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Points of Convergence: 5th International Tartu Conference on North American Studies

May 7-9, 2001

Tartu, Estonia

Social Science

Host: The Baltic Center for North American Studies, University of Tartu

Description:
The conference theme is meant to be interpreted broadly from an interdisciplinary perspective. The conference aims at bringing together scholars from different subject areas (cultural studies, sociology, literature, history, etc.). We would like to be seeking possible points of convergence in the proverbial diffuseness of the globalizing world. This would include cross-fertilization between different yet not necessarily mutually exclusive academic discourses. The conference strives to encourage a dialogue between the participants of the conference on the interrelatedness and the processes of mutual impact between divergent identities (gender, race, class, language), examine chances of forging new composite identities (as manifested in society, culture, literature), explore different perspectives of/on North America and Europe and European-American relationship in a variety of areas (culture, political, economic) on a national and personal level, chart converging media space in the transnationalizing world. Any other related suggestions are also welcome.

Date received: January 30, 2001


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