Σάββατο 12 Νοεμβρίου 2011

Συνέδριο για νέους λαογράφους στη Λιθουανία

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

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