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Call for Papers Theme: (Dis)continuous Identities Subtitle: Globalisation, Trauma, and Reconciliation Type: The Liberal Herald 4th Academic Conference for Undergraduate Students and Faculty Institution: Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (BISLA) Location: Bratislava (Slovakia) Date: 30.11.–1.12.2017 Deadline: 15.9.2017 __________________________________________________ From November 30 to December 1, 2017, The Liberal Herald, an interdisciplinary academic platform based at the Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (BISLA), will hold its 4th academic conference for undergraduate students and faculty. The theme of this year's event is (Dis)continuous Identities – Globalisation, Trauma, and Reconciliation. Cultural identities, as we know them today, evolved in the era of nation-state formation. Forged within an international system of modern states, they have been cemented by domestic and international norms and institutions and ritualized in invented traditions, nationalized history accounts, archives, museums, rhetoric of political leaders and parties. The Big History of international relations and domestic historical turning points reshape the discourses of cultural identities, at times fundamentally. Since 1989, there have been several such events that reverberated across the globe. The end of the Cold War resulted in a collapse of oppressive regimes followed by transitions to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, South Africa, Latin America, and East Asia. The turbulence of these times led to massive conflicts and violence in the Balkans, central Africa and elsewhere. Much of this past is still being addressed in the processes of political transition, with greater or lesser emphasis. Is there an institutional recipe for success? How is globalisation impacting these processes and cultural identities within the impacted societies? How are the economic crises, the refugee crisis, and the rise of identity politics on the right and the left reshaping the discourses of who belongs? At The Liberal Herald's 4th academic conference, we hope to explore these issues from a broad variety of perspectives, as their interconnections can be found within political science, international relations, cultural anthropology, political economics, philosophy, ethics, theology, or psychology. We therefore encourage contributors to adopt an interdisciplinary approach in addressing the problem. General Topic Suggestions 1. Identity and cultural trauma - What role do political regimes play in the formation of collective identities? - How does historical trauma shape current political discourses? - Persistence and resolution of cultural trauma in societies - How is collective identity impacted by a dominant discourse of cultural trauma? - What other concepts can be used to address identity and culture (e.g., primary vulnerability)? 2. Institutional mechanisms for addressing the past - Acknowledgment, apology, forgiveness – which are legitimate goals of transition on a political level? - Truth, peace, and justice – institutional balancing of core principles of societal reconciliation - Ethical and economic questions of reparations - Do societies have a duty to remember? Consequences of remembering and of forgetting on the quality of democracy 3. Globalisation and its impact on identity politics - Winners and losers of the globalization process - Ontology of anxiety – populist responses to cultural identities in flux - Social insecurity and rise of identity politics 4. European Union and European identity - BREXIT, the refugee crisis, and European identity or identities - How are the latest crises influencing the discourse about European identity? Criteria for Abstracts Contributors must submit abstracts which are: - pertinent to the subject matter - scholarly - in English - max. 300 words long Authors of selected abstracts will be informed by September 30, 2017. Authors will be required to submit their complete entries, revised and edited, by November 25, 2017. All papers should be submitted to: theliberalher...@bisla.sk Complete Paper Criteria Selected papers will be published in 2018 in the special issue of the peer-reviewed journal of critical thinking Kritika & Kontext, affiliated with BISLA. - 2000 - 3500 words long - revised and edited - in the APA format The Liberal Herald's 2017 Essay Competition - Guidelines Submit an abstract for The Liberal Herald's 4 th academic conference held from November 30 to December 1, 2017 at the Open Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia and compete for The Liberal Herald Award for Excellence in Humanities and Social Sciences! About the Essay Competition At The Liberal Herald's 4th academic conference, '(Dis)continuous Identities: Globalisation, Trauma, and Reconciliation', the Organising Committee will be honouring the authors of the three best student essays. The Liberal Herald Award for Excellence in Humanities and Social Sciences, worth 1000 Euros, serves to recognise outstanding academic performance and will be distributed in the following fashion: The Laureate will be awarded 500 EUR The 2 remaining Finalists will each be awarded 250 EUR In order to qualify for the Award, authors must submit the final draft of their essay by midnight on November 15, 2017. Please bear in mind that this deadline does not coincide with the regular submission deadline specified in the Call for Abstracts (November 25). All other criteria apply (i.e. final entries must be in English, between 2000 – 3500 words long, and conforming to the APA citation format). Additionally, authors hoping to qualify for the essay competition must meet the following criteria: - Be either a) enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate programme at an accredited institution or b) within 12 months after graduation; - Under 28 years of age; - Be able to personally present their work on the Finalists' Panel at The Liberal Herald's 4th academic conference Assessment and Procedures All essays will be assessed anonymously by a jury composed of international experts and academics. The three finalists of The Liberal Herald's Essay Competition will be notified of their qualification on November 25, and on November 30, they will participate in a separate panel discussion, wherein they will a) present their work and b) debate and provide additional perspectives on each other's presentations. The jury will then decide on the victor by secret ballot, and the award ceremony will take place on December 1. Important: If you are hoping to participate in the essay contest, please make sure to attach a confirmation of enrolment or graduation in your email submission to theliberalher...@bisla.sk. Please note that only the authors of papers selected for presentation at the conference are eligible to participate in the essay competition. This means that, in order to qualify, authors still have to submit abstracts of their work before September 15, as specified in the Call for Abstracts. Editors Jakub Tlolka, MSc Mgr. Dagmar Kusá, PhD James Griffith, PhD You may submit your queries to: theliberalher...@bisla.sk Conference website: http://tlherald.wordpress.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
