|
We invite paper abstracts on nation and identity in English literatures. We encourage interdisciplinary perspectives; topics may include, but are not limited to:
identity crisis, hybrid identities, the construction of national identities, nation/identity concepts in multiethnic countries, cultural identities, gender intersection with nation and identity, media representation of nation and identity, race, class gender interact in the process of nation and/or identity formation, nation and identity concepts in the Americas/Australia, the role of State in constructing a national identity, searching for identity in history, exploring the past: the beginning of a nation, forefathers and the understanding of national character, historical novels and the illumination of national traditions, reconstructing epochs in the nation’s history through fiction / romance, enthusiasm and shame regarding the past, the British Empire: overseas expansion and conflict, jingoism and rivalry between imperial nations, masculinity and patriotism: fighting for the nation’s cause, British races challenged by the struggle for imperial might
Please send your abstract by e-mail or fax, of max. 200 words, in English or Spanish with personal and affiliation data to the conference organizing committee before 1- MAY - 2006. Proposals may be individual presentations or collective panels that relate to the overall conference theme. Proposals for papers/panels may be either in Spanish or English and should be a maximum of 20 minutes in length.
|
