17-18 July 2015, University College Cork, Ireland
“Aesthetics and the Feminine鈥� is supported by The Society for Women In Philosophy Ireland (SWIP-I) and The Schools of Philosophy and Politics at University College Cork (UCC). This conference aims to provide a supportive, engaging environment for all researchers working on the topic of ‘the feminine’ in aesthetics, the study of 鈥榞endered’ representations in various arts/media, or the thought/work of female aestheticians/artists.
BOTH females and males are encouraged to present their papers!
Possible topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
路 Studies on the work of female artist(s)
路 Relevant topics in aesthetics generally and especially the work of female aesthetician(s)
路 Representations of women, or 鈥檛he feminine’ in the visual arts
路 Critical analyses of 鈥渇eminine鈥� characters in literature/film
路 Analysis/Application of feminist criticism
路 Analysis/Application of feminist psychoanalytic criticism
路 The role of art in the creation and perpetuation of Myth of Woman
路 鈥淔eminine鈥� beauty
路 鈥淔eminine鈥� art
路 Androgyny in art/literature/film
路 Representations of female sexuality in art/literature/film
路 Interpretations of the 鈥渇eminine鈥� in art as empowering/degrading
路 Feminist art/literature/film
路 鈥淢asculine鈥� or un-鈥渇eminine鈥� females in art/literature/film
路 Tragic heroines
路 鈥淔eminine鈥� Vs 鈥淢asculine鈥� Art
路 脡criture f茅minine
路 The femme fatale
路 鈥淐hick-flicks鈥� and 鈥渃hick-lit鈥�: art for females?
Submissions: Abstracts of 200 words for 20-minute presentations (plus 10 minutes Q&A afterward), in Word document format should be prepared for blind review (together with a separate cover sheet detailing institutional information etc.) and emailed to: marylouise.eds@gmail.com.
We welcome proposals from a broad range of disciplines including philosophy, comparative literature, art history, gender studies, cultural studies, The social sciences and other relevant disciplines. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged as well as proposals for co-presentations and panels. We also invite artists, working on relevant themes/subjects, to discuss and present their work at this event.
The deadline for submissions is Monday 20th April 2015 and we aim to respond to applicants with the results of our selection processes in early May 2015. Please send any queries to: marylouise.eds@gmail.com