The proximity of Cork harbour, historically an important gateway for migration and trade between Ireland, Spain, and Latin America, provides a stimulating setting from which to explore Ireland’s engagement with the Iberian Atlantic world. Irish people moved and settled in the company of transatlantic diasporas from Europe, Africa, and Asia in the context of Empire. Inter-ethnic relations and cross-cultural connections were complicated by processes of class, race, and gender. We invite papers and panels from across the Humanities and Social Sciences focused on entangled histories and legacies of migration through different eras of colonialism, independence, and globalisation. We also welcome papers on the memory, representation, and transformation of the relationship between Ireland and Latin America.
Topics might include but are not limited to:
Private histories/public histories
Colonialism/anti-colonialism
Labour, gender and racialisation
Slavery, anti-slavery
Freedom, human rights, indigenous rights
Sexualities, race and mestizaje
Migration, diaspora, exile
Languages, literacies, discourse
Exile: political, social, linguistic
Peregrinations, wanderings, religious/official journeys
Lands, landings, placing and mapping
Sea voyages, Safe Harbours, Perilous Passages/Safe Passages, Perilous Harbours
Documents, passports, carnets de voyages and de passages/ travelogues/travel narratives
Alternative epistemologies
Difficulties of entanglement
Ekphrasis: Imagi(ni)ng journeys, fictional migrations, (dis-) appearing acts
Visual culture, music, dance
Literature, journalism
Missionaries, government aid, trade
Transnational digital communities
Neo-liberalism, environmental, development, and food relations
Affinities/resistances
Solidarities/exploitations
Film Studies: documentaries, short films, docufictions, current affairs programmes and migrations
The art of travelling, travelling and art, travel literature
Mental and physical health: diasporas, migrations and exiles
Conference organizers also welcome paper, panel, and presentation proposals from individuals or groups engaged in related disciplines, including graduate students, independent scholars, public and community historians, authors, poets, artists, musicians, dancers, activists, and community associations. Conference languages include English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Submission of Abstracts/Poster proposals of c. 200 words due 17 December 2014 to: [email protected]
Answer from Academic Committee: Monday, 5 January 2015
Confirmation by Participants: Monday, 26 January 2015
Online Provisional Programme Publication: Monday, 23 February 2015
Submission of Power Point presentations: Saturday, 16 May 2015
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