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Saturday, January 3, 2015

2nd IBESRA (International Business Economics Social Sciences Research Association) Conference, Dubai

2nd IBESRA (International Business Economics Social Sciences Research Association) Conference, Dubai
14th to 15th March 2015
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The 2nd IBESRA Conference will be organized in Dubai/UAE. Conference days are 14 - 15 March 2015. Venue will be at Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel. Accepted applicants are requested to book hotel rooms approximately one month before Conference.

Enquiries: ibesra2014@gmail.com
Web address: http://ibesra.org/dubaiconference.html
Sponsored by: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ECONOMICS SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
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Seminar @ St Paul's College


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The Constructedness of the Monstrous / The Monsters and the Monstrous Project

The Constructedness of the Monstrous
The Monsters and the Monstrous Project

Wednesday 15th July - Friday 17th July 2015
Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Call for Presentations:
This conference project seeks to raise understanding of the construction and evolution of the monstrous, its dissemination and possible disappearance over time and space. Monsters and the monstrous can appear in many shapes and disguises. We do not only encounter the monstrous in serial killers, Ebola fears or the alien world of insects, each discipline or order has its own synonym for monstrosity, from the military, legal, political and medical to the geological, social or artistic. There are both "natural" monsters, predators or inhospitable landscapes, and artificial - "engineered" - monstrosities, bodies, minds, spaces, buildings or political agendas.

All existential stages of the body have been "othered" at some time or another, from fertilization over pregnancy to puberty, death and the afterlife. The monstrous does not only appear in the guise of an "obvious" enemy, othering can equally happen among families and friends as seen in China's Cultural Revolution or East Germany's Stasi regime. How do we recognize a monster in our midst and how do we react towards it? There are factors which make it chique to associate with monsters and the monstrous, and this popularity introduces marketing strategies. Both in metaphor and reality there are factions that seek to either extinguish or apotheosize the other, to turn "one man's god into another man's monster." Often we create monsters not only to overcome them, but with a desire to become them. There is an inherent power struggle in our relationship with monsters, which we encounter as victims, lovers, judges or exterminators. But this relationship also challenges humans to face their demons by attempting to cure a disease, climb the highest mountain, become a vigilante or commit genocide. The "tales of the monstrous" that ensue from this speak not only of historic voyages and glorious victories, but also of incredible pain, defeat and death.

Although often pushed to the fringe, the monster is constructed at the core of society; one might even say society is a monster, fashioning the very beastliness it often desires to exorcise. The 21st century has introduced a whole new range of monsters to the existing contingent; most of them through technology or economy. The exploitation of Asian factory workers or the NSA scandal are only two examples. Cities are increasingly redefined as monstrous through pollution, architecture, crime and overpopulation, as are people who indulge in internet trolling, cyberbullying or rape culture.

For this event we invite presentations from labourers, tradespersons, professionals, practitioners, academics, vocational and volunteer workers with specific insights, experience, practices or skills concerning the understanding of monstrosity. The introduction to all kinds of real and artistic monsters from culturally diverse backgrounds are as welcome as explanations of the monstrous in historical circumstances and texts, dance, music, sculpture or painting included. We hope to go beyond the popular and generic, vampires, cyborgs or zombies, and into discussions that evolve from any conceivable direction.
Examples of the above can be seen in, but are not exclusive to, the following categories:

1) Physiological, Psychological, Cultural:
- Tattoos, piercings, artificial limbs, implants, cloning, stem-cell research
- Physical difference, disability, disease, mental health, amputations, injury
- Skin colour, hair colour, blemishes, fashion, costume, cosmetics
- Customs, alternative lifestyles, rites and religious practice
- Class, caste, age, language, dialect
- Dreams and nightmares

2) Nature, History, Space:
- Cities and superstructures, ghettos, refugee camps
- Colonialism, post-colonialism and borderlands
- Natural disasters and inhospitable environments
- Deforestation, pollution, oil-spills, climate change, extinction, animal cruelty, whaling, ivory trade
- Challenges, Himalaya mountain climbing accidents, deep sea diving

