Subject: SPOON-ANN: 6th Graduate Conference in Erlangen Border//Crossings
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 07:20:40 +0200


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Dear Sir or Madam,

The following announcement could be posted on spoon-ann:


C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S

The Departments of German Studies, American Studies, English Literature, 
Political Sciences, Economics and Sociology at the University of 
Erlangen/Nuremberg, Germany, are inviting young scholars (graduates and 
postgraduates) to present papers at our conference:

Border//Crossings
Culture - Media - Economy

6th Interdisciplinary, International Graduate Conference
at the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg
November 5 - 7, 2004

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: GIORGIO AGAMBEN(to be confirmed) and ELENA ESPOSITO

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The concept of 'border' is - paradoxically? - gaining new relevance in the 
wake of what is usually described as 'globalization', including such 
diverse phenomena as migration, inter-cultural communication, 
transformation or hybridization.
	   
This concept is equally important for those theories centering around 
identity and those centering around difference. In trying to cross 
national as well as disciplinary borders we are looking for contributions 
with current theoretical and/or empirical perspectives, critically 
analysing the concept and/or the construction of borders. We would like 
to confront different angles on the subject and are hoping to create 
space for productive discussions.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

- Oikos/Nomos
- Production/Distribution/Consumtion
- Constructions of Knowledge
- Biopolitics
- GenderTransitivities
- Discourse Analyses
- Power Structures
- Marxologics & Criticism of Ideology
- LanguageRituals & Representations
- Hybrid Cultures
- Ethics after Postmodernism
- Postcolonialisms
- BodyFormations
- MediaExperiences and MediaPerspectives
- Free and Open Source-Software Development



Please register using our online submission form at http://www.gradnet.de 
The deadline for paper proposals (1-3 page abstracts) is August 31, 2004 
(registration for other participants until October 31, 2002).

Panels with three to five speakers will last two to two and a half hours. 
The time allocated for each paper is about 10 minutes, in order to permit 
ample time for discussion.
Before the conference, each contribution (3 to 10 pages) will be posted on 
our web page in order to facilitate discussion and scholarly exchange. 
The deadline for submitting these short contributions is October 15, 2002. 
Please send abstracts and short papers to "gradabstra-AT-arno.franken.de" in 
Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings. 

The conference fee is 20 EUR.

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us at 
"gradinfo-AT-arno.franken.de".


Conference organizers:
Michael Popp M.A. 
Gerd Sebald M.A.