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• 30

  Sep

  2023

  Paris

  Call for papers - History

  From the Grand Tour to Orient-Express: curiosity, exploration, sociability

  In this colloquium, we propose to study how the travelers crossing the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean, between the “Grand Tour en Orient” and the Orient-Express, were able to apprehend these countries, their inhabitants, and their past. Our aim is to explore the social representations of travelers, as well as those of the populations they visited. Without limiting ourselves to reproducing the classic schemes for understanding these discourses, indebted to Edward Saïd, we shall historicize, contextualize and define these ambivalent perceptions according to the geopolitical considerations, ideological orientations, and personal affinities of those who produced these discourses.

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• 01

  Jul

  2023

  Call for papers - History

  The Afterlives of Revolutions

  A Special Issue of “Práticas da História”

  Political and social revolutions are events frequently studied by the discipline of History. However, contributions by historians to the study of the posthumous lives of these events are rarer. This call aims to elicit proposals for articles and essays that focus on the memorialistic trajectories of revolutions. Case studies, historical comparisons, or theory-based approaches may be proposed. The journal Práticas da História also encourages the submission of proposals for articles and essays that focus on how political discourse, commemorative politics, and historical staging have dealt and are dealing with past revolutions, as well as the discussion of issues such as the mobilization of examples, icons, or concepts of past revolutions by revolutionary action. The problem of the inscription (or not) of revolutions in the organics of the regimes that succeed them or, finally, the identification of the beginning/end of a revolution, may also be addressed.

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• 30

  Jun

  2023

  Lisbon

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Territories, communities and sustainability: views from Southern Europe

  The theme “Territories, communities and sustainability : views from Southern Europe” is a challenging approach to study the links between different areas of knowledge, inviting interdisciplinary outlooks to sociologists and other social scientists interested in environment, development and educational issues. This can be a particularly relevant reflection in the post-pandemic phase of current times, highlighting regional and local features of a global experience. It allows comparing Southern European societies, between themselves but also with other European (and non-European) societies, and therefore, providing insights to better understand each geographic and cultural area.

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• 20

  Jun

  2023

  Paris

  Call for papers - Middle Ages

  Voces. Latin Middle Ages through Key Words

  Expressing and Performing Emotions

  The conference cycle “Voces. Latin Middle Ages through Key Words” aims to take a closer look at Latin words that have played an important role in the medieval culture. Every two year we propose to focus on a different major medieval concept and its linguistic expressions. This year’s edition will focus on Expressing and Performing Emotions.

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• 20

  Aug

  2023

  Yaoundé

  Call for papers - Africa

  Les femmes dans les processus de paix et de sécurité en Afrique

  From the Women’s Decade instituted by the UN between 1975 and 1985 to the Beijing Conference in 1995 to its evaluation in 2005 at the Beijing +10 meeting in New York, the gender issue has taken an increasingly important place in international meetings on human development. While gender equality is still a topical issue, the debate is shifting towards the role of women in pre- and post-conflict situations, particularly in conflict prevention, mediation, negotiation and resolution. This call for contributions aims to understand the reasons for the absence of women in the decision-making spheres of conflict prevention, mediation and resolution. Moreover, the final objective is to propose solutions for an increased representation of women in these mechanisms.

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• 30

  Sep

  2023

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Demain ?

  Revue « Nouvelles perspectives en sciences sociales »

  Quel rapport entretenons-nous, individuellement et collectivement, avec le futur ? Il semblerait que ce rapport soit fortement teinté d’ambivalence, entre intérêt pour le futur, exprimé de multiples façons, et doute quant à pouvoir saisir le contenu de ce futur. Entre souhait profondément ancré et incertitude consubstantielle, la connaissance concernant le futur a longtemps été l’objet de méthodes et de pratiques, mêlant science, croyance, récits plus ou moins fantaisistes. La question abordée ici est donc celle des manières avec lesquelles est pensé l’avenir et dans quelle intention.

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• 01

  Jul

  2023

  Call for papers - Modern

  Dispositif, art et connaissance

  Revue « Proteus » n°22

  Ce numéro de Proteus vise ainsi à explorer les tenants et les aboutissants du dispositif, « matrice d’intra-actions potentielles », en art, dans ses manières de différencier ce qui compose le monde et de constituer sa matérialité et son sens. Les publications pourront s’inscrire dans toutes les approches et disciplines dans la mesure où elles participent à renouveler les approches critiques de la notion de dispositif dans le champ de l’art contemporain.

