[ecrea] Third International Congress of Cultural Studies

To
Whom it Concerns,

We are pleased to inform you
that giving sequence to several requests, the deadline for submissions

for

the Third International Congress of Cultural Studies has been
extended until December 17th 2010.

The Third International Congress of Cultural Studies will take
place in the University of Aveiro, Portugal, in association with the
Doctoral Programme in Cultural Studies, between the Universities of
Aveiro and Minho (Portugal), the University of Deusto

(Spain) and the University of Fortaleza (Brazil).







We
would be most grateful if you would circulate the

following details of our congress through
your mailing list, please.



Yours
Sincerely,



Belmira Coutinho

Secretariado Executivo | Executive Committee

III Congresso Internacional em Estudos Culturais - Ócio, Lazer e Tempo 
Livre nas Culturas Contemporâneas | Third International Congress in 
Cultural Studies: Leisure and Free Time in Contemporary Culture

Departamento de Línguas e Culturas
Universidade de Aveiro
Campus Universitário de Santiago
3810-193 Aveiro
Portugal



http://ociocultura.web.ua.pt/



Dear colleagues,



We are pleased to inform you that giving sequence to several requests, 
the deadline for submissions has been extended until December 17th 2010.



For further information about the programme, topics and Congress main 
objectives please check http://ociocultura.web.ua.pt/?lang=en .



The Third International Congress in Cultural Studies: Idleness, Leisure 
and Free Time in Contemporary Culture accepts three forms of 
presentations: Conferences, Round Table Discussions and Group Works. 
Submission forms are available at 
http://ociocultura.web.ua.pt/?page_id=92&lang=en.



Conferences

The Conference sessions will primarily offered by invitation to those 
who have published their scientific research in recognised national and 
international scientific journals.


Round Table Discussions

The Round Table Discussions will unite three presentations, each with a 
different perspective on a central, shared theme of investigation, which 
may be proposed by lecturers, researchers or professionals from fields 
central to the issues under consideration. The tables will be 
co-ordinated by one of the participants from each group. The 
co-ordinator of each group must be identifed in the proposal. The 
proposal must also include the complete texts of each presentation and 
the abstract (between 200-300 words) for the round table discussion. The 
duration of the discussion should be 50 minutes in total. The deadline 
for submissions of round table discussion proposals, with complete 
texts, in Portuguese/Spanish and English, is December 17th, 2012.


Scientific Communications in Research Groups


The ‘Research Groups’ consist of brief accounts of scientific 
investigations, in groups of four to five participants. Thus, complete 
Research Groups may be proposed (which must be indicated to co-ordinator 
involved), or individuals may send their contributions, which will be 
analysed and grouped by the Congress’ Organising Committee, which is 
this case, will be suggested by the co-ordinator. The deadline for 
submission of proposals, with complete texts in Portuguese/Spanish and 
English is November 30th, 2012. Works may be presented by professionals, 
lecturers, or researchers in the field (including doctorate students). 
Each session must last no longer than 15minutes.


Each proposal for presentation in Research Groups must indicate one of 
the following themes under which their research may be categorized:

GT 1 –Reflections and Appropriations on the Concepts of Idleness, 
Leisure and Free Time;

GT 2 –Contemporary Cultures, Subjectivities and Social Time

GT 3 - Contemporary Acceleration and Lifestyles

GT 4 - Free Time, Identities and Subjectivities

GT 5 - Free Time and the Appropriation of Space: Rethinking the City as 
a Place to Live

GT 6 - Tourism: The free time between consumption and contemplation

GT 7 - Popular Culture, Celebrations and Leisure

GT 8 - Free Time and the Pleasures of Culinary Leisure Activities

GT 9- Idleness, Creativity, Arts and Books

GT 10- Free time and the Life Cycle

The minutes of the works presented at the Round Table Discussions and 
within the Research Groups will be available in CD format through the 
Congress organizers. A number of works may be selected for publication 
in a special edition of the Doctoral Programme’s Academic Journal in 
Cultural Studies - Estudos Culturais – Revista Lusófona published by the 
Universities of Aveiro and Minho.

The official languages of the congress are Portuguese, Spanish and 
English. However, congress participants may present their research in 
any language they wish. The Organizing Commission requests that all 
participants send an English version of their presentation which may be 
projected during the presentation, in order to reach the widest possible 
audience.



Yours sincerely,



The Coordinator of the Organizing Committee

Maria Manuel Baptista



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