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[Commlist] CFP for Trans- States: The Art of Deception (Conference and Exhibition)

Tue Feb 22 10:50:57 GMT 2022




The Magician


    *Trans- States: The Art of Deception*

University of Northampton, 9 & 10th September 2022.


      *Trans-States.org
      *


*trans- *prefix meaning: across, beyond, through, on the other side of, to go beyond

*state: *a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time

An unabashed play on words, a ‘trans- state’ is, among other things, a /coincidentia oppositorum/. An alchemical wedding that defines the fixed place, where boundaries are actively transgressed.

Trans- States conferences are each themed upon a Major Arcana Tarot card. The first was The Hanged Man and focused on boundary-crossing, liminality, and the queering of normativity. The second was The Tower, which broadened its scope to include the shock and awe of revelatory and paradigm-shifting occultural experiences, the impact and implications of anti-structure, of alterations in consciousness, and of the revolutionary aspects of paranormality.

The theme of this conference is The Magician card. The contemporary Tarot Magus is an adept of the mystical arts, but the forebearers of this image are even more firmly rooted in the mercurial archetype of the Trickster. Master of stage(d) magic, sleight of hand, spectacle, and misdirection; everything they do is for show—the Magician is nothing without their spellbound audience. Juggler, gamester, huckster, provocateur, and virtuoso performer, The Magician occupies the streets and avenues, the highways and byways, the thoroughfares and village squares. Places of commerce and community, of trade and treachery, of discovery and deception. Quick-witted, unfathomably dexterous and expertly skilled, The Magician appears to perform the impossible and produce the hitherto unimaginable: making space for the virtual to emerge within the bustling midst of the everyday.

The Art of Deception is the art of /technē/. It is the art, skill, craft, and means by which practice brings about accomplishments that are quite simply—beyond belief.

This transdisciplinary conference and art exhibition will explore the complex interrelationships between contemporary occulture, deception, persuasion, trickery, manipulation, communication, mastery, craftiness, sleight of hand, commerce, /technē/, technology, and techgnosis.


      *Keynotes*

    * Erik Davis, PhD – *Underground icon, independent scholar, author,
    award-winning journalist, sometimes podcaster, and popular speaker.

    *Christine Ferguson, PhD – *Professor in English Studies in the
    Division of Literature and Languages at the University of Stirling

    *Lionel Snell* – Contemporary English magician, publisher and author
    on magic and philosophy, who publishes under many aliases including,
    famously, Ramsey Dukes.


      *Call for Proposals*

We welcome proposals by academics, independent scholars, practitioners and artists.

Applicants may be from any background, with no minimum education levels, although are expected to demonstrate expertise in their area of interest.

As further guidance for proposal ideas, all proposals should relate to one or more of the following: contemporary esotericism, mysticism, spirituality, psychedelics, occulture AND—

  * deception, persuasion, and manipulation.
  * trickster gods, the Trickster archetype, tricksters, pranksters,
    gamesters, hucksters, and provocateurs.
  * mediation, communication and technology. Particularly, information
    and communications technology (ICT).
  * /technē /and techgnosis.
  * mastery, master craftsmanship, and craftiness.
  * virtuoso performance.
  * stage magic, sleight of hand, street and fringe performance,
    juggling and the circus arts.
  * commerce and the marketplace.
  * cheating, swindling, fraud and thievery.


We aim to promote not only the blending of disciplines but also non-normative approaches to the theme. As such, joint proposals, collaborations, practitioner-based activities, pre-formed panels and performances are very welcome, as well as individual submissions and papers. We also welcome short film screenings; exhibited works; visual art; sound art; installations; visually interactive talks and workshops.

This list of ‘trans- states’ from the first conference may help provide additional inspiration:

Transcendental
Transformation
Transmutation
Transmedia and transnarrative
Transgender, Transexual, Gender Queer, Androgyne
Transitions and liminality
Transmissions
Transcultural
Transdermal and body modification
Transfixion
Transference
Transdisciplinary
Transfiguration
Transgression
Transhumanism
Transmigration and metempsychosis
Transnatural art and design
Transpersonal
Transubstantiation


      Please apply online at: Trans-States.org/participate
      <http://trans-states.org/participate> or visit Trans-States.org
      <http://www.trans-states.org> for more info.

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