International Conference on London Studies "Myths, Tales and Urban Legends"

International Conference on London Studies

"Myths, Tales and Urban Legends"

25 November, 2017 – London, UK

organised by London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

and

Interdisciplinary Research Foundation

Call For Papers:

London exerts the charm of the vast setting that concentrates most, if not all, human experiences and nurtures a multitude of self-images, as a site of permanent metamorphosis and progress where individual histories melt into a collective syntagmatic narrative of autonomy, regeneration and assimilation. From ancient Londinium to the 21st-century metropolis, the exceptional metropolis has forged a particular code of conduct governed by imagination, originality and vision that generate almost endless significations of the self.

The conference will explore the particular spirit of the English capital, one of the most influential cities in the world, aiming to identify some of the features that make up its inimitable personality. It will promote an interdisciplinary perspective on the various issues related to the process of making London into a powerful centre of economic and cultural authority. The conference will also focus on the distinctive symbolism of the city and the particular states of mind generated by the interaction with the global hub, and the way in which people - Londoners either by birth or adoption, as well as temporary residents and transient visitors - translate geographically recognisable sites into culturally constructed places.

The main objective of the event is to bring together all those interested in examining the intersections between their professions and/or interests and some distinct aspects of metropolitan life, providing an integrated approach for the understanding of London’s complex nature.

Topics include but are not limited to several core issues:

• London times: from prehistory to the 21st century
• melting pot or salad bowl?
• iconic symbols of London
• what is a Londoner?
• walking in London
• the Thames and the lost rivers
• representations of London in the arts
• the green capital
• the senses of London
• funny London
• death in London
• secret London and its tales

Paper proposals up to 250 words and a brief biographical note should be sent by 15 August, 2017 to: londonstudies@lcir.co.uk.

Please download paper proposal form.

Conference venue: Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX

(The venue will be confirmed in September 2017)

We welcome applications from prospective volunteers and interns and enquiries from potential visiting scholars. For more information please contact us:


Dr Olena Lytovka
Director
London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research
Unit 210 - No: 11 Burford Road
London, E15 2ST, United Kingdom
www.lcir.co.uk
info@lcir.co.uk

International Conference Buddhism & Australia

1-3 February, 2018

Perth, Western Australia 

Call For Papers

It is our great pleasure to announce that the 7th International Conference Buddhism & Australia will be held on 1-3 February, 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. All Buddhists, scholars and members of the general public interested in Buddhism are invited to present their papers in this coming conference. Researchers across a broad range of disciplines are welcomed as well the submission of pre-formed panel proposals

The main themes 2018

• Rituals
• Rituals and the Image of Buddha
• Silk Road Buddhism
• Death of the Buddha

The organizers are open to proposals for contributions on Buddhist history, philosophy, texts as well for proposals on any related theme.

Important Dates

Deadline for Abstract Submission : 25 October, 2017 

Deadline for Full Paper Submission : 25 November, 2017

! Early Bird registration : 1 August, 2017

What to Send

Proposals may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information:

• author(s);
• title of proposal,
• body of proposal; no more than 250 words,
• up to 10 keywords.
• CV max 2 pages

Proposals should be submitted to the following email: info@buddhismandaustralia.com

We acknowledge receipt and answer to all proposals submitted. Please use another email (estoniannyingma@gmail.com) if you have not received confirmation from us in 5 days.

Call for Essays on Buddhism

Those who have prepared for certain big task and who are able to put some sort of idea on certain topics, we have a proposal to compose an essay which needs to create a bridge back to the Buddha. Anyone, from any country, is free to apply. Selected essays will be published on the conference website.

Topics

• Buddha for every home
• Buddha versus Jesus
• Who reads the teachings of the dead Buddha
• Buddhism is in the way of economy
• Buddhist monks - people with weak vitality and mentality
• Buddhist cosmology and contemporary astronomy and astrophysics are not brothers
• Virtual reality as the modern day Nirvana
• Could Buddha turn on a computer?
• Is virtual reality beyond our reality or not?

Criteria

1. The essay should be at least 800 words and not over 2300 words.
2. All essays must be absolutely original and in your own words.
3. Images are encouraged. You are free to use images but they must be copyright-free.
4. Submissions are accepted only in Microsoft Word documents (doc or docx).
5. The cover page of your essay must contain your complete details such as your full name, phone number and email.
6. The essay must be written in English.

Conference Registration

Payment of the conference fee of 540 AUD should be made by December 1, 2017

Registration fee will include -participation in all sessions for 3 days and lunches & coffee breaks during the conference.

