Forwarded by Jeremy Butler. ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear Moderator, We would be very grateful if you would post the following announcement on your list: SOUTHERN AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM ON GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES CALL FOR PAPERS/ FIRST CIRCULAR ** DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 31 MAY 1995 ** (NOTE: any questions should be directed to: [log in to unmask]) An international colloquium aimed at mapping the state of gay and lesbian studies in southern Africa will be held at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, on 20 and 21 October 1995. Keynote addresses will be delivered by internationally acclaimed Gay and Lesbian Studies critics. Papers are invited under the following proposed topics: 1. A white man's disease? Homosexuality/African culture: A challenge to anthropology in Africa. 2. South Africa's bill of rights: Does the emphasis on gender obfuscate Gay and Lesbian diversity in human and civil rights debates? 3. Hidden, even more "hidden from history". Elaborating methods to retrieve and to write a social history of Gays and Lesbians in southern Africa. 4. The queer obsession of Afrikaans literature: internalizing oppression? Two round-table discussions are envisaged. Suggestions for topics and round-tables are welcome. There will be no parallel sessions. Papers not to exceed 20 minutes, excluding question time. The proceedings will be published as the first volume of "African Gay and Lesbian Studies". Due date for submissions of proposals is 31 May 1995. Kindly fill in and return the form below to: Office of the Dean of Arts, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, 7700 Rondebosch, South Africa. Fax: +27 (021) 650-3726. Internet: [log in to unmask] Registration and booking forms as well as a provisional programme will be sent in the Second Circular in July 1995. ______________________________________________________________________ SOUTHERN AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM ON GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES NAME ADDRESS FAX INTERNET INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION ______________________________________________________________________ I WILL ATTEND BUT I DO NOT INTEND TO GIVE A PAPER ______________________________________________________________________ TITLE OF PAPER SHORT ABSTRACT _____________________________________________________________________ Office of the Dean of Arts University of Cape Town Private Bag Rondebosch 7700 South Africa Phone: +27 21 650 3722/3 Fax: +27 21 650 3726 Internet: [log in to unmask] Yours truly, Sander L. Gilman The Henry R. Luce Professor of the Liberal Arts in Human Biology Wieboldt Hall 411 1050 East 59th Street Chicago IL 60637-1512 FAX: 312-702-9861 Department Telephone: 312-702-8494 Voice Mail: 312-702-3268 e-mail: [log in to unmask] -- *************************************************** Kizer Walker [log in to unmask] --or-- [log in to unmask] ***************************************************