Scarman House, University of Warwick 
10-12 September 2010

The idea that selfhood is performed has a very long tradition. This interdisciplinary conference will explore the diverse representations of women's identities in the past and consider how these were articulated.

Themes include:

– Writing women's histories

– Gender and the politics of identity

– Ritual and Performance

– The economics of selfhood: work and identity

– Feminism and auto/biography

– Performing arts

– Teaching women's history

For more information please visit the WHN conference web pages at the University of Warwick which will be updated regularly. Alternatively contact Dr Sarah Richardson (sarah.richardson@warwick.ac.uk), Department of History, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL