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Subject: [International-communications] FW: Culture - Media - 
  Economy(Erlangen)
  
        
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        From: 
  Cyberspace and Society on behalf of Markus 
  Wiemker
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/2004 1:07 
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        Subject: CfP: Culture - 
  Media - Economy 
  (Erlangen)
       
       
        
  C A L L  F O R  P A P E R 
  S
       
        
  The Departments of German Studies, American Studies, English 
  Literature,
        Political Sciences, 
  Economics and Sociology at the University 
  of
        Erlangen/Nuremberg, Germany, 
  are inviting young scholars (graduates 
  and
        postgraduates) to present 
  papers at our 
  conference:
   &nb
sp;   
        
  Border//Crossings
        Culture - 
  Media - 
  Economy
       
        
  6th Interdisciplinary, International Graduate 
  Conference
        at the University of 
  Erlangen/Nuremberg
        November 5 - 
  7, 
  2004
       
        
  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: GIORGIO AGAMBEN (to be confirmed) and ELENA 
  ESPOSITO
       
        
  ______________________________________________________________
       
       
       
      &n
bsp; 
  The concept of 'border' is - paradoxically? - gaining new relevance 
  in
        the wake of what is usually 
  described as 'globalization', including 
  such
        diverse phenomena as 
  migration, inter-cultural 
  communication,
        transformation or 
  hybridization.
       
        
  This concept is equally important for those theories centering 
  around
        identity and those 
  centering around difference. In trying to 
  cross
        national as well as 
  disciplinary borders we are looking 
  for
        contributions with current 
  theoretical and/or empirical 
  perspectives,
        critically 
  analys
ing the concept and/or the construction of borders. 
  We
        would like to confront 
  different angles on the subject and are hoping 
  to
        create space for productive 
  discussions.
       
        
  Possible topics include, but are not limited 
  to:
       
        
  - Oikos/Nomos
        - 
  Production/Distribution/Consumtion
        
  - Constructions of Knowledge
        - 
  Biopolitics
        - 
  GenderTransitivities
        - Discourse 
  Analyses
        - Power 
  Structures
   &nb
sp;    - Marxologics & 
  Criticism of Ideology
        - 
  LanguageRituals & 
  Representations
        - Hybrid 
  Cultures
        - Ethics after 
  Postmodernism
        - 
  Postcolonialisms
        - 
  BodyFormations
        - 
  MediaExperiences and 
  MediaPerspectives
        - Free and 
  Open Source-Software 
  Development
       
       
       
        
  Please register using our online submission form 
  at
        http://www.gradnet.de
  
;      
  The deadline for paper proposals (1-3 page abstracts) is August 31, 
  2004
        (registration for other 
  participants until October 31, 
  2004).
       
        
  Panels with three to five speakers will last two to two and a 
  half
        hours. The time allocated 
  for each paper is about 10 minutes, in 
  order
        to permit ample time for 
  discussion.
        Before the 
  conference, each contribution (3 to 10 pages) will be 
  posted
        on our web page in order 
  to facilitate discussion and 
  scholarly
        
  exchange.
        The deadline for 
  submitting these short con
tributions is October 
  15,
        
  2004.
        Please send abstracts and 
  short papers to 
  "(gradabstra /at/ arno.franken.de)"
        in 
  Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Portable Document Format 
  (.pdf).
       
        
  Selected papers will be published in the conference 
  proceedings.
       
        
  The conference fee is 20 
  EUR.
       
        
  For further information please do not hesitate to contact us 
  at
        
  "(gradinfo /at/ arno.franken.de)".
       
       
        
  Conference organizers:
        Michael 
  Popp M.A.
        Gerd Sebald 
  M.A.
        
  --
        Markus 
  Wiemker
        
  (markus /at/ wiemker.org)
        
  www.wiemker.org