In augustus 2016 is Amsterdam gaststad van Europride. Op 4 en 5 augustus, de twee dagen voorafgaand aan de Canal Parade, organiseert de Universiteit van Amsterdam en internationale wetenschapsconferentie: ‘Proud in Europe‘, LGBTI Emancipation in Comparitive Perspective’, in samenwerking met het Amsterdam Research Center for Gender and Sexuality (ARC-GS) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) en haar partners. De voertal is Engels.
The conference takes Europride as an occasion to question and compare the state of LGBTI emancipation in Europe. Throughout Europe on local, national and supranational levels issues surrounding LGBTI rights have taken central roles on political agendas, within social movements, and in the media. In some contexts debates on LGBTI rights have resulted in social unrest and protests between opposing groups, while in other settings debates on LGBTI rights have resulted in pro-active policy engagement by actors and institutions at various levels of government.
Emancipation policy has been both lauded and contested, with its proponents praising pro-active promotion of acceptance of LGBTI identities and its opponents often questioning the conceptualization of emancipation as a clear path to be followed and achieved when set objectives are met. Some governmental actors have even profiled themselves on the development and implementation of LGBTI emancipatory policies.
Many changes have taken place in the last several decades regarding LGBTI rights and acceptance in Europe. Many European governments have enacted anti-discrimination legislation, and some countries have legalized various forms of same-sex partnerships. Some local and national governments have also engaged in pro-active policies to promote the acceptance of LGBTI identities. LGBTI representation in a number of media has also continued to rise.
Despite many changes throughout Europe, there are a number of issues that are cause for concern amongst LGBTIs: Many people have increasingly voiced concerns about anti-gay violence; LGBTI youth often face discrimination and bullying in schools; Trans, bisexual, and intersex issues deserve to receive much more attention; Critiques of racism and ageism in the mainstream gay and lesbian community have not received sufficient attention. The once extravagant and proud gay and lesbian nightlife seems to be withering. Additionally, some activists and scholars have raised concerns about the normalization of the LGBTI movement and community and the marginalization of queer and sex-radical perspectives.
This two-day conference will offer a space to reflect from different European contexts on gains made in the fight for LGBTI rights as well as blind spots and pitfalls encountered on the way. The focus of the conference will be on tracing developments regarding LGBTI politics throughout Europe from various perspectives and disciplines from the social and behavioural sciences, the humanities, and law. Possible topics to be addressed include (but are certainly not limited to):
- The ways government policy has assisted LGBTI movements in their struggles for equality
- The ways in which government policy has led to setbacks
- Roles governments can fulfill in ensuring LGBTI equality
- Ways particular policies have stimulated social change to accompany legal protections
- Policies and laws that remain barriers to LGBTI equality
- Differences in the ways in which LGBTI social movements have developed and engaged in advocacy throughout European contexts
- LGBTI activism in Central and Eastern Europe
- How more mainstream desires have been balanced with queer articulations
- Ways in which particular movement groups have collaborated with other marginalized groups and/or advocated intersectionality
- Ways in which social movements and/or policy makers engage sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, and/or disability simultaneously
- LGBTI migration and asylum in Europe
- How LGBTI emancipation is conceptualized
- Ways the media (TV and film in particular) influence LGBTI identities
- Types of role models offered in media for LGBTI youth
- Ways LGBTI movements have utilized the media
- The role of gay and lesbian film festivals in LGBTI identification and acceptance
- How the media can be utilized through government policy to facilitate LGBTI emancipation
Note that the organisation will first organise a call for panels, to be followed by a call for papers. Panel proposals can be submitted until January 30, 2016. Paper proposals can be submitted from February 10, 2016 until April 15, 2016. Participants can register for the conference until July 1, 2016. Information for panel submissions: the organisers invite panel proposals to be submitted through the conference website: http://aissr.uva.nl/europride-conference
Please send: Name and email address of panel convener(s) - Title - Abstract (up to 300 words) Deadline for submission: January 30, 2016. Panel conveners will be notified of the decision in the beginning of February 2016.
Registration fee for presenters: €150, registration fee for graduate students: €75
To contact the organisers please send an email to: [email protected]
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