Deadline- 31 July 2013
Applicants around the world are invited to submit Papers for Mothers Under Fire: Mothering in Conflict Areas which aims to engage with the nature and meaning of motherhood. The purpose of this program is to discuss the experiences of women mothering in conflict areas during times of war and/or in zones experiencing the threat of war.
Topics covered-
Mothering in occupied lands, refugee camps, disaster zones, military conflict; mothers and sexual violence; children born of war time rape; humanitarian assistance; mothers and nationalism; relationships between mothers and daughters/sons in times of armed/conflict; giving birth during war or under the threat of war; mothers and militarization; mothers contesting gender norms and practices in conflict areas and/or during times of war; mothers and human rights/violations; mothers and the justice system; motherhood, mothering and forms of sexual or racial discrimination in conflict zones; mothers as peacemakers; mothers and child soldiers; mothering and the family in conflict areas; mothers and armed conflict on the screen; activist mothers; the role of social media and mothers in conflict zones; mothers and military/political resistance.
Eligibility & Criteria-
Perspectives from a variety of disciplines is expected. Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged.
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