June 2012
2 posts
Nearly there!
We’re nearly there now! The conference begins in less than 48 hours and we’re very excited. Last minute details are being circulated/collected from delegates and tomorrow sees us putting the packs together. No major crisis as yet, and for once everyone seems to be very impressed with the conference dinner options! No stuffed chicken breasts for us!
Revised programme available
A revised version of the progamme is now available - follow the ‘programme’ link on the bottom right of this page…
May 2012
4 posts
Programme available!
The provisional programme is now available! Follow the ‘programme’ link on the bottom right of this page to take a look. It is also available in an easier-to-read pdf version; email womeninmagazines@gmail.com to receive a copy. We hope you agree that it looks like a great couple of days!
Programme in development
We are currently finalising the provisional programme - very exciting! It will be circulated to all speakers once it is finished. If you aren’t speaking but would like to see it then please email womeninmagazines@gmail.com
Dear all,
I have just booked a twin room for single use but I would welcome the opportunity to share my room with one of other speakers, since I am not so familiar with the Kingston area. I hope hearing from you!
Best regards,
Natalina Lodato
Ph.D Candidate in Women’s and gender history,
University of Naples L’Orientale
Publicity poster
The latest ‘Women in Magazines’ conference poster is now doing the rounds. If you receive it, then please pass it on as widely as possible (if you haven’t already got a copy and would like to then please just email womeninmagazines@gmail.com).
The event looks set to be a great couple of days - good enough to match the fab poster! Special thanks go to US Vogue for supplying us with such a great...
April 2012
3 posts
Registration now open!
Conference registration and booking is now open! Simply follow the link below and it’s just a few easy steps to complete…
http://kuwomeninmagazines.eventbrite.com/
Dear all,
I would be very pleased to share accomodation with someone.
Natalina Lodato
Phd Student, Women’s and gender history, University of Naples L’Orientale, Italy
Looking for a roommate at the conference?
One of the conference delegates asked if we were aware of any other delegates travelling some distance and possibly looking for a roommate to share accommodation (and therefore accommodation costs!) over the period of the conference. This seems like a great idea, so we are going to create a page on this blog where people can post if they are interested in this. Click on the ‘looking to...
March 2012
3 posts
To Women in Magazines from History of Women in the...
From organising one conference (History of Women in the Americas) to another (Women in Magazines), & trying to sort 80+ papers in c24 coherent panels. The phrase ‘herding cats’ springs to mind!
The CfP deadline has now passed. We received an avalanche of great abstracts over the last few days and look forward to working our way through them. If you’ve submitted one to us then we’ll be in touch over the coming weeks.
CfP Deadline Approaching!
It’s the CfP deadline on Friday, 9th March. We’ve had some great submissions already but it’s not too late to send us something! Please email a c250-word abstract to womeninmagazines@gmail.com.
February 2012
4 posts
Ten days to go...
Only ten days to go until the CfP deadline for Women in Magazines and the stream of abstracts being submitted is growing daily! Don’t forget to submit yours to womeninmagazines@gmail.com by Friday 9th March. If you need a reminder about the CfP details, follow the link to the CfP page at the bottom right of this page. We look forward to seeing your submission soon!
Hello to our new followers!
Hello there to all our new followers! Thanks for stopping by and reblogging our CfP. We really want to publicise the conference as widely as possible and encourage attendance from both academics and magazine practitioners. If you’d like more information about the event or to submit an abstract for consideration, drop us a line at womeninmagazines@gmail.com.
Many thanks again, from Sue,...
Our Keynote Speakers
We are delighted to announce that the two keynote speakers for Women in Magazines are Noliwe Rooks (Princeton University) and Penny Tinkler (University of Manchester). Both have produced pioneering work in this field & we are so pleased that they are able to come and share this with us.
From the old to the new...
Some great new partners look set to be coming on board with the conference and we’re also pleased to say that we should be having representatives talking about some of the pioneering digitisation projects that have taken place in the last twelve months or so. Between them, they’ll cover the old to the new in terms of women’s magazine publishing!
January 2012
4 posts
We’ve had confirmation from one of our keynote speakers and will be making an announcement about who it soon - stay tuned!
Staying at the conference
Summer 2012 is a popular time to be visiting London. As well as the ‘Women in Magazines’ conference, there are also the Olympic and Para-Olympic games (you may have heard about them too!). As a result, we recommend that conference attendees reserve their accommodation as soon as possible. Kingston University has a number of recommended options, listed here:
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amandaregan008 asked: Will there be any support/grants for graduate student travel?
Call for Papers
In November 2011, Woman’s Weekly celebrated its 100 year birthday by including a reproduction of the first issue inside the centenary edition. A month later, US Vogue launched a digital archive containing every page published since 1892. These events remind us of the rich history which lies behind titles that continue to grace the shelves marked ‘women’s magazines’ on both sides of the...
