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From: Chris Tinker <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: Call for Papers: Culture/Politics in Contemporary Europe
CALL FOR PAPERS
PERFORMING / REFORMING
Culture and Politics in Contemporary Europe
International Conference
Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK)
Friday 7 & Saturday 8 December 2001
The primary aim of this conference is to explore the fast changing,
protean relationship between culture and politics in contemporary
Europe, and it is expected to bring together scholars from a variety
of academic disciplines and/or research areas, such as
Language/European Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural and/or
Political History, Media Studies and Politics.
Suggested areas of investigation:
Representations of political ideologies in various media and/or forms
of cultural expression (e.g. literature, cinema, music, visual arts);
Cultural policies of governments or political parties and their
effects on the production, consumption and regulation of culture;
Theoretical and/or critical approaches to the interface between
politics and culture.
Guest speakers: Martyn Cornick (Birmingham), David Looseley (Leeds),
Moray McGowan (Trinity College, Dublin), Hugh O'Donnell (Glasgow
Caledonian)
Contributions are invited from academics and postgraduates working in
any of the above areas. It is expected that papers will be of a
duration of 30 minutes (max.), to be followed by 10 minutes
discussion.
Proposals in the form of a 400-word abstract should be sent to
Cyrille Guiat or Chris Tinker before 15 July 2001.
The conference is organised by the European Area Studies sub-group of
the CTISS (Centre for Translating and Interpreting Studies in
Scotland) which co-ordinates research activities within the School of
Languages at Heriot-Watt University. The full conference fee will be
£120, inclusive of two nights B&B on Riccarton Campus, or £40 (non-
residential).
Contact information:
Cyrille Guiat [log in to unmask]
Chris Tinker [log in to unmask]
School of Languages, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH
14 4AS, UK.
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Dr Chris Tinker
Lecturer in French
School of Languages
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
0131 449 5111 ext 4101
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School of Languages web site: http://www.hw.ac.uk/langWWW/
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