THE MOVING TRANS* HISTORY FORWARD CONFERENCE
is pleased to announce a call for proposals for their 2016 conference “Building
Communities * Sharing Connections.” Abstracts are due on November 16th,
2015. See below for more information and to submit a proposal.
Moving Trans* History Forward 2016
Building Communities * Sharing Connections
Building Communities * Sharing Connections
March 17-20, 2016
Call for Proposals
Trans* and gender non-conforming (GNC) community-based
scholars and activists, academics, family members, and allies of trans* and GNC
people are invited to submit proposals for presentations, panels, posters, grass-roots
projects, and workshops for the 2016 Moving Trans* History Forward (MTHF16) conference
sponsored by the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria. We welcome
proposals concerning any aspect of preserving and recounting the history of
trans* and GNC people and communities. Submissions from all perspectives and pertaining
to all eras and regions of the world are welcome. The language of the conference
will be English. Proposals that expand the horizons of trans* and GNC history,
and engage related fields, are particularly encouraged. Please limit your
proposals to material not yet published, or in press.
Some questions to
prompt your thinking:
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Where and how do we find and
record the histories of trans* and GNC communities and people?
·
What are the stories of trans*
and GNC people’s courage and bravery?
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How can activism and history meet and lead to more inclusive histories?
·
How do we avoid obscuring important counter narratives in the histories
of trans* and GNC people?
·
How have trans* and GNC people’s failures and difficulties
led to alternative models of success?
·
How has the language to describe trans* and GNC people evolved?
·
What are the histories of ideological and strategy debates within trans*
and GNC communities?
·
How are successful collaborations among trans* and GNC activist communities
built?
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What are the stories of trans* and GNC people’s allies?
·
How do mainstream historians work with trans* and GNC communities who
have had traumatic histories with gatekeepers and others in positions of power?
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How do trans* and GNC historians experience and navigate their work?
·
What are the challenges
specific to the preservation of trans* and GNC archives?
·
What do we learn from our
histories that can help us to build better futures?
Please submit your
abstract as a pdf attachment to transarc@uvic.ca by Nov 16, 2015.
Please use a
subject line in your email of “MTHF16 Proposal <your last name>.”
Include in your
proposal:
· Your name(s)
· A title for your proposal
· The format you would like to use
(e.g. academic paper, poster, panel, workshop, slide show)
· Your community group or
institution, if you are representing one.
·
Your AV and IT requirements
· An abstract or description (max.
200 words) that includes:
· an overview, including a
historical time frame;
· a contextualization of your proposal
within scholarly literature or activism;
· a short discussion of your methods;
· your conclusions and their importance.
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Three key words