[EDLING:1051] CFP: Luso-Brazilian and Hispanic Literature, Linguistics and Culture

[Francis M Hult]

> 3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference 
> on Luso-Brazilian and Hispanic Literature, Linguistics and Culture
> Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
> 
> 
> * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * *
> 
> The Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC), Department of Spanish and 
> Portuguese, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana is hosting a conference 
> February 19-20, 2006.  All papers related to Luso-Brazilian and Hispanic 
> literature, linguistics and culture are welcome.  Our suggested topic for this 
> year is 'Peripheries', although any other topic will also be considered to be 
> part of the conference. Research on theoretical and applied linguistics, 
> literature, and culture pertaining to the suggested topics is encouraged.
> 
> Peripheries:
> - Minority Languages and Literatures.
> - Peripheral Identities regarding the nation-state, sexuality, gender, 
> culture, politics, etc. 
> - Peripheral/non-traditional Representations: performance, performative 
> writing, interdisciplinary studies, etc.
> - Geographical Peripheries: City vs. Rural, Local vs. National, First World 
> vs. Third World.
> - Ideological Peripheries: Mass Culture and Counter Culture, Sites of 
> Resistance, History capital 'H' vs. Critical Historicism.
> - Academic Peripheries: Genre Exploration, Unknown texts, Questioning the way 
> we do things within the Academy. 
> 
> Abstract Information: Please submit a 250-300 word abstract with presentation 
> title by December 2, 2006.  Personal information such as name, e-mail 
> address, university address and paper title should be submitted on a separate 
> sheet of paper. Abstracts may be sent via post-mail (1 copy) or e-mail. E-mail 
> attachments must be Microsoft Word documents.
> 
> Paper Information: Papers may be in Spanish, Portuguese or English and should 
> not exceed a presentation time of 20 minutes.  A brief discussion and question 
> session will follow each presentation.
> 
> Submission:
> 
> Post-mail:        GSAC
>                 	Department of Spanish and Portuguese
>                 	Ballantine Hall 848
>                 	1020 East Kirkwood Ave.
>                 	Bloomington, IN 47405
> 
> E-mail:        varreola at indiana.edu or vmoreno at indiana.edu