The 2nd Graduate Gender Symposium showcases graduate student scholarship which seeks to explore and understand the various and often contested meanings of gender. This conference brings together graduate students from around the region to present and discuss their work across diverse methodologies and disciplinary perspectives. The Graduate Committee for Research on Women/Gender at the University of Akron provides a supportive environment in which to create and sustain a community of graduate student preparing for life-long careers as scholars and teachers dedicated to critically analyzing gender and its discontents.

The Graduate Gender Symposium will be held on the campus of the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio on April 3rd and 4th. The keynote speaker for the symposium is the esteemed Dr. Judith Lorber, Professor Emerita, Brooklyn College and Graduate School, CUNY. She will present her keynote address on the evening of April 3rd with a more informal address to graduate students on April 4th.

The organizers welcome submission of theoretical, empirical and/or applied work from graduate students. Abstract submissions are due no later than February 15th, 2008. Presenters will be notified of acceptance no later than February 29th, 2008. The abstract should be 300 words or less and should be submitted to:

Ms. Daniela Jauk
Symposium Coordinator
Email: da18@uakron.edu