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EA Conferences - Other Conferences - Calls for Papers
EA Conferences & Events
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Sixth Form Conference, London - next conference - 16 March 2012 LIMITED LATE BOOKINGS MAY BE ACCEPTED, SUBJECT TO SEMINAR CHOICES Ring 0116 229 7622 or email engassoc@le.ac.uk to check availability.
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Conference at the Museum of Childhood, London, 18 June 2012
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The King James Bible: Language and Literature Gordon Campbell, author of Bible: The Story of the King James Version 1611-2011, speaks at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. 26 July 2010
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Hard Expectations or Great Times: Making Sense of Dickens Today - Monday 22 November 2010, The British Library, London |
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Conference Archive
Other Conferences and Events
The Future of Arts Research. A postgraduate conference at Royal Holloway University of London on Friday 18 November 2011, 9.30-5.00. Registration fee £10. Enquiries to FutureofArtsResearch@rhul.ac.uk
World Shakespeare Festival - April to June 2012
Calls for Papers
Proposals are invited for the International Tagore Conference on: ‘Tagore: The Global Impact of a Writer in the Community’ at Edinburgh Napier University on 4, 5 and 6 May 2012. The conference is held under the aegis of the Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies (ScoTs) being established as part of the Centre for Literature and Writing (CLAW). Proposals of 250 words should be submitted by 31 October 2011. Please send proposals, plus a one-paragraph biography, as Word document or PDF to scots@napier.ac.uk
Extremism, Nationalism and Transgression (Gylphi) – call for chapters
Eds. Jason Lee and Andrew Wilson, University of Derby
We invite proposals for a collection of original interdisciplinary essays –
Extremism, Nationalism and Transgression to be published in Gylphi’s Transgressive Culture series.
As recent events in Norway demonstrated, there remains in Europe a violent undercurrent of extremist belief. This belief exists in a milieu which has become characterised by violent neo-fascist nationalist rhetoric and an increased propensity for transnational discourse. The internet has shifted neo-fascist cells from local, parochial operations, to an international platform. Breivik’s manifesto has rapidly become a resource and inspiration to other, disparate, individuals who would otherwise have remained isolated. In this context the neo-fascist Wotanism of former Brüder Schweigen David Lane can commingle with the Christian nationalism of Breivik, while pro-Aryan groups in Australia can exchange intelligence and strategies with esoteric neo-fascists in the United Kingdom. At once repelled by globalised culture(s), the far right has, nonetheless, prospered on the back of the technology that facilitates an increased globalism. Where fascism may once have been seen as an abreaction to modernity, neo-fascism can be read as a postmodern extremism: globalised, inchoate, and immersed in incompatible narratives of arguable irrationality. The aim of this volume is to explore the cultural milieu inhabited by extremist groups and individuals, particularly with reference to their relationship with transgressive cultures and stigmatized knowledge.
Potential themes and topics include, but are not limited to:
· The appropriation of religious beliefs by extremists
· The evolving understanding of ‘the nation’ in a global mediasphere
· Subcultural expressions of extremist belief
· Extremist readings of mainstream popular culture
· Transgressive cultures relationship with extremism
While contributions that draw upon historical evidence are welcome, proposals with a focus on recent phenomena and texts will be preferred. Prospective contributors should submit a 500 word proposal with 75 word bio-note by the 31 October 2011. We welcome proposals from a range of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences, especially those that transgress boundaries. Please send abstracts to both:
Jason Lee j.lee@derby.ac.uk and Andrew Wilson a.f.wilson@derby.ac.uk
Jason Lee is Professor and Head of Film and Media with Creative and Professional Writing at the University of Derby. He has published on conspiracy theories, cults, and neo-Nazism, with work translated into seven languages.
Andrew Wilson is Assistant Head of Applied Social and Community Studies, Subject Leader for Joint Honours in Sociology, and Subject Leader for Popular Culture and Media at the University of Derby. He has published on apocalyptic culture, the cultic milieu, and new religious movements.
http://www.gylphi.co.uk/transgressive/index.php
It All Ended. Harry Potter and Popular Culture. A one-day conference hosted by De Montfort University.
Leicester, Friday 29 February 2012.
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels and Warner Bros’ film adaptations constitute one of the most successful media franchises of the modern age. Now that both books and films have reached a spectacular conclusion, this conference aims to assess Harry Potter’s place in popular culture.
We welcome papers which look at any aspect of the Potter phenomenon, from creative, artistic or industrial evaluations, through to case studies of related products and fan communities.
Proposals (of no more than 300 words) should be sent to:
James Russell jrussell@dmu.ac.uk by Friday 2 December 2011.
Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975): a Centenary Conference in Cambridge, Saturday 7 July 2012
Abstracts are invited on any aspect of the writing of the novelist Elizabeth Taylor.These should be about 250 words and sent in the form of an e-mail attachment to arrive by 8 December 2011. The conference will be held at Anglia Ruskin’s Cambridge campus. Participants include John Brannigan, Erica Brown, Alice Ferrebe, Maud Ellmann, Faith Pullin, N. H. Reeve. The plenary speaker is Nicola Beauman. Papers of 20 minutes duration.
The convenor is happy to talk to or correspond informally with anyone who may be considering submitting a proposal. Please include your postal address and daytime telephone number. Ph. D students are also asked to give the title of their dissertation and the name and e-mail address of their supervisor.
Convenor: Professor Mary Joannou, Anglia Ruskin University E-mail: Mary.Joannou@anglia.ac.uk. Tel: 0845 196 2049