THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE: RETHINKING SPACES IN ART

III Research Seminar AJICR «Arts and Religions”
April 12th, 13th and 14th, 2023 | Valencia
Semi-presential mode

CALL FOR PAPERS

The concept of Art has been rethought on numerous occasions based on the dialectic between the sacred and the profane, the modern and the ancient. These definitions have been used by various authors to establish theoretical approaches from which to analyze artistic manifestations in various cultures, both ancient and modern.

Among the consequences of the secularization of modern Art, we find a kind of rupture and confrontation between the concepts of the sacred and the profane in Art. It is highly relevant that we continue to deepen this relationship from Academia to enrich the plethora of meanings associated with both concepts.

With an academic-scientific approach, in this third edition of the Research Seminar “Arts and Religions” of the Association of Young Researchers in Sciences of Religion (AJICR), we want to focus on the link between the sacred and the profane from a perspective that is not only multidisciplinary but also interdisciplinary and transversal.

Likewise, the title “Rethinking spaces in Art” is intended to reflect and discuss certain themes, aspects, approaches, and proposals of the artistic and religious phenomenon which are not always the object of research in traditional studies of Religious Sciences. In order to achieve this objective, the program has been divided into 5 panels:

Dichotomic spaces
Colour spaces
Conflict spaces
Word spaces
Invisible spaces (including Gender Studies)

This third edition of the Seminar, which will be held in a hybrid mode (both onsite and online), will take place at the Museu de Belles Arts de València on April 12th, 13th and 14th, 2023.

Proposals
Those interested in submitting proposals should send an abstract to the following email address: contacto.ejicr@gmail.com
The deadline for submitting proposals is January 19th, 2023. Submitted proposals will be subject to a review and selection process by the Scientific Committee in which their quality and originality will be equally valued for the sake of scientific rigour. Interventions will be accepted in the following languages: Spanish, English and Italian.

The proposal must contain the following information in a single PDF:

Name and Surname of the author(s)
Brief CV of the author(s)
Email
Affiliation or University
Title
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Keywords
Panel
Brief bibliography (10 references maximum)

Inscription
Once the proposal is accepted, the registration fee must be paid:
Communication: €30 registration fee per author and certificate (for those who are members of AJICR it will be free).
Attendance to the seminar is €10 (includes certificate of participation).

Be part of the Congress: Logistic support
If you are a student and would like to be part of the logistic support of the Congress, please send an email to contacto.ejicr@gmail.com indicating your interest. Certificates will be issued for the work done.

We are looking forward for your proposals.

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