New Zealand
and Europe: Borders,
Nations, Identities
The
18th annual conference
of
the New Zealand Studies Association,
together with the Department of Political Science, University of Gdansk
Dr
Dariusz Zdziech
Proposals for 20 minute papers
must be sent by 1 May to Ian Conrich (email: ian@ianconrich.co.uk) or Marcin
Waldoch (marcin.waldoch@gmail.com). The conference
will consider all papers that address issues related to New Zealand and Europe,
within the context of any of the sub themes - borders, nations, identities. As
a section of the conference, it will also consider papers on Maori identity and
the Pacific. The conference fee will include annual membership to the NZSA,
which for 2012 includes 2 free books. Papers from the conference will be
published in issue no.3 of the refereed journal, NZSA Bulletin of New Zealand Studies. Moreover, two new book series
- 'New Zealand Writers', and 'New Zealand Film Classics' - will be launched at
the conference and delegates will be invited to contribute to future volumes.
The conference will accept proposals on a range of subjects
including the following: warfare, land and
borders; national identities; political relations between nations; migration,
refugees and diasporas (refugees during periods of war or periods of political
conflict); Maori identity and the Pacific, New Zealand literature or films set
in Europe, or European writers or filmmakers in New Zealand; European cultural
influence on New Zealand; the reception and exposure of New Zealand culture in
Europe; representations of New Zealand in European museums and collections;
voyaging, historical travels and expeditions to New Zealand; science and
knowledge transfer; tourism.
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