INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES:
THE UK IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPE

Cluj-Napoca, Romania,
27-29 October 2011

A joint project of

The British Council, Romania

and

The Department of English Language and Literature
Faculty of Letters
‘Babes-Bolyai’ University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

A conference on themes which are current and allow people to talk about issues which affect the real UK today or issues which affect Europe or the world in such areas of interest as as arts, literature, linguistics, politics, society, the media, education, technology, multiculturalism, etc.

Papers are invited on such topics as:

the threat of right-wing nationalism,
nationalism vs. integration,
religious isolationalism / fundamentalism
the threat of cyber-war,
the (mis)use of public space,
civil liberties,
is there still a working class?,
cloud culture,
popular culture and the post-industrial society
challenges facing literature in contemporary Britain,
language studies and linguistic debates in the age of globalisation
education today,
the future of universities,
democracy in the EU

But any papers which regard the UK today on its own or in a European context and which would be of interest to an international audience are also welcome.

Those who wish to present a paper are asked to submit a 100-word abstract, together with a brief CV. The deadline for the submission of the abstracts has been extended to 10 October 2011. The Advisory Group Members will review abstracts and select presenters. Click here or access the Registration page for details about registration. Full papers from selected presenters will be invited for publication on or after 27-29 October 2011. Details on format for final papers can be found on this site (on page Paper Submission). For more information on papers, please email us at the address above.

Participants may also choose not to write / read papers, but prepare posters.

The proceedings of this conference will be published in the form of an e-publication. A selected number of papers will be published in the university journal "Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai". For details about the format, please visit the page Paper Submission of click here.

The conference registration fee is 200 lei, to be paid on arrival, at the registration point. This covers: participation costs, coffee breaks, lunches and the publication of the papers.

The British Council (Romania) will offer an evening reception on Thursday (27 October) after the opening ceremony.

A provisional programme and agenda of the conference will be available in September 2011 on this website.

Conference Bulletin Board

Suggested accommodation: Hotel Sport. Click here for details.

Registration extended to 10 October 2011.