Programme

Call for Papers

VI FORUM FOR IBERIAN STUDIES

CINEMA AND HISTORY

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

FACULTY OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

The Modern Languages Faculty of the University of Oxford is holding the 6th Forum for lberian Studies at the Taylorian Institution on the above dates. We invite scholars to offer proposals for papers focusing on a wide variety of issues dealing with the representation of history in films in any of the languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Basque, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish). We hope to receive contributions from both established academics and graduate students. Those wishing to present papers should submit a title and an abstract of around 150 words outlining the proposed topic and indicating technical requirements (if needed) to the following addresses:

Manuel Puga Moruxa

The Queen's College

Oxford OX1 4AW

United Kingdom

Pedro García-Caro 

Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

47 Wellington Square

Oxford OX1 2JF

United Kingdom

Papers should last no more than thirty minutes and will be eligible for consideration for publication in a volume of proceedings. Deadline for submission of abstracts: 18 February 2001.

2nd Call for Papers

The Forum, now on its 6th occasion, has been an annual event for discussion and presentation of research on linguistic, literary and cultural studies on all the cultures of the Iberian Peninsula" This year's theme is "Cinema and History". Guest speakers include:

Dr. Dominic Keown (University of Cambridge)

Petomanie versus Pujolisme: Progressive National Radicalism in Bigas tuna's Teta i la lluna"

Prof. Reis Torgal (Universidade de Coimbra)

Cinema under Salazar's Eye

Prof. Xose M. Folgar (Universidade de Santiago)

Cine gallego?

Prof. Paul J. Smith (University of Cambridge)

A History of the Present: Pedro Almodóvar's City Space

Plus 30 confirmed speakers from the UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy and the United States of America.

Participants are required to register. Although it is possible to do so on the day, it, would be advisable to register in advance (see Registration Form overleaf). Coffee and meals provided in College for a small charge need to be pre-booked by Monday 14th of May.