 |
 |
Borders
| Location: | New York, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2010-05-03 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-01 |
| Announcement ID: |
174497 |
|
The intriguing concept of borders involves discussions of identity, nationality, ethnicity, hybridity, and community. The Liberal Arts and Sciences Department at Farmingdale State College/ SUNY announces a one-day interdisciplinary conference exploring the nature of borders on October 16, 2010 on its campus.
We are especially interested in papers exploring “self” and the “other,” imagined geographic communities, the ways in which border communities police, shun, or integrate "outsider” influences, cultural creolisms, the borders between scientific facts and science fiction, the boundaries between literary fiction and memoir, the fluid political, economic, and cultural borders in the contemporary world, technology’s role in building up or tearing down borders, and in presentations which focus on the voices of those living in these liminal spaces.
We are also interested in the ongoing dissolution of institutional and structural borders in academia. The natural sciences and mathematics now merge at "fuzzy borders," while the humanities and social sciences are merging through the proliferation of interdisciplinary programs. The borders surrounding higher education itself are being impacted by the changing role of higher education in society. Who defines our borders?
These are just some of the areas that we hope the conference will address.
Please send 500 word abstracts or proposals to:
Dr. Tony Giffone
giffonaj@farmingdale.edu
by May 3, 2010
Tony Giffone
Farmingdale State College/SUNY
Knapp Hall
631-420-2323
Email: giffonaj@farmingdale.edu
|
|
Tony Giffone
Liberal Arts and Sciences Dept
SUNY Farmingdale
2350 Broadhollow Rd
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Email: giffonaj@farmingdale.edu
|
Didn't find what you're looking for?
Try our power search! |
Return to the top of this page
Return to announcements home
|
Send comments and questions to H-Net
Webstaff. H-Net reproduces announcements that have been submitted to us as a
free service to the academic community. If you are interested in an announcement
listed here, please contact the organizers or patrons directly. Though we strive
to provide accurate information, H-Net cannot accept responsibility for the text of
announcements appearing in this service. (Administration)
|
|
