> To: Members of the International Sociological Association
>
> Call for papers and panels
>
> The Second Tampere Conference on Narrative
> "Narrative, Ideology, and Myth"
> Tampere, Finland
> June 26-28, 2003
>
> Over the last three decades, the concept of narrative has
> successfully traveled from the humanities to social,
> psychological and political studies - and to many other
> disciplines. The "narrative turn" raises questions about the
> relation between ideology and narrative. Recent critical
> literature considers narratives from the perspectives of power
> and persuasion; some emphasize the normative nature of
> narratives. Others, most notably empirical work in women's
> studies, health studies and sociology, typically assume an
> emancipatory potential for narratives; storytelling is seen as a
> form of emancipation, or "giving a voice" to otherwise silenced
> groups.
>
> Different approaches work with different theories and
> definitions of narrative. The field is characterized and
> energized by diversity. This conference explores this diversity,
> and particularly focuses on non-normative ways of discussing
> narrative and narrativity. Papers will address the issue of
> social, cultural and political circulation of narratives, and
> the different forms narrativity takes, and the significance it
> assumes, within social action. Papers that combine theoretical
> and empirical work on narrative, those that have a genuinely
> interdisciplinary approach, and papers that try to find
> narrative forms of theorizing will be particularly welcome.
>
> To apply, please send a 300-350 word abstract (as a message, not
> as an attached file) to: [log in to unmask] and
> [log in to unmask]
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> Deadline for applications (papers and panels): March 1, 2003.
>
> Visit the conference web site http://www.uta.fi/conference/narrative
>
> Organizers:
> - University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences
> & Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, Department of
> Women Studies.
> - Finnish Network of Narrative Studies
> - Politics and the Arts Group, Standing Group of the European
> Consortium for Political Research
>
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> Dr Jane Sandall
> Professor of Midwifery and Women's Health
> King's College
> 57 Waterloo Road
> London
> SE1 8WA
> Tel: 020 7848 3605
> Fax: 020 7848 3506
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