[ecrea] CFP: Deception

Deception / The Deception Project

Wednesday 20th July ­ Friday 22nd July 2015

Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Call for Presentations:

We have entered a Œpost-truth era¹, in which, historian Daniel J.
Boorstin notes, Œbelievability¹ has become an acceptable
substitute for Œtruth¹, and Œmanifold deceptions of our
culture¹ are difficult to separate from Œits few enduring
truths¹. In this era, communities and individuals may feel routinely
duped, cheated or betrayed. Leaked documents detailing GCHQ¹s
deception tactics, WikiLeaks and revelations about large-scale
deception, contribute to the perception that there exists a culture of
lying. Though truth may be considered intrinsically valuable,
deception may sometimes be useful or necessary. Sometimes there is
pleasure in the spectacle of deception.

Deception is not limited to human activity. It is also practiced by
animals, plants, diseases, and machines. It is an issue that
transcends disciplines, affecting communities, individuals and
objects.

This inter-disciplinary conference will address artefacts and
practices that challenge truthfulness, authenticity or reliability.
Deception is practiced in many forms, affecting societies and
individuals. It may be a vital survival tool, a means of gaining
unfair advantage, or a pleasurable spectacle. This conference invites
delegates to explore how deception is manifested in their discipline,
or how multi-disciplinary notions of deception affect their field.
Proposals for papers and presentations are invited on topics related
to, but not limited to:

The Science and Philosophy of Lying:

- lie detection

­ the ethics of lying

­ the politics of lying

­ codes of conduct

Spies and Spying:

- undercover operations

­ spy fiction

­ spycraft, gadgets and toolkits

­ British intelligence organisation GCHQ¹s leaked documents on
ŒThe Art of Deception¹

False Identities:

- disguises

­ costumes and masquerade

­ aliases and pseudonyms

­ anonymity

The Spectacle of Deception:

- theatrical illusion

­ virtual reality

­ CGI

Psychological and Medical Deceptions:

- self-deception

­ placebos

­ diseases in disguise

Fakes and Forgeries:

- false signs of authenticity

­ the lives and practices of forgers

­ hoaxes

­ red herrings and decoys

­ false evidence

Betrayal:

- whistleblowers and defectors

­ trust and distrust

­ infidelity

­ fractured expectations

Dishonest Media:

- photo-manipulation and retouching

­ Œblack¹ propaganda

­ plagiarism

­ misrepresentation

The Steering Group welcomes the submission of proposals for short
workshops, practitioner-based activities, performances, and pre-formed
panels. We particularly welcome short film screenings; photographic
essays; installations; interactive talks and alternative presentation
styles that encourage engagement.

What to Send:

Proposals will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word a
proposals should be submitted by Friday 3rd April 2015. If a proposal
is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper of no more than
3000 words should be submitted by Friday 12th June 2015. Proposals
should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs;
abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information
and in this order:

a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in
programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of
proposal, f) up to 10 keywords.

E-mails should be entitled: Deception 2 Proposal Submission.

All abstracts will be at least double blind peer reviewed. Please use
plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any
special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or
underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all proposals
submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should
assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in
cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic
route or resend.

Organising Chairs:

Barbara Brownie:(b.k.1.brownie /at/ herts.ac.uk)
<mailto:(b.k.1.brownie /at/ herts.ac.uk)>

Rob Fisher:(decep2 /at/ inter-disciplinary.net)
<mailto:(decep2 /at/ inter-disciplinary.net)>

The conference is part of the Violence series of ongoing research and
publications projects conferences, run within the Probing the
Boundaries domain which aims to bring together people from different
areas and interests to share ideas and explore innovative and
challenging routes of intellectual and academic exploration. All
proposals accepted for and presented at the conference must be in
English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook.
Selected proposals may be developed for publication in a themed hard
copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require
editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference.

Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and
professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should
attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make
this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.

For further details of the conference, please visit:

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-viol
ence/deception/call-for-presentations/

Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we
are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or
subsistence.



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