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Call for Papers Theme: Global Communities Subtitle: Transnational and Transdisciplinary Exchanges Type: International Conference Institution: Linnaeus University Location: Växjö (Sweden) Date: 29.–30.10.2012 Deadline: 15.6.2012 __________________________________________________ In the wake of globalization we have seen an increasing interest in the humanities and social sciences in the nature and function of human community on a global scale. So far, however, questions about the past, present and future of global community have been broached sectorally within separate fields, with little exchange of ideas and knowledge between fields. Global Communities – Transnational and Transdisciplinary Exchanges is a multidisciplinary research conference that seeks to improve this situation by allowing scholars in the humanities and social sciences to exchange ideas and perspectives on global forms of community and interaction. The conference will feature keynote lectures by prominent scholars in the humanities and the social sciences, workshop sessions for paper discussion and a concluding round table. We welcome papers from all fields and traditions in the humanities and social sciences. Papers may approach the conference theme theoretically or empirically, considering the past, present or future of global community. Papers may relate to, but should not be restricted by, the following general questions: - Are global communities a new phenomenon, or are there historical forms of global community to which we have hitherto been blind or blinded? - Should global communities be construed as visions and utopias, or as actually existing forms of human intercourse? - How are different forms of global community created, maintained and disseminated? - What kind of consequences might we expect from an intensified globalization of human intercourse in general? Since the aim of the conference is to take stock of the state of the art internationally in different fields as well as to open for exchange across fields participants will be selected based on the quality and originality of the paper proposals, and with an eye to interdisciplinarity. Keynote speakers Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak University Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University Jens Bartelsson Profssor of Political Science, Lund University Saskia Sassen Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University Paper proposals We warmly invite researchers in all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences to submit paper proposals for the conference. We especially encourage young researchers and PhD students to submit proposals. Paper proposals (about 300 words) should be sent, no later than June 15, to: [email protected] Decisions on paper proposals will be communicated no later than July 15. Conference fee There is a conference fee of SEK 1000 for participants presenting papers. The conference fee is to be paid upon acceptance of the paper proposal. The fee includes accommodation and meals during the conference, including the conference dinner on October 29. Participants will receive further information about payment when paper proposals have been accepted. Conference proceedings Our aim is to publish the proceedings from the conference. The best papers together with written versions of the keynote addresses are intended to be published in a volume with an international publisher. Contact: Henrik Enroth, PhD Department of Political Science School of Social Sciences Linnaeus University SE-351 95 Växjö Sweden Phone: +46 470 708 214 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.lnu.se/globcom __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
