ESRC Research Seminar Series: Ethics and the War on Terror: Politics,
Multiculturalism and Media.
Call for papers and participants.
'Securing Identities and Lives: Post 9/11 Gender Challenges'
Two-day seminar November 13/14, University of Leicester, UK.
This two-day seminar is one of the final events in the above seminar series,
which has adopted an interdisciplinary approach to ethical dimensions of the
war on terror. The seminar's main focus will be gender issues related to the
three main themes of the series: politics, multiculturalism and media.
Cynthia Enloe (Clark University, USA) will participate in the seminar as well as
giving the keynote guest public lecture on November 13 entitled 'Paying
Attention to Women Makes Us Smarter About the Iraq War’ co-hosted by the
Centre for Diplomatic and International Studies, University of Leicester.
Other speakers for the seminar so far include: Nadje Al-Ali (SOAS, University
of London); Matt McDonald (University of Warwick); Laura Shepherd
(University of Birmingham); Marysia Zalewski (University of Aberdeen).
We would like to receive further paper proposals, including from PhD students,
on the seminar theme. Please email paper proposals (a title, 250-word
abstract and your affiliation details) and requests to participate in the seminar
to Gillian Youngs ([log in to unmask]) as soon as possible.
The seminar is open to policy-related and practitioner participants as well as
academics and research students. The number of places is limited to 30.
There is no charge for the seminar and lunch and refreshments are provided.
For those presenting papers standard rail travel and overnight accommodation
expenses where necessary will be covered.
ESRC research seminar series 'Ethics and the War on Terror: Politics,
Multiculturalism, and Media' coordinated by Gillian Youngs (University of
Leicester), Simon Caney (University of Oxford) and Heather Widdows
(University of Birmingham).
Gillian Youngs PhD, Department of Media and Communication, University of
Leicester, Attenborough Building
University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
Email: [log in to unmask]
My webpage: http://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/gy4.html
Phone/Fax: 44 (0)116 252 3863/5276
News:
ESRC Seminar Series: Ethics and the War on Terror: Politics, Multiculturalism
and Media. 2006/8. See details
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