[Discussion] CFP: Globalisation and Nationalism (Greece)

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Following the success of its 2002 and 2003 summer sessions, the Durrell
School of Corfu (www.durrell-school-corfu.org) will open its 2004 
program (June 13-25) with a two-day symposium on


Globalisation and Nationalism
(June 13-14, 2004)

Keynote speakers include Gayatry Chakravorty Spivak, Columbia University
professor and cultural theorist; David Bellamy, internationally 
acclaimed ecologist and botanist; Lee Durrell, Honorary Director, 
Durrell World Wildlife Trust.

The DSC invites submission of proposals for short papers (15-20 minutes) 
on any aspect of the subject, but emphasis on the cultural effects of 
the debate will be given priority. What does "globalisation" actually 
mean, and how do various countries and cultures deal with it in all its 
parameters are the main questions to be discussed. The economic, social, 
and political aspects of globalisation will be subjects for discussion 
in addition to the cultural and ecological effects. The relative merits 
and disadvantages of the trends will also find a place in the debate.

The symposium participants will assemble on the evening of June 12th to
discuss the structure of the event, during which they will make their
presentations and join the general response discussions at the end of 
each day.

The registration fee for the Symposium is 100 Euros. The participants 
are also welcome to take part in the DSC program as Visiting Scholars 
during the following two weeks, which will be broken into two parts of 
one week each. The subjects covered in the tutorials and lectures will 
continue the themes of the Symposium and include Reading Cultural 
Landscapes, the Mediterranean and the Hellenic World, ecology (the 
landscape and mindscape of the physical world), modernism in art, 
literature and theory, gastronomy (the cuisine and culture of the Ionian 
Islands), post-colonialism in literature and theory with emphasis on 
India, and translation (reading cultural paradigms in various 
societies). The program also includes several field classes. The
fees for the DSC will be discounted for Symposium participants who wish 
to participate.

Proposals should be received before February 1, 2004, consist of no more
than two double-spaced typed pages, a brief CV, and should be sent to 
the symposium moderator,

Dr. Brewster Chamberlin
POB 490
Key West Florida 33041
USA
E-mail: smithchamberlin@aol.com

In absentia presentations are not possible for the Symposium. In 
addition to each speaker's presentation, the Symposium aims to create a 
scholarly environment for extensive discussion and spirited interaction 
among the participants.

The Durrell School of Corfu offers the adventurous and enquiring mind a
route to greater understanding of the global environment and the modern
world, with its roots in Mediterranean culture, in the temperate and
welcoming atmosphere of the beautiful Greek island of Corfu, deep in the
blue Ionian Sea.

For more information see:
http://www.durrell-school-corfu.org
or
http://www.durrell-school-corfu.org/cfp2004.htm