Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 07:51:39 +1000
Subject: SPOON-ANN: Call for Papers


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Call For Papers
Revised Deadline (31st of July, 1999)

c o n s u m i n g   a l t e r i t y
an international postgraduate conference
15-17 October 1999
The Australian National University

Alterity, otherness and marginality seem to have become the most commonly
consumed cultural position in contemporary knowledge-productions. The
issues of race, gender, class, subjectivity and positionality are all
intimately linked with various negotiations of alterity/otherness. The
conference would like to address issues related with various negotiations
of alterity, otherness and marginality.

Some of the Scheduled Speakers:

* Brigg, Morgan. "Development' and the Production and Consumption of
Alterity." Central Queensland University, Australia.
* Clark, Marshall. "Pipit Rochijat's Wayang Novel: a Representation of
Indonesian Discursive Alterity." South East Asia Centre, Australian
National University, Australia.
* Ganguly, Debjani. ANU, Australia.
* Lim, David. ANU, Australia.
* Kim, Jongmi. "How Useful is Postcolonialsim in the Korean Context?"
London School of Economics, England.
* Krishnamurti, Sailaja. "Boundaries on Fire: Postcolonialism, Popular
Culture and the Consumption of Alterity." University of Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada.
* Li, Huey-li. "On A Cross-Cultural Feminist Journey." University of Akron,
Ohio, America.
* Macarthur, Margaret. "Alterity and the Eroticism of Writing/the Writing
of Eroticism." University of Western Sydney, Australia.
* Matthews, Anthony. ANU, Australia.
* Posti, Piia. University of Stockholm, Sweden.
* Toffoletti, Kim. "Subaltern, Simulated and Sexed Subjectivity:
Negotiating Identity and Agency in Cyberspace." Monash University, Australia.

There are still some places available for which proposals for papers
dealing with the themes of the conference are sought from postgraduates
working in the humanities and the social sciences. Please send in your
abstracts (250-300 words) and a brief biographical sketch by the end of
July, 1999.

Email for sending abstracts: consuming.alterity-AT-pakistanmail.com

convenors:

saeed ur-rehman         			            daniel silkstone
saeed.urrehman-AT-anu.edu.au  		           daniel.silkstone-AT-anu.edu.au

conference regular mail address.
consuming alterity: an international postgraduate conference
department of english and theatre studies
the australian national university
canberra, australia -0200

phone: 61-2-62492703					fax: 61-2-62493244