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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Dr. Morris, Please find enclosed a paper proposal for the forthcoming conference "Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness". Should you have any difficulties in opening the attachment, kindly let me know. With kind regards, Sini Kangas ____________________ Sini Kangas, Ph.D. Research Fellow Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies P.O.Box 4 Fabianinkatu 24 00014 University of Helsinki Finland +358-9-191 23489 [log in to unmask] Lainaus "Stephen Morris" <[log in to unmask]>: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Dear All: > > This is a FANTASTIC inter-disciplinary conference, going into its > 11th year. I cannot recommend it highly enough! > > Stephen > > *********** > > 11th Global Conference > Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness > > Monday 15th March - Thursday 18th March 2010 > Salzburg, Austria > > Call for Papers > This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to > examine and explore issues surrounding evil and human wickedness. > Papers, presentations, reports and workshops are invited on issues > on or broadly related to any of the following themes: > > 1. Wrestling with ‘Evil’ > - does the language of ‘evil’ make sense in the 21st Century? > - what is ‘evil’? What is the concept of ‘evil’? > - when we use the term ‘evil’ what do we seek to convey? > - understanding the language of evil > - ‘evil’ and other possibilities: morally objectionable; morally > wrong; bad; immoral; iniquitous; reprobate; sinful; wrong; depraved; > diabolical; heinous; malevolent; wicked > > 2. The Nature of Evil > - the contexts of evil; the ‘meaning’ of evil as context dependent > - the roots of evil > - what counts as evil? Evil, Evils. Is there such a thing? > - the boundaries of evil; the forms of evil; types of evil; > instances of evil. Universal evil? > - the practices of evil > - taking evil seriously; enjoying evil; satisfying evil > > 3. Explanatory Frameworks > - what are we looking for? The possibility of explanations > - what is an explanation? > - what does or should an explanation seek to achieve? > - is evil capable of explanation? > - explanation as evil > > 4. Understanding Evil > - from the perspectives of the disciplines > indicative examples: anthropology, art, art history, criminology, > cultural studies, history, legal studies, literature, philosophy, > psychology, sociology, and theology > > - from the perspectives of professions > indicative examples: accountants, architects, diplomats, doctors, > engineers, lawyers, pharmacists, planners, teachers, vets; people > working in economics, forensics, medicine, nursing, politics, prison > services, psychiatry > > - from the perspectives of vocations > indicative examples: people working in altruistic vocations, > professional vocations, voluntary vocations, religious vocations, > humanitarian campaigning and activities > > - from the perspectives of ngos > indicative examples: United Nations, international ngo’s, business > oriented ngo’s, governmental ngo’s, quango’s, civil society ngo’s; > people working with interest groups, lobbying activities; charity > organisations; relief organisations; occupational organisations; > not-for-profit networks > > 5. Representations of Evil > - art, art history, visual culture > - cinema, tv, theatre, radio > - music; metal > - media > - technological and multi-media representations > - video games and on-line communities > - subcultural formations and identities > - fashion and evil > - gothic subjectivities and Othering > > 6. Confronting Evil > - how is it possible to confront evil? > - can evil be resolved? Should evil be resolved? > - the work of Truth and Reconciliation commissions; the > International Criminal Court; the role of law and local criminal > justice procedures > - the work of international organisations > - the role of charities > > The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of > pre-formed panel proposals. 300 word abstracts should be submitted > by Friday 2nd October 2009. All submissions are minimally double > blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted > for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday > 5th February 2010. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to > the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF > formats with the following information and in this order: > > a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of > abstract, e) body of abstract > > Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using > footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such > as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to > all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us > in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it > might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an > alternative electronic route or resend. > > Organising Chairs > > Stephen Morris > Hub Leader (Evil) > Independent Scholar > New York, USA > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Sorcha Ni Fhlainn > Hub Leader (Evil) > School of English, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Rob Fisher > Network Founder and Network Leader > Inter-Disciplinary.Net, > Freeland, Oxfordshire, UK > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > The conference is part of the ‘At the Interface’ programme of > research projects. It aims to bring together people from different > areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions > which are innovative and exciting. > > All papers accepted for and presented at this conference will be > eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers maybe > invited for development for publication in a themed hard copy > volume(s) or for inclusion in the Perspectives on Evil journal > (relaunching 2010). > > For further details about the project please visit: > http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/evil/perspectives-on-evil/ > > For further details about the conference pleaser visit: > http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/evil/perspectives-on-evil/call-for-papers/ > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html