Falling II by Clare Flint

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Critical Theory: Violence and Reconciliation

The Second Annual Critical Theory Conference

24th September 2010, University of Exeter

Keynote speakers

Professor Scott Wilson (Kingston)

Introduced by Professor Regenia Gagnier (Exeter)

Description

Critical Theory: Violence and Reconciliation is an interdisciplinary event designed to bring together postgraduate students and early career academics working in the fields of English, Modern Languages, Politics, Film and Drama. The central theme of the conference addresses interpretations of violence and/or reconciliation. How should we interpret violence? What constitutes reconciliation and is it always desirable? Is critical theory distanced from violence or an act of violence itself?

Possible themes include but are not limited to:

  • Violence and the ways in which it is represented (e.g. music, visual cultures, film, literature)
  • The Politics of Violence
  • Media representation
  • Communications technology
  • Violence and identity (e.g. race, class, gender and sexuality)
  • Visibility politics
  • Trauma Theory
  • Postcolonialism
  • Insurrection and Revolution

Papers will be either specific to individual theorists such as Jacqueline Rose, Hannah Arendt or Alain Badiou or based on theoretical schools of thought such as Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminisms or eco-criticism.  Writers and text need not be canonical and we actively encourage papers discussing writers, texts, theories and thinkers from around the world.

For conference enquiries, please e-mail the conference organisers Graham Matthews, Lara Cox, and Sam Goodman at critical.theory.online@gmail.com.  Please note that spaces are limited and early registration is advised.

Additional Information

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