Conferences and Symposiums
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference on Migration,
Citizenship and Intercultural Relations
Thursday
19 November - Friday 20 November 2009
Venue:
hd3.008/3.009 (Melbourne campus at Burwood), Deakin University Venue
Direction
The recent
transnational turn in the study of migration has signified a shift in conceptual
thinking and methodological approaches to researching migration, and
post-migration communities. While previous research has focussed on isolated
aspects of social networking, cultural adjustment, and economic empowerment,
recent studies are beginning to examine the migration settings themselves, where
modes of local, national and transnational practices are negotiated in the
context of intercultural interactions. This Conference, therefore, proposes to
examine outcomes of migration and immigration as essential dimensions for
contextualizing discussions about national identity, intercultural relations and
citizenship, and the formation and representation of cultural
identity.
Please
send 250 word proposal/ abstract* by 15 August 2009.
We invite proposals for papers that address the following questions:
With increasing diversity in a globalised world, what kinds of multicultural societies can we envisage for our increasingly diverse communities?
What kind of cultural and national identities will be formed within these societies and what role will they play in the public sphere?
Do transnational connections translate into weaker notions of local belonging or can they be used as a resource to strengthen local communities?
Do migrant and minority ethnic groups experience a sense of inclusion?
How is this sense of inclusion recognised or manifested in a multicultural society?
Does government policy contribute to building a sense of belonging and inclusion among recent migrants and other ethno-cultural groups?
What types of intercultural relations exist in a culturally diverse society?
What is the role of these intercultural relations in fostering inclusive and ethical visions of citizenship?
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
Multiculturalism, Identity and Citizenship
Race, Ethnicity and Intercultural Relations
Transnational Work and Temporary Migration
Muslim Diaspora in the West
Moving Beyond Xenophobia: Race Relations and Social Inclusion
Transnationalism and Global Ethics
Online Registration Form
Please
send 250 word proposal/ abstract* by 15 August 2009
to:
Ms Chippy
Sunil
Coordinator
International
Conference on Migration, Citizenship and Intercultural Relations
Institute
for Citizenship and Globalisation.
Email: chippy.sunil@deakin.edu.au
* Abstracts will be refereed by the Organising Committee.
For
more information on the Conference - http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/icg/events/conf-2009.php
______________________________
Chippy
Sunil
ICG Coordinator
Institute
for Citizenship & Globalisation
Faculty
of Arts & Education
Deakin University
Extn:* 46658
Phone:03 9244
6658
E-mail:chippy.sunil@deakin.edu.au
http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/icg/
CRICOS Provider
Number 00113B
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CFP for a Special Session for the Third International and
Interdisciplinary Conference on Emotional Geographies
April 6-8, 2010, University of South Australia
Session Title: Border Panic? Re-thinking Emotions on the
Edge
Provocation: Despite utopian predictions that the age of globalization would do away with the anachronism of borders, the post-9/11 security environment has intensified border politics as new security technologies, procedures and regulations are used to police the edges of the nation-state: in airports, coastal waters, walls and fences. As the falling of the Berlin wall fades from memory, new borders emerge supported by new surveillance technologies and practices. While research on border panic and border anxiety is voluminous, there has been relatively little interrogation of the actual emotions and affects of borders and border-crossing. Is this fear, panic or anxiety? And how does these manifest at the border?
Yet this focus on border panic/border anxiety fails to take into account the complexity of emotions we feel at the borders: from the boredom of the airport lounge to the fear and trepidation of refugees fleeing across borders, from the sadness of leaving loved ones to the joy of starting anew. Perhaps too, if we listen carefully at the edges of the state we may find here the shame of the transgressor meeting the disgust of those who feel transgressed. The border re-invents itself, re-aligns itself and embeds itself in our bodies, in our most visceral beings, forcing us to confront not just the borders of the nation-state but the borders of our communities and bodies. What work does emotion do in the production of borders? What emotions do different borders evoke?
In a similar vein, emotions themselves transgress the borders of our bodies as they spark resonances in our surroundings, across other spaces and to other bodies. How does emotion travel across borders? Can e-motion subvert borders and boundaries? Why are some emotions attached to particular localities while others are presumed to naturally transcend political geographies? What are the emotions and affects of migration and travel?
Convenor: Gilbert Caluya, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Centre for Postcolonial and Globalization Studies, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia.
Please send 200-250 word abstracts and a brief bio to the convenor by July 17th, 2009.
The Third International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Emotional Geographies will be held at the University of South Australia on April 6-8, 2010 in Adelaide , Australia .
See http://www.uibk.ac.at/leopoldine/gender-studies/fem_wissenstransfer/emotional_geographiesx.pdf