The College English Association - Caribbean Chapter (CEA-CC) will hold their 2008 Spring Conference in the University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (Puerto Rico) on the 29th of February and the 1st of March.  The 2008 conference will address the general topic of race and writing. We invite proposals for 20-minute papers on any aspect of the topic, from a literary historical, critical, theoretical, interdisciplinary or other perspective. The proposals are not limited to English language literature.

The specific topics to be addressed by the conference will include but not be limited to: Atlantic studies; race, gender, and sexuality; identity and race in Caribbean and Caribbean diasporic literature; African American and Afro-Caribbean connections; postcolonialism and Caribbean and Caribbean Diasporic writing; minority literature; Puerto Rico and the Caribbean; diaspora and writing; Africana philosophy and the Caribbean; Caribbean literature and cultural studies; critical race theory; critical legal studies and race; cultural studies and race; slavery studies; immigration and race; racialization and the body; performance studies and race; multilingualism and race.

Send 200-word proposal for 20-minute paper to Email by December 15th, 2007. Proposal should be sent as part of a text message, not as an attachment.

Membership and Conference Registration Fees

Annual Membership (1 July - 30 June): $40 ($25 for full-time students)

Registration for Annual Conference
Members: Free
Two-Day Conference Registration for Non-Members: $35 ($20 for full-time students)
One-Day Conference Registration for Non-Members: $30 ($15 for full-time students)
Special discount for Non-Member full-time student attending one panel only $5*
* This registration option is for attending students only. It does not apply for conference speakers. All conference speakers must be CEA-CC members and registered for both days of the conference.

Registration Form