SCOTTISH WORD AND IMAGE GROUP
SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON:
ENCHANTMENT, FANCY, AND THE CREATIVE IMAGINATION
TENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ABERDEEN WORD AND IMAGE CONFERENCE
Friday/Saturday, May 9/10, 2003
CALL FOR PAPERS
The contrast is traditionally made between dreaming, imagination and =
creativity on the one hand and logical, rational thinking on the other, =
and often to the detriment of the former. Shakespeare seems to give =
primacy to dreaming when he proposes that "We are such stuff as dreams =
are made on," and the Scottish Word and Image Group (SWIG) seconds the =
motion by devoting its Tenth Annual Conference to the theme. Dreaming =
and imagining are associated with a style of thinking not constrained by =
adherence to rules or formal evidence; rather they are free-ranging, =
making linkages which are subjective, unexpected, perhaps obscure. Both =
conscious and unconscious processes may be involved; enchantment =
suggests transformation of the individual from outside, while fancy =
suggests transformation from inside. Within the general theme many =
subthemes spring to mind, of which the following are merely a sample: =
fantasy, phantasy, hallucination, intoxication, delusion, meditation, =
magic, the real and the unreal/virtual, the conscious and the =
unconscious, trance, spiritualism, insight, prophecy, and the =
paranormal.
The Scottish Word and Image Group invites scholars and artists =
interested in the above themes to submit proposals for papers to be =
given at the Tenth Annual Aberdeen International Conference. In the =
established tradition of the Aberdeen Conferences proposals are welcomed =
from those working in any discipline and from any perspective. A =
critical requirement for any paper is that, whatever its formal topic =
may be, it must primarily address the interaction of word and image in =
dealing with that topic. While this may offer a challenge to scholars =
and artists who use other approaches, it also offers an opportunity to =
develop new perspectives.
Word and image studies are characterised by enquiry into the =
coexistence, collaboration, conflict and other types of relationship =
between linguistic and visual/symbolic systems of communication. This =
relationship saturates human discourse and experience so thoroughly that =
we tend to be unaware of it until it is formally brought to our notice, =
especially in academic studies. It has attracted attention from =
scholars and artists in, for example, philosophy, art history, =
psychology, linguistics, literary theory, ethnography, media and film =
studies, cultural history, critical theory, geography and applied arts =
and design. The Scottish Word and Image Group, based in Aberdeen but =
with membership from all over Scotland and beyond, seeks to encourage =
interested scholars and artists from these and related backgrounds to =
participate in its Tenth Annual Conference.
Those interested are advised to consult the SWIG website at: =
http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/criad/swig/swigweb.htm
Papers should be 20-25 minutes in length. Proposals (200-300 words) =
should be submitted to Chris Murray by
Friday, November 29, 2002.
To provide a statement of interest or resolve any preliminary questions =
please contact:
Chris Murray (Secretary), Department of English, University of Dundee, =
Angus, Scotland, DD1 4HN.
(email: chrismurray@barbelith.freeserve.co.uk; telephone: 01382 811709)
OR
Iain FWK Davidson (Chairman), Department of Educational Studies, =
University of Aberdeen, Hilton Campus, Aberdeen, AB24 4FA. (email: =
i.davidson@abdn.ac.uk or ifwkdmal@aol.com; telephone:01224 488434)
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