Please, distribute among those who might be interested.
European Identity and Nationalism
Call for Papers
Multi-disciplinary Conference
May 2001, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sponsored by the Comparative Literature Department; the Political Science
Department; and The Center for Russian, Central and East European Studies of
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
The recent collapse of communism has challenged the imaginary geography of
"Europe" to include past and recent "others" (e.g., "the Balkans", the
"Slavs", "the post-Soviets"), to confront the bankruptcy of state socialism,
and to make sense of the idiosyncratic cohabitation of post-modern and
pre-modern world-views. At the same time, Europe is faced with new war
fronts of nationalizing processes at its midst.
Consequently, the configuration of the new "European political identity"
seems to be slipping away from the control of the European Union, as more
voices -- both within and outside the Union -- pronounce that Europe does
not equate with the EU. Exploring European identity leads us into a more
fluid and contested terrain that is at times bigger (narratives of expanding
cosmopolitanism) and at times smaller (narratives of separatism manifested
as aggressive nationalisms). This troublesome but also promising process of
(re-)inventing Europe provides the opportunity to deepen our understanding
of nationalism and its place in Europe, and to identify the dominant modes
of recasting European identity vis-a-vis more particular identities
(nationalism, regionalism, minorities). Meanwhile, we are challenged to
re-conceptualize the representation of the European political identity and
its actor/story-teller.
We invite you to participate in this fully interdisciplinary conference,
with organizers from five disciplines --literature, cultural studies,
history, anthropology, political science -- putting together the panels.
The issues that will be addressed will include but not be limited to:
-Interplay of national and European identities at the threshold of the new
millennium;
-Europe through the eyes of its minorities/immigrants;
-Politics of European representations;
-Imaging the European space from within and from without;
-Europe and imperialism;
-The political economy of nationalism;
-Nationalism and the imperial legacies in Europe;
-Nationalism and theories of modernity/post-modernity;
-Nationalism and race/gender/class/religion;
-National literatures/arts;
-Nationalism and violence/conflict;
-Nationalism and history/genealogy/mythology/memory;
We are also open to other topics as long as they address any aspect of the
relationship between specific national identities and broadly defined
"Europeanness". Interdisciplinary and methodologically innovative approaches
are strongly encouraged. The conference will comprise panel discussions and
round tables. At the panel discussions, participants will present their own
work and engage in debate. At the round table meetings, participants will
explore a single piece of writing announced by the organizers in advance.
The keynote speakers as well as round table discussions at the conference
will be announced at a later stage. Please, visit our website periodically
for updated information on the program, speakers, and schedule:
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~crcees/
Please, address your inquiries to:
Yianna Liatsos yianna@rci.rutgers.edu
Serguei Glebov glebov@eden.rutgers.edu
The deadline for abstracts submissions is November 27, 2000.
The abstracts should be no longer than one page and can be mailed, faxed or
sent via e-mail to:
CRCEES
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
172 College Avenue
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-8537, U.S.A.
Tel: (732) 932-8551
Fax: (732) 932-1144
Email: crcees@rci.rutgers.edu
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