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• 15 Nov 2023

  Liège

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  Consultants seen through the lens of employment, market and production

  More and more “international” and “national” consultants are involved in the production of public policy under “aid regime”. However, there is still little research on this broad and heterogeneous category of professionals. At the crossroads of the sociology of work, of professions and professional groups, the sociology of markets and the sociology of public action, this panel seeks to analyse how the marketing of development expertise is transforming the market for skilled labour, government services and the production of public action in aid societies.

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• 15 Oct 2023

  Sousse

  Call for papers - Education

  Les défis de la formation des enseignants et de leur insertion professionnelle : approches comparatives

  International Citizen Forum for Education

  La quatrième édition du Forum citoyen international de l’éducation s’intéresse particulièrement à l’un des acteurs clés des systèmes éducatifs, l’enseignant. Étant donné le rôle complexe des enseignants et les répercussions majeures de leur travail sur l’avenir de la société, une formation adéquate est indispensable. Il paraît judicieux et nécessaire de réfléchir aux défis de la formation initiale et continue dans le but d’assurer aux apprenants une éducation qui tient compte de la diversité et des inégalités ainsi que des avancées numériques. Le forum s’attarde aussi sur les pratiques enseignantes, l’insertion professionnelle et les conditions d’exercice du travail enseignant, de même que sur les enjeux de gouvernance et leurs impacts sur la réussite éducative.

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• 30 Oct 2023

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  The sacred, the spiritual and the religious in contemporary global societies

  Nakan, a learned society, is organising an international online Study day on Thursday 14 December 2023 at the Université des Antilles, entitled Le sacré, le spirituel et le religieux dans les sociétés globales contemporaines (The sacred, the spiritual and the religious in contemporary global societies). The aim is to examine the relationship that the Western man has today with the notions of the sacred, the spiritual and the religious, and to reassess the scope of the terms in question, in the light of literature, art, philosophy, anthropology, the sciences, the arts and cultural practices, etc. What status do these concepts hold in collective representations and imaginations? What is their semantic and semiological significance? What is their relationship with the notions of syncretism and supersyncretism? All these questions deserve to be rethought and discussed at a time of major paradigm shifts in Western societies.

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• 24 Oct 2023

  25 Oct 2023

  Lyon

  Conference, symposium - History

  Time and Justice, Timing Justice

  Early modern and contemporary times, Europe and Americas

  Recent sociological research has emphasised the centrality of time as a key issue in the legitimacy and functioning of the judicial establishment. However, little research has been conducted by historians regarding the connection between justice and time. The purpose of this conference is to provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between justice and time over the course of several centuries, in order to contextualise the current acceleration of justice. The aim is to examine how justice shapes its temporalities and their connection to other social temporalities. This questioning takes as its framework Europe and the Americas in the modern and contemporary periods, in order to compare different spaces, contexts and legal cultures.

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• 20 Sep 2023

  Agadir

  Conference, symposium - Economy

  Sustainable transition of organizations and communities: challenges and perspectives

  Transitioning towards sustainability concerns all organisations, private and public, large and small. For businesses, climate change represents a cost. The growing pressure on natural resources is likely to exacerbate supply difficulties, as is the case with the issue of access to water, which is threatening farming activities in the Mediterranean region, particularly in Morocco. The aim of this symposium is to launch a global debate on how to better understand sustainable transition, based on a participatory approach involving a range of stakeholders : businesses, local authorities, governments, institutions, associations, scientists and experts, right down to ordinary citizens. It is also an opportunity to look more closely at the challenges and prospects of sustainable transition in different sectors (transport, tourism, energy, agriculture, etc.).

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• 31 Oct 2023

  Montreal

  Call for papers - Urban studies

  Housing: Global Crisis, Seeking justice

  The aim of this international conference orgnanised by the Collectif de recherche et d’action sur l’habitat (CRACH) is to think about the housing crisis in an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective, using a variety of case studies to share knowledge and strategies for mobilization and struggle. Addressed as much to academic circles as to activist groups, this call aims to contribute to a collective reflection on the housing crisis and the capitalist logics that fuel it, resulting in an unprecedented increase in evictions and housing costs.

