Providence, RI, Nov. 3-6, 2004

Program

(under construction: When submitting a proposal for a paper, please indicate the session to which you would like to contribute)

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3

Arrival, registration and welcome

THURSDAY, Nov. 4

Session I: 8:45-10:15
Beyond the known:

the world beyond the known
values beyond the known
science beyond the known

Session II: 10:30-12:00
Beyond the frontier:

life beyond the frontier
people beyond the frontier
lands beyond the frontier

Lunch: 12:15-1:45

Session III: 1:45-3:15
Beyond the local:

concerns beyond the local
perspectives beyond the local
politics beyond the local

3:30-5:00
Workshops (topics t.b.a.)

5:15-6:30
Plenary Address I: Rolena Adorno (Yale University)

FRIDAY, Nov. 5

Session V: 8:45-10:15
Beyond conquest:

settlement beyond conquest
pacification beyond conquest
convivencia beyond conquest

Session VI: 10:30-12:00
Beyond captivity:

captives beyond captivity
literature beyond captivity
dominance beyond captivity
Lunch: 12:15-1:45

Session VII: 1:45-3:15
Beyond religion:

faith beyond religion
spirituality beyond religion
the Church beyond religion

Session VIII: 3:30-4:45
Beyond politics:

the law beyond politics
the nation beyond politics
beyond political life

5:00-7:00
Workshops: (topics t.b.a.)

SATURDAY, Nov. 6

Session IX: 8:45-10:15
Beyond the law:

politics beyond the law
life beyond the law
beyond the letter of the law

Session X: 10:30-12:00
Beyond the facts:

history beyond the facts
literature beyond the facts
beyond literature
Lunch: 12:15-1:45

Session XI: 1:45-3:15
Beyond gender

man and women beyond gender
social roles beyond gender
discourse beyond gender

Session XI: 3:30-5:00
How Texts Survive: From Colonial Belief to Postcolonial Ideology

5:15-6:30
Plenary Address II: David Shields (University of South Carolina)