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Juliet Mitchell is Professor Psychoanalysis and Gender Studies and Head of Department in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge. She is a Full Member of the International Psychoanalytic Society. Her books include: Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria and the Effects of Sibling Relations on the Human Condition; Psychoanalysis and Feminism and Women’s Estate; and Women: The Longest Revolution. Her latest book, Siblings, was published by Polity Press in October 2003. Juliet Mitchell is married to anthropologist Jack Goody and has one daughter and five step-children. She lives in Cambridge, U.K.
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Anthropologist and Professor Sir John (Jack) Rankine Goody has been a fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge since 1961. He received his knighthood in 2005, the same year he was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US. He started his career as an anthropologist with fieldwork in an African village, where he became a friend of the ancestors. Since then Professor Goody has opened up several new fields of study tackling themes as diverse as the impact of writing on societies, cooking, the culture of flowers, the family, feminism and the contrast between eastern and western cultures. Now in his 80s and officially retired, he continues to write and study, giving seminars and speaking at conferences with a mixture of spontaneity and brilliance which captivates and inspires his audience.
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We are pleased to announce the 2010 Social Sciences Conference Dinner at Peterhouse College is now available for registration. 
The dining hall at Peterhouse was completed in 1290 and, in continuous use by Fellows and students for over 700 years, is the oldest collegiate building in Cambridge, making it a unique venue for all occasions.
While the structure is medieval, the interior was redesigned in the late 19th century, with dark panelling and Masters’ portraits, a minstrel’s gallery and William Morris stained glass, stencilling and tiles combining to create a dramatic back-drop for grand dinners.
Dinner will begin at 19:00 (7:00 pm). Seating is limited to 100 people, so please register early for this special evening.
We are pleased to announce that 2010 Social Sciences Tours are now available for registration.
A Tour of Cambridge on Foot and by Punt - Sunday, 1 August - 18:30 (6:30 pm)
The guide will meet you at Murray Edwards College and take you on a walking tour through the historic streets of Cambridge, followed by a river trip in chauffeured punts along the Backs. At the end you can either walk back to college with the guide, or stay on in town at one of the historic hostelries.
Length of tour approx. 2 hours
Evening Coach Tour of Cambridge Including Pub Stop - Monday, 2 August -18:30 (6:30 pm)
The tour will start from Murray Edwards College. You will be escorted on the coach by a guide who will entertain you with fascinating information about Cambridge and the surrounding region. In the historic village of Grantchester, famed for its connection with Rupert Brooke the poet and Jeffrey Archer the author, you will stop for a drink at the historic thatch-roofed pub, the Red Lion.
Length of tour approx 2.5 hours.
Ghost Tour of Cambridge - Wednesday, 4 August - 18:30 (6:30 pm)
The guide will take you on a walking tour of haunted Cambridge and regale you with tales of ghosts and strange happenings.
Length of tour 1.5 hours.
Walking Tour of Cambridge - Wednesday, 4 August - 18:30 (6:30 pm)
This tour will take you to different parts of Cambridge from those you may have seen if you went on the Sunday walking and punting tour. Narrow streets and quaint houses, colleges and university buildings abound.
Length of tour 1.5 hours.
Literary Tour of Cambridge - Wednesday, 4 August - 18:30 (6:30 pm)
This tour will introduce you to the Literary side of Cambridge. Wordsworth, Pepys, Byron and Tennyson are just a few of the many famous names emanating from both University and town. Both ancient and modern authors, you will hear about them, see where they worked and what inspired them.
Length of tour 1.5 hours.
For more information please visit the conference web-site.
Stay on-site and book your accommodations for the conference at Murray Edwards College. You may book your reservation during registration or through the conference secretariat .
Fifth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
2-5 August 2010
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
www.SocialSciencesConference.com
Plenary Speakers
http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/plenary-speakers/
- Rom Harre, Distinguished Research Professor, Psychology Department, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
- Juliet Mitchell, Professor, Department in Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Energy Cultures Team: Dr. Janet Stephenson, Professor Rob Lawson, Professor Gerry Carrington, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Jack Goody, Fellow, St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
- Patrick Baert, Fellow, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Call for Papers
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/call-for-papers/#ppt. To submit a proposal, see: http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/call-for-papers/. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.
Registration
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2010 Social Sciences Conference, see: http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/register/.
Themes
Energy Cultures brings together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers in a 3 year project on household energy behaviours based at Otago University, New Zealand. 
The ‘Energy Cultures’ research programme applies a novel combination of complementary social science methods to improve understanding of the drivers of household energy behaviours, and to deliver an effective strategy to achieve more energy-efficient behaviours.
Our disciplinary backgrounds include physics/engineering, economics, marketing, sociology/human geography and law. Prof Lawson, Dr Stephenson and Prof Carrington will co-present at the plenary.
Rom Harré, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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Rom Harré was for many years the University Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at Oxford and Fellow of Linacre College. Currently he is Distinguished Research Professor in the Psychology Department of Georgetown University in Washington DC, teaching there in the Spring Semester. He combines this with the post of Director of the Centre for Philosophy of the Natural and Social sciences at the London School of Economics. He began his career in mathematics and physics, turning later to the foundations of psychology. More…
Accommodation for the 2009 Social Science Conference in Athens, Greece may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.
2-5 August 2010
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/
Gerassimos Kouzelis, Professor of Philosophy of Science and Sociology of Knowledge; Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Greek-German Relations, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Alexandros-Andreas Kyrtsis , Professor of Sociology, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Massimo Leone, Research Professor of Semiotics and Cultural Semiotics, Department of Philosophy, University of Torino, Italy
Mary Kalantzis, Dean of the College of Education, Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana, USA.
Joleen Steyn-Kotze, Professor of Political Science, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; winner of the International Award for Excellence in the area of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences awarded by the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences.
Thomas Bley, Professor, Design Studies, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Kyrkos Doxiadis, Associate Professor, Social Theory with special reference to Communication; Director, Social Theory and Sociology, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
8-11 July 2009
University of Athens, Greece
www.SocialSciencesConference.com