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Call for Papers "Living in Between - Being in Between: Corridors of Meaning Between Binary Oppositions" International Association for Semiotic Studies (IASS) Girne American University Girne (North Cyprus) 25-27 April 2008 __________________________________________________ Girne American University is organizing the first Semiotics congress in Cyprus. The theme of the Congress is Living in Between (east of west, west of east). Cyprus as an island in the Eastern Mediterranean, located at the point which western culture defines as east (of west) while at the same time staying west (of east) and located between the Greek side and Turkey. Moreover, it is located between the north and the east of the Mediterranean... But being in between two points is not limited to the island of Cyprus and the Cypriots. Living in between, being in between, living in between points is a spontaneous position which we are experiencing in our daily life. What does it mean to live in between the points? What are the points? The concept in between recalls oppositions. The notion of opposition has a double origin in semiotics, from philosophy, and logic in particular, where is has been current at least since the inception of Platos famous method for defining terms by binary divisions, and from Saussurean linguistics, particularly as this heritage was developed in the phonology of the Prague School. Sometimes such oppositions may appear to be resolved in favour of dominant ideologies, but tensions between them always remain unresolved. In this congress, we would like to put the emphasis on the phenomen of living in between points, being in between in terms of semiotics. Maybe that which lies beyond the two points is unknowable to the mind of man which has been composed by knowledge of the in-between? Then the question is, can semiotics have a role to decipher the in between? Paper Submission Authors are invited to submit their papers, representing original, previously unpublished work. The symposium language is English. The symposium will consist of invited talks and regular presentations. Please submit an abstract of 200 to 250 words carefully composed to give a clear sense of your proposal. Please also include a short list (3-7) of keywords for our program index and be sure to state specifically any APA requirements. Papers are given 30-minute slots, typically 20 minutes for presentation, followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed, and accepted abstracts will be published in the symposium proceedings. Important Dates Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2008. Notification of Abstract Acceptance: January 30, 2008. Paper Submission: April 15, 2008. Contact: Serkad Hasan Isikoren Girne American University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Department of Architecture Karmi Campus Girne North Cyprus Phone: +90 392 650 20 00 Fax: +90 392 650 20 62 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.gau.edu.tr/Eng/PageContents.aspx?ContentID=67&MenuParentID=82 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
