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****************************************************** * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * ****************************************************** Autism and Representation - Liverpool John Moores University, UK A Two Day Colloquium hosted by the Association for Research in Popular Fictions Friday 24th and Saturday 25th February 2006 Does autism represent a paradigm shift for cultural studies, or indeed, the humanities? How, in the reflexive awareness of the influence of our work, can cultural theorists respond to such a phenomenon while respecting the integrity of autists and their communities? Topics may include (but are not limited to): Autism and art , Autism and history, Autism and the media, Autism and literature, Autistic creativity, Autism and poetry , Autism and the internet, Autism and advocacy, Autism and gender, Autism and popular cinema, Autism and documentary, Autism and childhood, Autism and adulthood, The contemporary 'rediscovery' of autism, Autism, cognitive impairment and contemporary disability theory, Autism and psychoanalysis, Medicalised discourses of autism, Contemporary representations of neuroscientific research, Photography and Autism, Autism and Genre, Autism and autobiography We seek papers from any perspective that address the cultural impact of different articulations of autism. To register an interest please submit an abstract or outline of up to 250 words with a brief biography by 7th Jan 2006. Contact: Irene Rose, MCCA, Liverpool John Moores University, Dean Walters Building, St James Road, Liverpool L1 7BR E-mail: [log in to unmask] A list of confirmed speakers is available by request The Guardian article is available at http://society.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5349449-106049,00.html ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * ***************************************************************