Affective Landscape - Call for papers
How do we 'feel', 'sense', 'know', 'cherish', 'memorise', 'imagine', 'dream', 'desire', or even 'fear' landscapes? How do its 'intensities' register, flow and circulate? What forms do we use to articulate, debate and record these affects?
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In 2009, the one-day symposium 'Land and Identity', held at the University of Derby, brought together a diverse body of academics to discuss themes and intersections across multiple areas of research interest. This follow-up event, hosted by the Identity, Conflict and Representation Research Centre at the University of Derby in collaboration with the Centre for Studies in Literature at the University of Portsmouth, aims to develop inter-disciplinary debates around the idea of 'Affective Landscapes'.
This conference seeks exciting disciplinary and transdisciplinary proposals from scholars working in fields such as cultural studies, literary studies, cultural politics/history, creative writing, film and media studies, area studies, photography, and fine art, interested in examining the different ways in which human beings respond and relate to, as well as debate and interact with landscape.
The conference has been inspired by the work of theorists whose ideas examine points of intersection between ordinary life and extraordinary encounters and exchanges with the world around us. It asks how do we 'feel', 'sense', 'know', 'cherish', 'memorise', 'imagine', 'dream', 'desire', or even 'fear' landscapes? How do its 'intensities' register, flow and circulate? What forms do we use to articulate, debate and record these affects?
Full details on how to submit an abstract can be seen on the website
