Introduction to Conference Papers

(November 2003 to January 2004): The papers listed below are the most recent conference papers I have delivered. Earlier conference papers can either be found in the 'Lesbian Feminism' section of the website (the 'political lesbian' ones), or have been published elsewhere, especially in Radical Feminism Today(those on 'defining feminism' or 'the meaning of feminism').

A complete list of the conference papers I have given is provided after the links to the papers below.

Papers

Click here for 'Social Welfare Policy and 'the Unemployed': A Case Study in the Ideology of Individualism' (1997)

Click here for 'Individualising the Social: or, Whatever Happened to Male Domination?' (1998)

List of conference papers, seminar presentations, etc.

2005: 'Who's Afraid of Defining Feminism?' a paper presented at the Women's Health NSW conference, YWCA, 17 March

2003: 'Freedom for Whom? Liberalism as Ideology', a paper presented at a research seminar, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney, 1 September

-- 'Radical Feminism Today' a talk presented at the University of York (UK), 29 January

2002: 'Power and Distaste: Tolerance and Its Limitations', a paper presented at the Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, September

-- 'Radical Feminism Today', a talk presented at Otago University (Dunedin), Canterbury University (Christchurch), Victoria University (Wellington), Massey University (Palmerston North}, and Auckland University, New Zealand, from 16 to 25 July.

-- 'Marcuse and His Critics', a paper presented at a staff seminar, School of Sociology, UNSW, 15 May

2001: 'Who's Afraid of Defining Feminism?' a paper presented at the Australian Women's Studies Conference, Macquarie University

2000: 'What Can Rights Discourse Cover Up?' a paper presented at the Australasian Political Science Association conference, Australian National University, 3-6 Oct

1999: 'Why Human Rights? Another Look at an Old Question', a paper presented at a staff seminar, School of Sociology, UNSW, 25 August

1998: 'Doing Feminist Research Inside and Outside the Academy', panel presentation, Winds of Change Conference, University of Technology Sydney, 14 July

-- 'Feminism and the Struggle Over Meaning', a paper presented at a staff seminar, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 9 July

-- 'Individualising the Social: or, Whatever Happened to Male Domination?' a paper presented at the Australian Women's Studies Conference, University of South Australia, Adelaide, April

1997: 'Social Welfare Policy and "the Unemployed": A Case Study in the Ideology of Individualism', Women and Labour Conference, Deakin University, Geelong, 28-30 November

1996: 'What Does It Mean to Call Feminism "White and Middle-Class"'? a paper presented at the Sixth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Adelaide, 21-26 April

1994: 'Feminism and Racism: What Is at Stake?' a paper presented at the Women's Studies Conference, Deakin University, Geelong, 4 December

-- 'Asking Questions About Racism', a paper presented at the International Feminisms Conference, Melbourne, 1 August

-- Speaker at a session called 'Radical Feminism Around the World', 6th International Feminist Book Fair, Melbourne, 30 July

-- 'Fighting Over Meaning: Lesbian Feminist Politics in Sydney', a paper presented to the Lesbian History Group, London, 4 February

-- 'Defining Feminism', a paper presented to the Gender Research Centre, University of Loughborough, England, 2 February

1993: 'Fighting Over Meaning: Lesbian Feminist Politics in Sydney', a keynote paper presented at Lesbian Forum Weekend, Newcastle, NSW, 4-5 December

-- 'Defining Feminism', a workshop prepared for the Lesbian Forum Weekend, Newcastle, NSW, 4-5 December

-- 'Talking about Feminism', a workshop prepared for the 10/40 Mini-Conference, Sydney, 27 November

1992: 'Defining Feminism', a paper presented at the Women's Studies Conference, Sydney University

-- 'Defining Feminism', paper presented at the Sixth 10/40 conference, Healesville, Victoria

1991: 'Rules, Principles, Policies, Standards and Guidelines: Do We Need Them?', paper presented at the Lesbian Studies Weekend, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Paddington, 9-10 November

-- 'Trying to Get Published and Failing and Doing It Yourself', paper presented during Feminist Book Fortnight, Distaff, St. Johns Rd., Glebe, 20 September

-- Workshop based on my book Reading Between the Lines--National Lesbian Conference, University of Technology Sydney

-- 'The Radical Feminist Account of Domination', paper delivered at the fifth 10/40 conference, Perth, 31 March

-- 'The Radical Feminist Account of Domination', paper presented at a Lesbian Studies and Research Group 'Ovular'--Distaff, 12 March

1990: 'Feminism and Sexuality: The Case of Political Lesbianism', paper presented at the Lesbian Studies Weekend, Sydney

-- 'Feminism and the Problem of Power', paper presented at the National Foundation for Australian Women Conference, Canberra University

-- 'Feminism and Sexuality: The Case of Political Lesbianism', paper presented at the Women In Philosophy Conference, University of Sydney

-- 'Feminism and Sexuality: The Case of Political Lesbianism', paper presented at the fourth 10/40 conference, Adelaide

-- 'Theory and Its Difficulties', paper presented at the National Lesbian Conference, Melbourne University

-- Two workshops, on sexuality and lesbian relationships, at the National Lesbian Conference, Melbourne University

1989: 'Theory and Its Difficulties', paper presented at the Lesbian Studies Weekend, Sydney

-- 'Feminism and the Problem of Power', paper presented at the Women In Philosophy Conference, Australian National University

1988: 'The "Sex/Gender" Distinction', paper presented at the SAANZ conference, Australian National University

-- 'The "Sex/Gender" Distinction', paper presented at the Women In Philosophy Conference, Sydney University

1980: 'Lesbianism as Political Practice', paper presented at the Women and Labour Conference, Melbourne University, June

1978: 'Homosexuality, the Invisible Alternative', paper presented at the Women and Labour Conference, Macquarie University, June