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SUMMARY:Human Rights\, Violence and Dictatorship - 9th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>CFP:<br>In the time when human rights are violated on a regular basis\, violence triumphs\, and feeble democracies ever more often back down before authoritarian rule\, there obviously arises the need to reflect on the possible ways of counteracting such phenomena. Our interdisciplinary conference is intended as a fitting opportunity for this reflection. We would like to look at various manifestations of dictatorship\, violence and human rights violation\, whether historical or current. We will describe them in political\, social\, psychological\, cultural and many other terms. We also want to devote considerable attention to how the situation of human rights and dictatorship is represented in artistic practices: in literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts.</p>\n<p>During our previous conferences on human rights\, violence and dictatorship &nbsp\;we hosted over 300 scholars representing universities and research institutions from all over the world.</p>\n<p>We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: history\, politics\, psychology\, sociology\, anthropology\, philosophy\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, fine arts\, design\, memory studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, psychiatry\, psychoanalysis\, cognitive sciences\, economics\, law and other.</p>\n\n<p>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical investigations\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.</p>\n\n<p>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers: doctoral students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br>We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature\, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of human rights and dictatorship in the past and in the present-day world.</p>\n\n<p>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:<br><br>I. Societies</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Genocides and ethnic cleansing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Slavery and forced labor</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Nationalism\, chauvinism\, and xenophobia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Religious dictatorships</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The Holocaust and totalitarian regimes</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Apartheid and systemic segregation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>(Neo)Nazism and political extremism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Digital surveillance states and techno-authoritarianism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ecocide and climate injustice as human rights violations</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>II. Individuals</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Domestic and gender-based violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Mobbing and workplace harassment</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Bullying in schools and the military</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sexual abuse and exploitation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sadomasochism and power dynamics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Symbolic violence and social exclusion</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Economic discrimination and ageism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cyberbullying\, doxxing\, and online hate speech</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Algorithmic bias and discrimination in AI systems</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>III. Defense of Human Rights</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Human rights organizations and humanitarian missions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Resistance movements and civil disobedience</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The ethos of the freedom fighter</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Conspiracies\, protests\, and revolts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Racial equality and the performativity of race</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Women's\, LGBTQ+\, and disability rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Intersections of human rights and animal rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Digital activism\, hashtags\, and cyber-resistance</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The role of whistleblowers in exposing state violence</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>IV. Fallen Dictatorships</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Democracies in transition and post-communist states</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Amnesties\, pardons\, and transitional justice</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The revenge of the oppressed versus legal accountability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Criminal courts and international tribunals</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The "escape from freedom" and regime nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Psychological portraits of dictators</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The weaponization of nostalgia in populist politics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>De-radicalization programs and reintegration of former oppressors</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p>V. Violence and Subjectivity</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The politics of trauma and collective healing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Fear\, despair\, and utopian visions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Violence\, discourse\, and language</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dictatorship as a social symptom</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dictatorship\, memory\, and forgetting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Intergenerational trauma and epigenetic memory of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Gaslighting and psychological manipulation in totalitarian systems</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p>VI. Violence in the (Post)Modern World</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Cultural conditioning of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Generational dynamics: "dictatorship" of the young or old</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Conformism and compliance under pressure</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The regime of political correctness and censorship</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Democracy and the tyranny of the majority</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Tensions between democracy\, liberalism\, and the free market</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Violence and propaganda in digital and mass media</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Deepfakes\, disinformation\, and the death of truth in the digital age</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Hybrid warfare\, proxy conflicts\, and invisible violence</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>VII. Literature and the Arts</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Art and literature documenting human rights violations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Aesthetics and narratives of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Artistic practices engaged in the defense of human rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Art and literature as tools of censorship or rights violations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>AI-generated art: authorship\, censorship\, and ethical boundaries</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cancel culture vs. freedom of artistic expression</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The architecture of oppression: monuments\, ruins\, and political space</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentation\, together with a short biographical note\, by 30 September 2026 to:&nbsp\; &nbsp\;inconferenceoffice@gmail.com</a>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;or by REGISTRATION FORM</a></p>
