Critical Intersections: Conflict, Gender and Power

Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict Third Annual Research Conference 

 April 2-3, 2015

George Mason University

Arlington, Virginia

 We invite your participation in the 3^rd annual Mason Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict Conference to be held at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.

 Keynote address by Dr. Cynthia Enloe

  Research Professor, Director of International Development, Community, and Environment/Women’s and Gender Studies/Department of Political Science at Clark University

  Dr. Cynthia Enloe is a visionary in the field of Feminist International Relations and author of numerous influential books including, Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (2000), Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women’s Lives (2004), and recently, The Real State of America: Mapping the Myths and Truths about the United States (2011).

 The conference is located in Arlington, Virginia in the D.C. metro area. This location is on the metro line and allows easy access to attractions in the nation’s capital. An evening event will be coordinated by the CGC to allow conference participants to network and explore D.C.

 Presentations and workshops will address intersections of power and gender that influence conflict dyanamics in myriad geographic and theoretical contexts. Presentations include, but are not limited to, the following themes:  

• How do various relations of power intersect with each other to produce and reproduce conflict and violence?
• How is violence experienced from the intersection of different aspects of identity (including but not limited to: race, gender, class, sexuality, religion, immigration status, age, ability)?
• How is the concept of ‘agency’ understood and represented in relation to gender and conflict?
• How are peace and security framed or understood by women and men in different social and geographic contexts?
• How do you build an awareness of power into theory, research, and practice?
• What are the gaps in current analysis of conflict and violence? What are the gaps in current feminist research in these areas?

We hope you will join us for two days of learning, networking, and fun.  Please contact us with any questions, 703-993-9066, scarcgc@gmail.com. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

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