Fax: +27 21 650 3726
Internet: DEANARTS@BEATTIE.UCT.AC.ZA
Yours truly,

Sander L. Gilman
The Henry R. Luce Professor of the Liberal Arts in Human Biology
Wieboldt Hall 411
1050 East 59th Street
Chicago IL 60637-1512

FAX: 312-702-9861
Department Telephone: 312-702-8494
Voice Mail: 312-702-3268
e-mail: slgilman@midway.uchicago.edu

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Kizer Walker
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