International Conference: Violence and Society

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Category international; interdisciplinary; violence; society; aggression; crimes; criminology; racism; homophobia; religion; domestic violence; hate speech; philosophy; psychology; sociology; anthropology; history; literature; linguistics; architecture; geography

Deadline: April 25, 2020 | Date: August 22, 2020

Venue/Country: London, U.K.

Updated: 2020-02-06 07:33:06 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

International Conference

22 August 2020 – London, UK

organised by

London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

Violence has become one of the features of the present-day world, although it has existed throughout times, playing undoubtedly an important role in the development of any society. The analysis of violence is a complicated and controversial issue nowadays, as it may cover different levels – interpersonal, institutional, collective violence; as well as different forms – racist crimes, gender basedviolence, genocide etc. The conference will be an attempt to shed light on the social construction and nature of violence, applying an interdisciplinary approach to various manifestations of violence.

Conference panels will be related, but not limited, to:

History of violence

Physiology and psychology of aggression and violence

Violence, crimes and criminology

Racism, gender based violence, homophobic violence

Religion and Violence

Social norms and culture of violence

Domestic violence, mass violence, genocide

Cruelty to animals

Spaces of violence

Violence in media

Violent sports

Hate speech

Violence in literature and art

Nonviolence and pacifist movements

The conference will bring together scholars from different fields including philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, literature, linguistics, architecture, geography and others.

Proposals up to 250 words should be sent by 25 April 2020 to: violence.societylcir.co.uk. Download Paper proposal form.

Registration fee – 100 GBP

Provisional conference venue: Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HX, UK