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Announcements and Calls for Papers
CFP: Academic Labor and the New Politics of Consensus [Panels - Dec 2, 2002 / Papers - Jan 8, 2003]
Panel Proposal Deadline: Monday, December 2, 2002.
Paper Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, January 8, 2003.
Plenary Speaker: Robin D. G. Kelley, History Department, New York University
"United We Stand", or so the story goes--since September 11, 2001, American citizens and the rest of the „free world‰ have been urged to put forward a united front in the fight against terror. This call for consensus, marketed as an ostensibly liberating move, has imposed conformity and silence on the
public. Academia has become one of many sites where the effects of ideological discipline have become particularly apparent as big politics and big business go hand in hand, working to contain and restrict the kinds of knowledge produced by students, scholars, and scientists.
The New Politics of Consensus force us to reconsider the role and purpose of the critical intellectual. The drive toward unanimity in mind and work as well as the material reality and language of capitalism have steadily eroded academia as a viable form of life. They have helped to dislodge possibilities
for opposition, creativity, and alternative thinking in the university Discourses of compulsory patriotism, liberal and conservative humanitarianism, and capitalist-scientific professionalism are monopolizing both higher education and research and suppressing the contestation and negotiation of how world events are made meaningful. In this context, we need to ask what we can do to reclaim our voices as agents of change and promoters of critique and dissent.
The focus of the Ninth Annual Human Sciences Conference shall be the interrelations between the following pressing problems: 1) the embattled situation, and even dismantlement, of academic institutions and programs, such as the Department of Cultural Studies and Sociology at the University of Birmingham, due to the cash-nexus logic of Efficiency‚ and Excellence‚; 2) the exploitation of intellectual labor, especially within the lower ranks of the university hierarchy; 3) the recent (and historical) interests in national and international unity vis-à-vis the terrorist enemy; and 4) the cross-disciplinary decline of dissent in the post-Cold War and post-9/11 university.
In addition to the topics noted above, we welcome panel or paper proposals on any of the following subjects:
*the corporate university
*unionization on campuses
*the expert professional and the intellectual
*research over teaching
*disparities and alliances between the human sciences and the natural sciences
*public intellectual vis-à-vis ivory tower
*race, gender, and radicalism in the university
*the knowledge class/intellectuals and class
*bureaucratic-administrative control of academic labor
*teacher work
*communication between the university, greater public, and policy-makers
*language and narrative
*history and future of higher education
*power within academia
*public health and homeland security
*academic biomedicine: knowledge and information
*(in)visible and (il)legitimate forms of violence
*historical representations of terror
*the state of the nation: the hetero-normative rhetoric of community and family
*national artifacts, symbols, and icons
*difference and unity, or Who is the Other?
9th Annual Human Sciences Conference: Academic Labor and the New Politics of
Consensus
Human Sciences:
An Interdisciplinary Program in Language, Culture and Society
The George Washington University
2035 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
T: 202/994-6134
F: 202/994-7034
http://www.gwu.edu/~humsci
Please send proposals to labor@gwu.edu.
posted 8/20/2002
CFP: American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) [October 31, 2002]
American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Sixth Annual Meeting
February 10-12, 2003
Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Proposals that deal with the broad range of subject matter of relevance to behavioral and social scientists are encouraged. Suitable subject areas include:
- emerging themes and trends in disciplines
- research in the behavioral/social sciences
- issues in teaching
- workshops on teaching/technology as a pedagogical tool
- faculty and administrative concerns
- international/global concerns
- racial/ethnic/gender/age/disability issues
To Submit a Proposal Complete the form on the reverse side
Mail to: Norma A. Winston, Box 27F
University of Tampa
401 West Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33606-1490
Phone: 813-253-3333 ext 3341/ Fax: 813-258-7237
e-mail: nwinston@ut.edu
Submission Deadline is October 31, 2002
posted 8/01/2002
CFP: Science Fiction & Everyday Life [May 19, 2003]
Everyday life in the modern world has become increasingly science fictional: No longer are cloning, cyberspace, nanomachines, and prostheses simply the stuff of imagination. Rather, they have become increasingly integrated into the daily life of the subject under late capitalism. To further understand this phenomenon, we invite submissions for the next themed issue of Reconstruction, "Science Fiction & Everyday Life."
Reconstruction is a culture studies journal dedicated to fostering an intellectual community composed of scholars and their audience, granting them all the opportunity and ability to share thoughts and opinions on the most important and influential work in contemporary interdisciplinary studies.
"Science Fiction & Everyday Life" will be published July 21, 2003. Submissions should be received no later than May 19, 2003 for consideration. Submissions are encouraged from a variety of perspectives, including, but not limited to: geography, cultural studies, folklore, architecture, history, sociology, psychology, communications, music, political science, semiotics, theology, art history, queer theory, literature, criminology, urban planning, gender studies, etc. Both theoretical and empirical approaches are welcomed.
In matters of citation, it is assumed that the proper MLA format will be followed. Other citation formats are acceptable in respect to the disciplinary concerns of the author.
All submissions and submission queries should be written care of submissions@reconstruction.ws. Large files, such as Flash movies or essays with many large pictures, should be sent on a zip disk or CD-R to:
Submissions
Reconstruction
104 East Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Please visit us at
Davin Heckman & Matthew Wolf-Meyer, Editors
http://www.reconstruction.ws
posted 8/01/2002
CFP: Journeys of Expression II: Cultural Festivals/Events and Tourism [October 30, 2002]
Vienna, Austria, 6 - 9 March 2003
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Sheffield Hallam University in association with IFEA Europe
The Conference will provide a forum for discussing and debating key issues surrounding the inter-relationships between cultural festivals/events and tourism.Proposals for papers are invited in a wide range of areas including:
* Festivals and events as a tool for urban and rural regeneration
* Expressions of heritage, identity and place representation through cultural festivals/events
* Social and cultural impacts of festivals and events
* Tourism and arts festivals
* Developing and managing tourist markets for cultural festivals and events
Contributions are welcome from academics, researchers, professionals and practitioners. Case studies, evaluations and theoretical perspectives are all acceptable.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as soon as possible but by October 30th 2002 at the latest. Authors will be informed by mid November whether their proposal has been selected for the conference. Accepted papers will be published after the conference. (Please note that all paper presenters need to register for the IFEA Europe Annual Conference and pay the registration fee less 10%)
Abstracts should be directed to: Prof. Mike Robinson
Tel: +44 (0)114 225 2928 Fax: +44 (0)114 225 3343 email: mike.robinson@shu.ac.uk
General enquiries: Liz Owen or Phil Long
Tel: +44 (0)114 225 2872/2957 Fax: +44 (0)114 225 3343 email: e.owen@shu.ac.uk
Centre for Tourism & Cultural Change
Sheffield Hallam University
Owen Building
Howard Street
United Kingdom
Sheffield, S1 1WB
posted 8/01/2002
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