Subj:	Queer Grad Student Conference Call for papers

Department of English
The University of Texas at Austin
PAR 108 Austin,Texas 78712-1164 (512) 471-4991


							August 18, 1993

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

	We are pleased to announce that the University of Texas at
Austin will be hosting "SEIZING THE MOMENT:  The Fourth Annual
Graduate Student Conference on Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual and Gay
Studies," from March 3-5, 1994.  For the uninitiated, the conference
is an interdisciplinary, multi-media, academic/political gala
featuring the diverse work of graduate students across the nation.
Given the success of the past three meetings at Milwaukee,
Urbana-Champaign, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, we anticipate an
intellectually and socially exciting event.  We hope you'll join the
fun.  Enclosed is a call for papers; please photocopy and post where
appropriate, and share.
	Our title is at once playful and serious.  The "Moment" of
queer visibility/mainstreaming announced by various periodicals may be
rather fleeting as recent events attest.  Since next year will also be
the 25th anniversary of Stonewall, it seems appropriate to consider
old and new strategies of living and loving.  We invite papers,
panels, workshops, and roundtables on _any_ queer studies topic.
Last year, the following topics were decided missing or
under-represented: bisexuality, transgender issues, queer studies as a
methodology rather than identity politics, Canadian literature,
science fiction, medieval studies, and legal discourse.  Someone
suggested panels focusing on certain theorists.  AIDS and activism
remain priorities.  These are merely suggestions.  We also welcome
collaborative efforts.  
	Austin is a progressive and beautiful city, and we will take
advantage of the local music scene and nightlife.  In addition to our
keynote speakers, local performers will baffle and bemuse.  While I
won't reveal any more details, plan to be here by Thursday for a
performance of "The Bible Belt and other Accessories" -- need I say
more?  Seize the moment!  We look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

/SS Kenneth

Kenneth Kidd, for the Seizure Committee





Call for Papers
Seizing the Moment
The fourth National Graduate Student Conference on Lesbian,
Transgender, Bisexual, & Gay Studies

Senate investigations of the "gays in the military" issue, the 1993
March on Washington, the 25th anniversary of Stonewall....  _The
Nation_ labelled this historical juncture "The Gay Moment".  Why only
a "moment"?  Waht do they mean by "gay"?  Who knows?  Who cares?  The
question is what are _we_ going to do about it?

The mainstream media attention adn public scrutiny currently attending
work in bisexual, transgender, gay and lesbian studies inflects the
work of scholars in these fields with a queer urgency as well as with
particular concerns.  We invite abstracts outlining possible
contributions to this interdisciplinary, multi-media,
social/political/academic event to be held March 3-5, 1994, at the
University of Texas at Austin.

We are especially interested in papers exploring mass cultural
representations and appropriations of queer experience (in this "gay
moment" and others), but welcome proposals addressing any aspect of
transgender, gay, bisexual, and lesbian studies.

Please submit abstracts for individual papers, workshops, roundtables,
panels, and other interesting events to:


		_Seizing The Moment_
		English Department, Parlin 108
		The University of Texas at Austin
		Austin,TX 78712-1164


DEADLINE:  November 15, 1993