Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilisation
Thu, 15 Sep 2011
| Date: | 15th September- 16th September |
| Type: | Conference |
| Description: |
The conference brings together a panel of international scholars from a broad range of disciplines such as sociology, psychology, epidemiology, philosophy, anthropology, medicine and others, to address the ways in which contemporary malaises, diseases, illnesses and psycho-somatic syndromes relate to cultural pathologies of the social body and disorders of the collective esprit de corps of contemporary society. This conference is being organized by the School of Sociology and Philosophy UCC, in partnership with the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark. Please visit the conference website for more information http://www.ucc.ie/en/spocc/ |
| Guest Speakers: | Jane Edwards, Professor of Music Therapy, University of Limerick.Dan Goodley, Professor of Psychology and Disability. Manchester Metropolitan University. Mark Patrick Hederman, Abbott, Glenstal Abbey. Ruth Levitas, Professor of Sociology, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies. University of Bristol. Graham Parkes, Professor and Head of School of Sociology & Philosophy, UCC. Gerda Reith, Professor of Social Science, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Arpad Szakolczai, Professor of Sociology, University College Cork, Ireland. Keith Tester, Professor of Sociology, Hull University, England. Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology, University of Nottingham. |
| Venue: | West Wing 6 & 9, West Quadrangle, U.C.C, Cork. |
| Time: | 9am-6pm both days |
| Entrance: | All welcome |
| Fee: |
Post- Graduate Rate €60 /Staff Rate €120, Conference Dinner €25 |
| Contact: |
Lorcan Byrne at tspocc@gmail.com Dr Anders Petersen at apt@socsci.aau.dk Dr Kieran Keohane at k.keohane@ucc.ie |
