[Est-grad-rrp] CALL FOR PAPERS: The Caribbean Without Borders Conference

[Josefa Font]

Josefa Font Rivera, M.Ed
Coordinadora Iniciativas Desarrollo Estudiantil
Decanato de Estudios Graduados e Investigación
UPR-Río Piedras
PO Box 21790
San Juan, PR 00931-1790
Tel. 787-764-0000, x 7891, 2515
j_font at degi.uprrp.edu
http://graduados.uprrp.edu


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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Caribbean Without Borders Conference

March 31, 2008-April 2, 2008 at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras
Campus

Graduate Student Conference on Caribbean Literature, Linguistics, and Culture

Keynote Speaker: Lelawattee Manoo-Rahming

Organized by the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, Graduate
Students of the Department of English, College of Humanities

Possible topics include:

Caribbean Poetry, Drama, and Fiction
Creole Linguistics and Writing in Creole
Caribbean Music
Asian Caribbean Experience
Canadian Caribbean Experience
Caribbean Migrations
Gender and Representation
Sex/Sexuality in Caribbean Literature
Caribbean Religion in Caribbean Literature
Culture and Identity in the Caribbean
Caribbean Cinema


Submission Format:
Paper/Presentation Title
Abstract: 250-300 Words
Biography: 50 Words
University Affiliation
Mailing Address
E-mail Address
Telephone Number

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2007.

Send submissions or inquiries to: Graduate Student Organizing Committee at
uprgraduateconference at yahoo.com

Abstracts should be sent within the text of the e-mail and not as an
attachment.

We welcome papers in English, Spanish, and French.