Culture and the State: Past, Present, and Future
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/cms/
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 2-5, 2003
Most plenary speakers are now confirmed for this conference, including Len
Findlay, Isobel Findlay, Rahim Jaffer MLA, Norman Nawrocki, Raj Pannu MLA,
and Jerry Zaslove, among others. Deadlines for individual themes vary, but
general submission under the conference's overall CFP are accepted until
February 1, 2003 (see link above for this general CFP).
THEME:
State, Culture, Ecology
(DEADLINE January 15, 2002)
This theme is part of an international conference on "Culture and the State,
Past, Present, and Future," and explores the intersection of popular
cultural ecological concerns and state-sanctioned ecological mandates. As
resource development and urban expansion encroach upon culturally-valued
"wild" areas, politicians and ecological theorists are faced with the
challenge of constantly re-negotiating the use values of non-urban spaces.
In many industrialised countries national parks, nature reserves, wilderness
refuges, and other "wild" areas are the most prominent symbols of ecological
integrity. This theme seeks to explore the ways in which these areas are
defined and governed by state and cultural apparatuses.
We invite proposals that examine a wide scope of ecological topics,
including eco-feminist, eco-critical, or eco-poetic analyses of ecological
values, definitions, and institutions. Interdisciplinary papers are
especially welcome.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Ecology as a discipline
* Political and cultural values of "wilderness" and other
ecologically-defined areas
* State control of "wild" landscapes
* Ecological protest and areas of resistance
* National Parks as state-defined cultural institutions
* Retrospective analyses of ecological interests in popular culture
* State authority and ecological definitions
* Eco-tourism in sensitive areas
* Comparisons of ecological currency in distinct cultures / states
* National heritage and ecology
Please send an abstract of 250 words for a paper of 20 minutes, to be given
in English or French, by January 15 to the theme coordinator, Gabrielle
Zezulka-Mailloux. Email submissions are welcome in either WordPerfect or
Microsoft Word format. Early submissions are encouraged.
Theme Coordinator:
Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux
Department of English
3-5 Humanities Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T6G 2E5
gez@ualberta.ca
The conference is funded by the Canada Research Chairs programme.
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