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Call for Papers "Memory, Narrative, and Forgiveness: Reflecting on Ten Years of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission" Interdisciplinary Conference University of Cape Town Cape Town (South Africa) 22-25 November 2006 __________________________________________________ South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) brought the concepts of forgiveness, apology, and reconciliation after mass atrocity to the attention of scholars across the globe and across disciplines. In the ten years since the TRC's establishment, the work of the TRC has been replicated in more than a dozen post-conflict settings globally. This interdisciplinary conference will include, among others, scholarship in the arts, psychology, literature, and historical fields to reflect on research and practice done on truth commissions and peace building with a special focus on the following themes: trauma, memory, narrative, apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation. The conference will be opened by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In his 75th year, the conference will celebrate Tutu's life of commitment to peaceful justice and reconciliation. Papers that seek to address the complex nuances linked to the conference themes are invited. Abstracts should address the following and other related themes: * Is the language of apology and forgiveness appropriate in societies that have suffered mass atrocities? * Do apology and forgiveness have a role to play in ensuring that today's victims do not become tomorrow's perpetrators? * What are the obstacles that might hinder dialogue between children of victims and children of perpetrators, and how might these factors inform our understanding of the nature of trans-generational conflict? * Do forgiveness and reconciliation have a role in healing of past traumas? * What is the role of real-life narratives and literary narratives in historical understanding of, and working through trauma? ABSTRACT GUIDELINES - DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION 31 MAY 2006 * Centre the title in capital letters at the top of the page * Thereafter state your names & affiliation (upper/lower case) * Thereafter type the body of the abstract, using single spacing * If possible, please use Times New Roman, font size 12 * Please leave 2.5cm margins on all sides * Abstract should be no more than 1 x A4 page long. * Pse state preference - oral or poster presentation On a separate page please let us have your full name, title, address, telephone, mobile, fax and email. Please email your abstract as an attached file in MS Word to Janet Sirmongpong ([email protected]) A provisional programme, registration and accommodation booking forms will be sent to you in June 2006. Convenors: Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela & Chris van der Merwe, Dept Humanities, University of Cape Town, South Africa Coordinator: Deborah McTeer, Conference Management Centre, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa: [email protected] / Tel +27 21 406 6348 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
