Σάββατο 2 Ιανουαρίου 2021
Παρασκευή 1 Ιανουαρίου 2021
Force of Myth: Authority, Illusion and Critique in Modern Imaginaries (online-only conference)
Type:
Call for Papers
Date:
June 7, 2021 to June 9, 2021
Call for Participation
Force of Myth: Authority, Illusion, and Critique in Modern Imaginaries
Myth is one of the most fraught terms in the history of political thought. Although hailed and instrumentalized by political ideologues and social movements of all stripes, it has also been vilified and condemned by representatives of religious and secular traditions alike. Yet, in spite of liberal attempts to pathologize the concept during the Cold War, myth has returned again in recent years with its characteristic ambiguity: What is post-truth and conspiracy theory for some is the possibility of social critique for others. In order to discuss the force of myth in modern societies, this conference connects three axes of historical, political, and philosophical perspectives:
- The first axis traces the return of myth in the twentieth century and the attendant efforts of intellectuals to address the yawning gap between the political realities and rationalist visions of (Cold-War) liberalism. This discussion seeks to understand in this light the emergence of discourses about secularism, “the dialectic of enlightenment,” and “the normative deficit of modernity.”
- The second axis asks whether myth reflects a political logic that naturalizes power around ideas of race, class, and identity, or, alternatively, offers forms of social critique that subvert the self-deception underlying discourses of naturalization. This discussion intends to address the contemporary discourse around post-truth politics and clarify the dialectics of critique and illusion reflected in myth.
- Complementing these historical and political explorations of the topic, the third axis tackles the language game of myth. How can we define the concept of myth, especially in relation to phenomena such as narrative, metaphor, symbol, and cipher? What is their relation to truth, illusion, and imagination? And how has this relation changed in the course of history? These questions are intended to help us theorize the figurative dimensions of social and political life.
Keynote Speakers:
Chiara Bottici (New School of Social Research)
Bernard Harcourt (Columbia University)
Pini Ifergan (Bar-Ilan University; The Spinoza Center, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute)
Conference dates: Monday–Wednesday, June 7–9, 2021.
This will be an online-only event, held over Zoom on three consecutive days, 3–4 hours each.
If you are interested in presenting, please send an abstract of up to 500 words to forceofmyth2021@gmail.com.
The deadline for abstract submission is January 31, 2021. Notifications of decisions will be sent by the end of February. To allow for in-depth discussions, authors of accepted abstracts are required to circulate a draft of their paper among conference participants up to one week prior to the event.
Contact Info:
Organizers: Jacob Abolafia (Polonsky Academy, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute), Carmen Lea Dege (Polonsky Academy, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute), Tae-Yeoun Keum (University of California, Santa Barbara)
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Food Matters in Literature and Culture
Type:
Call for Publications
Date:
January 15, 2021
Location:
Indiana, United States
Subject Fields:
Popular Culture Studies, Race / Ethnic Studies, Women's & Gender History / Studies, Literature, Film and Film History
Submissions are now open for the 2020-2021 issue of the Digital Literature Review, “Food Matters in Literature and Culture.” We welcome original, engaging submissions that consider representations of food in literature, film, television, or popular culture. In particular, we are interested in scholarly essays that consider food as a vehicle for exploring issues of inequity and empowerment, including but not limited to race, gender, class, ability, sexuality, and nationality. For example, how does food function as an expression of identity, as well as a common language bridging sociocultural, political, and economic gaps? Alternatively, how do writers, directors, and artists use food or the lack thereof as a symbol of current and historical inequities and traumas? We also welcome submissions that examine representations of food within the context of the COVID-19 public health crisis.
We expect essay submissions to be well-researched and to contribute to an on-going scholarly conversation. Submissions should be between 2,500 and 5,000 words and adhere to MLA citation and formatting guidelines, including using double spacing and 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Essays should also be submitted as a Word document. For formatting examples, see this past issue of the Digital Literature Review. Please direct any questions to dlr@bsu.edu. All submissions are due by Friday, January 15, 2021.
Essay Submission Guidelines:
-Paper submissions should be saved as a Microsoft Word document.
-Papers should be in MLA style format.
-Papers should be between 2,500 and 5,000 words (or 10-20 double-spaced pages).
-Submissions are to be well-researched and must contribute to ongoing scholarly conversations.
-All submissions will be blindly reviewed, so please do not put your name on your essay.
-Submissions will close on January 15, 2021.
Contact Info:
Digital Literature Review: https://openjournals.bsu.edu/dlr/about/submissions
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