Dear Members
Happy New Year!
I wanted to remind you that we have a call for papers out for the July 2001
Society for Caribbean Studies Conference. Details of the deadline and
address to send abstracts to are given below.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is JANUARY 15.
Please ensure you have sent us your abstract by this deadline as the
Committee will meet to decide on the programme a week after.
For further details on the conference please consult our website which can
be found at : http://www.scsonline.freeserve.co.uk/carib.htm
Details for Abstract Submission
The society seeks one page abstracts for research papers on the Hispanic,
Francophone, Dutch and Anglo-Caribbean and its Diaspora
Please send your abstracts by January 15th, 2001 by post or by email to
Dr Roiyah Saltus-Blackwood
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
28 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DS
0207 862 8816
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PROVISIONAL PANELS
Transformations in Caribbean History New Wine in Old Bottles:
Literary Experiment and Tradition
Visual Arts and Material Culture
The Impact of Return Migration on Caribbean Society in the Region and the
Diaspora
Dilemmas, Complexities and Anxieties: Methodological Approaches in Caribbean
Research
Sporting Moments: The Importance of Play, Leisure and Competition in the
Caribbean
Chronic Health Problems among Caribbean People: Nature or Nurture?
Politics and Economics in the Caribbean: The Impact of Globalisation
Tourism, Hedonism, and its Effects on the Caribbean Region
Postgraduate Panel *
We also welcome papers or panel proposals that fall outsde the above list of
topics.
BURSARIES AND PRIZES:
Postgraduate presenters to the UK conference are eligible to apply for a
Society bursary for conference fees. Please state if you wish to be
considered when submitting your abstract.
Arts researchers/practitioners from the Caribbean are eligible to apply for
a travel and conference fee bursary. See BRIDGET JONES TRAVEL BURSARY
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THE DAVID NICHOLLS MEMORIAL PRIZE <canicholls.htm> will be awarded to a
Postgraduate at the 2001 conference.
THE DAVID NICHOLLS MEMORIAL TRUST <canicholls.htm> invite applications for a
research bursary.
For further information on bursaries, registration and accommodation, or if
you have any other questions, please contact:
Dr Sandra Courtman, Chair of the Society, 0121 414 5683,
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Dr. Amanda Sives
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
28 Russell Square
London, WC1B 5DS
Tel: +44 0207-862-8865
Fax: +44 0207-862-8820
Website: http://www.sas.ac.uk/commonwealthstudies/
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