CALL FOR CHAIRS

Dear Colleagues,

We have the pleasure of informing you about the forthcoming International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI). It will be held in cooperation with the University of Helsinki, July 28 – August 2, 2008. The theme of the conference is:

Language and the Scientific Imagination

http://issei2008.haifa.ac.il/

It is rare nowadays to see any fruitful dialogue between the Humanities and Science. In the first half of the twentieth century philosophers like Russell and Whitehead, following the Kantian tradition, were the main interlocutors in the debate about modern science. By the end of the twentieth century, under the influence of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein, the dialogue of philosophy had switched from science to literature. This dialogue within the humanities eventually issued in Cultural Studies. What is needed is a new approach of the Humanities to Science and Technology. The “two cultures” depend on each other, for human beings give sense to their lives both by doing (Science) and by telling stories (Language).

The 11th conference of ISSEI, to be held at the University of Helsinki in 2008, invites scholars from various disciplines such as History, Politics, Literature, Art, Philosophy, Science, and Religion, to examine and redefine the scope of interdisciplinary dialogue.

The conference is divided into five sections:

1. History, Geography, Science

2. Politics, Economics, Law

3. Education, Sociology, Women’s Studies

4. Literature, Art, Music, Theatre, Culture

5. Religion, Philosophy, Psychology, Language

Colleagues interested in organizing a workshop on a topic from their discipline related to the general conference topic are invited to submit a one-page proposal to:

Ezra Talmor
Kibbutz Nacshonim
DN Merkaz, 73190
Israel

Email: ISSEI@nachshonim.org.il

The deadline for submitting a proposal for a workshop is May 31, 2007.

For more information please visit the conference website: http://issei2008.haifa.ac.il/

This will be the 11th Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI) which was founded in 1984 by the editors of The European Legacy (called at that time History of European Ideas) at the conference center in Bellagio, Italy.

The previous ISSEI conferences were held in 1988 – Amsterdam; 1990 – Leuven; 1992 – Aalborg; 1994 – Graz; 1996 – Utrecht; 1998 – Haifa; 2000 – Bergen; 2002 – Aberystwyth; 2004 – Pamplona; 2006 – University of Malta.

In 1996 the Library Journal, New York, chose The European Legacy as one of the ten best journals in the USA.

Guidelines for Chairs:

The Promotion of the workshop is done by the Chair in collaboration with the ISSEI central office.

A workshop session with 8 to 10 participants is 4 hours long (with a half hour coffee break). Workshops with more than 8 - 10 participants are allowed two sessions.

Papers are to be presented rather than read. The length of time for presentation of papers is 15 minutes maximum.

Papers should not exceed 3000 words, or ten double-spaced pages, including Notes. (Notes need not be included in the presented papers, but should be presented for the final selection of papers for the Proceedings).

The chair should send copies of abstracts to all the participants of the workshop, so they have an idea of the kind of papers that will be presented and can prepare themselves for their discussion.

Chairs are responsible for selecting and editing the papers recommended for publication in the Proceedings.

Workshop chairs may present a paper in their own and/or in other workshops.

Conference Co-Chairs:

Marja Härmänmaa

Senior Lecturer of Italian

Language Center

University of Helsinki

P.O. Box 4 (Fabianindatu 26)

FIN-00014, University of Helsinki

Finland

Email: marja.harmanmaa@helsinki.fi

Ezra Talmor
Kibbutz Nachshonim
D.N. Merkaz, 73190
ISRAEL

Tel: +972-3-938-6445
Fax: +972-3-938-6588

Email: ISSEI@nachshonim.org.il

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11th ISSEI CONFERENCE, Helsinki 2006
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