Sisterhood in Action 2023
Face to Face with Feminism
Spring term - Week 5
February 10th, 2023 | Explore York (Marriot Room), Library Square, YO17DS
Sisterhood in Action is back in person!
We are more than happy to announce that after two years of having the Sisterhood in Action (SiA): Face to Face with Feminism conference online, this year, we are going to celebrate the seventh edition of this event in person. Inspired by previous years experience and motivated for creating a more enriched space, we will devote the SiA 2023 to encourage exchange of ideas and creation of new connections amongst staff and students in the CWS.
This exciting event is a space for all CWS students (MA and PhD) to actively share their research ideas or projects and encourage each other through discussions, presentations, an exhibition and fun social activities. Our aim is for everyone to leave inspired and make space for various voices to be heard, supported and celebrated.
‘sisterhood in action’: The term ‘sisterhood’ as used here is intended to be symbolic, and designed to invoke feminist camaraderie and support, rather than focus on embodied womanhood.
Format of the Conference
After two years of online SiA Conference, we will be holding this year's event on campus once again. The tentative agenda will include an ice breaker, panels of 15 minutes for paper presentations, and 'table talks' (small discussion groups). There will also be a space to showcase artwork and an open mic at the end of the day.
Paper Presentations
All PhD students and MA Research students are invited to submit a 200-300-word abstract on any aspect of their work for a panel presentation (tips and guidelines for writing an abstract are available here).
The papers will be presented in 15 minutes, followed by questions and comments from the audience.
Deadline for abstracts: Midday on Monday, January 16th 2023.
Table Talks
Conference participants will break away into small groups for focused discussion. Further details to be confirmed.
Format: four or five students in each group, each offering a short introduction to a research-related issue, followed by a general focused discussion around broadly-related areas.
Open Mic Session
We will round off this event with an open platform for anyone to sing, perform, read their poetry, dance and do other exciting activities. Pick your favorite and let us know if you have any prepared work! There will be space for spontaneous contributions; aim for 3 minutes with 5 minutes maximum for each ‘turn’.
Art exhibition
All CWS students are invited to submit artwork (craftwork, written work, pictures, posters, mottos, etc.), which we will present in the conference room and provide spaces for display and discussions.
All kinds of feminist-inspired work are welcome, both polished and provisional, so long as it can be fixed to a display board or placed on a table.
Please email cws.sisterhood@gmail.com with your ideas by the 16th of January at 12:00 so we can provide and allocate sufficient space.
York Explore Address:
Library Square, York YO1 7DS
(see map for exact location)
Accessibility: The venue is wheelchair accessible.