Dear all

This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting abstracts for the
the 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies is 6
January 2006.  Please see below for details.

With best wishes for a happy new year to you all.

Diana Paton
SCS Chair

The 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies
The National Archives, Kew, UK 
Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th July 2006

The Society seeks one-page abstracts, accompanied by a one-page CV, by
January 6th 2006 for research papers on the Hispanic, Francophone, Dutch
and Anglophone Caribbean, and on Caribbean disaporas.  Papers are
welcomed from all disciplines and can address the following themes. We
also welcome abstracts for papers or full panel proposals that fall
outside the list of topics below. Authors of papers selected for the
conference will be invited to give 20 minute presentations of their work
and offered the opportunity to publish their full papers on the
society's web site. 

PROVISIONAL PANELS 
  
The transition to freedom in the Caribbean 
Development in the twenty-first century 
Religion and spirituality 
Children and the family 
Education 
Caribbean labour 
Caribbean migrations and mobilities 
The Caribbean in world politics 
Intra Caribbean relations 
Archival records and methods 
Literature, performance and visual culture 
Landscape, botany and horticulture 
Resource management and the environment 
Food and cuisine 
Caribbean archaeology 
Gendered and ethnic identities 

The Society will provide a limited number of bursaries to postgraduate
presenters, which will contribute to registration and accommodation
costs, but not travel costs. Postgraduate presenters should indicate
that they are seeking a bursary when they submit their abstracts.   Arts
researchers/practitioners living and working in the Caribbean are
eligible to apply for the Bridget Jones Travel Bursary, the deadline for
which is 15 December 2005. 

To submit an abstract, visit our website
http://www.scsonline.freeserve.co.uk/carib.htm

Or click here ... 

http://www.conferences.gellius.net/paper_submit.php?course_run_id=3 

If you have a problem or question, or for alternative methods of
abstract submission, please contact Christer Petley or Diana Paton
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For more information on the Bridget Jones Travel Bursary, contact Lynne
Macedo. 

Christer Petley 
School of Cultural Studies 
Leeds Metropolitan University 
Leeds 
LS1 3HE 
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Lynne Macedo 
Centre for Caribbean Studies 
University of Warwick 
Coventry 
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