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Subject: [International-communications] FW: Culture - Media -
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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:
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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
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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.
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Markus
Wiemker
(markus /at/ wiemker.org)
www.wiemker.org