IX INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT AND TRAVELERS THROUGH YUCATAN


Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

November 19th - 24th, 2018



CALL FOR PAPERS

(Abstract submission deadline: October 31st, 2017)


The Conference invites all specialists, professionals and

graduate students interested to submit their proposals before October 31st,

2017, according to the following subject areas:

General

  • Alexander von Humboldt
  • Travelers between Yucatan and Europe
  • Travelers between Yucatan and America
  • Travelers between Yucatan and Asia
  • Travelers between Yucatan and the rest of the world

Science and Aesthetics

  • Travels and archaeology
  • Travels and ethnography
  • Travels and politics
  • Travels and history
  • Travels and literature
  • Travels and philosophy
  • Travels and sociology
  • Travels and natural sciences
  • Travels and ecology
  • Travels and medicine

Genres

  • Travel literature
  • Travel anthologies
  • Travel journals
  • Travel letters and chronicles
  • Theoretical approaches to the genre

Types of Travels

  • Discovery travels
  • Conquest travels
  • Missionary travels
  • Diplomatic travels
  • Political travels
  • Scientific travels
  • Journalistic travels
  • Aesthetic travels
  • Space travels

Other topics

  • Traveling women
  • Travels and the construction of the other
  • Emigration, exile, immigration
  • Graphic representation of travels (drawings, paintings, engraving, photos)
PARTICIPATION MODALITIES:
  • Presentations by participants
  • Participants in complementary sessions
  • Guests
I. PRESENTATIONS BY PARTICIPANTS

The presentations should be framed in one of the thematic areas of the Congress. To participate, it is necessary to follow the following instructions:


a) Submit an abstract for evaluation, which must fulfill the following characteristics:

  • Submit an abstract: 200 words approximately
  • Include title, five keywords. Include your complete information: name, affiliation, area of specialty, country, email address. co-author (s) data [if applicable]
  • File extension: .doc / .docx (Word)
  • The email subject should be "Abstract_ Name and Surname"

In case of acceptance, the reading of the papers should not exceed 20 minutes (8 pages, double-spaced, 2000 words approximately). The Organizing and Scientific Committees will be selecting papers to be considered for publication in a book.

Acceptance of the works will be subject to peer review. Abstracts should be sent to the email: humboldtyucatan2018@gmail.com

II. COMPLEMENTARY SESSIONS
  • Student forum. This session is dedicated to the dialogue regarding travel literature between students from national and foreign universities.
  • Fictions and poetry. This session is dedicated to reading texts of fiction and poetry from contemporary authors who have written travel literature..
LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French
  • Maya
DEADLINES
  • Abstract submission: October 31st, 2017.
  • Abstract acceptance: November 30th, 2017.
  • Registration fee: February 12th, 2018.
  • Late registration fee: April 12th, 2018.
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