Call for Papers
Conference
Fat Studies: Reflective Intersections
Venue:
Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
Date:
12-13 July 2012
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Samantha Murray, Macquarie University
Abstract submission deadline:
March 31st, 2012
Contact:
Cat Pausé, PhD, c.pause@massey.ac.nz
The theme of the conference is Reflective Intersections, and key areas of interest for abstract submissions include, but are not limited to:
- Intersections between Fat Studies and other academic disciplines
- Interdisciplinary work on fat, fat identity, and fat embodiment
- Fat activism as intersection
- Useful methodologies for intersectionality in Fat Studies teaching and research
- Theoretical frameworks related to Fat Studies intersectionality and interdisciplinary work
- Critical reflections on intersectionality within Fat Studies.
Abstracts (limited to 200 words) should be submitted as an attachment to fs2012@massey.ac.nz. Files should be named with the author’s surname followed by _fs2012 (Pausé_fs2012). Please include contact information in the body of the email, and the type of submission being made (paper, poster, workshop, panel, etc). The abstracts of all work presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings. In addition, a special conference issue of Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society will be published.
Informal enquiries concerning papers and topics are welcome before the deadlines. Details concerning conference registration will be made available in due course on the conference website http://fs2012.massey.ac.nz
