Dialogue Under Occupation IV

The focus of Dialogue Under Occupation is the ongoing exploration of dialogue and discourse in areas of the world experiencing occupation. Dialogue is presented as a complex concept, requiring 1) the participants; 2) the conditions for dialogue to commence;and 3) the goal(s) of the dialogue - pre-established or arrived at through the dialogue itself. Occupation, however, is a complicating factor which creates a power differential between participants: the occupied and the occupiers. If dialogue under occupation is to be successful, then, the conditions must include 1) the realization that the power differential exists; and 2) the willingness of the powerful to concede their preconceived, often hegemonic, notions of their position. It must also be understood by all parties that engaging in dialogue under occupation does not mean that the less powerful or powerless are accepting the occupation in any form, but that they are willing to confront their occupiers in an effort to be recognized as having equal human rights, including the ability to make autonomous decisions about how they should live and pursue their own definition of happiness. The goal of the conference is to provide a venue to maximize the investigation of differing perspectives, to actively promote greater understanding of the ideologies, issues, concerns, etc. of individuals affected through dialogue, and to apply the outcomes to the resolution of occupation. Scholars and professionals from various disciplines are invited to submit proposals that address the creation, maintenance, resistance, and resolution or occupation; the agreement to participate indicates willingness not only to present, but also to engage in debate and discussion actively. Work relating to hegemony, power, agency, identity, among others, will be particularly relevant. Conference themes include the following strands: 1. Enactment: The domains wherein the politics and policies of occupation are enacted, realized through institutions attributed with and exercising power over other institutions and the public (e.g., governments, religious organizations, education departments and agencies). 2. Transaction: The domains wherein information about policies is transacted - disseminated, endorsed, challenged - in an effort to inform (or misinform) the occupied and the occupiers (e.g., media sources, schools, churches). 3. Reaction: The domains wherein daily life under occupation occurs (e.g., the community, the workplace), loci where positioning of the 'self' vs. the 'other' transpires, and where historical narratives of occupation are revisited. 4. Resolution: The locus of peacemakers and peacekeepers, those who would peaceably resist occupation and find ways to resolve conflict, as well as those who advocate resignation, acceptance, and coexistence. The meeting URL is http://www.dialogueunderoccupation.org		Abstract Submission has been closed Reviewer Login: Abstract Review is closed
Meeting Location: Washington DC, USA
Contact Information: Lawrence Berlin duo@dialogueunderoccupation.org
Meeting Dates: The Dialogue Under Occupation IV will be held from 01-Jun-2010 to 04-Jun-2010.
Abstract Submission Information: Abstracts can be submitted from 01-Feb-2010 until 15-Mar-2010.

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