Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 22:46:20 -0500 (EST)
From: "Vera M. Britto" <fiatlux-AT-umich.edu>
Subject: SPOON-ANN: call for papers (fwd)



>>Trauma and Memory: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
>>May 23-24 1998
>>
>>- an international interdisciplinary conference to be held at the
>>College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
>> - jointly convened by the School of Art History and Theory, COFA and the
>>Centre for Womens' Studies, Australian National University.
>>
>>In recent years the experience trauma has attracted a great deal of
>>critical attention, particularly with regard to studies of the Holocaust,
>>war trauma and child sexual abuse. Scholars have begun to explore the
>>implications that traumatic events have for individual and collective
>>memory, and for practices of representation.  They have, for example,
>>examined the ways in which survivors tell their stories and the problems
>>associated with reconstituting post-traumatic memory.
>>
>>Trauma and Memory: Cross -Cultural Perspectives aims to extend the debates
>>in this area by initiating a range of cross-cultural dialogues between
>>researchers and artists from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds.
>>During the conference, we aim to bring together scholars and artists
>>working on these issues in the context of historical and contemporary
>>events in Australia, South Africa, North America, Latin America, Asia and
>>Europe. The conference will also explore the range of languages - verbal,
>>visual and performative- available for the articulation of traumatic
>>memory. Presentations from visual/performance artists will be incorporated.
>>
>>The conference is timed to co-incide with the opening on Friday 22 May of
>>Telling Tales - an exhibition of Australian art on the theme of memory to
>>be held at the Ivan Dougherty Gallery (May 21-June 20 1998).
>>
>>Sessions will focus on:
>>
>>- the Holocaust: memory narratives, memorialization and mourning
>>
>>- War and Violence: subjective responses to social and political violence
>>
>>- History and Trauma: Aboriginal History and 'Stolen Generations',
>>postcolonnial narratives, Reconciliation
>>
>>- Place, Memory and Trauma: diaspora, rupture and separation,
>>memorialization and erasure
>>
>>- Bodily Memory: Sexual Abuse and the nature of abuse memories, modes of
>>recollection and representation
>>
>>Call for Papers
>>40 min papers relating to the above areas will be considered.  A panel
>>discussion between artists/writers is also planned.
>>Abstracts no longer than 500 words should be sent by 15 February 1998
>>to either of the conveners:
>>
>>Dr Jill Bennett,
>>School of Art History and Theory
>> College of fine Arts
>>UNSW
>>PO Box 259
>>Paddington
>>NSW 2021
>>Australia
>>
>>J.Bennett-AT-unsw.edu.au
>>fax: (02)-9385-0615/0706
>>(61-2) from overseas
>>
>>Dr Rosanne Kennedy
>>Centre for Womens' Studies
>>Australain National University
>>Canberra 0200
>>Australia
>>
>>Rosanne.Kennedy-AT-anu.edu.au
>>fax: 06-279-8432
>>
>>e-mail submissions acceptable.
>>
>>This project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the
>>Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
>>

Helen Keane
Centre for Women's Studies
Faculty of Arts
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT
Australia  0200

Tel: 61-6-249 4355
Fax: 61-6-279 8432

Email: Helen.Keane-AT-anu.edu.au