Fourth Biannual International Conference of
the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
(ALARA)
Afro-Latin/American Studies: New
Voices, New Directions
6-11 August 2002
Panama City, Panama. The El Panama Hotel will
be the primary conference site.
The conference organizers are soliciting
one-page abstracts addressing the following
topics, among others:
- New Perspectives on African Slavery in the
Americas: 1502-1888
- The Legacy of the Freedom Fighters:
Maroons, Abolitionists,
Anti-Segregationists
- Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Legacy
and Lessons of African-American
Intellectuals
- Internationalizing the African American
Experience/Struggle
- Afro-Latin/American Autobiography
- Afro-Latin/American Women Writers
- Afro-Latin/American (Literary)
Bibliography
- Afro-Panamian Literature
- Afro-Caribbean Poetry
- Afro-Panamian Spanish
- Language, Literature, and Society in the
African Diaspora: Theory and Practice
DEADLINE (ABSTRACTS): FEBRUARY 1, 2002
Send abstracts via SURFACE MAIL or FAX ONLY
to:
ALARA 2002
Romance Languages
143 Arts & Science Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Fax: 573-884-8171
For additional information contact one of the
following:
Prof. William Luis - william.luis@vanderbilt.edu
Prof. Laurence Prescott - lep4@psu.edu
Prof. Marvin Lewis - lewism@missouri.edu
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