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Call for Papers "Cultures in Transit" Interdisciplinary Conference International Institute for Transcultural and Diasporic Studies, Liverpool Hope University and Jean Moulin University Liverpool (UK) 18-21 July 2008 __________________________________________________ The inaugural conference of the International Institute for Transcultural and Diasporic Studies will take place in Liverpool, Europes Capital of Culture, in 2008. Future conferences will alternate between Liverpool Hope University and Jean Moulin University, Lyon. While focussed primarily on the arts, humanities and social sciences, the programme will be transdisciplinary and open to all those interested in transcultural and transdisciplinary discussion, particularly but not exclusively in fields such as literary and cultural studies, cultural anthropology and history, cinema studies, music studies, sociology and sociolinguistics. Keynote Speakers: Brian Castro Professorial Research Fellow in Creative Writing, School of Culture and Communications, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne Tejaswini Niranjana Director and Senior Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Society and Culture, Bangalore Stephanos Stephanides Professor of Comparative Literature and Dean of the School of Humanities, University of Cyprus, poet and literary and cultural critic Alain Suberchicot Professor of American Literature at Jean Moulin University, Lyon Submissions We welcome proposals for papers which address the following questions: - Why have diasporas happened? - What happens to social and cultural practices (textual, visual, linguistic, musical) when they are displaced (examples might include francophone cultures in America, and musical cultures in the Caribbean)? - What happens to local cultures when external social and cultural practices confront them? - What happens to cultures which have experienced extensive emigration? - Related questions which focus on the central themes of historical processes of hybridisation/metissage, intertextuality and cultural fusion brought about by migrations of people, ideas and practices, the impact of globalization on the production, consumption, diffusion and reception of cultures and cultural practices, pre-modern nomadism and post-modern nomadologies. We welcome proposals which approach these themes either from the perspective of specific communities or that of specific experiences. Proposals for papers in approximately 150 words should be submitted by 31st January, 2008. Those submitting proposals will be notified of the outcome of their submission in early February 2008. Final versions of papers which should be of 6,000 words should be submitted by 15th June, 2008. Papers should be in English and will be distributed in advance of the sessions in order to promote lively and engaged discussion at the conference. Please send outline paper proposals to Dr Terry Phillips. Publications A selection of papers will be published in the journal Transtext(e)sTranscultures and a further selection in a discrete themed publication. Contact: Dr Terry Phillips, Director Centre for Transcultural Studies Liverpool Hope University Hope Park Liverpool, L16 9JD United Kingdom Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
