VII International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA)
Pontificia Universidade Catolica
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
June 9-12, 2004

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BRASA VII Preliminary Program

PRIZES!

The Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) will hold its VII International Conference June 9-12, 2004. Hosted by the Pontíficia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro at its beautiful urban campus, the Conference program will include paper presentations during morning sessions; special guest lectures, workshops, and plenary meetings in the afternoon; and cultural activities in the evening. Additionally, one prize will be given to the person that submitted the best paper and two prizes for the two best books.

Conference Registration Form

Call for papers

For the Seventh International BRASA Conference the Executive Committee has adopted the following norms for organizing panels and the presentation of papers:

1. The conference has an open theme.
2. Panels may be organized by mutual agreement between thematic group coordinators and panel sponsors; BRASA encourages the development of thematic tracks in all of the groups.
3. All participants in panels must be members of BRASA. Membership forms may be downloaded from the BRASA website or requested from BRASANet. Dues may be sent to the secretariat by regular mail or by e-mail attachment, using an international credit card (MasterCard or VISA).
4. BRASA recommends that panels have no more than three papers and be chaired by a scholar who is not presenting a paper. Each 120-minute session should allow at least 30 minutes for general discussion or analysis by a discussant following the presentations.
5. The conference will have two two-hour morning sessions for panels, for a total of 40 panels per day. During the afternoons at least two large-group plenary sessions (15:00-17:00 pm) will be held each day.
6. Persons interested in organizing panels should contact the BRASA secretariat or the program committee coordinators listed below. Those with suggestions of topics for plenary sessions should contact Professor James N. Green .
7. BRASA will give preference in accepting proposals to those who submit complete panels that are composed of scholars from different universities and that have an interdisciplinary focus. Each paper proposal should be accompanied by a 1-2-page summary CV and 200-250-word abstract of the paper. A panel nomination form “Ficha de Composição de Mesa” may be downloaded from the Website or requested from BRASANet.
8. Deadlines for submission and approval of panel proposals are as follows:
   • October 1, 2003 deadline for submission of complete panel proposals to group coordinators.
   • November 15, 2003 deadline for delivery of approved panels to BRASA secretariat.
   • December 15, 2003-January 15, 2004: Secretariat mails letters of acceptance to panelists.
9. BRASA encourages group coordinators and panel sponsors to circulate specific panel calls for papers in the spring and summer of 2003 on BRASANet.

For more information, contact the BRASA office using the BRASANet listserve .

Thematic Groups

1. Communication and Journalism
   US: Raul Reis, California State University Long Beach
   Brazil: Maurício Maia, USP mauricio.
2. Cultural Studies
   U.S.: Piers Armstrong, Dartmouth University
   Brazil: Mário César Silva Leite, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
   Europe: Florent Kohler, Université de Tours-Paris
3. Politics, Policy, and Social Movements
   US: Anthony Pereira, Tulane University
   Brazil: Eduardo Gomes, Universidade Federal Fluminense
4. Economy, Development, Finance, Business
   US: Tony Spanakos, Manhattanville College
   Brazil: Fernando Ferrari Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
5. Urbanism, Environment, Ecology
   Brazil: Betina Schurmann, UnB
6. Gender
   U.S.: Steve Butterman, University of Miami
   Brazil: Maria Izilda Santos de Matos, PUC-São Paulo
   Eduardo de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
7. History Studies
   U.S.: Jerry D’Avila, University of North Carolina
   Ken Serbin, University of San Diego
   Brazil: Carlos Fico, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
   Flávio Gomes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
8. Portuguese as a second language
   U.S.: Margo Milleret, University of New Mexico
   Toni Cowles, Wharton School-University of Pennsylvania
   Brazil: Rosa Marina Brito Meyer, PUC-RJ
9. Literature Studies
   U.S.: Susan C. Quinlan, University of Georgia
   Christopher Dunn, Tulane University
   Charles Perrone, Univeristy of Florida
   Brasil: Viviana Bosi, USP
10. Race and ethnicity
    African diaspora studies
    U.S.: Denise Ferreira da Silva, University of California San Diego,
    Carlos de Oliveira, Afro-Brazilian Coalition for Human Rights & Social Justice
    Brazil: Rafael Sanzio Araujo dos Anjos, UnB
    Carlos Moura, Fundação Palmares
    Jewish Studies
    Brazil: Lúcia Pereira de Lucena-Guerra, USP
    US: Regina Igel, University of Maryland,
    Indigenous Studies
    US: Janet Chernela, Florida International University
11. Religion, Ritual and Society
    U.S.: Andrew Chesnut, University of Houston
    UK: David Lehman, Cambridge University, UK
    Brazil: Vagner Gonçalves da Silva, USP
12. Education
    Brazil: Cyana Leahy, Universidade Federal Fluminense

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