Registration is still open for the following workshop, organised by the
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), the
Department of American Studies at Swansea University, and the Centre for
Latin American Studies at Swansea (CLASS).
*Borders and traffic - comparative perspectives on teaching the
Americas*
Date: 17th October 2008
Venue: University of Swansea
Website: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3055
The study of the Americas in UK higher education is often focused either
on North America (usually the USA) or Latin America (usually through the
study of Spanish). This partial focus not only leads to a neglect of
either North or South America, but often leads to the exclusion of
certain geographical areas of the Americas including Canada, Brazil and
the Caribbean, as well as certain disciplines. This workshop, organised
jointly by the Subject Centre, Swansea University's Department of
American Studies and the Centre for Latin American Studies at Swansea
(CLASS), aims to explore current practice and potential opportunities
for comparative and interdisciplinary teaching across the Americas at
both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Registration is now open and a programme may be viewed on the workshop
website: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3055
Please feel free to circulate this announcement widely.
Dr John Canning
Academic Coordinator
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 4814
Fax: +44 (0) 23 8059 4815
Borders and Traffic: Comparative Perspectives on Teaching the Americas,
17 October 2008, Swansea
http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3055
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