CFP: Contesting "Europe" Conference at York University, Toronto, Canada March 5-6, 2009
Historically as well as in the current moment, "Europe" has been mystified and contested in various ways. The question of contestation and its relationship to advancing a praxis of human liberation and solidarity is the central question of this conference. To what extent has contesting the imaginary of Europe furthered or hindered emancipatory politics – both "inside" and "outside" of Europe? This interdisciplinary conference encourages critical contributions on "Europe" as a process of becoming that takes place amid contestations, negotiations, and competing identity claims. Problematizing "Europe" from both above and below is to bring in analyses of complex social relations of power. Our goal is to create a space for discourses challenging the predominant imaginary of Europe that underlies a top-down process of institution building, the creation of a common identity, and the economic integration at the level of the European Union (EU). We aim to examine the conflicts and contradictions of "Europe" through a range of contributions that touch on questions such as: What does it mean to be "European" in a changing "Europe"? How have processes and dynamics of class, racialization, gendering, religion, etc. materialized and been contested in lived experiences? What is the legacy of European imperialism? What are the linkages between the consolidation of the "new Europe/an" and the neo-liberal paradigm? To what extent and in which ways has research on "Europe" reproduced, deconstructed, or challenged hegemonic views? Can comparative references to Europe foster progressive politics "outside" of Europe? Promising areas for papers include, but are not limited to: - European (His)tory: Contested Narratives * Black European history * Stained welfare: History of poverty and exclusion * Europe and "The East" * Cultural critiques (film, literature, poetry, art) * Diasporas in and out of Europe * Enlightenment * Orientalism * Islam and Christianity - Sovereignty, the Nation State, and Imperialism * Colonialism/ de-colonization * EU surplus: Flooding foreign markets * Human rights discourse and law making * Militarization and war * Neo-liberalism and EU unity * Social movements and resistance within and across Europe - Bodies and Borders * Immigration/ migration * National and supranational citizenship * Headscarf debates * "Fortress Europe" * Sex trafficking * "Gender equality" and feminist responses - The Formation/ Contestation of a European Identity * Belonging: Europe and the nation * Unity in diversity": Dealing with conflict and plurality * Epistemological hurdles of integration * European constitution * The radical right * Nationalisms * Whiteness * European Identities "outside" of Europe Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a question and answer session. Please send an abstract of no more than 200 words to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 22, 2008. Participants will be notified by mid January of the success of their submission. ------------------------------------ *** sustineti [romania_eu_list] prin 2% din impozitul pe 2006 - detalii la http://www.doilasuta.ro *** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romania_eu_list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romania_eu_list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
