From: Salwa Ghaly <sghaly-AT-sharjah.ac.ae>
Subject: SPOON-ANN: Perspectives on Evil & Human Wickedness (e-journal issue on terro
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:12:16 +0400


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CALL FOR  SUBMISSIONS

Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness  (PEHW)
ISSN: 1471-5597 
Volume 2. : June 2002  (themed issue:  Terrorism)
Submissions (along with a biographical blurb) are due on April 1, 2002


Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness publishes scholarly and creative
work, personal reflections, and practitioners' accounts relating to
classifying, defining, and probing different aspects of evil. It aims to
shed light on the genesis and manifestations of evil as well as on the
diverse angles from which humans can understand, tackle, surmount, or come
to terms with it. Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness does not espouse
any ideological viewpoint or favor any specific theoretical framework, but
interrogates a plurality of perspectives aimed at advancing research on this
topic.

Submissions are sought for the June 2002 volume to be devoted entirely to
the theme of terrorism. The volume hopes to present a panoply of possible
angles from which to engage this timely topic.  A wide array of relevant
theoretical, critical and professional perspectives is, therefore,
encouraged.  Of most interest will be contributions that add to, alter
and/or deepen, our current understanding of the phenomenon of terrorism. 

Topics may include:

Labels and Definition(s)
Binary thinking and cultural stereotypes in the discourse on terrorism
Manichean visions of good and evil
Clash of civilizations scenarios
Leitmotifs, imagery and rhetoric in the political discourse on terrorism
Globalized terror
Jihad, Islamic fundamentalism and culture of shame
Terrorism and Late Capitalism
Gendering terrorism
Cyber terrorism
Virtual terrorism in film
Terrorism in the media  
Religious/philosophical/historical/legal perspectives on terrorism
Socio-political analysis of root causes


For further details and information regarding this issue, please 
visit the journal website at: http://www.wickedness.net/ejournal
or contact Dr. Rob Fisher at theodicist-AT-wickedness.net
or Dr. Salwa Ghaly at sghaly-AT-sharjah.ac.ae

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