3) War and Crime:
- Piracy, cannibalism
- Massacre, torture, genocide, weapons of mass destruction
- Killer children, serial killers, death penalty

4) Gender and Sexuality:
- Heteronormativity, male hierarchy, patriarchy, matriarchy and feminism
- LGBTQ
- Asexual, non-sexual, hermaphrodite and non-reproduction
- Alternative sexual practices, paedophilia, bestiality, necrophilia
- Criminalization of sexuality, homophobia, childhood sexuality
- Rape culture, pornography, pick-up artists

5) Media and Technology:
- Surveillance technology, drones, smartphones, data mining, viruses
- Media, internet, virtual spaces
- Trolling, bullying, cyber terrorism
- Industrialization, factories, machineries

6) Selling the Monstrous:
- The global economy
- Political campaigns and witch hunts
- Vampire fads, zombie walks, monster trucks, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
- Fictitious worlds and parallel universes

We hold it possible that at least one panel could be formed on a particular region, for instance East Asia:

- China's Cultural Revolution, Fukushima, the 58th parallel, China-Taiwan conflict, Diaoyu Islands, Hiroshima, Khmer Rouge
- Rigorous educational systems, parental expectations, student suicides
- Work environments, (Western) exploitation of factory workers, sex industry
- One-child policy, abortions of female foetuses and girl abductions in China, domesticity
- Secret societies, triads and yakuza
- Historical gendering, imperial eunuchs, Chinese and Japanese femininity, Geisha, foot binding, arranged marriage, the cinema of Zhang Yimou
- Superstitions, hungry ghosts, "hopping zombies", corpse-driving, Daoist exorcisms, Godzilla
- The heroic assassin, heroic bloodshed cinema, samurai

The Steering Group welcomes the submission of proposals for short workshops, practitioner-based activities, performances, and pre-formed panels. We particularly welcome short film screenings; photographic essays; installations; interactive talks and alternative presentation styles that encourage engagement.

What to Send:
Proposals will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word proposals should be submitted by Friday 13th March 2015. If a proposal is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper of no more than 3000 words should be submitted by Friday 22nd May 2015. Proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; proposals may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order:

a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of proposal, f) up to 10 keywords.
E-mails should be entitled: Monsters13 Proposal Submission

All abstracts will be at least double blind peer reviewed. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.

Organising Chairs:
Rob Fisher: m13@inter-disciplinary.net
Petra Rehling: petrarehling@gmx.de

The aim of the conference is to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting.All proposals accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected proposals may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference.

Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.

For further details of the conference, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/evil/monsters-and-the-monstrous/call-for-papers/

Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.



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International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences 2015

Call for Abstracts or Full Papers
International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences
5-7 August 2015, Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan

Dear Colleagues,

You are receiving this Call-for-Papers because your expertise or interest is related to this conference. In response to the suggestions from the participants of ICEPS 2014, the ICEPS 2015 aims to provide a space for researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Therefore, ICEPS 2015 covers a wide range of fields in education, psychology, and social sciences.

During the conference, there should be substantial time for discussing the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. With the advancement of education, psychology, and social science, these fields become more sophisticated and interacted. Accordingly, beyond sharing the latest researches, case studies, and industry survey, all attendees are encouraged to seek opportunities of interdisciplinary collaboration. Selected quality papers will be further recommended for possible publication in special issues of the sponsoring by collaborating with the conference.

Submission Website: http://iceps2015.conf.tw/
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2015
Enquiries: iceps.conf@gmail.com
Sponsored by National Taipei University of Science and Technology, Shih Chien University, Vilnius University, Knowledge Association of Taiwan, and International Business Academic Consortium



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The Fifth Convention @ Uttarakhand History And Culture Association

                                                                 Uttarakhand History And Culture Association                        

(UHCA)

(Established 2007)

The Fifth Convention (Feb.12-13, 2015)

Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani-263139 (Nainital)

 

Circular

We all know that in the recent years the concepts of history writing have changed drastically, now the true history is not the history of kings & queens ,their courts or their adventures but the history of common man, the history of down trodens and their survivals. We would like that the Scholors also give their attention to topics like , Sustainability ,Culture & identity,Ethnicity,Gender,Migration,Climate change,Environmental change ,Food security,Green economy etc.

