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Proposals for scholarly papers concerning death and dying in colonial and early modern Latin America (approximately 1540-1850) are solicited for an edited volume that aims to expand awareness of original scholarship being produced by scholars in Latin America, for a U.S. audience.
We welcome submissions focusing on any topic – cemeteries, deathways, mourning, disease, capital punishment, relics, etc. – that falls within the timeline identified from Latin American scholars of any rank, provided that the research is based on original archival research and has not previously been published elsewhere in English – or prior to 2002 in Spanish. Scholarship that is interdisciplinary in nature and/or which reflects on a wide series of discourses and practices, ranging from medicine, literature, literature, science, anthropology, philosophy, is likewise encouraged.
PROPOSALS: 250-500 word abstract (and full essay if already written), select bibliography, and brief biographical statement, including present institutional affiliation, to both editors via e-mail:
Dr. Miruna Achim, Universidad Autónoma
Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, kimichintli@gmail.com
Dr. Martina Will de Chaparro, Texas Woman’s University, mwill@mail.twu.edu
Please note that since the target audience – and interested publisher – are based in the U.S., all submissions must be in English.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: March 1, 2008. The editors will notify participants of their acceptance via email by April 15, 2008. Completed essays will be due Summer 2008, and will be expected to be 25-35 double-spaced pages in length.
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