3rd Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness
15 to 20 March 2002, Prague, Czech Republic
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference
seeks to examine and explore issues surrounding evil
and human wickedness. Perspectives are sought from
those engaged in the fields of anthropology, criminology,
cultural studies, legal studies, literature, philosophy,
psychology, sociology, and theology. Perspectives are
also sought from those working in the caring professions,
the media, prison services, politics, psychiatry and other
work-related and vocational areas.
Papers, reports, work-in-progress and workshops are
invited on issues related to any of the following themes;
* the nature and sources of evil and human wickedness
* moral intuitions about dreadful crimes
* psychopathic behaviour - mad or bad?
* choice, responsibility, and diminished responsibility
* social and cultural reactions to evil and human
wickedness
* the portrayal of evil and human wickedness in the media
and popular culture
* suffering in literature and film
* individual acts of evil, group violence, holocaust and
genocide; obligations of bystanders
* terrorism, war, ethnic cleansing
* the search for meaning and sense in evil and human
wickedness
* the nature and tasks of theodicy
* religious understandings of evil and human wickedness
* postmodern approaches to evil and human wickedness
* ecocriticism, evil and suffering
* evil and the use/abuse of technology; evil in cyberspace
Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word
abstracts should be submitted by Friday 4th January
2002. Full draft papers should be submitted by Friday
15th February 2002.
The conference is part of a larger series of ongoing
conferences, run under the general banner "At the
Interface". It aims to bring together people from different
areas and interests to share ideas and explore various
discussions which are innovative and exciting.
E-mail enquiries: <Dr Rob Fisher>[log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.wickedness.net
Organized by: Wickedness.net and Learning Solutions
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