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MAR
3
Call for Abstracts Deadline: Undergraduate Research Showcase
Date:
Friday, 03 Mar 2017
Time:
All day
Location:
206 International Center
Department:
Center for Gender in Global Context
Event Details:

The Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) invites MSU undergraduate students to present research exploring issues of gender, women, and sexuality locally, nationally and globally for its fourth biennial undergraduate research conference on Friday, March 31. 

Paper presentations and roundtables are invited from any discipline or topic, but are especially encouraged to focus on topics including: Feminist Theories, Gender, Identity, and Sexuality in Diverse Cultural Contexts; Theories and Explorations of Men and Masculinities; LBGTQ Theories, Activism, and Human Rights; Intersections of Gender and Sexuality with Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Religion, Class, and/or Disability; Gender Globalization and Development; Intersections of Gender with Health/Illness or STEM; Protest, Activism, and Public Policy Issues Related to Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Gender and Sexuality in Film, Literature, History, Popular Culture, and the Arts; Marriage Equality; Sexual/Gendered Violence; Reproductive Righs

Abstract Submission Requirements:
*Research need not be complete at time of submission*
1) Email gencen(at)msu.edu with subject line "Undergrad Research Submission"
2) In the text of the email, provide Author and/or Participant Names, contact emails and phone numbers, and Research Title
3)Attach a word document with Research Title and Abstract (no more than 250 words) ONLY (do not inlcude any identifying information in the document).
4) All panels will be schedules between the hours of 9am-4pm - if you have already-scheduled constraints/conflicts during this timeframe, please note these conflicts within the email text of your submission in order to facilitate panel scheduling.

Applicants will be notified regarding status of their submissions by Friday, March 17.