42nd Association of Contemporary Iberian Studies Conference

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This year, the 42nd Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies (ACIS) conference is hosted by the School of Modern Languages at Cardiff University and will be held virtually to ensure safety and ease of participation for all delegates and speakers.

The Association holds an international, multidisciplinary conference in early September every year. The conference circulates between host universities in Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom and papers and panels focus on nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century socio-cultural, economic and political issues with a particular focus on the Iberian Peninsula and its relations with the wider Lusophone and Hispanic worlds. The atmosphere is a positive and supportive one and established academics, early career academics and postgraduates are all equally welcome.

This year’s conference will remain as a three-day event, and as customary, will comprise a selection of panels and keynote addresses.

Further information about the Association may be found on ACIS website.

Themes
This year’s thematic areas for papers and panels are Iberia: Memory, Transitions and the Transnational.

Keynote speakers
•    Dra. Teresa Abelló and Dra. M. Lourdes Prades (University of Barcelona)
•    Professor Parvati Nair (Queen Mary, University of London)
•    Professor António Costa Pinto (University of Lisbon)

Host organisers
•    Dr Siân Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies and Programme Director for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University)
•    Eleri Davies, Events & Internal Communications Officer (School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University)
•    Supported by postgraduate students Rachel Beaney and Joe Healey (School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University).

Programme convenor
•    Dr Susana Rocha Relvas (Universidade Católica Portuguesa).

ACIS Executive Committee
A list of ACIS Executive committee members is available.

Programme and Book of abstracts
Both the conference programme and book of abstracts will be available soon.

Virtual platform
For the first time in the ACIS conference’s history, this year's event will take place entirely online via Zoom.

Format
Individual Zoom sessions will be set up for each keynote address, as well as for each panel. Each session will start with a live introduction by the chairperson for the keynote speaker(s) / panellists. Pre-recorded presentations will then be played, followed by a live question and answer session. All three elements will take place within the same Zoom session in real time.

The recordings will be available for delegates to watch via the YouTube channel for 12 months after the conference.

Registration
This year’s conference is free of charge to attend. Please ensure you register to attend by clicking on the ‘Book places’ button on the left-hand side of this page, so you may receive all relevant information, joining instructions and links in due course.