The annual No Limits! Conference focuses on student presentations of research and/or creative activity. Proposals for presentations of creative and scholarly work are invited from undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates on any topic from any discipline related to: women’s lives, masculinity, feminism, work, history, cultures, or gender studies.  

Dr. Michael Kimmel will present the keynote address “Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men” on Friday, March 2 at 11 a.m.

Cancelled. Ms. Jenn Freitag has been invited to perform “I Want My Jacket Back,” Friday, March 2 at 7 p.m. (www.iwantmyjacketback.com)   Jenn Freitag, who was scheduled to perform "I Want My Jacket Back" on Friday night and provide a workshop Saturday morning, has cancelled. We will offer a dinner Friday evening as scheduled for those who chose it on the registration form; if you indicated "yes" but the performance cancellation means that you won't stay for dinner now, please contact kfalconeralhindi@unomaha.edu.   In place of Jenn's workshop, the UNO Art Gallery director has graciously opened the gallery for us Saturday morning. It's a short walk from the student center, and we can enjoy snacks and coffee while taking in the student art exhibit on display.

Sex+Money, a new documentary on domestic sex trafficking, will be shown Saturday, March 3, at 2 p.m. An expert panel will lead discussion following. (www.sexandmoneyfilm.com)

Creative writing, visual arts, film, music, performance and scholarly papers are welcome. Students who wish to present their work at the conference should submit the following information via email to Dr. Karen Falconer Al-Hindi kfalconeralhindi@unomaha.edu (“No Limits” in the subject line):

Project information: Title and abstract of approx. 250 words describing your project, including its significance

Contact information: Student’s name, university affiliation, mailing address, email address, phone.

Send this information as an attachment (.doc, .docx, or .rtf) AND in the body of the email.

Deadline for submissions is January 27, 2012

Co-sponsored by NU Women’s and Gender Studies Programs, UNO Women’s Resource Center, UNO Gender and Sexual Orientation Agency, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, and the College of Arts and Sciences

Nearly Final Program (pdf)
Conference Tips (pdf)
Call for Proposals (pdf)
Registration Form (doc)
Registration Form (pdf)