CALL FOR PAPERS
University of Glasgow Graduate School of Arts and Humanities Conference
THE CULTURE OF TRAVEL
29th and 30th October 2004
Continent, city, country, society:
the choice is never wide and never free.
And here, or there...No. Should we have stayed at home,
wherever that may be?
(Elizabeth Bishop, "Questions of Travel")
Throughout the ages, travel has been central in the construction of cultural
meaning. From the ancient pilgrims and explorers to today’s global culture,
the literal and figurative dimensions of travel have defined concepts of
individual and collective identity through space and time.
We invite interpretations of travel and its culture from postgraduate
researchers working in all aspects of the Arts and Humanities.
Cross-disciplinary approaches are welcome. Topics may include but are not
restricted to
- pilgrimages and spiritual journeys
- missionary travel and crusades
- quests: mythic and profane
- travel as formation: Bildungsreisen and the Grand Tour
- fantastic travel between worlds and realities
- travelling over the body
- colonialism and conquest
- migration: economic and cultural
- travel in the age of globalisation
- cultural transversality and tourism
- travel as consumerism and the ethics of tourism
- travel for its own sake: gipsies, nomads, hobos
- the ends of travel: explorers, navigators, mercenaries
- identity, diaspora and integration
- travel literature throughout the ages
Plenary / keynote speakers to be announced shortly.
Papers should not last more than 20 minutes. Abstracts of 250 – 300 words
should be emailed to: cultureoftravel@arts.gla.ac.uk
Or sent by post to:
Emily Gibson
Faculty of Arts
University of Glasgow
6 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QH
Email is the preferred means of communication. The deadline for submissions
is
Tuesday 31st August.
Please contact us for any further information, or follow the conference link
on the graduate school webpage: www.gsah.arts.gla.ac.uk
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