Call for PAPERS | International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) Congress 2021 Yucatan
November 9-13, 2021
Virtual Mode
The IUAES 2021 Yucatán Congress focuses on heritage(s). The field of heritage is one where social, cultural, religious, ecological, and political topics are articulated in complex, productive, and even conflicting manners at different levels that connect local, regional, national and global issues. The different types of heritage (tangible, natural, bio-cultural, intangible, industrial, and post-industrial, among others) —linked to the concepts of culture, identity, and nature— are social constructions whose understanding and problematization require interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in order to confront the knowledge and views of the sciences that have been devoted to this topic.
We live now in the Anthropocene, an era characterized by particular types of relationships between human beings and their environment that have caused alarming cumulative and irreversible impacts: accelerated loss of biodiversity, global warming, and productive changes. Likewise, we must take into account cultural changes such as the extinction of indigenous languages and a disregard for practices and knowledges that are relevant to cultural diversity. In this scenario, the different types of heritage come to life as particular and multiple forms of value assignment in the face of threats from global capitalism. Here, we are not only talking about institutionally recognized heritage, but also about the one which groups and communities themselves recognize as essential for the organization of their social and economic life.
It is thus relevant to think about heritage and its capacity to articulate the past, present, and future, in the midst of processes of social change and its imbrications with the market, tourism, and the reframing of cultural elements, which hold negotiated and strategically defined contents. In these processes, traditions do not remain static, but rather are an expression of the various forms of resistance, survival strategies, and continuously contested identities.
It is of utmost importance to reflect on the tensions and frictions of the patrimonialization processes. We will address questions such as the following: Who is behind heritage-making processes and to what ends? What are the repercussions of that which is defined or not as “heritage”, by a given group or in the name of humanity? How does local “heritage”, whatever its definition, relate to the nation-state and to the globalized world? How does the asymmetrical exercise of power underlie these processes? How is local heritage, built from the meanings assigned by indigenous and non-indigenous groups, – and influenced by constructions of gender, ethnicity, social class, economic activity, environment, or origin – related to “the heritage” proclaimed by hegemonic groups? Who determines what should be preserved, what should be discarded or what should be recovered and revitalized? What is the heritage we are building on for the future?
In this context, understanding the interrelationships between environment, culture, food, human health, well-being, and living environments is a priority for the development of new routes that are capable of meeting the universal challenges of contemporary social and environmental degradation, including SarsCov2 pandemic effects. The IUAES Yucatan 2021 Congress offers a forum to reflect and debate on these and other issues, with colleagues from various countries around the world and to share different approaches and life experiences.
Submitting a PAPER PROPOSAL
1.- Selected panels are announced in the Congress’s website (IUAES 2021 Yucatan) along with the call for papers. To participate, candidates must choose one of the panels from the list and submit the paper abstract to this panel.
Approved thematic panels: https://bit.ly/ThematicPanels
2.- To submit a paper proposal, its author must fill out two online formats: one pertaining to the proposal and another one to their registration in the Congress in case of paper approval.
Registration of papers: http://bit.ly/papersIUAES
3.- If convenors wish to deliver a presentation in their own panel, they must also fill out the registration form.
4.- People can submit paper proposals to multiple panels, but nobody can present more than one paper at the congress. In addition to one paper presentation, it is possible to have other roles, such as panel convenor, chair, discussant, roundtable participant, etc.
5. All presenters are asked to register and pay the registration fee (including membership) to ensure their participation in the scientific program of the Congress. Please, consult Important Dates for deadlines.
Important dates: https://bit.ly/IUAEScalendar
6. The paper proposal must include:
a) Title of the panel in which the paper is to be presented.
b) Title of paper (maximum 20 words).
c) Paper’s abstract (maximum 400 words).
d) Five keywords.
e) The paper’s language.
7. Evaluation of abstracts to your panel: Only conveners (not co-conveners) can login and evaluate abstracts. The evaluation options are the following:
– Accept- The paper should be accepted.
– Reject- The paper should be rejected. Please, use the comment box to explain your decision (e.g., the paper does not meet formal requirements/ the paper does not fit the panel thematically, etc.).
8. Panels will be canceled in case there are no submitted abstracts to a panel or in case conveners decide to reject all abstracts in their panel.
If there are only three proposals in a panel (or less), it is possible to merge this panel with another one.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The same e-mail address must be used for both submission of proposal and registration.
Once a paper proposal has been sent, you cannot edit it. Discussants must also fill out these forms, as their participation is considered a presentation.
Panel organizers will choose the papers that best fit the panel’s objectives and meet the academic standards of clarity, coherence and rigor. Each panel will have a minimum of three paper presentations and a maximum of five. The time allotted to each panel session will be 105 minutes, including discussion. Each presenter will have a maximum of 15 minutes for the presentation and there will be 20 minutes window for discussion at the end of the session.
Guidelines for PARTICIPANTS
Each participant may present only one paper. If the paper proposal is transferred to another panel, the participant may be asked to modify the proposal to adjust to the new panel’s criteria.
LANGUAGE. English is the Congress’s lingua franca. Candidates may opt to present their work in another language, provided their presentation is supported by a simultaneous projection of a visual presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) in English, to make it accessible to everybody. The Congress does not provide simultaneous translation services.
FEES. All participants in the IUAES 2021 Yucatan congress must be IUAES members during that year. Registration fees include membership to the organization.
Registration Fees: https://bit.ly/IUAESfees
• May 16 to June 30, 2021 – Reception of paper proposals.
• August 1, 2021 – Notification of evaluation results.
• August 2, 2021 to October 2, 2021 – Payment of registration and IUAES membership fee.
• August 2, 2021 to October 2, 2021 – Submission of papers and audiovisual presentations in digital format.
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