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H-ASIA December 26, 2012 Call for Papers: Paradigmatic Conflict and Crisis: A Graduate Conference on the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, New York, Columbia University, [February 28-March 1, 2013] ******************************************************************* Ed. note: The original posters did not include the dates of this conference any where in the text of the announcement--consultation of the referenced site indicates the dates to be February 28 and March 1, 2013. FFC --------------------------------------------------------------------- From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU> CFP - Paradigmatic Conflict and Crisis: A Graduate Conference on the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa Location: New York, United States Call for Papers Date: 2013-01-15 (in 20 days) Date Submitted: 2012-12-26 Announcement ID: 199809 The annual Graduate Student Conference at Columbia University's Department of Middle Eastern South Asian and African Studies (MESAAS) is soliciting papers exploring the debates and spaces in which paradigms undergo crisis and conflict, or challenge the dominant theoretical positions underpinning its very constitution. Papers can focus on any topic within the humanities and social sciences. The concept of paradigm opens broad possibilities for the analysis of social and intellectual phenomena across diverse traditions and time periods. Paradigm is commonly but not exclusively viewed as a system of knowledge with a particular power structure, within which a set of beliefs or values plays a dominant and defining role. Studying paradigms may consist of analyzing major social transformations to reveal the paradigmatic tensions and crises underlying them, or employing paradigms as tools to clarify socio-political events. Furthermore, the very notion of paradigm can be contested and transformed. Papers may relate to but need not be bound by the following themes: -Paradigm as a Comparative Tool: How do paradigmatic elements within intellectual traditions allow for historical and cross-cultural comparative work? -Conflict In and Across Paradigms: How is conflict dealt with in a paradigm? -Paradigm Shifts: When and how do paradigms become outdated? -Critical Theory as Anti-Paradigmatic: How can critical theory challenge established paradigms or paradigm shifts? -Paradigmatic Technology: How does the adoption of a given technology challenge, strengthen, or influence the implementation or development of different paradigms? Students interested in presenting a 20-minute paper should submit a 300-word abstract and one-page CV to our website by January 15th. Panel submissions are encouraged. Exceptional papers will be collected into a digital volume under the conference title. For all inquiries, contact: info@mesaasgradconference.org MESAAS Graduate Conference Columbia University in the City of New York 401 Knox Hall 606 West 122nd St. New York, NY 10027 Email: info@mesaasgradconference.org Visit the website at http://www.mesaasgradconference.org H-Net reproduces announcements that have been submitted to us as a free service to the academic community. If you are interested in an announcement listed here, please contact the organizers or patrons directly. Though we strive to provide accurate information, H-Net (and H-ASIA)cannot accept responsibility for the text of announcements appearing in this service. Send comments and questions to H-Net Webstaff: <webstaff@mail.h-net.msu.edu>. H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online Humanities & Social Sciences Online Hosted by Matrix at Michigan State University Copyright (c) 1995-2013 ********************************************************************* To post to H-ASIA simply send your message to: <H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu> For holidays or short absences send post to: <listserv@h-net.msu.edu> with message: SET H-ASIA NOMAIL Upon return, send post with message SET H-ASIA MAIL H-ASIA WEB HOMEPAGE URL: <http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia/>
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