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34th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN STUDIES 

 

University of Southampton

Wednesday 7th July - Friday 9th July 2010

 

Please note, the deadline for the submission of abstracts and for applications for the Bridget Jones Award is the 15th January 2010.  

 

The Society for Caribbean Studies invites submissions of one-page abstracts and a short CV for research papers on the Hispanic, Francophone, Dutch and Anglophone Caribbean, and on Caribbean diasporas.  Papers are welcomed from all disciplines and can address the themes outlined below. We also welcome abstracts for papers or for full panel proposals that fall outside this list of topics. Those selected for the conference will be invited to give a 20-minute presentation and will be offered the opportunity to publish their work as part of the Society's online series of papers.

 

PROVISIONAL PANELS

Maritime Studies 

Archaeology and Material Culture

Ports of Arrival

Pedagogy and Education

The Windrush Generation

Intra-Caribbean Migration

Caribbean Popular Music

Performance

Regional Integration and the Future of Caricom

Oral History

Nature-Society Relations

 

To submit an abstract online, please consult the Society website: www.caribbeanstudies.org.uk <https://elearn.ntu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.caribbeanstudies.org.uk/>  

 

The Society will provide a limited number of Postgraduate Bursaries for presenters to assist with registration and accommodation costs. Postgraduate researchers should indicate that they are seeking a bursary when submitting their abstract, but please note that travel costs cannot be funded.  Arts researchers or practitioners living and working in the Caribbean are eligible to apply for the Bridget Jones Award, the deadline for which is also 15th January, 2010. 

 

For further queries, or alternative methods of abstract submission, contact Lorna Burns ([log in to unmask]). For more information on the Bridget Jones Award, contact Kate Quinn ([log in to unmask] ) or visit the Society website.

 
 

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