Apologies for cross posting. I would like to alert members to the next AILASA conference CFP. We are particularly keen for submissions relating to Film, Media and Visual Culture. AILASA 2012 Conference Announcement http://www.ailasa2012.ac.nz We’re pleased to announce details of the X Biennial Conference of the Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia (AILASA). AILASA 2012 conference is hosted by the Victoria Institute for Links with Latin America (VILLA) at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Conference Venue: Victoria University School of Architecture and Design, 139 Vivian Street, Wellington, New Zealand Dates: Wednesday 4 – Saturday 7 July 2012 Conference Theme The theme for the 2012 conference is Centring the Margins: Reconfiguring the Map of Knowledge in Humanities and Sciences in the Iberian and Latin American Worlds. Possible topics for papers might include, but are not restricted to, the following: Perceptions and Misperceptions of the “Periphery” Peripheries and Globalisation Globalisation in the Latin American and Iberian Economies Politics and “Peripheries” Literature and film relating to peripheral perspectives, Indigeneity Sustainability and Resilience Mapping Knowledge Transfer in Technology and the Sciences. Historical Perspectives from the Margins Transnational/regional Latin American identity formation Latin American cinematic co-productions and transnational funding Testimonial and documentary expressions of minority cultures Regional and Global Cultures Website: Information including the call for papers and the opening of registration will be posted to the AILASA2012 website as it becomes available http://www.ailasa2012.ac.nz Contact Us: For registrations of interest and other enquiries, please visit the conference website or contact convenors Dr Nicola Gilmour ( [log in to unmask]) or Professor Warwick Murray ( [log in to unmask]). -- http://vuw.academia.edu/MiriamRoss -- http://vuw.academia.edu/MiriamRoss ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org