From: L.J.Connell-AT-sussex.ac.uk (Liam Connell) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 11:33:39 GMT Subject: Call for Papers (fwd) NEW DIRECTIONS: POSTCOLONIALISM, HISTORIES AND IDENTITIES A Two Day Multidisciplinary Conference 22-23 September 1997 Departments of English and American Studies and Culture and Community Studies, University of Sussex. _CALL FOR PAPERS_ This major conference seeks to examine the possible futures for post-colonial theories and practices. What directions are possible with the field? Wher are we now with respect to contemporary configurations of hybridity, cultural difference and diasporic identity foramtions? How do the concepts of nationhood, globalization and neocolonialism transform ideas of cultural identity? How important is the historical legacy of imperialism and colonialism to our understanding of post-coloniality? How do issues of race, class and gender inflect the future of post-colonialism as an area of study? The conference will bring together both established academics and post-graduates at an international level, as well as those involved in cultural production; film-makers, artists and writers to discuss issues central to their work. The organizers welcome proposals for papers >from any discipline within the humanities on the following themes and related areas. History and the Post-colonial Colonialism, Race and Sexuality Marxism and Post-colonialism Comparitive Colonialisms The Politics of Migration and Diaspora 18C and 19C Anti-Colonialism Space, Location and Travel Visual Cultures Neocolonialism and Globalization A *200 word abstract* should be sent by *31 March 1997* to: Carole Sweeney, Department of English and American Studies or Anita Rupprecht, Department of Community and Culture Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9QN, United Kingdom. Fax No. (01273) 678644. Proposers will be notified in late April 1997. *Requests for further information should be sent to the above address or via e-mail, A.J.Rupprecht-AT-sussex.ac.uk, or C.Sweeney-AT-sussex.ac.uk. --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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