The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology
ASWM Conferences, held biennially in even-numbered years, and symposia, held on occasion in odd-numbered years
Here are abstracts of our wonderful panels and presentations. Thank you for bearing with us during a period of last-minute changes. Please understand that our Schedule is subject to change right up until the day of the conference.
2020 ASWM CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
2020 ASWM CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
All times and locations subject to change as necessary.
Letter to Registrants Confirming ASWM 2020 Conference is still happening.
The ASWM Board called a special meeting to address concerns that the novel coronavirus is presenting. By overwhelming agreement, we are proceeding with our plans to host this event on the Santa Ana Pueblo at the end of this week. Our hearts go out to those affected.
We know that these issues are much on the minds of everyone who is planning to attend our conference. Our plan is to follow the guidelines from the CDC and to proceed with the event. We have carefully crafted a program that includes presentations by women scholars and activists from the nearby Pueblos, and we have arranged to videotape those and many other sessions. It would be very difficult to replicate this program at another time or place.
Here is what the CDC says about domestic travel:
See the map at this address: https://www.cdc.gov/
Takeaway: The United States is considered in the lowest level of risk for travel.
And from CDC FAQs: Should I cancel my trip? https://www.cdc.gov/
Watch Level 1: CDC does not recommend canceling or postponing travel to destinations with level 1 travel notices because the risk of COVID-19 is thought to be low.
We are working with the hotel to maintain a healthy environment. Hand sanitizers will be available. Our board and planners also believe that our work goes beyond conference sessions to promote healing and well being. We will practice and encourage modified behaviors such as “jazz hands” instead of handshakes and hugs, etc.
We look forward to seeing you. If you must cancel, unless you request a refund in writing to aswmevents@gmail.com, we will assume your cancelled conference fees are a donation to ASWM to help offset costs this year. We thank you for your generosity. We do encourage those who are ill not to attend.
Our cancellation policy is: The cancellation fee between March 1 and March 12, 2020 is $50. Sorry, we cannot refund ASWM annual dues. There will be no refund for cancellations after March 12, 2020.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to collaborating with you.
Warmly, The ASWM Board
Volume 3 of Proceedings of the Association for the Study of
Women and Mythology
Edited by Mary Jo Neitz and Sid Reger
We launched Volume 3 of our conference proceedings on Saturday, March 14, during our biennial ASWM Conference. In this collection, the works of 18 scholars explore many connections of myth, land, and women’s lives, including wildness, prehistoric art and archaeology, and contemporary goddess traditions.
“This luminous volume is filled with myth and story tied to the land and Her deepest embedded wisdom and mysteries”. —Dr. Cristina Eisenberg, The Wolf’s Tooth and The Carnivore Way
“The Land Remembers Us is a valuable contribution to the literature of place, the earth and the sacred.” —Michael McDermott M.D., co-founder with Patricia Monaghan and director of the Black Earth Institute
“This collection of essays contains some poignant explanations of the multifold ways our spirits can connect to the intelligences of the land, the plants, the animals, the cells, and to the spiritual energies on our wonderfully diverse planet.” —Miriam Robbins Dexter, Whence the Goddesses: A Source Book
The Land Remembers Us may be purchased from Goddess Ink and other online booksellers.
We have added a special pre-conference event for those attending our conference. Join us for a private tour with docent and dinner at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, https://www.indianpueblo.org Price includes round trip transportation from Tamaya Resort to the Center in Albuquerque, museum admission, private tour with a docent and catered buffet dinner, with meat, vegetarian and vegan options. Shuttle leaves Tamaya Resort at 5:15 pm and departs the Cutural Center at 8:15pm, for a 9pm return to the Tamaya Resort.
It is required that all participants register and pay in advance, as the meal will be catered. To register, send $71 via PayPal from the ASWM donation page, https://womenandmyth.org/
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