[Commlist] CFP: Light My Way: Achtung Baby! 30 Years Later

Call for Presentations

Light My Way
Achtung Baby! 30 Years Later
A Virtual Exploration of U2 Dreaming It All Up Again
November 18-20, 2021
U2conference.com <https://u2conference.com/u2conferences/>

The U2 Conference invites conversations and critical inquiry into how 
Achtung Babycontinues to light our way, despite—or because of—its 
shadowy dark corners, contradictory complexities, and experimental 
nature, thematically and sonically, for U2. When released thirty years 
ago, reactions from critics and fans ranged from beloved to bewildered 
to betrayed, which was certainly all part of the plan when U2 felled its 
Joshua Treeera with its shock-and-awe reinvention, born from dreams and 
responsibilities to itself, its art, and its sense of rock ‘n’ roll.

“Sometimes I feel like I don’t know. Sometimes I feel like checking out. 
I wanna get it wrong . . .”

Did U2 get it wrong? On purpose? Did U2 find a new light by heading into 
a new darkness? Guided by an ageless muse, voiced by poet Brendan 
Kennelly in The Book of Judas(1991)—“The best way to serve the age is to 
betray it”—U2 played with betrayal from so many angles that fans, 
critics, and academics are still examining how an album full of shadows 
shines brightly thirty years later.

We invite presentations of a personal, creative, collaborative, or 
academic nature, realizing that any presentation will have a mixture of 
some of the above. All presentations will be made virtually, as the 
program this year will be online only. Proposals and presentations can 
be in languages other than English. The deadline for proposals is 
September 1, 2021. Complete proposal details and contacts for questions 
are here <https://u2conference.com/u2conferences/>, as well as 
information on upcoming conferences for the 30th anniversary of U2’s 
ZooTV tour and the release of the Zooropa album.

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