CFP: Inscriptions '04 (TRNC) (1/31/04; 6/3/04 - 6/4/04)
The Seventh International Literature and Humanities Conference at Eastern
Mediterranean University will be an arts and culture, conference and
festival entitled Inscriptions '04. See
http://www.emu.edu.tr/elh/index_conference.html
On June 3rd and 4th 2004, the Department of English Literature and
Humanities at Eastern Mediterranean University will host Inscriptions '04,
an arts and culture conference and festival, following on from the success
of Inscriptions in the Sand which was held in June, 200.
Inscriptions '04 will embrace literature, film, music, dramatic and
performance art, performance events, exhibitions and creative presentations,
as well as critical analyses and interpretations of literary, philosophical,
and other kinds of texts. In this way, we intend to provide an academic
environment and atmosphere charged with the energy of creative experience.
We welcome in particular panel discussions, presentations and creative
work/performances which problematize, question, challenge, and expose the
shifting, littoral ground on which traditional social, disciplinary and
ideological boundaries are inscribed. As such, we welcome those interested
in such diverse fields as literature/theory, the visual and performing arts,
architecture, music, historiography, science, law, politics, and
communications media.
Proposed areas of interest:
- relations between text and cinematic or dramatic performance
- the semiotics of music video
- performance, installation, and digital art
- body art, tattooing and mutilation
- jazz, atonal music, noise
- art and pornography; obscenity, voyeurism
- panopticism/ideological manipulations of architectural space
- modern and postmodern artistic avant-gardes
- counter- and sub-cultures
- cults, occultism, the popular imagination
- "pseudosciences," superstition or irrationalism vs. reason and science
- magic, shamanism, religious/mystical discourse
- media (TV, Internet, etc.) intrusion: censorship, privacy
- critical legal studies: ideology and objectivity in law
- deracinations: bedouin, gypsy, nomadic, immigrant or indigenous
spaces/borders
- races, ethnicities and nationalisms
- gender agendas: transvestitism, transsexuality, queering
- Cyborgs and cultural systems
I. Panel Discussions (15-20 minute presentations)
We invite submissions for panel discussions in any of the areas of interest
listed above. Although we will be publishing selected presentations from
Inscriptions in the Sand and Inscriptions '04, we encourage participants to
move away from the standard prewritten, "finished paper" format, towards a
more open-ended
presentation, which will provoke and contribute to a genuine exchange of
research and ideas during the panel sessions. Our aim is to create a forum
and publishing venue for inspiring work in progress, that will develop and
move in new and unforeseen directions as a result of the exchange of ideas
with fellow academics participating in the conference, so that scholarly
and critical interaction will contribute to the final form of participants'
work.
Prospective panelists are invited to send 250-word abstracts/proposals for
15/20 minute presentations on any aspect of the areas above by 31st of
January, 2004 to: rodney.sharkey@emu.edu.tr or robert.dalonzo@emu.edu.tr We
look
forward to learning about your research, and to a provocative discussion.
II. Individual Research Presentations (30-45 minute presentations)
We would also like to hear from individuals with recognized expertise who
may be interested in presenting their research in fields other than those
listed. Our aim for Inscriptions in the Sand is to encourage presentation
of and engagement with the best contemporary work in the fields of
philosophy,
theory, and literary criticism. Submissions for potential panel discussions
are also welcome, but ideally we are interested in presentations from
individuals who have carved out innovative and exciting research in
disparate fields.
Please send 250-word abstracts/proposals by 31st January, 2004 to:
rodney.sharkey@emu.edu.tr or robert.dalonzo@emu.edu.tr
III. Creative/Performance Work
We look forward to receiving submissions for creative work in various
disciplines. Drama, poetry, narrative and performance events are welcome,
as are video/digital art, film, exhibitions and musical renditions. The
proposed topics list for Inscriptions in the Sand should give some
indication of the nature and style of the type of performance events we are
interested in.
Please send details by 31st January, 2004 to: rodney.sharkey@emu.edu.tr or
robert.dalonzo@emu.edu.tr
For more information about Inscriptions '04 please visit
http://www.emu.edu.tr/elh/index_conference.html
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