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Please find below the call for papers for the panel "Circulation in Times of Crisis" of the Australian Anthropological Society's Annual Conference 2013. The core focus of the panel is to explore and develop alternative conceptual frameworks for capturing the intensities, directions, compositions and intersections of different forms of movement as well as the particular relationships between flows and blockages of people, things, information and media through the lens of recent and past experiences of 'crises'. Papers are invited to explore a range of creative topics and ideas on that matter.
Abstracts are due on August 1st but expressions of interest over email in advance are welcome.
Publishing opportunities, such as a special issue of a journal, are being discussed.
Circulation in Times of Crisis
Panel Convenors: Heather Horst and Marta Rosales
The circulation of people, things, images, money, media and information represents one of the most important areas of inquiry within anthropology. From global flows, transnationalism, cosmopolitanism, mobility, open systems and ecologies, notions of circulation have reinvigorated debates in anthropology about movement of various forms (e.g. Douglas and Isherwood 1996; Meillassoux 1972). This panel will explore the diversity and visibility of circulation of people, money, goods, media and information through the lens of the contemporary crises. By examining circulation within the context of crises (e.g. the global financial crisis, health epidemics, humanitarian crises, natural disasters, food security and others), panellists will explore and develop alternative conceptual frameworks for capturing the intensities, directions, compositions and intersections of different forms of movement as well as the particular relationships between flows and blockages of people, things, information and media. Specific questions will include: How do flows of different people, objects and ideas intersect, complement and/or compete? To what extent are they mutually constitutive? When do processes of blockages (e.g. accumulation of money) enable flows? When do flows lead to obstructions or contagions? How have legal infrastructures and other factors such as political discourse shaped different kinds of movements (e.g. bank closures, “skilled migrants”, industrial workers or refugees)? How might media (e.g. television, wikis or social media) be contributing to or enabling the present circulations of people, things, images and information in times of crisis?
We welcome contributions on a diverse set of topics, including (but not exclusive to) the following: Southern European migration to Australia; Visas, biometrics and other forms of regulating movement; Spaces of quarantine for food security and/or biodiversity; Regulation of money, banking and financial institutions; Movement of money and commodities before, during and after disasters; Relocation of people due to natural disasters or climate change; Media portrayals of disasters or crises; the emergence of Wikileaks and other ‘open’ information systems; and bird flu and global pandemics.
Abstracts due August 1st
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Best wishes,
Inęs David
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