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SUMMARY:Memory\, Melancholy and Nostalgia - 11th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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LOCATION:Gdańsk\, Poland
DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference in Gdańsk\, Poland (onsite)</p>\n<p>deadline for proposals: 30 September 2026</p>\nCFP:\n<br>In our modern world\, which some have argued to be disjointed while immersing itself ever deeper in crisis\, the turning back to &ldquo\;the olden days&rdquo\; and the ensuing nostalgia constitute a noticeable phenomenon\, both individually (the memory of biography) and collectively (the memory of history). Another important &ndash\; and equally noticeable &ndash\; phenomenon is the longing for something vague\, indefinite or never existent.&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Hence\, during our interdisciplinary conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomena of nostalgia and melancholy. We are interested in all expressions of longing for the past\, from the reassuring and action-propelling ones to those which paralyze us\, leading to despair and utter dejection.\n&nbsp\; We aim to explore the experience of nostalgia and melancholy in its multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, artistic\, and many others. We will also devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear and transform in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre\, and visual arts. This is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, memory studies\, nostalgia studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, psychiatry\, cognitive sciences\, design\, project management and other disciplines.\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical investigations\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\;We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the beginning of their careers\, as well as students. We also invite anyone interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\;We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature\, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of memory\, melancholy\, and nostalgia in the past and in the present-day world.&nbsp\;<br><br>&nbsp\; Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:\n\n<p>I. Memory and Affects</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>unwanted memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia or melancholy?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>non-melancholic nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and longing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the healing power of nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia as an illness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and depression</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and psychoanalysis</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>collective nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>anticipatory nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and emotions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory\, trauma and resilience</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>ecological grief/ solastalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and wellbeing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and identity formation</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>II. Common Experiences</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic epochs</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic nations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic generations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and the myth of eternal return</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and totalitarianisms</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and war</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and melancholy of the expelled</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic patriotism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and nationalism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and gender</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and religion</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and language</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and melancholy in the postmodern world</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and postmemory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>digital nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>platform nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>social media and nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and populism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory politics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>cultural memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>prosthetic memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>diasporic nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>transnational memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and decolonization</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia after pandemics</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\nIII. Individual Experiences\n<ul>\n<li>\nreturn to childhood\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia for something indefinite\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia for the future\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia for a traumatic experience\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia\, melancholy and old age\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia\, melancholy and death\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia\, melancholy and mourning\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia\, melancholy and love\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia\, melancholy and imagination\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgic phantasms\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgic dreams\n</li>\n<li>\nidentity and memory\n</li>\n<li>\nfalse memories\n</li>\n<li>\nmemory reconstruction\n</li>\n<li>\nmemory and ageing\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia and life transitions\n</li>\n<li>\nmemory and mental health\n</li>\n<li>\nembodied memory\n</li>\n<li>\neveryday nostalgia\n</li>\n<li>\nfamily memory\n</li>\n<li>\nintergenerational memory\n</li>\n</ul>\nIV. The Arts\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and melancholy as a theme in literature\, film\, and theatre</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic literature</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic cinema</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>literature and the arts as a vehicle of memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>literature\, theatre and film in search of lost time</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgic literary genres</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>melancholic artists</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia in digital art</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia in video games</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>virtual reality and memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory in interactive media</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>AI-generated memories</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>photography and memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>music and nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>museums and memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>architecture and memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>material culture and nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>digital