The theme of the 2009 Visions in Feminism conference is “Pushing Boundaries: Queering Feminism & Queer-ying our Communities.” The conference will explore ways of queering ourselves and our communities; that is, unfixing definitions of feminism while pushing our boundaries to re-examine our relationships to feminist praxis. Challenging what we “know” without rejecting the history of feminist struggle, we will instead build on this legacy to propel the discourse into a boldly radical, more inclusive feminism. While we wish to continue the conventional discussion of queer theory in terms of gender and sexuality, we also wish to look beyond identity politics, working instead from a framework that provides a basis for queering every aspect of ourselves, our communities, and also our activism.
Sponsored by the American University Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
