[Discussion] CFP: Borders and Borderlands (6/10/05; 9/26/05-1/10/05)

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Quoting Sule Tarakcioglu <suletar@bilkent.edu.tr>:

> DURRELL SCHOOL OF CORFU
> http://www.durrell-school-corfu.org/
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> CALL FOR PAPERS
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> SEMINAR: ?BORDERS AND BORDERLANDS?
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> CORFU and EPIRUS, 26 September ? 1 October 2005
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> The Durrell School of Corfu Autumn seminar on ?Borders and Borderlands?
> will
> take place from Monday 26 September to Saturday 1 October 2005 in two
> locations: the DSC Library and study center in Corfu, and the village o=
f
> Lia
> in mainland Epirus (north-west Greece, the native village of Nicholas
> Gage,
> author of Eleni). The seminar will focus on the nature of borders both
> conceptually and concretely, through the topics of psychology, religion=
,
> creative arts (literature, film, painting), history and politics. The
> role
> and status of borders in the Balkans will be a special subject for
> discussion, in the light of ongoing tensions in and about Kosovo and
> Macedonia.
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> Borders are spatial, conceptual, spiritual and psychological and shape
> the
> dynamics of identity, community, and governance. Territorial borders ar=
e
> receiving renewed attention in this era of transnational mobility and
> globalised cultures. As a construction of history, psychology, law and
> politics, borders are often represented in symbolic form as transitions
> and
> rites of passage.
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> The creation and defence of borders, for example in defining the
> nation-state, involve both inclusion and exclusion, invasion and
> enlargement, and pose questions about political, cultural and personal
> identity. Knowledge, power, anomie and xenophobia are intimately
> associated
> with these processes.
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> Arrival at a border raises issues such as cultural negotiation, and
> confrontation with otherness.
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> The crossing of borders affects meaning, perception of landscape and
> sense
> of identity.
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> Translation involves the crossing of linguistic boundaries as meaning
> leaves
> the homeland of one language and enters that of another.
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> This seminar offers an opportunity to explore how borders, borderlands,
> shifting borders and  border-crossing are used in narrative works,
> social
> theory and empirical research to understand the relationships between
> time,
> space and knowledge, self-development and political institutions.
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> The seminar will explore the subject under five major headings:
> concepts,
> psychology, religion and the supernatural, creative arts, and specific
> examples of border locations.
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> Concepts:
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> -	nation-state as a symbolic space
> -	cultural identity
> -	map-making
> -	north-south relations
> -	east-west relations
> -	diaspora
> -	the European Union as a supranational space
> -	cyberspace
> -	multinational corporations
> -	the harem
> -	divination
> -	transit camps and refugees
> -	tradition versus modernity
> -	ghettos
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> Psychology:
> - borders of the self:
> I/Not I;
> I/Thou;
> Us/Them;
> Self/Others;
> Male/female.
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> Religion and the supernatural:
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> - heaven and earth
> - the after-life (the living and the dead)
> - dreams and the waking life
> - the conscious and unconscious
> - sanctuary
> - the veil
> - infibulation
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> Creative arts:
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> - romantic fiction (e.g. Anthony Hope (Prisoner of Zenda), Dornford
> Yates
> (the ?Richard Chandos? novels);
> - modern Greek novels (e.g. Yiorgos Yatromanolakis, Sotiris Dimitriou)
> - translation
> - ?the writer at the frontier?
> - ?travel writing? or ?foreign residence writing?
> - Film: e.g. The Others, The Sixth Sense, Passport to Pimlico, Peter=20
> Ustinov?s
> Concordia
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> Specific examples of geographical/physical borders:
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> - the Irish border as a cultural divide
> - the Berlin Wall
> - the expansion of Greece's borders
> - Tibet
> - the 'Iron Curtain'
> - the 'Forbidden City' (Beijing)
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> The DSC invites submission of proposals for short papers (no more than
> 30
> minutes) on any aspect of the subject. The format of the seminar will
> facilitate detailed discussion of each paper with members of the
> School?s
> faculty, and will therefore permit no more than 4 papers each day. Full
> texts of presentations must be received at the DSC by 1 September 2005
> in
> electronic format in order to facilitate circulation to all
> participants.
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> Provisional programme:
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> Monday 26 September: in DSC library and study centre in Corfu
> Tuesday 27 September: transfer to Lia (Epirus)
> Wednesday 28 September: Lia
> Thursday 29 September: field class to the monasteries of  Meteora
> Friday 30 September: Lia, and transfer to Corfu
> Saturday 1 October: conclusion, in Corfu
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> A selection of papers and the discussion they inspire will be published
> by
> the DSC as part of its Proceedings.
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> In absentia presentations are not acceptable.
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> Proposals should be received at the DSC by e-mail before 10 June 2005,
> consisting of not more than 2 double-spaced typed pages
> (durrells@otenet.gr).
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> The registration fee for the seminar will be 300 euros for participants
> (to
> include costs of field classes and transfers Corfu-Lia-Corfu) and 350
> euros
> for those who wish to attend and take part in the discussions, but who
> do
> not wish to present papers.
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> The Durrell School of Corfu will not be responsible for any costs
> associated
> with accommodation. Intending participants should consult the DSC
> website
> (www.durrell-school-corfu.org) for details of accommodation available i=
n
> Corfu. Accommodation in Lia (at participants? own expense) will be in
> local
> hostels, reserved for participants by the DSC.
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> _______________________________
> James Gifford
> 3-5 Humanities Centre
> Dept. of English & Film Studies
> University of Alberta
> http://www.ualberta.ca/~gifford
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> >From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
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