Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
March 15-18, 2012
Rochester, New York
Host Institution: St. John Fisher College
Area: Comparative Languages

Looking at the Past, Defining the Present: Colonial and Postcolonial Identities (Seminar)
The goal of this seminar is to discuss the concept of identity in colonial and postcolonial contexts from comparative perspectives. We seek to explore issues of cross-cultural interactions between colonizer/colonized in different regions during the modern period as they are seen through various lenses: literature, film, cultural studies, art, linguistics, and urban planning. We welcome papers dealing with collective memory, race/ethnicity, transnationalism, hybridity, and immigration.
Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words to
evelyn.scaramella@ manhattan.edu and samira.hassa@manhattan.edu By September 30, 2011.

Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
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A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee with registration)