When: |
14 Mar through 14 Mar 2020 | |
CFP Deadline: |
30 |
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Where: |
London, United Kingdom | |
Website URL: |
https://illumination.lcir.co.uk | |
Sponsoring organization: |
London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research | |
Categories: |
Arts & Humanities - Art History |
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Event description:
The origin myths of multiple cultures describe a primordial order of life which emerges from the subterranean world into an upper world of light and growth. In recent eras, light has come to serve as a metaphor for learning and technological advancement. The term “enlightenment” continues to portray humankind as both the embodiment of spiritual growth and an historic era in which science and the humanities grew intertwined. Like moths, we are drawn to the light—everything from the sun to gilded manuscripts to the screens of our own computers. This conference examines the way light has and continues to reveal significant aspects of the human condition.
Papers are invited on topics related, but not limited, to:
Biographical or Personal Transformation as Reflected in Literature, Music, Visual Arts, Dance, or Theatre
Light in Art
Epiphany as Mental Process
Light as Mythological Context in Literature and the Visual or Performing Arts
Light and Technological Art Processes Such a...
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