LLP-CU Conferences and Workshops
LLP-CU Conferences/Workshops
The LLP-CU offers Clark faculty the opportunity to run conferences or workshops in Luxembourg. In order to enhance relations between Clark and Luxembourg, Clark faculty members frequently pair up with contact persons from Luxembourg's academic and professional worlds. Usually, conferences or workshops run from three to four days and involve scholars and professionals from around the world. Frequently, publications emerge from these meetings, as ties among colleagues are deepened.
Conference 2012 proposal guidelines (PDF) - requires faculty login.
From 2005 to 2012 alone, fifteen conferences/workshops will have brought 203 scholars to Luxembourg, scholars from Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Egypt, France, Germany, Guiana in the West Indies, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the USA.
As of 2013, the LLP-CU conducts its workshops/conferences at The Centre de Formation et de Seminaires (CEFOS) in Remich, Luxembourg.
Upcoming Workshops/Conferences:
June 28 to July 1, 2013: "Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for Life - Inspiration for the 21st Century", Professor Paul Ropp, Department of History with co-convener Professor Predrag Cicovacki, The College of The Holy Cross.
Thanks to Mr. Arthur Hoffman, President of The Leir Charitable Foundations, and Ms. Margot Gibis, Vice-President of The Leir Charitable Foundations, a second part of this conference, mainly with participants from North America, will take place from October 14 to October 17, 2013 at The Henry J. Leir Retreat Center in Ridgefield, CT.
July 5 to 8, 2013: "Campaign Finance and the Global Recession", Professor Robert G. Boatright, Department of Political Science.
Planned Workshops/Conferences:
TBD: "Knowledge, Practice and Innovation: The Modern Organization of the Research University", Professor Nancy Budwig, Department of Psychology.
Prior Workshops/Conferences:
March 8 to 11, 2013: "Trauma in British and European Nationalism", Professor Lisa Kasmer, Department of English. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Particpant Awardee was Kulani Panapitiya Dias, English and Psychology Departments.
August 17 to 20, 2012: "Advancing the Psychology of Genocide and Ethnic Conflict: Integrating Social Psychological Theories and Historical Data", Professor Johanna Vollhardt, Department of Psychology. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Particpant Awardee was Lucas Mazur, Psychology Department.
July 22 to 25, 2011: "Global Humanities, Re-envisioned Globally", Professor SunHee Kim Gertz, Department of English. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Particpant Awardee was Johannes Weinreich, English Department.
March 7 to 10, 2011: "Feminist Political Ecology in View of Climate Change and a Broad Range of Environmental Crises", Professor Dianne Rocheleau, Department of Geography. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Particpant Awardee was Callista Perrry, Global Environmental Studies. See Poster.
June 25 to 28, 2010: "Bilingual Education Policy and Minority Languages: Issues for the European Union and the United States", Professor Fern Johnson, Department of English. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Particpant Awardee was Angela Woodmansee, English Department. See Poster.
March 4 to 7, 2010: "Friendship and The Nation: Political Emotions in the 20th Century," Professor Thomas Kuehne, Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Awardee was Lauren Bloomberg, History Department.
The following conferences were conducted before 2009/10:
June 13 to 16, 2008: "Speaking Pictures: Reconstructuring the Visual Meaning of Dramatic Performance" (English) - Professor Virginia Vaughan. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Awardee was Kate Rafey, (English/Theatre Arts).
July 13 to 16, 2007: "Psychology - State of the Art" (Psychology) Professor Michael Bamberg. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Martin Dege (Psychology).
June 22 to 25, 2007: "Dialogues Within Societies: Integration of Psychology and Sociology in the Study of Everyday Lives" (Psychology) Professor Jaan Valsiner. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Dan Dan Wang (Psychology). Picture of conference participants.
August 4 to 7, 2006: "Freedom and Bondage in the Atlantic World" (English) - Professor SunHee Kim Gertz.
June 16 to 19, 2006: "Evolution and Development" (Psychology) - Professor Nick Thompson. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Emily Lescak (Psychology).
May 8 to 9, 2006: "The European Constitution: A Re-examination" (Philosophy) - Professor Gary Overvold.
September 4 to 7, 2005: "European Union Expansion: Land Use Change and Environmental Effects in Rural Areas" (Geography) -Professor Lawrence Lewis.
