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Observatori Australià (Centre d´Estudis Australians) Universitat de Barcelona

Australian Studies Centre

EL OBSERVATORIO AUSTRALIANO (CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AUSTRALIANOS) THE AUSTRALIAN STUDIES CENTRE at the UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA is pleased to announce the following conference:

"MYTH, HISTORY AND MEMORY"

JULY 28th-31st 2008

SCULPTURE Myth, History and Memory BY JAIME DE CÓRDOBA. Professor of Fine Arts, Universitat de Barcelona.

Cast Iron. 1.30 metre in height by 80cm width.

The History of the "Rolling" Conferences

This comes as Conference No 5, in a sequence of rolling conferences which began in Barcelona in 2004 with "Landscapes of Exile". The next convenor was Terri-ann White at the University of Western Australia under the title "Landscapes and Exiles: Belonging and Home" held in 2005 at New Norcia Monastery. The third conference in 2006 took place at Byron Bay and was organised by Baden Offord at Southern Cross University and Anna Haebich from Griffith University under the title "Landscapes of Exile: Australia Once Perilous, Now Safe" and this year saw the fourth conference organised by Peter Read and Frances Peters Little at ANU and Anna Haebich from Griffith University titled "Indigenous Auto/Biographies"

THE CONFERENCE AND ITS THEME

The title for this conference was suggested to Sue Ballyn by Prof. Vin d´Cruz and we are most greatful to him for such a gift.

There will be no call for papers as we only intend to have some 50 speakers over the four days in single sessions with enough time after each to generate lively and fruitful discussion. As a result we are asking specialists in various areas to participate.

If however you feel that you would like to offer a paper then please contact the convenor, Sue Ballyn, on susand@arrakis.es as soon as possible

The title opens itself to any field and any approach. We are interested in fomenting interdisciplinary conversations and looking for papers that will cover everything from environmental studies to creative writing. Previous conferences hace covered exile, Convict Studies, Oral History, Geology, Theology, Environmental Studies, Art, Creative Writing, Spanish Civil War Studies, Indigenous Studies, Whiteness Studies, Queer Studies, Migration, Refugee Studies and the list can and hopefully will be extended.

Below is a link to the discussion forum for the conference. Feel free to participate before, during and after the conference.

CONFERENCE DISCUSSION FORUM

PLENARY SPEAKERS TO DATE

ABSTRACTS

All papers should be timed to a strict 20 minutes
A 250 word abstract should be sent to us by 10th January 2008
Your abstract should follow the following format:

Title of paper
Name
Institution address
E.mail
Body of Abstract
The document should be in Word format, Times New Roman 12 point
NB! Please also send a brief biography in a separate attachment

Please send by e.mail attachment to the following people

Sue Ballyn : susand@arrakis.es

Elisa Morera de la Vall : elisagenie@yahoo.com

Click below for the registration form and fees
REGISTRATION FEES
READ THE ABSTRACTS
Panel Sessions
PROGRAMME
Have a look at the University. This will familiarise you with the building

ACCOMMODATION

All conference participants will be responsible for booking their own accommodation in Barcelona. However, we will suggest places that you may like to consider and these will be put on the web page within the next few weeks. Barcelona will be extremely busy at this time.
We would therefore suggest that all bookings should be made well in advance, perhaps as early as January or February 2008.

Here are some web pages for online booking which might prove useful. Please remember that the University building is in Plaza Universidad/Placa Universitat and is very close to the central square Plaza Cataluña/ Placa Catalunya

1.Barcelona Hotels Online Booker

2.Barcelona Hotels: Discount Barcelona Hotels Book Online
Note this is useful site but can be slow loading
The nearest Hotel to the University on their list is Citadines Barcelona Ramblas. There are many close in to the vicinity of the University

3. Barcelona Hotels for Less
Browse by area: City Centre, Ramblas, Plaza de Catalunya and Gothic areas These are all within easy reach of the University

4. Barcelona Hotels
http://www.hotel-barcelona.com/

5. About Any Hotels
http://www.about-barcelona-hotels.com/

6. Barcelona Room Finders
http://www.europerator.org/bcn/bcn_ho.htm

TRANSPORT IN THE CITY
Barcelona Airport to the City and more information

Barcelona City Hall Page in English.

This includes information on transport into the city from the airport and so forth. It also has an accommodation page. The form will ask you to fill in an institution name to try and search for hotels near the University. The name you need to fill in is:
Universitat de Barcelona, Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585
On the other hand you can just search according to category of hotel.

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Isabel Alonso (Dept of English Phililogy)
Susan Ballyn (Convenor - Dept of English Philology)
August Bover (Dept of Catalan Philology)
Jaime de Córdoba (Dept of Drawing: Fine Arts)
Jordi Serrallonga (Dept of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology)
Mar Cruz (Dept of Hispanic Philology)
Kathleen Firth (Dept of English Philology)
Maria Honrubia ( Dept of Public Health: Mental, Maternity & Childcare)
Emma Martinell (Dept of Hispanic Philology)
Victoria Medina (Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology)
Elisa Morera de la Vall (Dept of English Philology)
Bill Phillips (Dept of English Philology)
Martin Renes (Dept of English Philology)
Maria Assumpta Rigol ( Dept of Public Health: Mental, Maternity & Childcare)
Mercedes Padial (Secretary, Dept of English Philology)
Olga Borderas (Secretary, Dept of English Philology)
David Serrat (Dept Geodinamics & GeoPhysics)

STUDENT COMMITTEE
TEAM LEADERS:
Catalina Ribas
Carles Serra
TEAM MEMBERS:
Giada Cacciavillani
Kathleen Hoyos
Lorena López
Pedro Fernández Dorado
Victoria Vladimirova Dimitrova