• Early Bird registration fee of 460 AUD is possible until 1 August, 2017

To participate in the Buddhism & Australia 2016 please contact Marju Broder by the following email: info@buddhismandaustralia.com

All of the accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings.

The time for paper presentation is 30 min including questions and answer time.

Papers to be presented in the conference will be published on conference website.

Papers must not have previously been published and, if accepted, cannot be published through other media.

Copyright owner for published papers will be Buddhism & Australia Inc.

Contact:

Organizing Chair Marju Broder:

info@buddhismandaustralia.com

tel. +61 0 405549923

www.buddhismandaustralia.com

Conference International Federation for Research in Women's History 2018

Call For Papers: 

Date: July 1, 2017

Location: British Columbia, Canada

Theme:  “Transnationalisms, Transgressions, Translations” 

The 12th Conference of the International Federation for Research on Women’s History/ Federation Internationale Pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes (IFRWH/FIRHF) will be held August 9-12, 2018 at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Unceded Coast Salish Territory-Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam Nations.

The theme, “Transnationalisms, Transgressions, Translations: Conversations and Controversies,” probes the meanings of boundaries and frameworks, narratives and epistemologies, analytic terms and foundational categories, global, national and local understandings, interactions and power relations across time and space. We are open to proposals for complete panels (chair, commentator, three papers) as well as individual papers, roundtables, conversations, workshops, and non-traditional forms of presentation.

Transnationalisms

This sub-theme reflects the international turn in this era of globalization and the commitment of IFRWH/FIRHF to international histories and comparative panels in such areas as women’s and gendered movements, transnational organizations and global governance, state socialist and third world /global South manifestations, settler societies and Empires, imperialisms and colonialisms, anti-imperialism and anti-imperial uprisings, global labor, individual life trajectories, the traveling across space (and time) of ideas and objects, labor and sex trafficking, mobilities and immigration/migration, and related areas.

Transgressions

This sub-theme considers the ways various peoples over time and space define the transgressive from dominant and accepted norms of being, identity and behavior as well as the self-conscious transgressions against hegemonic gender in relation to other social factors. Papers might consider outlaws and criminalization, deviancy, rebelliousness, genderqueer and trans*gender identities and practices, witches, “bad” mothers, gender bending dress or labor, crossing race/ethnic or class/caste lines, revolutions and social movements.

Translations

How do terms of analysis travel across languages, disciplines, and time and space? What is lost in translation and how can we forge a transnational praxis when we cannot always speak well to each other? We are especially interested in the place of orality and how national historiographies and cultures of intellectual life (including the place of women’s and gender history and feminist and gender studies/theory) address concepts like gender, race/ethnicity, class, sexualities, agency, identity, power, (post)colonialism, globalization, feminisms, and development.

About the Organization:

Founded in 1987, IFRWH is affiliated with the International Congress of Historical Sciences/Comité Internationale des Sciences Historiques and consists of national affiliates from across the globe, which link scholars together in a transnational network. Beginning in 2020, it will award the Ida Bloom-Karen Offen Book Prize in Transnational Women’s and Gender History (named after two of the most active founders of the organization.) Though the language of the conference is English, and the languages of the organization are French and English, we will seek to have plenaries with translation into Spanish and from French and Spanish into English. But we want to problematize this issue and invite suggestions on how to make this component of the conference accessible. In addition, as funding permits, we will plan on having modest subventions for graduate students, and scholars from areas of the world or institutions without resources.

Submission:

Our submission link is live. Originally, we accepted proposals until March 15, 2017. Due to the fact that we are relocating the conference to Vancouver, we are accepting another round of submissions.  Please submit using our form by July 1. Send inquiries to: ifrwh18@gmail.com

Contact Info: 

Sasha Coles, Conference Planning Assistant

Contact Email: ifrwh18@gmail.com

URL: http://www.femst.ucsb.edu/ifrwh/call

International Middle East Congress (Language, History and Literature)

Conference 

International Middle East Congress (Language, History and Literature) 

30th to 31st October 2017 

Ankara, Turkey 

Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 30th June 2017 

Call For Papers

The conference titled “International Middle East Congress: Language, History and Literature” will be held in Ankara between October 30-31, 2017 by the Eastern Languages and Literatures Department under the auspices of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. The aim of this congress is to tackle the Middle East region, which has been a location of interest and life for several states and peoples throughout history, in the context of language, history and literature. Numerous civilizations, faiths and languages at different times established control over Middle East, which is a strategic region that connects the three continents of Africa, Asia and Europe. In addition to its geostrategic importance, the presence of rich natural resources has turned the region into a zone of conflict between various elements.

