Caribbean literary studies symposium

sponsored by

the department of English/Morehouse college

 

The Department of English at Morehouse College is requesting proposals for a  Caribbean Literary Studies Symposium to be held on April 13-14, 2005.  The symposium will be held on the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia (www.morehouse.edu) and at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History on historic Auburn Avenue in downtown Atlanta (www.afplweb.com).

     The Caribbean Literary Studies Symposium is organized to examine the work of a specific author, region, and/or cultural, historical, or political issue emanating from the literature of the Caribbean Region.  This year proposals are sought for individual papers or panel sessions, which focus on the work of the internationally renowned
Caribbean poet, cultural critic, and historian Kamau Brathwaite. 

     Papers and panel sessions may focus on Brathwaites work from literary, cultural, or historical perspectives or some synthesis of these perspectives.  For each paper/panel session proposed, please submit a paragraph abstract indicating the title and thesis of your paper.  For proposed panel sessions, this information must be included for each presenters paper.   Provide your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number in your abstract submission. 

     Proposals are sought in three categories:  1)  Professors/independent scholars 

2)  Graduate Students and  3) Undergraduate Students.  Please indicate your status in your abstract submission.   Papers must have a reading time of not more than twenty (20) minutes. 

     Please submit proposals no later than Tuesday, February 22, 2005 by mail to:

                        Dr. Akilah Emily Williams, Director

                        Caribbean Literary Studies Symposium

                        Department of English

                        Morehouse College

                        830 Westview Drive, SW

                        Atlanta, GA  30314-3773

                        404-681-2800 ext. 2414

 

Proposals may also be submitted electronically to:   emilyw@morehouse.edu

 

Information on hotel accommodations will be forwarded upon receipt of your proposal.  The registration fee for the conference is $100 (for professors/independent scholars) and $50 (graduate and undergraduate students) and will include continental breakfast and lunch on both days of the symposium.  Please make checks or money orders payable to Caribbean Literary Studies Symposium. 

 

The keynote speaker for the
Caribbean Literary Studies Symposium will be Kamau Brathwaite.  He will also be in attendance at the panel sessions.