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• 21

  Jun

  2023

  Amiens

  Call for papers - Representation

  Memory and identity in the English-speaking world since 1945 : transdisciplinary perspectives on the margins and the mainstream

  The aim of this Study day is to examine the dynamics, interactions and tensions between the polysemic notions of margin and mainstream in post-1945 English-speaking areas. More specifically, we will examine the modalities and dynamics of exchange and movement from one category to the other, as well as the way in which they take on their meaning in varied and variable political, media, sociological and cultural contexts. Proposals may thus highlight thematic issues in relation to the phenomena studied, such as marginalised or militant histories, critical or methodological thoughts about mediation mechanisms, conceptualisation issues or personal and collective positioning.

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• 01

  Sep

  2023

  Le Havre

  Call for papers - Law

  Les activités économiques à l’aune des droits fondamentaux

  Le développement des activités économiques dans un système capitaliste, libéral et mondialisé - ou globalisé – est avant tout fondé sur une promotion de l’individualisme et de la recherche du profit. L’hypothèse qui sera questionnée au cours de ce colloque, est que la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques et des stratégies des acteurs économiques semble difficilement conciliable avec la mise en pratique des droits et libertés fondamentaux.

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• 01

  Oct

  2023

  Call for papers - Modern

  Revue l’Année du Maghreb - varia

  Call for Varias - L'Année du Maghreb

  L'Année du Maghreb accueille des articles de varias et des travaux en cours : ces articles inédits, nourris d'enquêtes empiriques, doivent relever d'une des disciplines des sciences sociales et avoir trait à des problématiques de recherches liées au Maghreb ou en lien avec cette région.

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• 15

  Sep

  2023

  Rennes

  Call for papers - Epistemology and methodology

  Reimagining Annotation for Multimodal Cultural Heritage

  Reimagining Annotation for Multimodal Cultural Heritage is an international conference that will be held in Rennes, France from 7th-9th February 2024. The conference looks to explore questions around digital annotation in the humanities and the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) across three primary axes: tools, methods and projects. We seek to discover the extent of digital tools for the navigation of multimodal document networks, the creation of data-driven interfaces and the implementation of close and / or distant reading techniques; the epistemological questions that these tools allow to emerge and how research in the humanities is changing; and projects that make use of these tools.

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• 15

  Jun

  2023

  Poitiers

  Call for papers - Modern

  Inertia: “plus ça change...”

  This conference will tackle the different facets of the concept of inertia through a transversal and pluridisciplinary approach. A cross-geographical and cross-cultural approach is encouraged. In a society that values change and innovation, inertia is still very present. Political and legal institutions either have to face it or use it actively and strategically. Social movements understand that well as they are using inertia to promote their demands. Inertia can also be a manifestation of a desire of stability, of deliberately not acting in an attempt to stop time. Museums might be an example of that; cultural spaces need to face these contradictions. A rhetoric of inertia can then develop, on a political, legal, social or cultural level. This discourse can be contested or used to promote change or permanence, in a a state of constant and dynamic tension.

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• 15

  Sep

  2023

  Reims

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Pratiques et groupes professionnels de l’orientation scolaire

  Le réseau thématique 1 Savoirs, travail, professions et le réseau thématique 4 Sociologie de l’éducation et de la formation de l’Association française de sociologie se rejoignent pour interroger l’écologie et les pratiques professionnelles de l’orientation scolaire. Ces journées d’étude donnent une attention toute particulière aux pratiques des actrice·eurs engagé·es dans la fabrication de l’orientation au collège et au lycée, en prenant en compte leurs contraintes et les contextes. 

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• 26

  Jul

  2023

  27 Jul 2023

  28 Jul 2023

  Hammamet

  Call for papers - Representation

  Sémiotique du design et environnement(s)

  Nous voulons aborder dans ce colloque la question du sens et des significations portées par le design, un design qui s’adresse à l’homme et qui communique avec ses facultés et sens visuel, olfactif, gustatif, auditif et tactile, par le biais des signes afin de le motiver à réagir et à s’investir dans un système environnemental plus ou moins ouvert. Le design devient alors, producteur de sens à partir du moment où le processus de stimulation (par les signes) et de réaction (psychomotrice) s’accomplisse. Toutefois, ce processus semble complexe vu que le sens ne peut avoir de signification indépendamment du système sensoriel environnemental dans lequel il né et évolue en fonction de nos acquis et compétences.

