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CfP: „ExRe(y). Spaces of Expression and Repression in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Visual Culture“

International Conference, April 7 & 8, 2016, Lublin, Poland

Organizers: Izabelle Kimak, Julia Nikiel

MCSU Department of American Literature and Culture in cooperation with Canadian Studies Department and Video Game Research Center is pleased to announce a two-day international conference “ExRe(y). Spaces of Expression and Repression in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Visual Culture.”

The organizers invite presentations that focus on the forms of expression and repression in American or Canadian literature and visual culture (i.e. film, visual arts, video games, television, and others) spanning the period of the last fifteen years, from the year 2000 to the present day.

Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

• language as a source and tool of oppression and empowerment
• sexuality: self-expression vs. erotophobia and sexual repression
• mind: creativity and trauma, denial and repressed memory
• the body as a space of self-expression and self-inflicted regimes: dietary and beautification practices, clothing, body modification
• emotional abuse, power, and control relationships
• spaces of confinement: prisons, war zones, refugee camps
• surveillance: panopticons and spaces of control
• political repression and persecution: totalitarianism, autocracy, dictatorship, despotism
• representations of post-millennial watersheds (9/11, Enron, John Jay Report, crisis of 2008)
• new forms of narrative expression (blogs, fan fiction, Twiterature)
• text as an interactive space: ergodic literature, hypertext, cybertext
• video games and virtual worlds as spaces of expression and repression
• cross- and trans-media dialogues (expressing image through text and text through image)

Selected presenters will be invited to participate in a joint book project to be published by Peter Lang in 2017.

Abstracts, including the title of the paper, name of the author(s), and academic affiliation, should be sent to Izabella Kimak and Julia Nikiel (exrey2016@gmail.com) by 15 October 2015.

For further information, please visit: http://exrey.umcs.lublin.pl/

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Congress „Capital Ideas“ of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2015

Congress, May 30 – June 5 at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON (CA)

Organizer: Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Unrivaled in scope and impact, the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is the convergence of approximately 70 scholarly associations, each holding their annual conference under one umbrella.  Now in its 84th year, this flagship event is much more than Canada’s largest gathering of scholars. Congress brings together academics, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners to share findings, refine ideas, and build partnerships that will help shape the Canada of tomorrow.

Typically spanning seven days in late May and early June, and attracting an average of 8,000 attendees, Congress is organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and hosted by a different Canadian university each year. The Federation, host university, scholarly associations and partners develop a full week of presentations, workshops, panels, public lectures, cultural events and receptions. It also features Canada’s largest academic trade show. The result? Luminaries, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and students from across Canada and abroad meet, share ideas and engage in discussions that have direct importance for Canada and the lives of Canadians.

Congress programming is open to attendees, academics and non-academic audiences. From theatre research, literature studies and history to education, sociology and communications, Congress represents a unique showcase of scholarly excellence, creativity, and leadership.

Further information on the program and registration: Congress 2015

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DAAD sucht ausländische Alumni für Imagefilm zum Thema „Studieren und Arbeiten in Deutschland“

Der DAAD sucht Alumni im Alter von 25 bis 35 Jahren aus den Herkunftsländern Kanada, China, Polen, Frankreich, Belgien, Niederlande und Südamerika, die Zeit und Lust haben, bei einem Imagefilm zum Thema „Studieren und Arbeiten in Deutschland“ mitzuwirken. Sie sollen über ihre Zeit als Studierende sprechen und ihren Arbeitsplatz vorstellen.

Die Alumni aus den o.g. Herkunftsländern sollen heute/aktuell entweder in Deutschland, Frankreich, Polen,Belgien oder den Niederlanden arbeiten. Sowohl Berufsanfänger als auch Berufstätige mit mehrjähriger Berufserfahrung sind willkommen.

Absolventen aller Fachrichtungen sowie Universitäten und Fachhochschulen sind angesprochen. Die Dreharbeiten sollen im Juni stattfinden.
Achtung: Die Rückmeldefrist wurde bis zum 08.05.2015 verlängert.

Detaillierte Informationen und Kontaktdaten finden Sie hier: http://bit.ly/1JCW00L

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Appel à communication: „La francophonie canadienne comme public: penser ses espaces, ses politiques et ses problèmes“

Colloque étudiant du Centre de recherche en civilisation
canadienne-française de l’Université d’Ottawa
12 et 13 novembre 2015

Organisateurs: Ariane Brun del Re, Marie Hélène Eddie et Mathieu Wade

La notion de public, à la fois pluridisciplinaire et polysémique, permet d’aborder un ensemble de phénomènes, d’acteurs et de processus. Pluridisciplinaire, elle se situe à la croisée des sciences humaines et sociales, traversant les champs de la sociologie (action publique, problèmes publics), de la science politique (politiques publiques, distinction
public / privé), des arts (publics littéraires, artistiques, non publics), de la géographie (espace public), du droit (droit public) et de la communication (sphère publique). Polysémique, la notion de public désigne une panoplie de réalités: un type de collectif (public, audience), une qualité de l’espace (espace public / privé), des types d’action (politiques publics, services publics) et des constructions symboliques (opinion publique, problèmes publics).

Cette richesse fait de la notion de public un outil pour aborder la francophonie canadienne de façon à faire apparaître des acteurs, des actions et des phénomènes inédits. Elle révèle des tensions et des confl its qui existent entre les francophones et les autres groupes de même qu’au sein de la communauté francophone elle-même. Qu’il soit question d’espaces de débat politique ou artistique, parler en terme de « public » permet d’envisager la francophonie canadienne non pas comme une communauté consensuelle et homogène, mais comme un lieu complexe et fragmenté, un espace politisé, traversé de discussions et de contestations. Elle permet également de rendre compte des diverses manières dont les francophones côtoient d’autres espaces et participent à d’autres publics.

Ce colloque est ouvert à tous les étudiants de maîtrise et de doctorat, ainsi qu’aux stagiaires postdoctoraux qui s’intéressent à la francophonie canadienne, peu importe leur domaine d’études sans égard à leur institution d’attache. Aucuns frais d’inscription ne sont requis.

La date limite pour les propositions est le 15 mai 2015.

Plus d’informations sur http://bit.ly/1HTCqv3

 

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International Conference: „Anabaptist Roots in North American Landscapes: The Plain People Today“

International Conference, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, July 2 – 4, 2015

Organizers: Maryann Henck, Maria Moss, and Sabrina Völz

In recent years, American and Cultural Studies scholars – not only in North America but also in Germany – have begun reassessing the national narrative on religion to reflect the diverse realities of North America. While some smaller religious minorities firmly embedded in American culture have been included, the religious faiths originating from Anabaptist traditions in German-speaking countries have largely been ignored. Given the unending array of documentaries, romance and detective novels, reality TV programs, blogs and life narratives about the “Plain People” as well as the ever-expanding tourism industry to Amish and Mennonite Country, a closer look at these separatists is warranted. Moreover, the growing concern about changing cultural, political, and religious landscapes in North America as well as the downside of globalization and technology have increased the nostalgia for the simple rural life of yesteryear.

A barbeque will conclude the symposium and celebrate North American Studies at Leuphana. All papers presented will be eligible for inclusion in an upcoming volume of the American Studies Journal (www.asjournal.org/) on religious minorities.

For further information see: http://bit.ly/1bOnnY0

For further questions, please contact nas@leuphana.de