IDENTITIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
Why identity? The opportunities people are or aren’t given, the decisions they do or don’t make, the qualities they ascribe to themselves and to others – identity is entangled everywhere. Mention, e.g., a particular sexual orientation, ethnicity, or mental condition and one risks being reduced to a single characteristic. The way we perceive ourselves and others is constantly shaped by language, image, picture, sound, gesture, clothing; the list goes on. Forms of representation can include and exclude, promote and limit self-expression, as well as hinder seeing beyond stereotypes.
Coming to terms with identity appears constantly across cultural, social, and literary discourses. ICON 2020 will provide a discussion forum for all disciplines that address one of the countless aspects of identity and representation. Potential contribution topics include:
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- Personal and group identity
- Identification
- Citizenship
- Representation of nationalities and cultures
- Immigrant experience
- Identity politics
- Intersectionality
- Feminism
- Performativity
- LGBTQ+ identities and representation
- Gender representation
- Identity construction through language, narrative or (social) media
- and many more.
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We invite submissions of abstracts (550-600 words, PDF) on aspects of this wide range of topics. Possible formats of presentations are
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- Individual talks (20 minutes + 30 minutes discussion period)
- Joint talks (20 minutes + 30 minutes discussion period)
- Posters
- Workshops (50 or 100 minutes, workshops must actively involve the participants)
- Creative work (e.g., photo exhibition, performance, concert or audiovisual presentation)
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Please include a short bio with your name, affiliation, university, and field of study in your email, and send your attached abstract by May 31, 2020 to icon@uni-mainz.de. Please find our guidelines for abstracts on: https://icon.uni-mainz.de/abstract-submission-2020/. For further information click: www.icon.uni-mainz.de.