It is with greatest pleasure that we invite you to “Under His Eye?:” Women In Feminist And Futuristic Literature, Film And Art International Conference. The conference is to take place in Poland, at the University of Lodz, Institute of English Studies, 17-18 May 2019. As the title suggests, the conference explores the genre of speculative fiction, art, film, futuristic, dystopian and utopian narratives, alternative ecological scenarios with regard to the representation of women and the feminist discourse. CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS: Dr Dunja M. Mohr Dr Alessandra Boller Dr Adam Stock
“UNDER HIS EYE?:” WOMEN IN FEMINIST AND FUTURISTIC LITERATURE, FILM AND ART
International Conference 17-18 May 2019
Institute of English Studies Department of British Literature and Culture University of Lodz, Poland
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As the titular citation from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale suggests, futuristic narratives, similarly to some earlier genres (i.e. dream vision), allow to transfer the content that, from a social, cultural or political viewpoint, might be considered as defiant, rebellious or subversive. Therefore, it is via this convention that gender issues, marginalised in the so-called mainstream, have been repeatedly channelled over the years. In her study, Words Apart?: Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias, Mohr claims that “Feminist utopias significantly differ in terms of narrative content from male utopias. Thematically, feminist utopias shift the focus to female reality and to everyday life; they restructure the distribution of power within society and family and reject sex-segregated labour” (24). Among other issues, Mohr enumerates “gender equality, communitarian goals, decentralisation” as the key features of this genre (24). Furthermore, the feminist category focuses on the importance of distinguishing “biology” from the cultural and social notions of gender, reproductive rights and practices, motherhood, and women’s sexual identifications and roles (Mohr 24-25). In line with the above, the conference seeks to explore relevant instances of futuristic, feminist and women-oriented narratives in English-language literature and culture, film and visual arts. Peer-reviewed essays/articles will be published.
Please submit abstracts up to 300 words to the e-mail address: uhe.conference@gmail.com. Deadline for submission: 25th of March.
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The applications could consider, among other topics, the problems such as:
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CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Dr Dunja M. Mohr, the author of Words Apart?: Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopia
Dr Alessandra Boller, the author of Rethinking 'the Human' in Dystopian Times, the co-editor of Dystopia. Science Fiction Post-Apocalypse: Classics, New Tendencies and Model Interpretations
Dr Adam Stock, the author of Dystopian Fiction and Political Thought: Narratives of World Politics
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Venue: Institute of English Studies Faculty of Philology University of Lodz 171/173 Pomorska Street 91-404 Lodz, Poland
Organising committee: dr hab. Katarzyna Ostalska dr Tomasz Fisiak Aleksandra Krajewska Gaja Staroń
Conference fee: 80 euro / 340 PLN
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Should you require more information, contact the organisers: uhe.conference@gmail.com.
The conference website: http://uhe.uni.lodz.pl/
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THE EVENT SUPPORTED BY:
Virginia Woolf's Students' Academic Society Fabryka Równości Łódzkie Dziewuchy Dziewuchom Women's Studies Centre Koło Naukowe Badaczy Gier UŁ
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