archives</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and digital storytelling</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\nV. Society\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and political movements</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and memory places</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and memorials</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and community development</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and migration</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and meaning-making</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia\, melancholy and drive to change</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and travelling</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and food</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and climate change</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>social media memories</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>algorithmic nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>AI and collective memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>digital heritage</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory activism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>urban memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and place-making</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia and consumer culture</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>brand nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>food heritage</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>migration and belonging</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and reconciliation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and human rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory of pandemics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory of ecological crises</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>climate grief</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory and resilience</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\nVI. Memory and Emerging Technologies\n<ul>\n<li>\n artificial intelligence and memory\n</li>\n<li>\n&nbsp\;algorithmic remembrance\n</li>\n<li>\n&nbsp\;digital afterlife\n</li>\n<li>\nonline mourning\n</li>\n<li>\n&nbsp\;virtual memorials\n</li>\n<li>\nmemory in the age of big data\n</li>\n<li>\ndigital storytelling\n</li>\n<li>\nsocial media archives\n</li>\n<li>\nnostalgia in streaming culture\n</li>\n<li>\nsynthetic memories\n</li>\n<li>\nAI-generated heritage\n</li>\n<li>\nvirtual identities and memory\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>VII. Environmental Memory</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>climate memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>environmental nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory of landscapes</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>environmental humanities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory of natural disasters</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory of extinction</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>memory in the Anthropocene</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>nostalgia for nature</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>environmental justice and memory</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br><br>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note to: conferencenostalgia@gmail.com&nbsp\;</a> or by REGISTRATION FORM :&nbsp\;</a>\n<ul>\n<li>\n&nbsp\;onsite presenters - &nbsp\;by 30September 2026&nbsp\;\n</li>\n</ul>
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SUMMARY:Loneliness - 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:CFP:&nbsp\;<br>What makes us happy and content in our life? Some people may point to fabulous fame\, fortune\, or money. Others may argue that interpersonal relationships are the key to happiness. But what if someone is alone? Is loneliness truly disastrous? Are there any benefits of loneliness? Can loneliness become an epidemic? To address these questions\, this event focuses on a wide range of specific issues. We are interested in exploring all aspects of loneliness\, both in the past and in the present-day world. &nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;The conference is intended as an interdisciplinary event. Hence\, we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: sociology\, psychology\, psychiatry\, philosophy\, anthropology\, gender studies\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, consciousness studies\, social policy\, cognitive sciences\, and history\, among others.<br><br>The aim of our conference is to provide opportunities for researchers from a range of disciplines and countries to share their research\, create an academically challenging and productive space for discussion\, and enable them to establish long-lasting\, ever-growing scientific networks and contacts with professionals worldwide.<br><br>We welcome submissions from both experienced scholars and young academics at the beginning of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite individuals interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br><br>The topics of the conference include but are not limited to the following suggestions:<br><br>1. Loneliness and Society\n\n<ul>\n<li>\nloneliness and social relationships (in families\, marriages\, partnerships\, workplaces\, etc.)\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and war</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and illness &nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and self-isolation\, social distancing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness among children</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness among seniors</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the lonely crowd</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness in urban spaces</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness as an epidemic</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and pandemic</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness&nbsp\; and social exclusion (social class\, racism\, gender factors\, educational status)&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, etc.)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br>2. Loneliness and Culture<br>&nbsp\;\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness in different parts of the world</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and religions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and initiation rituals</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>lonely communities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>abandoned nations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>expelled minorities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and digital cultures / virtual communities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the cultural taboo of solitude vs. hyper-individualism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>migrant loneliness and diaspora experiences</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br>3. Individual experiences\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness during self-isolation\, quarantanne\, &nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness as a state of mind</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and emotional isolation</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and depression</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and shame</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>creative loneliness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness as a rest</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>situational loneliness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>existential loneliness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness\, aloneness\, and solitude</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the commercialization of loneliness (the "rent-a-friend" industry\, monetized companion apps\, dating algorithms\, and AI relationships)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>synthetic companionship &amp\; AI (digital intimacy\, dating algorithms\, and robotic care)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br>4. Literature and Arts<br>&nbsp\;\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness in literature\, film\, theatre&nbsp\; and visual arts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>lonely artists</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>aesthetics\, spaces\, and narratives of isolation (e.g.\, in pop culture\, life-writing\, and architecture)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by&nbsp\;&nbsp\;18 September 2026 to: lonelinessconference@gmail.com</a></p>
