Subject: South African Colloquium From: dmiller@beattie.uct.ac.za (Duncan Miller) SOUTHERN AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM ON GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES _________________________________________________________ FIRST CIRCULAR/CALL FOR PAPERS An international colloquium mapping Gay and Lesbian Studies in Southern Africa will be held at the University of Cape Town, South Africa on 20 and 21 October 1995. Keynote addresses will be delivered by internationally acclaimed Gay and Lesbian Studies critics. Papers are invited under the following proposed topics: 1. A white man's disease? Homosexuality/African culture : A challenge to anthropology in Africa. 2. South Africa's bill of rights : Does the emphasis on gender obfuscate Gay and Lesbian diversity in human and civil rights debates? 3. Hidden, even more "hidden from history". Elaborating methods to retrieve and to write a social history of Gays and Lesbians in Southern Africa. 4. The queer obsession of Afrikaans literature : Internalizing oppression? Two round-table discussions are envisaged. Suggestions for topics and round-tables are welcome. There will be no parallel sessions. Papers not to exceed 20 minutes, excluding question time. The proceedings will be published as the first volume of African Gay and Lesbian Studies. Due date for submission of proposals is 31 May 1995. Kindly fill in the return form below to : THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, PRIVATE BAG, 7700 RONDEBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA. FAX: +27 (21) 650-3726. INTERNET: deanarts@beattie.uct.ac.za Registration and booking forms as well as a provisional programme will be sent in the Second Circular in July 1995. _________________________________________________________ SOUTHERN AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM ON GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES NAME ADDRESS FAX INTERNET INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION _________________________________________________________ I WILL ATTEND AND INTEND/DO NOT INTEND TO GIVE A PAPER _________________________________________________________ TITLE OF PAPER SHORT ABSTRACT _________________________________________________________