[ecrea] CFP: 2018 ELLAK International Conference: Encounters with the Posthuman: Materiality, Vitality, Narrativity

    CFP: 2018 ELLAK International Conference December 13-15


    Encounters with the Posthuman: Materiality, Vitality, Narrativity

deadline for submissions:
July 31, 2018
full name / name of organization:
The English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK)
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*Date: December 13-15, 2018*

*Venue: Centennial Hall, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea *

No longer relegated to the domain of far-fetched fantasies or esoteric 
musings, visions of posthuman encounters have now become an imminent 
reality of palpable import in the age of technologically augmented 
lifestyle that we currently inhabit. As radical advancements in 
digitally networked media apparatuses, biomedical technology, and 
computer science continuously expand the scope of our bodily and mental 
presence, the question of “what it means to be human” presses us with an 
ever greater urgency. How do we define and know who we are, and how does 
one certify his or her own existence, in an age when mechanical 
augmentation, extension, or even replacement of the body is a realistic 
venture, and the properties of the human mind can be reproduced, 
preserved, and emulated in the form of digital code? If the human body 
and its internal mechanism can be compatible with that of artificial 
entities, and self-evolving machines can interact with or even replace 
humans in their cognitive capacity, what does being human involve, and 
mean? Exploring both human and nonhuman (artificial, organic, or 
otherwise) agencies that constitute the eco-sphere of life past, present 
and beyond in pursuit of a sustainable future, the 2018 ELLAK 
International Conference invites scholars to investigate the literary 
and critical contours of posthuman discourse.

We are honored to host Drs. N. Katherine Hayles (Duke University), 
Timothy Morton (Rice University), and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun (Brown 
University) as keynote speakers.

Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following subjects:

 1. Ecocriticism, Anthropocene
 2. Animal Studies
 3. Transhumanism
 4. Artificial intelligence, artificial life
 5. Cybersexualities
 6. Genetic engineering, biohacking, biomedical technologies
 7. Cognitive science, neuroscience
 8. Posthuman rights, animal rights, ethics
 9. Object-oriented philosophy, speculative realism
10. Monster studies, cyborg, robot
11. Digital network culture, software studies
12. Virtual reality, augmented reality

To apply for participation, submit your abstract and CV to 
(2018ellak /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(2018ellak /at/ gmail.com)> by 31 July 2018.


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