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Conference Announcement Theme: Radical Space Type: International Conference Institution: Centre for Cultural Studies Research (CCSR), University of East London (UEL) Location: London (United Kingdom) Date: 18.–20.10.2013 __________________________________________________ The Centre for Cultural Studies Research at the University of East London is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Radical Space, a conference addressing the problematics of space both as concept and as lived social reality, with a particular emphasis on the tension between spaces of control in the context of contemporary neoliberalism, spaces of resistance and the apocalyptic spaces which emerge from war, forced migration and the failures of consumer capitalism. What are the politics of space in contemporary contexts? How can we re-think space beyond the public/private divide? How do spatial arts re-configure space and the way in which it is experienced? What new configurations of space may emerge from burgeoning forms of community? How do the theatres of contemporary war force a re-assessment of spatial concepts? Is it still possible for the notion of virtual space to function in opposition to the striated space of contemporary cities? We are pleased to announce that Deborah Dixon and Carl Lavery of Aberystwyth University, Dimitris Papadopoulos (University of Leicester) and the independent artist Joanna Rajkowska have been confirmed as keynote speakers. The conference will also offer the chance to participate in movement workshops and performative explorations of space. We are delighted that the conference will now be held at the University of East London (UEL) and Birkbeck's new campus, University Square, Stratford (http://www.universitysquarestratford.ac.uk) beginning on the evening of Friday 18th October and ending the afternoon of Sunday, 20th October. Details and a link to the registration page can be found on our website where a full programme will be posted shortly. Contact: Dr Debra Benita Shaw School of Arts and Digital Industries University of East London Docklands Campus 1-4 University Way London E16 2RD United Kingdom Email: d.s...@uel.ac.uk Web: http://www.culturalstudiesresearch.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
