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Anthropology in London Day 2013
Monday 17 June 2013
UCL, Department of Anthropology, 14 Taviton Street, London, WC1H OBW
Organised by the anthropology departments of Goldsmiths and UCL in
collaboration with University of East London, Brunel, SOAS, LSE, LSHTM and
KCL departments.
Visibility and Concealment
Call for Papers
The call for papers is now open.
Anthropological writing involves rendering hidden and overlooked social
facts tangible, and, as such, concealment and visibility are central to
anthropological endeavour. Three issues would appear to arise: substantive,
epistemological, ethical. In the first case, the performance and
crystallisation of underlying significance has to a large extent displaced
the ideological concealment of asymmetry as a major focus in analysis. What
place, thereby, does concealment – as well as performance – come to occupy
as a preoccupation and presence in the lives of our research
participants/informants? Secondly, post-representational claims would seem
to terminate the anthropological disclosure of implicit relations which
might be hidden to research participants/informants and which they do not
perform. How does contemporary anthropology survive this interdiction? And,
have any impact as a result? In the third case, one cannot necessarily
write about everything discovered in the field without betraying
confidences or breaching ethical guidelines. Often those things that cannot
be discussed from fieldwork (like love, gossip, conflicts and other
intimacies) form the most interesting parts of our field experiences and,
indeed, a vital part of our ideal analysis. Yet they must remain
undocumented in order to protect our research participants/informants. More
recently issues of concealment have also come to the fore for
anthropologists in regards to open access. How is contemporary anthropology
unmade and renewed in relation to such stringent ethical codes and in light
of growing expectations regarding impact?
Anthropology in London welcomes papers and panel proposals from
post-fieldwork PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and staff on these
themes, and on any others that relate to matters of visibility and
concealment.
We also welcome fieldwork photos and posters (maximum of one per presenter)
fitting with the conference theme.
Submission of Abstracts:
The organising committee welcomes 300-word (max.) abstracts for individual
papers and posters and 500-word (max.) abstracts for panel proposals.
We also invite submissions for separate ‘fieldwork photography’ and poster
categories. All staff and post-fieldwork students are encouraged to submit
one fieldwork photograph relating to the conference theme.
Please include the following information with your submission:
institutional affiliation and department indicating whether you are a staff
member or student (students to indicate year of study).
Please note that we are unable to guarantee inclusion of all papers,
photographs, posters and panels, so early submission is advised.
Please send submissions to Gavin Weston, [log in to unmask] copying to
Stephanie Kitchen, [log in to unmask]
Deadline: 13 May 2013
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Stephanie Kitchen
Chair of the Publications Committee
International African Institute
School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H OXG
www.internationalafricaninstitute.org
Tel: +44(0)20 7898 4435 (o)
+44(0)7966 045144 (m)
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