Call for Proposals:
“Mapping Nations, Locating Citizens”: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Nationalism and Identity
Keynote Speaker: Homi K. Bhabha (Harvard University)
Plenary Panelists: Azar Gat (Tel Aviv University) Thomas Hylland Eriksen (University of Oslo) Aviel Roshwald (Georgetown University)
Dates: October 30 – 31, 2015
Institution: Humber College / International Festival of Authors
Location: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
Submissions by: May 10, 2015
Humber College’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the International Festival of Authors (IFOA), will be presenting “Mapping Nations, Locating Citizens”, an interdisciplinary conference on nationalism and identity. The International Festival of Authors (IFOA), one of the most celebrated literary festivals in the world, is located at the Harbourfront Centre, one of downtown Toronto’s major cultural and artistic venues. The conference aims to facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion among scholars and researchers who study the topics of nationalism and identity. Some emergent themes to be explored include, but are not limited to:
- performing citizenship
- emerging nationhood
- subaltern studies
- statelessness
- diaspora studies
- racism and nationalism
- post-nationalism
- memory and nation-building
- religo-ethno-nationalism
- cosmopolitanism
- exploding mythologies
- consumerism
- sexuality and citizenship
- disability/identity
To submit a proposal, please visit the “Call for Proposals” page on our website: humber.ca/liberalarts-ifoa/call-proposals
For further information, please contact the co-chairs of the organizing committee at HLA_IFOA@humber.ca