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Call for Papers Theme: Identity Subtitle: Representation and Practices Type: GEsIPI International Conference Institution: Grupo de Estudos sobre Identidades e Práticas Identitárias (GEsIPI) Faculty of Humanities, University of Lisbon Location: Lisbon (Portugal) Date: 11.–12.9.2014 Deadline: 16.5.2014 __________________________________________________ We are glad to announce that the IDENTITY: REPRESENTATION & PRACTICES conference will take place on the 11th and 12th of September 2014. The conference will be hosted by the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Identity has been a popular topic in academia and has been reviewed from many different theoretical and methodological angles. The main purpose of this conference will be to assess identities (i.e.: national; gender; cultural; professional; religious; socio economic etc.) within and across different disciplines (social science, political science, psychology, linguistics, literature, medicine, jurisprudence, and more) and to bring together researchers from different fields of study to establish a dialogue and further advance the state of the art. We welcome proposals for paper presentations addressing identity across a wide spectrum of expertise/subjects. The topics for paper proposals can include but are by no means limited to the following: I. Technologies, literacies and identities II. Power, media and governability III. Migration, globalization and inequalities IV. Communities of practices, knowledge and intercomprehension V. Exposure, ostentation and otherness VI. Social networks, mobilization and ideologies VII. Identity politics, regulation, enforcement and control VIII. Arts, performances and consumerism IX. Social relations, power and equalities X. Ethics, public space and civil rights XI. Identities of self, group and interpersonal relationships Confirmed Plenary Speakers Adrian Holliday, Professor of Applied Linguistics at Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom Fernando Ramallo, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Vigo, Galicia, Spain Abstracts Submission Abstracts of no more than 350 words (including references, if absolutely necessary) are invited. The deadline for submission of abstracts is the 16th May 2014. Abstracts should not include the name and affiliation of the author(s). To submit an abstract please use the following web-service: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=irp2014 Notifications of acceptance will be communicated by 6th June 2014.All papers will be allocated 20 minutes. The language of the conference is English. Registration Fee Early Bird Registration (Until 4th July 2014) Researchers: €160,00 Post-Graduate Students: €130,00 Standard Registration (Until 1st August 2014) Researchers: €200,00 Post-Graduate Students: €160,00 Important Dates (Deadlines) Abstract submission: 16th May 2014 Notification of acceptance: 6th June 2014 Early bird registration: 4th July 2014 Standard registration: 1st August 2014 About GEsIPI GEsIPI is an interdisciplinary study group interested in promoting the discussion on issues regarding identities and identitary practices. The group organizes workshops and meetings open to the academic community and general public. To follow the latest activities and events of our group, please send an email to gesipilis...@gmail.com asking to be included in our mailing list. Conference website: http://irp2014lisbon.wordpress.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
