Queer Places, Practices, and Lives II
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
May 16-17, 2014
Keynote Addresses*:
"Willful Queers and Other Wayward Subjects," Sara Ahmed, Professor of Race and Culture Studies, Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London;
"Yearning Toward Carrie Buck," Eli Clare, author of Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation.
The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies is proud to co-sponsor the 2014 Queer Places, Practices and Lives Symposium hosted by Sexuality Studies. Deadline for proposals is December 15, 2013. This symposium welcomes scholars, faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate students, artists, activists, teachers, social workers, community members and interested in discussing LGBTQ issues to Columbus in May to begin our second conversation around queer practices, places, and lives.
Registration
Thanks to our generous sponsors, there is no registration fee for attending Queer Places, Practices, and Lives II. However, to assist us with planning, we request that you register here if you will be attending all or part of the conference, whether you are presenting or not.
Volunteers
Are you interested in volunteering to help make this conference a success? Please contactsexualitystudies@osu.edu.
Scent-Free and Tobacco-Free Policy
The entire Queer Practices, Places, and Lives II conference is scent aware and smoke free. Please read our full policy here. Please keep it scent-free so everybody can show up and not have to leave due to chemical injury! Leave off perfume, cologne, essential oils and use fragrance-free detergent on your clothes. If you have a strong scent on your body, you may be asked to move or leave.
Accessibility
We are dedicated to making this symposium accessible to all. Please contact us at sexualitystudies@osu.edu to let us know if you need special services, accommodations, or technology to ensure that you can fully take advantage of the event. Direct inquiries to Debra Moddelmog moddelmog.1@osu.edu or Joe Ponce ponce.8@osu.edu.