The second of three international conferences honoring the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s birth, this conference will emphasize the international influence of Garibaldi and the Italian Risorgimento. The first conference was held in in Urbino, Italy (November, 2007) and the third will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil, September 11-13, 2008. Participants in one conference are welcome to participate in the others.

This conference will open Thursday evening April 3 with a public lecture by Lucy Riall, author of Garibaldi: The Invention of a Hero¸followed by the opening of a public exhibit on Garibaldi and the Risorgimento drawn from the rich archives of the Anthony P. Campanella Collection, at the University of South Carolina’s Thomas Cooper Library.

April 4 and 5 will feature scholarly presentations on a variety of topics dealing with Garibaldi Abroad.

Proposals are especially welcome on topics relating to the international influence of Garibaldi and the Risorgimento. The following themes are of special interest:

• nationalism and internationalism
• national unification and independence/secession
• radicalism and the radical tradition
• liberty and emancipation
• war, dictatorship and volunteer armies
• Garibaldi’s influence in the Americas

Proposals and presentations may be in English or Italian. Please send a 300 word proposal and curriculum vitae to: Professor Don H. Doyle: don.doyle@sc.edu by January 15, 2008.

Proposals and presentations may be in English or Italian.

Participants will be expected to cover the expense of their travel to Columbia, South Carolina. Hotel rooms and most meals will be provided by the conference, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors:

• The University of South Carolina , College of Arts and Sciences
• The Department of History, University of South Carolina
• The Richard Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, USC
• The Humanities Council of South Carolina
• The National Italian American Foundation

This conference is a project of ARENA, the Association for Research on Ethnicity and Nationalism in the Americas.