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Call for Papers "Translation and the Challenge of (Methodological) Difference" Interdisciplinary Workshop University of Warwick Coventry (UK) 9-11 December 2009 __________________________________________________ An ESRC funded network for early career researchers and academics has recently been established by Dr Gurminder K Bhambra at the University of Warwick on the following theme: ‘Connected Histories / Connected Sociologies: Rethinking the Global’. It is funded by an ESRC International Training and Networking Opportunities grant and addresses a specific research problem - that of global interconnections - in light of postcolonial critiques of the ‘Eurocentrism’ of dominant approaches. It does so in the context of specific epistemological and methodological challenges associated with interdisciplinary research undertaken in an international and cross-cultural context. Interdisciplinary research, and international and cross-cultural collaborative research all require some degree of translation; translation not just across languages, but across disciplinary and cultural boundaries as well. The idea and concept of translation is not only much written about and discussed, but has become, in of itself, a whole research field. This workshop, while drawing on the insights and developments within Translation Studies, opens up the idea of translation as a metaphor for thinking about the challenges of researching across differences more generally – be they linguistic, disciplinary, or cultural differences. The workshop on ‘Translation and the Challenge of (Methodological) Difference’ is the first event within the network and will address fundamental questions of interdisciplinarity in the context of thinking and rethinking globalisation. It further addresses the social scientific categories globalisation produces and which also produce it as an object of research. The workshop occurs over three days, with the first two days consisting of research papers on the theme, and the third day given over to two ‘masterclasses’ on the meanings and practicalities of doing interdisciplinary research. There are 3 fully funded places available for participation in the workshop for early career researchers and academics from around the world. To apply, you must currently be a PhD student or be within five years of having submitted your PhD. Participation includes presenting a paper at the workshop addressing the theme outlined above (further details can be supplied on request). You would need to be able to meet the deadlines below and allow your paper to be considered for subsequent publication. For the application, you need to submit a long abstract (750-1000 words) of the paper you would wish to deliver, a 1 page CV, and a brief letter outlining how your research fits with the research programme of the network. If your application is successful, we will fund your travel, accommodation and subsistence for the duration of the workshop. Deadline for application: 14th October 2009. Notification: 21th October 2009. If accepted: Deadline for draft paper for circulation to group (approx 5,000 words): 25th November 2009. Workshop: 9-11th December 2009. If you have any questions about the network or the workshop, please email Gurminder K. Bhambra at: [email protected]. To apply, please send an abstract, a 1 page CV, and a short letter to the following email address: [email protected] For further information on this ESRC Network, please see: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/esrcchcs __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
