Audiovisual post-humanism

CALL FOR PAPERS

AUDIOVISUAL POSTHUMANISM:
AESTHETICS, CULTURAL THEORY AND THE ARTS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN

Mytilini – Lesvos – Greece
24 – 26 September 2010

ORGANISED BY
• Evi Sampanikou – University of the Aegean, Department of Cultural
Technology and Communication
• Stefan Lorenz Sorgner – University of Jena, Department of Philosophy
• Domna Pastourmatzi – University of Thessaloniki, Department of English
Literature
• Irina Deretic – University of Belgrade, Department of Philosophy

DESCRIPTION – GENERAL OUTLINES OF THE CONFERENCE

Framework
Posthumanism is not only an academic theory interpreting the recent cultural
attitudes of scholars, but a reality becoming more and more visible to the
totality of the audiovisual media of our times. It’s about time to see and
examine all posthumanist aspects as they are expressed in a wide range of
The Humanities, Social Sciences and the evolution of the Arts. Therefore,
the Conference aims at approaching Posthumanism not only as an alternative
for Transhumanism (which reflects a lot of American theory), but also as a
New Humanism (an attitude mainly adopted by European theory) or an
expression of Postmodernism. For the above reasons, papers discussing
Neo-Humanistic approaches are most welcome. Moreover, we also welcome papers
criticizing Posthumanism, either as a form of Transhumanism or as an
expression of the Postmodern, as the main ambition of the organizers of this
conference is to set more fertile ground for serious and unprejudiced
discussions on the contemporary directions of philosophy, theory and aesthetics.

THEMATICAL AREAS WILL INCLUDE:
• Posthumanist Cultural Theory and Art Theory
• Posthumanism, Visual Arts and Digital Media
• Posthumanist Aesthetics
• Posthumanism and Transhumanism
• Posthumanism as a New Humanism
• Posthumanism and the Postmodern
• Criticizing Posthumanism
• Posthuman Identities
• Posthumanist Utopias and Dystopias
• Posthumanist Literary Theory
• Posthumanism and Science Fiction
• Posthumanism and Comics [from comic strips to graphic novels]

Languages spoken at the Conference: English, Greek, German, Serbocroatioan
(also, other international languages if editing can be possible).
THERE ARE NO FEES.

SPEAKERS MUST COVER THEIR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION EXPENSES BY THEMSELVES OR
THEIR INSTITUTIONS.

DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: 15 June 2010

SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT BY E-MAIL TO:
1. Evi Sampanikou: e.sampanikou@ct.aegean.gr
2. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner: sorgner@web.de
3. Domna Pastourmatzi: pastourm@enl.auth.gr
4. Irina Deretic: ideretic1@gmail.com

ALL E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS MUST BEAR AS SUBJECT “AUDIOVISUAL POSTHUMANISM” AND
ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND AN EXTRA E-MAIL ADDRESS.