Dear FEEGI-istas, The following call for papers might be of interest to some of us. In solidarity, Markus Call for papers: "Colonial and Post-Colonial Remembering and Forgetfulness Empires and Identities, Mexico City and Chalco, October 16-18, 2006 ************************************************************************ Empires and Identities Location: Mexico City and Chalco, 16-18 October, 2006 Call for Papers Date: 2006-07-27 (in 15 days) Date Submitted: 2006-07-05 Call for Panel Members: "Empires and Identities" a special session at the conference: "Colonial and Post-Colonial Remembering and Forgetfulness" Deadline: Wednesday, 27. July 2006 (Note: The submission deadline for abstracts for this session has been extended) The organising commitee for the conference "Colonial and Post-Colonial Remembering and Forgetfulness" to be held in Mexico City and Chalco between the 16 and 18 of October 2006 is seeking four further panelists for a special session/ "sub-conference" dedicated to "Empires and Identities" that will take place during the conference. This special session will consist of 4 panels, each with 3 or 4 presentations. The papers already included in the program for this special session represent a wide variety of new and innovative research on topics as diverse as new perspectives on the colonization of Central Asia seen through the rhetoric of Russia's civilizing mission, the introduction of the passport and the construction of modern national identities in colonial India and representations of Spanish Kings in indigenous artwork from colonial Mexico. Proposals for this special session should address the general themes of the conference, which is devoted to colonial and post colonial remembering and forgetfulness viewed from a wide range of different interdisciplinary perspectives with particular attention to communicative issues and reflections on "self" and "otherness“" memories, historical myths and other expressions of historical and political memory. The conference "Colonial and Post-Colonial Remembering and Forgetfulness" will will focus on conceptualizations and representations of cultural categories in colonial and post colonial realities, and the ways in which individuals have understood and enacted these frameworks in their lives. The program is organised in a large number of special thematic sessions and subconferences covering a diverse series of topics extending from a special session on "Voices of slaves in inquisitorial records" to "Education and Nation-Building in Latin America" and "Representations of the 'Other' on the Theater Stage". We welcome submissions from all branches of the social sciences, humanities, as well as the arts. Graduate students are encouraged to participate. Papers will be considered on related themes and topics from a wide range of perspectives. Presenters are encouraged to interpret the themes of the conference broadly and may explore any historical period, with any geographic focus. Papers will be considered on related themes and topics from a wide range of perspectives. 500 word abstracts should be submitted to the organising committee in English, Castilian, German or French by 15. July 2006. The conference languages will be English and Castilian. Interpretations of the conference theme ranging from the predictable to the surprising are encouraged. More information about the conference and the different special sessions and sub-conferences during the event is available on the conference homepage: http://www.enkidumagazine.com/eventos/chimalpahin/intro_en.htm Please forward this CFP to any colleagues or friends who might be interested in participating in this panel. Email: [log in to unmask] Visit the website at: http://www.enkidumagazine.com/eventos/chimalpahin/intro_en.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Markus Vink Book Review Editor, Itinerario Secretary-Treasurer, F.E.E.G.I. Associate Professor Department of History State University of New York at Fredonia 280 Central Avenue E318 Thompson Hall Fredonia, NY 14063 U.S.A. Phone: 716-673-3882 Fax: 716-673-3332 Email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------