The 27th Annual Conference of the
Society for Caribbean Studies
Bristol University, UK
Monday 7th - Wednesday 9th July, 2003
The society seeks one-page abstracts, accompanied by a one-page CV, by January 10th 2003 for research papers on the Hispanic, Francophone, Dutch and Anglo-Caribbean, and Caribbean disaporas. Papers can address the following themes, but 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 papers and offered the opportunity to publish their full papers on the society's web site.
PROVISIONAL PANELS
Visual Culture, Performance, and Media
The 'Other' Migrations: Diversity in Caribbean Migration
The Caribbean in Atlantic Context
The Bristol Connection: A Roundtable
Caribbean Histories: Colonial and Postcolonial
Caribbean Urban Geographies: City Spaces
Representations of the Caribbean in the Metropolitan Imagination
Education in the Caribbean Context
Power in Research: Colour, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Nation
Alternative and Minority Sexualities in the Caribbean: Histories, Cultures, Identities
Caribbean Genders: Masculinities, Femininities, and Spaces In-Between
The Caribbean and Tourism
Literature
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/ practioners living and working in the Caribbean are eligible to apply for the Bridget Jones Travel Bursary.
Please send abstracts to, or seek further general information from, the Chair of the SCS, Diana Paton. For more information on the Bridget Jones Travel Bursary, contact Leon Wainwright.
Dr Diana Paton
School of Historical Studies
University of Newcastle
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU, UK
Diana.paton@ncl.ac.uk
Leon Wainwright
History of Art
School of Cultural and Community Studies
University of Sussex
Essex House, Falmer
Brighton BN1 9RH