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Dear All, This conference may interest list members. Best wishes Julet Carpenter *========================================* *The Banlieue Far from the Clichés : New Voices, Images and Identities Emerging from the French Urban Periphery* *Interdisciplinary Conference Organised by Banlieue Network* *Oxford Brookes University, 3-4 April 2014* Over the past few decades, the term "banlieue" has become synonymous with pockets of exclusion on the peripheries of most major French cities. Focusing on issues of violence, immigration, integration, religion and identity, media and political discourses tend to favour the consolidation of negative stereotypes commonly associated with the suburbs. However, in recent years, a new type of discourse has emerged that presents images of diversity, vitality and creativity, to counter the clichés of violence and delinquency. Some critics refer to a new literary and cinematic force, while others note the emergence of an urban culture that thrives on the creativity of residents from the suburbs. Organised by Banlieue Network, this conference is the second in a series seeking to promote exchange of knowledge around the subject of the suburbs. It aims to explore representations of the suburbs produced by artists from suburban housing estates, urban collectives, residents, elected officials and other urban actors, taking multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives, with the aim of challenging the prevailing stereotypes. We are particularly interested in, but not limited to the representations and self-representations of communities, the authenticity, real or perceived, of the "voice of the suburbs" and the emergence of a "banlieue" culture and its different forms. *The Exhibition "Exploring the Banlieue"* The dates of the conference coincide with the inauguration of the exhibition "Exploring the Banlieue" on 3rd April 2014. The images, texts and audiovisual works that make up the exhibition are the results of the Summer School organized by Banlieue Network in July 2013 in the municipalities of Saint-Denis, Bondy and Drancy. The works on show are the result of the collaboration of a group of international researchers and some ten artists (photographers, drawers, writers and theatre directors), including Mish Aminoff, Jean-Michel Delage, Liza Dimbleby, Ibrahim Kaba (Kalou), Fabienne Kanor, Mamadou Mahmoud Ndongo, Samuel Nja Kwa, John Perivolaris, Dianne Regisford and Sophie Tonneau who, during the week of 8-12 July 2013, ran creative workshops and urban walks in the Paris suburbs. *For the conference program, see:* *http://www.banlieuenetwork.org/events/ <http://www.banlieuenetwork.org/events/>* *For booking and registration:* *http://shop.brookes.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=46&prodid=180 <http://shop.brookes.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=46&prodid=180>* Inquiries can be sent to [log in to unmask] The conference and the exhibition are supported by the Research Network programme of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). -- Dr Juliet Carpenter Senior Research Fellow Department of Planning Oxford Brookes University http://planning.brookes.ac.uk/staff/julietcarpenter.html http://banlieuenetwork.org Chercheur Marie Curie (2012-2014) Institut d'Urbanisme de Lyon - Université Lyon 2 ENS de Lyon - Laboratoire Triangle: CNRS UMR 5206 http://triangle.ens-lyon.fr/spip.php?article3261 Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: (UK): + 44 (0)7989 576855 Tel (France): + 33 (0)7 51 22 93 15 _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk