Apologies for any cross-posting...

Call for Papers: Identities in Action!

An inter-disciplinary conference
University of Wales Conference Centre, Gregynog
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th December 1999 

Proposals are invited for the presentation of scholarly papers on the theme of
identity construction which are based on studies of groups and/or
individuals in
action. 

The deadline for proposals (to be presented as 500-word abstracts, in
electronic
form) is May 1st 1999. Should you wish to submit a paper, we would welcome
notice of intent by March 1st. Although formal papers should be submitted, our
emphasis during the sessions themselves will be on presentations that are
stimulating and provocative rather than read verbatim. Suggestions are also
welcome for workshop sessions, the duration of which is open to negotiation. 

Proposals and papers are welcome in both Welsh and English. Interpretation
services for these languages will be available at the conference. 

The conference aims to gather together diverse perspectives on the ways in
which concepts of identity, alienation and belonging, and modes of language
and
discourse, reveal themselves in cultural and political undertakings. At
this turning
point of the millenium, we hope to identify some emerging patterns in the
negotiation, rehearsal and affirmation of identities, and to consider the
roles of
visual, verbal and other codes in mediating, as well as defining, cultural
positions
and forging alliances. What, for instance, is the role of imagery drawn from
advertising, popular music and the mass media in the construction of
identities?
In what ways are identities 'under construction' in online media? What are the
variations and constraints in the ways in which we represent ourselves when we
use various modes of communication? What dynamics can we identify in the
ways language and other discourses shape the identities of groups in
action, and
help to construct their trajectories? 

Details at...

http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/identact.html


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%