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Call for Papers "Northern Heterotopias" 4th Annual UCN Conference University College of the North (UCN) The Pas, MB (Canada) 4-5 June 2009 __________________________________________________ We interpret the idea of heterotopia, and the mapping logic of heterotopology, as an alternative way to think of the experience of space as a whole, and a conceptual lens through which to analyze and bring to light the multiple imaginations, experiences, embodiments, and inscriptions of space and place that are inherent in all sites. What, then, would a heterotopology of the (idea of) North look like? For this conference, we invite scholars, artists, storytellers, writers, poets and activists to examine different ideas, imaginations, experiences, and inscriptions of the North beyond hegemonic conceptions (the Great White North; hegemonic articulations of indigenism; the North and its untapped resources, etc.). We leave it up to participants to navigate through that contested space (discursive, physical, human) that is the North, and to identify both Northern utopias (or hegemonies) and the counter-sites they have silenced. Thus, we hope to bring together a broad range of voices and experiences that highlight the fundamentally plural (contradictory? cacophonic? contrapuntal? heteroglossic?) and heterotopic nature of the North. We are particularly interested in papers that address the following issues: - Identity - Migration, diaspora and metissage - Critical Indigenous perspectives - New epistemologies - Race, gender and sexuality - Queer Issues - Globalization and transnationalism - Art as Resistance - Critical pedagogies To be considered, an abstract or paper must be received no later than January 15th, 2009. The abstract or title page must include: - the name, affiliation, email address and telephone number of the principal presenter - name(s) of co-presenters/co-authors - a brief biography of each author/presenter Contact: Dr. Samuel Veissiere University College of the North 504 Princeton Drive Thompson, MB R8N 0A5 Canada Fax: +1 (204) 677-6589 Email: [email protected] Web: https://mycampus.ucn.ca/ics/Welcome/UCN_Conference/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
