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• 28 jui 2012

  29 jui 2012

  30 jui 2012

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - Middle Ages

  Human / Animal

  9th annual symposium of the International Medieval Society (IMS-Paris)

  SymposiumHuman/Animal - Humain/AnimalSociété internationale des médiévistes (IMS-Paris)Paris, 28-30 juin 2012Centre Malher, 9 rue Malher, 75004 ParisConférenciers d'honneur : Christian Heck, Susan Crane, Peggy McCrackenTable ronde : Nathalie Le LuelInscription obligatoire : www.ims-paris.org

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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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• 07 jui 2012

  Athens

  Miscellaneous information - Urban studies

  Econeighborhoods - Green neighborhoods: where are we in Greece?

  La vitesse de la conception et la mise en place des écoquartiers est aujourd’hui sans précédant ! Le développement durable trouve enfin son application opérationnelle idéale sur l’espace. Les thématiques et les options sont variées et extrêmement intéressantes : modes de déplacement alternatifs, circulation bien limitée des voitures privées, bâtiments basse consommation, ou bâtiments à énergie zéro ou positive, utilisation des eaux pluviales, matériaux écologiques, mixité sociale et urbaine, combinaison avec le logement social, promotion de modes de vie durables en général... Les écoquartiers sont partout de projets urbains exemplaires, promus par leurs communautés en tant que « vitrines» de savoir-faire technique et d’action durable, mais aussi en tant qu'outils de communication tant au niveau national que international.

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• 30 sep 2012

  Paris

  Call for papers - Representation

  The Police: Between Fiction and Non-Fiction. Circulation, Representation and Communication (XX-XXI centuries)

  L’efficacité policière est devenue un enjeu politique et électoral majeur dans les démocraties en proie à l’inquiétude sécuritaire. Placées sous l’œil attentif des médias, les autorités policière et politique, soucieuses de faire la preuve de leur capacité à assurer le maintien de l’ordre, se retrouvent au cœur d’une logique d’image et d’enjeux de communication permanents. L’objectif de ce colloque est de contribuer à renouveler la réflexion sur les relations entre les sphères policière et médiatique.

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• 16 jui 2012

  Paris

  Study days - History

  Interpreting the British revolutions of the Seventeenth century: some recent French contributions

  L’objectif de cette journée est de rassembler des philosophes, des historiens et des littéraires spécialistes des crises politiques du XVIIe siècle britannique. La thématique générale tourne autour des révolutions britanniques et de la manière dont les chercheurs français se sont saisis de cette question, dans les domaines de la philosophie politique, de l'histoire des sciences et du genre et de l'histoire sociale. Des discutants anglais et français viendront commenter ces effets de divergences et de convergence observés de part et d'autre de la Manche.

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• 11 jui 2012

  12 jui 2012

  Lisbon

  Conference, symposium - Sociology

  Conviviality & superdiversity at local level

  Our principal aim is to describe, analyze and compare new super-diverse convivial contexts, as they relate to the process of migrations shaping new cultural realms. Our approach does not involve the idealization of harmonic intercultural relations but considers convivial contexts as new fields of intercultural tensions and interactions as an attempt to understand their dynamics and the social, historic and personal factors that lead to willingness to coexist with ethnic heterogeneity or to reject it. Consequently, it envisions applying an innovative framework to understanding intercultural relations among national and migrant populations. From the perspective of social topography, the new convivial cultures are not associated with a specific geographic space. They correspond to different public contexts in which people with links to various ethnic or cultural groups interact.

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• 15 jui 2012

  Lisbon

  Call for papers - Representation

  Report from the Pop Line: on the life and afterlife of popular

  At the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, popular culture finds itself at a crossroads: has the concept been drained of its meaning because of its overwhelming popularity? After the euphoria around the popular, what afterlife can be expected from it? Should we still be discussing the popular as opposed to high and folk culture? And where and how do pop art forms intersect with the current notion of the popular? This conference wishes to address the complexities surrounding the debate around the notions of both pop and the popular and discuss the possibilities of their afterlife.

