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Call for Participation: Representations of Brazil and Shifting Identities, College Art Association, 98th Annual Conference
2010
| Location: | Illinois, United States |
| Conference Date: | 2009-07-07 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-04-02 |
| Announcement ID: |
167960 |
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College Art Association, 98th Annual Conference
2010 Call for Participation
Chicago, Illinois, February 10–13,2010
Session: Representations of Brazil and Shifting Identities
Co-chairs:
Aleca Le Blanc, University of Southern California, aleblanc@usc.edu
Elena Shtromberg, University of Utah, e.shtromberg@utah.edu
Visual representations of brasilidade, or “Brazilianness,” undertaken by both Brazilians and foreigners resist facile categorization. From seventeenth-century Dutch paintings of Brazilian landscapes to recent depictions of Rio de Janeiro in the film Cidade de Deus, representations of Brazil and their attendant aesthetic formats have spoken to shifting perceptions of racial, gender and cultural identities. We invite papers that address the ideology of representation in the Brazilian context from the colonial encounter to contemporary culture. Our panel will explore different models for representing Brazil as well as their ethical, aesthetic, and/or social repercussions. Possible questions include: what do the shifting models of visual representation add to our understanding of Brazilian history? Do we reinforce essentialized traits of Brazilianness through scholarly investigation and inscription of them? Do representations of brasilidade share a visual language with those of other Latin American countries? Presenters are encouraged to engage with discourses surrounding race, gender, nationalism, modernism, under-development and post-colonialism.
Those interested should forward the following materials to both session chairs by May 8, 2009.
1. Completed session participation proposal form, located at the end of this brochure. (see attached)
2. Preliminary abstract of one to two double-spaced, typed pages.
3. Letter explaining speaker’s interest, expertise in the topic, and CAA membership status.
4. CV with home and office mailing addresses, email address, and phone and fax numbers. Include summer address and telephone number, if applicable.
For conference brochure and detailed information, please go to http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/2010CallforParticipation.pdf
or visit http://conference.collegeart.org/2010/ and download the Call for Participation.
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