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CALL FOR ARTICLES
Women in French Studies

Women in French Studies, the refereed journal of Women in French (WIF), seeks submissions from scholars. This
international journal publishes articles in both English and French on any aspect of women in
French-speaking literature or cultures. Women in French Studies sponsors an annual prize for the best essay
submitted by a doctoral student. This journal is a member of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals
and its articles are listed in the MLA Bibliography.

Scholars, men and women, who work in these areas, may submit articles (3 anonymous copies) for consideration to Catherine R.
Montfort, WIFS Studies Executive Director, Dept. Modern Languages and Literatures, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara,
CA 95053, USA [cmontfort@scu.edu].

WIF Website : http://users.ipfw.edu/virtue/WIF/default.htm .

Follow the MLA Style for essays in English. For essays in French, take into account French typographical norms.

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Appel à contribution (Date limite : 15 juillet 2008)


Réinventer le réel
'Sans plus attendre, partons au Champ des Lettres ; c'est en ce pays riche et fertile que sera fondée la Cité des Dames, là où l'on trouve tant de fruits et de douces rivières, là où la terre abonde en toutes bonnes choses. Prends la pioche de ton intelligence et creuse bien.' (Christine de Pisan, _La Cité des Dames_ (1405))

Transformer les relations entre les sexes passe par l'égalité des droits, mais aussi par le déracinement de la domination masculine et de son emprise sur la pensée. L'action politique nécessite ainsi d'être soutenue par des imaginaires libérés et libérateurs. La littérature permet de transcender la langue et les discours normatifs, bâtis sur un modèle masculin peu favorable au développement des capacités des femmes, et au réel épanouissement dans la liberté, l'autonomie et le respect de l'individualité. Lorsqu'elle quitte les normes dominantes, la littérature peut appeler à des visions du monde qui réinventent la société et le réel, les relations humaines, l'individu et la notion de pouvoir.

Nous proposons d'initier une réflexion sur la littérature comme outil du féminisme permettant, dans la subversion par l'imaginaire des certitudes apprises, de tracer une autre histoire, de construire un autre réel, et de cheminer vers d'autres possibles. Nous proposons également d'éditer des textes littéraires porteurs de cet élan libérateur. Ils doivent être écrits ou traduits en français, inédits ou actuellement introuvables.

Les propositions d'articles ou de textes littéraires pourraient aborder (liste non-exhaustive) :

- la littérature comme force de changement social
- la (re)création de mythes et d'utopies féministes
- la réécriture littéraire de l'Histoire visant à sortir les femmes de l'oubli
- l'affirmation de l'autonomie et de la liberté des femmes
- la solidarité entre femmes
- la dénonciation et la réinvention des rapports sociaux de sexe
- la création de personnages libérateurs, frayant de nouvelles voies aux femmes.

Les propositions seront examinées pour publication dans le premier numéro de la revue _Le Champ des Lettres_ (de l'association Cité des Dames), à paraître début 2009.

Rédigées en français, ces propositions, d'une longueur maximale de 800 mots, ainsi qu'une courte bio-bibliographie (200 mots maximum), devront être adressées en format Word ou RTF avant le 15 juillet 2008 à citedesdames@gmail.com. Pour les propositions de textes littéraires, nous attendons une présentation du texte, suivi d'un extrait de ce texte. Les textes littéraires et articles sélectionnés seront attendus pour le 15 novembre 2008.

Responsables : Katherine Roussos et Clara Domingues www.citedesdames.com

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Call for papers (deadline 30 June 2008)

'Femmes engagées : Women Intellectuals in France 1986 to present', 11-12 June 2009, IGRS (Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies), London

The fact that 2008 marks the centenary of Simone de Beauvoir's birth allows us to reflect on the place of women intellectuals in contemporary French society. Even if the last twenty years haven't seen the rise of a Beauvoir-like figurehead who typifies the qualities of the intellectual, nevertheless, women have become increasingly involved in many different areas of intellectual life. Women have intervened in a range of domains: politics, culture, journalism, art, literature in a context which shows the growing interaction between the public and the private.

This conference seeks to establish a picture of the different types of women's interventions since Beauvoir's death; it will also evaluate the role of French and French speaking women intellectuals in France and beyond. Throughout the course of this conference, we will look at the reasons why women intervene in the public arena and by what methods, for example, through the means of political/militant associations, academia as well as more formal politics. We hope, through this conference, to reappraise the link between engagement and women intellectuals and to consider the role played, and indeed, the role still to be played by women intellectuals in the sphere of culture, art, science, society and politics.

Though the focus of the conference will be mainly on the two decades since Beauvoir's death, papers that draw comparisons with historical exempla and thus allow us to extend the historical and/or geographical parameters in order to trace and compare the trajectories and characteristics of French and French speaking women intellectuals throughout the ages will also be welcomed.

Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the following themes:

- women and engagement
- the concept of the intellectual in France, the evolution of the definition of the intellectual
- women intellectuals and the French speaking world
- women and the 'death of French culture'
- journalism, new technologies and engagement
- literature and engagement
- philosophy and intellectual life
- feminism today in France
- the heritage of women intellectuals
- the impact of feminism on women today and the future of feminism
- women intellectuals and political parties
- the debates on parité and laïcité
- the role of associations in engagement (Chiennes de gardes, Ni putes ni soumises.)
- engagement in art (plastic arts, cinema, music)
- French feminists and transnational links

Abstracts for papers (in English or in French) of 300 words approx should be sent to the conference organisers: Elise Hugueny-Léger and Imogen Long, before 30th June 2008. We expect to publish the conference proceedings.

Elise Hugueny-Léger, St Andrews University (esmh@st-andrews.ac.uk); Imogen Long, Leeds University (i.j.t.long00@leeds.ac.uk)

 



 



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