Event

 

“The Islands in Between”: Language, Literature and Culture of the Eastern Caribbean

5 November to 7 November 2009

Roseau - Dominica

Co-organized byUniversity of Puerto Rico at Río PiedrasUniversity of the West Indies at Cave Hill, BarbadosUniversity of the West Indies Open Campus - Dominica

 

 

Suggested topics include:

 

Eastern Caribbean Drama, Poetry and Fiction

 

Special Panels on  Language, Literature, Culture and Education in Dominica  

  

Language and Culture, Language and Identity in the Eastern Caribbean     

 

Creole Linguistics 

 

Art and Popular Culture of the Eastern Caribbean  

 

Eastern Caribbean Carnivals and Other Performance Traditions 

    

Amerindian History and Cultural Studies     

 

Culture and Politics, Culture and Economics in the Eastern Caribbean     

 

Other Topics Related to Eastern Caribbean Cultures

 

Deadline for Abstracts: no later than 15 August 2009; Notification: 1 September 2009Space may be limited and priority will be given to abstracts received by 8 August 2009

 

 

Papers should conform to the allotted twenty minutes of presentationtime.  Proposals should include: a one-page abstract (maximum 250words), the author’s name, postal and e-mail address (if available),and home institution (if applicable), and a brief biography (50 wordsor less).

 

Send submissions or inquiries to:Puerto Rico Conference Organizing Committee (Mervyn C. Alleyne, ElenaLawton, Dannabang Kuwabong) : islandsconference@gmail.com .(Pleasesubmit your proposal  within the text of the e-mail and not as anattachment)or mail to:

 

Eastern Caribbean Island Cultures Conference, c/o Department ofEnglish, P.O. Box 23356, UPR Station, San Juan, PR 00931-3356, PuertoRico / USA.Information regarding the conference available on the Islands InBetween Web Page at:

http://humanidades.uprrp.edu/ingles/students/resources/islandsinbetween.htm