[Commlist] VIII. International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism and Society

*VIII. International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism and Society*

*“Discourses and Practices of Othering: Politics, Policy Making, and Media”*

*April 8-9-10, 2019*

*Kadir Has University*

*Istanbul, Turkey*

**

Throughout history and across the globe, elites and political 
opportunists have promoted social divisions and appealed to group-based 
identities to set their agendas and reinforce power. The idea of 
provoking anxiety, resentment, or fear of the “other” is not a new 
strategy. However, appeals to nativism, racism, xenophobia, 
anti-immigrant bias, hate speech and homophobia have become more evident 
in an age of increased globalization. The world has changed in multiple 
ways in the past decades, of which the speed, scope and context of 
mobility and cultural fluidity, are some of the most salient. So that we 
witness the intensification of new forms of mobility, migratory flows 
and blurring national boundaries in relation to politics of inclusion 
and exclusion.

‘Othering’ is a term that not only encompasses many expressions of 
prejudice on the basis of group identities, but it also provides a set 
of common conditions that propagate group-based inequality and 
marginality. Othering refers to the process of representing individuals 
or social groups to render them as distant, alien, monster or deviant. 
Discourses and practices of ‘othering’ rest on distinctions between us 
and them. It is ‘them’ (the opposition, refugees, foreigners, 
minorities, etc.) who pose the biggest threat against ‘our’ homogenous 
and flawless community. The categories of ‘othering’ and meanings 
associated with those categories are socially constructed.

As discourse strategies, there are several ways of ‘othering’, such as, 
homogenization, discrimination, mediatization, suppression and 
silencing. Dimensions of othering include, but are not limited to, 
religion, ideology, sex, race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. These 
dimensions often intersect with each other to multiply effect and deepen 
social hierarchies. Although the axes of othering vary considerably, 
they involve a similar set of underlying dynamics.

The 8^th International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism and Society 
undertakes the theme of ‘othering’ as a broad set of practices and 
discourses.  The Conference aims to include as many perspectives as 
possible while providing a focused environment for discussions on how 
otherization is built across media genres and policy making through 
cultural and political articulations. We will investigate how (and to 
what end) ‘others’ are manufactured and how they are anchored in our 
collective memory. Through the analysis of various media, such as film, 
news media and socialmedia, we aim to shed light on the institutional, 
political, social, and economical forces that form and transform the 
discourses and practices of othering.Within this perspective, the 
conference aims to bring together scholars from across disciplines to 
discuss issues related to ‘othering’.Potential topics for presentations 
include but are not limited to:

·Manufacturing ‘others’ across media genres

·The specific roles ofnews media, film, digital media, and political 
discourses in processes of othering

·Media frames and narratives of ‘others’

·The marginalisation of opponents in political discourse

·The role of ‘others’ in political and other conflicts

·Historical approach to discourses and practices of othering

·‘Others’ in nationalism, nation building, and state making

·Gender, others, and othering

·The construction of ‘others’ in collective memory

·Othering, belonging, and construction of identity

·Grassroots social movements and resistance to othering

·Othering and state policy making

·The role of political economy in practices and dynamics of othering in 
news and other media

·Discourses and practices of othering in international relations

Please, submit a maximum 500 words abstract to:

Mine Bertan Yılmaz
Faculty of Communications, Kadir Has University, Istanbul-Turkey

(mine.yilmaz /at/ khas.du.tr) <mailto:(mine.yilmaz /at/ khas.du.tr)>

*Proposals should be submitted in the following order:*

Name of the author(s)
Telephone, fax, and e-mail address
Affiliation
Title of proposal
Body of proposal

*DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 25, 2019*

You will be notified by February 8, 2019 regarding the status of your 
proposal.

Previous years the selected papers have been published in edited volumes 
with respected publishers. The organizing committee is planning to edit 
a new volume with selected papers from this year’s conference.

For further information about conference venue, transportation and 
submission please visit our website: http://iccts.khas.edu.tr

For further information about the conference in general, contact:
Prof. Banu Baybars-Hawks ((banubhawks /at/ khas.edu.tr) 
<mailto:(banubhawks /at/ khas.edu.tr)>)


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