From: Lina Sokolovaitė <linute.arch@gmail.com>
Date: November 8, 2011 10:16:34 PM GMT+02:00
Call for Papers: International Conference of Young Folklorists "Theoretical Frames and
Empirical Research" in Vilnius, April 15-17, 2012
Place: Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. Antakalnio 6, LT-10308 Vilnius,
Lithuania
Deadline to submit an abstract: January 20, 2012
Organizer: The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore in Vilnius
Partner: Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore in University of Tartu
Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore and Department of Ethnology of the
University of Tartu hosted in May 2011 a symposium of young folklorists titled "Belief,
Tradition, and Identity as Vernacular Practices: Current Issues in Ethnology and
Folkloristics". This forthcoming conference in Vilnius is a continuation of this idea
and seeks to establish a tradition of organizing annual academic meetings of young
folklorists taking place alternately in Tartu (Estonia) and Vilnius (Lithuania).
The main goals of the International Conference of Young Folklorists in Vilnius 2012 are:
• Bring together students and young researchers of folklore from different countries
and continents to present and compare different ways of folklore research.
• Foster academic communication between young folklorists.
• Encourage young scholars to raise and tackle theoretical research questions and
discussions.
The topic of this year’s conference Theoretical frames and empirical research aims to
focus the attention of young scholars on negotiating between two important poles of any
scientific research – theory and practice. We use theory not only to systematize our
knowledge or to choose methodology for empirical research, but theory defines the goals
and objects of our discipline. Through theoretical discussions we also enter the
interdisciplinary field of human sciences, making our approach and methods
comprehensible for others as well as for ourselves. While different researchers have a
different attitude towards theory, national schools and research traditions also play an
important role. However, it is impossible to bypass theory when we need to locate our
research in a particular context, choose methodology or provide arguments in support of
our thesis. Young folklorists’ take on theory, their problems and achievements in
negotiating between theory and empirical practice shape the future of our discipline and
its research objects.
Practical Details:
• Please submit an abstract (max 250 words) by January 20, 2012 by e- mail:
linute.arch@gmail.com Please include your name, affiliation, position and e-mail address.
• We kindly ask expect to hear back from organizers regarding the acceptance of your
proposal by 3rd of February.
• The working language of the conference will be English. Each paper will be given
20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes for discussion.
• The working days of the conference are 15th - 16th of April, and the 17th of April
is the excursion day.
• There is no registration fee but participants are expected to cover their travel
and living expenses
• The conference program will include excursions to the Folklore Archives of the
Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore as well as to Vilnius with its
surroundings.
You are welcome to download and distribute this CFP also in pdf- format:
https://webmail.uth.gr/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ut.ee%2Ffolk%2Ffiles%2FVilnius_conference_2012.pdf
Coordinator: Lina Sokolovaitė, e-mail: linute.arch@gmail.com, phone: +370 656 58394
Date: November 8, 2011 10:16:34 PM GMT+02:00
Call for Papers: International Conference of Young Folklorists "Theoretical Frames and
Empirical Research" in Vilnius, April 15-17, 2012
Place: Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. Antakalnio 6, LT-10308 Vilnius,
Lithuania
Deadline to submit an abstract: January 20, 2012
Organizer: The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore in Vilnius
Partner: Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore in University of Tartu
Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore and Department of Ethnology of the
University of Tartu hosted in May 2011 a symposium of young folklorists titled "Belief,
Tradition, and Identity as Vernacular Practices: Current Issues in Ethnology and
Folkloristics". This forthcoming conference in Vilnius is a continuation of this idea
and seeks to establish a tradition of organizing annual academic meetings of young
folklorists taking place alternately in Tartu (Estonia) and Vilnius (Lithuania).
The main goals of the International Conference of Young Folklorists in Vilnius 2012 are:
• Bring together students and young researchers of folklore from different countries
and continents to present and compare different ways of folklore research.
• Foster academic communication between young folklorists.
• Encourage young scholars to raise and tackle theoretical research questions and
discussions.
The topic of this year’s conference Theoretical frames and empirical research aims to
focus the attention of young scholars on negotiating between two important poles of any
scientific research – theory and practice. We use theory not only to systematize our
knowledge or to choose methodology for empirical research, but theory defines the goals
and objects of our discipline. Through theoretical discussions we also enter the
interdisciplinary field of human sciences, making our approach and methods
comprehensible for others as well as for ourselves. While different researchers have a
different attitude towards theory, national schools and research traditions also play an
important role. However, it is impossible to bypass theory when we need to locate our
research in a particular context, choose methodology or provide arguments in support of
our thesis. Young folklorists’ take on theory, their problems and achievements in
negotiating between theory and empirical practice shape the future of our discipline and
its research objects.
Practical Details:
• Please submit an abstract (max 250 words) by January 20, 2012 by e- mail:
linute.arch@gmail.com Please include your name, affiliation, position and e-mail address.
• We kindly ask expect to hear back from organizers regarding the acceptance of your
proposal by 3rd of February.
• The working language of the conference will be English. Each paper will be given
20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes for discussion.
• The working days of the conference are 15th - 16th of April, and the 17th of April
is the excursion day.
• There is no registration fee but participants are expected to cover their travel
and living expenses
• The conference program will include excursions to the Folklore Archives of the
Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore as well as to Vilnius with its
surroundings.
You are welcome to download and distribute this CFP also in pdf- format:
https://webmail.uth.gr/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ut.ee%2Ffolk%2Ffiles%2FVilnius_conference_2012.pdf
Coordinator: Lina Sokolovaitė, e-mail: linute.arch@gmail.com, phone: +370 656 58394
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