Call for papers: GEMELA 2012 “Building Bridges” . University of Portland and Portland State in Portland, Oregon

GEMELA invites abstracts for its biennial conference to be hosted by the University of Portland and Portland State in Portland, Oregon September 13-15, 2012.

The deadline for sending a one-page abstract is 15 April, 2012

All presenters must pay 2012 membership ($30 for two years) and the conference registration fee ($100 faculty/$50 students) by June 1, 2012. Participants traveling from abroad can pay upon arrival at the conference but need to confirm participation by June 1, 2012.

Graduate Students should send an abstract along with a full text (7-10 pages max.) Graduate student papers will automatically be entered into the Graduate Student Award Competition. Please send your submission to gemela2012@yahoo.com with a subject heading of “conference.”

GEMELA (Grupo de Estudios sobre la Mujer en España y las Américas, pre- 1800) invites abstracts for its biennial conference to be hosted by the University of Portland and Portland State in Portland, Oregon, on September 13-15, 2012. The conference will focus on women’s cultural production in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia and Colonial Latin America. Papers or sessions that focus on the conference theme of “building bridges” between geographical spaces or between disciplines are highly encouraged. We also welcome suggestions for discussion papers and/or workshops on theory, pedagogy, and other related topics. Papers may be delivered in Spanish, English, or Portuguese.

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