Enduring one of the most chaotic periods in its history with intertwined ethnic, religious, cultural and sectarian wars and conflicts, Middle East is a region that needs to be scrutinized concerning its languages, history and literature. For this reason, we regard that it is an important contribution to the academic literature to bring together academics of these issues and to tackle and discuss the historical, literary, cultural, sociological and philological aspects of the topics that include Language and National Culture; Effects of War and Invasion on Language; Imperialism, Religion, Politics and Society; War and Literature; Women in Literature; Gender and Identity; Literary Genres in Modern Middle East; Arab Spring. All those interested in these issues and the Middle East are invited to contribute to the congress.

Topics:

Language

• Language and national culture in the Middle East.
• Language, structure, dialects, and interactions with other languages.
• Imperialism, the effects of wars and occupations on language.

History

•  Religion, politics and society.
•  The Arab spring in the Middle East and its regional effects.
•  Imperialism and cultural reform.
•  Turkish – Middle East relations in the historical and cultural context.

Literature

• Migrant literature
• War and literature.
• Women, gender and identity in literature.
• Modern Middle East and literary movements.
• Arab spring in the middle eastern literature.
• Prominent literary personalities in the modern Middle East.

Key Dates

16 May 2017 :Aplications for the congress begins.

30 June 2017 :Last date to apply.

15 July 2017 :Accepted abstracts are declared.

15 Sept 2017 :Last date to send in full papers.

30-31 Oct 2017 :Congress Days

Contact for further inquiries concerning the congress:

e-mail address: aybueast@gmail.com

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University - Eastern Languages and Literatures Department Landline: +90 312 906 1445

Research Assistant Abdulmuttalip Işıdan GSM: +90 505 694 9585

Research Assistant Güneş Muhip Özyurt GSM: +90 531 245 2624

Website: http://ybu.edu.tr/easterncongress/en/custom_page-318-congress.html

CALL FOR PAPERS: FRANKENSTEIN: FRIEND OR FOE?(FANTASY, HORROR, AND SCIENCE FICTION)

CALL FOR PAPERS:

 Conference of The Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association (NEPCA)

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts

27 and 28 October 2017

Proposals by 1 June 2017

Michael A. Torregrossa

Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area Chair

cfp.NEPCAFantastic@gmail.com

Formed in 2008, the Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2017, and we seek proposals from scholars of all levels for papers that explore any aspect of the intermedia traditions of the fantastic (including, but not limited to, elements of fairy tale, fantasy, gothic, horror, legend, mythology, and science fiction) and how creative artists have altered our preconceptions of these subtraditions by producing innovative works in diverse countries, media, and time periods and for audiences at all levels.

In anticipation of the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in 2018, we are especially hoping for proposals that address aspects of the Frankenstein tradition and the fantastic. Our focus for this year is "Frankenstein: Friend or Foe?". We seek papers that will explore the reception of the creature (and its surrogates) in Shelley's novel and in related texts.

Please see our website NEPCA Fantastic (https://nepcafantastic.blogspot.com) for further details and ideas. Presentations will be limited to 15-20 minutes in length (depending on final panel size).

If you are interested in proposing a paper, please address inquiries and send your biography and paper abstract (each of 250 words) to the Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area Chair at cfp.nepcafantastic@gmail.com, noting “Frankenstein Proposal 2017” in your subject line. Do also submit your information into NEPCA’s official Paper Proposal Form accessible from https://nepca.blog/2017-conference/. Be sure to select "The Fantastic" as your designated area.

Please submit inquiries and/or proposals for complete panels directly to the Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area Chair at cfp.nepcafantastic@gmail.com.

The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (a.k.a. NEPCA) was founded in 1974 as a professional organization for scholars living in New England and New York. It is a community of scholars interested in advancing research and promoting interest in the disciplines of popular and/or American culture. NEPCA’s membership consists of university and college faculty members, emeriti faculty, secondary school teachers, museum specialists, graduate students, independent scholars, and interested members of the general public. NEPCA is an independently funded affiliate of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Membership is open to all interested parties, regardless of profession, rank, or residency. NEPCA holds an annual conference that invites scholars from around the globe to participate. In an effort to keep costs low, it meets on college campuses throughout the region.

