| Textures of Emotions: Storytelling and Textiles A Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Friday 8th July - Saturday 9th July 2022 Athens, Greece Textiles surround us in our everyday lives. From the clothes we wear to cover our bodies and communicate who we are (or who we would like to be), to household linens and domestic fabrics with which we dress our homes. Textiles are everywhere and hold the memory of our existence. Ubiquitous, they are often undervalued and unseen but under certain circumstances they become totemic, charged with emotion, potent with meaning and powerful in holding memory. Textiles can be used to convey a political message though use as protest banners or flags - fought over, burned, claimed and reclaimed by different factions. Choices of clothing are used to foster ideas of identity and difference, expression of non-normative behaviours, bonding and tribalism as well as providing a way to provoke discussion, attitude and confrontation. They can also be used in more violent ways as gags, blindfolds, masks or as constrictive garments - corsets and foot bindings. Textiles have been used in traditional ways to express the political and personal concerns of the present - consider the AIDS quilts, banners and textile reactions to 9/11 - the narrative stitch work of the Bayeux and Overlord Embroideries of their day. Textiles are used in the early years of a child as a transitional object when they are learning to see themselves as a separate being from their mother. The familiarity of textile as a 'comfort blanket' means that they have also been used to enable recovery from traumatic events later in life. This conference seeks to encourage artists, practitioners, independent scholars, early career researchers, photographers, academics, performers, and writers, to intermingle and will provide platforms for interdisciplinary interactions that are fruitful and conducive to broadening horizons and sparking future projects, collaborations, and connections. Key Topics We would welcome proposals for presentations including verbal, performative, workshops or exhibit - on any aspect of textile thinking, emotion and storytelling including but not limited to: ~ Narrative textiles - contemporary and traditional ~ Clothing and gender identity ~ Cloth and the body, erotic cloth ~ Emotional textiles ~ The role of textiles in recovery from trauma ~ Psychological importance of garments ~ Activism and subversion ~ Meditation and Spirituality ~ Fine Art ~ The use of textiles as protest ~ The use of cloth as metaphor in literature ~ Textiles in film, television and performance ~ Traditional textiles and historical storytelling What To Send This interdisciplinary conference and collaborative networking event aims to bring together academics, professionals, practitioners, NGOs, voluntary sector workers, etc., in the context of a variety of formats: presentations, seminars, workshops, panels, performances, etc. 300-word reviews of your proposed contribution (paper abstracts, proposals for workshops, collaborative works or round tables, overviews of artistic projects, or any other relevant forms of participation you are interested in) should be submitted by Friday 11th February 2022. All submissions will be minimally double reviewed, under anonymous (blind) conditions, by an international panel drawn from the Project Advisory Team and the Advisory Board. In practice, our procedures usually entail that by the time a proposal is accepted, it will have been triple and quadruple reviewed. You will be notified of the panel's decision by Friday 25th February 2022 If your submission is accepted for the conference, a complete draft of your contribution should be submitted by Friday 20th May 2022 Proposals may be in Word, PDF, RTF, or Notepad formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in the programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of the proposal, f) up to 10 keywords. Emails should be entitled: Textiles Submission Where To Send Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs and the Project Administrator: Beverly Ayling-Smith (Co-Organising Chair): aylingsmith@aol.com Lesley Millar (Co-Organising Chair): lmillar@uca.ac.uk Len Capuli (Project Administrator): athenstextiles@progressiveconnexions.net What's so Special About a Progressive Connexions Event? A fresh, friendly, dynamic format - at Progressive Connexions we are dedicated to breaking away from the stuffy, old-fashion conference formats, where endless presentations are read aloud off PowerPoints. We work to bring you an interactive format, where exchange of experience and information is alternated with captivating workshops, engaging debates and round tables, time set aside for getting to know each other and for discussing common future projects and initiatives, all in a warm, relaxed, egalitarian atmosphere. A chance to network with international professionals - the beauty of our interdisciplinary events is that they bring together professionals from all over the world and from various fields of activity, all joined together by a shared passion. Not only will the exchange of experience, knowledge and stories be extremely valuable in itself, but we seek to create lasting, ever-growing communities around our projects, which will become a valuable resource for those belonging to them. A chance to be part of constructing change - There is only one thing we love as much as promoting knowledge: promoting real, lasting social change by encouraging our participants to take collective action, under whichever form is most suited to their needs and expertise (policy proposals, measuring instruments, research projects, educational materials, etc.) We will support all such actions in the aftermath of the event as well, providing a platform for further discussions, advice from the experts on our Project Advisory Team and various other tools and intellectual resources, as needed. An opportunity to discuss things that matter to you - Our events are not only about discussing how things work in the respective field, but also about how people work in that field - what are the struggles, problems and solutions professionals have found in their line of work, what are the areas where better communication among specialists is needed and how the interdisciplinary approach can help bridge those gaps and help provide answers to questions from specific areas of activity. An unforgettable experience - When participating in a Progressive Connexions event, there is a good chance you will make some long-time friends. Our group sizes are intimate, our venues are comfortable and relaxing and our event locations are suited to the history and culture of the event. Ethos Progressive Connexions believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract or proposal for presentation. Please note: Progressive Connexions is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence, nor can we offer discounts off published rates and fees. Please send all enquiries to the project email: athenstextiles@progressiveconnexions.net Further details and information please visit the project web page: https://www.progressiveconnexions.net/interdisciplinary-projects/storytelling/storytelling-and-textiles/conferences/ Sponsored by: Progressive Connexions |
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