WUNRN
WOMEN'S WORLDS 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS
Enclosed is the Women’s Worlds 2008 Congress
2nd Call For Papers. We are encouraging everybody to send proposals and take
part of this important and exciting worldwide event. Please, visit our Web
site: www.mmww08.org
Greetings
from the Mundos de Mujeres / Women’s Worlds 2008 organizing team.
Teresa
Langle de Paz
Congress
General Coordinator
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TYPE OF PROPOSAL |
DESCRIPTION |
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Individual Paper ("Oral") |
Individual 20 mins. presentation to be grouped by organizers with other 3-4 papers in thematic panels. Book presentations also fall into this category (see below) |
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Panel or Round Table |
Group presentation composed by 3-4 participants (including the panel chair) to be submitted as such. Each presentation should not exceed 20 mins. Total time alloted: 90 mins. The session must have a thematic heading or title |
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Workshop, Performance,
Reading |
Individual or group interactive presentation conducted by an individual author or group chair. Time alloted: 60/90 mins. The session must have a thematic heading or title |
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Audio/Video |
Individual
or group audio-video presentation. Time alloted: 60/90 mins. |
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Poster |
Individual or group presentation to be exhibited on panels. |
PROPOSAL
TYPES
Proposals may be submitted for
individual presentations, entire sessions, performances, films, roundtables,
workshops, conversations, or individual papers on any topic dealing with Women’s Worlds. Proposals
for panels, workshops, roundtables, and conversations should include a brief
description (abstract) of the session theme/ title and the proposed format.
Such proposals should also include all relevant information rquested.
Program Committee members are
authorized and encouraged to submit session proposals. Proposals from
organizations, associations, groups, institutions, etc. are also welcome.
Program Committee member proposals must adhere to the same conditions,
deadlines and restrictions as other session proposals, and are subject to review
by the Program Committee.
Individual Paper ("Oral")
Submission Instructions
All individual paper submitters will
need the following:
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Individual Paper Title
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Paper Abstract
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Special Requests (including
audio-visual equipment)
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Individual Author information
including: first name, last name, affiliation, e-mail address.
Those submitting individual paper
proposals will receive a confirmation e-mail that the paper has been submitted.
The Program Committee will organize as many individual papers as possible into
sessions. Proposals may be edited after submission until February 28,
2008.
BOOK PRESENTATION: Book authors (creative and/or
academic) will present their recently published book to an audience, together
with some 2/3 other authors. When filling in the proposal, the author will
write, in "Individual Paper Title" BOOK PRESENTATION, followed by the
book title. Ideally, the books presented will be available at the book
exhibition during the Congress. It is important, therefore, that authors
encourage their publishers to have their books present in one of the book
stores. Likewise, we encourage Publishers and Editors to present
interesting books related to the theme of the Congress, even if their
authors are not present at the venue.
Session Submission Instructions
(Panels and Round Tables):
Session submitters will need the
following from each session participant:
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Session Title
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Session Abstract
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Special Requests (including
audio-visual equipment)
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Individual Paper or Presentation
Titles (For Panels)
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Paper or Presentation Abstract (For
Panels)
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Individual Author information
including: first name, last name, affiliation, e-mail address.
The session submitter will receive a
confirmation e-mail upon submission and will serve as the primary contact with
panelists and MMWW’08. The session submitter will be responsible for editing
paper titles and abstracts. The submitter may edit the session proposal until
February 28, 2008.
Other Proposal Formats
The Program Committee also supports
alternative formats that disrupt the conventional "three people reading
papers" format. The Committee is proposing, therefore, several formats
different from conventional paper-reading sessions, dvided in two broad
categories of formats:
a) Sessions with Papers.
Although these resemble conventional
sessions in having a chair, presentation of papers to an audience, and
commentary, papers in these sessions will not be read aloud, allowing more time
for informed, informal, and engaged discussion. These sessions require an
abstract. In this "talk" format, presenters will write papers, as
usual, and distribute them to the chair by the deadline. But in the session
they will "talk" their paper from notes, speaking directly to the
audience rather than reading line-by-line.
Exhibit format ("Poster").
Presenters will post their materials on a large bulletin board that can
accommodate text pages in large type, graphics, primary source extracts, etc.
b) Sessions without Papers.
These include many kinds of
alternative sessions: roundtables, conversations, performances, multi-media
presentations, readings of creative work, workshops involving audience
participation…These formats will experiment with creative forms of expression,
performance and dialogue that represent a significant departure to conventional
presentations of papers.
Performative format. Presenters will perform their work. This could include the
range of artistic performing arts (dance, music, drama, spoken word,
performance art) to multi-media presentations (video, film, audio, digital
media) and readings of creative fiction and non-fiction.
Dialogue format (Roundtable or
Workshop format). Presenters
will engage in dialogues with each other and the audience. Possible formats
could include roundtables of academics; forums with scholars, community
activists; conversations between performing and/or visual artists, curators,
and educators about aesthetic and expressive innovations…
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