Membership in NEPCA is required for participation and annual dues are included in conference registration fees. Further details are available at https://nepca.blog/membership-information/.

Contact Info: 

Michael A Torregrossa

Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area Chair

Contact Email: cfp.NEPCAFantastic@gmail.com

URL: https://nepcafantastic.blogspot.com

Memory and the Making of Knowledge in the Early Modern World, September 18-22, 2017--Germany

Call for Papers

Memory and the Making of Knowledge in the Early Modern World, September 18-22, 2017--Germany

Memory is now established as a dynamic and vital field of study in the humanities and social sciences. It is no longer disputed that how, why, and what individuals, communities, and societies remember is essential to under-standing their pasts and presents. A good deal of this work has understandably concentrated on contemporary history: the emergence of social history in the middle decades of the twentieth century shifted the spotlight to focus on ordinary people, and developments in medicine, psychology, and sociology produced a more sophisticated understanding of the functioning of individual and social memory. This has led to new techniques of oral history opening up a wide vista of perspectives on the recent past. But people living before the twentieth century also remembered, and this summer school aims to explore memory in the early modern period, one from which there are obviously no living witnesses, but which nevertheless left numerous traces of the politics and poetics of memory in its art, literature, and history.

Between 1500 and 1800, remembrance of the past was crucial for creating knowledge in a wide range of personal, social, and political projects, and vital contributions were made to the theory and practice of memory. Actors from across the social spectrum used both old and new media to encode, manipulate, transmit, and deploy memories. The development of the Renaissance ars memoria played an important role in new ideas about memory in early modern elite culture; at the same time, the traumas and crises of the period produced what may be termed an ars oblivia, in which legally prescribed ‘forgetting’ played a vital role in social and cultural reconstruction.

Memory and the Making of Knowledge in the Early Modern World will bring together senior scholars and junior researchers whose work addresses memory in early modern literature and history. It aims to consolidate recent advances in these fields and develop new avenues of inquiry through an intensive programme of skills training, collections-oriented excursions, and – above all – productive intellectual exchange on research topics and techniques. The Summer School will also explore how studies of memory and early modernity might shape one another in the future.

Junior (postgraduate and postdoctoral) scholars whose research touches on any aspect of memory in the early modern world are invited to participate in the Summer School. Participants will be expected to give a short (no longer than 20 mins) presentation on their research. Particular topics of interest might include (the following list is by no means exhaustive):

• Collective, individual, communicative, and cultural memory
• Memory in art, sculpture, architecture
• Memory in literature, drama, poetry
• Alternative sources of memory: material culture and cheap print
• Early modern oral history: memoirs, testi-mony, legal sources
• Mnemonic techniques and institutions: ars memoria, museums, libraries
• Places of memory/lieux de mémoire
• Memory and identity formation/elaboration: class/rank, nation, empire, religion, sex/gender, race/ethnicity
• Memory and its function for the formation of knowledge
• Relation of memory, historical knowledge and historiography
• Memory and politics: Reformation, the ‘general crisis’ of the seventeenth century, Enlightenment, war, local/regional/urban politics, imperial expansion and trade
• Memory and (early) modernity: print media, early industrialisation
• Mediating and remediating memory: recycling and reusing memories
• Space/place and memory: town, country, nation, empire, private/public spaces.

The Summer School will be conducted in English. With generous support from the VolkswagenStiftung, we can provide return transport to Göttingen, accommodation, and breakfast/lunches for participants. Child care is available for up to four children and is provided on a first come, first served basis.

Prospective participants are requested to send the following to the organisers, Andrew Wells and Claudia Nickel, at memory2017@uni-goettingen.de by 31 May 2017:

• 1 Page CV
• Brief letter of motivation
• 250-word abstract of your research

We particularly welcome applications from all individuals from under-represented groups or who may have special requirements (including, but not limited to, physical or mental disability). Such applicants are encouraged to specify any such requirements in their letter of motivation.

Further information will be available shortly at the website of the Göttingen Graduate School of the Humanities (Graduiertenschule für Geisteswissenschaften Göttingen): https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/summer-school-memory/562570.html

Contact Info: 

Organization:

Dr. Claudia Nickel, Dr. Andrew Wells

Graduiertenschule für Geisteswissenschaften Göttingen (GSGG), Universität Göttingen, Friedländer Weg 2, 37085 Göttingen, Germany

Contact Email: 

memory2017@uni-goettingen.de

URL: 

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/summer-school-memory/562570.html