From: "Paula Leishman" <paula-AT-leishman-associates.com.au>
Subject: COLON IALISM AND ITS AFTERMATH - DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS EXTENDED
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:22:01 +1100


Last chance to submit your abstract for the Colonialism and Its
Aftermath Conference.
 
Deadline extended until Sunday 18 January 2003. We've received over 45
abstracts to date from all over the world. This conference is shaping up
to be significant to members of this community.  Make sure you're part
of it.
 
Beginning on Wednesday 23 June 2004, and concludes on Friday 25th June.
The venue is the University of Tasmania, Hobart.
 
Come to Tasmania in the winter, it's a wonderful destination.
 
Keynote speakers already secured are:-
 
Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago; Australian National
University
 
Nicolas Rothwell, Journalist and author of Wings of the Kite-hawk: A
Journey Into the Heart of Australia
 
Professor Helen Tiffin (Canadian Research Chair at Queens University and
co-author of The Empire Writes Back, Key Terms in Postcolonial Studies.
 
Papers on the following topics will be welcomed:
 
.                    Colonialism's culture and its postcolonial
aftermath 
.                    Imperial networks of influence, ideas, and
individuals 
.                    Colonial anthropology and its aftermath 
.                    Ecology and environment in colonial and
postcolonial contexts 
.                    Colonial and postcolonial governance 
.                    Convictism, slavery, and human trafficking 
.                    Histories and historiographies of empires,
colonies, and colonial phenomena 
.                    Contested histories, contested sites 
.                    Colonial archives and their postcolonial deployment

.                    Colonial heritage and heritage studies 
.                    Indigenous histories of colonialism and its
aftermath 
.                    Colonial and postcolonial cultural geographies 
.                    Colonial cities and postcolonial architecture 
.                    Literary representations of colonialism and
postcolonialism 
.                    Migration, diaspora, and dispersal 
.                    Postcolonial cultural studies 
.                    Colonial and postcolonial art and criticism 
 
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
250 word abstracts should be submitted using the online submission form
no later than 18 January, 2003. 
Papers will be 20 minutes in duration. Papers will be fully
peer-refereed, and letters of invitation will be sent for funding
purposes. We anticipate that a publication will arise from the
conference papers.
Submit your abstract on line at:
http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/colonialism/
 
Note, the web site is best viewed with Internet Explorer software
(Netscape Navigator users won't be able to access the online forms). If
you have any difficulties, please contact us direct on
<mailto:colonialism-AT-leisman-associates.com.au>
colonialism-AT-leishman-associates.com.au
 
 
Contributing Chairs
The committee is also seeking interest from Contributing Chairs for
panel discussions. If you would like to be considered, please email your
area of interest, together with contact details to:
colonialism-AT-leishman-associates.com.au
 
 
Registration Information
 
The on-line registration form will be available in January 2004. You
will be able to register and pay online, or alternatively download a pdf
of the conference registration brochure and forward cheque, credit card
details or money order.
 
Registration fees are
$330 - Full Registration
$220 - Student/ Post Graduate / Retired Academic Registration
$125 - Day Registration
Fees do not include social activities
 
Contact Information
Conference Managers - Leishman Associates, 113 Harrington Street, Hobart
TAS 7000
T: 03 6234 7844, F: 03 6234 5958 email:
<mailto:colonialism-AT-leisman-associates.com.au>
colonialism-AT-leishman-associates.com.au
 
Conference Chair: Dr Anna Johnston
Conference Committee: Dr Mitchell Rolls, Dr Pam Allen
 
 
Paula Leishman
Leishman Associates
Conference & Event Management
113 Harrington Street Hobart 7000
Telephone: (03) 6234 7844
Facsimile: (03) 6234 5958
 


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