Call for Proposals


Computers and Writing 2K Conference

Special Strand:
"Feminism and Technology"

Strand Coordinators:
Morgan Gresham (gresham@newtopia.com)
Janet Cross (hceng028@csun.edu)
Lisa Gerrard (gerrard@humnet.ucla.edu)

May 25-28, 2000 Fort Worth, TX
Hosted by Texas Woman's University
Dene Grigar, Chair; John Barber and Hugh Burns, Co-Chairs
http://www.eaze.net/~jfbarber/cw2k/bridge.html

Deadline date: October 15, 1999

Computers & Writing (C&W), an annual, national conference, is actively soliciting proposals for a special strand entitled, "Feminism and Technology," for its upcoming conference, "Evolution, Revolution, and Implementation: Computers and Writing for Global Change."

We invite creative and innovative proposals that examine the multiple interactions of feminism, feminist theory, technology, and theories of technology, especially but not limited to:

  • Postmodern Feminist Theories of Technology
  • Feminist Practices in the Computerized Classroom
  • Cyborg Writing
  • Ecofeminism and Technology
  • Feminist Activism using Computer Technologies
Use the online proposal submission forms for full details about formats for panels, presentations, posters, and workshops. Be sure to designate Feminism and Technology Strand among the categories you identify for your proposal. Deadline is October 15, 1999.

For more general information about the conference, visit the CW2K website. (www.eaze.net/~jfbarber/cw2k/bridge.html).

You may contact the Strand Coordinators directly with specific questions about the Special Strand Call for Proposals, or Dene Grigar, the conference chair, with general questions about the conference. Dene Grigar, Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages, TWU, P.O. Box 425829, Denton, TX 76204; 940-898-2298; dene@eaze.net. Fax: 214-553-7764.