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Call for Papers "Storytelling, Memories and Identity Constructions" Enkidu Summer Conference 2010 Enkidu Magazine International Society for Cultural History and Cultural Studies (CHiCS) Mexico City (Mexico) 28 July - 2 August 2010 __________________________________________________ The primary focus for the 6th edition of this inclusive and interdisciplinary annual conference organized by Enkidu Magazine and the International Society for Cultural History and Cultural Studies (CHiCS) in Mexico City with the support of the National Human Rights Comission of Mexico, is to interrogate storytelling, memories and identity constructions from a wide range of perspectives, and in their manifold cultural and social manifestations. Among the themes of interest are the following: - Narrative and Linguistics - Linguistic borders and translation - Narrative and Myth - Storytelling in rituals, customs, and fetishism. - Storytelling and Visual/Performing Arts and Music - Oral Tradition and Contemporary Chronicle - Postmodernity and its narratives - Voice and reflexivity in oral and written texts - Colonial and Postcolonial Narratives - Globalization and indigenous cultures - Story, Dialogue and Discourse - Memory and truth-telling - Testimonial Narratives - Memory and Written Record - Text, Context and Intertext in Storytelling and Performance - Children’s Stories- Language, Authority and Silence We welcome submissions from all branches of the social sciences, humanities, as well as the arts. Interpretations of the conference themes ranging from the predictable to the surprising are encouraged. Graduate students are encouraged to participate. The conference has developed into a unique international academic forum for interpretative approaches in the humanities and social sciences. The conference has traditionally also been a forum for discussing creative historical and political memory, remembering and forgetting of the past, as well as translations between cultures and re-negotiations and re-constructions of cultural identities in one one way or another. The conference is organised into a large number of thematic sessions and sub-conferences addressing several different issues. The conference has an exceptional multilingual and multicultural approach, typically bringing together participants from all over the world to share and exchange their research, experiences and ideas in a truly multicultural, multilingual and interdisciplinary academic environment. The conference sessions are conducted in Castillian and English. Occasionally, the conference also has sessions conducted in German and French. Some sessions will be bilingual and conducted in both languages with interpreters. Other sessions will be conducted in one of the two conference languages, and the session moderator will give summaries of the paper in the other language. Many sessions are being conducted with interpreters for sign language (on request). Papers are welcomed on virtually all related topics and themes, independently of time period and space. Also papers of comparative phenomena will be considered. Interdisciplinary perspectives are encouraged. The conference aims at bringing together academics working in all relevant disciplines as well as activists, artists and other professionals, and promoting innovative multidisciplinary and multicultural exchange and dialogue. Paper and panel proposals The conference languages for presentation will be English and Castilian. 500 word abstracts should be submitted to the organising committee in English, Castilian, German or French. Final papers should be of approximately 20 - 30 minutes duration (circa 8 - 10 pages). Other forms of presentation, for instance workshops, panel debates and poster sessions will be considered on request. Deadline for paper proposal submissions: 20 April 2010 (Deadline has been extended for all sessions and sub-conferences) Conference Languages: English, Castilian, German, French and Nahuatl Languages for presentation: English, Castilian Proposals for panel sessions Typically, a panel of academic papers should include 3 (maximum 4) speakers and 1 moderator (session chair). Each session will last for 2 hours allowing for 30 minutes for each speaker and a further 30 minutes for questions and discussion. Proposers should submit: (1) Session title and a session intro (ca 100 words), (2) Paper titles, (3) Abstracts for each paper (500 words), (4) Short biography for each participant and the panel chair (ca 100-150 words), (5) Institutional affiliation and address for each participant, (6) Audio-visual and other technical requirements. If you would like to propose a panel session, and want assistance in finding speakers and/or a session chair, we can publish a call for papers for your panel session on the conference web site and distribute it in our newsletter. If you have an idea for a thematic panel session and would like us to publish a call for papers on the conference website, please send us a proposal by e-mail to [email protected] Proposals for individual papers Abstracts are to be submitted along with the presenter’s name, short bio, address, telephone, email, and institutional affiliation. It is recommended to use this form when submitting a paper proposal: http://www.enkidumagazine.com/chics/esc/esc_registration.htm However, abstracts will also be accepted as e-mail attachments to [email protected] All correspondence for this conference will be conducted via email. You will be notified by 15 May whether your proposal has been accepted or rejected. Registration Fee - Waged delegates (speakers): 200 USD - Students and unwaged delegates (speakers): 100 USD Enkidu and the participating organisations will not be able to provide travel support for conference delegates. It is therefore strongly recommended to apply for a scholarship or a grant from other sources. Delegates from non-OECD countries and students and unwaged delegates from any country who do not receive financial support to attend the conference, can apply for a reduced registration fee. Contact: Centro Cultural Enkidu Calle Ezequiel Montes #37, int. 2 Colonia Tabacalera 06030 Mexico D.F. Mexico Email: [email protected] Web: http://enkidumagazine.com/chics/esc.htm __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
