The South Central Women's Studies Association and the Louisiana Women's Studies Consortium invite your participation in

The conference will take place on the Tulane University campus.

Seize this early millennial moment to join in plotting the future of women's activism inside and outside the academy. What have we learned from the past centuries of womens social, cultural, economic and political struggles? What are the critical issues currently affecting women's lives and well-being, and how well are we addressing them? How can we continue to work together across differences to shape the world we want to bequeath to future generations? Who are "we"? Whither "feminism"?

The conference committee welcomes proposals for presentations or full panels which address these broadly-drawn questions from activist, scholarly, pedagogical and theoretical perspectives. Presentations which incorporate strong and innovative strategic and tactical components are especially encouraged!

CONFERENCE FEATURES:
Special embedded conference organized by and for college and high school-age women * Creative writing section featuring readings and workshops * Special panels and events in honor of the Centennial of the publication of Kate Chopin's _The Awakening_ * Keynote speaker: Barbara Smith (Topic TBA) * Plenary speakers: Wendy Chapkis ("Beyond the Sex Wars") and Krishanti Dharmaraj ("Cents and Sensibility: Gender, Power and Economics -- Your value beyond the market economy")

Younger women and women working outside the academy
are especially encouraged to participate.

Deadline for paper, performance, workshop and session proposals (250-500 words) AND for creative writing submissions (10 pages of poetry, fiction, biography or memoir):

MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER 1998
(revised from original 1 November deadline.)

ALL proposals and submissions MUST include your name, institutional affilliation (if any) and contact information, and be accompanied by a brief, relevant biography and a letter-sized self-addressed stamped envelope. Please specify in your proposal any media equipment you will require for your presentation. If you wish your proposal to be considered for the embedded conference by/about younger women or for the Kate Chopin panels, please indicate that at the top of your proposal. The committee cannot be responsible for returning any materials submitted for our consideration.

PLEASE DIRECT YOUR PROPOSALS AS FOLLOWS:

 Submissions for the creative writing section
only should be sent to

SCWSA 99
c/o Kay Murphy
English Department
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148
(The creative writing section will
NOT accept electronic proposals.)
 

All other submissions should be sent to

SCWSA 99
c/o Crystal Kile
Newcomb College Center for
Research on Women
200 Caroline Richardson Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118

 voice: (504) 865-5238
fax: (504) 862-8948
e-mail:
scwsa99@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu

(These are also the general contact/info
numbers/addresses for all matters
concerning the conference.)