02/04/2016 - Fifth American Studies Leipzig Graduate Conference (Germany)

With the Fifth American Studies Leipzig Graduate Conference “Urban America: Mediating City Space as Place,” participants will explore the cultural, social, and political production of spatial realms and places in an interdisciplinary framework. Possible topics to examine the construction, mediation, and representation of urban spaces and places can be located in literature, culture, history, sociology, and politics. While proposals from any of these fields are welcomed, all presenters are strongly encouraged to analyze “urban place-making processes“ across 2 disciplinary boundaries. Potential research questions could include but are not limited to the following:

In what ways are identities and meanings of urban spaces constructed and negotiated, for example in literature and/or film?
What is the function of American cities as political agents on a transnational level?
How do concepts such as gender, race, class, religion, age, and/or migration influence the construction of personal and collective identities in urban spaces and places?
To what extent do cities in particular lend themselves to an analysis of larger social conflicts?
How can the dynamics of subcultures and/or gentrification, for instance in particular neighborhoods (suburban or inner-city areas), be interpreted and theorized?

Closing Date: 08-01-2016

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