XVI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LATIN AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES

[John F. Schwaller]

From: Galen Brokaw <brokaw at buffalo.edu>
Date: October 1, 2002

XVI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
LATIN AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES

Buenos Aires, Argentina
July 9-12, 2003

Keynote Address: Frank Salomon

Sponsored by:

LAILA/ALILA
(Latin American Indian Literatures Association/Asociación de Literaturas

Indígenas Latinoamericanas)
Centro Argentino de Etnología Americana - Consejo Nacional de
Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Area Transdepartamental de Folklore - Instituto Universitario Nacional
del Arte

The coordinating committee of the XVI International Symposium of Latin
American Indian Literatures calls for proposals for panels and
individual presenters that will be accepted until October 30, 2002. All
papers can be considered for publication. Send proposals (of 150 words
in English, Spanish or Portuguese) by traditional or electronic mail (MS

Word format) or fax, to one of the following individuals:

Anatilde Idoyaga Molina
Coordinadora L.A./Europa:
XVI Simposio Internacional 2002 LAILA/ALILA
Centro Argentino de Etnología Americana
Avenida de Mayo 1437 1 "A" (1085)
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel/Fax: (54-11) 381-1821
caea at sinectis.com.ar

James Barnhart-Park
U.S. Coordinator:
2003 XVI Internacional Symposium LAILA/ALILA
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104
Tel: (484) 664-3349
Fax: (484) 664-3536
jbarnhart at muhlenberg.edu

Presentations must not exceed 20 minutes. All topics must relate to
indigenous literatures. Some suggested topics include: orality, memory,
myth, rituals, history, narrative and identity, chronicles and codices
as narrative, indigenista literature, cosmology, natural and spiritual
medicinal practices, African-Indigeneous traditions, mysticism,
religious syncretism, archaeology, and the arts. Acceptance letters will

be sent out starting December 15. On separate sheet include name,
institutional affiliation and position, traditional and e-mail
addresses, telephone and fax numbers. A personal check (drawn on a U.S.
bank) or Travelers Checks (Visa/American Express) for the individual
Registration fee ($80 U.S./Europe; $60 Latin America/other  - $15 for
students and non-presenters), and another for the annual Association
dues ($80 U.S./Europe; $35 Latin America/other - $10 for students and
non-presenters) payable to LAILA/ALILA, must accompany your proposal.
Information on lodging and transportation will accompany letter of
notification.
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