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Those within driving distance of Southwest Ohio might consider submitting to the conference below.  The call extends beyond the university itself, but no special arrangements have been made in terms of hotels, transit, etc..
 
 
Please spread the word.  The deadline for 250 word proposals has been extended to January 21.  
  
Proposal Deadline Extended! 
 
Call for papers, presentations, panels and workshops: 
 
Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality Symposium: Building Bridges, Creating Coalition 
FEBRUARY 25, 2011 
9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 
Miami University Shriver Center, Oxford Campus 
 
Featuring Kum Kum Bhavnani, Professor of Feminist Studies and Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Director of The Shape of Water, an award winning film on gender and development. For information on the film, which will be screened at the symposium, see http://www.theshapeofwatermovie.com/. Movie screening time: 4:10-5:30. Director talk and Q & A immediately following. 
 
Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community members are invited to propose papers, panels, workshops, poster sessions, and performances as part of a day long series of conversations about intersectional knowledge production and community engagement. Please submit a 250 word abstract of your proposed presentation or session to [log in to unmask] by January 21. Include name and contact information for all participants in your panel, workshop, or performance. For more information, contact Madelyn Detloff at [log in to unmask] 
 
 
Presented by Miami University Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies Program in coalition with Wright State University Women’s Studies Program, and Wright State University Women’s Center. Co-sponsored by Miami University Burckhardt Capstone Fund in Women’s Studies, Miami University Humanities Center Altman Funds, Miami University Center for American and World Cultures, Miami University Western Program, Miami University Women’s