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Rethinking Economic Anthropology (London)

Published on January 7, 2008 by lorenz Posted in * Conferences, *In English, antropologi.info calendar, Europe outside Scandinavia

7-8 January 2008, London School of Economics

This conference aims to rethink economic anthropology. Its objective is to build on the traditional strengths of economic anthropology, connecting the complexities of local situations to the grand sweep of global movements.

We seek to challenge the idea that the neo-liberal model of capitalism corresponds to a singular version of empirical reality. To this end we will explore how capitalism functions in several key sites of both “core” and “periphery” from an ethnographic perspective, juxtaposing the actions and beliefs of people to the effects of money and machines. A variety of forms and relations will be explored in marketplaces, corporations, factories and fields. Questions of economic ‘transition’ will be confronted with a variety of local histories and specific responses to global shifts.

These ethnographically grounded explorations will fuel an engaged critique of mainstream economics and, we hope, will help us establish a robust agenda for understanding the lived economies of the world. This means moving beyond anthropological nostalgia, engaging with developments in the discipline outside Britain, connecting with other voices of dissent and providing a coherent intellectual alternative to the neo-liberal, formalist consensus.

More information: http://www.rethinkingeconomies.org.uk/web/w/www_25_en.aspx

7-8 January 2008, London School of Economics

We seek to…

Symposium ‘Sickness and Love’ (Amsterdam)

Published on December 14, 2007 by lorenz Posted in * Seminars, workshops, *In English, antropologi.info calendar, Europe outside Scandinavia

14th December 2007 at the University of Amsterdam

The annual symposium of the journal Medische Antropologie (Friday 14th December 2007) will have as theme ‘sickness and love’. The symposium will consist of thematic discussions based on submitted papers of the participants. During the symposium there will be no formal presentation of papers, but only a short introduction to be followed by a discussion. An exploration and overview of the theme — intended to motivate and encourage participation and writing of papers — can be found in the current issue of Medische Antroprologie under the above-named title and can be downloaded from the journal’s website (see below).

Registration for participation in the symposium is possible until 30 November. Registration is possible via the website of Medical Anthropology & Sociology Unit http://www.medical-anthropology.nl under Agenda: “Sickness and Love”. Participation is limited to 35 people.

About the theme

Sickness and love — it seems an odd combination. Still, there are many similarities between love and sickness. In both cases the persons involved are overcome by it, the experiences are intense, they are not always controllable, and they often reveal the vulnerability of life. In literature and poetry, suffering from life and suffering from sickness are often compared with each other.

The love and the sickness both pose questions about who you are and how you relate to the world. Both are experiences that belong to the ‘condition humaine’. Sickness can be both an invitation for love and a test of it. ‘Sickness and love’ in its many varieties, is a theme that prompts reflection from several focus points, such as literature, anthropology, psychoanalysis, medical history, and cinema.

14th December 2007 at the University of Amsterdam

The annual symposium of the journal Medische Antropologie (Friday 14th December 2007) will have as theme 'sickness and love'. The symposium will consist of thematic discussions based on submitted papers of the participants.…

Genealogical Practices – Transdisciplinary Cartography of a Style of Thinking

Published on December 13, 2007 by michi knecht Posted in * Seminars, workshops, *In English, *In German, antropologi.info calendar, Europe outside Scandinavia

13.-15.12.2007, Berlin

International Workshop in English and German / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Europäische Ethnologie, Mohrenstraße 40/41, 10117 Berlin, Raum 211/212 (2. Etage)

Programm / Programme:

Donnerstag / Thursday, 13.12.07

Achtung: Der Eröffnungsvortrag findet an diesem Ort statt /
Important: The keynote lecture will be held at this location:
HU Berlin, Hauptgebäude
Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin
HS 2097 (1. Etage)

16:15
Geoffrey C. Bowker (CSTS, Santa Clara University, California):
Memory and Forgetting Practices in Social and Natural Science

17:45 Empfang / Reception

Freitag / Friday, 14.12.07

9:30-10:00 Einführung in das Thema / Introduction to the subject:

Kartographische Koordinaten / Cartographic coordinates

* Martina Schlünder (Geschichte der Medizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
* Sonja Palfner (Graduiertenkolleg Geschlecht als Wissenskategorie, HU Berlin)
* Michi Knecht (Europäische Ethnologie, HU Berlin)

10:00-11:00 Diskussion des Eröffnungsvortrages / Discussion of the key note lecture

Geoffrey C. Bowker (CSTS, Santa Clara University, California)

Kommentare / Discussants:
* Staffan Müller-Wille (Centre for Genomics in Society, University of Exeter)
* Stefan Beck (Europäische Ethnologie, HU Berlin)

11:30-13:30 Genealogische Praktiken I / Genealogical practices I:

Christina Brandt (MPIWG, Berlin):
Between “genealogy” and “identity”: Historical perspectives on the clone concept

