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Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme (CWS/cf) Call for Papers: Ending Woman Abuse
(Vol. 25, No. 1)

CWS/cf plans to commit the Winter 2006 issue to an exploration of the intersectional aspects of violence as they occur at various sites throughout the continuum of violence. This includes a focus on domestic assault, violence against girls and young women, violence against
specific groups of women, as well as homophobic sexist violence, state-sponsored violence, and discursive violence. A particular focus will be on marginalized groups' susceptibility to violence and the multiple barriers they face to
escaping from violence. This issue will address ending violence against women in the broadest terms (full spectrum of violence in a global
context) while at the same time capturing the very specific realities of the issue in
local communities. Our aim is to identify the root causes of barriers such as poverty, substance abuse, and the effects of cultural genocide.

Ultimately, this will critically evaluate strategies of resistance and identify mechanisms
with which to jump-start local, regional and global discussions on solutions aimed toward eradicating violence against women in Canada, and around the world.

Possible topics include:
* Racialized violence against women and girls and its consequences in a post-9/11 climate
* Violence against women and women's poverty
* Prostitution and the global trafficking of women
* Immigration policy and violence against women
* Aboriginal women's resistance to violence against women; Ending violence against Aboriginal teenage girls in Canada
* Role of men in the anti-violence movement
* Issues for marginalized communities: susceptibility and barriers to escaping violence
* Decriminalization of girls in poverty; criminalization of men who commit violence against girls
* Date rape
* Issues for women experiencing violence in northern, remote and isolated communities
* Government accountability for implementing conventions and treaties
* Symbolic violence at the level of everyday thought/talk and its implication for well-being
* Eating disorders and self-mutilation as forms of violence
* Social norms and values and their relationship to violence against women
* Police violence
* Violence against women in prison
* Police practices in the investigation of sexual assault of women of colour
* Domestic violence; state-sponsored violence; homophobic sexist violence
* Violence against women with disabilities
* Violence against immigrant and refugee women
* Strategies of resistance: what has worked and what hasn't
* Ending woman abuse: next steps

Your ideas for additional topics are welcome.
Invited are essays, research reports, true stories, poetry, drawings, and other artwork that illuminate these issues.

DEADLINE: January 30th, 2006

Articles should be typed, double-spaced, and a maximum of 12 pages long (3000 words). A short (50-word) abstract of the article and a brief
biographical note must accompany each submission. We give preference to previously unpublished material. If possible, please submit graphics or
photographs to accompany your article. Please note CWS/cf reserves the right to edit manuscripts with respect to length and clarity, and in conformity with our house-style. To encourage use of the material published, CWS/cf has granted electronic rights to Ebsco Publishing, Gale Group, Micromedia Proquest
and the H. W. Wilson. Any royalties received will be used by CWS/cf to assist the publication in disseminating its message.

Write or call as soon as possible indicating your intention to submit your work.

Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme
212 Founders, York University, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Telephone: (416) 736-5356 Fax: (416) 736-5765 E-email: [email protected]

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