[B900] Notizie/A - CfP Within and Without

[Redazione di Bollettino '900]

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     BOLLETTINO '900 - Notizie / A, febbraio 2011

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SOMMARIO:

- Call for Paper
   Symposium
   "Within and Without: Representing
   Diasporas in Europe"
   School of European Studies
   University of Cardiff
   13 Maggio 2011
   Scadenza: 31 Gennaio 2011

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Within and Without: Representing Diasporas in Europe
School of European Studies, University of Cardiff
May 13th 2011

Europe is a diasporic continent, with Belgian, British,
Dutch, French, German, Irish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
populations scattered across the globe. Yet it is also home
to diasporic communities based in Europe, coming from both
within and outside of the continent. The aim of this symposium
is to explore the way in which diasporas in Europe are depicted
in literature, film and the press, exploring the ways in which
a sense of cultural and geographical dislocation inform concepts
of identity, otherness and (un)belonging in the host nation.
The symposium will examine the intersections between cultural,
religious and pan-European identities within the diasporic
community, in the destination culture and in contact zones.
Contributors are invited to address European diasporas within
Europe (such as the Italian communities in Britain) and/or
diasporas from outside the continent (such as the Turkish
communities in Germany).

Topics may include (but are not restricted to):
- Explorations of ethnic identity in the literatures of the
diaspora, and the host nation
- Depictions of 'home' in diasporic cultural production
- The shaping of cultural memory in the diaspora
- Press coverage of the diasporic culture in the host nation
- Comparison of integration of European populations within
European and non-European diasporas (e.g. Italians in
Germany and the U.S)
- Ghettoization and blending
- Iconography of the diaspora
- The construction of space (rural and urban, private and
public, blurred boundaries)
- The diasporic gaze
- Orientalism in one continent
- Theoretical approaches to diasporic writing

The one-day symposium will take place on Friday May 13th 2011
at the School of European Studies, University of Cardiff.

There will be a fee of 15GBP, which includes lunch, tea and
coffee and a wine reception.

Abstracts of 300 words, and a brief biography, should be
sent to:

Dr Liz Wren-Owens (Wren-OwensEA at cardiff.ac.uk)

by January 31st 2011.

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(c) Bollettino '900 - versione e-mail
Electronic Newsletter of '900 Italian Literature
Notizie/A, febbraio 2011. Anno XVII, 1.

Direttore: Federico Pellizzi
Redazione Newsletter: Michela Aveta, Eleonora Conti,
Anna Frabetti, Monica Jansen, Giuseppe Nava, Saverio Voci.

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