* Conferences

St Mary’s University College, Twickenham (UK) 24th November 2007

Panels will be based on the Irish migrant community; Irish identity; the Catholic Church; identity and popular culture; diaspora; new hybridities and Israel and Palestine.

Speakers already confirmed include Prof. Michael Chanan of Roehampton University, Dr John McLeod of the University of Leeds and Kenan Malik of the University of Surrey.

Michael Chanan is a professor of Film & Video at Roehampton University, London. He is a documentary film-maker, author, editor and translator of books and articles on film and media and the social history of music. In 2006 he collaborated with George Steinmetz (University of Michigan) to produce Detroit: Ruin of a City, a unique documentary about Detroit and its ruination.

John McLeod works primarily in the field of postcolonial studies, and has a particular interest in postcolonial representations of London, England and Britain. His book Postcolonial London: Rewriting the Metropolis (Routledge 2004) explores how London has been rewritten by a variety of post-war writers, and his co-edited collection The Revision of Englishness (Manchester University Press 2004) considers the ways in which Englishness has been imaginatively reconsidered by different kinds of writers and film-makers.

Kenan Malik is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Department of Political, International and Policy Studies at the University of Surrrey. He is a presenter of Analysis on BBC Radio 4 and has written and presented a number of radio and TV documentaries. His books include The Meaning of Race (1996) and Man, Beast and Zombie (2000).

Contact: Dr Richard Mills, Programme Director, Cultural Studies at millsr (AT) smuc.ac.uk, telephone +44 20 8240 4090

Friday 16th November – Sunday 18th November 2007, Salzburg, Austria

With this inter- and multi-disciplinary project we seek to explore the new developments and changes of the idea of pluralism and the implications those have for social and political processes of inclusion and citizenship in contemporary societies. 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.

More information: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ati/diversity/pluralism/pl3/cfp.html

4th international conference «Exploring Anthropology» -Perspectives on Interactions, Changes & Challenges. Blaubeuren, Germany from November 7th – 11th 2007

‘MASN – The ‘Moving Anthropology Student Network’ was set up with the aim of connecting anthropology students and graduates around the world. That is why we would like YOU to present your latest research, fieldwork and other experiences or interests in form of a paper-presentation, workshop/roundtable discussion or fringe event on our next conference and discuss them with other anthropology students from different countries.

For further information about the MASN visit http://www.movinganthropology.org and subscribe to the newsgroup on movinganthropology-subscribe (AT) yahoogroups.com

Topics

1. Anthropology of Media: deals with various modes of anthropological presentations. Furthermore, it also takes the development of new fields of anthropological research, i.e. films, cyber anthropology, etc. into consideration.

2. Migration: includes aspects like the preservation and change of individual and collective identities, conflicts, rituals, ethnicities, …etc.

3. Anthropology of Senses: everything dealing with human senses, i.e. their evaluation in different cultures, anthropology of food, …

4. Anthropology of Crisis / in crisis situations is concerned with the work in conflict areas, dangerous fields of research, personal states of crisis in the field, but also with theories on crisis

Structure of the Conference:

Conference days will be divided in morning (papers presentation) and afternoon (roundtable discussions, workshops) sessions as well as fringe events (excursions, exhibitions, performances, films and so on) in the evening. We count on your creative contributions!