• How did global commodities link producers, intermediaries and consumers, even if the actors involved did not always recognize it?
• How were the meanings ascribed to material and cultural products assimilated, translated, and/or reimagined during transatlantic exchanges?
• What were the social, economic, cultural, and environmental consequences at both ends of the commodity chain?
• To what extent did trade in commodities generate long-term economic development?
• How did science, technology and medicine impact the production, circulation and consumption of material and cultural artifacts?
• How are commodities represented in fictions, films, advertisings and political discourses?
In the spirit of opening dialogue and crossing borders, we welcome submissions from all disciplines on any related topic including, but not restricted to:
Sociology
History
Anthropology
Literary, Film and Cultural Studies
Gender and Women Studies
Rural History and Peasant Politics
Environmental and Urban Studies
Public Health
Regional and Global Studies
Presentation proposals should be 200 to 300 words in length, in either Spanish or English, and should include a cover page with name, academic affiliation, and contact information. Panel proposals will also be considered. Please submit proposals electronically to laconfestony@gmail.com (Maria-Clara Torres).
