Response to our conference invitation has been, simply put, excellent.
However, in response to numerous further requests, we have decided to
extend the deadline for the submission of abstracts to February 28,
2001. This, however, is very likely to be the last such extension.
In our next update, we will reveal the keynote speakers who have agree
to come and provide further details on the conference programme.
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(RE)THINKING CARIBBEAN CULTURE
June 4 - 8, 2001
Theme
This conference is an international and interdisciplinary one that will
attempt to both specify and assess the dominant ways in which Caribbean
culture in its various manifestations has historically been
conceptualised. Given that much research on the Caribbean has been
largely empirical in thrust, we are of the view that a conference
devoted to the precise theoretical / philosophical frameworks which
inform the study of particular aspects of Caribbean culture is both
timely and necessary. The old adage that the answers one gets depends
on the nature of the questions posed is one that has arguably not been
sufficiently explored in the region up to now. The overriding question
motivating this conference is, accordingly, the following: how can we
effectively make use in both our research and teaching of concepts such
as ‘race’ or ‘gender’ or ‘class’ or ‘diaspora’ or ‘nation-state’ or
‘realism’ or the ubiquitous ‘identity,’ to cite just a few examples, if
we are not clear in our own minds what exactly these mean for us in this
field? Equally importantly, therefore, where particular orthodoxies may
arguably have become enshrined or even stale or disproved, this
conference will also seek to explore alternative perspectives from which
Caribbean culture might or ought to be rethought.
Although the emphasis will be on the precise theoretical / philosophical
frameworks which inform the study of particular aspects of Caribbean
culture, theoretically self-aware contributions which seek to apply
particular concepts (e.g. close readings of literary or other texts or
discussions of specific historical controversies) are also welcome. It
should be note, too, that the ultimate goal of this conference is the
production of a peer-reviewed collection(s) devoted to the theorisation
of Caribbean culture in its various manifestations which will assemble
the most important contributions.
Panels
The panels presently envisaged include:
Defining Caribbean cultural identity
Diasporas involved in the making of the Caribbean
Africa and the Caribbean
The Caribbean diaspora
The Caribbean nation-state and nationalism
Gender and misogyny in the Caribbean
Sexuality and homophobia in the Caribbean
Ethnicity, race and racism in the Caribbean;
Defining Caribbean cultural studies
Epistemic shifts in the study of Caribbean culture
Caribbean historiography
Caribbean language issues
African philosophy
Caribbean philosophical perspectives
Afro-Caribbean political philosophy
Education in the Caribbean
Religion in the Caribbean
Anglophone Caribbean literatures
Francophone Caribbean literatures
Hispanic Caribbean literatures
Caribbean literary theory
Caribbean theatre
Caribbean film
Caribbean popular culture I: carnival
Caribbean popular culture II: music
Caribbean sports
We are, of course, open to further suggestions for panels.
Plenary Sessions
We will be able to announce shortly the names of the scholars who will
deliver keynote addresses in the following areas:
Caribbean Cultural Identity
Diaspora and Migration
Caribbean Nationalism
Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean
Gender in the Caribbean
Caribbean Historiography
Creole Linguistics
African Philosophy
Afro-Caribbean Political Philosophy
Caribbean Literature
Caribbean Literary Theory
Deadlines and Limits:
Abstracts (300-500 words) due: February 28, 2001;
Completed essays due: April 30, 2001
Participants should note that presentations must not exceed 20 minutes
(5-7 pages single spaced).
Dates: The week of Monday June 4 - Friday June 8, 2001
Venue: Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, Barbados,
West Indies.
For further information and / or to submit proposals, papers, etc.,
Either E-mail Mrs. Grace Franklin at: gfranklin@uwichill.edu.bb
Or check out our website at: http://humanities.uwichill.edu.bb
Or write to Mrs. Franklin at:
The Faculty of Humanities,
University of the West Indies,
Cave Hill Campus,
Barbados,
West Indies.
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