__________________________________________________
Call for Papers Theme: Paulo Freire Subtitle: The Global Legacy Type: International Conference Institution: Faculty of Education, University of Waikato Location: Hamilton (New Zealand) Date: 28.–28.11.2012 Deadline: 31.5.2012 __________________________________________________ The University of Waikato, Te Whare Wananga o Waikato is delighted to be hosting a major international conference, “Paulo Freire: The Global Legacy” as a retrospective celebration of his work and its legacy and influence across the globe. The conference is aimed at experienced and new researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from all around the world who engage with Freire’s work in any of the following broad themes that the conference will be organised around: - Globalisation - De-colonisation - Indigenous cultures - Cultural studies The University of Waikato is committed to delivering a world-class education and research portfolio, providing a full and dynamic university experience, distinctive in character, and pursuing strong international links to advance knowledge. The University works closely with Māori tribes (iwi), particularly Tainui, to make the University accessible to Māori students and to foster an environment of success. A stream in Portuguese is planned for Portuguese speaking delegates to present and discuss their research in Portuguese. Abstracts will be available in both English and Portuguese. Dr Ana Ratto, from Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, who is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Education at University of Waikato, in 2012 is coordinating this stream which will take place on Tuesday 27 November 2012. For further information, contact: [email protected] Submissions Deadline for abstracts: Abstracts, not exceeding 200 words, should reach us by email on or before 31 May 2012. The manuscript should be 1.5 spaced, letter font size of 12 point in Word. Please set out your abstract submission as: file name: author’s name_abstr Notification: The reviewers’ decision on the acceptability of the abstract will be indicated by 30 June 2012. Deadline for Full Paper: A full paper of the accepted abstract is required to be submitted online through the Conference website so as to reach us on or before 30 August, 2012. Please send your full paper as: file name: author’s name_ full_text Online submissions only. Send to Professor Tina Besley, [email protected], subject line: Freire Conference Publication A selection of papers from the conference will be edited for a special two-volume work in the series Global Studies in Education, Peter Lang, New York, ISSN: 2153-330X Series Editors: Tina (A.C.) Besley, Cameron McCarthy, Michael A. Peters & Fazal Rizvi Contact: Professor Tina Besley Phone +64 7 8384224 Email: [email protected] Web: http://paulotgl.blogspot.co.nz/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
