{"id":5725,"date":"2012-03-30T08:43:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T13:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2012-03-30T08:43:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T13:43:02","slug":"nature-the-popular-imagination-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/2012\/03\/30\/nature-the-popular-imagination-redux\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature & the Popular Imagination (redux)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re getting some good submissions, but there’s room for more. The deadline for proposals has been extended to May 1. I’m sharing the call for papers again here…<\/em><\/p>\n

The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture<\/a> (ISSRNC) is pleased to announce its next conference in Malibu, California at Pepperdine University in August 2012. \u00a0The conference theme will be \u201cNature and the Popular Imagination.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For generations, the interconnections between religion and nature have been expressed, promoted, and contested through the incubator of popular culture, including films produced in nearby Hollywood. As a global and symbolic center that reflects and invents nature\/religion representations, Malibu and its environs provide a fantastic venue for critical reflection on the religion\/nature nexus in the popular imagination. Along with keynote addresses and other scholarly sessions, a number of special events and excursions are in the works, including a scholar-led tour of The Getty Villa in Malibu and opportunities to enjoy the beautiful and famous Malibu coast. \u00a0Some of these may be offered before or after the official conference period. \u00a0Affordable on-campus housing will be available to conference participants.<\/p>\n

We invite proposals about nature and religion in diverse expressions of popular culture, including films, television, comics, fiction, music, sports, graffiti, clothing, and festivals. As always, while we encourage proposals focused on the conference\u2019s theme, we welcome proposals from all areas (regional and historical) and from all disciplinary perspectives that explore the complex relationships between religious beliefs and practices (however defined and understood), cultural traditions and productions, and the earth\u2019s diverse ecological systems. \u00a0We encourage proposals that include theoretical frameworks and analyses, emphasize dialogue and discussion, promote collaborative research, and are unusual in terms of format and structure.<\/p>\n

Proposals for individual paper presentations, sessions, panels, and posters should be submitted directly to Sarah Pike at spike@csuchico.edu<\/a>. It is not necessary to be an ISSRNC member to submit a proposal.<\/p>\n

Individual paper proposals<\/strong> should include, in a single, attached word or rich text document, the name and email of the presenter(s), title, a 250-300 word abstract, and a brief, 150 word biography (including highest degree earned and current institutional affiliation, if any).<\/p>\n

Proposals for entire sessions<\/strong> must include a title and abstract for the session as a whole as well as for each individual paper. Proposers should also provide information about ideal and acceptable lengths for proposed sessions, and whether any technology, such as data projectors, are desired.<\/p>\n

Most paper presentations will be scheduled at 15-20 minutes and a premium will be placed on discussion in all sessions. Proposals will be evaluated anonymously by the Scientific Committee, but conference directors will be aware of proposers\u2019 identities in order to select for diversity in terms of geographical area and career stage. Student proposals are particularly welcome.<\/p>\n

The deadline for proposals is 1 May 2012.<\/p>\n

For more information and updates, please go to: http:\/\/www.religionandnature.com\/society\/conferences.htm#malibu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re getting some good submissions, but there’s room for more. The deadline for proposals has been extended to May 1. I’m sharing the call for papers again here… The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture (ISSRNC) is pleased to announce its next conference in Malibu, California at Pepperdine University in August […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[203,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academe","category-ecoculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4IC4a-1ul","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5158,"url":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/2011\/08\/06\/nature-the-popular-imagination\/","url_meta":{"origin":5725,"position":0},"title":"Nature & the Popular Imagination","author":"Adrian J Ivakhiv","date":"August 6, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm helping to organize this conference. 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