Type and Typology in Cultural Histories

'The Barbarian. The Noble Savage. The Wildman. The Native Belle. The Flaneur. The Dandy. The Bohemian. The Fallen Woman. The Bushman. The Cowboy. The Gibson Girl. The New Woman. The Digger. The Combo. The Business Girl. The Spinster. The Flapper. The Screen-Struck Girl. The Idiot Savant. The Beatnik. The Sharpie. The Emo. The Bogan. The Metrosexual. The Jock. The Chardonnay Socialist. The Lipstick Lesbian. The Yummy Mummy. The Tree-Hugger, The Flat-Earther. The Happy-Clapper.
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Types recur in scholarly research yet no field of analysis has yet made an attempt to understand their occurrence, their linguistic function, their political effects, or their implications for methodologies across the disciplines. This one day symposium proposes to commence the study of typology. It brings together key thinkers across the humanities to reflect on how types have appeared in their work, what linguistic and socio-political function they perform and what implications they have for their respective methodologies. Discussion will be guided by the questions: Are types a subject position or an identity-effect? Do they embody the complex interface between representation and identity? How do we make the distinction between consensual typing (e.g. Feminist) and imposed typing (e.g. Femocrat). Are types inherent to the performance – and creativity – of identity? Is it dangerous to think about such diverse demagoguery, from ‘Half-Caste’ to ‘Mod’, as performing a comparable linguistic function when they have such incomparable political effects?'

want wish need to go to this but will Australia have me back? temporarily? what a tremendous image/flyer for a conference, they all should be as good. thanks marc for letting me know about this.