[Commlist] CFA: The 3rd South African Society for Critical Theory Conference

The South African Society for Critical Theory (SASCT) invites abstract 
submissions of up to 500 words for its 3^rd  Annual Conference which 
will take place at the Howard College Campus of the University of 
KwaZulu-Natal, from the 22^nd  to the 23^rd  of November 2019.


SASCT invites papers which address the vexed notion of the “human” in 
the contemporary age. As part of such considerations, this conference 
welcomes papers that consider the possibilities and pitfalls of identity 
theory in relation to Critical Theory. What analytic and conceptual 
resources does identity politics offer Critical Theory? What might a 
critical analysis of identity politics reveal? Do identity politics 
serve as an instance of a process whereby we come to view our own 
individuality in terms of pre-constructed cultural categories? What 
stance should Critical Theory adopt towards identity politics?


This conference also welcomes papers that explore the concept of “the 
human” and “human nature” from a critical perspective. What, for 
instance, might we construe as “essential” human characteristics? Is 
critical reason to be understood as such a characteristic? Is the 
question of the “human ” even meaningful any longer? Would the attempt 
to define the “human” in its present historico-social conditions enable 
us to map its future trajectory? Would the attempt to formulate such a 
definition facilitate liberation or merely serve a repressive 
ideological function? If the “human” or “human nature” are no longer 
meaningful categories, then what is it that Critical Theory aims to 
liberate? Has the technological mediation of existence altered our 
understanding of humanity? In short, what is the future of the “human”?


The conference welcomes approaches from all aspects of Critical Theory, 
broadly construed. In particular, the conference welcomes papers that 
address issues relating to: African Critical Theory, Digital Culture, 
the intersections between Critical Theory of European origin (Frankfurt 
School, Foucault, etc.), Black Existentialism, and Africana Critical 
Theory as well as contributions *on any and all* aspects of Critical 
Theory, e.g. the 3 generations of Frankfurt School Critical Theory, 
Postcolonial Theory, De-colonial Theory, Critical Feminism, Critical 
Film Studies, Critical Race Theory, Critical Theory of Technology, 
Critical Legal Studies, Post-structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Critical 
Hermeneutics, Liberation Theory, Critical Pedagogy, Critical Theology, 
Critical Anthropology, etc.


The Conference organisers would also appreciate papers that address 
thinkers whose work lies outside the “canon” of Critical Theory, but 
whose work can extend current research in Critical Theory or whose work 
in itself embodies alternative forms of Critical Theory. Whilst the 
organisers encourage contributions that address the conference theme, 
the theme itself should be viewed as merely suggestive.


Please submit abstracts to (sascrit /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(sascrit /at/ gmail.com)> by the 7^th  September 2019 Acceptance 
letters will be sent by the 21^st  of September at the latest.

Should you have queries regarding any aspect of the conference then 
please do not hesitate to contact the conference organising committee.

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