"Souths, Global and Local: An Interdisciplinary
Conference"
What have been, and continue to be, the connotations of "the South?" Why and how are regional spaces marked, mapped and/or constructed? How
might southern regions be studied in juxtaposition with one another? How might
these questions intersect with work in regional studies, cultural studies,
critical theory, foreign languages, literature, history,
architecture, environmental studies, economics, political science, gender
studies, film and media studies, sociology,
anthropology, music and fine arts?
We invite papers and/or presentations which examine the identifications
and significations of southern regions from local and/or global contexts
(and also contexts which interrogate the global/local opposition).
Creative works and performances along with panel presentations will be
considered.
The keynote speaker of the conference will be Guillermo Gomez-Peña.
Gomez-Peña's work explores cross-cultural issues through performance art, multilingual poetry,
journalism, video, radio, and installation art. His performance work and critical writings have helped develop debates on cultural diversity, identity, and
US-Mexico relations. From 1984 to 1990 he founded and participated in the
"Border Arts Workshop," and contributed to the national radio programme
"Crossroads." He is one of the
editors of High Performance magazine and
of the Drama Review. He has received the Prix de la Parole at the
International Theatre Festival of the Americas (1989), the Bessie prize in
New York (1989) and a MacArthur Fellowship (1991), among other
awards. Author of the book Warrior for Gringostroika published by
Graywolf Press in 1993. In 1997, his book The New World Border
received the American Book Award.
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