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Call for Papers Theme: Poverty Subtitle: Interpreting the World's Dividing Line Type: International Conference Institution: Global Institute for Research, Education and Scholarship (GIRES) Location: Online Date: 24.10.2020 Deadline: 3.10.2020 __________________________________________________ Thematic Approach Our new conference wishes to explore world’s most complex and multifaceted enigma. From time, eternal poverty has been one of the most challenging and perplexing problems facing society. The new millennium abounds in examples of extreme poverty; it seems that in the most wealthy and technologically advanced era of mankind, poverty is vigorously growing and becoming ever more mainstream; the acceptability of poverty in society is a controversial issue in twenty-first century. It is race, religion, education, political opinion, nationality and sexual orientation that have traditionally been considered challenging and the root of social problems. However, poverty has been resilient against all social progress; it seems an impossible riddle to solve. Our new conference wishes to engage in the philosophical, political and economical debates about the causes and solutions to the problem of poverty. We will explore the ideologies that often dominate the discussion, research the real philosophical and historical assumptions buried beneath the rhetoric so we can start solving this controversial and highly complex global phenomenon. Why is poverty growing? What are the social policies and the future perspectives in this ever-changing globalized world? Our organization, dedicated to interdisciplinarity, invites scholars from various fields including but not limited to philosophy, religion, theology, sociology, anthropology, history, literature, art, economics, geography, cultural and political studies along with representatives from think-tanks and organizations to contribute to the discussion and to debate issues. Proposed Topics - Poverty and politics - Globalization and poverty - Literature and poverty - Arts and the depiction of poverty - Social stratification and psychology - Poverty and commerce - Impoverished nations and expansionism - Cinema and the portrayal of poverty - Race and poverty: exploring the dividing lines - Poverty and economy Proposed Formats - Individually submitted papers (organized into panels by the GIRES committee) - Panels (3-4 individual papers) - Roundtable discussions (led by one of the presenters) - Posters Lingua franca: English Date of the Conference: 24 October 2020 Deadline for proposals: 3 October 2020 Acceptance notification: 5 October 2020 Registration fee: 80 Euros Our proposed topics and formats are not restrictive and we invite additional germane ideas. Due to the restrictions of Corona Crisis our event (for the time being) will take place virtually. Contact: Global Institute for Research, Education and Scholarship (GIRES) Amsterdam, Netherlands Email: i...@gires.org Web: https://www.gires.org/activities/conferences/poverty-interpreting-the-worlds-dividing-line/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
