Postcolonialism, Postcommunism and Postmodernism - International Interdisciplinary Conference on July 03-04, 2025 in Gdańsk, Poland

Conference online (via Zoom)

ABOUT CONFERENCE:

​In our postmodern world there are a lot of questions that should be re-considered and re-defined. What does it mean to fight against colonialism and racism in the world of migration crisis and xenophobic attitudes towards minorities? What does it mean to be a postcommunist country in the face of the common nostalgia for order and rules? How is it possible to have a national identity being aware of the relative character of every national feature?

We want to examine the notions of postcolonialism, postcommunism and postmodernism as thoroughly as possible, from many perspectives and in variable aspects: in politics, society, psychology, culture, and many more. We also want to devote considerable attention to how these phenomena are represented in artistic practices: in literature, film, theatre or visual arts.

We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: history, politics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, economics, law, literary criticism, theatre studies, film studies, fine arts, memory studies, migration studies, consciousness studies, dream studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, medical sciences, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, cognitive sciences and others.

Different forms of presentations are encouraged, including case studies, theoretical investigations, problem-oriented arguments, and comparative analyses.

We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers, as well as doctoral students and undergraduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners, without giving a presentation.

We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about postcolonialism, postcommunism and postmodernism.

Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to

I. Postcolonialism

postcolonial politics

postcolonial philosophy

postcolonial societies

history of (post)colonialism

postcolonialism and orientalism

postcolonialisim and Islampophobia

postcolonialism and anti-Semitism

postcolonialism and terrorism

postcolonialism and racism

postcolonialism and political correctness

postcolonialism and cosmopolitism

postcolonilism and religion

II. Postcommunism

postcommunism and democracy

postcommunism and liberalism

postcommunism and capitalism

nostalgia for communism

communism and conformism

postcommunism and revolution

postcommunist countries in the European Union

postcommunist generations

III. Postmodernism

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modernism and postmodernism

postmodern philosophy

postmodern psychology

postmodern identity

postmodern lifestyle

postmodernism and nationalism

postmodernism and human rights

postmodernism and authority

IV. Literature and the Arts

postcolonialism, postcommunism and postmodernism in literature

postcolonialism, postcommunism and postmodernism in film

postcolonialism, postcommunism and postmodernism in theatre

postcolonialism, postcommunism and postmodernism in fine arts

postcolonial narratives

postcommunist memoirs

postmodern conventions

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Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations, together with a short biographical note, by 18 June 2025 to: [email protected]

 

Notification of acceptance will be sent by 21 June 2025.

The conference language is English.

Note:

As our online conference will be international, we will consider the different time zones of our Participants.

The conference will be held virtually via Zoom. Different forms of presentations (also posters) are available