II International Conference on Intercultural Studies


II International Conference on Intercultural Studies ISCAP, 25 - 27 May 2011

Organized by the
Centre for Intercultural Studies (CEI)
http://www.iscap.ipp.pt/~cei

Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto (ISCAP)  Office
333
Rua Jaime Lopes Amorim
4465-004 S. Mamede Infesta, PORTUGAL
Telf. + 351 229050037              + 351 229050037      
Fax. + 351 229025899
E-mail: cei@iscap.ipp.pt

Conference Coordinator:
Clara Sarmento (clara.sarmento@iol.pt)

Scientific Committee:
Research team of the Centre for Intercultural Studies (CEI)

Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

Following the success of the I International Conference on Intercultural Studies (http://www.iscap.ipp.pt/~cei/congresso.htm), in December 2008, when more than one hundred delegates  from all over the world gathered at the Polytechnic Institute of Oporto’s ISCAP, the Centre for Intercultural Studies (CEI) is proud to announce the II International Conference on Intercultural Studies, to be held between 25 and 27 May 2011, at ISCAP.

We welcome the submission of 20 minute paper proposals in Portuguese, English,French, German or Spanish, until 15 December 2010, to the address
cei@iscap.ipp.pt. Submissions MUST contain the following information:
·       Title;
·       Thematic Section;
·       Abstract (250 words);
·       Bionote (100 words).

Paper proposals should be included in one of the following Thematic Sections:

1.      Intercultural Representations of Gender
2.      Travel Narratives by/about Women
3.      Cultural Tourism / Touring Cultures
4.      Intercultural Communication
5.      Theoretical Definitions of Culture
6.      Teachers’ and Learners’ Narratives across Cultures
7.      Representations of Portugal in Non-Portuguese Fiction
8.      Comparative Law across Cultures
9.      Translation and Ideology
10.     Intercultural Strategies in the Teaching of Translation
11.     Life-Stories between East and West
12.     Narratives by Women in Times of War
13.     Everyday Lives across Cultures
14.     Representations of Gender in the Press and the Mass Media
15.     Cross-Cultural Issues in E and B-Learning
16.     Intercultural Tourism
17.     The Philosophy of the Intercultural

Papers that are accepted and actually read at the Conference may be selected and considered for national and international publication.

Delegates will receive certificates of attendance or certificates of active participation with paper.

Registration:

Registration opens: 1 January 2011
Registration closes for delegates WITH paper: 1 May 2011

Registration and attendance is free for the teachers and students of the Polytechnic Institute of Oporto (valid certificate is required).

1.      Once the registration has been paid, there will be no refunding whatsoever.
2.      In the case of multi-authored papers, each attending author must pay her/his own individual registration.

Early-bird fee (until 31 January 2011): 80 Euros
Registration after 31 January 2011: 100 Euros
Teachers and Students of the Polytechnic Institute of Oporto (valid certificate
is required): Free
Conference Dinner: 30 Euros


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