A selection of papers from each conference will also be prepared for publication. We invite paper proposals for the Guadeloupe conference, which will take place in St. Claude, Guadeloupe, and in nearby Basse-Terre, from scholars from all disciplines working on the history and legacy of slavery and emancipation. The Greater Caribbean will be given a privileged place in the workshop as a comparative frame of reference for European nations and the United States, but papers on other regions will receive full consideration. We are particularly interested in papers that provide a method for making connections between the past and the present. If we find that certain proposals are more appropriate for the subsequent conferences in the series, we may invite applicants to participate in these conferences instead of the Guadeloupe conference.
Some funding is available to cover travel and lodging for participants.
Proposals should include a title, 1-2 page description of the proposed paper, and a curriculum vitae. Because the proposals will be evaluated in France and the United States, we request that you send one printed copy of all materials to each of the addresses below and an email attachment containing your materials to both addresses. The languages of the conference are French and English. The deadline is October 5, 2000.