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International Conference on
Caribbean Studies
II
International Conference on Caribbean Studies (ICCS)
II Conferencia Internacional en Estudios Caribeños
The
Many Caribbeans and the Bicentennial of the Continental
Spanish American Independence Movements
University
of Cartagena, Cloister of St. Augustine
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
March 15-19, 2010
Comunicación No. 2:
Raphaël
Confiant
(Martinique)
Member of the “creoleness”
movement, of the Group for the Study and
Research of the
Creole-speaking World (GEREC), and Professor at
the Université des Antilles Guyane.
Author of several books including the best
known: Éloge de la créolité (1989), with
Jean Bernabé and Patrick Chamoiseau; Lettres
créoles: tracées antillaises et continental
de la littérature: Haïti, Guadeloupe,
Martinique, Guyane… (1991), also with
Chamoiseau, and
Dictionnaire créole martiniquais-français
(2007). Some of his most
recent novels are:
Adèle et la pacotilleuse
(2005),
Case à Chine
(2007) y
Hôtel
du bon
plaisir (2009).
He is one of the most influencial
Caribbean writers
of our times.
Enrique
Saínz
(Cuba)
Full member of the Cuban Academy
of the Language. Some of his books are:
Silvestre
de Balboa y la literatura cubana
(1982);
La literatura cubana de 1700 a 1790
(1983);
La obra poética de Cintio Vitier
(1998);
La poesía de Virgilio Piñera: ensayo de
aproximación (2001);
Ensayos en el tiempo (2008) y
Ensayos inconclusos (2009). He
was a member of the team responsable for the
production of the
Diccionario de la
literatura cubana (1980-1984) and
also worked on the
Historia de la literatura cubana
(2002-2009). He is considered one of
the most important and prolific writers residing
in
Cuba.
Alfonso Múnera
Cavadía
(Colombia)
Founder of the College of Social
Sciences, Director of the International
Institute of
Caribbean Studies, Associate Provost for
Research at the Universidad de Cartagena.
For the last sixteen years has directed the
International Seminar on Caribbean Studies.
Has authored
El fracaso de la nación: región, clase y raza
en el Caribe Colombiano:
1717 -1810 (1998) and
Fronteras imaginadas: La construcción de las
razas y de la
geografía en el siglo XIX colombiano
(2005). His works have transformed the
understanding of the Caribbean as part of the
Colombian nation.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The II
International Conference on Caribbean
Studies (ICCS) will take place from March
15-19, 2010,
in Cartagena de Indias
in the Caribbean region
of Colombia. The main theme emphasizes, but is
not thematically limited to the
interdisciplinary character of
the conference. We suggest additionally the following topics:
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Theory-critic production from the
Caribbean.
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Regional Caribbean integration and with
Latin America.
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Studies about art, including music and
painting.
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Cultural and literary studies: A
Caribbean transnational perspective.
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Transatlantic Studies: Caribbean
/Europe/Africa.
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Articulate dynamics between the
Caribbean, the Pacific and Brazil.
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Andean/Caribbean socio-cultural dynamics
in Colombia.
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Race,
gender and subalternity epistemology.
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Higher education and Caribbean
pedagogies in view of globalization.
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Caribbean Diasporas.
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Environmental and cultural
sustainability of the Caribbean.
We will accept only one proposal for paper or
panel per each author, in Spanish,
English or French. The panels will be composed
of a
maximum of 4 presentations. Presentations
should not exceed twenty minutes; the members
of the panels and the session chair will
rigorously
follow this limit. Please send an
abstract of 200 words or less by electronic
attachment (Word) to:
hrromero@utpa.edu (in English or French)
and
to
figueroa@javeriana.edu.co (in Spanish) by
December 7, 2009.
For updates and information on hotels, airports
and registration, please consult the websites of
the universities that are hosting this
event.
For further information, please
contact:
Kevin Sedeño Guillén
Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina
Bogotá, D. C., Calle 71 No. 13-21.
Telf.: (57-1) 346 6600, ext. 161. Fax.
(57-1) 313 1076.
E-mail:
kesedeno@areandina.edu.co
I.
Conference Registration: By December 15, 2009 those whose papers are
accepted will be notified. The procedures and
date for paying
registration will be informed in
the next notice. The registration fee is as
follows:
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Speakers (Colombia) |
$ 200.000 M/C |
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Speakers Foreign |
US$ 150
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Students Speakers (Colombia) |
$ 50.000 M/C |
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Foreign Students Speakers |
US$ 75 |
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Undergraduate Students attending (Colombia) |
(free) |
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Other attending (Colombia) |
$ 50.000 M/C
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Other attending Foreign |
US$ 50 |
II.
