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***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear list members It's still time to submit your abstract for: Protests as Events / Events as Protests A one day symposium for academics and activists 12th June 2013, Leeds, UK 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. Protests as Events/ Events as Protests was inspired by 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: · Conceptualisations of protests as events · The academic/activist interface · Timings and rhythms of protests · Discursive constructions of protests · Protest and political tourism · Mobile assemblages and protests · Embodiments of protest events · Sustaining protests in the face of cultural changes · Protests and sports events · Critical hospitality and protests · 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. As part of the Protests as Events Symposium we are interested in incorporating a series of practical workshops for participants interested in developing their skills as activists. There will be opportunities for four workshops throughout the day. Each workshop will last 40 minutes, to include set up and clear up time and be for up to 25 participants. Any group interested in offering a workshop should submit an outline of the activity to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The outline should include a description of the activity, any notes regarding room layout, and the intended outcome/outcomes of the workshop. It is hoped that a selection of proffered workshops will be made into an eBook, made available free via our blog after the symposium, signposting the work of activists groups that have expressed an interest in the symposium. 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 ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Ian Lamond ([log in to unmask]) === 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 www.leedsmet.ac.uk/icreth<http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/icreth> === Join us on: [Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01CD7F9E.CC9FAFB0] <https://twitter.com/icreth> @ICRETH<https://twitter.com/icreth> [Description: Description: cid:image002.png@01CD7F9E.CC9FAFB0] <http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/icreth-leeds-met/64/974/79> International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism and Hospitality (ICRETH)<http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/icreth-leeds-met/64/974/79> Forthcoming international conferences: Protests as Events / Events as Protests<protestsandevents.wordpress.com> : 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<http://responsibilityconference.wordpress.com/>, 09-12 January 2014, Leeds, UK To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm