Call for Papers “Early European Caribbeana” The Third Symposium of the Early Caribbean Society 20-22 July, 2014, at Kingston University, London, England Following on the successful symposiums of the Early Caribbean Society (ECS) held in Barbados in 2011 and Puerto Rico in 2012, the ECS will host its third symposium in London, England to promote the study of early Caribbean literary history. The symposium will take place immediately following the Society of Early Americanists conference on “London and the Americas, 1492-1812,” which will be held in London on July 17-19, 2014. Attendees can sign up for the SEA conference, the ECS symposium, or both events through one registration process. The SEA conference and the ECS symposium will take place on Kingston University’s campus in South West London, a 25-minute train ride from central London and a short bus ride from Heathrow Airport. Housing options will include university dormitories as well as a diverse array of local hotels. Plans for outings are in the works. Proposals are invited for 20 minute papers that address any aspect of early Caribbean literature, culture, or literary history.Given the location of the third symposium, we particularly seekpapers that consider Atlantic networks, currents, and influences. Papers might address the movement of people, ideas, andcommodities around the Atlantic and the Caribbean, the material and ideological impacts of European colonization in the Caribbean, and/or the literary construction of the West Indies. Papers might also consider how actual and imaginedexperiences in the West Indies transformed cultural practices, habits of consumption, and scientific, religious, and/or philosophical discourses in Europe. Please submit proposals for 20-minute papers. Proposals should include your name, your academic affiliation, the title of your proposed paper, and an abstract of no more than 250 words. All proposals must be received by the deadline of September 15, 2013. Please send proposals to: Tom Krise Pacific Lutheran University President’s Office 12180 Park Ave South Tacoma, WA 98447 USA krisetw@hotmail
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