[Commlist] International Conference Youth Resistances, identities and self-representation

International Conference Youth Resistances, Identities and 
Self-representation
Date: 4 November 2022
University Jaume I (Castelló, Spain)

Call for contributions

We seek contributions that look into the study of youth and the changes 
and transformations experienced and promoted in two specific areas:
1) youth self-representation and the construction of the idea of youth 
through social networks, and 2) youth activism and socio-political 
participation. This
conference is part of the activities carried out within the framework of 
the project Youth Feminist Resistances to Gender (UJI-A2020-13).

Thematic axis 1: Youth self-representation and identity

The delimitation of youth identity remains complex. What it means and 
how one experiences being young, as well as the representation of youth, 
are crossed by ambivalences and contradictions. Its delimitat/on takes 
place between
the negation of the contiguous stages —no adulthood/no childhood— and 
its idealization within the framework of consumer society. We are 
interested in investigating how young people define themselves and, 
especially, how they self-represent and build their digital identity 
through the photographs, selfies, videos, and comments they post on 
social media. In the digital (re)mediations of identity, we are 
especially interested in the intersectional analysis (taking into 
account gender, class, race, ability…) of the psychological and bodily 
narratives of youth, as well as of the self-surveillance and monitoring 
strategies that they
deploy.

Thematic axis 2: Youth activism and socio-political participation

The forms of participation of young people have blurred contours and the 
range of actions is widening. Beyond traditional forms (both militancy 
in political parties and in student unions, action groups, etc.), 
participation formulas encompass both everyday politics and consumer 
activism. Youth activism has been especially visible in recent years in 
feminist and queer vindications, as well as in the fight against the 
environment and climate change, although Covid-19 has put a stop to some 
of the initiatives in which youths were more visible. We are especially 
interested in contributions that delve into the ways in which youths 
politicize and participate in collective instances of action by 
addressing elements such as activist trajectories, diverse modes of 
socio-political participation or the affective dimension of protest.

General information:

Participation in the congress, both for presenters and for attendees, is 
free.
To present a communication, send your proposal to: 
(resistenciesjuvenils /at/ uji.es) <mailto:(resistenciesjuvenils /at/ uji.es)> before 
September 15, 2022.
The conference will be face-to-face and will take place at the 
Universitat Jaume I (Castelló).
The languages of the conference are English, Valencian and Spanish. 
Proposals can be submitted in any of the three languages. There will be 
translation services for the opening lecture, but not in the parallel 
sessions.
The proposals must include authorship and institutional affiliation, 
title of the proposal, abstract of 450-500 words, keywords (maximum 5), 
brief curricular note of 150-200 words including main lines of research 
and recent publications, as well as contact email.
Confirmation of acceptance: September 30, 2022.

Provisional program:

9:00-10:00 - Reception of participants
10:00-11:30 - Opening Lecture by Rosalind Gill (City, University of London)
11:30-12:00 - Break
12:00-14:00 - First parallel communication sessions: Identity, 
Self-representation and Social Networks
14:00-15:30 - Lunch break
15:30-16:30 - Presentation of projects: Youth Activism (UNED) and Youth 
Resistances (UJI)
16:30-17:00 - Break
17:00-19:00 - Second parallel communication sessions: Activism and Youth 
Participation
19:00-20:00 - Wine of honour - Closure of the conference

Further information in: 
https://sites.google.com/uji.es/resistenciesjuvenils 
<https://sites.google.com/uji.es/resistenciesjuvenils>


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