[Commlist] CFP: Conference on "Knowledge - Between Discursive Construction and Cultural Contextualization" (Conference)

Conference

Otto-Behaghel-Straße 12
35394 Giessen, Deutschland

Date: 21/05/2024 - 23/05/2024
Call for papers ending on: 14/02/2024


The culture studies centre Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture [1] at
Justus-Liebig-University [2] in cooperation with the 
DiscourseNet-Association
[3] cordially invites you to participate in our conference on "Knowledge -
Between Discursive Construction and Cultural Contextualization”. Connecting
with the work of the GCSC research group "Cultures of Knowledge, Research,
and Education” [4], we aim to bring together scholars and researchers from
various disciplines intersecting cultural and social scientific research.

Knowledge is a key dimension of cultural and social processes. It is not 
only
the targeted aim of research and therefore subject to specific conventions,
standards and rules, but also tied up with phenomena such as subject
formation, structures of power and mechanisms of social exclusions. Recent
decades have brought a multitude of discussions about various facets of
knowledge: from epistemological concepts of knowledge to embodied implicit
knowing, from the marginalization of discourses under colonial and
neo-colonial domination to a critique of the values of modern sciences as
unbiased and based on impartiality. Most recently, there has also been
growing interest in discussions revolving around the construction of
(post-)truth in the media as well as the implications and consequences of
using artificial intelligences as bodies of knowledge.

Not only in the contemporary context of knowledge societies, it is a key
dimension of the fundamental distribution of power in discourses, emerging
from and shaping different cultures of knowledge, forming our perception of
the world and thus constructing sociocultural realities.

To explore our topic we suggest asking:

How is knowledge constructed within specific laws and rules of discoursesand
thereby constituting a certain culture of knowledge production? How is
knowledge ‘deculturalized’ to uphold claims of objectivity, neutrality or
truth within different knowledge-cultures? How do knowledge cultures affect
sociocultural realities, how do they transform practices, reiterate meaning
and (re-)frame interpretations of knowledge?How is knowledge transferred and
cultivated between distinctive orders of knowledge? How is knowledge tied to
cultural specifics and how does it contribute to the (re-)conception and
production of sociocultural development? Which challenges and opportunities
arise with the transformation and revolution of knowledge and knowledge
cultures?
We encourage, but are not limited to, contributions that explore the
following sub-themes:

Knowledge cultures and their impact on society and politicsDiscourses and
their role in knowledge constructionIntercultural aspects of knowledge
cultures and discoursesPower relations and hierarchies in knowledge cultures
and discoursesAlternative knowledge systems and practices as challenges to
established discoursesTechnology and digital media in knowledge cultures and
discoursesGender perspectives in knowledge cultures and discoursesMigrant
knowledge and cultural transitions/transformationsEducation and knowledge
dissemination in a changing societyOrganizational education, knowledge
production and discourseEthics and responsibility in knowledge cultures and
discoursesFuture-oriented approaches to promoting inclusive knowledge
cultures and discoursesSocio-ecological transformation processes in 
knowledge
cultures and discoursesThe construction of (post-)truth within media,
sciences, communities, ...Implications and consequences of using artificial
intelligenceDiscrimination, racism and antisemitism as discourses and
dispositivesAcademic knowledge-production, -justification and their relation
to multiple sociocultural realitiesTheoretical and/or methodological
contributions to the analysis of knowledge and knowledge-cultures
Besides of the 15 to 20-minutes presentations there will be a thematically
open poster session with a separate call for young local researchers, but if
you (additionally or solely) want to contribute a poster, we welcome you to
contact the organizational team.

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