[artinfo] Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness

[Janos Sugar]

> 3rd Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness
> 15 to 20 March 2002, Prague, Czech Republic
> 
> This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference
> seeks to examine and explore issues surrounding evil
> and human wickedness. Perspectives are sought from
> those engaged in the fields of anthropology, criminology,
> cultural studies, legal studies, literature, philosophy,
> psychology, sociology, and theology. Perspectives are
> also sought from those working in the caring professions,
> the media, prison services, politics, psychiatry and other
> work-related and vocational areas.
> 
> Papers, reports, work-in-progress and workshops are
> invited on issues related to any of the following themes;
> 
> * the nature and sources of evil and human wickedness
> * moral intuitions about dreadful crimes
> * psychopathic behaviour - mad or bad?
> * choice, responsibility, and diminished responsibility
> * social and cultural reactions to evil and human wickedness
> * the portrayal of evil and human wickedness in the media
>    and popular culture
> * suffering in literature and film
> * individual acts of evil, group violence, holocaust and
>    genocide; obligations of bystanders
> * terrorism, war, ethnic cleansing
> * the search for meaning and sense in evil and human wickedness
> * the nature and tasks of theodicy
> * religious understandings of evil and human wickedness
> * postmodern approaches to evil and human wickedness
> * ecocriticism, evil and suffering
> * evil and the use/abuse of technology; evil in cyberspace
> 
> Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word
> abstracts should be submitted by Friday 4th January
> 2002. Full draft papers should be submitted by Friday
> 15th February 2002.
> 
> The conference is part of a larger series of  ongoing
> conferences, run under the general banner "At the
> Interface". It aims to bring together people from different
> areas and interests to share ideas and explore various
> discussions which are innovative and exciting.
> 
> E-mail enquiries: <Dr Rob Fisher>theodicist@wickedness.net
> 
> Website: http://www.wickedness.net
> 
> Organized by: Wickedness.net and Learning Solutions