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• 05 Oct 2023

  Conference, symposium - Middle Ages

  “Voces”. Latin Middle Ages through Key Words

  Expressing and Performing Emotions

  Medieval society is inextricably linked to the words that shaped the existence at that time, both spoken and written. It was through these words that the men and women of the Middle Ages shared their beliefs, ideas and experiences. Words were used to share knowledge and preach the Gospel, but also to stigmatise the Other, exclude heterodoxy or call for war. Mastering the meaning of words was one of the main ways of retaining power, appropriating wealth or controlling access to knowledge. This could lead to verbal jousting, or even real conflict. The conference "Voces. Latin Middle Ages through Key Words" aims to take a closer look at Latin words that have played an important rolein the medieval culture. Every two years we propose to focus on a different major medieval concept and its linguistic expressions.

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• 30 Sep 2023

  Montreal

  Call for papers - Language

  Language memoirs and linguistic autobiographies: the multilingual subject’s self-narrative in comparative literature today

  This seminar seeks to explore whether self-narratives dealing with multilingualism are likely to challenge the heuristic foundations of comparative studies. If ‘multilingual subjects’ (Kramsch 2006) are capable of negotiating their own literary identity beyond any attachment to a specific national literature and language, what does this imply for the representation of multiculturalism in the arts and what is left to compare at the individual level ? To what extent do multilingual autobiographers, by embracing several linguistic and cultural areas in their own life narrative, contribute to the reflective, transcultural stance comparative studies often seek to adopt ?

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• 01 Jan 2024

  Paris

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  Vengeance: Mediterranean Perspectives

  “Confluences Méditerranée” Journal

  The theme of revenge, despite its spectacular and fascinating echoes, as well as its omnipresence throughout history, literature and the socio-political and economic trajectory of the entire Mediterranean region, has often only been the subject of fragmented and relatively scattered studies. In the collective unconscious, this lack of interest no doubt reflects a form of resistance to tackling a subject that is synonymous with the darkest and most negative facets of humanity. This issue of Confluences Méditerranée aims to explore this key and under-researched issue, drawing on a wide range of multidisciplinary contributions.

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• 28 Sep 2023

  29 Sep 2023

  Tours

  Conference, symposium - History

  Living through the Revolution

  Housing, property and citizenship (18th-21th centuries)

  L’objectif de ces journées est d’étudier la citadinité révolutionnaire, afin de nourrir la réflexion sur une série de notions connexes : habitat / logement / propriété. Chacune de ces notions renvoie à des rapports sociaux structurés par une série d’oppositions (sédentaires et nomades, propriétaires et locataires, résidence recensée et logement clandestin, logés et mal-logés) et à un spectre large de pratiques plus ou moins normées ou alternatives. Intégrer ces différents termes, étudier leurs variations, permettra non seulement de revenir sur les apports de différentes disciplines des sciences sociales, mais aussi d’être attentif aux variations des sources en fonction des contextes révolutionnaires.

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• 29 Sep 2023

  Lyon

  Miscellaneous information - Law

  Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union What Place for Consumer Protection?

  Book Launch

  A conference will be held in Lyon at Lyon Catholic University on to present the book “Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union What Place for Consumer Protection?”. The book tackles the interplay between Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance and consumer protection on the European Union (EU) market.

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• 10 Oct 2023

  Call for papers - Sociology

  On inequalities and social justice

  African Journal of social sciences and humanities #5

  Ce numéro se penchera sur la question des inégalités sous ses diverses dimensions : sociale, économique, raciale, spatiale, et autres. La dualité égalité/inégalité demeure une question centrale à la fois sur le plan social et politique. Cet appel à contribution s'adresse principalement aux chercheurs en sciences sociales, dans le but d'explorer cette thématique et de mettre en lumière ses diverses formes.

