Celtic Popular Culture
October 5, 2002
The Center for Celtic Studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
invites papers for a one-day conference on the theme of the Celtic
influences on popular culture. The conference will be a broad examination
of the everyday life of Celtic societies past and present. This conference
is designed to bring together the academic and the lay scholar in an
exploration of the ways in which a cultural groupšs expression of quotidian
experience survives and thrives through changing times, politics and
geographies. What are the links between popular culture and history,
politics, economics, language, and psychology in the Celtic regions and
those countries influenced by them?
The conference will address such questions as how do Celtic traditions
survive and percolate through to the present? In what ways do the cultures
of Celtic societies differ between and within each other? In a globalizing
world, what is the relevance of maintaining notions of Celtic identity? How
has Celtic popular culture been transformed in its encounters with other,
often radically different societies, both in America and elsewhere? What
does the future of Celtic Studies hold?
We invite papers from scholars and practitioners in all disciplines who are
interested in exploring and discussing the above-mentioned themes. Work is
especially invited from graduate students and independent scholars. All
papers will be considered for publication in ekeltoi, the electronic journal
of the Center for Celtic Studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
The featured keynote speaker is Lawrence McCaffrey. The event will be held
at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center in Milwaukee, and will include
lively musical and artistic performances. The cost of registration is ten
dollars.
Paper topics could include but are not limited to the following areas:
film, sport, food, clothing, books, music, dance, language, television,
painting and advertising.
Send brief abstracts and biographical information by August 21 to:
akincaid@uwm.edu.
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