College of Arts and Humanities
From: 22 Jul 2020, 9 a.m.To: 24 Jul 2020, 6 p.m.
Location: The University of Texas at Austin and The Harry Ransom Center, Austin, Texas 22-24 July 2020 , Other
The NAASWCH Program Committee seeks diverse perspectives on all aspects of Wales and Welsh culture – as well as proposals focused on the Welsh in North America – from many disciplines, including, but not limited to, history, literature, languages, art, social sciences, political science, philosophy, music, and religion. NAASWCH invites participation from academics, postgraduate/graduate students and independent scholars from North America, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
Those wishing to present a paper suitable for a 20-minute reading may submit an abstract (maximum one-page). Proposals for thematic sessions, panel presentations, or other formats in English or Welsh are also welcome. Please include a brief (one-page) c.v. with your abstract submission. The abstract-proposal deadline is Monday 6 January 2020, but early proposals are encouraged. Participants will be notified by the end of February. Email submissions are preferred and will be acknowledged promptly. If you have not received confirmation of your electronic submission within one week, please resend the document.
Additional information will be available on the NAASWCH website and updated periodically: www.naaswch.org. Keynote presentations to be announced.
Submit abstracts or session proposals by no later than 31 January 2020 to Professor Daniel Williams, Department of English Literature and Creative Writing, Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe, SA2 8PP; daniel.g.williams@swansea.ac.uk. Electronic submissions are preferred. A small number of bursaries will be available for students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program. Interested applicants should provide, together with a paper proposal, a 250-word explanation of how attendance at this conference will make a difference in the advancement of their work and career.
Those who are not submitting proposals but who would like to receive conference information should contact Dr. Melinda Gray, mgray@post.harvard.edu.
NAASWCH works to promote scholarship on all aspects of Welsh culture and history; to develop connections between teachers and scholars in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom who are committed to the study of Welsh culture and society, history, language, and literature; to provide an intellectual forum in which scholars and teachers of Welsh culture may share their research and teaching experience; and to provide support for the study of Welsh-North A
Contact: Professor Daniel Williams (Email: daniel.g.williams@swansea.ac.uk)
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