Call for Papers: Islands in Between Conference, Martinique, Nov. 4-6, 2021

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23rd ANNUAL EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLAND CULTURES (“ISLANDS IN BETWEEN”) CONFERENCE ON THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURES & CULTURES OF THE EASTERN AND GREATER CARIBBEAN

Co-organized by: L’Université des Antilles, Laboratoire caribéen de sciences sociales (LC2S, CNRS, UMR8053), The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, The Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center, the University of the Virgin Islands

POSTPONED TO THURSDAY 4 TO SATURDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2021 IN MARTINIQUE

All previously received abstracts will be automatically carried over and included in the selection process of the 2021 conference (unless applicants request otherwise).  

 

Venue: Université des Antilles, Martinique

Dates: Thursday, 4 November to Saturday, 6 November 2021

(Arrival: Wednesday, 3 November 2021. Departure: Sunday, 7 November 2021)

EARLY DEADLINE FOR EARLY CONSIDERATION OF YOUR ABSTRACT: TUESDAY 15 JUNE 2021

FINAL DEADLINE FOR OTHER ABSTRACTS: WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2021

 

SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION INCLUDE, but are not limited to:

  • Culture, Politics, Society, History, Law and Economics in the Eastern Caribbean
  • Caribbean Biodiversity and Current Environmental Challenges in the Eastern Caribbean
  • Migrations, Diasporas and Connections in the Eastern Caribbean
  • The Languages, Literatures and Cultures of Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Martin
  • Eastern Caribbean Drama, Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cinema, Essays, Memoirs.
  • Representations of Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Eastern Caribbean
  • Creole Linguistics and the Creolization of Languages in the Eastern Caribbean
  • Art, Music, Dance, Cuisine, and Popular Culture of the Eastern Caribbean
  • Eastern Caribbean Carnival, Religions, Spiritualities, and Other Performance Traditions

GUIDELINES:

Please send your abstract to: islandsconference@gmail.com

Abstracts should be submitted within the text of an email, and NOT as an attachment

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words long (not including author’s name and bio)

Along with the abstract, please include:

1) author’s name, e-mail address, and home institution (if applicable)

2) a brief biography of 50 words or less

Abstracts as well as papers presented at the conference may be in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese or English-/French-/Iberian-lexifier Creole. A selection of papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Notifications of Acceptance of EARLY Abstracts on or before Thursday, 1 July 2021.

Notifications of Acceptance of OTHER Abstracts on or before Tuesday, 7 September 2021.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MARTINIQUE IN 2021