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• 15 jui 2012

  16 jui 2012

  Coimbra

  Conference, symposium - Political studies

  Value conflict, decision-making and public action

  In this seminar we intend to clarify and discuss the contributions that different theoretical traditions in economics, sociology, anthropology, social psychology and philosophy have given to the issues of incommensurability, value conflicts and valuation. Identifying and exposing the normative assumptions of certain decision-making procedures and devices is another objective of this seminar. Particular attention will be given to the implications of these issues to public decision-making and action.

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• 21 jui 2012

  22 jui 2012

  23 jui 2012

  Paris | Paris

  Conference, symposium - Science studies

  Spaces, Knots and Bonds: at the crossroads between early modern "magic" and "science"

  Nous avons pour objectif principal une exploration de l’influence des auteurs, des idées et des domaines de connaissance dits « occultes » ou « hétérodoxes » sur le développement des conceptions de l’espace à la Renaissance et à l’âge classique. Ainsi, nous tiendrons à réévaluer l’histoire des définitions canoniques de l’espace, particulièrement celles du XVIIe siècle. Nos intervenants traiteront des manières dont l’espace est impliqué dans diverses discussions concernant les liens entre lieux et choses, entre ce qui est en haut et ce qui est en bas, entre ce qui est éloigné et ce qui est proche, entre ce qui est théologique ou métaphysique et ce qui est physique. Nous explorerons également les représentations visuelles, géométriques et causales des espaces cosmologiques, géographiques, matériaux, imaginatifs, et mentaux.

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• 26 oct 2012

  Odense

  Call for papers - History

  Call for papers: Gender in the European Town, Medieval to Modern

  As places which fostered and disseminated key social, economic, political and cultural developments, historically towns have been central to the creation of gendered identities and the transmission of ideas across local, national and transnational boundaries. The Conference will be organised in three main strands. We encourage papers that address one of the strands, or proposals that cross the theme boundaries. They should also explore what influence gender has on the shape of towns themselves, as a force for change. We welcome local studies as well as more comparative approaches and encourage historiographical, theoretical and empirical considerations.

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• 05 jui 2012

  City of London

  Scholarship, prize and job offer - History

  Two three-year temporary lectureships in Economic History at London School of Economics

  The Department of Economic History hopes to appoint two Lecturers in Economic History from 1st September 2012. Following in a long, distinguished tradition of research and teaching, the Department of Economic History uses concepts and theories from the social sciences as a starting point for studying the development of real economies and understanding them in their social, political and cultural contexts. Teaching and research in the Department has a global emphasis, and the expertise of current faculty is diverse in subject matter, theoretical emphasis and methodology.

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• 07 jui 2012	04 mai 2012	07 fév 2012
  04 oct 2011	09 déc 2011

  Paris

  Seminar - Asia

  Studying Territorial restructuring through Economic and Social policies

  Programme du séminaire annuel de l'équipe STAKES (Studying Territorial restructuring through Economic and Social policies) du CEIAS.

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• 12 jui 2012

  Paris

  Study days - Representation

  Insectes, sociétés et cultures

  De la Renaissance au XIXe siècle

  La journée d'études « Insectes, sociétés et cultures. De la Renaissance au XIXe siècle » aura lieu le 12 juin 2012. Elle est organisée par Brian Ogilvie, avec l’Institut d’études avancées de Paris et le soutien de l’University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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• 05 jui 2012

  06 jui 2012

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - Sociology

  First Annual Conference of the ALTER, European Society of Disability Research

  Alter, Société européenne de recherche sur le handicap a pour objectif de promouvoir la recherche en sciences humaines et sociales sur le handicap, en insistant sur la pluralité des approches scientifiques et des savoirs. Cette première rencontre vise à offrir aux chercheurs confirmés, jeunes chercheurs et doctorants un panorama des thématiques, problématiques et approches qui renouvellent aujourd’hui la recherche en sciences sociales dans ce domaine ainsi qu’un lieu propice aux contacts et aux échanges. Elle accueillera des chercheurs provenant de différentes disciplines (sociologie, anthropologie, sciences politiques, philosophie, sciences de l'éducation...) et de différentes régions du monde (Europe, Amérique du Nord et du Sud, Asie).

