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Call for Papers "Complexities of 'Europe': Between Knowledge, Power, Citizenship and Identity" Graduate Conference Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge Cambridge (UK) 20-21 November 2009 __________________________________________________ Conference for graduate students and early stage academics, organized by: CRASSH Post-graduate research group European Identities and Encounters: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/188/european-identities.htm The theoretical approaches to Europe often suggest a teleological narrative, which portrays the establishment of the European Union as the consummation of every cultural and political project of Europeanness. This conference aims at bringing together different viewpoints of Europe lying beyond the political narratives of accession and integration. Priority will be given to papers that address the complexities of the way in which Europe as a concept, a label, a place, an institution or a union is turned into a locus of contestation. We are particularly interested in comparative studies as well as in exploring transfers of knowledge and power across the region(s) described as Europe. We are also eager to examine how Europe interacts, constructs and is constructed by its Others or its margins whether in immigration, integration or development policies. The areas of particular interest are: Theme 1: Knowledge and Power - Periodizing Europe Exploring the debates over the origins of Europe and the political use of history, archeology and historical education. - Europe and the Academy Projects, Framework programmes, funding and the creation of a European sphere of research. - Europe Outside Europe Europe as an exporter of normative discourses on human rights, gender and peace though the funding of NGOs, establishment of offices, neighboring policies, organization of projects, exporting of know-how, etc outside the EU borders or in EUs so called periphery. Theme 2: Citizenship and Identity: - Europe and Borders Migration, integration, asylum policies, citizenship, frontiers: What can make up for a European experience? - A European Public Sphere? Thinking the possibilities post-national, grass-roots, transnational politics. - Europe and Material Cultures Technologies and artifacts, which partake in the construction of a European imagination. Is there a distinctively European popular culture? Memories of the World War and of colonialism in relation to European identities. The purpose of the conference is to promote an interdisciplinary dialogue. Thus, we aim at attracting scholars from the entire range of social sciences and humanities, including political science, history, social/cultural anthropology, archaeology, media studies, history of art, linguistics, discourse theory, literature, sociology and geography. The organizing committee welcomes applications from graduate students but will gladly consider abstracts from post-doctoral researchers and early stage academics too. Abstracts not exceeding 400 words should be submitted by 1st September 2009, to the following email: [email protected] Registration fee (including paper givers): £ 25 full institutional fee. £ 15 for Students depending on own funding. NOTE: On line registration will open in September. Accommodation: Accommodation is not provided to paper givers, but subsidized college accommodation might be available. Paper givers that will send their abstracts early, since these are accepted, they will gain priority for this offer. In any case however, the organizers will help paper givers to locate affordable accommodation. Travel expenses: There can be no coverage/subsidization of travel expenses. Paper givers are advised to seek funding or cover their own travel expenses. Bursaries: We have limited funds available to partially reimburse the travel and accommodation costs of no more than three PhD students, who will be selected to present a paper, but their attendance is put in jeopardy due to economic difficulties they face. Applicants are strongly advised not to rely on these bursaries and to seek alternative sources of funding, instead. For any enquiry you can contact one of the organizers: Eirini Avramopoulou, [email protected] Katherine Cooper, [email protected] Leonidas Karakatsanis, [email protected] Nikolaos Papadogiannis, [email protected] Thomas Stammers, [email protected] Amr Abdelrahman, [email protected] Conference website: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/938/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
