10th International Conference of the Utopian Studies Society - University of Porto, Portugal, 1 - 4 July 2009 - “Far other Worlds, and other Seas”
The Utopian Studies Society / Europe is an academic organization dedicated to the study of utopianism in its various forms and aspects, from literature, philosophy and history to the social sciences, political theory and the arts. As such, the Society gathers scholars originally engaged in a wide range of fields and disciplines. The Society will hold its 10th annual conference in Porto, Portugal, 1-4 July 2009. The conference is hosted by the University of Porto.
Taking as its motto a line from a poem by Andrew Marvell which describes the mind as transcending what it already is or knows to devise utopian otherness – “Far other Worlds, and other Seas” – the conference aims at covering the whole field of Utopian Studies.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Organizing Committee welcomes paper proposals dealing with all aspects of utopian thought, writing and practices – e.g. literary utopias, utopian ideas or ideals, intentional communities, utopianism in the arts, the theory of utopia, etc.
The deadline for proposals is 15 February 2009. Participants will be notified of acceptance no later than 28 February. When notice is given of the acceptance of papers, participants will receive information on methods of payment, travel and accommodation.
Inquiries and proposals should be sent to the following e-mail: utopia@letras.up.pt.
The conference fee is 185 Euros and includes two lunches, two dinners, the conference dinner and coffee-breaks. It may also include other social activities.
Conference Organizing Committee:
Fátima Vieira, Chair
Jorge Bastos da Silva, Conference Secretary
Marinela Freitas
Sofia de Melo Araújo
Márcia Lemos
Conference Scientific Committee:
Fátima Vieira
Iolanda Freitas Ramos
Isabel Donas Botto
Jorge Bastos da Silva
José Eduardo Reis
Maria Aline Ferreira
Marinela Freitas
The Organizing Committee welcomes paper proposals dealing with all aspects of utopian thought, writing and practices – e.g. literary utopias, utopian ideas or ideals, intentional communities, utopianism in the arts, the theory of utopia, etc.
The deadline for proposals is 15 February 2009. Participants will be notified of acceptance no later than 28 February. When notice is given of the acceptance of papers, participants will receive information on methods of payment, travel and accommodation.
Inquiries and proposals should be sent to the following e-mail: utopia@letras.up.pt.
The conference fee is 185 Euros and includes two lunches, two dinners, the conference dinner and coffee-breaks. It may also include other social activities.
Conference Organizing Committee:
Fátima Vieira, Chair
Jorge Bastos da Silva, Conference Secretary
Marinela Freitas
Sofia de Melo Araújo
Márcia Lemos
Conference Scientific Committee:
Fátima Vieira
Iolanda Freitas Ramos
Isabel Donas Botto
Jorge Bastos da Silva
José Eduardo Reis
Maria Aline Ferreira
Marinela Freitas
Para saber mais:
http://web.letras.up.pt/uss2009/index.htm
Professor Gregory Claeys(Royal Holloway, University of London)
Gregory Claeys is Professor of History of Political Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge. His main research interests are the history of radicalism and socialism in 19th century Britain, Utopianism 1700-2001, Social Darwinism and Eugenics, and British intellectual history from 1750 to the present. His publications include: Utopias of the British Enlightenment (1994); Modern British Utopias c. 1700-1850 (1997); (co-editor, with Lyman Tower Sargent) The Utopia Reader (1999); Restoration and Augustan British Utopias (2000); Late Victorian Utopias(2008).
Professor Jacinto Rodrigues(University of Porto)
Jacinto Rodrigues is a multifaceted man. An exile during the Portuguese fascist regime, he chose France as his main host country. He taught at the University of Picardie, in Amiens, and at the School of Architecture, in Rennes. In the meantime, he graduated in Sociology and took a Master’s degree in Urban Planning. When he returned to Portugal, he was invited to teach at the Academy of Fine Arts. He is now a Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and he holds a PhD in Art History. He recently published The Solar Conspiracy of Father Himalaya (A Conspiração Solar do Padre Himalaya), a book on the life and work of a visionary Portuguese scientist.
Professor Krishan Kumar(University of Virginia)
Krishan Kumar is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Kent. Among many other activities, he is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Classical Sociology and the European Journal of Social Theory, and also member of the International Editorial Board of the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. He has authored a long list of books, essays and reviews and he has accumulated many awards and distinctions. His publications include: Utopia and Anti-Utopia in Modern Times (1987); Utopianism (1991); Utopias and the Millennium (1993); The Sage Handbook of Nations and Nationalism (2006).
What is the Utopian Studies Society?
The Utopian Studies Society is an interdisciplinary society that aims to co-ordinate and encourage the diverse work currently taking place on the subject of utopianism.
Our members include people researching literature, philosophy, sociology, history, architecture, politics and anthropology.
The Society was established in 1988 by a group of British scholars, following an international conference on utopianism at New Lanark. It was re-launched, following the "Millennium of Utopias" conference at the University of East Anglia in June 1999.
