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Call for Papers: SIEF2015 12th Congress: Zagreb, Croatia. 21-25 June 2015 "Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century" Panel P003: *What future for EUtopia? Trajectories of Europeanization from the core and the periphery * Panel Organisers: Alexandra Schwell, University of Vienna Orlanda Obad, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Zagreb "Europe" has become a focal point for definitions of concepts such as "modernity" and "civilization", and it is also often held synonymous with notions such as "soulless bureaucracy", "gated community", "space of anxiety", and "island of the privileged". Today, European political and economic unity seems to be unfolding in parallel realities which occasionally intertwine in unexpected ways: from the intricate practices of officials within Brussels' European Quarter to the rise of Euro-sceptic parties, from crisis-ridden and stereotyped societies of the European South to the deadly plights of migrants and asylum seekers. In this panel, we scrutinize the various ways in which "Europe" functions as a template for utopian/dystopian projections and imaginaries at the core, the periphery and beyond the margins. In order to avoid a sense of "geographical egoism" (cf. Maxwell 2011), inherent even in the critical theoretical approaches, we seek to open the dialogue between these multiple perspectives. We intend to focus both on hierarchies which create divisions within Europe as well as power asymmetries, which arise in core/periphery relations. We seek to uncover utopian/dystopian imaginaries that cross-cut this discursive space and simultaneously yield practical and tangible consequences for individual actors. What is the future of the European imaginary? We welcome proposals for papers on any of the following areas, but by no means confined to these: • Policies, politics, and institutions • Cultural hemispheres and unexpected peripheries • Effects and affects of utopian/dystopian projections and imaginaries • Colonial legacies and new migratory dynamics • Eastern/Western Whiteness The call for papers is now open, and it closes at midnight on 14 January 2015. Papers have to be submitted via the website; if you are interested in proposing a paper, follow this link: http://nomadit.co.uk/sief/sief2015/panels.php5?PanelID=3435 -- *Dr. Alexandra Schwell* Institut für Europäische Ethnologie der Universität Wien Hanuschgasse 3 | A - 1010 Wien Telefon +43-(0)1-4277 44006 | Fax +43-(0)1-4277 9418 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://euroethnologie.univie.ac.at/ Football Research in an Enlarged Europe FREE <http://www.free-project.eu/> NEW! Schwell, Alexandra (2014): Compensating (In)Security. Anthropological Perspectives on Internal Security, in: Catarina Frois, Mark Maguire and Nils Zurawski (eds.): The Anthropology of Security: <http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745334585> Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-Terrorism and Border Contro. London: PlutoPress, 83-103. ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * 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 * * To unsubscribe: please log on to jiscmail.ac.uk, and * * go to the 'Subscriber's corner' page. * * ***************************************************************