The
Conference will emphasise the rights of the majority of the world's
LGBT individuals, those living in Africa, Asia, Latin America and
Eastern Europe, where issues include the relevance of
"Western" or "Northern" LGBT identities, and the
need for social and economic rights as well as civil and political
rights.
The international movement for equal rights for LGBT individuals
will only advance if it is able to integrate successfully into
larger global struggles, such as for the globalisation of social and
economic rights, or the development of disadvantaged countries, in
comparison with wealthier nations. It is important to recognise
that, in the majority of developing countries, social and economic
rights lag far behind those in richer countries.
The opening of global markets often erodes existing social and
economic rights in many countries around the world, and it is common
knowledge that the rights of LGBT communities often fall by the
wayside when there are social and economic battles to be fought.
Government policies on immigration, asylum and freedom of movement
are just a few examples among many of how common prejudices can
translate into the systematic rejection of LGBT individuals.
The question of health remains a critical one, particularly as it
relates to HIV, and has become a global issue for us all. The
solution must therefore be a global one, and must include the
forging of strong ties among LGBT communities of both the northern
and southern hemispheres of the planet.
Our rights must be supported and defended within all international
organisations, especially the United Nations. How can we get the
United Nations to take issues of LGBT rights seriously?
Papers will be considered on
related themes and topics from a wide range of perspectives. 500
word abstracts should be submitted to the organising comitee in
English, Spanish, or French as e-mail attachment by 30 September
2005.
The official languages for the
conference will be French and English. However, the Enkidu panels
will also have Spanish papers with translation to English and/or
French provided.
As always in Enkidu Academic
Events, we encourage our participants to focus on topics and
questions that contribute to breaking silences and building bridges.
Interpretations of the conference themes ranging from the
predictable to the surprising are encouraged.
Abstract
Requirements:
500
word
abstracts should be submitted to the organizing committee in
English, Spanish, German or French as by 30September
2005 along with the presenter’s name, address, telephone,
email, and institutional affiliation. All correspondence for this
conference will be conducted via email. The conference languages
will be English, French and Spanish.
Papers
should be of approximately 20 minutes duration (circa 8 - 10 pages).
A typical panel session with 3 or 4 speakers at "A Right to be
Different" is scheduled with 90 minutes.
Proposals
should also include a short bio of each participant (3-5 lines).
Graduate
and postgraduate students are encouraged to attend and present
papers. Selected papers from the conference will be published in
book form.
Abstract Form
Abstracts
are to be submitted by the 30th of September 2005.
We
will be notified by the International Scientific Committee
organising the conference by e-mail at 31 January 2006 whether a
panel session has been accepted or not.
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