CFP: Crosscurrents in Irish and Scottish Studies (Ireland) (1/20/06; 4/7/06-4/9/06)

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Crosscurrents 2006

Crosscurrents: Irish and Scottish Studies Postgraduate Conference
7th-9th April, 2005.
Queen's University, Belfast
Contact: Caroline Magennis

The 5th Crosscurrents conference for postgraduate students and doctoral
fellows takes place at Queen's University, Belfast from 7th-9th April,
2006.

The disciplines covered in this conference are Literature, Linguistics,
History, Film Studies and the Visual Arts, and Celtic Studies. 20-minute
papers and panels are welcome on a range of topics, including:

Identities - The Politics of the Diaspora - Spatial Tensions – The
Literatures of Ireland and Scotland - Irish/Scottish Studies in the New
Millennium - Ireland/Scotland in Theory - The Postmodern Construction of the
Nation

Abstracts of approximately 250 words are due by Friday 20th January and
should be emailed to crosscurrents_at_hotmail.co.uk

There is no conference fee and delegates will have accommodation in Belfast
for the duration of the conference.

Proceedings of the first two conferences are available from Cló Ollscoil na
Banríona (Queen's University Press). The proceedings for the last two
conferences is also forthcoming from this press:
http://www.bslcp.com/vol12/index.html

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