The conference is June 1-4 in Washington DC. Deadline March 15.

The URL is: http://www.dialogueunderoccupation.org/washdc2010/

DUO IV
The focus of "Dialogue Under Occupation" is the ongoing exploration of
dialogue and discourse in areas of the world experiencing occupation.

What is Dialogue?  What is Occupation?

Dialogue is presented as a complex concept, requiring 1) the participants;
2) the conditions for dialogue to commence; 3) the goal(s) of the
dialogue‹pre-established or arrived at through the dialogue itself. First, a
minimum of two parties (i.e., individuals or groups of individuals
representing a side or perspective) must be present. Second, conditions may
include preconditions necessary to bring the parties together, procedures
for engaging in dialogue, and a certain degree of mutual respect, without
which the dialogue could not proceed and will not lead to any resolutions.
Lastly, the dialogue itself must have a purpose‹a common, achievable goal
that participants can agree upon despite their differing perspectives.
Purposeful dialogue has the potential to lead to an outcome that recognizes
and respects the needs of the various participants while emerging with an
agreement which all parties can abide.

Occupation, however, is a complicating factor which creates a power
differential between participants: the occupied and the occupiers. If
dialogue under occupation is to be successful, then, the conditions must
include 1) the realization that the power differential exists; and 2) the
willingness of the powerful to concede their preconceived, often hegemonic,
notions of their position. It must also be understood by all parties that
engaging in dialogue under occupation does not mean that the less powerful
or powerless are accepting the occupation in any form, but that they are
willing to confront their occupiers in an effort to be recognized as having
equal human rights, including the ability to make autonomous decisions about
how they should live and pursue their own definition of happiness.
  
Call for Papers - Submission Instructions
Abstract/Proposal (250-300 words) & Cover Sheet You may submit an
Abstract/Proposal for 1) a paper presentation‹20 minutes with 10 minutes for
questions; 2) a panel‹maximum of 4 papers limited to a 2-hour block; or 3) a
roundtable‹1-hour with a general topic and question(s) presented as the
focus of discussion (N.B. Roundtables should not include a presentation as
they are intended to generate dialogue; ³presenters² in this case are
facilitators. Alternatively, presenters who deliver a paper or are part of a
panel may submit questions that their work generates for roundtable
discussion.). DO NOT include any self-identifying information on the
abstract; indicate only the title and the abstract/proposal itself.On a
separate Cover Sheet, include:

> 1. Title 
> 2. Strand you're submitting to (i.e., Enactment, Transaction, Reaction,
> Resolution) - Identify only one as this will be used for scheduling
> 3. Format (paper, panel, or roundtable)
> 4. Author(s) 
> 5. Affiliation(s)
> 6. Postal Mailing Address (for primary author)
> 7. E-mail (for primary author)

N.B. Incomplete or inaccurate submissions may not be considered.
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS/PROPOSALS AND COVER PAGES ONLINE AT:
http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/DUO%20IV
<http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/DUO%20IV> .
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2010.
  

Scholars and professionals from various disciplines are invited to submit
proposals that address the creation, maintenance, resistance, and resolution
or occupation; the agreement to participate indicates willingness not only
to present, but also to engage in debate and discussion actively. Work
relating to hegemony, power, agency, identity, among others, will be
particularly relevant. Conference themes include the following strands:
Enactment: The domains wherein the politics and policies of occupation are
enacted, realized through institutions attributed with and exercising power
over other institutions and the public (e.g., governments, religious
organizations, education departments and agencies). Transaction: The domains
wherein information about policies is transacted‹disseminated, endorsed,
challenged‹in an effort to inform (or misinform) the occupied and the
occupiers (e.g., media sources, schools, churches). Reaction: The domains
wherein daily life under occupation occurs (e.g., the community, the
workplace), loci where positioning of the ³self² vs. the ³other²‹ingroup,
outgroup, and/or intergroup status‹transpires, and where historical
narratives of occupation are revisited. Resolution: The locus of peacemakers
and peacekeepers, those who would peaceably resist occupation and find ways
to resolve conflict, as well as those who advocate resignation, acceptance,
and coexistence.