Archive for 2015

[Previous message][Next message][Back to index]

[ecrea] Call for panels and papers: Populism as movement and rhetoric

Thu Jun 25 08:52:23 GMT 2015




FOREKNOWLEDGE: CALL FOR PANELS AND PAPERS

Populism as movement and rhetoric
International conference

Jyväskylä, Finland on 17–19 March 2016

Period for applying: September 2015


In Finland as elsewhere in Europe, rapid social change, multicultural challenges, social inequality, and the way different kinds of threat are disseminated by the media for public imagination, have given rise to populist protests and appeals to cultural values usually combining anti-elite and anti-immigrant nationalism with nationally and locally bounded demands of social justice. In the conference, populist movements and populist rhetoric are in the focus. We invite papers that study populism as a cultural phenomenon with multiple sources and multiple agendas. Issues of nationality, Europeanness, ethnicity, gender, and environmental issues can be explored against the backdrop of the new public sphere and the intermingling of the private and the public in it.


Invited keynote speakers:

Yannis Stavrakakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ruth Wodak, professor emerita, Lancaster University
Eoin Devereux, University of Limerick,
Mikko Lehtonen, University of Tampere


Invited spotlight session chairs:

Jan Blommaert, Tilburg University
Jim McGuigan, emeritus professor, Loughborough University
Sirpa Leppänen, University of Jyväskylä


Possible topics of the panels and presentations include, but are not limited to:
·         abusive empowerment in the rhetoric of protest
·         articulations of religion in populist agendas
·         from protest to power: populism in the margin and in the centre
·         cultural expressions of populism; cultural populism
·         politics and culture of populism
·         populist discourse
·         populist movements
·         populist rhetoric
·         populism and the 'people'


Participation

Anyone interested in presenting a paper or organizing a panel at the conference is invited to submit an abstract of approximately 300 words and a short bio to [email address available in early September] no later than 30 September, 2015. If you wish to participate without presenting a paper, write 50-100 words about yourself and submit it no later than September 30, 2015. You will receive notice about your acceptance shortly after the deadline together with further information on how to register. A preliminary program will be sent to the participants by October 15th.


Practical information

The conference takes place in the city of Jyväskylä. It is organized by the research project Populism as Movement and Rhetoric, funded by the Academy of Finland (2014–2016) together with the Department of Art and Culture Studies.

There will be a moderate participation fee. Lunches, refreshments and conference dinner are included. Further information about travel and accommodation in Jyväskylä can be found in the conference website [available early September].


Scholarships and grants

A number of scholarships and grants for PhD students and those coming from the low income countries and are in need of financial support will be provided. They consist in a reduction of the participation fee and include all meals. Please note that the deadline for applying for a scholarship or grant is September 30. The application process and criteria are explained in greater detail on the website.


About the research project: https://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/taiku/opiskelu/nykykulttuuri/tutkimus/projektit/populismi

Coordinators of the conference: PhD Urpo Kovala, (urpo.kovala /at/ jyu.fi), and PhD Tuija Saresma, (tuija.saresma /at/ jyu.fi), Department of Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

---------------
ECREA-Mailing list
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier and ECREA.
--
To subscribe, post or unsubscribe, please visit
http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)
URL: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/
--
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
Chauss�de Waterloo 1151, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Email: (info /at/ ecrea.eu)
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
---------------


[Previous message][Next message][Back to index]