| Call for Papers | Registration | Travel and Accommodation | Conference Program | Invited Speakers and Performers |
| This
interdisciplinary
conference seeks to examine why several elements
of Brazilian culture seem to lend themselves so well to performativity.
Are these elements inherently performative or are they made to be so?
If so, how, why, and by whom? As participants redefine performance and
recast it in a new light, other, key issues will inevitably be drawn
into the discussion, foremost among them ethnicity, nationality (and
nationalism), gender and identity politics, the nature of escapism and
illusion, and the relationship between ideology and performance. Deadline for paper and panel proposals is October 31, 2006. Inquiries and proposals should be sent to Severino Albuquerque or Kathryn Sánchez Sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese The Anonymous Fund Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS), through The Nave Fund and Title VI |