Call for paper

The 2015 theme of the conference « Questioning contemporary societies through the lens of disability » invites papers reflecting theoretical and empirical research andinnovative work on disability studies addressing topics that include (but are not limited to) the following :

• Politics of disability and disability as a political issue

• Mobilising law and the rights of persons with disabilities

• Theoretical and conceptual innovations on disability studies

• Participatory research methods and applied research

• Disability and work : inability, activation, employability...

• The politics of inclusive education

• Emerging professions in the field of disability and vulnerability

• Gender, sexuality, reproduction, parentality and embodied experiences

• Disability, discrimination and intersectionality

• Literary, media, film, scenic and aesthetic representations of disability

Languages of the conference

Papers can be presented in English, French and/or French Sign Language.

Submission of an abstract

The deadline for submitting abstracts is : 14 March 2015.

Abstracts should be submitted online ("Submit" tab)

If needed they may be sent by email to: 4th.Alter.conference@gmail.com

Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words (Times New Roman, 12 points), in English and, if possible, also in French. They should detail the topic of the paper (issue addressed, type of data used, type of data collection and analysis, main bibliographical references).

The abstract header must include :

• title of the paper

• first and last names and affiliation of the author(s)

• email address of the contact author

• language of the presentation (English, French, French Sign Language).

Notification of the acceptance of the papers will be sent to the contact author by the end of April 2015.

Submission of a proposal of a session

Proposals for organizing whole sessions of four presentations are also accepted.

Deadline for submission is : 14 March 2015

Session proposals must include:

• title of the session

• first and last names and affiliation of the person proposing the session

• email address of the person proposing the session

• abstract of the session in English and, if possible, also in French (300 words maximum)

• abstract in English and, if possible, also in French of each of the four papers included in the session, following the abstract format described above.

Notification of the acceptance of the session proposals will be sent to the contact author by the end of April 2015.