**Apologies for cross-posting** Deadline Extension: April 14th Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality Conference The deadline to register for the Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality conference, to take place in York on May 26th, 2012 has been extended to April 14th. This international conference is hosted and organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of York/UK. It investigates the interdisciplinary study of sexuality, media, and gender from an Arab perspective and the intersection between all three. The conference will run concurrent panels according to the following provisional programme: Time Activity 9:00 – 9:30 Registration, refreshments 9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and announcements 9:45 – 11:30 Panel 1:Cultural Products: TV and Talk Shows ( Treehouse) Panel 2: On Veiling and Unveiling (Bowland Lecture Theatre) 11:30 – 11:55 Break: refreshments 12:00 – 1:15 Panel 3: Cultural Products: Music, Novels, and Poetry (Treehouse) Panel 4: Cultural Products: Advertisements and Drama (Bowland Lecture Theatre) 1:20 – 2:15 Lunch in the Treehouse 2:20– 3:45 Panel 5: East – West (Treehouse) Panel 6: Resistance (Bowland Lecture Theatre) 3:45 – 4:00 Break: refreshments 4:00 – 5:00 Panel 7: New Media (Bowland Lecture Theatre) 5:00 – 5:15 End remarks and thanks 5:15 – 6:30 Wine/juice reception in the Treehouse The registration fee for Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality is £25, to include documentation, refreshments, lunch, and the wine/juice reception at the end of the day. Registration is extended until April 14th and is now open on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/7c7neen . Queries should be directed to Ebtihal Mahadeen im544@york.ac.uk or Rachel Thwaites ret508@york.ac.uk. We look forward to seeing you in York in May.