Sexuality Research and Social Policy (Web); Guest Editors: Patrick R. Grzanka, Univ. of Tennessee; Emily S. Mann, Univ. of South Carolina; and Sinikka Elliott, North Carolina State Univ. Editor-in-Chief: Jeffrey T. Parsons, CUNY Graduate Center

Proposals not later than: April 1, 2015

The politics of academic “buzzwords” are well documented by sociologists of science, who note that certain concepts become pervasive in scholarly discourse due to a number of contextual and social factors that may have little to do with the substance of the concept itself (Davis, 2008). “Neoliberalism” has experienced tremendous uptake across the humanities and social sciences since its initial articulation in a series of key publications by geographer David Harvey (2005), political theorist Lisa Duggan (2003), and sociologist Randy Martin (2002).

As it has traveled, neoliberalism has been elaborated as a form of political economy, cultural politics, policy-making, and aesthetics. Likewise, the impact of neoliberal social policies and ideologies have been studied for their domestic and global implications for virtually all elements of social life, from humor … read more (Web)

The Institute for Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK) and the Gender Studies Program at the University of Zurich (Web)

Time: 10.-12.06.2015
Venue: Zurich
Proposals not later than 28.02.2015

Call for papers from junior researchers interested in exploring narrative analysis as a means by which to gain insight into the construction of social discourses on national and social identities, as well as various symbolic constructions of the ‘ideal’ family. Identity scholars suggest that in order to understand the complex technologies behind identity formation, one needs to see this process as a perpetual telling of stories. The exchange of stories pervades nearly every aspect of our social life. Our ‘storied selves’ are continually informed by intersecting discursive categories, such as nationality, ‘race’, ethnicity, family or kinship, language, class, gender, religion, etc. Consequently, specific narratives dealing with each or some of these discursive constructions facilitate the creation and negotiation of subject positions, making it possible to regard our stories as sites where cultural meta-narratives can be obtained and observed. Read more … (PDF)