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SUMMARY:Human Rights\, Violence and Dictatorship - 9th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference online (via Zoom)</p>\n<p>CFP:</p>\n<p>In the time when human rights are violated on a regular basis\, violence triumphs\, and feeble democracies ever more often back down before authoritarian rule\, there obviously arises the need to reflect on the possible ways of counteracting such phenomena. Our interdisciplinary conference is intended as a fitting opportunity for this reflection. We would like to look at various manifestations of dictatorship\, violence and human rights violation\, whether historical or current. We will describe them in political\, social\, psychological\, cultural and many other terms. We also want to devote considerable attention to how the situation of human rights and dictatorship is represented in artistic practices: in literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts.</p>\n<p>During our previous conferences on human rights\, violence and dictatorship &nbsp\;we hosted over 300 scholars representing universities and research institutions from all over the world.</p>\n<p>We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: history\, politics\, psychology\, sociology\, anthropology\, philosophy\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, fine arts\, design\, memory studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, psychiatry\, psychoanalysis\, cognitive sciences\, economics\, law and other.</p>\n<p>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical investigations\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.</p>\n<p>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers: doctoral students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br>We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature\, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of human rights and dictatorship in the past and in the present-day world.</p>\n<p>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:<br><br>I. Societies</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Genocides and ethnic cleansing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Slavery and forced labor</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Nationalism\, chauvinism\, and xenophobia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Religious dictatorships</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The Holocaust and totalitarian regimes</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Apartheid and systemic segregation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>(Neo)Nazism and political extremism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Digital surveillance states and techno-authoritarianism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ecocide and climate injustice as human rights violations</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>II. Individuals</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Domestic and gender-based violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Mobbing and workplace harassment</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Bullying in schools and the military</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sexual abuse and exploitation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sadomasochism and power dynamics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Symbolic violence and social exclusion</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Economic discrimination and ageism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cyberbullying\, doxxing\, and online hate speech</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Algorithmic bias and discrimination in AI systems</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>III. Defense of Human Rights</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Human rights organizations and humanitarian missions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Resistance movements and civil disobedience</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The ethos of the freedom fighter</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Conspiracies\, protests\, and revolts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Racial equality and the performativity of race</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Women's\, LGBTQ+\, and disability rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Intersections of human rights and animal rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Digital activism\, hashtags\, and cyber-resistance</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The role of whistleblowers in exposing state violence</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>IV. Fallen Dictatorships</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Democracies in transition and post-communist states</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Amnesties\, pardons\, and transitional justice</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The revenge of the oppressed versus legal accountability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Criminal courts and international tribunals</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The "escape from freedom" and regime nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Psychological portraits of dictators</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The weaponization of nostalgia in populist politics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>De-radicalization programs and reintegration of former oppressors</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>V. Violence and Subjectivity</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The politics of trauma and collective healing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Fear\, despair\, and utopian visions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Violence\, discourse\, and language</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dictatorship as a social symptom</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dictatorship\, memory\, and forgetting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Intergenerational trauma and epigenetic memory of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Gaslighting and psychological manipulation in totalitarian systems</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>VI. Violence in the (Post)Modern World</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Cultural conditioning of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Generational dynamics: "dictatorship" of the young or old</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Conformism and compliance under pressure</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The regime of political correctness and censorship</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Democracy and the tyranny of the majority</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Tensions between democracy\, liberalism\, and the free market</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Violence and propaganda in digital and mass media</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Deepfakes\, disinformation\, and the death of truth in the digital age</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Hybrid warfare\, proxy conflicts\, and invisible violence</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>VII. Literature and the Arts</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Art and literature documenting human rights violations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Aesthetics and narratives of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Artistic practices engaged in the defense of human rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Art and literature as tools of censorship or rights violations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>AI-generated art: authorship\, censorship\, and ethical boundaries</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cancel culture vs. freedom of artistic expression</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The architecture of oppression: monuments\, ruins\, and political space</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentation\, together with a short biographical note\, by 30 September 2026</p>
