Re: Conference on Cuba and the Spanish American War
Ben Aguirre (aguirre@acs.tamu.edu)
Tue, 10 Feb 1998 11:54:42 -0600 (CST)
Please add this conference announcement to the list
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>>> An International Conference on the Spanish American War is being
>>> organized by Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, on October
>>> 2 and 3, 1998. Papers are invited on the social, economic, political,
>>> military, historical, cultural and literary aspects of the 1898
>>> Spanish American War and of Spain, United States and Cuba. The topics
>>> are open. Suggestions for panels are welcome. The three themes
structuring the conference are:
> a) the history and internal political and social dynamics of Spain
and the US during the late 19th Century as these relate to the
topic of
> Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Filipino independence,
> b) the impact of the War on the national origins and subsequent
republican experiences of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Filipinos,
> c) the impact of Cuban and Puerto Rican culture on Latin American
literature and culture, particularly its continued manifestation in
contemporary Latino culture, literature and art in the US.
> Partial travel financial support is available for accepted papers.
The deadline for submissions is MAY 1, 1998. For more information
contact Dr. Benigno
>>> E. Aguirre, Sociology, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas 77843, Tel.
>>> (409) 845 0813 email <aguirre@tamvm1.tamu.edu> or Dr. Eduardo Espina,
>>> Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Texas A&M University,
>>> Tel. (408) 845 2125. [END]
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