Apologies for Cross Postings
The Second International Critical Management Studies Conference
UMIST
UK
July 11th to 13th
2001
First Call for Papers For The
Specialist Stream In
ART AND AESTHETICS IN MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION STUDIES
In recent years, there has been an increasing reference to the relevance of
art and aesthetics in the practice and study of organizations and their
management, with much of this work having been championed by critical
theorists and postmodernists. Some of these theorists, for example, suggest
we should look to art and the realm of the aesthetic as a learning device or
heuristic and, indeed, have invoked language and metaphors that come from
these realms. Others have pointed out the parallels between postmodernist
approaches in the organizational discourse and that of the surrealists. Some
writers are now suggesting that the theories that underpin management
practice should be judged, not just on coherence, and by traditional
scientificı standards of rationality, but also by their aesthetic
qualities.
This conference stream invites papers and interactive sessions from those
wishing to address the theme of the place of art and aesthetics in
management and organization studies. These contributions may like to engage
with issues raised by the approaches noted above, or perhaps suggest other
possible ways in which art and aesthetics may contribute to the development
of a critical approach to the study of management and organization.
Contributions would be welcomed not only from those working within
organization and management studies departments, but also from those who may
have an interest in the field deriving from their work in other areas
including art and design, cultural studies and philosophy.
If you are interested in submitting, please send one copy of your abstract
(approx. 500 words), preferably by e-mail, to each of the following
addresses, by no later than September 30th 2000.
Philip Hancock
School of Social Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow, G3 6DF
UK
E-mail [log in to unmask]
Dr Adrian Carr
Unit 3
24 Abbott Street
Coogee
New South Wales 2034
AUSTRALIA
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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