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Call for Papers "Re-Orienting Whiteness" International Conference Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association School of Historical Studies, Monash University School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC (Australia) 3-5 December 2008 __________________________________________________ 'Re-Orienting Whiteness' invites scholars to explore the potential, or otherwise, of 'whiteness' in analysing the operations of 'race', past and present. The conference particularly seeks to bring whiteness studies into a closer conversation with other approaches to 'race', particularly those which have emerged from studies of colonialism and postcolonial theory. There has been remarkably little cross fertilisation between these areas of scholarship, despite the many obvious synergies between them. We envision the conference traversing a variety of countries, periods, methodologies and theoretical concepts, bringing together scholars of diverse backgrounds and interests. Broadening out from the (settler colonial) context of the United States, we wish to explore how whiteness operated in colonial and non-colonial contexts across the globe. Possible themes include: - Indigenous perspectives on whiteness - The politics of apology/ assimilation/ sovereignty/ restitution/ power - Whiteness in the colonial/settler colonial encounter - Whiteness in non-colonial contexts - The gendered privileges of whiteness - The chronology of whiteness: visibility/invisibility - Cultures, representations, borderlands, bodies, transformations - Refugees, asylum, immigration, inclusion/exclusion - Does whiteness even matter? Proposals for 20 minute papers, or panels of up to three speakers, are most welcome. Please send 200 word abstracts, along with a brief half-page CV by Friday 29 August 2008. To submit a proposal, or to be placed on the conference email list, write to: [email protected] Keynote Speakers Ann Laura Stoler, New School for Social Research Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Queensland University of Technology Lynette Russell, Monash University Patrick Wolfe, La Trobe University Matt Wray, Harvard University Featuring a Public Forum: 'After the Apology: Perspectives from Indigenous Speakers' Registration To register for the conference, or for information about registration rates please see registrations. Postgraduate Workshop Led by the conference keynote speakers, a workshop for postgraduate students and early career researchers will be held on the day following the conference (Saturday 6 December). If you wish to participate, please register your interest when you submit your abstract. Funding Some funding is available primarily to support Indigenous participants and postgraduate students from Australia and overseas. For more information see funding. Publications For information about publications that will stem from the conference see publications. Conference Convenors Leigh Boucher (Macquarie University) Jane Carey (University of Melbourne) Kat Ellinghaus (Monash University) Contact: Dr Jane Carey University of Melbourne School of Historical Studies John Medley Building Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia Fax: +61 (3) 8344 7894 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historical-studies/news-and-events/reorienting-whiteness-2008 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