Hotel Reservations: The conference
will take place in the “Rafael Núñez” Paraninfo
(ceremonial lecture hall) of the University of
Cartagena
in the city of Cartagena de Indias,
Colombia. You may call the hotels directly to
make your reservations before February 15,
2010, identifying
yourself as a conference
participant. All reservations received after
this date will be accepted according to
availability at the hotel’s normal rates.
All
prices are quoted in Colombian currency
(pesos). These rates include breakfast but do
not include taxes which will be added to the
rates.
These rates apply to the Hotel Caribe only
if at least twenty rooms are reserved; single
and double rooms are the same rate.
III. Airport:
Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena
de Indias is the second largest airport in
Colombia’s Caribbean region and the
busiest in
terms of passengers. Check for flights to
Colombia (Cartagena de Indias) from New York
(JFK), Los Angeles, Chicago (O’Hare),
Houston,
Washington, and Florida
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Departure |
Itinerary |
Airline |
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Chicago, IL (O'Hare) |
Chicago–Cartagena–Chicago. |
Continental
Airlines.
1-800-525-0280. |
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Houston, TX (IAH
- Aeropuerto Intercontinental) |
Houston–Bogotá–Cartagena–Bogotá-
Houston. |
Continental
Airlines. 800-523-3273. |
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Los Ángeles, CA
(Los Ángeles International
Airport) |
·
Los
Ángeles–Bogotá
Cartagena-Bogotá-Los
Ángeles.
·
Los
Ángeles–Panamá
Cartagena-Panamá-Los
Ángeles. |
COPA Airlines.
800-359-2672.
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Los Ángeles, CA
(Los Ángeles International
Airport) |
Los
Ángeles–Miami-Cartagena-Miami-Los
Ángeles. |
Avianca.
800-284-2622.
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Miami (Miami
International Airport) |
Miami-Cartagena-Miami. |
Avianca.
800-284-2622.
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New York, NY (JFK) |
NewYork-Cartagena-New York. |
Avianca.
800-284-2622.
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Washington (Dulles
International Airport) |
Washington–
Bogotá-Cartagena-Bogotá-Washington. |
Avianca.
800-284-2622.
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IV.
Cartagena de Indias: Founded in
1533, today it is an important center of
commerce in the region and a popular tourist
destination.
The walled city of Cartagena de Indias and its system of colonial forts were
designated by UNESCO in 1984 as Patrimony of
Humanity.
Its current socioeconomic state and
its racial and cultural diversity are evidence
of the contradictions of what used to be one of
the most
important ports for slave traffic in
the Caribbean. For more information visit:
http://www.cartagenainfo.net.
V .
Visit to Rosario Island:
The idyllic Rosario Islands (or Islas del
Rosario as they are known in Spanish), are a
group of some 27 small
islands with pristine
beaches surrounded by a body of turquoise
waters. The islands form part of
Rosario's Coral Reef
National Park.
They are located 35 kilometers south
west of Cartagena.
Activities include a bike tour of the main
Island, bird watching, kayaking, a visit to
the
Aquarium for a look at some large fish, but the
main activity is enjoying the warmth of the
beautiful beaches. The trip to the islands is
an
additional cost; it is not included in the
conference registration fee.
Organizing Committee:
Héctor R. Romero
Founder ICCS
University of Texas
Pan American
Kevin Sedeño Guillén
General Coordinator
Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina
Alfonso Múnera Cavadía
Graciela Maglia de Ferrari
Coordination at Cartagena de
Indias
Departamento de Literatura
Universidad de Cartagena
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Hernando Velásquez Montoya
Sarah González de Mojica
International Relations
Coordinator
Instituto Pensar
Fundación Universitaria del
Área Andina
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Cristo Figueroa Sánchez
Carmen Millán de Benavides
Departamento de Literatura
Instituto Pensar
Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Advisory Committee
Ligia S. Aldana
(State University of New York -
New Paltz, Foreign Languages
Department)
Carolina Alzate Cadavid
(Universidad de los Andes, Departamento
de Humanidades y Literatura)
Nalda Baéz
(University of Texas
Pan-American, Department of
Modern Languages and
Literatures)
Stella Behar
(University of Texas
Pan-American, Department of
Modern Languages and
Literatures)
Douglas Laprade
(University of Texas
Pan-American, Department of
English)
William Luis
(Vanderbilt University,
Department of Spanish &
Portuguese)
Iván Padilla Chasing
(Universidad Nacional de
Colombia, Departamento de
Literatura)
Fara Rabenarivo
(University of Texas
Pan-American, Department of
Modern Languages and
Literatures)
Silvio Torres-Saillant
(Syracuse University, English
Department)
Antonio D. Tillis
(Dartmouth College, African and
African American Studies
Program)
Wilfredo Esteban Vega Bedoya
(Universidad de Cartagena,
Facultad de Ciencias Humanas)
Sponsoring Organizations:
 
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