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Call for Papers Theme: Modernity, Multi-Culturalism and Social Development Type: International Conference Institution: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP) Xian Jiaotong University Location: Xian (China) Date: 30.–31.12.2019 Deadline: 20.7.2019 __________________________________________________ Theme Modernity originated in the West has become a worldwide phenomenon with the acceleration of globalization. It has exerted a great impact on our daily life and brought about a series of changes to our civilizations. Starting from the age of the Enlightenment, modernity became a multi-dimensional concept, which involves the development of the social-political as well as the economic and cultural in many countries and societies. It is no doubt that modernity is one of the important topics in these times, because it is not only a historical consciousness but also a social characteristic in essence. Under the social background of modernity, multi-culturalism has been created as a new social issue. As opposed to the cultural centralism derived from cultural evolution multi-culturalism advocates the recognition of ethnic-minority cultures, which enjoy not only the same equal status with the mainstream culture but also the granting of special rights in many aspects. As a cultural and social policy in dealing with relationships among ethnic groups, multi-culturalism is of great significance for the development of contemporary Chinese culture. In such a strong current of modernity and multi-culturalism, it has certain theorical and practical significance for contemporary China to focus on such themes as “the Community of Shared Future for Humankind”; the challenges and opportunities of modernity and multi-culturalism; the study of modernity and identity; and especially, how to seek unique identity in the era of social construction and multi-cultural background from the perspective of modernity. Based on the above background and framework, this conference intends to be conducted in the following directions: - The internal logical relations among modernity, multi-culturalism and identity - How to build the Community of Shared Future for Humankind under the background of modernity - Internal mechanism of modernity and social development Abstract Please send 300 words and a brief CV to Qiu Genjiang [[email protected]], Li Jiaxing [[email protected]] and [[email protected]] by July 20, 2019. Full paper will be due on October 30, 2019. Well-developed papers will be considered to be published by the RVP in its publication series "Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change." Logistics There is no registration fee. Participants will cover their own travel costs and the local organizers will provide accommodations. Contact Dr. Qiu Genjiang & Li Jiaxing Department of Philosophy Xian Jiaotong University Xian, P.R. China Email: [email protected] & [email protected] Conference website: http://www.crvp.org/conferences/2019/Xian.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
