Gdansk, Poland
Inmind Support
March 26, 2020
The 20th century – an epoch of genocides – will be forever associated
with feelings of guilt and shame. And it is not only the case of perpetrators.
People are still ashamed of their ancestors and of the members of their
nations, societies or families. Those who suffered from crimes and cruelties
often experience survivor guilt, a mysterious phenomenon that psychotherapists
try to tame. The status of bystanders is nowadays more and more often called
into question, as it became clear that remaining “neutral” in the face of
violence and atrocities was simply impossible. At the same time, many of both
the victims and executioners make efforts to forget about the past events and
repress the uncomfortable emotions. Others forget the facts involuntarily. Yet
others cultivate false memories of what never occurred. Politicians impose
their own narratives of history, with the hope of re-shaping the common
convictions and achieving their short-sighted goals. Therefore, researchers
dealing with memory studies of various kinds aim at explaining the complex
relations of facts and phantasms, real and imagined guilt, justified and
irrational shame.
On the other hand, modern societies seem to exist in the realm of
complete shamelessness. More and more people reveal the hallmarks of
narcissistic personality. They do not care about protecting their privacy. On
the contrary, they are proud of exposing as much as possible from their
intimate life. Exhibitionistic behaviors appear to be predominant traits of
those who want to capture others’ attention.
These and other factors provoke us to concentrate on the themes of
memory, guilt and shame – in the present-day world as well as in the past. We
want to describe these phenomena in their multifarious aspects: psychological,
social, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, political, and many
others. We also want to devote considerable attention to how these issues
appear in artistic practices: literature, film, theatre or visual arts. That is
why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines:
anthropology, history, psychology, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, sociology,
politics, philosophy, literary studies, theatre studies, film studies, memory
studies, consciousness studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, medical
sciences, cognitive sciences, and others.
Different forms of presentations are encouraged, including case studies,
theoretical investigations, problem-oriented arguments, and comparative
analyses.
We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young
academics at the start of their careers, as well as doctoral students. We also
invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners,
without giving a presentation.
Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:
- Guilt, shame and genocides
- Victims’ shame
- Perpetrators’ shame
- Survivor guilt
- Inherited guilt
- Forgetfulness
- Guilt repression
- Distorted memories
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame in social life
- Shame and nationalism
- Shame and xenophobia
- Shame and colonialism
- Shame and racism
- White guilt
- Shame and anti-Semitism
- Shame and infamy
- Eco-guilt
- Guilt and Anthropocene
- Guilt and gender
- Guilt and LGBT
- Guilt-free consumption
- Guilt appeal in commercials
- Guilt and shame in politics
- Guilt and propaganda
- Shame and pride
- Shame and “historical policy”
- Shameless politicians
- Guilt and political correctness
- Guilt and shame in interpersonal relationships
- Shame and love
- Shame and intimacy
- Shame and eroticism
- Shame and privacy
- Shamelessness
- Parents’ guilt
- Children’s guilt
- Caregivers’ guilt
- Pathology and therapy
- Guilt complex
- Guilt and suicide
- Shame and narcissism
- Shame and exhibitionism
- Guilt and shame in psychotherapeutic treatment
- Shame in psychoanalysis
- Guilt and shame in religions
- Guilt and sin
- Guilt and confession
- Guilt and absolution
- Guilt and condemnation
- Crimes committed in the name of God
- Guilt and shame in the Catholic Church
- Representation of guilt and shame
- Literature
- Theatre
- Visual arts
- Songs
- The media
Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed
20-minute presentations, together with a short biographical note, by 31 January
2020 to: conferencememory@gmail.com
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