[eccr] 2nd Global Conference - Monsters and the Monstrous: Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil

>2nd Global Conference
>Monsters and the Monstrous:
>Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil
>
>Monday 10th May - Wednesday 12th May 2004
>Budapest, Hungary
>
>This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary
>conference seeks to investigate and explore the
>enduring influence and imagery of monsters and
>the monstrous on human culture throughout
>history. In particular, the project will have a
>dual focus with the intention of examining
>specific 'monsters' as well as assessing
>the role, function and consequences of persons,
>actions or events identified as 'monstrous'. The
>history and contemporary cultural influences of
>monsters and monstrous metaphors will also be
>examined.
>
>Perspectives are sought from those engaged in the
>fields of literature, media studies, cultural
>studies, history, anthropology, philosophy,
>psychology, sociology, health and theology. Ideas
>are welcomed from those involved in academic
>study, fictional explorations, and applied areas
>(e.g. youth work, criminology and medicine).
>
>Papers, reports, work-in-progress and workshops
>are invited on issues related to any of the
>following themes:
>
>* The monster through history
>* Civilization, monsters and the monstrous
>* Children, childhood, stories and monsters
>* Comedy: funny monsters and/or making fun of
>monsters (e.g. Monsters Inc, the Addams Family)
>* Making monsters; monstrous births
>* Mutants and mutations
>* Technologies of the monstrous
>* Horror, fear and scare
>* Do monsters kill because they are monstrous or
>are they monstrous because they kill?
>* How critical to the definition of monster is
>death or the threat of death?
>* human 'monsters' and 'monstrous' acts? e.g,
>perverts, paedophiles and serial killers
>* Revolution and monsters
>* Enemies (political/social/military) and monsters
>* Iconography of the monstrous
>* The popularity of the modern monsters; the
>Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein, Vampires
>* The monster in literature
>* The monster in media (television, cinema, radio)
>* Religious depictions of the monstrous
>* Metaphors and the monstrous
>
>Papers will also be accepted which deal solely
>with specific monsters.
>
>Papers will be considered on any related theme.
>300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday
>30th January 2004. If your paper is accepted for
>presentation at the conference, an 8 page draft
>paper should be submitted by Friday 16th April
>2004.
>
>The conference is part of a larger series of
>ongoing conferences entitled At the
>Interface, and run as a project under the
>auspices of Wickedness.Net. It aims to
>bring together people from different areas and
>interests to share ideas and explore various
>discussions which are innovative and exciting.
>
>All papers accepted for and presented at the
>conference will be published as an
>ISBN eBook. Selected papers accepted for and
>presented at this conference will be published in
>a hard copy themed volume. A themed volume is in
>press from the previous conference.
>
>Proposals should be submitted via email to the
>Project Leaders - Stephen Morris
>- (smmorris58 /at/ yahoo.com) and Rob Fisher -
>(theodicist /at/ wickedness.net)
>
>For further details about the project, please
>visit:
>http://www.wickedness.net/Monsters/monsters.htm
>
>For further details about the conference please
>visit:
>http://www.wickedness.net/Monsters/M2/m04cfp.htm

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Carpentier Nico (Phd)
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Katholieke Universiteit Brussel - Catholic University of Brussels
Vrijheidslaan 17 - B-1081 Brussel - Belgium
T: ++ 32 (0)2-412.42.78
Office: 4/0/18
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Media Sociology (CeMeSO)
Pleinlaan 2 - B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
T: ++ 32 (0)2-629.18.30
Office: C0.05
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E-mail: (Nico.Carpentier /at/ kubrussel.ac.be)
Web: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/
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