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Ecco l’annuncio di una conferenza su Cultural Studies in Inghilterra.

Cultural Studies Now - An International Conference
Venue: University of East London (UeL), Docklands Campus
Date: July 19th – 22nd, 2007
CULTURAL STUDIES NOW is a major international conference to be held at the University of East London

Cultural Studies, as the paradigmatic interdisciplinary project, has always been defined by its relationships to proximate sets of ideas, practices and institutions. As Cultural Studies has grown and matured, its borders have multiplied. Cultural Studies has affected and been affected by contiguous disciplines, academic and non-academic institutions, political movements and projects, and creative practices of many kinds.

The question now is: has Cultural Studies been expanded, relocated and disseminated to the point where it no longer has a coherent identity? Is there a future for Cultural Studies as such? The conference will consider these issues by addressing a number of connected topics including:

Cultural Studies & Politics
Cultural Studies & Its Disciplinary Neighbours
Cultural Studies in the Public Sphere
Cultural Studies & Creative Practice
Cultural Studies & National Contexts

We welcome proposa ls for papers and presentations engaging with the full range of current themes and issues in contemporary cultural studies, cultural theory and cultural production.  Please see under CALL FOR PAPERS for full details and submission guidelines.  The deadline for submission of initial abstracts is 1st November, 2006.