[Commlist] CFP: Diversity in the creative industries and new materialisms

Our organizing committee would be so delighted to welcome you to Ireland 
later this year. Conference abstracts due at the end of this month:
https://intersectionalhuma.wixsite.com/newmaterialisms

Intersectional Materialisms.
Diversity in Creative Industries, Methods and Practices
AUG 26TH-28TH 2024
Maynooth, National University of Ireland

We are delighted to announce the forthcoming 12th New Materialisms 
Conference on "Intersectional Materialisms: Diversity in Creative 
Industries, Methods and Practices," an interdisciplinary platform to 
explore the convergences and synergies between intersectionality, new 
materialisms and creative practice. This conference aims to bring 
together scholars, activists, and practitioners to critically engage 
with the complexities of subjectivities, power, and material realities 
through an intersectional and materialist lens with a focus on how the 
materiality of difference matters in creative practice.

About

The conference seeks to foster an inclusive and dynamic space for 
discussions that transcend conventional disciplinary boundaries with a 
view to open, yet historically informed, conversations. 
Intersectionality and Feminist New Materialisms intersect to enrich our 
understanding of the interconnectedness of human and non-human life, 
challenging binary conceptualisations, and addressing social, 
technological, environmental, and political issues with renewed 
perspectives. The conference is the next in an annual tradition that 
started in 2010 and was briefly interrupted during the global COVID-19 
pandemic. So far, the network has met in Cambridge, UK; Utrecht, NL; 
Linköping, SE; Turku, FI; Barcelona, SP; Maribor, SI; Melbourne, AU; 
Warsaw, PL; Paris, FR; Cape Town, ZA; Kassel, GE.

We invite researchers, artists, professionals, teachers and activists to 
submit original papers and presentations that engage with the theme of 
intersectionality within the creative industries, or through creative 
research methods and practices. We are interested in oral histories, 
folk practices, digital folk media, inclusive dance, disability powered 
art, feminist cinema and music, drag, queer and trans creative spaces, 
productive connections and points of tension; synergy and debate. We 
follow a range of interdisciplinary conversations, and specifically 
invite papers that look to decenter colonial histories, knowledges and 
value systems, which also develop an awareness of the global and 
racialized politics of emotion. In recent years, the creative industries 
have witnessed a growing awareness of the complex interplay between 
various forms of identity and their impact on creativity, 
representation, and cultural production. Intersectionality, a framework 
that acknowledges the interconnectedness of multiple social identities 
and systems of oppression, has become a crucial lens through which to 
understand and critique the dynamics within the creative sectors. This 
interdisciplinary conference seeks to foster a deeper exploration of 
intersectionality's role in shaping the creative industries, 
facilitating an inclusive and critical dialogue among scholars, 
practitioners, and stakeholders.

Intersectionality (Nash, 2018; Banet-Weiser, 2018; Villesche et al., 
2018; Hill Collins, 2019; Kanai, 2020) has brought race, class, age, 
sexuality and disability into everyday feminist discussions which 
challenge the whiteness of western feminist material culture (Hamad and 
Taylor, 2015). However, there are also scholars (Puar, 2011; Hinton, et 
al., 2015) who note some of the ongoing whiteness embedded within new 
materialism and suggest that ‘race and the very processes through which 
racialized bodies come to matter (in both senses of the word) are 
considered to be areas that are underrepresented in many new materialist 
approaches’ (Hinton, et al., 2015, p. 2). Taking this as a call to 
action, we also invite papers which investigate and respond to what 
Geerts and van der Tuin (2013) might call ‘a pattern of interference’, 
after Barad (2007) and Verloo (2009), where ‘by allowing for relations 
to be made and made differently, we no longer assume that a social 
category or a set of social categories has a decisive and uniform effect 
(essentialism)’ (p.176). Papers, panels, performances and other 
submissions which take up intersectionality as a critical and creative 
feminist new materialist turning point, or everyday practice are 
especially welcomed.

Intersectional New Materialism encourages a holistic understanding of 
the interconnectedness between humans, non-human entities, and the 
environment. It challenges traditional dualistic perspectives that 
separate humans from nature, fostering a more inclusive and integrative 
approach. With the escalating environmental crisis, including climate 
change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, there is an urgent need to 
reevaluate our relationship with the natural world. Environmental 
Humanities provide a platform for exploring the ethical, cultural, and 
socio-political dimensions of environmental issues. Both New Materialism 
and Environmental Humanities draw on insights from various disciplines, 
such as philosophy, cultural studies,literature, science, and sociology. 
This interdisciplinary approach allows for a more comprehensive 
understanding of environmental challenges, encouraging creative 
collaboration between scholars, scientists, and policymakers.By 
acknowledging the agency of materials, it prompts a reevaluation of how 
we interact with and impact the environment, leading to more sustainable 
and responsible practices.


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