Dear all,
Please see below the call for papers for an interdisciplinary
postgraduate conference on the theme of 'Truth and Lies' that is being
organised by postgraduates in the College of Arts and Humanities at
Bangor University, North Wales.
I would be grateful if you could draw this to the attention of any
postgraduates in your departments who you feel may be interested in the
event.
Details of a conference website and the registration form will be
available shortly.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Ellie Sutcliffe (PhD candidate, Bangor University, and conference secretary)
Truth and Lies: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference
June 11th - 12th
Organized by the College of Arts and Humanities, Bangor University, Wales
Call for Papers
Our society bombards us with deception: false reports, embellished
testimony, misleading advertising, and that which goes unsaid. But are
we really being lied to? Or is the truth hiding underneath the
deception, and is it up to us to actively bring it to light?
We invite contributions from postgraduates across the disciplines in the
Arts and Humanities. Topic areas should reflect the interdisciplinary
theme of the conference. Suggestions may include (but are not limited to):
Autobiography: How much is truth, how much exaggeration bordering on lies?
Journalism: How trustworthy are sources?
Authorship: Should the author/creator be taken into consideration when
evaluating a creative work or should the work stand on its own?
Creative Writing: Does the author have the right to manipulate the
facts to create a better story?
Biopics: Filmic representations of truth or carefully crafted works of
fiction?
History vs. Hollywood: What do the changes say about a society?
Adaptations: How does the adaptation of a book to a film manipulate
the original work and change its reception?
History: Does history tell us the truth or does it depend upon who is
telling it?
Language/translation: Can art or rhetoric be truthfully translated, or
do they change from language to language, translator to translator?
Religion: How are religious texts altered by translation, by
interpretation from one culture to the next?
Photography: A truthful depiction of a scene or a montage of omitted
truths?
Media: How are media used to blur and manipulate the truth via
language, images, film techniques, music choice, internet participation?
The Power of Music: Perspectives and approaches in history, lyrics,
aesthetics, politics, authenticity and propaganda.
This conference is organized by postgraduates in the College of Arts &
Humanities at Bangor University, for the purpose of bringing together
researchers in the international community of arts and humanities.
All postgraduate researchers interested in participating should submit a
300 word abstract to Ellie Sutcliffe, Conference Secretary, at
[log in to unmask] by March 1, 2009. If you would like
early notification of acceptance, please note that in your email. We
will notify accepted participants by March 31, 2009.
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