Call for Papers "Border//Crossings: Culture - Media - Economy" 6th Interdisciplinary, International Graduate Conference The Departments of German Studies, American Studies, English Literature, Political Sciences, Economics and Sociology at the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg Erlangen (Germany) November 5-7, 2004
Keynote Speakers: Giorgio Agamben (to be confirmed) Elena Esposito The concept of 'border' is - paradoxically? - gaining new relevance in the wake of what is usually described as 'globalization', including such diverse phenomena as migration, inter-cultural communication, transformation or hybridization. This concept is equally important for those theories centering around identity and those centering around difference. In trying to cross national as well as disciplinary borders we are looking for contributions with current theoretical and/or empirical perspectives, critically analysing the concept and/or the construction of borders. We would like to confront different angles on the subject and are hoping to create space for productive discussions. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - Oikos/Nomos - Production/Distribution/Consumtion - Constructions of Knowledge - Biopolitics - GenderTransitivities - Discourse Analyses - Power Structures - Marxologics & Criticism of Ideology - LanguageRituals & Representations - Hybrid Cultures - Ethics after Postmodernism - Postcolonialisms - BodyFormations - MediaExperiences and MediaPerspectives - Free and Open Source-Software Development Please register using our online submission form at http://www.gradnet.de The deadline for paper proposals (1-3 page abstracts) is August 31, 2004 (registration for other participants until October 31, 2004). Panels with three to five speakers will last two to two and a half hours. The time allocated for each paper is about 10 minutes, in order to permit ample time for discussion. Before the conference, each contribution (3 to 10 pages) will be posted on our web page in order to facilitate discussion and scholarly exchange. The deadline for submitting these short contributions is October 15, 2004. Please send abstracts and short papers in Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) to: [email protected] Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The conference fee is 20 EUR. For further information please do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected] Conference organizers: Michael Popp M.A. Gerd Sebald M.A. _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