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• 30

  Jun

  2023

  Marseille

  Call for papers - Representation

  Making Ecocinema. Ecological Politics and Processes of Experimental Cinema

  The hypothesis of this two-day conference is to investigate the fabrication of experimental film from the perspective of an “active ecology”, the ways of acting and transforming the world that accompany experimental filmmakers’ creative gestures : political and social ecologies, ecologies of technique, and processual ecology. The question could therefore be summarized in dialectical form : in what way does the awakening of an ecological consciousness affect and transform the experiences and processes of experimental film making ? In turn, in what way do experimental and artisanal approaches to cinematic creation reshape our relationship with the living and call for a new ecological consciousness ? Ecopolitics and creative processes will therefore be explored in their multiple interweavings.

   

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• 30

  Sep

  2023

  Paris

  Call for papers - History

  The Armenian Genocide: New Interpretations and Cross-Disciplinary Conversations

  The study of the Armenian genocide often remains confined to restricted circles of specialists and interdisciplinarity is too rarely promoted. And, although comparative research is praised, it is frequently reduced to the juxtaposition of case studies. Research on the Armenian genocide is now ready to address more cross-cutting issues and to fully contribute to broader discussions on mass violence. Therefore, this conference asks: how can the social sciences, memory studies, and genocide studies contribute to a broader understanding of the Armenian genocide and its aftermath? And reciprocally: what is the contribution of research on the Armenian genocide to our understanding of mass crimes and to the social sciences?

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• 15

  Sep

  2023

  Caen

  Call for papers - Middle Ages

  La valeur des vivants dans l’Occident médiéval (Ve-XVe siècle)

  In the framework of a study day, we propose to reflect on the values accorded to living beings (humans and animals) in the medieval West from the 5th to the 15th century. They are characterised by their market, utilitarian and symbolic value. In addition to this, there are the considerations and knowledge that medieval people had of their fellow human beings and their environment (fauna and trees). Finally, the event proposes to look at these questions in the context of reflections on medievalism. As the issues are diverse, we are making the whole range of humanities and social sciences disciplines.

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• 29

  Jun

  2023

  Créteil

  Call for papers - Education

  Publics et problèmes en éducation

  Le champ de l’éducation et de la formation est traversé par des phénomènes sociaux qui font problème, perturbent ou questionnent ce qui est catégorisé comme le fonctionnement ordinaire des institutions, ou remettent en cause leurs fonctions sociales élémentaires. En identifiant et en ciblant certains publics, les réponses (et parfois même les problèmes) élaborées par l’action publique participent à la catégorisation et au classement de ces derniers au sein des institutions socio-éducatives. Cet appel à contribution pour une journée d'étude organisée par l'université Paris-Est Créteil vise à recenser des travaux croisant les regards sur les discours, les pratiques et les expériences des publics à partir des différents lieux ou instances de l’éducation et de la formation.

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• 15

  Jun

  2023

  Blida

  Call for papers - Urban studies

  Villes et territoires en devenir : défis, enjeux et outils d’une transition réussie

  Dans un monde en transition écologique, sociétale, économique et urbanistique, les défis ne manquent pas. Les villes sont le théâtre de cette transition au rythme accéléré et aux défis multiples. Ainsi, la ville de demain est le reflet des enjeux d’aujourd’hui, la résultante des politiques et outils engagés en prévision des effets futurs. Ce colloque se propose de traiter la question du devenir des villes et territoires du monde, dont l’Algérie, mettant l’accent sur un renouveau de la pensée urbanistique, de ses enjeux et outils.

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• 16

  Jun

  2023

  Call for papers - Political studies

  Global Series: TV and the Political Imagination

  This collective volume seeks to explore the vast potential of TV series and their role in shaping our moral and political perspectives on the world. Global Series: TV and the Political Imagination is part of the ERC Demoseries project, hosted by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and responds to Sandra Laugier’s call for taking TV series seriously as “a new form of education…[that is] both political and moral” (Laugier 2022). TV series have the capacity to reflect complex social and political realities and can serve as shared representations of moral reasoning and values, prompting viewers to engage in ethical reflection and philosophical inquiry. By examining a diverse range of TV series from across the globe, the volume aims to highlight their power to act as common reference points in shaping public discourse and conversation.

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