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Deadline extended for Politics of Consumption and Leisure Conference
| Location: | Illinois, United States |
| Call for Papers Deadline: | 2009-02-10 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-02-02 |
| Announcement ID: |
166679 |
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The Politics of Consumption and Leisure
The History Graduate Student Association of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale HAS EXTENDED ITS DEADLINE FOR PAPERS for its 4th Annual Conference on April 10-11, 2009. Dr. Eric Reed, noted historian of the Tour de France, will give the keynote. We are seeking papers on historical aspects of consumerism, consumption, and leisure activities. Though criticisms of material, intellectual, and leisure culture are timeless, investigations of these topics illustrate broader patterns of cultural, social, and political attitudes and beliefs. Papers that address marketing/advertising, commercialization, and the growth of consumer culture, and leisure time, or contemporary critiques of these themes from the early modern period (c. 1450 CE) to the present from any area of European, American, or World history are encouraged to submit.
Topic areas may address, but are not limited to:
-Gender, race, class and religion
-colonialism/imperialism or anti-colonial/imperial/revolutionary movements
-food and drink
-nationalism and the state
-elite vs. popular consumption and leisure activities
-sport and recreation
-fashion and clothing
-creative arts (music, film, literature, dance)
-social circulation of ideas and attitudes
-visual culture (monuments, artwork, architecture)
-medicine and health
-technology and/or media
Please send a 100-150 word abstract of your 15-20 minute paper/presentation, a brief CV, and a list of any audio-visual needs to Donovan Weight by February 10, 2009.
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Donovan Weight
Faner 3321
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale Illinois 62901
Email: dweight@siu.edu
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