AgonÃa Republicana -- Living the Death of an Era (AgonÃa Republicana)
Event Date/Time: Jul 13, 2009 | End Date/Time: Jul 16, 2009 |
Registration Date: Jun 30, 2009 | |
Abstract Submission Date: Nov 30, 2008 | |
Paper Submission Date: Jul 30, 2009 |
Description
PROGRAMME: Plenary sessions, papers, and round tables
The theme is the approaching end of the war and its immediate aftermath, drawn from social, cultural, political, and military history, literature (narrative, poetry, theatre, biography, etc.), propaganda sources (posters, films, documentaries, speeches, etc.), personal testimonies (recollections, autobiographies, diaries, letters, etc.). Topics could range across:
Triumphalism (republican and
nationalist)
International reactions
Responses of intellectuals, writers, and
artists
Terror, repression, and violence
The reestablishment of order
Refugees
Experiences of exile
Surviving daily life
Continuing resistance
Nationalist and republican myths
Other relevant
Proposals (approximately 300 words) in English or Spanish, together with a brief biographical note, should reach the conference organizer, Dr Susana Bayó Belenguer, (confhisp@tcd.ie) by 30th November, 2008. Proposals from postgraduate students will be welcomed. Papers should not exceed 20 minutes. Acceptances will be notified by the review and editorial committee by 28th February, 2009. Papers will be published in the Proceedings (and possible book) and final versions for review by the editors should be sent to confhisp@tcd.ie not later than 31st July 2009.
PROGRAMME REVIEW AND EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Dr Susana Bayó Belenguer (bayobels@tcd.ie), Dr Ciaran Cosgrove (ccosgrov@tcd.ie), Professor James Whiston (jwhiston@tcd.ie)
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Dr Susana Bayó Belenguer, Ms Mary Costello, Dr Katerina GarcÃa, Dr Grace Magnier
Further information (registration, accommodation, events, programme, publication guidelines, etc.) will be available on the Conference website by 30th September 2008 – http://www.tcd.ie/Hispanic_Studies/AgoniaConference/