The 8th International Conference on Gender Studies, which has been held regularly since 2004, will be held on 12-14 May 2022 within the framework of 'GENDER & ART and Other Gender Studies'. The conference, which aims to address all aspects of art producers' and critics' engagement with gendered bodies and a social order based on inequality, as well as how gender roles based on ideologies of domination, socio-cultural fictions, and heteronormative systems are produced, supported, and critiqued through art, offers leading academics, researchers and practitioners the opportunity to present and discuss their work and shed new light on the field. At the same time, this platform will also include Other Gender Studies.

Feminism, which cannot be separated from the concept of gender, has met resistance from all institutions that feed the patriarchal system since its inception but has continued its struggle against discrimination despite all pressures. While this struggle continues with its various dimensions, its reflections in art have also proved effective over time and feminist art has become a part of feminism. Feminist art, which rejects any kind of othering and includes queer representations in this context, has played an important role in bringing about positive changes in the social structure. The link between gender and art, which also brings about a paradigm shift in the social sciences, has the richness of being discussed and studied in both an interdisciplinary and a disciplinary dimension. Therefore, looking at the mutual emergence of gender and art will also provide new ideas about current changes in different disciplines. 

Although there are few researches on feminist art in the Turkish Republic from Northern Cyprus, in recent years there has been an increasing interest from various disciplines such as gender and women's studies, sociology, anthropology, and history in examining the relationships between gender and art. This conference aims to bring new studies into the literature by encouraging academics, researchers, and activists to engage in intergenerational and intersectional dialogues around gender and art.

Submissions for presentation are invited on topics relating to the Conference topics – Gender and Art through the following areas:

• ART
  
• PERFORMING ARTS
• LITERATURE
  
• AND OTHER GENDER STUDIES
  

In addition to covering the following sub-topics, the conference also covers other studies with a gender perspective:

• Aesthetics and Gender
• Art as Activism
• Art History
• Artist Gender Representation in Art Streaming
  
• Architecture and Gender
  
• Design Issues and Gender
  
• Feminism and Art
• Future of Women in Arts and Humanities
• Gender Equality in Art from Past to Present Gendering the Artistic Field
• Philosophy of Art
• Struggling of Women in the Art
• The Face of Art in the Pandemic
• Writing Queer Histories
• Photography and Gender Roles
• Reinventing Sculpture
• Being a Woman “Meddah (Public Storyteller)”
• Feminist Theatre/ Feminism in Theatre
• Gender of Cinema
• Performance and Identity
• Gender and Dramatic Writing
  
• Gender and Humor 
  
• and Other Gender Studies
  

Due to the international nature of the conference, only abstracts written in English will be accepted for review. However, presenters can choose to present their papers in English or Turkish. Full papers can be submitted in English or Turkish for the conference book.

Submissions are subject to blind peer review at every stage.  Papers without gender perspective will be rejected. Abstracts and papers will be accessible to all participants on the conference website once the complete program is set.

Please send your abstracts (not more than 250 words) through e-mail; gsart@emu.edu.tr

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FACE TO FACE. HOWEVER, AT LEAST ONE OF THE SESSIONS CAN BE "ONLINE" IF REQUESTED.