Dear list members,
The International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism and Hospitality (ICRETH) at Leeds Metropolitan University is pleased to announce the following forthcoming
symposium:
Protests as Events / Events as Protests:
A one day symposium for academics and activists
12th June 2013, Leeds, UK
Call for Participation
We take as our starting point Paul Chatterton’s (2006: 260) argument
that: “acknowledging that protest encounters are emotionally laden, relational, hybrid, corporeal and contingent, possibilities open up for breaking the silences that divide us and overcoming ontological divisions such as activist and non-activist.” This symposium
aims to involve conversations between activists and non-activists, as well as academics as activists in order to explore the complex construction of protests as events / events as protests. We propose an innovative coming together of activists and academics
to build bridges, initiate debate and develop future research agendas.
The conceptualisation of protests as events and vice versa involves consideration of the temporalities of protests as well as the
mobilities that are enacted to bring together an assemblage that may be on the move or fixed at a still point. Thus Protests as Events/ Events as Protests also builds upon the workshop held at the University of Leicester in June 2012 entitled (Re)thinking
Protest Camps: governance, spatiality, affect and media.
This call thus seeks papers that focus on one or more of the following topics:
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Conceptualisations of protests as events
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The academic/activist interface
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Timings and rhythms of protests
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Discursive constructions of protests
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Protest and political tourism
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Mobile assemblages and protests
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Embodiments of protest events
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Sustaining protests in the face of cultural changes
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Protests and sports events
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Critical hospitality and protests
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Governance and the governmentalities of protest events
We are now seeking proposals for papers for this symposium. Abstracts should be emailed to [log in to unmask] and be no more than 300 words. The call is
now open and abstracts must be received by 10th March 2013 the very latest.
Planned outputs:
It is envisaged that symposium outputs will include a special issue of a journal and an edited book based upon the papers presented.
As well as academic papers we are looking to work with activist groups to integrate, into the symposium programme, a series of activist led workshops; the
aim of which will be to produce an eBook based on workshop materials.
Conveners:
The symposium conveners are: Dr Ian Lamond; Professor Karl Spracklen and Professor Kevin Hannam.
Further information:
For further information please visit the symposium’s blog at
protestsandevents.wordpress.com
or contact Daniela Carl on +44 (0) 113 -812 8541 or Dr Ian Lamond on +44 (0)113 -812 3816.
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Daniela Carl
Research Officer and Part-time Lecturer
International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism and Hospitality (ICRETH)
School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality
Carnegie Faculty, Leeds Metropolitan University
Brontė 206, Headingley Campus
Leeds LS6 3QW
United Kingdom
Phone +44 (0)113- 812 8541
Fax +44 (0)113- 812 8544
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Forthcoming events
Public lecture by Professor David Parsons: 'Public value for public funding? Are we doing enough to raise
the impact of social science research to policy makers and practitioners’
06.12.12, 16:00-18:00, Headingley campus, Macaulay Hall, Room 201, Leeds, LS6 3QN
International conferences:
Active Countryside Tourism,
23-25 January 2013, Leeds, UK
Protests as Events / Events as Protests :
A one day symposium for academics and activists, 12 June 2013, Leeds, UK
Taking responsibility for the visitor
economy: Events, tourism, hospitality, sport, leisure and the local community,
09-12 January 2014, Leeds, UK