The Australian Women’s History Network (AWHN) promotes research and writing in all fields of feminist, gender, and women’s history. It brings together scholars, students and others working in feminist, gender, and women’s history to exchange ideas, information, support and resources.
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Call for papers: Nurturing Feminist Histories in Precarious Times: Founding Stories, Forging Communities, Feminist Futures
A joint Australian Women’s History Network Symposium and celebration of the 40th anniversary of Lilith: A Feminist History Journal, 24-25 November, University of Melbourne (in conjunction with the CHASS congress).
This two-day symposium will take stock of the past, present and future of feminist history scholarship at a time when the field is increasingly under siege. The humanities are facing unprecedented challenges and ‘diversity’ of all kinds is under attack. We hope that this event can replenish feminist history communities through looking back, celebrating the work we are doing now, and looking ahead to consider the future of feminist histories in Australia and beyond. We particularly seek papers which speak to the themes of ‘founding stories’, ‘forging communities’, ‘feminist futures’, and the context of precarity.
One strand of the symposium will specifically reflect on Lilith’s history – the foundational role it has played in the development of Australian women’s, gender and feminist history over more than 40 years, and looking ahead to how it might build on this legacy (see further detail below). The conference will feature a plenary panel of former Lilith editorial collective members.
Submissions:
Please send a paper title, abstract of no more than 200 words and short biography of up to 50 words to: auswhn@gmail.com
Due Date: 29 August 2025
All speakers must be AWHN members.