Minorities and Cultural Assertions Literary and Social Diasporas
8-10 October 2004
Presented by The School of English Literatures, Philosophy
and Languages and
The Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies
The conference will focus on the literary aspects of the Italian diaspora with keynote addresses by Professor Pasquino Crupi (Università per Stranieri "Dante Alighieri", Reggio Calabria, Italy) and Professor Joseph Pivato (Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada). Specific attention will be paid to the construction and representation of Italo-Canadian identities. However, papers on any aspect or context related to the conference theme are welcomed from all of the humanities disciplines, including but not necessarily restricted to: American Studies, Asian Studies, Australian Studies, Communication and Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, European Studies, History and Politics, Literature, Sociology, cross-disciplinary areas.
Proposals for papers should be submitted no later than 20 July 2004 in the following format:
Title
Name of author
Affiliation
Contact details
250-word abstract
Email: grando@uow.edu.au
Fax: (02) 4221 4282 [+61 02 4221 4282 from outside Australia]
It is the intention of the Conference organisers to select papers for inclusion in the refereed conference proceedings, which will then be submitted for publication.
Expression of Interest
If you are not proposing to give a paper but would like further information, please send a blank email with MINORITIES CONFERENCE in the message header to: grando@uow.edu.au
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