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• 31 Dec 2023

  Lisbon

  Call for papers - History

  Crime and Society: historical dynamics in contemporary times

  Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal, issue 22

  Crime, its practice and its repression arouse great attention and curiosity in our days. Reported and investigated by the media, literature or cinema, among others, crime is currently a constant presence in our daily life. In the field of History, particularly in Social History, crime has established itself as a relevant topic of study, especially since the second half of the 20^th century and, since then, several lines of research have been pursued and explored. This issue of Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal is looking for contributions that reflect on Crime and Society in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

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• 10 Oct 2023

  Call for papers - Sociology

  On the Inequalities and Social Justice

  Le prochain numéro de la Revue africaine des sciences humaines et sociales - RASHS se penchera sur la question des inégalités sous ses diverses dimensions : sociale, économique, raciale, spatiale, et autres. La dualité égalité / inégalité demeure une question centrale à la fois sur le plan social et politique. Cet appel à contributions s’adresse principalement aux chercheurs en sciences sociales, dans le but d’explorer cette thématique et de mettre en lumière ses diverses formes.

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• 20 Nov 2023

  Lyon

  Call for papers - History

  Confluences, Interdisciplinarity and New Challenges in the History of Cartography

  XXXe conférence internationale sur l’histoire de la cartographie (ICHC) -

  La XXX^e conférence internationale sur l’histoire de la cartographie (ICHC) aura lieu sur le thème « Confluences - interdisciplinarité et nouveaux défis dans l'histoire de la cartographie ». La conférence est ouverte à tous ceux qui travaillent sur l'histoire de la cartographie, indépendamment de la région géographique, de la langue, de la période ou du sujet.

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• 03 Nov 2023

  Call for papers - History

  Development archives: production, use and politicization

  Revue internationale des études du développement n°256 (2024-3)

  The first aim of this Special Issue is methodological: the renewed interest in development archives raises questions, particularly among young researchers, about how to identify, collect, and use them, and about their limits. The special issue will thus offer a set of methodological reference points to anyone wishing to use such archives. The second aim will be to lay the foundations for a more ambitious project to study development archives from a perspective at the crossroads of “connected history” and “global historical sociology”.

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• 20 Nov 2023

  Call for papers - Representation

  Fantasy clothing

  The French association les Têtes Imaginaires (publisher of the journal Fantasy Art and Studies) organises a new online symposium on February 2-3 2024, dealing with Fantasy clothing. Proposals can address specific case studies or broader analyses, taking into account the question of clothing representation in Fantasy and its impact on narrative construction and reception. Analyses could also extend to clothing accessories such as hats, scarves, gloves, shoes, etc.

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• 10 Nov 2023

  Call for papers - Modern

  Digital Methods and Fields

  Feminist Perspectives

  L’ambition de ce numéro thématique est d’interroger la façon dont le numérique, à la fois instrument, méthode, terrain et objet de recherche, renouvelle non seulement les méthodes et méthodologies des sciences sociales mais également ébranle le « système » du genre partant de l’idée que la science et les techniques qui la sous-tendent ne sont pas « pures ». Le calcul qui préside n’est pas neutre et les quantités de données massives collectées ne sauraient être gage d’objectivité. L’objectif de ce dossier consiste à se demander si la recherche féministe peut enrichir les méthodes numériques, favoriser des démarches plus inclusives, échapper aux biais de genre auxquelles s’exposent les méthodologies classiques, se soustraire à la binarité des dispositifs techniques et d’enquête, faire de l’identification de ces biais une source de réflexivité, rendre visible les paroles issues de minorités de genre et sexuelles dans le traitement des données.

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• 30 Nov 2023

  Call for papers - America

  Sport in the Americas

  “The body of an athlete and the soul of a sage - these are what we require to be happy”, wrote Voltaire to Helvetius. At RITA, although we don’t claim to have athletic bodies, we humbly hope that our journal does lead to the path of wisdom. As Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024, we thought it relevant to invite researchers to show wisdom and gain some critical distance to question the role and function of sports in the Americas, from North to South.

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  17 Jan 2024

  Aubervilliers

  Lecture series - Science studies

  Debates at the Centre Alexandre-Koyré

  La vingtième saison des débats du Centre Alexandre-Koyré (CAK) se tiendra d’octobre 2023 à janvier 2024 au Campus Condorcet à Aubervilliers. À l’occasion de la sortie récente d’un ouvrage d’histoire des sciences et des techniques (au sens large), nous invitons son ou ses auteur·es à débattre avec deux discutant·es privilégiés ainsi qu’avec l’ensemble de l’auditoire.

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