The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and
Culture<http://www.religionandnature.com/society/> (ISSRNC) is pleased to announce its
next conference in Malibu, California at Pepperdine University in August 2012. The
conference theme will be "Nature and the Popular Imagination."
For generations, the interconnections between religion and nature have been expressed,
promoted, and contested through the incubator of popular culture, including films
produced in nearby Hollywood. As a global and symbolic center that reflects and invents
nature/religion representations, Malibu and its environs provide a fantastic venue for
critical reflection on the religion/nature nexus in the popular imagination. Along with
keynote addresses and other scholarly sessions, a number of special events and
excursions are in the works, including a scholar-led tour of The Getty Villa in Malibu
and opportunities to enjoy the beautiful and famous Malibu coast. Some of these may be
offered before or after the official conference period. Affordable on-campus housing
will be available to conference participants.
We invite proposals about nature and religion in diverse expressions of popular culture,
including films, television, comics, fiction, music, sports, graffiti, clothing, and
festivals. As always, while we encourage proposals focused on the conference's theme, we
welcome proposals from all areas (regional and historical) and from all disciplinary
perspectives that explore the complex relationships between religious beliefs and
practices (however defined and understood), cultural traditions and productions, and the
earth's diverse ecological systems. We encourage proposals that include theoretical
frameworks and analyses, emphasize dialogue and discussion, promote collaborative
research, and are unusual in terms of format and structure.
Proposals for individual paper presentations, sessions, panels, and posters should be
submitted directly to Sarah Pike at spike@csuchico.edu. It is not necessary to be an
ISSRNC member to submit a proposal. Individual paper proposals should include, in a
single, attached word or rich text document, the name and email of the presenter(s),
title, a 250-300 word abstract, and a brief, 150 word biography (including highest
degree earned and current institutional affiliation, if any). Proposals for entire
sessions must include a title and abstract for the session as a whole as well as for
each individual paper. Proposers should also provide information about ideal and
acceptable lengths for proposed sessions, and whether any technology, such as data
projectors, are desired. Most paper presentations will be scheduled at 15-20 minutes and
a premium will be placed on discussion in all sessions. Proposals will be evaluated
anonymously by the Scientific Committee, but conference directors will be aware of
proposers' identities in order to select for diversity in terms of geographical area and
career stage. Student proposals are particularly welcome.
The deadline for proposals is 1 April 2012.
Please send queries and replies to Sarah Pike, above, and *not* to me!
Thanks,
Sabina Magliocco, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anthropology
California State University - Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8244
Culture<http://www.religionandnature.com/society/> (ISSRNC) is pleased to announce its
next conference in Malibu, California at Pepperdine University in August 2012. The
conference theme will be "Nature and the Popular Imagination."
For generations, the interconnections between religion and nature have been expressed,
promoted, and contested through the incubator of popular culture, including films
produced in nearby Hollywood. As a global and symbolic center that reflects and invents
nature/religion representations, Malibu and its environs provide a fantastic venue for
critical reflection on the religion/nature nexus in the popular imagination. Along with
keynote addresses and other scholarly sessions, a number of special events and
excursions are in the works, including a scholar-led tour of The Getty Villa in Malibu
and opportunities to enjoy the beautiful and famous Malibu coast. Some of these may be
offered before or after the official conference period. Affordable on-campus housing
will be available to conference participants.
We invite proposals about nature and religion in diverse expressions of popular culture,
including films, television, comics, fiction, music, sports, graffiti, clothing, and
festivals. As always, while we encourage proposals focused on the conference's theme, we
welcome proposals from all areas (regional and historical) and from all disciplinary
perspectives that explore the complex relationships between religious beliefs and
practices (however defined and understood), cultural traditions and productions, and the
earth's diverse ecological systems. We encourage proposals that include theoretical
frameworks and analyses, emphasize dialogue and discussion, promote collaborative
research, and are unusual in terms of format and structure.
Proposals for individual paper presentations, sessions, panels, and posters should be
submitted directly to Sarah Pike at spike@csuchico.edu. It is not necessary to be an
ISSRNC member to submit a proposal. Individual paper proposals should include, in a
single, attached word or rich text document, the name and email of the presenter(s),
title, a 250-300 word abstract, and a brief, 150 word biography (including highest
degree earned and current institutional affiliation, if any). Proposals for entire
sessions must include a title and abstract for the session as a whole as well as for
each individual paper. Proposers should also provide information about ideal and
acceptable lengths for proposed sessions, and whether any technology, such as data
projectors, are desired. Most paper presentations will be scheduled at 15-20 minutes and
a premium will be placed on discussion in all sessions. Proposals will be evaluated
anonymously by the Scientific Committee, but conference directors will be aware of
proposers' identities in order to select for diversity in terms of geographical area and
career stage. Student proposals are particularly welcome.
The deadline for proposals is 1 April 2012.
Please send queries and replies to Sarah Pike, above, and *not* to me!
Thanks,
Sabina Magliocco, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anthropology
California State University - Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8244
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