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This conference examines the increasingly potent role of apology as a social force. We will explore in a comparative and interdisciplinary framework the role and function (as well as the limitations) that apology has in promoting dialogue, tolerance, and cooperation between groups confronting one another over past injustices.
This three-day conference will feature a series of presentations and discussion panels aimed at stimulating debate and cross-cultural conversation on the meanings, uses, and abuses of apology. Topics for discussion might include:
· Definitions of Apology and Reconciliation
· The Psychology of Apology
· Religion, Ethics, and Apology
· Cross-Cultural Comparisons
· Apologies, History, and Memory
· Representations of Apology
· The Politics of Apology
· Apology and Group Identity
· Apology as a Form of Legal Redress
· The "Deep Structure" of Apology
· Cases Studies
"Apologies: Mourning the Past and Ameliorating the Present" is planned for February 8-10, 2002.
The conference will take place on the campus of the Claremont Colleges, a short (25 mile) drive from downtown Los Angeles.
More information is available on our web site: http://www.cgu.edu/hum/apologies.
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