Tuesday, December 29, 2009

8th. ALARA Conference (Lima, 3-7 August 2010)


The Eighth Biennial International /
Inter-disciplinary Research Conference

                                            of

The Afro-Latin/American Research Association

(ALARA)

Theme: “Transcultural Discourses: The African Diaspora in    the Americas.”

Dates:  3-7 August 2010

Conference site: Lima, Peru


The conference organizers are soliciting one-page abstracts for papers in Spanish, English, French, or Portuguese, as well as proposals for panels on literary, historical, linguistic, social science, and other relevant topics. 


SUBMISSION DEADLINE - MARCH 1, 2010
(Full Panel Abstracts are Encouraged)

Send abstracts via SURFACE MAIL, FAX or E-MAIL to:
ALARA 2010 c/o Dr. Luisa Ossa

Associate Professor of Spanish
Department of Foreign Languages

La Salle University
1900 W. Olney Ave.
Philadelphia, PA, 19141
Fax: 215-991-3546
E-mail: ossa@lasalle.edu

Conference Organizing Committee:

Prof. Ligia Aldana – SUNY –New Paltz
Prof. Jerome Branche – University of Pittsburgh
Prof. David Akbar Gilliam –DePaul University
Prof. William Luis – Vanderbilt University
Prof. Daniel Mosquera –Union College
Prof. Luisa Ossa, La Salle University
Prof. Laurence Prescott – Penn State University
Prof. Antonio Tillis – Dartmouth College


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