The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 30th Annual Conference of
the Society for Caribbean Studies has been extended to Friday 13
January. Please see below for further details.
Best wishes. Christer Petley
The 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies at The
National Archives, Kew, UK
Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th July 2006
The Society seeks one-page abstracts, accompanied by a one-page CV, 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.
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
([log in to unmask]) or Diana Paton ([log in to unmask]).
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