Lesbian Lives Conference 2011

18TH ANNUAL LESBIAN LIVES CONFERENCE 

BRIGHTON 11-12 FEBRUARY 2011

The 2011 Lesbian Lives Conference will be hosted by the University of Brighton LGBT and Queer Life Research Hub, in conjunction with the Women’s Studies Centre, University College Dublin. 

The theme for the conference is Revolting: Bodies, Politics & Genders   

We have had a sensational response to the call for papers and are very excited about the programme which is looking fantastic!

Already confirmed speakers include Ali Smith, Emma Donoghue, Joan Nestle, Davina Cooper, Sarah Franklin, Reina Lewis, Caroline Gonda and Rose Collis. You'll find the full programme here.

The Lesbian Lives Conference has been organised by the Women’s Studies Centre at University College Dublin for the past seventeen years and in 2011 it celebrates its 18th birthday in Brighton. The conference is a mix of academics, activists, performers, artists and writers and is open to all genders and any political and sexual orientations. There is an ethos of welcome and accessibility.

The Lesbian Lives Conference is not just the world’s only annual academic conference in Lesbian Studies, it is now a large international event that draws speakers and participants from all continents and hosts the best-known as well as emerging scholars in the field. The conference gathers together academics, activists, performers and writers who do not otherwise have the opportunity to address such large audiences or to network across international and professional boundaries. It is also a forum for political organisation on the levels of both community activism and established international NGOs. Many books (academic and literary) and films (documentaries and dramas) are launched at this event and it is continually referenced in lesbian work and events internationally.

The conference sets the parameters for debate in the manifold disciplines that now take‘Lesbian' or ‘Lesbian Communities’ as the object of enquiry or as a category for analysis.

Last, but not least, in the tradition of Lesbian Lives there will be a fantastic party on the Saturday night as well as some other not to be missed social events throughout the conference. 

To to register please click: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/application-form

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