Call for abstracts for the 2nd International Symposium of the International
Research Centre for Intercultural Studies (C.I.R.S.I.)
"Diversità, Genere e Discriminazioni negli Spazi"
"Diversity, Gender and Discrimination in Spaces"
"Diversité, Genre et Discrimination dans les Espaces"
16-17-18 February, 2011
Brussels (Belgium)
Every human being lives and acts in space in an absolutely unique way. Despite
the emergence and spread of the virtual world (internet) – which has multiplied
potentially to the infinite spaces and dimensions in which we live and act –
there are still numerous barriers that remain in space as a physical as well as
a symbolic place. Physical barriers are associated and interact with the
barriers of space as a place of symbolic meaning. Both spaces – physical and
symbolic – have in common the presence of barriers that even in their
ontological difference create a continuum of thoughts, actions and policies
that discriminate against the most vulnerable parts of the population. The
critical and sensitive dimension of spaces is evident for physical spaces
through boundaries, walls and lack of infrastructure and for symbolic spaces
through the absence or lack of freedom and equal opportunities in access to
education, minimum life standards, media, technology, culture and democratic
participation in political life, etc.
The International Symposium "Diversity, Gender and Discrimination in Spaces"
organised in Brussels by the International Research Centre for Intercultural
Studies (C.I.R.S.I.) will address the following and related topics in an
interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective (proposals in the following
areas are particularly welcome: anthropology, architecture, fine and visual
arts, communication, philosophy, gender and transgender studies, geography and
gender geography, law, literature, psychology, international relations,
political science, sociology, history, theatre, urban planning, etc.):
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories about physical
and/or symbolic spaces as a place of discrimination from a perspective of
diversity, disability, migration, gender, linguistic, religious and sexual
minorities, etc.
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories about physical
and/or symbolic spaces as a place of inequality from a perspective of
diversity, disability, migration, gender, linguistic, religious and sexual
minorities, etc.
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories on the
relationship between, on one hand, architectural spaces, urban design, urban
development, development and environment and, on the other, diversity,
disability, migration, gender, linguistic, religious and sexual minorities,
etc. (suburbs, suburban migration, access to space and services for disabled
persons, elderly persons, women, children, etc.)
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories on spaces as a
place of production of meaning, individual and collective identity and
belonging process in relation to migration, gender, linguistic, religious and
sexual minorities, etc.
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories about spaces as an
area organized, planned and managed by multiple social actors (local and
administrative systems, networks, associations and sector organisations) in
relation to diversity, migration, gender, linguistic, religious and sexual
minorities, etc.
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories on spaces as
physical barriers (borders, walls and lack of infrastructure, etc.) in relation
to diversity, migration, gender, linguistic, religious and sexual minorities,
etc.
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories on spaces as
symbolic and social barriers (freedom and equal opportunities in access to
education, minimum life standards, media, technology, culture and democratic
participation in political life, etc..) in relation to diversity, migration,
gender, linguistic, religious and sexual minorities, etc.
- theories, practices, case studies and innovative theories on spaces as
emotional, representative and narrative places in the fields of art, literature
and music in relation to diversity, migration, gender, linguistic, religious
and sexual minorities, etc.
Symposium languages: English, French, Italian, Albanian, Spanish and German.
The selected papers will be published in the Proceedings of the Symposium.
Deadlines
- Deadline for abstracts submission: December 30th, 2010 (send an abstract of
up to 1.500 characters accompanied by a brief bio-bibliographical note to
<events(AT)cirsi.net> )
- Notification of acceptance of abstracts: January 10th, 2011
- Early Bird registration deadline at the Symposium: January 24th, 2011
- Last deadline for ordinary registration at the Symposium: February 14th,
2011
- Deadline for submission of papers to be included in the Proceedings of the
Symposium: February 14th, 2011
- International Symposium "Diversity, Gender and Discrimination in Spaces": 16-
17-18 February 2011, Brussels (Belgium)
Scientific Committee
Ingrid Stratti (University of Trieste, Italy) - Chair of the Scientific
Committee
Lorenzo G. Dugulin (University Lumière Lyon 2, France)
Andrew S. Mundroff (AIA, Virgina Polytech, VA, U.S.A.)
Fabio Perocco (University Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italia)
Lili Mundroff (Assoc. AIA, University of MD College Park, MD, U.S.A.)
Ahmed Boualili (École Normale Supérieure d'Alger, Algeria)
Marica Pistulli (University of Tirana, Albania)
Registration fees
(Access for the whole duration of the Symposium, two copies of the publication
containing the Proceedings of the Symposium):
1. Early Bird registration fee : 150,00 euros
2. ordinary registration fee: 200,00 euros
3. registration fee for C.I.R.S.I.'s members: 30,00 euros
After the acceptance of abstracts, more information will be provided about
special rates on transportation and accommodation during the Symposium.
For further information:
www.cirsi.net, e.mail <events(AT)cirsi.net>, tel.: +32.470.13.47.66
Scientia est potentia (Francis Bacon)
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