Call for Papers
‘Reimagining World Views Across Space and Time’
CALL FOR PAPERS of University of Leicester School of Arts PGR-ECR Conference:
(has now been closed)
‘Reimagining World Views Across Space and Time’
on Saturday 18th November 2023 at the University of Leicester
Art represents, re-presents, misrepresents, subverts and reimagines the world. Philosophies, ideologies and epistemes are disseminated, deconstructed and re-constructed through literature, film, painting, sculpture, digital art, and other media.
Postgraduate researchers from the University of Leicester and other universities are coming together to present their research, connect and collaborate at The School of Arts Postgraduate Research Conference. With our keynote speaker Prof. Kit de Waal, we will be exploring in this conference how researchers in the Arts – and those working across disciplines – examine works and ideas to identify world views, both old and new, and discover radical or reformative ideas. In an age when art might be bereft of meaning or novelty, we want to ask how the Arts serve as a tool to re-invent, re-capture, re-frame or re-formulate the familiar into new moulds or fragments.
This is a call to all post-graduates undertaking a PhD, as well as post-doctoral researchers or early-career researchers. We invite submissions that explore the theme ‘Reimagining World Views Across Space and Time’. The topic refracts into several sub-topics, including:
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The role of art in building bridges in a diverse world
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Re-presenting, re-reading or re-imagining works and their creators
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Literary devices and/or genres
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History and the shape of time
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Intersectionality, unconscious bias and/or shared struggles
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Diversity, ethnic backgrounds and Westernisation
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Exploring gender and sexuality
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Decolonisation, power, classicism and space
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Neurotypicality, neuroatypicality, specific learning difficulties, different abilities and overcoming struggles
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Inter-disciplinarity and crossing boundaries
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Context and intertextuality
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Multimodality, ekphrasis and/or intermediality
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Theoretical refractions and re-interpretations of art
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Metafiction, self-reflexivity, fragmentation, incoherence or playfulness
If you would like to participate in the conference, the following options apply:
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Deliver a 20-minute oral presentation
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Participate in a panel discussion
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Present research in other creative formats, such as a poster or showcase
Please upload your proposal, including a 150-word abstract and 100-word biography here. If you have issues uploading, please email us your submission at uolartspgrconference@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on Friday 12th May 2023. We are hoping to be able to offer modest travel bursaries (around 40.00 GBP) for speakers living outside Leicester. Please indicate in your email whether you would like to be considered for this. There will be opportunities for audience questions, so you should prepare for this, too.
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The conference will be free to attend whether in person or online. Registration is available on
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We aim to provide a safe, non-judgmental and inclusive environment for all attendees and participants. If you have any questions, please contact us via the email address: uolartspgrconference@gmail.com.
Notes:
* Refreshments will be provided at registration. Affordable lunch options can be found at Freeman's Kitchen, within the Sir Bob Burgess Building.
* Bring a book! We are planning a book swap table, where you can leave a favourite book and pick up a new favourite. (Films or other media also welcome).