6th European Symposium on Gender & ICT - Feminist Interventions in Theories and Practices

6th European Symposium on Gender & ICT - Feminist Interventions in 
Theories and Practices

Umeå University, Sweden, March 8 - 10, 2011

Information Technology is everywhere, shaping the way we experience 
our lives, the world and each other. Some digital transformations 
reveal new possibilities for improving social conditions, while 
others suggest that social inequality may be increasing. In a 
changing society, understandings of digitalization and politics 
become important. Also, the performative and co-constructive nature 
of gender-technology-work relations points to the importance of 
paying attention to many kinds of actors (elements) in understanding 
ICT. As such one of the pressing questions to contemporary gender and 
feminist research is: How does gender and feminist research intervene 
in and contribute to new directions and sustainable futures of ICT-
based practices?

The 6th European Gender and ICT Symposium we will take a closer look 
at some of the challenges emerging in contemporary society related to 
new configurations of bodies and technologies. The conference 
reflects the diversity of gender studies, incorporating 
interdisciplinary perspectives on information and communication 
technologies, digital artefacts and systems. Once central focus is on 
the ways imagination, knowledge and politics intervene with gendered 
practices in contemporary societies. The theme for the symposium is 
Feminist Interventions in Theories and Practices seeking 
contributions that advance our understanding of how gender and 
feminist research can contribute to sustainable futures of ICT-based 
practices.We invite you to share your experiences!

Submission of abstracts    by October 1, 2010.
Submission of full papers    by January 15, 2011

For more details, see http://gict2011.informatik.umu.se

Program chair
Dr. Anna Croon Fors

Conference organisation
Anna Croon Fors, Karin Danielsson Öberg, Pirjo Elovaara, Maria 
Jansson, Annakarin Nyberg, Christina Mörtberg, Johanna Sefyrin, Eva 
Svedmark Ikonomidis

Department of Informatics
Umeå University
Sweden
Phone +46 90 786 61 35
Fax +46 90 786 65 50