Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies

Silence and Ideology: The Role of the Unspoken in Political Thought and Practice

Location
C14 Monica Partridge Building (University Park)
Date(s)
Thursday 22nd June 2023 (10:00-18:00)
Registration URL
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silence-and-ideology-annual-crispijpi-conference-tickets-660321127267?aff=oddtdtcreator
Description

The Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies (CRISPI) is collaborating with the Journal of Political Ideologies to host the annual CRISPI conference 'Silence and Ideology: The Role of the Unspoken in Political Thought and Practice'.

Conference programme: 

10-10.30am: Coffee

10.30-11am: Welcome and introduction

Maiken Umbach (Nottingham) and Mathew Humphrey (Nottingham)

 

11-11.30am: Opening remarks

Michael Freeden (Mansfield, Oxford): ‘Introducing silence into the (political) conversation’

 

11.30am-1pm: Panel 1 ‘Challenges to silence: meaning, rhetoric, betrayal’

Chair: Hugo Drochon (Nottingham)

Mathew Humphrey (Nottingham): ‘Silence, loyalty, and betrayal’

Eloise Harding (Southampton): ‘Performative silence and rhetorical lacunae: Match of the Day as a case study of politicised non-content’

Marius Ostrowski (EUI): ‘Filling the void: meaning, meaninglessness, and ideological narrative’

 

1-2pm: Lunch

 

2-3.30pm: Panel 2: ‘The constitution of silence: representation, technology and the event

Chair: Mathew Humphrey (Nottingham)

Monica Brito Vieira (York): ‘Silence, representation and presence’

Sean Fleming (Nottingham): ‘Silence and anti-tech ideologies’

Per Rolandsson (Nottingham): ‘Breaking the chatter: silence and the modernist event’

 

3.30-4pm: Coffee

 

4-5.30pm: Panel 3 ‘The unspoken in politics: minorities, antisemitism and conspiracy theories’

Chair: Mathew Humphrey (Nottingham)

Diana Popescu (Nottingham): ‘From speaking as equals to listening as equals: silence and the deliberative audience’

Maiken Umbach (Nottingham): ‘The silence of the past: antisemitism and the lessons of history’

Hugo Drochon (Nottingham): ‘Are conspiracy theories ideologies?’

 

5.30-6pm: Closing discussion with Michael Freeden

 

6pm: Drinks at the Orchard Hotel (University Park)

 

Please register for this event.

Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies

School of Politics and International Relations
Law and Social Sciences building
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

hugo.drochon@nottingham.ac.uk