FW: Last Call for papers: 10th international SIEF congress in Lisbon, 19 April 2011.

[Kathryn Woolard]

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> April 2011.
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> From: Brian O'Hare [bo2114 at columbia.edu]
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> Call for papers: 10th international SIEF congress in Lisbon, 19 April 2011.
> 
> Emotional and narrative landscapes of the elderly: creative relationships
> between notions of self and others through space and place.
> 
> http://www.nomadit.co.uk/sief/sief2011/panels.php5?PanelID=760
> 
> Convenors
> Lisa Le Fevre (Teachers College, Columbia University)
> email: lml2139 at columbia.edu
> Brian O'Hare (Teachers College, Columbia University)
> email: bo2114 at columbia.edu
> 
> Short Abstract
> Exploring belonging in a changing Europe, this panel centers on rural and
> urban elders¹ notions of self and others across space and place.
> Touching on emotions and creativity, the anthropological debate further
> investigates the interface of individuals with socio-economic and cultural
> processes.
> 
> Long Abstract
> After years of expansion, the European Union is experiencing an increase and
> shift in elderly people across both sides of the former Iron Curtain.
> Anthropological research demonstrates how populations become older for reasons
> unexplainable solely by medical advancements or modernization projects. Tied
> to global influences, the push for modernity generates changes in local
> economic, political, and social structures resulting in the movement of people
> over time from rural environments to urban centers, from sending to receiving
> communities, and vice versa. This movement ­ in combination with the emphasis
> on becoming 'modern' and 'European' ­ creates experiences of place and space
> that contrast considerably for those unable or unwilling to begin new modes of
> being and knowing. Recent trends on the ageing process outside of anthropology
> primarily focus on elders' functionalities within the biomedical mind-body
> dichotomy. Yet, anthropological research can
>  holistically and systematically help to explain social patterns as reflected
> in the way residents elucidate how physical environments contribute to
> feelings. Subsequently, emotions emerging in different settings are affected
> by social structures or societal ideals. The cultural processes found in older
> people's narratives elicit insight into these social forces' influence on
> daily life and the manner in which a sense of place is created.
> 
> This panel hopes to shed light on the following questions: What are the roles
> of emotions and narratives in constructions of belonging in a changing and
> globalized world? What is creativity's role in shaping individuals' senses of
> space and place within their groups and environments?

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