Call for Papers: Neoliberalism and Apocalyptic Narratives
Event details
| Date | 21.03.2015 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Western culture has a long-standing investment in the apocalyptic. The apocalyptic genre abounds today, and urges us to re-think issues of national identity, economy, and ethics in light of shifting geopolitical configurations. Immersed in such geopolitical shifts, neoliberal capitalism is the silent victor of many an apocalypse. An example of this lies in the 2008 financial crisis, a circumstance of speculative excess pushed over the brink and salvaged by American and European government bailouts. Given these ties between neoliberalism and the nation, what might we mean today when we speak of the apocalyptic? If the ‘apocalypse’ means both the ‘end of the world’, and a ‘revelation’, then what does the apocalyptic reveal?
Submission of Abstracts
We invite innovative papers of 20 minutes, which explore the apocalyptic genre and neoliberal capitalism by taking into account socio-economic, cultural, and political factors. The complete list of possible topics, as well as further information concerning the project, can be found on the project’s website: http://www.unil.ch/aponow
Please send abstracts of 300 words, including an author’s bionote, to [email protected] by 21 March 2015.
Submission of Abstracts
We invite innovative papers of 20 minutes, which explore the apocalyptic genre and neoliberal capitalism by taking into account socio-economic, cultural, and political factors. The complete list of possible topics, as well as further information concerning the project, can be found on the project’s website: http://www.unil.ch/aponow
Please send abstracts of 300 words, including an author’s bionote, to [email protected] by 21 March 2015.
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- A graduate colloquium organized by the English department of the University of Lausanne