[Grupoestudiopirateria] NeMLA: Extended deadline for abstract submission (October 11)

Thu Oct 1 17:57:15 EDT 2020

Dear all,

We hope this email finds you well and that all of you and your beloved ones are staying safe during these difficult times.

We want to remind you about two CFPs for a roundtable and a panel for the upcoming 2021-NeMLA convention (March 11-14) which will be entirely virtually conducted.  Also, we wanted to let you know that NeMLA has extended the deadline from September 30 to October 11.

Sincerely,
Mariana & Leonor

Heroes or Enemies of All: (Re)Configurations of Sea Robbers in the Golden Age of Piracy

(Roundtable)

Though maritime pillage has existed for centuries, the words pirate and piracy are controversial terms linked to one of the most debated historical periods: the age of empire and colonialism. In fact, the Golden Age of Piracy encompasses the period from approximately the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries when bands of sea robbers menaced commercial—and sometimes even military—shipping in the Caribbean, the North American eastern seaboard, the West African coast, and the Indian Ocean. This interdisciplinary roundtable seeks to redefine the role played by pirates and privateers in the ages of empire and colonialism through the analysis of three categories of primary sources related to these phenomena:

  *   philosophies, literature, and historical treaties that sought to appease wars during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
  *   official documentation concerning privateering or piracy,
  *   accounts of captains, crew members, or captives that served on privateering/pirate expeditions.

Please submit abstract proposals (up to 300 words) through this link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfplist.com%2Fnemla%2FHome%2Flogin&data=01%7C01%7Cmarianaceciliav%40unr.edu%7C2aba9b9d31af4ab7b92508d812d38340%7C523b4bfc0ebd4c03b2b96f6a17fd31d8%7C1&sdata=qj2mmEdnT9vtasbND%2BBBm8gDQlPupgEeBYpZiFAAvvM%3D&reserved=0> by September 30, 2020. Submissions in English and Spanish will be considered. For more information, please email Leonor Taiano (ltaianoc at nd.edu<mailto:ltaianoc at nd.edu>) and Mariana Cecilia Velázquez (marianaceciliav at unr.edu<mailto:marianaceciliav at unr.edu>).
**For abstract submissions individuals do not need to be current members of NeMLA.

[Re]Interpretation and [Re]Configuration of Piracy in the Caribbean
(Panel)
The study of piracy in the Caribbean and Central America brings with it several questions and interpretational dilemmas that frequently erupt in ambiguous conclusions. This is due to the fact that during the tumultuous late 16th century and early 17th century, the meaning of piracy depended on a number of factors: legal matters, customary perceptions of predation, geopolitical affairs, trade issues et alter. To increase the confusion, modern historians, especially English speakers, use the words pirates, privateers, buccaneers, and corsairs interchangeably.

Based on the well-noted questions about piracy, maritime predation and geopolitics, this panel seeks to present an insight into two of the most important aspects of piracy in the Caribbean and Central America during the Early Modern era:

  *   How have acts of maritime predation been perceived in relation to the concepts of jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
  *   How did common people from the colonial territories perceive pirates?
  *   To answer these questions, we welcome proposals for individual papers that discuss any aspect of piracy and maritime predation occurring in the Caribbean during the Early Modern period.
  *   Possible themes are not limited to but include: cultural/socio-economic or/and historical impact of maritime predation, the law of maritime predation, stereotypes on piracy, gender issues, maritime predation, image of pirates and literature of piracy.

Please submit abstract proposals (up to 300 words) through this link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfplist.com%2Fnemla%2FHome%2Flogin&data=01%7C01%7Cmarianaceciliav%40unr.edu%7C2aba9b9d31af4ab7b92508d812d38340%7C523b4bfc0ebd4c03b2b96f6a17fd31d8%7C1&sdata=qj2mmEdnT9vtasbND%2BBBm8gDQlPupgEeBYpZiFAAvvM%3D&reserved=0>, by September 30, 2020. For more information, please email vmedinalugo at tulane.edu<mailto:vmedinalugo at tulane.edu> and ltaianoc at nd.edu<mailto:ltaianoc at nd.edu>. Proposals in both English and Spanish will be considered.
**For abstract submissions individuals do not need to be current members of NeMLA.

<https://www.unr.edu/world-languages/wll-people/mariana-vel%C3%A1zquez><https://www.unr.edu/world-languages/wll-people/mariana-vel%C3%A1zquez>

[University of Nevada, Reno]<http://www.unr.edu/>
Mariana-Cecilia Velazquez, PhD
Assistant Professor
World Languages & Literatures
EJCH, 241X
1664 N. Virginia Street

work-phone: (775) 682-8904<tel:(775)%20682-8904>
email: marianaceciliav at unr.edu<mailto:marianaceciliav at unr.edu>

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