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• 01 sep 2019

  Budapest

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Violence and film

  The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence is seeking articles dealing with philosophical issues that arise in connection with the depiction of violence in film and television. Violence, real or threatened, drives the plots of many, if not most, of the narratives we watch on the screen. Detectives solve grisly murders, victims seek revenge, teenagers flee slashers, gangsters spray bullets, Kungfu fighters trade punches, and armies clash on the battlefield (or in outer space). While almost everyone claims to wants to reduce the levels of violence in society, movie audiences regularly get an enormous kick out of watching on the screen what we abhor in real life. But not all cinematic violence is meant to titillate. Often the aim is to bring audiences closer to the sickening reality of the mistreatment and abuse suffered by those whose plights might otherwise remain invisible to us. While many worry that exposure to cinematic violence may desensitize us, perhaps it can also serve to awaken our empathy.

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• 30 jui 2018

  Budapest

  Miscellaneous information - Ethnology, anthropology

  The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence

  Call for Guest-Editors : Volume III, Issue I. 2019

  The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence is looking for a Guest-Editor for its May 2019 issue. Preferred topics are : (1) violence and technology; (2) philosophical perspectives on modern wars; (3) reflections on conflict and violence pertaining to the work of a modern western philosopher. 

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• 30 jui 2012

  Linköping

  Call for papers - Sociology

  In Search of Peace

  Dialogues between theories and practices

  The search for peace is longstanding. And yet, the concept remains elusive. Most probably the reason is simple, namely that peace is never fully achieved, it is not an end-point, but rather a constant process of negotiation among different actors regarding the terms of their relationships in a myriad of different arenas.

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• 30 sep 2009

  Paris

  Call for papers - Asia

  Tamil communities and the sri lankan conflict

  Cette conférence sur « les communautés tamoules et le conflit sri lankais » sera l'occasion de réunir, sous l'égide du laboratoire ENeC (UMR 8185 - Université Paris-Sorbonne et Université de Saint Denis), des chercheurs de disciplines et nationalités différentes afin d'approfondir la réflexion sur des sujets d'une grande actualité scientifique tels que les migrations, le transnationalisme, l'analyse et la résolution de conflit... à travers l'exemple de Sri Lanka et sa diaspora.

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