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mailto:ram.vemuri@cdu.edu.au (Dr. S. Ram Vemuri, Joint Organising Chair) mailto:dias3@inter-disciplinary.net (Dr Rob Fisher, Joint Organising Chair) Subject: 3rd Global Conference: Diasporas - Exploring Critical Issues 3rd Global Conference Diasporas - Exploring Critical Issues Wednesday 7th July - Friday 9th July 2010 Mansfield College, Oxford Call for Papers This inter- and multi-disciplinary project seeks to explore the contemporary experience of Diasporas - communities who conceive of themselves as a national, ethnic, linguistic or other form of cultural and political construction of collective membership living outside of their "home lands." In particular, key issues to be addressed include: what are the defining characteristics of Diasporas and what distinguishes one from the other? What role do 'home' and 'host' cultures play in developing relationships between communities in a global environment? How new is the concept of Diasporas; does it capture new global realities or designate old phenomena in a new way? The project will also assess the larger context of major world transformations, for example, new forms of migration and the massive movements of people across the globe, as well as the impact and contribution of globalisation on tensions, conflicts and the sense of acceptance, rootedness and membership. Looking to encourage innovative trans-disciplinary dialogues, we warmly welcome papers from all disciplines, professions and vocations that struggle to understand what it means for people today to have diasporic experiences and a multiplicity of social, political and cultural memberships. Papers, workshops, presentations and pre-formed panels are invited on any of the following themes: 1. Defining and Grasping the Concept of Diaspora .... 2. Migration, Settlement and Identity .... 3. Culture, Belonging and Collective Imaginations .... 4. Instructions and Design .... 5. Citizenship and Multiculturalism .... 6. Generational Change, National Consciousness and Identity Formation .... The Steering Group welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 15th January 2010. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 28th May 2010. 300 word abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper 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. Joint Organising Chairs Dr. S. Ram Vemuri School of Law and Business Faculty of Law, Business and Arts Charles Darwin University Darwin, NT 0909, Australia E-mail: ram.vemuri@cdu.edu.au Dr Rob Fisher Network Founder and Network Leader Inter-Disciplinary.Net Priory House, Freeland, Oxfordshire OX29 8HR United Kingdom E-mail: dias3@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'Diversity and Recognition' series of research projects, which in turn belong to the At the Interface programmes of ID.Net. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and challenging. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be published in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be invited to go forward for development into 20-25 page chapters for publication in a themed dialogic ISBN hard copy volume. For further details about the project please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/diversity-recognition/dia sporas/ For further details about the conference please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/diversity-recognition/dia sporas/call-for-papers/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- This announcement is distributed via Conference Alerts. We aim to provide correct and reliable information about upcoming events, but cannot accept responsibility for the text of announcements or for the bona fides of event organizers. Please feel free to contact us if you notice incorrect or misleading information and we will attempt to correct it. ----------------------------------------------------------------
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