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Call for Papers "Human Rights, Individualism, and Globalization" International Interdisciplinary Conference Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness, Bethany College Bethany, WV (USA) 10-12 April 2008 __________________________________________________ Suggested Topics: Cultural Narcissism; The Lonely PlanetLiterature; Film and Art; Alienable Vs Inalienable Human Rights; Documenting Human Rights Abuse; Film; Art; Literature; Imagining a Human(e) Community; Common sense and Common Selves; Self Reflection and the Reflected Self; Global Orders Private Lives; The Law and Practice of Human Rights; Abolition of Slave Trade; Refugees and Forced Migration; Nationalism and Ethnicity; Diplomacy and Human Rights; Human Rights and Religious Expression; Trafficking in Persons and Drugs; Human Rights and Globalization; Democracy; Political Rights and Human Rights; Democracy and Political Activism; NGOS and Human Rights; Rights of Women; Rights of Children; Human Rights and Diversity in the Workplace; Preventing Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace; Human Rights and Labor Exploitation; Human Rights and the Environment; War Crimes and Terror; Transnational Politics and Globalization; Gandhi's view on Globalization; Poverty and Globalization; Globalization as a Sophisticated Form of Colonization; Outsourcing; Capitalism and Worker's Union; Anti-terrorist Measures and International Human Rights; Gangs; Violent Crime and Security; Racism and the Multicultural Self; Social Responsibility and Labor Rights; Objectivist Framework of Individualism; Privacy Rights and Communications Technology; Genetic Engineering and Human Rights. Selected papers from the conference will be published (subject to editorial review) in a special volume of the Journal of Indian Philosophy & Religion. We will also have a session for undergraduate research paper competition. Please encourage your students to join the competition. There will be an award for the best undergraduate paper. Deadline for submission of 150 words abstract: February 29, 2008. Email papers to <[email protected]>. Call for Roundtable Discussion On Human Rights: Every participant in this session will speak for 7-10 minutes followed by comments and suggestions for the audience. Please send us your ideas if you want to participate in this discussion. Deadline: Feb. 20, 2008 On Globalization: Every participant in this session will speak for 7-10 minutes followed by comments and suggestions for the audience. Please send us your ideas if you want to participate in this discussion. Deadline: Feb. 20, 2008 Contact: Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti, Director Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness Bethany College Bethany, WV 26032 USA Phone: +1-304-829-7525 Fax: +1-304-829-7926 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
