The Journal of Women's History

The Journal of Women's History is inaugurating a new special section of the journal that will be devoted to the practice of women's history. We are interested in short individual pieces (1,000-2000 words), as well as full roundtable forums of four to five contributors (5-10,000 words total) that explore cutting edge questions in history practice - from the archive to personal narrative work, from grant-writing and publishing to teaching, from activism and community service to campus and department politics. We are currently soliciting short papers for our first roundtable forum: "Teaching gender and women's history in times of war." We would like to assemble a range of perspectives from across the globe. Although we realize the importance of addressing the topic of women and war, for this forum we are interested in pieces that discuss teaching about women and gender in times of war. If you would like to contribute to this first forum or have ideas about future history practice sections (either individual or roundtable), please contact the editors at the e-mail address or contact information provided below. Editors, Journal of Women's History The University of Illinois 810 South Wright Urbana, IL 61801USA Email: womenshistory@uiuc.edu

International Symposium on 'Incorporating Women in Small Town Development in China'

Since China's reform and opening-up, women have been playing an increasingly important role in economic and political development. Much attention has been paid to women's roles in agricultural and rural development. Less is known about women's roles in town development. This is a critically important subject, both for women and for the enormous number of small towns in China. Indeed, the development of small towns ensures sustainable economic and political development in China. The symposium is intended to provide a forum for researchers and scholars carrying out research into small towns and women's issues to share their experience, knowledge and ideas. Participants should submit an original and unpublished paper to the International Symposium on Incorporating Women in Small Town Development in China before February 20, 2005. Papers must be sent to the Symposium secretariat Ms. MAO Ying-chun, via e-mail (ycmao@zju.edu.cn or babssy@sohu.com). Paper titles should be submitted upon registration. Papers should be less than 15 pages in length (double space and edited by Word 6.0 or above), with the addition of one title page giving author's name(s), institutional address, abstract of the paper and a brief introduction to the author. Accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of the Symposium, which will be published and distributed during the Symposium Registration takes place between December 10-30, 2004; Paper submission must take place by February 20, 2005. The symposium will be held on April 15-17, 2005

Women and the Environment: Globalizing and Mobilizing

The US National Women s Studies Association Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida on 9-12 June 2005. We invite proposals on a broad range of topics on women and the environment, including but not limited to: environmental justice, environmental racism, agromedicine, women s health, reproductive technologies, animal rights, social ecology, bioregionalism, indigenous rights, biopolitics, genetic and bio-engineering, biodiversity, sustainability, environmental ethics, women-in-development, spiritualism, history, household ecology and economy, food safety and security, demography, and economics. We welcome a multiplicity of voices on these topics and encourage interdisciplinary and cross-cultural proposals from all fields embracing Women s Studies. We welcome a multiplicity of voices on these topics and encourage interdisciplinary and cross-cultural proposals from all fields embracing Women s Studies. Proposals may be submitted for individual papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, and the film and writers series. Pre-arranged panels and roundtables will have a better chance of acceptance than individual paper proposals and proposals for one-person workshops. Space will be limited, so the quality of a proposal is critical to its acceptance. For more information, please visit: www.nwsa.org