[Pragmatismi] CFP: Pragmatism and Communication (Helsinki, 4-5 June 2014)

[Henrik Rydenfelt]

Conference: Pragmatism and Communication

Place: University of Helsinki

Date: 4-5 June, 2014

>From the sign-theoretical approach of C. S. Peirce to the pragmatic
analyses of Robert Brandom, matters of communication have figured
prominently in pragmatist thought. Beginning with John Dewey and Robert E.
Park, pragmatism has also directly influenced communication scholarship;
and interest in pragmatist ideas is currently on the rise in media and
communication studies. But what roles does 'communication' actually play in
pragmatisms of various stripes? What are the distinctive contributions of
pragmatism to our understanding and study of communication?

This two-day interdisciplinary conference aims to explore these and closely
connected questions. The organisers welcome proposals for papers discussing
any aspect of the relationship between pragmatism and communication,
ranging from philosophical discussions of the nature and scope of
communication to applications of pragmatist ideas in communication studies.
Suitable topics include (but are not restricted to):

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   Different pragmatist perspectives on communication
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   The historical/contemporary contribution of pragmatist thought to the
   development of communication theory
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   The relationship between inquiry and communication in pragmatist
   philosophy
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   Limitations of symbolic communication
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   Pragmatism and scientific communication
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   Pragmatism and deliberative communication
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   Pragmatist philosophy of journalism and the media
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   Pragmatic grounds for the possibility or impossibility of objective
   communication
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   Pragmatist ethics of communication and media
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   The role of communication in democracy
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   Criticisms of pragmatist approaches in communication studies

Please send an extended abstract of 500-1000 words to
aki.p.lehtinen at helsinki.fi by 1 March 2014. The submitters of the selected
proposals will be informed of acceptance by 15 March 2014. A time slot of
30 minutes will be allotted for each accepted paper.

Confirmed speakers include: Robert T. Craig (University of Colorado,
Boulder), Eli Dresner (Tel Aviv University), Klaus Bruhn Jensen (University
of Copenhagen), John Durham Peters (University of Iowa), Stephen J. A. Ward
(University of Oregon), Merja Bauters (Aalto University), Ahti-Veikko
Pietarinen (University of Helsinki / Tallinn University of Technology), and
Sami Pihlström (University of Helsinki / University of Jyväskylä).

Organising committee: Mats Bergman, Aki Petteri Lehtinen, Henrik Rydenfelt

Co-organised by:

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   The research project Pragmatic Objectivity, with funding from the
   Helsingin Sanomat Foundation and the University of Helsinki
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   The Philosophy of Communication Section of the European Communication
   Research and Education Association
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   The Nordic Pragmatism Network
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   The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies


Web site: http://www.nordprag.org/pac.html


Best wishes,
Henrik Rydenfelt
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