Hoosier Women at Play History Conference

13400 Allisonville Road,Fishers IN 46038

23 April, 2022

Description

For the fifth Hoosier Women at Work History Conference, we are throwing out the "work" altogether! Join us for Hoosier Women at Play 2022. Hoosier Women at Play History Conference Historical discussion and analysis of women’s play is as necessary as the study of their work. Women’s activities have been undervalued throughout history by patriarchal economic, political, and social systems. Women’s play, pleasure, and creativity have even been treated as dangerous and devious, challenging demands that women’s worth was defined only through their roles as wives and mothers or later as (still undervalued) workers in the capitalist marketplace. This conference challenges presenters to explore women’s play and what it means for individual and collective happiness, health, liberation, and value. The “play” theme is broadly defined and can include examinations of Hoosier women’s sports, leisure, recreation, arts, outings, social and recreational organizations, and sexual play, as well as women’s rejection of traditional work or roles. We encourage topics related to women of color, immigrants, those who identify as LGBTQ+, and women with disabilities. Call for Papers Please consider contributing your scholarship and ideas on Indiana women’s play. For well-developed projects, this could be in the form of a paper presentation or a panel discussion. For projects in the initial phases or that need additional feedback, consider taking part in a lightning round panel. Academic, student, and citizen historians are encouraged to participate. Cash prizes will be awarded for best graduate student paper(s). Papers should be approximately ten pages and based on original research or a synthesis of scholarship. Summaries of panel discussions and lightning round presentation proposals are welcome as well. PowerPoint or other visual aids are encouraged. To submit an individual proposal, send a one-page explanation of your paper and a short biography (about 150 words). Panel proposals should include a one-page description of the panel which specifies the topic that each participant will discuss and a short biography for each participant. The deadline for submitting paper and/or session proposals is March 1, 2022. Please e-mail your proposal to IHB historian Nicole Poletika: [email protected] More information and updates: https://www.in.gov/history/hoosier-women-at-work/ Hoosier Women at Work aims to energize the discussion of Indiana women’s history and make the papers, presentations, and other resources resulting from the conference available to all Hoosiers.