Therefore an interdisciplinary research in the Himalayan region needs a fresh look. The focal theme for the 5th session of UHCA is proposed as 'Emerging Trends in Historical and Social Sciences Research in the Himalaya'. This theme will have following sessions with broad sub-themes where researchers are expected to share their research findings and contribute to new knowledge on regional history.

v  Himalayan Regions and History writings

This Sub-theme will focus on the historians and historiography of the Himalayan region during pre-modern, post-modern era, upcoming trends and the contemporary works on history writings.

v  Archaeology in the Himalayan region

This section will deal with the archaeological findings in the Himalayan region and its surroundings and their contribution in history writings.

v  Folklore, Linguistics and Oral History

Folklore, linguistics and orality have a major role in history writings.New findings will be dealt with in this section. 

v  Cultures and Identity (ethnicity, religion, gender etc.)

Ethnicity, religion, gender etc. have attracted special attention in history writings.Researchers are invited to highlight the emerging trends in these areas and their contribution will be the main focus in this section.  

v  The Regional Economies / Quantitative History

The dynamics of economies and their role in Himalayan history will be the main focus. Quatitative researches in this area will be dealt in this section.

v  Environmental History: Sustainability, Climate change, Disasters, Energy, Security etc.

The Himalayas have a typical eco-system. The relations of man and environment, climate change and its impact and the question of sustainability will be the main focus in this sub-theme.

v  Science & Technology: Traditional Knowledge, Science, Society and History.

Traditional knowledge of the himalayan people to sustain themselves, Local scientific achievements, impact of science on Himalayan society etc will be the core areas in this sub-theme.

v  Trans-Boundary historical and Contemporary Networks :Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Western Nepal

This section will deal with the relations of Uttarakhand with Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Western-Nepal etc. through the ages.

         We hope that the 5th session will provide a unique opportunity to all the scholars, social scientists, historians and archaeologists to come together on one platform to share mutual knowledge of their academic achievements.

Registration  : Delegate Fee for the 5th session of UCHA

The executive committee has fixed the delegate fee structure to make arrangement smooth and comfortable.

The delegate fee has been set as:

Regular (Faculty)                                Rs. 800/-

For Research students:

Regular                                              Rs. 500/-

Please visit our website( www.uou.ac.in ) and pay registration fee through bank draft in the name of Convener, UHCA 2015, the Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani.  Payable at Haldwani and submit your abstract (Not more than 500 words only) on the link provided in our website.

The timely submission of abstracts will help us design sessions' structure properly and make available the equipments for your presentations. We wish to give you sufficient time to make presentation and discuss the research paper with.

The delegate fee includes accommodation for 2 nights (Feb.12-13, 2015), breakfast, lunch and dinner during the conference days and conference kit.  No T.A. /D.A.will be paid to participants.

Accommodation

Haldwani is a commercial town therefore hotels are expensive. We shall make efforts to arrange comfortable accommodation in guest houses and other reasonable hotels. Therefore, we request you to intimate your arrival details well in advance.

Abstracts / Research Papers

The last date for submission of abstract is 10th Jan, 2015. Kindly paste the abstract in the appropriate sub-theme provided in the link on our website (www.uou.ac.in ).  Please submit the full text of your paper in the appropriate sub-theme provided in the registration link by 31th   Jan, 2015.

Shiv Prasad Dabral memorial lecture

UHCA has initiated a Memorial Lecture series in the honour of Aacharya  Shiv Prasad Dabral. On this occasion 5th S.P. Dabral Memorial Lecture will be delivered by the eminent scholar during the sessions.

 

 

 

Business Meeting

The UHCA Executive Committee will meet in the afternoon of Feb.13, 2015. to decide the future program of UHCA and elect the next executive committee. The EC will also nominate the General President for the 6th Session. All the members are invited to participate in the meeting.

With warm greetings.                                                                                                 

 

Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani-263139 (Nainital), E-mail - mmjoshi@uou.ac.in , Contact Nos :- 09412924858, 09690676632

 

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