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Call for Papers "Bodies" 8th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies Center for the Study of Citizenship, Wayne State University Detroit, MI (USA) 31 March - 2 April 2011 __________________________________________________ Citizenship is about defining which bodies matter and what or who should govern them, either informally or formally. Classical understandings of the dimensions of citizenship – rights, responsibilities, and dependency – reflect a variety of contexts in which ideas about bodies and realities of the biological are themselves rooted. Thus, citizenship is often connected to larger questions and assumptions about where you are born (birth rights), where you have a right to live (immigration and transnationality), and your age and what that means in terms of what you are allowed or expected to do (voting, military service, work). It also encompasses what expectations individuals have for what citizenship will provide them (the welfare state, dependency in the post-neoliberal age, resources – food/water/air, free and unrestricted access to information). Incorporating, but also moving beyond the traditional focus of the biopolitical nature of citizenship, this conference encourages participants to focus on the historical, political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions at the intersection of bodies and citizenship. Plenary speakers will be Kathleen Canning from the University of Michigan and Susan Wells from Temple University. We welcome proposals from any time period or geographic area and across the widest range of disciplines from faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars. Proposals should be submitted online on the Center’s website: www.clas.wayne.edu/citizenship no later than Friday, October 15, 2010. Both panel proposals and individual submissions are welcome. Those interested in submitting panel proposals can use H-Citizenship (http://222.h-net.org/~citizen) to locate scholars with compatible interests. Remote participation will also be available. Questions should be directed to Marc W. Kruman, [email protected]. Contact: Dr. Marc W. Kruman, Director Center for the Study of Citizenship 656 W. Kirby Faculty Administration Building Detroit, MI 48202 Tel: +1 (313) 577-2593 Fax: +1 (313) 577-6987 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.clas.wayne.edu/citizenship __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
