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Call for Papers
Panopticism: Architectural Space and Ideological Manipulation
A Panel Discussion at the Sixth International Literature and Humanities =
Conference,
Inscriptions in the Sand: an arts and culture conference and festival
at Eastern Mediterranean University
in Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus
May 30-June 1, 2003
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Submissions are invited for a Panel Discussion exploring the ways in =
which architectural space is interpreted or used to shape, manipulate =
and reinforce behavior patterns or mindsets, including movement, social =
organization, interpersonal relationships, and relations to technology =
or authority.=20
Some possible topic areas (others are welcome):
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=97prisons, asylums, hospitals, and universities
=97Bentham=92s Panopticon and Foucault=92s disciplinary spaces
=97urban design and dehumanization
=97the architecture of fascism
=97decentering and decentralization: the possibility of a democratic =
architecture
=97Fourier=92s arcades, Benjamin=92s Arcades, and the modern shopping =
mall
=97reconstructing architecture at archeological sites
=97adobe huts and igloos: structures and modes of adaptation and ritual
=97spaces of worship: churches, cathedrals, mosques, temples
=97Philippe Ari=E8s and the architectural semiotics of death
=97monuments, memorials, tombstones; cemeteries, mortuaries and funeral =
homes
=97architecture in film from Caligari and Metropolis to Belly of an =
Architect and Fight Club=20
=97classroom, office, and interrogation spaces
=97ducks and decorated sheds: idioms of postmodern architecture
=97deconstructing architecture: Derrida and Peter Eisenman
=97cityscape and landscape ideologies
=97architectural restoration: recovering/fictionalizing history=20
=97architectural forms in art: medieval illumination, Monet, Atget, =
Constructivism, Stella, etc.
=97art in architecture: from friezes and altarpieces to postmodern =
pastiche
=97architecture as art: the aesthetics of functionality
=97wrapping up architecture: the politics of Christo
=97mobility and architecture
=97eroticism and architectural space
=97ecological architecture: bio-environments, space-stations, and =
alienation
=97museum, gallery, and exhibition spaces: Frank Gehry=92s organic =
architecture
=97living spaces from Bauhaus to Koolhaas
=97theoretical architecture: the Chicago school
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Prospective panelists are invited to send 250-word abstracts/proposals =
for 15-20 minute presentations on any aspect of these areas to =
johann.pillai@emu.edu.tr or rodney.sharkey@emu.edu.tr by 30 October, =
2002. We look forward to learning about your research, and to a =
provocative discussion.
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For more information about Inscriptions in the Sand,=20
please visit our website at http://www.emu.edu.tr/elh/index_confer.html. =
Please also check out our links to =93Individual Research =
Presentations=94 and =93Creative/Performance Work.=94
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