CFP: New Directions in Critical Theory: Revolution, Regression, Revision

New Directions in Critical Theory: Revolution, Regression, Revision

2012 Conference Call for Proposals

The University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

April 13-14, 2012

From southwest U.S. to Midan Tahrir, there has been a renewed public attention to how perceptions of space and place impact how knowledge is created, presumed, deconstructed, and reconstructed. In localized contexts, systems of knowledge – sustained, broken, and at work – move within various discourse communities. Our goal for this conference is to begin to connect discussions across the disciplines about revolution, regression, and revision. We define these concepts broadly so as to span across the possibilities and restrictions of interactions among, between, and across several contexts and spaces. And central to our inquiry is the question of how we interact with this vivid dynamic within and across disciplines, communities, and institutions.

In keeping with the spirit of the New Directions conference, we encourage multimodal, multigenre, and multidisciplinary presentations and papers - from creative performances to scholarly modes. New Directions 2012 will connect scholars, teachers, researchers, students, artists, activists, and community organizers. The conference is open to many participants, audiences, and subjects, as a way to facilitate collaboration and movement in our understandings of our work andpursuits.

Possible topics might include but are not limited to:

• Zones of conflict and contact
• Discourse analyses
• Digital spaces
• Health
• Youth, education, environment
• Legislation implementation & policy passage
• Creative meditations
• Methodological critiques
• Pedagogical approaches

Please direct inquiries to Alan Chu at ndconf@gmail.com.

Proposals are due by March 15, 2012.

To register for the 2012 New Directions conference, please visit: http://english.arizona.edu/index_site.php?id=780 (As of January 31, this website has not been updated. Check back later for more information.)