CONFERENCE UPDATE:

Fifth International Conference of Caribbean Women’s Writing
Goldsmiths, University of London
Caribbean Studies Centre

27 â€" 28 April, 2007
THEME: Writing, Diaspora and the Legacy of Slavery

NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Feb. 19, 2007

Invited keynote speaker: Professor Sue Thomas, La Trobe University,
Australia

Possible topics include:
- Caribbean Writing in Britain
- Women, Representation and Diaspora
- Creole languages, Creolisation, Diaspora and Region
- Theoretical Discourse and the Creole Cultural Artefact
- Slavery and the Gendered Body
- Absent Mothers / Absent Fathers
- ‘Creative friction’ and Conditions of Cultural Production
- Oral Word/ Written Word: / Visual Art/ Verbal Art
- ‘Relation’ and Women’s Writing

Notification of Acceptance: 26 February, 2007

Abstracts
1 page proposal/abstract and a CV of not more than 3 pages should be sent
by 19 Feb. 2007, to The Conference Committee <Caribbean_at_gold.ac.uk>,
or post to:
The Conference Organising Committee
Fifth International Conference on Caribbean Women’s Writing
Caribbean Studies Centre
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
London, SE14 6NW
UK
http:// www. goldsmiths.ac.uk/caribbean

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