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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>GENDER, CULTURE & SOCIETY PHD
DISCUSSION FORUM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Convened by Women’s Studies @ UL<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The second meeting of the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Gender, Culture & Society PhD Discussion Forum</span></b>
will take place on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Friday 20 November </span></b>from
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>2.30 to 4 pm</span></b> in <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Room C1080 (Dean’s Office)</span></b> in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Main</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></span></b></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The theme for discussion at the second
meeting will be ‘Identity’ and will provide everyone with an
opportunity to discuss how this relates to their own PhD projects. As the forum
is an interdisciplinary one, members are requested the following two articles.
We will use them to focus our discussion on identity in relation to related
topics, such as subjectivity and abjection. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>(1) Nigel Thrift, ‘”I just don’t
know what got into me”: Where is the subject?’ in <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Subjectivity</span></i> 22 (2008): 82-9.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>(2) Imogen Taylor, ‘Against
Abjection’ in <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Feminist Theory</span></i>
10.1 (2009): 77-99.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Electronic copies are available from noreen.giffney@ul.ie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><em><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>WOMEN'S
STUDIES @ UL PRESENTS:</span></font><o:p></o:p></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>NEW GENDER, CULTURE & SOCIETY PhD DISCUSSION FORUM @ UL</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The new
Gender, Culture & Society PhD Discussion Forum @ UL is a space for PhD students
working on, or interested in, the study of gender and sexuality. It is an
informal, interdisciplinary space for discussing matters of interest to its
members. The agenda is set by members. </span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Possible
meetings may include (though are not limited to):</span></font><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Discussions of theoretical articles or book chapters of interest to
members;</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Informal discussions about the process of doing PhD research on
gender and sexuality;</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Presentations by members of the forum on their PhD research,
followed by discussion with members of the forum;</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Invited speakers on topics of interest to members (for example, in
the past we have invited past PhD students to discuss the experience of
doing a PhD and their experience of the examination process);</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Meetings to discuss the organising of conferences or seminars by
members of the forum for academics and postgraduate students to attend in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and abroad.</span></font><font size=2><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The
Gender, Culture & Society PhD Discussion Forum is hosted by Women’s
Studies and as an interdisciplinary forum it is open to all postgraduate
students across the university who have an interest in gender and/or sexuality.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The
forum is facilitated by Dr Noreen Giffney, but the agenda is set by members of
the forum.</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For further details
about the forum and registration, please contact Dr Noreen Giffney: <a
href="mailto:noreen.giffney@ul.ie" target="_blank"
title="mailto:noreen.giffney@ul.ie">noreen.giffney@ul.ie</a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The
Gender, Culture & Society PhD Discussion Forum runs alongside the new
Gender, Culture & Society seminar series at UL, which features
distinguished, international speakers who are among the world’s foremost
experts on gender and sexuality, and critical and cultural theory. See <a
href="http://www.ul.ie/womensstudies/event-GCSseminar-2009-10.html"
target="_blank"
title="http://www.ul.ie/womensstudies/event-GCSseminar-2009-10.html">http://www.ul.ie/womensstudies/event-GCSseminar-2009-10.html</a>.
</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Noreen Giffney, PhD (NUI)<br>
Junior Lecturer in Women's Studies<br>
Room F2024, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Foundation</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
Department of Sociology <br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
Tel: +353-61-213128<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Email: noreen.giffney@ul.ie<br>
Web: http://www.ul.ie/womensstudies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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