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UPDATE Call for Papers: The University of Kentucky's Women's Studies Program invites you to participate in the 3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference March 30-31, 2001. This year's theme is "Gendered Violence: Epistemologies and Practices," and the keynote speaker is Geeta Patel, whose research examines the conjunctions between sexuality and colonialism in South Asia. A plenary session on violence against young Black men is also scheduled. In recent years researchers working with feminist theories have examined a diversity of instances and types of gendered violence occurring across the globe. This research has enhanced our understandings of myriad ways in which gendered violence occurs within different cultural milieus. Our graduate student-organized conference provides a space for students, activists and faculty to discuss ongoing research and community projects related to the conference theme in a supportive and innovative environment. We invite submission of 250-word abstract proposals for special sessions, paper presentations, panels, and performances that address the epistemologies and practices of gendered violence or a similar topic related to women's studies. The theme of our conference is intentionally broad to encourage a diversity of topics, which may include, but not be limited to: activism gender assignments fantasy violent media nationalism poverty sexualities postcolonialism discourses and representations space and place commodities and capitalism technology maternal sadism development environmental degradation hate crimes women of color madness prison systems science violence in the workplace domestic violence Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and include three keywords. Please include your name, affiliation, address, e-mail address and the title of your presentation at the top of the page. If you are using e-mail, send the abstract in the body of the email and as an attachment in a Word program (Mac or IBM compatible). You can also submit abstracts and register online at http://www.uky.edu/AS/WomenStudies/GradStudentConf3.html, or mail or e-mail abstracts by Friday, Jan. 12, 2001 to: Kristi Branham ([log in to unmask]) Women’s Studies Program Office 112 Breckenridge Hall University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506-0056 http://www.uky.edu/AS/WomenStudies