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Call for Academic Papers: Intersections in the Americas
With support of the Institute of the Americas and the UCL Doctoral School, we are pleased to present the 4t h Annual Conference of the Americas Research Network, which will be hosted under the theme of Intersections in the Americas at UCL, Institute of the Americas from 3-4 May, 2018. We are also very pleased to announce our three Keynote Speakers: Dr Kate Quinn (University College London), Dr Jelke Boesten (Kingˇ¦s College London), Dr Althea Legal-Miller (Canterbury Christ Church University).
The Americas Research Network welcomes proposals on any aspect of
the Americas, as well as those relating to the conference theme of Intersections in the Americas, covering a range of periods and regions in the hemisphere. Papers of an interdisciplinary nature are particularly welcome and we invite current postgraduate students and early career researchers alike to apply.
The conferenceˇ¦s guiding theme this year draws on contemporary issues of division in the geopolitical, societal and domestic spheres. Today the need to interrogate the concept of intersections between peoples, nations, cultures, ideologies and historical periods is increasingly clear. The relevance of intersections to the Americas can be read in terms of climate change, development, security and growing political tensions. A paper might explore the meeting point between cultures, geopolitical players, the junction between modernity and the past, and the intersection between differing political and cultural mentalities in an increasingly polarised world. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to, gender, inequality, modernity and change. While study of intersections has gained prominence thanks to civil rights groups including LGBT, feminist and anti-racism campaigners, we welcome this theme to be used as a metaphor not only for the interconnection between oppressive institutions but also the crossing of paths, the meeting of polarities and the overcoming of dichotomies. We invite submissions that draw on any of these strands of thought.
The committee invites proposals for individual papers of 15 ˇV 20 minutes duration. Each session will include 3-4 papers. We welcome applications for a panel of 3-4 papers. Scholars are not expected to present papers for more than one session.
Proposals should be submitted online to [log in to unmask] by the extended deadline of 4pm on Monday 29th January 2018.
Single paper submissions should submit the following:
* ˇ´ Title of the paper being proposed
* ˇ´ Short abstract of 300-500 words
* ˇ´ Key words to help coordinating committee allocate papers and sessions
* ˇ´ Contact details
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