INTERNATIONAL REGION
International Regional Chair:
Ann Braithwaite
abraithwaite@upei.ca
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Upcoming Conferences in this Region by date:
Canada:
1. Marxism & Psychology Conference
Organizers: Marxism & Psychology Research Group (MPRG)
http://vre.upei.ca/mprg/
Location: The University of Prince Edward Island
Conference Date(s): August 5th, 2010 - August 7th, 2010
CFP Deadline: February 1st, 2010
Conference URL: http://vre.upei.ca/mprg/
Keynotes/Speakers: Kum-Kum Bhavnani
John Cromby
Raquel Guzzo
Lois Holzman
Gordana Jovanovic
Athanasios Marvakis
Morten Nissen
Ian Parker
Carl Ratner
Hans Skott-Myhre
Thomas Teo
Theme: In the history of social thought, it is difficult to find a more divisive figure than Karl Marx. For many, the mere mention of his name conjures up images of totalitarian regimes dominating nearly every aspect of an individual’s existence. Yet for others, Marx’s critique of the capitalist mode of production draws attention to the fact that our beliefs, thoughts, and desires inevitably emerge against the background of specific cultural, historical, and social practices.
The purpose of this conference is to bring students, scholars, and activists together to discuss exciting issues at the intersection of Marxism and Psychology. While it is clear that a number of organizations are making important contributions to this area of study, we believe that the time is right to open up a space for students, scholars, and activists from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds to reflect on the role that Marxism can play in psychological theory, research, and practice.
Suggested Topics:
CFP Address:
CFP Email Address: marfken@upei.ca
Contact: Michael Arfken
E-Mail: marfken@upei.ca
Alternate E-Mail:
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2. Mothers and the Economy: The Economics of Mothering
Organizers: Association for Research on Mothering (ARM)
Location: McLaughlin College, York University, Toronto
Conference Date(s): October 21st, 2010 - October 24th, 2010
CFP Deadline: July 1st, 2010
Conference URL: http://www.yorku.ca/arm/conference.html
Keynotes/Speakers: Dr. Martha Albertson Fineman
Ann Crittenden
Dr. Eva Feder Kittay
Dr. Nancy Folbre
Dr. Marilyn Waring
Theme: This is the Association for Research on Mothering (ARM)'s 37th conference on the topic of Mothers and the Economy and the Economics of Mothering. We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, and workers, artists, mothers and others who work or research in this area. Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged. We encourage a variety of types of submissions including academic papers from all disciplines, workshops, creative submissions, performances, storytelling, visual arts and other alternative formats. Please email your 250 word abstract and 50 word bio to arm@yorku.ca by July 1, 2010.
Suggested Topics: the economics of maintaining sustainable family systems; mothering, appropriate technology and economics; mothering and microcredit; mothering and economic activism; social and economic supports for mothering; mothering within the neoliberal context; motherwork and valuation of motherwork, mothering and the economics of unpaid labour; mothers-as-providers, mother-led cooperatives; the effects of privatization/commodification on women; mothering and the economics of raising children with disabilities; the “selling” of mothering and the economics of consumerism; consumption and the marketing of mothering; the economics of reproductive technologies and surrogacy; the financial implications for mothers of family law reforms and welfare state developments; quantifications of mothering/caregiving/parenting as a part of the base structure of the economic productivity of society; the actual value of domestic/unpaid labour; motherhood and the gender pay gap, mothering and the feminization of poverty; the impacts of economic globalization on mothering and kinship networks; the economics of caregiving/parenting in nontraditional households and more.
CFP Address: Association for Research on Mothering
726 Atkinson, York University, 4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3
CFP Email Address: arm@yorku.ca
Contact: Renée Knapp
E-Mail: arm@yorku.ca
Alternate E-Mail: aoreilly@yorku.ca
Telephone: Renée Knapp, The Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) 416-736-2100 ext 60366. Email correspondence preferred.
3. Health, Embodiment, and Visual Culture: Engaging Publics and Pedagogies
Organizers: Sarah Brophy, Associate Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
Janice Hladki, Associate Professor, School of the Arts, McMaster University
Location: McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Conference Date(s): November 19th, 2010 - November 20th, 2010
CFP Deadline: January 15th, 2010
Conference URL:
Keynotes/Speakers: *Rebecca Belmore,* internationally recognized Anishinabekwe artist, Vancouver; *Lisa Cartwright,* Professor of Communication and Science Studies and Affiliated Faculty in Gender Studies, Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego; *Robert McRuer,* Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of English, George Washington University, Washington, DC; *Ato Quayson,* Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto
Theme: This interdisciplinary conference seeks to explore how visual cultural practices image and imagine unruly bodies and, in so doing, respond to Patricia Zimmermann's call for “radical media democracies that animate contentious public spheres” (2000, p. xx). Our aim is to explore how health, disability, and the body are theorized, materialized, and politicized in forms of visual culture including photography, video art, graphic memoir, film, body art and performance, and digital media. Accordingly, we invite proposals for individual papers and roundtables that consider how contemporary visual culture makes bodies political in ways that matter for the future of democracy. Proposals may draw on fields such as: visual culture, critical theory, disability studies, health studies, science studies, autobiography studies, indigenous studies, feminisms, queer studies, and globalization/ transnationalism.
