FYI...
Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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[A call for papers that appeared on ASLE. --Ed.]
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:10:12 -0700
From: Rochelle Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CFP: ASLE-UK (5/26; 9/6-9/8)
CALL FOR PAPERS
WRITING THE ENVIRONMENT
6-8 September 2000, Docklands Conference Centre, London
Co-Hosts: The University of East London (UEL) & the Association
for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE-UK)
Environmentalism is plagued by numerous competing theories and
approaches, the incompatibility of which impinges upon the
effectiveness of practical environmental action. There has often been
little dialogue between those, from within different disciplinary
boundaries, studying and writing about the environment despite the
claims to holistic thinking often made in such work. This millennial
conference is designed to address this. Co-hosted by UEL�s
Department of Cultural Studies and ASLE-UK, it aims to bring
together a range of perspectives on how we construct, represent and
make discourses about (our) environments. A core of literary papers,
considering how poets and novelists have represented the
environment, will sit alongside perspectives from (among others)
environmental scientists, geographers, historians, sociologists,
activists, health studies, theologians, architects, artists and media
practitioners. It is intended that sessions will be grouped thematically
(not by subject area). While not prescriptive, key themes might include
the following:
nature writing - representations of the city - ecofeminism - gaia
theory - ecology and health - ecosystems theory - ecology &
poststructuralism - environmentalism and post-colonialism - the
history of ecological ideas - Victorian ecology - green business -
environmentalism vs. ecology - wilderness - teaching
environmentalism - the dialectics of enlightenment - animal rights -
arts vs. science - sustainability - green imperialism - romanticism -
environmental policy - green consumerism - green architecture -
environmentalism and social justice - the �green� novel - ideas of
nature - socialism and ecology - ecosystems theory - green theology -
the �crisis� of modernity - �green fascism� - urban regeneration -
�green poetry�
The location for the conference is UEL�s newly opened campus in
London�s Docklands. An internationally recognised site of urban
regeneration, the campus is built on previously contaminated land and
is within view of architectural landmarks such as the Canary Wharf
tower and The Millennium Dome. The Conference Centre itself has
recently opened and includes a 200 seat theatre, a restaurant and en-
suite accommodation (available to delegates) which overlooks the
Royal Albert Dock.
The 3-day programme includes plenary speakers from across
disciplinary boundaries. Papers will be 20-30 minutes and we invite
both individual and panel proposals. Please send these (250 words
max.) to Dr John Parham, Department of Cultural Studies,
University of East London, 4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD;
or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proposals must arrive by 26
May, 2000. Further details, including booking forms, will be
circulated in the spring.
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer
Environmental Management & Design Division
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 84
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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