[ecrea] Call for Sessions - ACS International Crossroads 2008, Jamaica

>7th Association for Cultural Studies
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>International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference
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>University of the West Indies
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>Jamaica
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>Date: July 3-7, 2008
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>CALL FOR SESSIONS
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>Proposals are invited for SESSIONS   at the 7th 
>International Crossroads in Cultural Studies 
>Conference, scheduled for July 3 to 7, 2008 in the Caribbean.
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>The Caribbean could well be regarded as one of 
>the first crossroads of the modern era, where 
>Africa and Asia met Europe on Amerindian soil. 
>The conditions were a forced and bitter 
>crucible. The results of that encounter 
>contributed not only to the making of the modern 
>western world but also to the dynamism that is 
>central to all the cultures of the Western Hemisphere.
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>Of Sacred Crossroads
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>Being a site of conquest, dislocation, 
>crossings, enslavement and rebellion, but also 
>of memory and survival, hope of return, 
>culture-building, in-between-ness, and immense 
>creativity and heritage, the Caribbean is a 
>relevant site for hosting the 7th International 
>Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference, under 
>the theme Of Sacred Crossroads.
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>Contemporary emphasis on materialism and 
>consumerism as measures of our humanity, arising 
>from the unbridled excesses to which science and 
>technology have been sometimes put, is of 
>growing concern, putting under duress the 
>intangibles embodied in the values by which we 
>live as human beings. Out of these concerns has 
>sprung deepening dialogue at the interface 
>between science and spirituality. UNESCOs 
>celebration of the intangible heritage of 
>humankind is a timely reminder that 
>civilizations rise not only on great edifices, 
>monuments and artefacts that defy time, but also 
>on those moments of livity, or human 
>relationships, that last only as long as they 
>are lived, without which human life would have little meaning.
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>Of Sacred Crossroads captures many of these 
>concerns in a manner that allows for the 
>broadest of interpretation and accommodation 
>across disciplines and formsreligion, art, 
>dance, song, orature, healing, re-creation, 
>performance, ritual, belief systems, ethics, 
>globalization, communication, among others.
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>Key themes for the Conference include: Rituals 
>of arrival and contact; Crossingsthe art of the 
>crossroads; Spirituality and identity; Language 
>rituals; Globalization and the spirit; 
>Indigenous spiritualities; Rituals of conflict - 
>rites of rebellion; Virtual realities; virtual 
>spiritualities; (Spiritual) Tourism; Rituals, 
>substances and sacred geographies; The spirit of 
>music; Cultures of reconciliation; Storytelling; 
>Crossroad deities and divination; Geographies of the body and spirit.
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>General areas of interest include:
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>Body,
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>Identity and difference
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>Media
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>Gender and sexuality
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>Popular culture
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>Cultural industries
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>Performance and gender
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>Youth culture
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>Religion and culture
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>Nation states
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>Power and knowledge
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>New information technology
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>Globalization and diaspora
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>Nationalism and locality
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>Consumerism and fetishism
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>Culture and economy
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>Fundamentalisms
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>Cultural Studies pedagogy
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>Policing the crisis
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>Culture and ethics
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>Critical methodologies
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>Politics of opposition
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>Cultures of everyday life
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>Social and cultural theory
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>The city
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>Cultural policy
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>Centre and periphery
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>Space and culture
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>Imagined communities
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>GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
>The deadline for submission of session proposals 
>is June 30, 2007. Please see the Session 
>Organizers Manual posted on the website 
>(<http://www.crossroads2008.org/>www.crossroads2008.org) 
>for information on length, format and guidelines 
>for submission of proposals. Please submit all proposals via the website.
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>THE VENUE
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>The 7th Crossroads Conference will be held at 
>the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona 
>Campus in Kingston, Jamaica, the largest of the 
>three UWI campuses. The Campus is situated in a 
>suburb of the city of Kingston, itself a 
>cultural magnet, with excellent communications 
>and telecommunications systems, accessibility 
>through two international airports, and a highly developed road network.
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>The campus, with a student population of over 
>15,000, has a rich tradition in hosting 
>international conferences. Nestled in the Hope 
>Valley under the Blue Mountains, the campus is 
>itself culturally diverse, drawing on regional 
>as well as international students and boasting 
>its own choir, steel band, dance group and rich 
>nightlife. There is accommodation in student 
>Halls of Residence as well as the Mona Visitors 
>Lodge, and interconnectivity including an 
>extensive wireless network is a feature.
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>Given Jamaicas appeal as a tourist destination 
>we encourage international participants to plan 
>a vacation which can include excursions to 
>famous beaches in Negril, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay 
>or Portland. Various cultural and natural sites 
>of interest include, in Kingston, the Bob Marley 
>Museum and the National Gallery of Art, and 
>elsewhere in the island the spectacular Dunns 
>River Falls, the Blue and John Crow Mountains 
>National Park, Seville Heritage Park, and Treasure Beach, among many others.
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>REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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>Registration information will be posted at the website by summer 2007.
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>Note: To avoid no-shows and guarantee the 
>quality of all sessions, all paper presenters 
>will be asked to register before April 30, 2008.
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>CALL FOR PAPERS
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>A GENERAL CALL FOR PAPERS WILL BE ISSUED IN JULY 2007.
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>For further details on the Conference
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>or on the Cultural Studies Initiative and Programme
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>at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus,
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>please email: (crossroads_2008 /at/ yahoo.com)
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