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Call for Papers Theme: Education, Culture and Identity Type: International Conference Institution: International University of Sarajevo Deakin University Erciyes University Location: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Date: 6.–8.7.2013 Deadline: 1.4.2013 __________________________________________________ The conference will examine contemporary issues related to education, culture, and identity. Such interrelated issues have become increasingly important in the age of diversity, multiculturalism and globalization. Since such conceptions can hardly be defined and explained by a single academic discipline, this interdisciplinary international conference aims at analyzing them from different perspectives such as educational, psychological, social, cultural, political, historical, literary, visual, artistic and media-related perspectives. Questions concerning the role of higher education in post-conflict societies, internationalization processes, as well as issues of diversity management and multiculturalism will be examined and debated. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of new technologies on teaching and learning processes. The implications of the globalization of knowledge on curriculum development and cultural identities will be explored in the conference. Themes on political and historical perspective are in particular related to the politics of identity in the borderless global world – political culture, violence and peace, conflicting national identities and conflict resolution, history, memory, culture and politics, ethnicity and cultural identity, multiculturalism, conflict and reconciliation, culture, and minorities and identities. Therefore, such themes take into consideration political, cultural, religious and historical contexts and examine a broad range of questions. Literary perspective of the conference put great emphasis on comparative and contemporary literature. An attempt should be made to relate culture, ethnicity and identity to popular genres, contemporary novels, film, drama, poetry, post-colonialism, and nationalism and modernism. Thus, core literary questions could deal with social values, norms and practices, gender and sexuality, culture, ethnicity, minority identity and representation. Media and visual arts perspective of the conference is also directed towards examining the processes of the creations of social values, norms, beliefs and practices as being expressed in media, communication design, architecture, fashion and various graphics. Hence the focus of the attention should be directed towards examining such processes, tools and methods in order to represent challenges facing the globalized world in very unique media, visual and graphic forms. Aims and Objectives of the Conference This conference will explore questions of education, culture, and identity in an international context drawing experts from different academic fields. Therefore, the researchers will be provided with an opportunity to exchange views, experiences, findings and review knowledge related to culture, ethnicity and identity from interdisciplinary perspectives. Considering the fact that Bosnia-Herzegovina is post-conflict country where questions related to education, culture, and identity is still being debated this conference would provide recommendations of how multicultural and multiethnic societies and countries could resolve such outstanding challenges. The conference is especially relevant for local and international experts from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Potential Panel Themes - Higher education in post-conflict societies - Diversity management and multiculturalism - Education and technology - Multicultural education - Political culture, violence and peace - Conflicting national identities and conflict resolution - History, memory, culture and politics - Ethnicity and cultural identity - Multiculturalism and social cohesion - Culture, minorities and identities - Diaspora and the politics of belonging - Comparative and contemporary literature - Literature, culture, ethnicity and identity - Post-colonialism, nationalism and modernism - Gender, culture and ethnicity - Minority identity and representation - Media, communication design and fashion - Social media, social change and civic participation - The art and politics of cinema - Art and cultural heritage - Identity and Social Psychology Abstract Submission - Organizers of the conference welcome online submissions written in English language that are closely related to the areas specified in the call for papers. - Abstract should not exceed 300 words and it must clearly indicate the problem, objectives, research methods, results and conclusions. - Please take note that only online submissions, thus filling in the Abstract Submission Form, will be accepted and all abstracts sent by email, fax or post will not be considered. - Submitted abstracts must fit online format that doesn't register long abstracts and abstracts that include graphics and tables. - Authors are also advised to proofread their abstracts because abstracts will be reproduced from the online submission. Any error in spelling, grammar or data will appear online or in print. - Authors of the submitted abstracts for presentation must also make separate registration for the conference by filling in the Registration Form. - Submission of abstracts doesn't include official registration for the conference. If the abstract is submitted by two authors, both of them must make the official registration. - Deadline for abstract submission is April 1, 2013. The Conference Committee will review abstracts and notify authors before May 6, 2013. The Committee will only accept abstract that meet the above specified requirement. Conference Deadlines Submission of Abstracts: April 1, 2013 Notification of Abstract Acceptance: April 19, 2013 Registration Ends: May 17, 2013 Conference Date: July 6-8, 2013 Contact Persons For Academic: Ms. Gulsen Devre [email protected] +387 33 957 116 For Accommodation: Mr. Ahmet Faruk Uzuntaş [email protected] For Payments: Mr. Kadir Özey [email protected] +90 212 563 91 36 - 56 Conference website: http://www.ius.edu.ba/iceci/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
