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Call for Papers "Multiculturalism, Pluralism and Globalization" Interdisciplinary Conference Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Office of International Education and Department of History, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI (USA) 4-5 October 2007 __________________________________________________ Keynote Speaker: Harvey Sarles, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota We invite proposals for individual papers and entire panels for an interdisciplinary conference on multiculturalism, pluralism, and globalization. Papers and presentations from all disciplines and time periods are welcome. >>From ancient times to the present, people have sought to understand and create their identities both as individuals and as groups. In so doing, they not only define who they are, but also who they are not. What makes one group different from another? Who defines those differences? What are the consequences of such definitions? To what degree do these definitions create opportunities for conflict and for peace? And why do differences between groups so often lead to collective forms of violence such as war, genocide, terrorism and ethnic cleansing? Possible topics include, but are not limited to: immigration and diasporas; "clash of civilizations"; diversity; definitions of community; economic class and property; race, ethnicity and language; nationalism and the nation; separatism, tolerance, and integration; identity politics; national or tribal membership and identity; ecologies of place or of culture; human rights, civil rights and natural law; religious/ethical values and identity; class, caste and gender; the sources of collective forms of violence. Please send a short (approx. 150 words) abstract, along with a 1-2 page c.v. and contact information as soon as possible, but no later than March 8, 2007 to: [email protected] The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies-founded in 1985-encourages and legitimizes teaching and research on the roots of violence, and on national and global security issues including ecological security and on factors necessary for a just global peace. Dedicated to enabling scholars, teachers, and the public to improve and make more sophisticated their understandings of war, peace, justice, and environmental issues, the Institute does not prejudice judgment about these issues with a particular ideology. Website: http://www.uwsp.edu/history/WIPCS/WIPCS1.htm Contact: Dr. Deborah Buffton Department of History University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601 USA Tel: +1 (608) 785-8359 Fax: +1 (608) 785-8370 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
