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Call for Papers - Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference in Leicester
Art, Culture and Heritage theme
Leicester De Montfort Law School, April 3-5th 2012
Convenors, Professor Janet Ulph (University of Leicester) ulphju13@leicester.ac.uk & Charlotte Woodhead (University of Warwick) c.c.woodhead@warwick.ac.uk.
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/schools-and-departments/leicester-de-montfort-law-school/events/slsa/slsa-call-for-papers-themes.aspx
This theme seeks to bring together discourse on the interface between, art, culture, heritage and the law. To this end papers will be welcomed concerning the legal and non-legal regulation of art, culture and heritage as well as the rights which exist in respect of these. Furthermore, participants may wish to engage in debates concerning the role played by morality in the context of preservation of the past and the need to curb the illicit trade in cultural objects. Papers may include, but are not limited to:
- The de-accessioning or acquisition of objects from museums and other cultural institutions;
- Legal protection of artistic works, the built environment and objects of cultural importance;
- The illicit trade in cultural objects;
- The relationship between property and culture;
- Cultural rights and human rights;
- Cultural institutions and the law;
- Minority rights and interests relevant to culture and heritage;
- Art and aesthetics and their relationship to law;
- Cultural discourse on law; and
- Law and humanities
If you want to discuss your idea for a paper prior to submitting an abstract, please contact the theme organisers. Submission of abstracts must be made by Word document e-mail attachment to: slsa2012@dmu.ac.uk
Abstracts must be no longer than 300 words and must include your title, name and institutional affiliation and your email address for correspondence. Please state clearly in the subject section of your e-mail that you are submitting an abstract for the SLSA Conference 2012.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 16th January 2012. Abstracts submitted by this deadline will receive a decision to enable early registration by 31st January 2012.