7th Biennial Conference of the Czech
Association for Social Anthropology (CASA)
SOLIDARITY
KEYNOTE LECTURE
October 6th, 17:00
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
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Call for Papers
Formative crises of the last decades, such as the global financial crisis of 2008, the Europe’s ‘migrant crisis’ of 2015 (and the Belarus-EU border migration crisis of 2021-22), the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, or the accelerating climate catastrophe, have one thing in common: despite the different causes, and the different social, economic and political impacts of these crises, they re-animated the public debate on solidarity.
The multiplicity of crises we experience creates various inequalities, relationships and disconnections. Whether we understand solidarity as a normative affirmation of one’s commitments to others, reciprocity, or as a gift that creates and reproduces social bonds, solidarity has multiple forms. From expressions of intergenerational solidarity, development aid, social policies, and activities aimed at protecting the environment to extending rights and recognition to actors whose agency has long been overlooked. Embedded in recognition of interconnectedness, solidarity can disrupt or, conversely, make visible social boundaries, while, inversely, solidarity practices might re-establish boundaries and differentiations. Indeed, this is the point of contention when different solidarity logics come into conflict.
Solidarity does not only have to be an object of detached reflection. Solidarity can be the starting point of political concern for others, or of applied and engaged research. Solidarity is also an essential part of the field research experience. We find it in local and expert imaginations and practices as an expression of concern and care for others, for those we care about and those with whom we are connected. Solidarity thus refers to processes of articulation of moral commitment and its connection to those who are the object of our recognition.
At the conference, we would like to invite you to explore the different solidarity practices and logics:
We invite proposals for thematic panels as well as individual papers that would relate to the central theme of the conference.
SUBMITTING THEMATIC PANELS (CLOSED)
If you are interested in organising a thematic panel, please send us your proposals by 30 March, 2023 7 April, 2023. The application should include the panel title, an annotation of the panel topic (150-250 words), and the name, email contact and affiliation of the panel convener/s. Approved panels will be announced on 15 April 2023 on the conference website. Submissions can be made in English or Czech (or Slovak).
SUBMITTING PAPERS (CLOSED)
You can submit papers for panels or independently of them. These will then be assigned to existing panels or clustered, reflecting the highest fit. The deadline for submission is 15 June 2023. The application should include the paper title, an annotation (150-250 words), as well as the name, affiliation and contact details of the presenter. Please specify in the subject line if the submission is for a specific panel (Subject line: Panel title) or independent (Subject line: Independent paper). Submissions can be made in English or Czech (or Slovak).
CALL FOR PAPERS (pdf)
CONFERENCE FEE
Members of the CASA and other national anthropological organizations which are members of the WCAA:
Non-members:
Undergraduate and graduate students:
The conference fee is payable by bank transfer until 5 September, 2023.
Domestic payment in CZK
Payment must be made to a bank account: 85033011/0100
Variable symbol: 800160
Account holder: Univerzita Karlova Fakulta sociálních věd
Address: Smetanovo nábřeží 6, 110 01 Praha 1
Cross-border payment in CZK (not in euro!)
Payment must be made to a bank account:
IBAN: CZ58 0100 0000 0000 8503 3011
SWIFT: KOMBCZPPXXX
Bank: Komercni banka a.s., Spalena 51, Prague 1
Payment reference: 800160
Account holder: Univerzita Karlova Fakulta sociálních věd
Address: Smetanovo nábřeží 6, 110 01 Praha 1
Invoice
If conference participants wish to issue an invoice, they must first send their invoicing details (casa2023.iss@fsv.cuni.cz). Invoices must be issued before payment is received. They cannot be issued retrospectively. Once payment has been received, only a receipt for payment can be issued.
DATE & VENUE
6–8 October, 2023
Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
U Kříže 8, Praha – Jinonice
PRAGUE
IMPORTANT DATES
30 March 7 April
deadline for panel proposals
15 April – 15 June
call for papers open
30 June
Notification of applicants
SUBMISSION
casa2023.iss@fsv.cuni.cz
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
FURTHER INFO