FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

BEYOND SLAVERY IN THE IBERIAN ATLANTIC

13-15 September 2007
The University of Liverpool / National Museums Liverpool
Liverpool, UK

¡¥Beyond Slavery in the Iberian Atlantic¡¦ invites scholars to assess the place of Iberian communities, cultures and networks within Slavery and Migration studies. We do not take the concept of an ¡¥Iberian Atlantic¡¦ simply as granted. We want to query whether the ¡¥Iberian Atlantic¡¦ recommends itself as a research paradigm for the exploration of the flows of ideas, the use of spaces, communities and networks in the Atlantic. We are interested in the views of scholars from different disciplines and traditions, whether or not they are working within Iberian Studies in the widest sense.
We especially invite proposals that address (but are not limited to) the following issues:
„« How might research into specific Iberian experiences of the Atlantic ¡V whether cultural, historical, political, social or economic ¡V contribute to, confirm, or challenge the hegemonic narratives of Slavery and Migration Studies?
„« How are slavery and migration memorialised in the Iberian Atlantic? How does this relate to attempts to interpret the history of slavery and migration elsewhere in the Atlantic?
„« How does the notion of Iberian Atlantic Slavery and Migration ¡¥communicate¡¦ with notions of a Basque, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish as well as British, French, North American or Dutch Atlantics? How can it be situated within the context of post-colonial studies?
¡¥Beyond Slavery in the Iberian Atlantic¡¦ is jointly organized by the Centre for the Study of International Slavery and the Rethinking the Iberian Atlantic Project. This is the second in a series of conferences and workshops welcoming scholars keen to take part in ¡¥Rethinking the Iberian Atlantic¡¦.

Proposals for papers should include a title, an abstract of about 300 words, and your full contact details (including your e-mail address). We warmly encourage postgraduate submissions. Please send proposals, by 14 February 2007, to either of the following:

Dr Dmitri van den Bersselaar
School of History, University of Liverpool, 9 Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7WZ, UK
dvdb@liv.ac.uk

Dr Harald E. Braun
School of History, University of Liverpool, 9 Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7WZ, UK
h.e.braun@liv.ac.uk