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• 18 jui 2012

  Call for papers - History

  Medical research, development, and memory in colonial and postcolonial Nigeria

  We are pleased to announce a second research training and proposal development seminar on the history of medical research in Nigeria, to be held at the Dean’s Seminar Room, Faculty of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 17th to 21st September 2012. This seminar is open to twelve doctoral postgraduate students and recent postdoctoral scholars (PhD awarded after 1st January 2008) from Nigerian universities. It will provide training in the theory and methodology of history of medicine, together with an opportunity to discuss and develop a research proposal for submission to a peer-reviewed competition for four grants of to cover a four-month period of field and archival research in early 2013.

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• 17 jui 2012

  Grenoble

  Call for papers - Language

  The role of theatre activities in language learning: an institutional framework and associated issues in teaching at a European level.

  Les Services Culture et LANSAD de l’Université Stendhal organisent, en partenariat avec le GERCI (Groupe d’études et des recherches sur la culture italienne), le colloque international Les pratiques théâtrales dans l’apprentissage des langues : institutionnalisation et enjeux de formation au niveau européen, qui se déroulera à l’université Stendhal les 15 et 16 novembre 2012. Le délai pour la présentation d'une proposition de communication ou de stage est fixé au 17 juillet.

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• 20 sep 2012

  21 sep 2012

  22 sep 2012

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - Political studies

  Contested Democracy:

  Contestation and Participation in the English-speaking World

  The dissent and uprisings that spread through the Arab world during the Spring of 2011 occurred almost a quarter of a century after the fall of East European political régimes that saw the rise of "democracy" modeled on the Anglo-American representative system. This specific context which has come to characterize the past quarter of century calls for a renewed analysis of the models these political systems represent and of the processes that triggered them and led to their long-term establishment in the UK and the US.Since the 1990s, as a response to the story of the inevitable emergence of democracy in the aftermath of the Cold War, researchers on North American politics have provided an alternative reading of events: that of a "contested democracy".

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• 10 sep 2012

  Montreal

  Call for papers - Language

  Radical Action, Radical Subject: Roots, Representations, Symbols and Creations

  Ce colloque vise à repenser et à mettre en relief deux concepts, à savoir l’action radicale et le sujet radical, qui sont liés aux formes de protestation et à la mobilisation de l’espace où se négocient et se créent du rassemblement ainsi que de l’opposition. Plus précisément, ils révèlent une ampleur qui mérite réflexions et échanges en termes de récit, de poétique et de symbolique. Ainsi, que peut nous révéler l’évolution à la fois diachronique et synchronique des liens qui se tissent entre littérature et radicalisme ? Est-ce que le radicalisme rime nécessairement avec l’engagement politique, l’affichage d’une tendance révolutionnaire marquée, ou est-ce que des marques textuelles, des mouvements, des courants, intrinsèquement littéraires, ne peuvent pas être considérés comme radicaux en soi ?

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• 31 jui 2012

  Call for papers - History

  Lisbon: Art and Heritage

  Journal of Art History, Revista Estudos de Lisboa

  Those interested in contributing to this issue of the Journal of Art History are invited to submit original papers. Discussion should focus on issues and problems such as: 1) New contributions to the History of the City: Architecture, Urban Planning and Heritage. 2) Lisbon Art History: Artists, models and case studies. 3) The image and images of Lisbon: evolution of the city’s iconography– from illuminated manuscripts to cinema. 4) Towards a history of Lisbon - reflections on Lisbon studies.

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• 20 jui 2012

  Call for papers - Representation

  Edited Collection of Essays on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Professor Challenger Narratives Challenger Unbound

  Habitually characterised as a late-appearing variant upon the Victorian Quest Romance, The Lost World in fact marked the beginning of Arthur Conan Doyle’s prolonged investigation of science, ideology and belief under the inhibiting constraints of early twentieth-century modernity. The narratives span from 1912 to 1929 and this new collection will be dedicated to re-evaluating the narratives, their author, the wider culture that he inhabited and the legacy of his work for the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We are interested in work that treats the texts either directly or tangentially through other aspects of Conan Doyle’s life and thought.

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