2008 Women In French Conference

THE 2008 WOMEN IN FRENCH CONFERENCE
April 10-12, 2008

The American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Fort Worth (Dallas area)

Organized and hosted by the University of North Texas

Conference Theme: “Women in the Middle”

Since the past two WIF conferences have been on the U.S. west coast and east coast and the 2008 one will be in the middle of the country, we have proposed the above conference theme. Participants might consider the following for papers and sessions. Since women often end up in the middle: between east and west or north and south, between native language and adopted language, between generations, in the life cycle, as mediators in conflicts, in a sexual context, and so forth, this position of the middle would appear to be an interesting point of departure for all kinds of explorations in the context of our organization. The program will include a guided tour of the Women's Museum in Dallas (Smithsonian Institution).

Paper proposals, in French or English, should include title of paper, name of presenter, affiliation, and coordinates (postal and email addresses, telephone); a 50-word summary; a description of the paper (300 words maximum). Please email paper proposals, as an attachment in Word or rtf format, by October 1, 2007 to:

Marijn S. Kaplan (mkaplan@unt.edu)

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
University of North Texas
PO Box 311127
Denton, TX 76203-1127
USA

Tel: (940) 565-2404
Fax: (940) 565-2581

Any special audiovisual needs should be indicated in the proposal. Only overhead projectors and screens will be provided if requested. Any other audiovisual equipment will require a fee.