We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue and an in-person workshop from the WUN Project Gender, Climate Change, and Activism against Natural Resource Extraction in the Global South. The three-day workshop will be held at the University of York between 3-5 July 2024.
The deadline for abstract submission is 5 March 2024.
Contributions are invited that are able to:
- Develop feminist perspectives on extractivism using primary and secondary research, grounded in case studies from the Global South.
- Investigate processes and outcomes of activism and social movement building against extractive forms of land-use, with a focus on gendered and racialisation processes.
- Examine the links between extractive forms of land use, environmental degradation and gender relations that underpin agricultural production.
- Explore novel forms of resistance against extractive industries in the Global South, drawing on critical and feminist theories.
- Historicise women’s participation in environmental activism in the Global South with a focus on rural or agrarian struggles against land acquisition and natural resource dispossession.
Contributions can be original articles, photo-essays, and position papers based on empirical research. Please submit an abstract (300 words), a short bio (200 words), and a CV (max 3 pages) to Saba Joshi saba.joshi@york.ac.uk , Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey gdtorvikey@ug.edu.gh and Cristiano Rodrigues csrodrigues@ufmg.br
Selected participants must submit a full draft (8,000-10,000 words for article-based contributions) and will also be assigned a role as discussant for another workshop paper. At the end of the workshop, contributors will be invited to submit papers to a Special Issue in an interdisciplinary academic journal.
Please note:
- Deadline for abstract submission: 5 March 2024
- Selection notification: 15 March, 2024
- Full papers for accepted abstracts due: 15 June, 2024
- Workshop at University of York campus: 3-5 July, 2024
For any questions or more information please email Dr Saba Joshi at the University of York (saba.joshi@york.ac.uk).