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SUMMARY:Human Rights\, Violence and Dictatorship - 9th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>CFP:</strong></p>\n<p>In the time when human rights are violated on a regular basis\, violence triumphs\, and feeble democracies ever more often back down before authoritarian rule\, there obviously arises the need to reflect on the possible ways of counteracting such phenomena. Our interdisciplinary conference is intended as a fitting opportunity for this reflection. We would like to look at various manifestations of dictatorship\, violence and human rights violation\, whether historical or current. We will describe them in political\, social\, psychological\, cultural and many other terms. We also want to devote considerable attention to how the situation of human rights and dictatorship is represented in artistic practices: in literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts.</p>\n<p>During our previous conferences on human rights\, violence and dictatorship &nbsp\;we hosted over 300 scholars representing universities and research institutions from all over the world.</p>\n<p>We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: history\, politics\, psychology\, sociology\, anthropology\, philosophy\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, fine arts\, design\, memory studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, psychiatry\, psychoanalysis\, cognitive sciences\, economics\, law and other.</p>\n\n<p>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical investigations\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.</p>\n\n<p>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers: doctoral students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br>We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature\, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of human rights and dictatorship in the past and in the present-day world.</p>\n\n<p>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:<br><br>I. Societies</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Genocides and ethnic cleansing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Slavery and forced labor</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Nationalism\, chauvinism\, and xenophobia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Religious dictatorships</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The Holocaust and totalitarian regimes</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Apartheid and systemic segregation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>(Neo)Nazism and political extremism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Digital surveillance states and techno-authoritarianism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ecocide and climate injustice as human rights violations</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>II. Individuals</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Domestic and gender-based violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Mobbing and workplace harassment</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Bullying in schools and the military</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sexual abuse and exploitation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sadomasochism and power dynamics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Symbolic violence and social exclusion</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Economic discrimination and ageism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cyberbullying\, doxxing\, and online hate speech</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Algorithmic bias and discrimination in AI systems</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>III. Defense of Human Rights</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Human rights organizations and humanitarian missions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Resistance movements and civil disobedience</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The ethos of the freedom fighter</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Conspiracies\, protests\, and revolts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Racial equality and the performativity of race</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Women's\, LGBTQ+\, and disability rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Intersections of human rights and animal rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Digital activism\, hashtags\, and cyber-resistance</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The role of whistleblowers in exposing state violence</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>IV. Fallen Dictatorships</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Democracies in transition and post-communist states</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Amnesties\, pardons\, and transitional justice</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The revenge of the oppressed versus legal accountability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Criminal courts and international tribunals</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The "escape from freedom" and regime nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Psychological portraits of dictators</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The weaponization of nostalgia in populist politics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>De-radicalization programs and reintegration of former oppressors</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p>V. Violence and Subjectivity</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The politics of trauma and collective healing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Fear\, despair\, and utopian visions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Violence\, discourse\, and language</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dictatorship as a social symptom</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dictatorship\, memory\, and forgetting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Intergenerational trauma and epigenetic memory of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Gaslighting and psychological manipulation in totalitarian systems</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p>VI. Violence in the (Post)Modern World</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Cultural conditioning of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Generational dynamics: "dictatorship" of the young or old</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Conformism and compliance under pressure</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The regime of political correctness and censorship</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Democracy and the tyranny of the majority</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Tensions between democracy\, liberalism\, and the free market</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Violence and propaganda in digital and mass media</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Deepfakes\, disinformation\, and the death of truth in the digital age</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Hybrid warfare\, proxy conflicts\, and invisible violence</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>VII. Literature and the Arts</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Art and literature documenting human rights violations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Aesthetics and narratives of violence</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Artistic practices engaged in the defense of human rights</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Art and literature as tools of censorship or rights violations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>AI-generated art: authorship\, censorship\, and ethical boundaries</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cancel culture vs. freedom of artistic expression</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The architecture of oppression: monuments\, ruins\, and political space</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentation\, together with a short biographical note\, by 30 September 2026</p>
