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• 31 jan 2021

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Society, nature and biodiversity

  Comparative perspectives on the social representations of nature

  Alors que les scientifiques du monde entier alertent l’opinion publique sur les risques induits par la « sixième extinction massive », la question se pose de savoir comment ce message est perçu par la population. En effet, deux conceptions du problème peuvent être distinguées : la première s’ancre dans un registre scientifique (biodiversité) tandis que la seconde renvoie davantage aux expériences individuelles (nature). Soucieux d’explorer en profondeur la place qu’occupe la nature dans l’imaginaire collectif des Français, le Commissariat général au développement durable (CGDD) souhaite élaborer une synthèse des travaux menés en sciences humaines et sociales sur cette question. Cette publication collective paraîtra au quatrième trimestre 2021.

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• 30 jan 2021

  Paris

  Call for papers - Representation

  Mental maps": between memory transcription and symbolic projection

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  The notion of "mental maps" will therefore be considered according to two different meanings and uses: 1) the internal representation of a space travelled through (cognitive map) and 2) the representation of a set of entities or concepts (mind map). The terms "memory transcription" can be understood as the translation and recording on a graphic support of elements present in the mind. The terms of "symbolic projection" are conceived as the fact of externalizing by the means of signs or symbols on a graphic support, the two types of representation: the representation of a traversed space or the representation of a set of entities or concepts. The points of contact, crossover, reversal, between what could be called "representation of space" and "space of representation" are little explored. How can we better apprehend the complex notion of "mental map"? The question of memory transcription? Of the "symbolic projection"? Can we identify meeting points between these two polarities and if possible a continuum?

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