Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON4 - 6 SEPTEMBER 2012
The Association will hold its 33rd Conference organised jointly by Kings College London and the University of Westminster, for 4 - 6 September 2012. The conference will take place at King’s College London.
You are cordially invited to offer a paper, panel, or workshop presentation. Proposals for panels of four papers maximum are also invited on specific themes in addition to individual presentations. Any proposed panel should be organised by one convenor who will be responsible for inviting the speakers and chairing the session. You are also invited to suggest any speakers who you think would be willing to offer a paper, bearing in mind, however, that ACIS does not normally offer a fee or expenses for speakers.
The choice of all panels and papers will be made by the Conference programme organisers in consultation with the Executive Committee.
Below are thesuggested thematic areas for papers and panels, which must relate primarily to Spain and Portugal. The themes are not exclusive and may be interdisciplinary in nature.
Politics, Government, International Relations, the EU, Nationalism, Regionalisms, Elections
Economics, Business, Labour, Social and Welfare issues, Education
Film, Television, Journalism, Media, Advertising, Leisure, Tourism, Sport
Twentieth-Century History
Cultural Studies, Identities, Gender
Language, Linguistics, Language Policy and Pedagogy
Other suggestions are welcome, and Panels can be more specifically oriented within these broad areas. Papers will be allocated amaximum of 30 minutes on the programme (i.e. approx 20 minutes for the paper and 10 minutes for discussion and debate).
If you wish to offer a paper, please refer to the Guidelines for Papers (on the next page). For papers and/or panels, please send, preferably by e-mail, a title and abstract (approx. 150 words) by Friday 30 March 2012to:
Professor Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas
University of Westminster
309 Regent Street
London
Tel. +44 (0)20 7911 5026
E-mail:
Informal enquiries concerning papers and topics are welcome before the deadlines. Please note that a year’s membership will be included in the conference fee. Details concerning conference registration will be made available in due course on the ACIS website Please visit this site for further information about the Association.
Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies
ABOUT THE ACIS
The Constitution briefly describes the general aims of the Association as the promotion of “the study of the social, economic and political affairs of the Iberian area together with its languages”. Following on from this broad description we could further define our areas of activity in terms of geographical limits and historical period:
- Geographical limits: Spain and Portugal and their dependent territories. International relations involving either country are included.
- Historical period: approximately the past 100 years, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. This is not meant to exclude references to an earlier period, where appropriate.
- Language: the Spanish and Portuguese languages, especially contemporary usage; the minority languages of the Iberian Peninsula, especially in their social and political context.
Ifyou have published a book on a subject of potential interest to ACIS members in the course of the past year, we invite you to take the opportunity to use our web pages to publicise it. Please send details nd we will ensure that these are forwarded to the website editor.
Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies
ACIS CONFERENCE 2012
ACIS POSTGRADUATE BURSARIES
The Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies is offering three bursaries to cover half-fees (for registration and accommodation) for the forthcoming ACIS Conference at Kings College London,4 - 6 September 2012. These bursaries are available to postgraduate students whose research is related to an area of interest to ACIS members (see attached Guidelines for Papers), and who are willing to offer a paper at the 2012 Conference. ACIS aims in this way to encourage postgraduate students to participate in the Association, which is concerned with the study of social, political and economic aspects of the Iberian area, as well as its languages and cultures.
Applications should be made to Professor Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas (contact details below), using the form on the next page. The completed application form should be accompanied by a supporting reference from the candidate’s supervisor; the reference is needed to help the Conference Organisers and ACIS Executive Committee decide which applications will be of most interest and value, and of sufficient quality to be included in the Conference programme.
Successful applicants will be invited to the full conference at half-cost; travel expenses, however, are not included in the bursary. Successful applicants will also be invited to submit papers for publication in the International Journal of Iberian Studies (IJIS), on the understanding that publication is not guaranteed, as it is a refereed journal.
N.B.These bursaries are intended for postgraduate students who are not in full-time or fractional academic posts; students who are employed to undertake small amounts of part-time teaching (less than 0.5 FTE timetable) will be eligible.
Final date for applications will be 30 March 2012
PLEASE BRING THIS INVITATION TO THE ATTENTION OF
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.
ACIS RELIES ON
ITS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO PUBLICISE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POSTGRADUATES.
ACIS CONFERENCE 2012
APPLICATION FOR ACIS POSTGRADUATE BURSARY
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Return by 30 March 2012to:
Professor Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas
University of Westminster
309 Regent Street
London
Tel. +44 (0)20 7911 5026
E-mail: