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Conference on THE DIALOGICAL SELF (30-9/3-10 2010)
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The deadline for the call for papers now is the 31 March 2010.
The deadline for the call for papers now is the 31 March 2010.
The concept of the dialogical self is a new development in psychology which combines the work of theorists such as Bakhtin and James with the latest developments in cultural, cognitive and social psychology and in psychotherapy. This new approach is closely related to narrative psychology, constructivism, and cultural psychology, but the focus is upon the multivoiced self. According to the concept of the dialogical self, the individual self is social in origin and dialogical in function. The self reflects and appropriates the voices of society and significant others, and within the functioning of the self we consider these voices in dialogue.
Exploration of the dialogical self has a broad scope, ranging from literary sciences to brain research and from empirical psychology to psychotherapy practice. It brings together different fields of psychology, such as personality, developmental, social, and clinical psychology. Across these diverse fields, the concept of the dialogical self provides an interdisciplinary platform for innovative research, theory and practice.
Central topics of interest include: self and identity, culture and self, globalization, social power and dominance, self and emotions, dialogue and linguistics, reconstruction of self-narratives in psychotherapy, dialogue and development.
For more information on current topics in the field, we advise consulting one of the recent special issues on the Dialogical Self: Culture & Psychology (vol.7, 3, 2001), Theory & Psychology (vol.12, 2, 2002), Journal of Constructivist Psychology (vol.16, 2, 2003) and vol. 21, 3, 2008), Identity (vol.4, 4, 2004), and Counselling Psychology Quarterly (vol.19, 1, 2006).
A recent review of the field can be found in: Hermans, HJM, & Dimaggio, G. (2007). Self, identity, and globalisation in times of uncertainty: A dialogical analysis. Review of General Psychology, March., 11 (1), 31-61.
Dialogical Self Theory: Positioning and Counter-Positioning in a Globalizing Society
Hubert Hermans
Agnieszka Hermans-Konopka
ISBN-13: 9780521765268 (Hardback)
Price: c. £60.00
Cambridge University Press has announced the April, 2010 publication of this new volume at its web site for the UK, Europe & the Middle East. Publication information online can be found here. A flyer with a 20% pre-publication discount (good until 12/31/09) can be accessed here.
Hubert Hermans
Agnieszka Hermans-Konopka
ISBN-13: 9780521765268 (Hardback)
Price: c. £60.00
Cambridge University Press has announced the April, 2010 publication of this new volume at its web site for the UK, Europe & the Middle East. Publication information online can be found here. A flyer with a 20% pre-publication discount (good until 12/31/09) can be accessed here.
Up-to-date articles and discussions can also be found in the International Journal for Dialogical Science (IJDS), which is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, electronic open-access journal.
From the First Conference in Nijmegen, the Netherlands (2000), through the Second Conference in Gent, Belgium (2002), the Third in Warsaw, Poland (2004 ), the Fourth Conference in Braga, Portugal (2006), and the Fifth Conference in Cambridge, UK (2008), these International Conferences in the Dialogical Self have served as exciting meeting places for theoreticians, researchers, psychotherapists and trainers interested in exploring the implications of the dialogical self in their fields of work.
