The following CFP may be of interest to researchers in cultural studies on
the list.
The idea of the psychosocial (or psycho-social) can be traced back to
Sigmund Freud's early writings, particularly ‘The Future of an Illusion’
and ‘Civilization and its Discontents’ address sociological notions of
structures, classes, society, the masses as well as psychoanalytic concepts
of the individual, the psyche, the Superego, drives, etc.
Many scholars after Freud have explored the dualism of individual and
society, or the social and psychical and ways to think the two in
conjunction as opposed to a binary. From the Frankfurt School's
Freudian-Marxist perspective to Norbert Elias, to contemporary psychosocial
studies in Britain and the US to name just a few, there is an academic
field that is about overcoming theoretical and epistemological boundaries
between micro and macro, between the individual and the social. It is this
tradition that marks the starting point for the conference.
What is the psychosocial? What theoretical and empirical scholarship is
helpful in thinking about it? How can the idea of the psychosocial be
developed further?
We invite MA or PhD students who would like to present their research, be
it of an empirical or theoretical nature, that can be broadly situated
within psychosocial studies or that addresses ideas in relation to
individual psyche’s and society. Papers should be 20 minutes in length and
work in progress papers or the presentation of an idea or thought are very
welcome.
The conference will be an informal opportunity to share research with
others and to network and meet other researchers.
Please submit abstracts of max. 500 words along with a short bio to Jacob
Johanssen ([log in to unmask]) and Siobhan Lennon-Patience (
[log in to unmask]) by November 4th, 2013.
The conference will be held on December 7th at the University of East
London, UK and is organised by the Psychosocial Studies Postgraduate Group
www.facebook.com/PsychosocialPostgradGroup) and supported by UEL (
www.uel.ac.uk).
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