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****************************************************** * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * ****************************************************** :: E X T E N S I O N :: CALL FOR PAPERS 21st Century Anthropology: Global Process and Power Conference 28 – 29 June 2007 University of Oxford NEW DATE for submission of abstracts: April 10, 2007 As an academic discipline, Anthropology is equipped for a thorough understanding of the increasing frictions and problems in today’s shrinking world. Its ethnographic approach and historical awareness provide for a thick interpretation of the interweaving of causalities that spark clashes or power abuses. And yet this perception and meticulousness does not inform the broader ‘ecology of ideas’ that influences both public opinion and governmental policy makers. While many anthropologists are involved in agencies and foundations with hands-on projects or policies, our discipline has not made the major contributions its intellectual power calls for. It is still easy for powerbrokers to ignore reports that few people are aware of. This conference is a platform for a dialogue about ways in which anthropological research on current global conflicts can engage a world of asymmetric power relations. Mediating understandings may offer an opportunity for a rich dialogue that could reduce tensions and apprehensions. It is not simply about writing popular books, but rather about engaging in a comprehensible dialogue with other disciplines and perspectives. Keynote speaker: Thomas Hylland Eriksen (Oslo) Confirmed speakers: Akhil Gupta (UCLA) Keith Hart (Goldsmiths) Marc Edelman (CUNY) Sam Beck (Cornell) Stef Jansen (Manchester) Mohammad Talib (Oxford) David Gellner (Oxford) Laura Rival (Oxford) Papers should fall into any of the following panels: 1: Global Process. Representations and imaginations Media, migration, value chains and communications technologies 2: World Institutions. Overpowering politics Global policy-makers and issues of representation, accountability and effectiveness 3: Clashing Values. Moralities and animosities Conflicts arising from differing perceptions of religiosity and everyday value systems 4: Contested Power. Civil Society and resistance Dissenting civic organizations offer alternatives to state and international institutions Please send an abstract of 250 words to [log in to unmask] by April 10, 2007. We are interested in engaging with the following questions: 1. How can anthropology contribute to enhance the understanding of global processes in the 21 century? 2. What is peculiar about anthropological methods and analysis that make it a distinctive discipline among other social sciences? How can we use this difference to contribute to public debates? 3. How can anthropologists engage in intellectual debates with other disciplines and policy-makers communicating the theoretical depth our research achieves? 4. Is a more accessible narrative the key to achieve a public presence? Conveners: Raul Acosta, Ana Santos, Sadaf Rizvi University of Oxford With the support from: Oxford University Anthropological Society users.ox.ac.uk/~anthsoc Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology www.isca.ox.ac.uk ************************************************************* * 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 * ***************************************************************