Women in the Caribbean Fragmentations – Crossroads – Interconnections

The congress will examine the position of women from the Caribbean as a region particularly characterized by ethnic, social, cultural, and linguistic differences. It focuses on changing political, social, and cultural interventions, gender roles, as well as feminist and LGTBQ movements both in the Caribbean and its diasporas. 

Since the 1950s, historical events and dynamics such as emancipation, decolonization, and migration have had a significant impact on the role of women. Many have left the region, while maintaining close contact with their families and friends. Due to the development of gender discourses, digitization, and education Caribbean women have achieved powerful positions in many fields. At the same time, (domestic) violence against women has increased significantly, and they have proven to be more vulnerable when it comes to natural disasters. 

Against this background, the planned congress sets out to explore aspects of the entanglement of femininity with historical, social, religious, and cultural dynamics in the Caribbean and beyond.
 

Supported by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Keynote Speakers:

• Nadia Ellis (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
• Sinah Kloß (University of Bonn)
• Juanamaría Cordones-Cook (University of Missouri)

Organizing Committee:

• Miriam Lay Brander (Katholische Universität Eichstätt, Germany)
• Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany)
• Asma Hussein (Al-Ahliyya Amman University AAU, Jordan)
• Mario Laarmann (Universität des Saarlandes, Germany & Sorbonne Université, France)

Conference fees

• 75 Euro for employed non-members SOCARE e.V.
• 60 Euro for employed members SOCARE e.V.

Participation is free of charge for students and unemployed researchers. Everyone is welcome to attend the panel discussions and keynote speeches. Conference fees apply only to speakers. More information (external link, opens in a new window)