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The emergence of intersectionality and the politics of difference within feminist theory have long critiqued the notion of a shared political ‘sisterhood’, yet the affective and ethical dimension of relationships between women requires further exploration. Whereas the trope of the mother-daughter relationship dominates feminist theory, comparatively little work has conceptualized the significance of horizontal relationships between women. Much feminist research has shown how central female ties have been to sustaining feminism within and beyond activism. Yet the depth of the (dis)affections between women does not necessarily translate into feminist transformation. This forthcoming conference asks how the much-contested notion of sisterhood requires redefinition for 21st century feminist politics and how the contemporary ethics and aesthetics of sisterhood could be reimagined.