Universidad de Sevilla – Facultad de Filología
Dreaming the Future
New Horizons / Old Barriers in 21st Century Ireland
6th EFACIS CONFERENCE
European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies
Seville, Spain
13-15 December 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS
As Walter Benjamin wrote, “Every age not only dreams the next but, while dreaming, it impels it toward wakefulness”. Since the last decade of the 20th century, both Northern Ireland and the Republic have undergone great changes, and the traditional images of underdevelopment, isolation, sectarianism or violence have been progressively wiped out. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century, we intend to test the “New Horizons” that have been / will be opened in the social, cultural, political and economic spheres, and at the same time to check whether or not the “Old Barriers” have been erased. This covers not only a multi-faceted analysis of contemporary Ireland but also the revision and/or recognition of previous ages, movements or figures that, while dreaming the future, have led the island to its present situation. Contributions are invited to explore this issue from an interdisciplinary point of view, involving literature and the social sciences, the media, the visual arts, music, history, as well as literary translation and film studies .OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English is the official language of the Conference, but papers in Spanish will also be accepted.
LENGTH: Papers should not exceed 2,500-3,000 words / 20 minutes’ delivery.
DEADLINES
Enquiries and submissions (name, affiliation, title of contribution, and abstract of no more than 200 words) should be submitted by 30th June 2007 to:
Dr. José Manuel Estévez-Saá
University of Seville
C/. Palos de la Frontera s/n.
41004 - SEVILLA, Spain.
Tel. +34954551098
+34629876258
Fax: +34954560439
E-mail: estevezsaa@us.es
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