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Call for Papers Theme: Borderlands and Indigeneity in Conversation Type: Graduate Student Conference Institution: Collaborations on Indigenous Studies Project (CISP) Center for International History (CIH), Columbia University Organization for the Advancement of Studies of Inner Eurasian Societies (OASIES) Location: New York, NY (USA) Date: 28.–29.3.2013 Deadline: 13.1.2013 __________________________________________________ Scholars in various disciplines have conventionally studied borderlands as a question of geography. "Borderland" imply the existence of borders that separate physical geographies; but borderlands can also constitute a distinct space in its own right. We propose to rethink "land" so as to include non-physical domains such as cultural, social, linguistic, environmental, and theoretical spaces. In this context, "borders" come to signify a process of interaction, circulation, as well as separation between physical and/or non-physical spaces. Indigeneity is taken to imply first-order connections between group and locality. It indexes an originariness that places "natives" in relation to immigrant or settler "others." Experiences of colonization in the past and present continue to formulate indigeneity as a global political category which presents claims against nation-states for their conquest, inhumane or genocidal treatment, and dislocation from ancestral lands. Yet, the emergent vitality of indigenous subjectivites – modes of relating to and action within a transforming world – suggests a potentially fruitful synergy between indigeneity and borderlands. In an effort to explore intersections of spaces, time periods, and disciplines, we seek to bring together scholars working on relationships between indigeneity and borderlands. We encourage submissions that challenge the concepts of indigeneity and borderlands in relation to the themes below. Submissions are invited from all disciplines and areas, including those where ideas about indigeneity and borderlands have not traditionally structured academic discussions. - Applying indigeneity to borders and borderlands - Creating indigeneity in the borders - Conceptualizing borders outside the nation - Borders in relation to colonization and decolonization - The indigenous and the subaltern - Construction and deconstruction of borders - Imagining borders and inhabiting the borderlands - Lived experiences at borders or in borderlands - Human and non-human agents in constructing borders - Migration and circulation - Science and technology - Conceptions of the natural Graduate students interested in participating should submit a paper abstract not exceeding 300 words and a recent CV as email attachments (PDF or Word format) by January 13, 2013 to the colloquium organizers at: [email protected] Participants will be notified in early February, 2013. We strongly encourage prospective participants to apply for funding at their respective institutions. Please note: Columbia faculty will act as commentators on the day of the colloquium. Papers will also be pre-circulated at this event; a deadline for submission of pre-circulating papers will be announced in due course. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about the colloquium. __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
