[ecrea] Cfp: “Narratives of Peace and Conflict” (1-3 July 2015, Liverpool Hope University)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Annual Conference 2015

1 - 3 July 2015

“Narratives of Peace and Conflict”

KEYNOTE: Elizabeth Dauphinee, York University


CALL FOR PAPERS

Stories and narratives play a key role in contexts of peace and 
conflict. They give insights into the personal dimension of both 
conflict and peace, while offering a rich resource for peacebuilders. 
Conflict dynamics can be seen as replicated in the stories of victims 
and perpetrators on the one hand. On the other hand, the transformation 
of conflict dynamics through the use of narratives and stories has so 
far been under-explored. The potential of narratives is indeed manifold, 
ranging from the construction of media narratives to anthropological 
accounts of conflict, artwork and the acknowledgement that peace and 
conflict need to be understood through innovative sources, beyond ‘hard 
data.’
This conference aims to examine the origins and continuity of individual 
and collective narratives, and the challenges which are offered to them. 
A key theme will be the examination of the role of the stories, 
narratives and discourses in identity formation, historical 
understanding and media coverage. This will involve experts from a range 
of fields, and we welcome contributions from researchers in the areas of 
International Relations, Politics, Anthropology, Media and Peace 
Studies. Equally we would like to include experts whose primary fields 
might be in other disciplines. The conference is open to those from 
disciplines such as Geography, Sociology, Peace and Conflict Studies, 
Economics, Cultural Studies, History, Literature, Drama and Theatre, 
Theology, Religious Studies and Philosophy.

>From conference participants, we would hope that among the themes that 
could be considered are:

•    Assessments of methodological approaches to the role of the 
narratives and stories in peace and conflict
•    Analysis of competing narratives in specific conflict situations 
past and present
•    Analysis of alternative stories which challenge or have challenged 
dominant narratives in specific conflict situations
•    Analysis of the media’s role in constructing narratives about peace 
and conflict
•    Analysis of poetry, film, media and the arts which have contributed 
to peace and conflict.
•    Storytelling of personal narratives of peace and conflict
•    Analysis of the role that religious narratives play in conflict 
situations, on the one hand, and in peacebuilding, on the other
•    Analysis of literary accounts which depict making use of stories to 
resolve conflicts  (especially but not limited to the works regarded as 
‘classics,’ including the sacred scriptures of different religions)
•    Analysis of how stories about the past conflicts are used to help 
communities build a more peaceful future.


Keynote speaker:

Elizabeth Dauphinee; Associate Professor at York University, Canada, and 
editor of the Journal of Narrative Politics.


The conference is organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for 
War and Peace Studies at Liverpool Hope University. The venue will be 
the Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus, Shaw 
Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP.
Please submit abstracts for papers (word format) and posters of up to 
300 words or full panel abstracts (4 papers max) to (tutu /at/ hope.ac.uk) 
until 1 February 2015. Successful applicants will be notified by 27 
February 2015. We encourage contributions which are beyond formal 
conference papers and include performative ‘provocations’, 
demonstrations, workshops, storytelling events; or any other suitable 
format. Poster submissions of analysis of the above themes are welcomed. 
Presentation posters should be no larger than A1 paper size.


The organising team:
Dr Stefanie Kappler, (kapples /at/ hope.ac.uk)
Dr Terry Phillips, (phillim /at/ hope.ac.uk)
Dr Florian Zollmann, (zollmaf /at/ hope.ac.uk)
Dr Dominika Kurek-Chomycz, (kurekcd /at/ hope.ac.uk)
Susan Forde (12009897 /at/ hope.ac.uk)
Edd Corner
Candida Darling

http://tutu.hope.ac.uk/
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