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SUMMARY:Memory\, Melancholy and Nostalgia - 11th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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LOCATION:Gdańsk\, Poland
DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference:2-4 December 2026<br><br>Gdańsk (Poland) and online<br><br>CFP:<br><br>In our modern world\, which some have argued to be disjointed while immersing itself ever deeper in crisis\, the turning back to &ldquo\;the olden days&rdquo\; and the ensuing nostalgia constitute anoticeable phenomenon\, both individually (the memory of biography) and collectively (the memory of history). Another important &ndash\; and equally noticeable &ndash\; phenomenon is the longing for something vague\, indefinite or never existent.<br>Hence\, during our interdisciplinary conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomena of nostalgia and melancholy. We are interested in all expressions of longing forthe past\, from the reassuring and action-propelling ones to those which paralyze us\, leading to despair and utter dejection.<br>We aim to explore the experience of nostalgia and melancholy in its multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, artistic\, and many others. We will also devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear and transform in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre\, and visual arts. This is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, memory studies\, nostalgia studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, psychiatry\, cognitive sciences\, design\, project management and other disciplines.<br>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical investigations\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.<br>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the beginning of their careers\, as well as students. We also invite anyone interested inparticipating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br>We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature\, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of memory\, melancholy\, and nostalgia in the past and in the present-day world.<br><br>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:<br><strong></strong><br><strong>I. Memory and Affects</strong><br><br>unwanted memory<br>nostalgia or melancholy?<br>non-melancholic nostalgia<br>nostalgia and longing<br>the healing power of nostalgia<br>nostalgia as an illness<br>nostalgia and depression<br>nostalgia and psychoanalysis<br>collective nostalgia<br>anticipatory nostalgia<br>memory and emotions<br>memory\, trauma and resilience<br>ecological grief/ solastalgia<br>memory and wellbeing<br>nostalgia and identity formation<br><br><strong>II. Common Experiences</strong><br><br>nostalgic epochs<br>nostalgic nations<br>nostalgic generations<br>nostalgia and the myth of eternal return<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and totalitarianisms<br>nostalgia and war<br>nostalgia and melancholy of the expelled<br>nostalgic patriotism<br>nostalgia and nationalism<br>nostalgia and gender<br>nostalgia and religion<br>nostalgia and language<br>nostalgia and melancholy in the postmodern world<br>nostalgia and postmemory<br>digital nostalgia<br>platform nostalgia<br>social media and nostalgia<br>nostalgia and populism<br>memory politics<br>cultural memory<br>prosthetic memory<br>diasporic nostalgia<br>transnational memory<br>memory and decolonization<br>nostalgia after pandemics<br><br><strong>III. Individual Experiences</strong><br>return to childhood<br>nostalgia for something indefinite<br>nostalgia for the future<br>nostalgia for a traumatic experience<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and old age<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and death<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and mourning<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and love<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and imagination<br>nostalgic phantasms<br>nostalgic dreams<br>identity and memory<br>false memories<br>memory reconstruction<br>memory and ageing<br>nostalgia and life transitions<br>memory and mental health<br>embodied memory<br>everyday nostalgia<br>family memory<br>intergenerational memory<br><br><strong>IV. The Arts</strong><br>nostalgia and melancholy as a theme in literature\, film\, and theatre<br>nostalgic literature<br>nostalgic cinema<br>literature and the arts as a vehicle of memory<br>literature\, theatre and film in search of lost time<br>nostalgic literary genres<br>melancholic artists<br>nostalgia in digital art<br>nostalgia in video games<br>virtual reality and memory<br>memory in interactive media<br>AI-generated memories<br>photography and memory<br>music and nostalgia<br>museums and memory<br>architecture and memory<br>material culture and nostalgia<br>digital archives<br>memory and digital storytelling<br><br><strong>V. Society</strong><br>nostalgia and political movements<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and memory places<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and memorials<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and community development<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and migration<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and meaning-making<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and drive to change<br>nostalgia and travelling<br>nostalgia and food<br>nostalgia and climate change<br>social media memories<br>algorithmic nostalgia<br>AI and collective memory<br>digital heritage<br>memory activism<br>urban memory<br>memory and place-making<br>nostalgia and consumer culture<br>brand nostalgia<br>food heritage<br>migration and belonging<br>memory and reconciliation<br>memory and human rights<br>memory of pandemics<br>memory of ecological crises<br>climate grief<br>memory and resilience<br><br><strong>VI. Memory and Emerging Technologies</strong><br>artificial intelligence and memory<br>algorithmic remembrance<br>digital afterlife<br>nline mourning<br>virtual memorials<br>memory in the age of big data<br>digital storytelling<br>social media archives<br>nostalgia in streaming culture<br>synthetic memories<br>AI-generated heritage<br>virtual identities and memory<br><br><br><strong>VII. Environmental Memory</strong><br><br>climate memory<br>environmental nostalgia<br>memory of landscapes<br>environmental humanities<br>memory of natural disasters<br>memory of extinction<br>memory in the Anthropocene<br>nostalgia for nature<br>environmental justice and memory<br><br><br>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note to: conferencenostalgia@gmail.com or by REGISTRATION FORM :<br><strong>onsite presenters</strong> - by <strong>30 September 2026</strong><br><strong>online presenters - by 31 October 2026</strong><br><br>The conference language is English.<br>Our email: conferencenostalgia@gmail.com<br></p>
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