Call for Papers - Desmond Tutu Centre

Conference 'Narratives of Peace and Conflict', July 2015

The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for Peace and War Studies at Liverpool Hope University is hosting its annual conference from July 1st until July 3rd 2015. Papers can be sent until February 1st 2015.

From the organisers website:

Stories and narratives play a key role in contexts of peace and conflict. They give insights into the personal dimension of both conflict and peace, while offering a rich resource for peacebuilders. Conflict dynamics can be seen as replicated in the stories of victims and perpetrators on the one hand. On the other hand, the transformation of conflict dynamics through the use of narratives and stories has so far been under-explored. The potential of narratives is indeed manifold, ranging from the construction of media narratives to anthropological accounts of conflict, artwork and the acknowledgement that peace and conflict need to be understood through innovative sources, beyond ‘hard data.’

This conference aims to examine the origins and continuity of individual and collective narratives, and the challenges which are offered to them. A key theme will be the examination of the role of the stories, narratives and discourses in identity formation, historical understanding and media coverage. This will involve experts from a range of fields, and we welcome contributions from researchers in the areas of International Relations, Politics, Anthropology, Media and Peace Studies. Equally we would like to include experts whose primary fields might be in other disciplines. The conference is open to those from disciplines such as Geography, Sociology, Peace and Conflict Studies, Economics, Cultural Studies, History, Literature, Drama and Theatre, Theology, Religious Studies and Philosophy.

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  • Conference
  • Call for Papers
  • Story Telling

Place: 

  • Liverpool, UK

Language: 

  • English