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V Internacional Conference

The Voice and Choice of Portuguese Women in the Diaspora : in France and Elsewhere

Dates and location: Nanterre   -   May 11 to 13,  2011

ORGANIZATION

Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense: CRILUS-EA 369, Département de Portugais, Chaire Lindley Cintra; Pôle Tout Monde: migrations University of Toronto: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Canada University of California: Berkeley & California State University, San Jose, USA Universidade de Macau, China Universidade Federal do Paraná: Curitiba, Departamento de História, Brasil.

The fifth edition of the conference THE VOICE AND CHOICE OF PORTUGUESE WOMEN IN THE DIASPORA : IN FRANCE AND ELSEWHERE will take place in Paris, May, 2011. The first édition was held in 2003 in Toronto, Canada, and was the initiative of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, of the University of Toronto. The conference’s goal was to comemmorate the 50th anniversary of the official opening of Portuguese immigration to Canada, with a special focus on women’ issues: their role in the host communities, education, transmission of language and culture, their role in the arts etc.

After the Toronto conference, it was agreed that every two years there would be a call for papers in interdisciplinary areas and a group of scholars would host the conferecence in another country and university. In 2005 it was Berkeley, California, USA ; in 2007, University of Macao, in China and in 2009, the Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil. Three books have already been published as a  result of these conferences.

Scholars in many areas  such as literature, civilization, linguistics, sociology, history, ethnography, anthropology, musicology, psychology,health sciences, and arts are encouraged to send proposals.

The host country of the conférence is obviously the main focus of the research – France in 2011, but that will not exclude the worldwide dimension of the Portuguese women’s voice. With an immigrant population of about 800,000 Portuguese, 48,7% being women, this conference will give great emphasis to immigrant women’s studies and the Portuguese language in France. At the same time, there will be an opportunity to compare with other situations in the lusophone world.

The conference aims to contribute to the lusophone research in France and to promote Portuguese culture, literature and art. The Conference is part of ‘Pôle Tout Monde’,  in the theme «Migrations».

Scentific committee:

Manuela Marujo - University of Toronto : Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Canada Aida Baptista – Lecturer of Instituto Camões (retired) Deolinda Adão - University of California : Berkeley & California State University, San Jose, USA Leonor de Seabra – Universidade de Macau, China Maria Luiza Andreazza – Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Departamento de História, Brasil Roseli Boschilia - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Departamento de História, Brasil José Manuel da Costa Esteves - Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Chaire Lindley Cintra de l’Institut Camões Idelette Muzart-Fonseca dos Santos – Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, diretora do CRILUS

Organizing Committee:

Graça dos Santos  - Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, diretora do Departamento de Português Idelette Muzart-Fonseca dos Santos – Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense José Manuel da Costa Esteves - Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense

With the collaboation of

Maria Graciete Besse – Université de la Sorbonne Paris IV Ernestine Carreira – Université de Provence Irene dos Santos – Universidade de Lisboa (CREA)

Support Committee:

Daniela Cruz, Catia Sever, Vanessa Sérgio e Eliane Frias, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense

Areas of research:

1.    Portuguese immigrant women: questions of identity

2.    The world of work

3.    Family life and traditions

4.    Education and health

5.    Women and arts : literature, visual arts, cinema, etc.

6.    Portuguese women representation in the arts

7.    Portuguese migrant women and Portuguese language

8.    Portuguese immigrant women and their interaction with women of other ethnic groups.

To present a paper:

The proposals can be presented in one of the three languages of the International Conference : Portuguese, French and English, individually or in group. Every proposal must be submitted to the scientific committee for acceptance. The presentations must not exceed 20 minutes each. The criteria to accept a proposal will take into consideration both the scientific content and the adequate time for presentation.

The candidate must choose the area of research and each proposal must be between

15 to 20 lines and contain three key words. A short CV( about 15 lines) with the indication of the institution must be included. Proposals have to be received until January 1, 2011 at the following address :

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Calendar of conference’s preparation:

From January 1st to 25th, 2011: Proposals will be analysed by the scientific committee.

January 31st, 2011: Accepted proposals will be announced From February 1st to 15th,  2011: Confirmation of registrations

Conference Proceedings’ publication:

The papers to be published will have to be sent by September 30, 2011. They must obey the following rules : non-formated word text, between 10-12 pages, Times New Roman 12, space 1,5, footnotes, references in text (author, date, page) and bibliography at the end of the article. More information on criteria for publication will be sent at a later date.

Organization and expenses:

The organization will not assume responsability for any transportation expenses (international or national) or accommodation for that matter. At a later date, additional information will be sent to all participants regarding potential discounts with hotel accommodations. The organization will provide free lunches for participants, during the three days of the conference.

Every participant must register. The registration fee is  50,00€, to be paid on the first day..

For more updated information, please check PLURAL PLURIEL, www.pluralpluriel.org And very soon the conference website will be announced.

Manuela Marujo

Associate Chair

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

University of Toronto

91 Charles Street West #208

Toronto, Ontario M5S 1K