Call for Papers
Sex, Power and Slavery:The Dynamics of Carnal Relations under Enslavement
Montreal, 19-21 April 2007
Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill University
An interdisciplinary conference on Sex, Power and Slavery: The Dynamics of Carnal Relations under Enslavement will take place on the campus of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, from Thursday, 19th April to Saturday, 21st April 2007. The conference will cover all geographical areas and time periods.
Papers will be accepted in English or French.
Papers selected for the conference must be submitted no later than 1st February 2007.
A wide range of subjects will be given consideration. Prospective participants are asked to consider the following themes:
- sexual relations within the enslaved community
- sexual relations between the enslaved and non-slaves
- sexual relations within maroon communities
- the sex slave traffic
- structures of sexual enslavement
- the harem
- concubines
- eunuchs
- homosexuality and enslavement
- enslaved children and sex
- rape
- affective relationships within the enslaved community; between the enslaved and non-slaves
- sex and the enslaved household
- enslavement, sex and the slave-owning household
- enslavement, sex and disease
- enslavement, sex and taboos
- sex and enslavement as reflected in traditions, myths and literature
- sex as slave agency
The conference will follow the Avignon model. Papers will be grouped according to theme, and a summary presented by a discussant during sessions devoted to each theme. Individual authors will NOT present papers; rather, all papers will be posted on the website after 1st February 2007.
Each session will involve a presentation by the discussant, followed by general discussion. Therefore, it is essential that all conference-goers be familiar with all of the papers under consideration. In the interests of fostering debate, the number of conference participants will be limited.
As it is our intention to publish selected papers, participants must submit only original unpublished material, and grant conference convenors exclusive publication rights to their paper for a period of one year following the conference.
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Registration Fee:
The registration fee is $150 US ($60 US for students) – in $ CDN for all Canada-based participants – payable by 1st March, 2007.
Payment of conference registration fees in US dollars (English).
Paiement de frais d’inscription en dollars US (Francais).
Please send to:
Jody Anderson
Department of History
855 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, QC, H3A 2T7
Canada
The late registration fee (after 1st March, 2007) is $200 US ($80 US for students).
Contact: iowc@mcgill.ca
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Sponsors:
SSHRC, McGill University: Indian Ocean World Centre, Department of History, Institute of Islamic Studies, Department of Political Science, McGill; Centre for Developing-Area Studies, Redpath Library, McCord Museum, Gremmo/l'université Lumière Lyon 2.
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