ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
We invite you to participate in the international, interdisciplinary scientific conference entitled “Respect and Stigma in a Divided Society.” The aim of the conference is to discuss the manifestations, causes and consequences of stigmatization in a divided society, as well as ways to prevent and overcome this phenomenon. We also want to pay equal attention to the issues of respect and recognition, which are not only the opposite of stigma, but also an important condition for the well-being of individuals and communities. Our view will therefore be both negative and positive in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of the studied phenomena and to facilitate the formulation of corrective strategies.
The conference takes place 60 years after the publication of a key book, Erving Goffman’s Stigma. During the following decades, we have witnessed numerous changes in the stigmatization phenomenon, as well as new concepts and interpretations of it. The conference will therefore be a good opportunity not only to look at the current state of affairs, but also the dynamics of change that led to it.
THEMES
We are waiting for abstracts with proposals for papers in the following thematic areas:
- Respect and stigma in public and private life
- Cross-border stigmatization
- Dilemmas pertaining to research on stigma and respect
- Respect and stigma in a contemporary culture
- Anti-stigma potentials of practices involving seniors
- Anti-stigma practices across divides
- Anti-stigma potentials of education and entrepreneurship
Please read the invitations to publications, which we regularly supplement in the PUBLICATIONS tab.