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Call for Papers "Subjectivity, Creativity and the Institution" International Conference Sun Yat-Sen University Southwest University Curtin University of Technology Perth, WA (Australia) 9-10 February 2009 __________________________________________________ Invitations are extended to those scholars and practitioners in the creative disciplines, education, history, anthropology and sociology, to submit proposals for papers for the Subjectivity, Creativity and the Institution conference to be held at the John Curtin Gallery in Perth on the 9th and 10th of February 2009, during the UWA Perth International Arts Festival. The conference has been convened by the Chinese Australian Studies Research Centre to examine the ways in which the creative self, tradition and the modern institution are bound together. It is the second of two linked conferences; the first, held in Guangzhou in 2007, examined the effects of globalisation on traditional Chinese visual practices. The conference committee is pleased to announce that the distinguished scholar Professor Raewyn Connell is the keynote speaker. Professor Connells book "Masculinities" has had a worldwide influence on the study of gender and mens subjectivities, while her most recent book "Southern Theory" opens new perspectives in the debate about creating a democratic, international culture in the human sciences. At the centre of the conference is the premise that, in what Ulrich Beck calls Second Modernity, and in the conditions of what Zygmunt Bauman calls Liquid Modernity, the need for a reflexive cosmopolitanism is paramount. How does this then impact upon the creative individual in her negotiation with tradition and the institutions of modernity? How important is the subjective realm as a space for creativity and how relevant is the social realm for creative engagement? Themes The conference committee suggests the following themes as departure points for discussion, though of course debate is not limited to these suggestions. - Reflexivity, praxis communicative action and the creative act - Locating personal creative research in a social field - Narcissism, lifestyle, self identity and creativity - Traditional practices as a site for personal resistance - Subjectivity, creativity and the institution - The subjective self, cosmopolitanism and intercultural practice Information for contributors Proposal Format: - Name - Email address - Affiliation - Brief bio. 30 words - Title of paper - 3 Keywords - Abstract length 250 words In your abstract please consider the following: - State the problem or research issue. - Provide a brief synopsis of your argument. - Position your ideas in relation to the current body of knowledge within your discipline by making reference to key texts where relevant. All proposals will be blind refereed. Please submit your proposals in Word format by email to: [email protected] Key Dates 28th September 2008: Final date for submission of abstracts. 30th October 2008: Final notice of acceptance. 10th / 11th February 2009: Conference. 1st March 2009: Submission of papers for refereed, edited publication. 8th April 2009: Reviewers comments. 30th April 2009: Final date for submission of revised papers. Conference Website: http://subjectivitycreativityandtheinstitution.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
