CALL FOR PAPERS

“First International e Interdisciplinary Conference on Poetry, Poetics, and Travel Literature on Deserts of the World”

July 7-11, 2008
PARRAS (Estado de COAHUILA), MEXICO

The organizers of the “First International e Interdisciplinary Conference on Poetry, Poetics, and Travel Literature on Desert of the World”, invite Hispanic poets who reside in Europe and the Americas, as well as academic specialists within the field of poetry, to participate in this extraordinary poetic and travel literature on deserts of the world encounter, in one of the most beautiful oasis in Northern México Desert: Parras. The Conference will take place in the old Hacienda El Perote in Parras. We wish the event to be an open dialogue between poets and academics from different parts of the world.

Papers or poetry readings should not exceed 20 minutes.

The conference will only allow for one presentation per participant.

Papers and presentations:

The main topic of the Conference is the Deserts of the world. Other Topics could include, but are not limited to:

• Poetry
• Poetics
• Travel Anthologies
• Journals
• Letters
• Chronicles
• Sciences
• Geology
• Geography
• Ethnography,
• History
• Ecology and Travel
• Archeology
• Anthropology
• Theoretical Approaches
• Missionary Travel Writing
• Gender
• Humor
• Travel and the Construction of the Other
• Popular Culture in Travel Writing
• Exile
• Scholarly Travels
• Genre and Canon
• Diplomatic Travel Writing
• Travel and Globalization
• Journalist Travels
• Graphic Representation of Travels (Photography, Painting)
• Artist Travel Writing (Musicians, Painters, Architects)
• Representation of Indigenous Cultures in Travel Writing
• Globalization and the Desert
  

We invite all specialists, professionals, and graduate students interested in the field of Poetry, Poetics, and Travel Literature of the Deserts of the World to submit papers for consideration.

Papers may be submitted in English or Spanish.

Reading of the papers should not exceed 20 minutes (8 pages double spaced, 2000 words approximately).

We also invite panels. Panel chairs should send abstracts of participants.

Note: Selected papers and poems will be considered for publication in the Conference proceedings.

The Conference will take place July 7-11, 2008.

Pre and post activities are scheduled. Reduced rates for food and lodging will be available at the Web Site of the Conference. Precise information will follow.

Deadlines:
May 23, 2008 Abstract (one page maximum, English or Spanish).
May 30, 2008 Committee’s deadline to select abstracts for this conference.

Contacts:
From the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, please mail abstract to:

Dr. Lilianet Brintrup ( USA )
Department of Modern Languages
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California 95521 USA
(707) 826-3123
Fax: (707) 826-3227
E-mail: lib1@axe.humboldt.edu

From Mexico or any other Latin American country, please mail abstract to:

Lic. Alfonso Vázquez Sotelo (MEXICO)
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUIILA (UAdeC)
Coordinación General de Extensión Universitaria y Difusión Cultural
Aldama y General Cepeda, Zona Centro. Saltillo, Coahuila, México
C.P. 25000
Tel: (52) (844) 4-10-24-22
E-mail: alfonsovazquez@mail.uadec.mx

Dr. José Antonio Cervera Jiménez (MEXICO)
Departamento de Estudios Humanísticos
INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY
Avenida Eugenio Garza Sada 2501
64849 Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
E-mail: j.a.cervera@itesm.mx

For more information:

Lic. Gabriela Romero Pinto (MEXICO)
Executive Assistant Director of the Conference
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUIILA (UAdeC)
E-mail: congresoparras@mail.uadec.mx
Phone: (52) 844-410-2422
(52) 844-410-2362 Ext. 115

Lic. Elizabeth Pimentel [ USA ]
Director of the Executive Committee of the Conference
University of San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA
Phone: (707) 927-6440
E-mail: lizpimentel28@gmail.com

For information on Registration and Accommodations, please visit (after September 1, 2007) the Web Page of the Conference: www.congresodesiertoparras.uadec.mx

Registration Fees:

$100 US Dollars- for USA, Canada, and European participants.

$50 US Dollars- for Latin American participants, and others.

For papers or readings to be considered for inclusion in the official Conference Program, please send an abstract/proposal (one page maximum) and a short Curriculum Vitae in English or Spanish by no later than 23 May, 2008 either by mail, e-mail.

ORGANIZERS

Dr. Lilianet Brintrup
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Modern Languages
Arcata, CA 95211, U.S.A.
Tel: 707-826-3123
Fax: 707-826-3227
E-mail: lib1@humboldt.edu

Lic. Alfonso Vázquez Sotelo
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUIILA (UAdeC)
Coordinación General de Extensión Universitaria y Difusión Cultural
Aldama y General Cepeda, Saltillo, Coahuila
C.P. 25000
Tel: (52) 410-25-42
E-mail: alfonsovazquez@mail.uadec.mx

Dr. José Antonio Cervera Jiménez (MEXICO)
Departamento de Estudios Humanísticos
INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY
Avenida Eugenio Garza Sada 2501
64849 Monterrey Nuevo León
México
E-mail: j.a.cervera@itesm.mx

Dr. Francisco Javier de la Cabada
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Modern Languages,
Arcata, CA 95211, U.S.A.
Tel: 707-826-3345
Fax: 707-826-3227
E-mail: fd1@humboldt.edu

  Lic. Carlos Ramírez Rincón
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE COAHUILA (UTC), PARRAS
Madero #78
Parras, Coahuila, México
(52) 842-422-3313
E-mail: carlosramirez_utc@hotmail.com

Dra. Diana Jasso Cantú, Directora
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO (UAAAN)
Dirección de Investigación
Buenavista, Saltillo, Coahuila
C.P. 25315, México
E-mail: investigación@uaaan.mx

Dr. Arturo H. González González, Director
MUSEO DEL DESIERTO, SALTILLO COAHUILA [MDD]
Prol. Pérez Treviño Núm. 3745
Parque Las Maravillas
Saltillo, Coahuila, México
C.P. 25015
E-mail: direccion@museodeldesierto.org