Call for Papers "Multicultural Britain: From Anti-Racism to Identity Politics to ...?" Interdisciplinary Conference Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) University of Surrey Roehampton University London (UK) 14-15 June 2006
The current debate about multiculturalism in the aftermath of '7/7' needs to be set in its historical context. A key aspect of this history is the move from anti-racist debates and policies towards an emphasis on identity politics and 'faith communities'. Some have encouraged this development and seek to defend it in a more general defence of multiculturalism. Others doubt its capacity to provide long term solutions, especially when 'faith communities' are seen as the main vehicle of identity politics. We want to focus not only on Britain, but also on similar developments across Europe generally, and other parts of the globe. The aim of this conference is to debate this history and seek new avenues by bringing together different generations from inside and outside universities so that we can learn from each other's experience and views. We invite papers from a variety of disciplines. The list of the issues we want to explore include: - The continuities and discontinuities in research on multiculturalism in UK and abroad from the 19th century to the present day. - The emergence of different generations of researchers in this area since the Second World War and the similarities and differences between their theoretical perspectives and empirical findings. - The relationship between research, policy making and the state since the Second World War. - The relationship between media debates about anti-racism, multiculturalism and identity politics and research. - The relationship between researchers and communities/groups the impact of such factors as class, gender, generation, race and ethnicity on the research process. - Issues of representation and the role of community organisations, NGOs and local political representatives. - The emergence of hybrid identities and their implications for research. - The role played by religious beliefs and affiliations in identity politics. - The impact of globalisation and transnational networks on the move from anti-racism to identity politics. - The development of academic boundaries and attempts to work across those boundaries. - The relationship between academic discourse and everyday concepts of race and ethnicity. Deadline for offers with abstracts (500 words): March 15th 2006 Speakers: Ash Amin, Les Back, Roger Ballard, Michael Banton, Chetan Bhatt, Catherine Hall, Kim Knott, Kenan Malik, Ann Phoenix, John Rex For more information about our speakers, call for papers and registration, please visit our website: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Arts/CRONEM Contact: Mirela Dumic Centre Administrator Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) School of Arts, Communication and Humanities 08 AP 02 University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH UK Tel.: +44 (1483) 682365 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Arts/CRONEM _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
