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Panopticon: Surveillance, Suspicion, FearThe College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania is requesting proposals/abstracts for its fourth international conference, to be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016. The conference theme is “Panopticon: Surveillance, Suspicion, Fear.”Abstract deadline extended to: January 15, 2016.Keynote Speaker:  J.K. Van Dover, Winner of the 2015 George N. Dove Award for Mystery,Detective &#38; Crime Fiction StudyWith the advent of WikiLeaks and its disturbing revelations about the systematic and global surveillance conducted by the United States, Surveillance, Suspicion and Fear  have permeated the public sphere in an unpreceded manner, spread to everyday life, and affected popular culture, fiction, society, communities, and politics. This interdisciplinary conference will examine the reality and representations of Fear, Suspicion and Surveillance in the social and natural sciences, mass media, pedagogy, visual arts, literature and popular culture.&#160;All academic disciplines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences are welcome.  Topics include but are not limited to:Discipline, crime and punishment,Spy fiction, drama, mystery, detective &#38; crime fictionRepresentations of fear in cinema, television, theater, the news media and the creative artsTrust, mistrust, privacy, voyeurismFear, insecurityTruth, deception, and (ab)use of powerPanopticism, surveillance and social controlPhobias, suspicion and paranoiaTechnology of surveillance (cameras, cyber surveillance, facial recognition systems, etc.)Closed Circuit Television and Social ControlWhistle blowers; undercover operationsMarketing fear and surveillancePolitics of fear, anniversaries, memorials, political discourse, media, filmsThe bad guy, the villain, Big BrotherFoucault and panopticismExperience of fear, surveillance and terrorCase studies in anthropology, criminal justice, history, sociology, philosophy, psychology, gender studies, postcolonial studies, psychiatry, etc.Proposals/abstracts should be no more than 200 words. Please include with your abstract a short biographical note (name, work affiliation, publications, etc.), the title of the proposal, and your full contact information (e-mail, address, and phone number). Submission deadline: January 15, 2016. Please send your proposal to Abbes Maazaoui, at maazaoui@lincoln.edu.A revised version of selected papers will be considered for publication in the fourth issue of the refereed Lincoln Humanities Journal (LHJ).Responsable :Abbes Maazaouiurl de référencehttp://www.lincoln.edu/humanitiesconference/adresseLincoln University, PA, USA