Suggested sub-topics and panels:

Gandhi and the philosophy of non-cooperation
television, terrorism and war/peace discourse(s)a
Muslim-Christian relations in an age of terror
origins of terrorism (past and present)
arts, war and peace
strategies for peace in a time of terror
peace narratives in contemporary film and literature
terror, politics & economics
the internationalization of terrorism
violence and religion post 9/11
Gandhi and MLK, Jr.: theories of resistance and nonviolence
the paradox of violence
film, war and a discourse of dissent
contemporary anti-war poetry
the paradox of violence
terrorism: what is it?
terrorism and the role of radical religions
suicide terrorism
the objectives of terrorism
"tradecraft" - the tactics of terrorism
terrorism, targeting, ethnicity and race
homeland security (anti-terror policy)
fundamentalisms, pluralism and the conditions for war and peace
terrorism & nationalism
Europe & Islamic fundamentalist terrorism

Submissions on other topics will be considered. Selected papers from the conference will be considered for publication (after editorial review).

Send 100 word abstracts, by October 5,2007
to:cchkrabarti@bethanywv.edu
Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti
Center for Spirituality
Bethany College
Bethany, WV 26032