Stream "Working/Struggling/Organizing" at the 10th European Feminist Research Conference (Goettingen, DE, September 12-15, 2018)
Stream organizers:
- Andrea D. Bührmann, University of Göttingen, Germany, andrea.buehrmann[at]uni-goettingen.de
- Astrid Biele Mefebue, University of Göttingen, Germany, astrid.biele[at]sowi.uni-goettingen.de
- Laura Fantone, UC Berkeley, United States, lfantone@berkeley.edu
- Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez, University of Giessen, Germany, e.gutierrez-rodriguez[at]sowi.uni-giessen.de
This stream considers perspectives on belonging and othering specifically in the working contexts of heterogeneous and globalized societies. It is grounded in a concept of ‘work’ in its broadest sense, reconciling meanings of work as (self-) employment, reproductive labour and civic engagement. The overall question posed is how social categorisation leads to different outcomes of economic and social participation based on different backgrounds and due to existing and reproduced power relations (suppression, privilegisation and discrimination as linked, for example, to institutional racism and in- and exclusion within gendered/racialized heteronormative work cultures).
The notion of ‘organising’ refers to how individuals in ‘a modern world’ (due to processes of individualisation) are pushed to organise themselves, whether through mobility and migration, self-employment or self-organisation, including reconciling ‘work and life’ through labour unions. This take on ‘organising’ also refers to how individuals are organised by organisations (enterprises, NGOs), through, for example, gendered/racialized organisations, antidiscrimination practices and diversity management.
The notion of ‘struggling’ refers to challenges and activities on an individual or organised level to realise and promote social and economic participation independent of belonging or ascription to specific dimensions of diversity, such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation, family status, dis/ability, religion and age.
Taking into account an intersectional perspective and assuming power relations as systems of oppressions and granted privileges, this stream welcomes contributions that deal with:
- how individuals are influenced through their social positioning/the social categories to which they are ascribed in contexts of work and organisation and how they struggle with them
- the role of (working) organisations with reference to how relationships and contexts of in- and exclusion are created within them.
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Contributions to the streams are invited to utilize one of the following formats:
- Oral presentations
- Poster presentations
- Thematic panels with up to 4 presenters.
Abstracts should not exceed 250 words in length and may include text only (no pictures, tables or graphics). Please include 3-5 keywords at the end of the abstract text. Do not include references.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically using the online abstract submission system found here.
It is also possible to submit proposals for events in the Open Forum format (workshops, working group meetings, book presentations, etc.) See the separate call here.
The main conference language is English, and all stand-alone presentations and posters must be in English. However, we also offer the possibility for German-speaking participants to suggest panels with up to four presenters in German as well as events within the Open Forum format. Keynote lectures will be simultaneously translated into German; English-German translations of the panel sessions and roundtables will be provided upon request. We will also facilitate other accessibility requirements upon request.
The deadline for abstract submission is 12 February 2018. Notification of acceptance will be sent to corresponding authors in early March 2018.
There is no conference fee. AtGender and FG Gender also offer several travel and accommodation grants for members of either association. Applications for grants must be submitted separately here.
Child care will also be provided. Additional information can be found here.
All conference facilities are wheel-chair accessible. For full information on access, please click here.
Further information about the conference and the keynote speakers can be found on the conference website.
In case you have any questions, please contact scientific coordinator of the conference Ksenia Meshkova via 10efrc[at]uni-goettingen.de.