Suggested Topics: POSSIBLE THEMATICS INCLUDE: technologies, cultural production, disability, and affect.
We kindly invite submissions from scholars, artists, health professionals, community members, and activists in all areas and disciplines.
Concurrent sessions will be 90 minutes in length. Proposals for the following formats will be considered:
1) Individual papers: 15 minutes in length
2) Roundtables: 4-5 participants, including a designated moderator and a plan for facilitated discussion of ideas
All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
Individual paper submissions should include:
1) affiliation and contact information
2) a biographical note of up to 200 words
3) paper title and a 300-500 word abstract; the description of the paper’s content should be as specific as possible and indicate relevance to one or more of the conference thematics.
4) details of audiovisual needs (e.g. DVD, LCD projection, and/or VHS). Note that participants will need to bring their own laptops.
Roundtable submissions should include:
1) affiliation and contact information for each participant
2) a biographical note of up to 200 words for each participant
3) roundtable title and a 500 word proposal. The proposal should both indicate the relevance of the roundtable to one or more of the conference thematics and outline the organization of the proposed discussion.
4) details of audiovisual needs (e.g. DVD, LCD projection, and/or VHS). Note that participants will need to bring their own laptops. ACCESSIBILITY:
Presenters are encouraged to explore ways to make physical, sensory, and intellectual access a fundamental part of their presentation. Suggestions include: large print (18 point font) copies of handouts, large-print copies of paper or panel outlines, and/or audio descriptions of any film or video clips and images. Presenters are also encouraged to consider open or closed captioning of films and video clips.
POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION PLANS:
Papers from the conference will be considered for a special issue of /The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies/.
CFP Address: If electronic submission is not possible, please mail or fax proposals to arrive by January 15, 2010.
Address: Sarah Brophy & Janice Hladki: Health, Embodiment, and Visual Culture Conference
c/o Department of English & Cultural Studies
Chester New Hall
CFP Email Address: viscult@mcmaster.ca
Contact: Sarah Brophy and Janice Hladki
E-Mail: viscult@mcmaster.ca
Alternate E-Mail: brophys@mcmaster.ca
Telephone: Sarah Brophy 905-525-9140 ext. 22243
Rest of the World:
1. Iris Murdoch International Conference
Organizers: Dr Anne Rowe and Dr Sara Upstone
Location: Kingston University, UK
Conference Date(s): September 10th, 2010 - September 11th, 2010
CFP Deadline: May 30th, 2010
Conference URL:
Keynotes/Speakers: Professor Robert Eaglestone, Peter J Conradi, David Morgan
Theme: 5th international Iris Murdoch conference. This year's theme is 'Murdoch on the Margins'.
Suggested Topics: We are interested in how Murdoch’s literature and/or philosophy engages with what it means to live on the margins in terms of issues such as – but not limited to – sexuality, gender, race, class, national identity and religion. We would also encourage papers that consider Murdoch’s place in the English canon: how she has been conceived as a ‘marginal’ writer; how interest in her work has been renewed by changes in critical thinking, philosophy, and literary studies; how considering her work alongside that of other authors allows us to reappraise her contemporary significance and, finally, how she herself took the status as an outsider or critic in order to further her philosophical interests and/or define her literary position.
In addition, we welcome papers for panels on specific topics or aspects of individual novels, and on research and teaching interests.
CFP Address: Dr Sara Upstone, Kingston University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Penrhyn Road, Kingston, Surrey, England, KT1 2 EE
CFP Email Address: s.upstone@kingston.ac.uk
Contact: Anne Rowe
E-Mail: a.rowe@kingston.ac.uk
Alternate E-Mail: s.upstone@kingston.ac.uk
Telephone: Anne Rowe Tel: +44 (0)208 417 9000
2. WWW.World Wide Women - Globalization, genders and languages
Organizers: CIRSDe - Research Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies
Location: Turin, Italy
Conference Date(s): February 10th, 2011 - February 12th, 2011
CFP Deadline: September 15th, 2010
Conference URL: http://www.cirsde.unito.it
Keynotes/Speakers:
Theme: The conference, organised by the Research Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies (CIRSDe), aims to promote cultural exchanges among researchers interested in the gender perspectives in their work. At the same time, it’s an occasion to relaunch the debate on how Women’s and Gender studies can be integrated into traditional academic approaches.
Suggested Topics: globalization, cultural exchanges, transculturality, migrations, languages, economic development and the decline in importance of national boundaries
CFP Address:
CFP Email Address: cirsde@unito.it
Contact: Rachele Raus
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