Language, Silence, and Voice in
Native Studies
An International Conference hosted
by the Native Studies Research Network, UK, at the University of Geneva,
Switzerland
Sponsored by the Swiss Association
for North American Studies, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), and
the University of Geneva
July 16-17, 2007
Call For Papers
The
Native Studies Research Network, UK, invites proposals for papers for its
inaugural European conference.
Established
in April 2006, the NSRN has 70 members at 30 UK institutions working in 8
academic disciplines. Having held its first British colloquium in September
2006, the NSRN will now host a topic-led, full-scale conference inviting the
participation of international scholars to foster scholarly debate in the
field. It is hoped that the geographic centrality of Switzerland as a location
will encourage scholars from across Europe to attend. This nationÕs tri-lingual
status has encouraged a focus on the issue of language.
Keynote
speakers:
Robert
Warrior, University of Oklahoma,
Tsianina
Lomawaima, University of Arizona
Featured
speakers: Simon J. Ortiz, Gabriela Schwab, Hartwig Iserhagen
Panels
will include but are not restricted to:
1.
ÒSpeaking with single and
forked tonguesÓ: Monoglots and Bilinguals
2.
ÒWe must teach the Bible in their own dialectsÓ: Missionaries and
Indian Languages
3.
Orality and Literacy
4.
Silencing Native Voices: the impact of white settlement
5.
Recovering Native Voices
6.
Cultural ÔContact ZonesÕ
7.
The Language of Native Politics
8.
Native Languages in the 21st Century
This
is not an exhaustive list and individual papers and/or panels on topics outside
these remits are warmly welcomed.
Individual paper proposals should include a title
and precis of no more than 250 words. Panel proposals should include a title
and brief description of the panel
and a title and prŽcis for each paper. Proposals should be sent
electronically to: J.Fear-Segal@uea.ac.uk or R.Tillett@uea.ac.uk or Deborah.Madsen@lettres.unige.ch
and preferably copied to all three addresses.
Review of proposals will begin 16
March, 2007, and proposals will be accepted until 16 April, 2007.