Competing Diversities: Traditional Sexualities and Modern Western Sexual Identity Constructions  

	Unidad de Congresos Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto - Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI,  Mexico City, 1 – 5 June 2005 Avenida Cuauhtémoc esq. Avenida Central Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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Preliminary Program: Abstracts approved by February 25, 2005 Final Conference Program

In many cultures throughout the world, traditional sexualities and alternative sexual identities are disappearing or transforming as a result of the diffusion of modern western sexual identity constructions and the emergence of global gay and lesbian subcultures modeled on North American and European cultural models. It can be argued that a queer globalization has taken place. The conference “Competing Diversities”  seeks to examine issues related to the interaction and confrontation between traditional sexualities and western sexual identity constructions across a wide range of perspectives. 

This is the first conference with such a focus in Mexico and the conference forms part of the Diversity and Dialogue conference circle organized by Enkidu Magazine in Mexico City in cooperation with ADETEA, the Association for Anthropology Students at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico in Toluca. 

Papers are welcomed on virtually all related topics and themes, independently of time, period and space, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives. Also papers of comparative phenomena are welcome. Possible themes and topics might include:

• Colonisation of the body and the mind

• Representations of  indigenous sexualities in colonial and post colonial discourse

• Historical representations of alternative sexualities

• The historiography of homosexualities and sexual identity formations

• Subaltern agency

• Enslavement of bodies and voices

• Sexualitities in transition

• The role of culture in sexual identity formations.

Interpretations of the conference theme ranging from the predictable to the surprising are encouraged.

Abstract Requirements:

500 word abstracts should be submitted to the organizing committee in English, Spanish, German or French as e-mail attachment by 25^th of February 2005. The conference languages will be English and Spanish. 

Papers should be of approximately 30 minutes duration (circa 8 - 10 pages).  Other forms of presentation, for instance workshops, panel debates and poster sessions will be considered on request.  

Panel proposals should include a description of the panel’s theme, an abstract of each paper, the name of the panel chair, and a short bio from each participant.

Graduate and  postgraduate students are encouraged to attend and present papers. Selected papers from the conference will be published in book form.

Abstracts are to be submitted by the 15^th of February 2005, along with the presenter’s name, address, telephone, email, and institutional affiliation. All correspondence for this conference will be conducted via email.  

Conference Overview

A tentative Conference Program will be posted here: February 25, 2005  Final Conference Program with abstracts of the papers will be posted here: May 2, 2005 On-site registration on June 1, 2005: 10:00 - 14:00 Conference Opens on June 1, 2005 at 14:00  Welcome Dinner on June 1, 2005 at 19:00 Conference Events (to be announced later) Conference Closes on June 5, 2005 at 17:00 Conference Deadlines: Submission of abstracts: February 25, 2005 Submission of complete papers for consideration for publication: May 2, 2005 Conference Languages: English and Spanish Abstracts will be accepted in: English, French, German, Spanish

Payment of registration fee: more information here

Information for participants needing visa to enter Mexico: Citizens from a number of countries need a special approval from the Mexican Immigration Authority (Instituto Nacional de Migración), in order to be able to enter Mexico and participate in the conference. Things do take time in Mexico sometimes, and we recommend all participants who need visa to start the process as early as possible... [more information here]

Accommodation during the conference: more information here

For further information, please contact the organizing committee at:

[01.12.2004]: Call for Papers

EXTENDED DEADLINE for submission of abstracts: 25 February 2005