We invite creative and scholarly responses to our conference theme–“make, unmake, remake”– with a particular interest in panels that offer interdisciplinary approaches to shared questions in utopian studies, including those that speak to post-pandemic life and renewal.\u00a0 Topics might include:<\/p>\n
–“tinkering towards utopia” vs. large scale utopian plans<\/p>\n
–arts and crafts, “craftivism,” and sustainability<\/p>\n
–reparations for slavery and other historical atrocities<\/p>\n
–utopian labor; labor in dystopian times<\/p>\n
–building from the ashes \/ post-disaster and post-apocalyptic re-building<\/p>\n
–utopia as apology and social repair<\/p>\n
–revision, recursivity, play, and experimentation in utopian thought<\/p>\n
–hope in dystopian times<\/p>\n
–preparing, preserving, rebuilding, resilience<\/p>\n
— local responses to global change<\/p>\n
We encourage scholars and practitioners from\u00a0any academic field<\/strong>\u00a0to contribute, as well as architects, city planners, artists, and musicians whose work relates to\u00a0utopian thought and possibility, and dystopian realities and visions<\/strong>. Members of intentional communities are also welcome to attend and\/or present.\u00a0Non-theme related papers are welcome<\/strong>. The Society has been interdisciplinary since its founding in 1975. We invite abstracts and proposals of up to 250 words for the following:<\/p>\n *\u00a0 A 13-18 minute individual paper<\/p>\n * \u00a0A full panel of up to four speakers, or an informal roundtable of 3-6 presenters<\/p>\n *\u00a0 A presentation or performance of a creative work or artifact<\/p>\n *\u00a0 A visual\/audio presentation in the form of a poster and\/or demo<\/p>\n Proposal Deadline: May 22, 2022; Proposal forms can be found here:<\/strong> https:\/\/forms.gle\/wgnZNBngUBhwTkg18<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Submission of proposals signals a willingness to follow any local, hotel, SUS or CDC Covid related guidelines.<\/strong><\/p>\n make, unmake, remake November 10th-12th, 2022 Society for Utopian Studies Embassy Suites Charleston Historic District Charleston, SC #SUS2022 We invite creative and scholarly responses to our conference theme–“make, unmake, remake”– with a particular interest in panels that offer interdisciplinary approaches … Continue reading \u00a0<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"