June 24 to 27, 2005: "The Future of Chinese Gender Studies in Europe, Asia and the United States: Challenges of Publishing Across Disciplines and Continents" (History) - Professor Paul Ropp. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Rebecca Michael (Foreign Languages & Literatures).
June 18 to 21, 2005: "Enigmatic Encounters: Semiotic Theory and the Unknown; Part II" (Psychology/English)- Professors Jaan Valsiner and SunHee Kim Gertz. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Jean-Paul Breaux (English). PUBLICATION: Kim Gertz, SunHee, Jaan Valsiner, Jean-Paul Breaux, eds. Semiotic Rotations: Modes of Meanings in Cultural Worlds. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2007.
February 17 to 19, 2005: "The European Constitution: Challenges & Perspectives" (Philosophy); Part I --Professor Gary Overvold.
October 14 to 16, 2004: "The Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the European Union" (History) - Professor Simon Payaslian. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Narreh Ghazarian (Psychology).
July 3 to 6, 2004: "Enigmatic Encounters: Semiotic Theory and the Unknown; Part "I (Psychology/English) - Professors Jaan Valsiner and SunHee Kim Gertz. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Laura Putnam (English).
Before 2004/2005, the LLP-CU funded conferences/workshops/projects were:
"Job and Career Security in Historical Perspective" (Economics) - Professor John Brown. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to David Gluckman (Economics). PUBLICATION: Mitch, David, John Brown, and Marco H.D. van Leeuwen, eds. Origins of the Modern Career. Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2004.
"Ancient Roman Mosaics: Paths Through the Classical Mind, Part II" (Art/Classics) - Professor SunHee Kim Gertz. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Stacie Swoboda (English). PUBLICATION: Ternes, Charles, ed. Ancient Roman Mosaics: Paths through the classical mind. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Linden, 2002.
"Heuristics and Values: Towards Methodological Integration" (Psychology) -Professors Roger Bibace and Jaan Valsiner. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Talia Lapushin (Psychology).
"Ancient Roman Mosaics: Paths Through the Classical Mind, Part I" (Art/Classics)-Professor SunHee Kim Gertz. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Meagan Dexter (English).
"Refiguring Latin American Cinema in a Global Context" (Film Studies) - Professor Marvin D'Lugo. The Henry J. Leir Student Conference Participation Award was awarded to Maria Amaral (Foreign Languages & Literatures).
"Boy's Emotionality: Between Childhood and Adolescence" (Psychology) - Professor Michael Bamberg. PUBLICATION: Bamberg, Michael, Anna De Fina, and Deborah Schiffrin, eds. Selves and Identities in Narrative Discourse. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2007.
"Feminism, Discourse and Psychology" (Psychology) - Professor Rachel Falmagne.
"Follow-up on Understanding Aids Conference" (Psychology) - Professor Roger Bibace.
"Organizations, Managers, and Design" (Business) - Professor Edward Ottensmeyer.
"Ethnicity and Conflict" - Professor Ortwin Renn. PUBLICATION: Klinke, Andreas, Ortwin Renn, and Jean-Paul Lehners, eds. Ethnic Conflicts and Civil Society: Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Company, 1997.
"Feeling and Knowing" (Psychology) - Professor James Laird.
"Russian Military Conversion Workshop" (COPACE) - Tom Massey, Dean of Continuing Education.
"Technology and the Composer" (Music) - Professor Linda Dusman.
"Documentary Dimensions in Film" (Film Studies) - Professor Dana Benelli.
"Roman Religions in Gallia Belgica and the Germaniae" (Ancient Civilization) - Professor Paul Burke.
"Weimar Cinema" (Film Studies) - Professor Walter Schatzberg. PUBLICATION: Schatzberg, Walter, and Uli Jung. Filmkultur zur Zeit der Weimarer Republik. Muenchen: K.G. Saur, 1992.
"Women, Politics and Public Voice in the New Europe" (Government) - Professor Rachel Falmagne.
PROJECT: "Exchange of High School Teachers from Worcester and Luxembourg City" (Education).
"Understanding AIDS" (Psychology) - Professor Roger Bibace.
"Responsibilities in the Transfer of Hazardous Technologies Environmental Studies" (Environmental Studies) - Professor Ortwin Renn.