The following conference announcement appears in --HUMANZ: Newsletter
of the New Zealand Academy for the Humanities__. 2(4):4. I
reproduce it here to share the announcement w/ ECOFEMers. Please
note the contact details in the message. Do not contact me, as I do
not have any additional info about this conference.
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***CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT***
JOINT NEALE AND COMMONWEALTH FUND CONFERENCE, 1997
THE BRITISH ENCOUNTERS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, c. 1600-1850
The Department of History at University College, London will host a
major international conference on "The British encounter with
indigenous peoples, c1600-1850" in early 1997.
In addition to two key-note lectures, panels and workshops will be
organised around themes which include:
* ecological history and the "disease frontier"
* the commodification of land and goods
* cultural perceptions and ideological constructions
* the racialisation of native peoples
* gender relations
* military and diplomatic relations
* relations between slaves, indentured servants and natives.
Further information available from:
Martin Daunton or Rick Halpern at Department of History,
University College, London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT,
United Kingdom. Requests for further information are best
handled via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Stefanie S. Rixecker
Department of Resource Management
Lincoln University, Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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