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From:    Magda Kaspar &#60;magda.kaspar@hist.unibe.ch&#62;Date:    08.02.2017------------------------------------------------------------------------International Network 'TranslatingFeminism: Transfer, Transgression, Transformation (1945-1990)';organised by Dr. Maud Bracke, Dr. Penny Morris and Dr. Kristina Schulz23.06.2017-24.06.2017, Bern, University of BernDeadline: 15.03.2017The project "Translating Feminism" brings together scholars from threecontinents wishing to pursue original, interdisciplinary researchfocused on the global reach of feminist writing and women's movements.While the transformation of women's social status is one of the mostsignificant developments of the post-war period, little is known aboutthe precise ways in which women's rights campaigners across differentnational and cultural settings communicated with one another, read andtranslated each other's texts, and locally recontextualised them. Thefirst international workshop in Glasgow in November 2016 provided theopportunity to discuss historical findings and new theoreticalapproaches. These discussions will be pursued further at the secondinternational workshop that will take place in Bern, Switzerland, June23-24, 2017.More precisely, the forthcoming workshop will be dedicated to themateriality of feminist texts and to the material culture of feministliterary activities, with a special focus on translation. FollowingRoger Chartier, the meaning that readers give to a text is neverdetached from the material conditions in which it is produced anddiffused. Chartier reminds us that the printed object is crucial to anunderstanding of why and how people make sense of what they read. Thisapplies to translations in particular ways, as the physical quality ofboth the source text and the translation establish an (imagined)relationship between transnational and translingual writers and readers.Women's literary activities involved producing, diffusing, reading,translating, and discussing texts from a woman's point of view. But whatwas considered to be a "woman's point of view", and how do globaltransfers and translations de-stabilise accepted notions thereof?Instead of studying feminism as a given system of ideas, regardless ofthe context of its production and reception, we aim to study the varietyof material supportive of women- centred ideas, ranging from pamphletsto self-published pirated editions and to printed books, as well as theliterary activities by which they are produced and transmitted. Thisincludes the fact that, while practising what social movement theoristscall 'counter-cultural retreat', when it came to literary activism,feminists did engage with a broader public, both in terms of a(potential) feminist public and the institutions and actors of thepublishing market.Translating Feminism: Transfer, Transgression, Transformation(1945-1990)We invite papers that deal with different aspects of feministtext and book production, diffusion, and translation, such as:- The materiality of the printed object and the conditions of (non-)reproducibility- The economic contexts of book publishing and translation- The technical conditions of writing, translation and transnationalcommunicationtransfer- Aspects of distribution- Bookshops and reading communities- The history of translation and a transnational feminist reading market------------------------------------------------------------------------Practical arrangements:Presenters will have approx. 15 minutes to discuss their paper, andpanels will consist of 3-4 papers. The pre-circulation of papers isintended to foster deep engagement with each other's work. Presentersmay be asked to act as discussant for another paper. Please include thefollowing in your proposal:- A 300-word paper abstract- A 200-word biographical statement with main publications and currentaffiliation- State if you are seeking funding, with reference to the followingcriteria: Limited funding to cover travel and accommodation is availablefor researchers working on temporary contracts, and for academicsworking outside Europe and North America.Please send your proposals to the organisers by March 15, 2017. You willbe notified by mid-April 2017 and will be asked to circulate a draft ofyour paper by June 1. The programme will be finalised and published inthe course of May 2017.Second Workshop of the Leverhulme Trust funded International Network'Translating Feminism: Transfer, Transgression, Transformation(1945-1990)'; organised by Dr. Maud Bracke, Dr. Penny Morris and Dr.Kristina Schulz