Please note: This theme is part of "Culture and the State, Past" an
international and interdisciplinary conference, to be held at the
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, from May 2-5, 2003. Please
see website for further information: www.arts.ualberta.ca/cms
Aboriginal Discourses and the State
This theme in "Culture and the State: Past, Present, and Future"
examines the ways in which Aboriginal discourses, written and oral,
both determine and are determined by State definitions of identity. We
invite papers that explore the limits and freedoms of Aboriginal
discourses throughout the world, and the role of State-sanctioned
institutions in the promulgation or suppression of these discourses.
Since self-expression is seen as a tool of resistance Aboriginal
peoples effectively employ against colonial domination, the study of
Aboriginal discourses becomes consonant with the study of the
political premises these peoples are perceived to hold. These premises
include the ideals of self-governance, communal solidarity,
de-colonization, gender and racial equality, and the recognition of
Aboriginal peoples as 'distinct societies'. We seek papers that
explore how such premises affect the interpretation of Aboriginal
literatures, oral traditions, and political self-definitions.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Aboriginal literary resistance and canon formation
Definitions of the self in Aboriginal political and
literary discourses
The role of oral discourses in literary production
Aboriginal self-governance, communal solidarity,
de-colonization, gender and racial
equality, 'distinct societies' recognition, and the State
Treaty negotiations and discourse analysis
Identity politics within Aboriginal communities
Cross-cultural comparisons of Aboriginal discourses
Please submit an abstract of approximately 250 words for papers of 20
minutes by January 5, 2003. Send all submissions to the theme
coordinator, Rob Appleford. Early submissions are encouraged and email
submissions are welcome.
Rob Appleford
Assistant Professor
Department of English
3-5 Humanities Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T6G 2E5
rob.appleford@ualberta.ca
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