22-23 June 2020
Changing minds changes lives. Popular culture has enormous discursive
power which creates meaning through storytelling and performance, and can thus
be used as a political tool for social change. Arts and Humanities put the
human at the centre of analysis and provide a methodological framework for
cultural, social and economic critique. These workshops aim to forge
interdisciplinary links between those working in disparate disciplines such as
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Health and Wellbeing. We will consider
popular culture as a key mediator in the transnational understanding of power
and a significant interlocutor in social change. If we consider popular culture
one of the most influential agents of value construction, then cultural
artefacts can be considered a powerful tool to guide viewers through the moral
climate of their time, attesting to a collective process of working through
social issues. Social and economic benefits of this research are instrumental
as well as intrinsic. Raising awareness, creating knowledge and changing
attitudes towards transnational cultures improves social and intellectual
capital of individuals, social groups and organisations. Brexit and its
aftermath make this knowledge creation a strategic imperative for the country.
The Creativity and Culture Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam
University is renowned for its world-leading research and thus provides the
ideal context. The workshops are run by the following colleagues:
The workshops will cover all forms of Popular Culture (e.g. comics,
fiction, film, performing arts, and television) and/or cultural practice.
Themes may include but should not be limited to:
- Climate
- Globalisation
- Health
- Identity politics
- Interculturality
- News Media
- Migration
- Multiculturalism
- Neoliberalism
- Otherness and Othering (BAME, disability, gender, LGBTQ+)
- Place-making
- Postcolonialism
- Security
Organiser:
Dr Anja Louis, Reader in Cultural and Intercultural Studies, Languages
and Cultures, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, a.louis@shu.ac.uk
Workshop Formats
Audio-visual presentations (e.g. short film or film clips with Q&A).
Please indicate the screening length. We aim to programme a couple of 1-hour
slots dedicated to audiovisual presentations. We suggest a screening limit of
30 minutes.
- Individual presentations
A 20-minute presentation by an individual author, with 10-min for
Q&A
- Panel presentation
Three thematically connected papers. All contributions consist of a
20-minutes presentation by the authors, with an extra 30-minute slot allocated
for discussion at the end.
Round tables (innovative formats are welcomed).
The usual format is 3 speakers with 10 minutes each, and 30 minutes
Q&A.
Posters A0-size academic posters, which will be displayed during a
dedicated poster session. Please note that posters should be printed by
individual contributors.
Proposals should include an abstract under 350 words and a bio of no
more than 100 words. Panel proposals (three papers) should combine the
abstracts and bios of speakers in one document, and should also include a short
rationale and panel title. Poster proposals should include an abstract of no
more than 250 words and a 100-words speaker bio.
All proposals should be submitted to the organiser: a.louis@shu.ac.uk
Deadline: 29 March 2020
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