Stefan Sperling (History of Sciences, Harvard University):
Genealogies of the future: Law, science, and the making of potential persons

Kommentare / Discussants:
* Susanne Bauer (Medical Museion / Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen)
* Eric J. Engstrom (Geschichte der Medizin, Charité Berlin)

Moderation / Chair:
* Michalis Kontopodis (Europäische Ethnologie, HU Berlin)

15:00-17:00 Genealogische Praktiken II / Genealogical practices II:

Bernd Gausemeier (MPIWG, Berlin):
Don’t miss the forest for the family trees: Genealogy as representative model and technical mode

Elisabeth Timm (Europäische Ethnologie, Universität Wien):
Finds and fictions. The quest for ancestors in Austria between noble reign, bourgeois associations, fascist policy, and individualized practice

Kommentare / Discussants:
Maren Klotz (Europäische Ethnologie, HU Berlin)
Elvira Scheich (Gesellschaftswissenschaften, TU Berlin)

Moderation / Chair:
Jörg Niewöhner (Europäische Ethnologie, HU Berlin)

17:00-17:30 Kaffepause / Coffee and tea

17:30-19:00 Kartographische Übung I / Cartographic practice I:

Open space for the presentation and circulation of visual material and artefacts

20:00 Abendessen / Conference dinner

Samstag / Saturday, 15.12.07

9:30-11:30 Genealogische Praktiken III / Genealogical practices III:

Elizabeth A. Povinelli (Anthropology, Columbia University):
The Genealogies of Liberalism

Eva Johach (Graduiertenkolleg Geschlecht als Wissenskategorie, HU Berlin):
Human and animal forms of nation building. Elective affinities between men and insects in the 19th century

Kommentare / Discussants:
* Susan Leigh Star (CSTS, Santa Clara University, California)
* Axel C. Hüntelmann (Geschichte der Medizin, Charité Berlin)

Moderation / Chair:
+ Anja Laukötter (Geschichte der Medizin, Charité Berlin)

12:00-13:30 Genealogische Praktiken IV / Genealogical practices IV:

Jeanette Edwards (Social Anthropology, University of Manchester):
Of family history, ancestors and pedigrees: Genealogical research in the north of England

Ohad S. Parnes (ZFL, Berlin):
Epigenetic genealogies

Kommentare / Discussants:
*René Gerrets (MPI für Sozialanthropologie, Halle)
* Skúli Sigurdsson (MPIWG, Berlin and Science Institute Reykjavik)

Moderation / Chair:
*Sven Bergmann (Graduiertenkolleg Geschlecht als Wissenskategorie, HU)

13:30-15:00 Mittagessen / Lunch break

15:00-16:30 Kartographische Übung II / Cartographic practice II:

Where lines are crossing – How does it work?
Wie könnte eine interdisziplinäre Kartographie funktionieren?

Stefan Hesper:
Karte oder Genealogie? – Anmerkungen zur Genealogie der Kartographie bei Deleuze und Guattari und Ausblicke

* Michi Knecht (Europäische Ethnologie, HU)
* Martina Schlünder (Geschichte der Medizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
* Sonja Palfner (Graduiertenkolleg Geschlecht als Wissenskategorie, HU)

17:00-18:30 Kartographische Übung III / Cartographic practice III:

Round table discussion: “What makes the ‘re’ in the re-making of genealogies?”: Emergent patterns, transdisciplinary perspectives

mit / with

Susan Leigh Star (CSTS, Santa Clara University, California)
Tanja Michalsky (Kunstgeschichte und Ästhetik, UDK Berlin)
Staffan Müller-Wille (Centre for Genomics in Society, University of Exeter)
Skúli Sigurdsson (MPIWG, Berlin and Science Institute, Reykjavík)
Elizabeth A. Povinelli (Anthropology, Columbia University NY)

Moderation / Chair:
* Michi Knecht (Europäische Ethnologie, HU Berlin)

Konzeption und Organisation:
Dr. Martina Schlünder (m.schluender@gmx.de) Dr. Michi Knecht (michi.knecht@rz.hu-berlin.de)
Sonja Palfner (spalfner@gmx.de)

More information and registration under
www.repraesentationen.de

13.-15.12.2007, Berlin

International Workshop in English and German / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Europäische Ethnologie, Mohrenstraße 40/41, 10117 Berlin, Raum 211/212 (2. Etage)

Programm / Programme:

Donnerstag / Thursday, 13.12.07

Achtung: Der Eröffnungsvortrag findet an diesem Ort…

Culture, Religion and Identity Conference (UK)

Published on November 24, 2007 by lorenz Posted in * Conferences, *In English, antropologi.info calendar, Europe outside Scandinavia

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

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…

3rd Global Conference: Pluralism, Inclusion and Citizenship (Salzburg, Austria)

Published on November 16, 2007 by lorenz Posted in * Conferences, *In English, antropologi.info calendar, Europe outside Scandinavia

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

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…