A Carnival of Feminist Cultural Activism, York, UK. March 3-5th 2011.
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Thursday, 03 March 2011 - Saturday, 05 March 2011
University of York, UK
www.feminist-cultural-activism.net
We ask, can feminist art* save the world, and if so, how?, and issue an invitation to artists, activists and academics to respond. Please send 300-word proposals for papers and presentations. Deadline 31st October 2010.
e: carnivalfeminist-cultural-activism [dot] net
Full details on www.feminist-cultural-activism.net
*For the carnival, 'art' embraces craft, and might include: community theatre, poetry, music, knitting, digital fiction, zines, podcasts, performance, dance, painting, puppetry, frockmaking, weaving, gardening, cooking, pottery, bloggs, song, cartoons, sketching, writing, sculpture, posters, comics, twitter and much more.
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Want to be involved?
We welcome proposals for a three-day festival and conference of presentations, performances, exhibitions, academic papers & workshops.
The carnival is designed to offer a huge variety of activities, from zine workshops to art exhibitions; from skill sharing to band showcases; from open mic sessions to scripted plays; from radical stitching to interactive installations; from comedy to academic papers.
We welcome people new to presenting and performing as well as those with years and decades of expertise and experience.
We ask: can feminist art* change the world and, if so, how? and we invite responses from activists, artists and academics.
The event is designed to generate action as well as debate, and to inspire, celebrate & challenge understandings of women, grassroots art & politics.
It is a deliberately open invitation - surprise us!
We welcome provisional ideas as well as full proposals. Please send draft ideas asap, and full 300-word proposals for papers, panels, exhibitions, workshops and performances plus a 50-word biography, by 31 October 2010.
Contact:
E: carnivalfeminist-cultural-activism [dot] net
P: Carnival of feminist cultural activism
Centre for Women's Studies
University of York
Heslington
York
Yo10 5DD
UK
W: www.feminist-cultural-activism.net