******************************************************
* http://www.anthropologymatters.com *
* A postgraduate project comprising online journal, *
* online discussions, teaching and research resources *
* and international contacts directory. *
******************************************************
The panel "The Many Crises of Lifestyle Migration and Residential Tourism" at the coming EASA Conference (Maynooth, Aug 24-27) welcomes proposals for papers. See panel abstract and instructions for submission below. Deadline for submission is March 01.
The Many Crises of Lifestyle Migration and Residential Tourism
Popular belief holds that global recession has undermined lifestyle migration and residential tourism of relatively affluent individuals towards developing regions and countries. Indeed, reports note that residential tourism development has grinded to a halt, as the real-estate downturn has obliterated relocation plans of many. Nonetheless, lifestyle migration has been taking place in unsettling contexts of neoliberal capitalism since the 1970s, epitomized (but in no ways contradicted) by the current global recession. Thus, clams about the relationship between crisis and lifestyle migration must be reassessed more carefully.
Moreover, while not ignoring pungent economic factors, lifestyle migration is also propelled by existential crises in the centre and promises of healing in (and by) the periphery. These are disillusioned metropolitan subjects who relocate to sunny, idyllic and inexpensive places for shaping a pleasurable, meaningful or spiritual lifestyle. As such, not any sunny place will do, but only those places where populations and imaginaries seem to best attend to post-metropolitan needs.
This workshop thus examines how crises dis/allow lifestyle migration: from global recession, to national dis/illusionments, and to existential crises. It also seeks to address the impact of such crises and expatriate formations on local communities at material and cultural levels. We thus call for empirically-grounded studies that explore the impact of global recession on lifestyle migration flows and host communities; how expatriate and native formations are effected by, respond and adapt to the challenges and opportunities posed by the current and longstanding crises, both economic and existential.
If you would like to propose a paper, please visit:
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa2010/panels.php5?PanelID=699
Deadline for proposals is March 01.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Michaela Benson (University of Bristol/ Keele University)
Dr. Anthony D'Andrea (University of Limerick/ University of Chicago)
*************************************************************
* Anthropology-Matters Mailing List *
* 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 *
***************************************************************
|