Intersectionality, Identity and Power : European Science Foundation

ESF-LiU Conference

INTERSECTIONALITY, IDENTITY AND POWER - INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON INTERSECTIONALITY STUDIES

Chaired by

CHAIR:

NinaLykkeE-Mail: Linköpings universitetTema InstituteDepartment of Gender studiesLinköpingSweden

http://www.liu.se/

VICE-CHAIR:

JeffHearnE-Mail: University of HelsinkiSwedish School of Economics and Business AdministrationDept of Management and OrganizationHelsinkiFinland

Dates

11-15 October 2006

Location

Klosterhotel, Vadstena, Sweden
The conference will take place at Klosterhotel in Vadstena, Sweden. Vadstena is located in the south-eastern province of Östergötland, in a lovely natural setting on the shores of beautiful Lake Vättern, offering comfortable accommodation in a historic environment. During the Middle Ages, Vadstena was the location of a catholic monastery for monks and nuns of the Birgittine order and nowadays the conference center and hotel is largely located in the same medieval buildings that were once the monastery. With 5 600 inhabitants, Vadstena is 45 km from Linköping and 330 km from Stockholm. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Linköping airport, via Linköping train station, on arrival and departure days.

Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants

From a broad interdisciplinary perspective, the conference will explore intersecting power differentials and changing identity formations around categories such as gender, race, ethnicity. sexuality, age, class, profession, nationality. The conference will gather senior and junior scholars with an interest in intersectionality studies to exchange ideas and share research results. Moreover, it is the aim to assess theories and methodologies for analysis of intersectionalities and interactions between macro- and microlevel effects. Problems and potentials of the concept of intersectionality will be evaluated against this background.

Topics will include:

Meanings of intersectionalities in
- new kinds of public and social policies,
- changing professional organisations,
- new social movements,
- changing family forms, intimacies, kinships and networks,
- representations in new media and other kinds of cultural production.
Theories and methodologies in intersectionality analysis.

In addition to the talks by invited speakers, there will be panel discussions around topics such as:

younger scholars' perspectives on intersectionalities
new and emerging intersectionalities
intersectionality as an analytical concept: potentials and problems

Final Programme PDF (142 KB) Last Updated 5-October-2006
List of Invited Speakers & Accepted Participants

Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide

Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference (access to site, guidelines for travel reimbursement, registration & fee payments, accommodation...) is available from the Practical Information Guide. Please read it fully and carefully...

Practical Information Guide PDF (117 KB) Last Updated 4-September-2006

GROUP TRANSPORTATION

Buses will be arranged on both arrival and departure days between Linköping airport via Linköping train station and the hotel. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes.
On Wednesday 11 October, bus departure times will be as follows:
- Linköping airport: 17.00 - Linköping train station: 17.15
- Linköping airport: 19.00 - Linköping train station: 19.15
On Sunday 15 October, group transportation back to Linköping airport via Linköping train station will be arranged in a similar way. Buses will be leaving Vadstena Klosterhotel at: 08.00 and 09.00.

Conference Fees

Fees (1)	What the fees cover
EUR 880	conference, meals and single room
EUR 720	conference, meals and twin OR double room (2)
EUR 410	non-resident: conference, meals (no room)
(1) A 100 EUR supplement is charged on any payment received after the deadline (4 weeks prior to the conference) (2) Board & lodging for accompanying guests (in double room with conferee) must be arranged and paid to the hotel.

Registration Form

All participants - including speakers & session chairs - are kindly expected to confirm their attendance (and, when applicable, to pay the conference fee) by filling in a Registration Form.
Closing date for registration & fee payment: 20 September 2006