[Discussion] UPDATE: The Culture of Travel (grad) (UK) (8/31/04; 10/29/04-10/30/04)

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CALL FOR PAPERS
University of Glasgow Graduate School of Arts and Humanities Conference

THE CULTURE OF TRAVEL
29th and 30th October 2004

*** All those wishing to attend the conference (including those who have
already submitted abstracts) please note that the conference registration
form can now be found at
http://www.gsah.arts.gla.ac.uk/html/cultureindex.html

Selected papers from the conference will be published in the University o=
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Glasgow's postgraduate online journal for Arts and Social Sciences, eShar=
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(www.sharp.arts.gla.ac.uk) ***


CALL FOR PAPERS

Continent, city, country, society:
the choice is never wide and never free.
And here, or there...No. Should we have stayed at home,
wherever that may be?
(Elizabeth Bishop, "Questions of Travel")

Throughout the ages, travel has been central in the construction of cultu=
ral
meaning. From the ancient pilgrims and explorers to today=92s global cult=
ure,
the literal and figurative dimensions of travel have defined concepts of
individual and collective identity through space and time.

We invite interpretations of travel and its culture from postgraduate
researchers working in all aspects of the Arts and Humanities.
Cross-disciplinary approaches are welcome. Topics may include but are not
restricted to

pilgrimages and spiritual journeys
missionary travel and crusades
quests: mythic and profane
travel as formation: Bildungsreisen and the Grand Tour
fantastic travel between worlds and realities
travelling over the body
colonialism and conquest
migration: economic and cultural
travel in the age of globalisation
cultural transversality and tourism
travel as consumerism and the ethics of tourism
travel for its own sake: gypsies, nomads, hobos
the ends of travel: explorers, navigators, mercenaries
identity, diaspora and integration
travel literature throughout the ages
Plenary / keynote speakers to be announced shortly.

Papers should not last more than 20 minutes. Abstracts of 250 =96 300 wor=
ds
should be emailed to: cultureoftravel@arts.gla.ac.uk

Or sent by post to:
Emily Gibson
Faculty of Arts
University of Glasgow
6 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QH

Email is the preferred means of communication. The deadline for submissio=
ns
is Tuesday 31st August.

Please contact us for any further information, or visit the conference
webpage at: http://www.gsah.arts.gla.ac.uk/html/cultureindex.html

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