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Hertha-Firnberg Stipendium (funded by the Austrian Science Fund / gefördert vom Fonds für wissenschaftliche Forschung / FWF)
Project coordinator: Dr. Elke Zobl
2007-2011

A new phenomenon in female youth culture is the immense growth of non-profit, community-based, queer-feminist festivals created by young women that showcase and encourage the artistic, organizational and political work of women, so called “Ladyfests”. Originating in Olympia (USA) in 2000, these Ladyfests have spread across the globe: In the past ten years (2000-2010) 263 Ladyfests have taken place in 34 countries.

Stand-alone Project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
2008-2011
Dr. Elke Zobl (Project coordinator)
Dr. Rosa Reitsamer (Postdoc, 2009–2011),
Red Chidgey, MA (2008–2010)
Dr. Jenny Gunnarsson-Payne (2008–2009)
Mag. Stefanie Grünangerl (2010–2011) (student assistant)

Young women as creators of new cultural spaces
funded by the Austrian Science Fund, Hertha-Firnberg-Projekt
1.9.2007-31.8.2010
Dr. Elke Zobl
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, AUSTRIA (until June 2009)
Department of Communication, University of Salzburg (since July 2009)

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