Masculinities-Sexualities-Cultures conference (Bangalore, June 9-12, 2004)

[Guest guest]

Bangalore-based Dharani Trust, in collaboration with Swabhava Trust, is hosting

the 2nd International Conference on Sexualities, Masculinities, and Cultures in

South Asia.

The theme of the conference is 'developing discourses and discourses of

development'. It is a 3-day conference which proposes to bring together

scholars, activists, artists and organizations, with presentations in English,

Kannada and Hindi.

Objectives include

(i) to exchange recent developments and accomplishments in academic work on

sexualities and masculinities including methodologies, theory and

application/empirical study

(ii) to share activist and NGO experiences, and interface among the academic,

activist, NGO and student communities.

(iii) to institutionalise outcomes of the conference to promote research,

visibility and advocacy on key concerns and to celebrate resistances.

Specific conference themes and registration guidelines may be viewed at

http://www.dharanitrust.org .

They have an April 1 deadline for submissions. Submissions can include abstracts

and proposals for panels, workshops, and performance presentations.

Non-traditional presentation formats such as plays, songs, poetry, dance,

photography, video, are encouraged, as are relevant documentary or feature

film submissions. Proposal submissions may be made online.

For more information, contact Dr. Chandra Balachandran at

conf2004@...