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Women in French Sessions at MIFLC 2017 (Wilmington, NC, USA)

Women in French Sessions at MIFLC 2017 (Wilmington, NC, USA)

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Call for abstracts
Women in French (WIF) Sessions at MIFLC 2017

Wilmington, NC, États-Unis — 5-7 october 2017.

Papers may be written and presented in French or English. Please submit your abstract (in French or English) no later than March 30, 2107.

Session #1: Intersectionality in French and Francophone Studies

Submissions are being accepted for research that takes an intersectional approach to work in French and Francophone Studies. Coined by U.S. scholar Kimberlé Krenshaw in the late 1980s, the term “intersectionality” revealed overlapping forms of domination and laid ground for new critical perspectives, activism, and solidarities. This panel seeks broadly to explore the relevance of intersectionality for humanities-based research and teaching in French and Francophone Studies. Areas of inquiry may include, but are not limited to: women’s cultural production; theories of race, racism, and whiteness; feminisms; activism; economic and class privilege; masculinities; and queer theory. Genres may include literature, cinema, TV, and media. Conference papers will be limited to 20 minutes (8-9 double-spaced pages). Please send your 250-word abstract in French or English, including presenter’s academic affiliation, contact information and A/V requirements to Greta Bliss (blissg@uncw.edu) and Michelle Scatton-Tessier (scattonm@uncw.edu) no later than March 30, 2017.

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Session #2: General Session on Women in French and Francophone Cinema

Submissions are being accepted for original research in French and Francophone cinema. Topics include, but are not limited to: film history, analysis on individual films or directors, star studies, themes, and representations. Papers may be written in the language with which the reader feels most comfortable (French or English) and will be limited to no more than 20 minutes (8-9 doubled-spaced pages). Please send a 250-word abstract in French or English, including presenter’s academic affiliation, contact information and A/V requirement to Michelle Scatton-Tessier, scattonm@uncw.edu, no later than March 30, 2017.