[acc-cca-l] CFP - Canadian Sociological Association-Culture Sessions-Deadline January 27, 2020

[A. Elafros]

Dear colleagues,


The following CFPs might be of interest to some members of the list. With
apologies for cross-posting.


The 54th Annual Conference of the Canadian Sociological Association will be
held from Monday, June 1 through to Thursday, June 4, 2020 as part of the
Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, this year taking
place at Western University in London, Ontario. The CSA Conference theme
for 2020 is “Resisting Racism and Colonialism”.



The deadline for abstract is January 27, 2020 (11:59 PM – PST). Authors
will be notified by Feb. 10, 2020 if their abstracts were accepted. The
call for abstracts and list of conference sessions can be found here
<https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/call-for-abstracts/>.



The (open) Sociology of Culture sessions include:

   1. *Cultural Forms of Resistance in the City, on Reserves, and
   In-Between: *An encouraging response to the Truth and Reconciliation
   Commission “Calls for Action” has been widespread support from the
   grass-roots to Canada’s federal level of government. However, as theories
   of cultural change warn, there is a risk that widespread acceptance may
   give way to saturation and a diminished sense of importance, in this case,
   of the value of reconciliation. One way to keep the interest in
   reconciliation alive is to look for real transformation in the form of
   empirical research, whether field-, participatory, or activist in
   methodology. This round-table session aims not only to keep the
   conciliatory spirit alive but also to encourage further strategies for
   critical analysis through the presentation of early-stage research having
   to do with cultural forms of resistance in urban spaces, on reserves, and
   in-between these spaces. This session invites papers that consider cultural
   forms of resistance, broadly, as in the arts and music that deal, for
   instance, with processes having to do with classicism, racialization and
   colonization, and as practised in various spatial-temporalities. Papers
   ranging from the theoretical to practicable are welcomed.
*Organizer: **Aaron
   Klassen <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/aaron-klassen/>*,
   Booth University College
   2. *Cultural Production and Culture Consumption:* This session explores
   how cultural goods are made and circulate in society. We welcome papers
   that deal with the production of art and culture and/or the consumption of
   art and culture. Possible themes include but are not limited to:
   understandings and evaluations of art; the relationship between art and
   commerce; artistic and creative work and labour; cultural capital and/or
   omnivorousness. *Organizers: **Allyson Stokes
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/allyson-stokes/>*,
   Memorial University, *Athena Elafros
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/athena-elafros/>*,
   University of Lethbridge, *Saara Liinamaa
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/saara-liinamaa/>*,
   University of Guelph
   3. *Cultural Theory:* This session invites papers that respond to issues
   and debates in cultural theory. How is cultural theory defined? What is/is
   not cultural theory? What is the contemporary status of cultural theory in
   sociology? How is social theory and cultural theory brought together and/or
   kept apart? But alongside these questions, we are witnessing a renewed
   interest in cultural theory's capacity to address contemporary challenges,
   from climate disaster to anti-immigration organizing to the increasing
   economic uncertainties of cultural production. We welcome diverse
   interpretations and approaches to the session’s theme; this includes
   anything from papers on theoretically informed cases studies to papers on
   theoretical lineages and reinterpretations. All theoretical orientations
   are welcome. *Organizers: **Saara Liinamaa
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/saara-liinamaa/>*,
   University of Guelph, *Athena Elafros
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/athena-elafros/>*,
   University of Lethbridge
   4. *Culture and Inequality:* This session invites papers that examine
   the role of inequality in shaping culture and of culture in shaping
   inequality. Potential topics include: How does position within social or
   economic hierarchies shape individuals' cultural repertoires? When and how
   does culture affect social stratification? When and how do individuals use
   culture as a source of social mobility? How do we value or devalue cultural
   repertoires or strategies associated with particular groups? We welcome
   papers from diverse methodological and substantive areas, as well as both
   empirical and theoretical contributions. *Organizers: **Allyson Stokes
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/allyson-stokes/>*,
   Memorial University, *Athena Elafros
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/athena-elafros/>*,
   University of Lethbridge, *Saara Liinamaa
   <https://www.csa-scs.ca/conference/participant/saara-liinamaa/>*,
   University of Guelph


Best wishes,
Athena
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