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[ecrea] Identity Politics and Minorities in the English-speaking World and France: Rhetoric and Reality

Thu Oct 23 21:19:13 GMT 2008



International Conference

University Paris XIII, France

Identity Politics and Minorities in the English-speaking World and France: Rhetoric and Reality

26-27 March 2009


Call for papers





Several competing discourses on colonial heritage and immigration have recently emerged in the West. Some of these discourses tended to emphasize the positive impact of a past many people consider to be traumatic, triumphant, or sometimes both at once. In fact, laws have been passed, in France and elsewhere, to create an official version of history that adopted and disseminated one particular version of such history. These laws echo political discourses meant to reflect the nationâ??s ideals and the tendencies of public opinion. For others, however, these laws are oppressive and discriminatory, and will have a negative effect on minority identities and rights. These two approaches may suggest that there is an official national identity on the one hand, while on the other, peripheral identities are in the process of being constructed, and therefore cannot officially and overtly take part in the elaboration of national ideals.

The conference will explore these and other contested issues associated with nationalism, race and identity politics. Analyzing these notions may also imply a historical reflection on the role, place, and history of minority groups in France and in the English-speaking world. The conference will focus specifically on the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Canada. It welcomes multidisciplinary contributions from the fields of politics, civilization, history, historiography, sociology, and anthropology. Papers addressing the following areas will be most welcome:



            1. Ethnic minorities and nationalisms

            2. Multiculturalism or colorblindness

            3. Apology and reparations.

            4. Affirmation and redefinition of identity

            5. Historicization of discrimination

            6.  Memory and politics



Proposal should not exceed 500 words, and should be sent with a short biography before November 15th 2008 either to:



· Vanessa CASTEJON <mailto:(castejon.vanessa /at/ wanadoo.Fr)>(castejon.vanessa /at/ wanadoo.Fr) or

· Rim LATRACHE <mailto:(rim.latrache /at/ univ-paris13.fr)>(rim.latrache /at/ univ-paris13.fr) or

· Olivette OTELE <mailto:(olivette.otele /at/ googlemail.com)>(olivette.otele /at/ googlemail.com)



CRIDAF-EA 453, Université Paris XIII

99 Av. Jean-Baptiste Clément F933430, Villetaneuse, France





 Members of the scientific committee:

Dr Vanessa Castejon (University Paris 13);

Prof. Didier Fassin (University Paris 13)

Dr Rim Latrache (University Paris 13);

Prof. Françoise Lejeune (University Nantes, France)

Prof. Fethi Mansouri (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia)

Dr Olivette Otele (University Paris 13);

Prof. Claire Parfait (University Paris 13)

Prof. François Poirier (University Paris 13)






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