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CALL FOR PAPERS

he Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies is organizing

the VI International Conference on Hispanism to share scholastic knowledge and

research significance related to study of languages, literature and its interdependence

on individual and the society. In the past, the Centre has successfully organized

international conferences on Hispanic and Luso-Brasilian themes, providing a singular

opportunity for Indian Hispanists to deliberate upon and update contemporary trends in

these fields. Continuing with this earlier tradition, Centre is again organizing the

International Conference to share a common platform for brainstorming and knowledge

sharing in order to bring to the fore each one of our research and academic areas.

Papers from scholars, researchers, faculty members and critics across the globe are

welcome.

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THEMES OF PAPER The following areas of interest, selected as themes of papers for the conference, to encompass the varied fields of research trends in the field of Hispanism.

» Latin American Literature » Spanish Literature » Luso-Brazilian Literature » Cultural Studies » Teaching and Learning of Spanish » Translation Studies » Comparative Literature

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Papers are invited from the above themes. All abstracts not exceeding 300 words should reach on or before 5th December 2017 to the Director Conference by e-mail. Submissions should also include your name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address and a short biographic note in 3-5 sentences. Acceptance will be communicated between 15th December 2017 to 5th January 2018. Authors will have to submit full manuscript (with original figures and images, if any) to the Director Conference latest by 30th January 2018. Necessary instructions regarding preparation of the manuscript(s) will be sent along with the acceptance letter and author(s) are requested to submit the final text in electronic form through email in .doc format.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Conference: 8th – 9th March 2018 Deadline for abstract submission: 5th December 2017 Notification of acceptance: 15th December 2017 to 5th January 2018 Manuscript submission: 30th January 2018. Conference Registration: 1st November 2017 to 25th February 2018 Guest Houses Booking: 1st December 2017 to 5th January 2018

CONFERENCE BENEFITS

Selected accepted papers in the conference will be published in the Special Conference issue of a refereed and peer reviewed international journal with ISSN.

Publishing of the full papers in the International Conference proceeding with ISBN. Conference Kit for authors at venue. 2 types of hardcopy of certificates for either international journal publication or Chapter in book as well as for participation and conference presentation.

All published papers are indexed. Hospitality during the Conference.

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

The registration fee is without accommodation facility: USD. $ 100/- Foreign Participants. USD. $ 50/- Foreign Students. INR. 2000/- Indian Participants. INR. 1500/- Indian Students.

Registration will be open from 1st November 2017 to 25th February 2018. MODE OF PAYMENT: NEFT/RTGS (online) transfer: Bank Account Name : JNU Sponsored Seminar/Conference Bank Account Number : 35404650496 Bank Name : State Bank of India Bank Branch : Jawaharlal Nehru University New Campus

New Delhi –110067, India Branch Code : 10441 IFSC Code : SBIN0010441 Swift Code : SBININBB548 GSTIN : 07AAATJ9608H1ZI For any payment related queries or after NEFT/RTGS please send an email to:

convenorconfhispanism@gmail.com

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VENUE AND LOGISTICS

The venue of the conference is Convention Centre within the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus at the National capital of

India in New Delhi is a historical city well connected throughout the world. The Aravalli hill range, where the 1000 -acre campus is located is now lush green. Parts of it host dense forests, sustaining a birdwatcher's paradise and some forms of wild life.

The JNU campus is a microcosm of the Indian nation, drawing students from every nook and corner of the country and from every group and stratum of society. Overseas students form some 10 percent of the annual intake. Students' hostels and blocks of faculty residences are interspersed with one another, underlining the vision of a large Indian family.

Convention Centre of JNU is state-of-art fully equipped with all the modern necessary facilities to organize this kind of conference. Auditoriums, Committee Hall and Lecture Halls are centrally air-conditioned. Projector facility and audio-visual equipment and stage lighting available. Facility for live web cast of the event. Convention Centre has high speed broadband internet and Wi-Fi facility. Separate cafeteria and lounge for dinning and refreshment. Ample parking space.

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Reasonably good guest house available with limited rooms for this conference at

nominal rates with dining facility for the guests. The Red Fort, Qutub Minar and Himayun Tombs are added interest for the participants besides normal tourist attraction places.

ACCOMODATION

Guest Houses The University has three Guest Houses, Aravali Guest House and Aravali International Guest House situated in the campus adjacent to the academic complex. The other one is Gomti Guest House which is located behind Sapru House, in the heart of Delhi, adjacent to the National Museum, Barakhamba Road. The rooms in the guest houses are limited

hence advance booking is needed. This will be confirmed only on prior payment made in advance, before 15th December 2017. The payment will be through bank transfer only. Accommodations will be booked on first-come, first-served basis.

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HOTELS

Delhi is one of India's busiest entry points. It has a wide range of accommodation from deluxe five star international-class luxury hotels to middle-range hotels and guest houses offering good service and comfortable stay, and tourist lodges that are inexpensive. There are a few Tourist Hostels, Service Apartments and Camping Sites.

Hotels within the radius of 02 Km of JNU at New Delhi (Five Star) • Jaypee Vasant Continental, Vasant Vihar • The Grand, Vasant Kunj

Hotels within the radius of 08 Km of JNU at New Delhi (Five Star) • Hyatt Regency, Bhikaiji Cama • Sheraton Hotel, Saket • Radisson Hotel, Mahipalpur

Three Star and Budget Hotels in Delhi near JNU • https://www.goibibo.com/ • https://www.tripadvisor.in/ • https://www.oyorooms.com/

TRANSPORT

• OLA-Cab • UBER-Cab Metro Rail•

USEFUL LINKS

Hist ory of De lhi Cu rre ncy C onverte r Time Zone Conve rt er Delhi Int ernat i onal Airport

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ABOUT THE CENTRE

The Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies (CSPILAS) is a pioneering institution in the country. Founding of the Centre gave a tremendous boost to the teaching, research and development of the Spanish language in India. This is the first Centre in the country which has introduced Graduate, Masters and doctoral degree programme of studies in Spanish and one of the leading Centre in Spanish and Latin American Studies in South East Asia. Faculty

members of the Centre has been entrusted the responsibility to develop and launch the first of its kind online Spanish MOOC Post-Graduate courses under the National Mission on Education through ICT of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to cater the needs and aspirations of Indian students. Faculty members of the Centre are recipient of several prestigious fellowships and International awards.

Centre has been integrated as a participating institution in a European Commission’s (EU) Erasmus Mundus Consortium for a Master’s Programme in the Learning of Spanish in Multicultural and International Contexts. From the last thirty years, Centre annually publishes a research journal “Hispanic Horizon” which has high academic visibility in India and abroad.

Today, a majority of Hispanic faculty in India are alumni of this Centre. Some of our alumni are currently in the service of the government of India, while many others are using their Spanish language skills in multinational companies.

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was established in the year 1969 by an act of Parliament for higher academic research and development, is a premier central university, located at New Delhi the national capital of India. The mode of instruction is to encourage students to explore their own creativity instead of reproducing received knowledge was a new experiment on the Indian academic landscape. The very objective in the founding of the University was national

integration, social justice, democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society. The JNU campus is a microcosm of the Indian nation, drawing students from every nook and corner of the country and from every group and stratum of society.

In its more than four and half decades of history, JNU has honoured several statesman and scholars of exceptional stature by conferring “honoris causa” on them. Currently many JNU alumni are Members of Parliament in India and the Former Vice-Chancellor of JNU Late Mr. K. R. Narayanan was the President of India (1997-2002) and this is a matter of pride and prestige for the JNU community.

Once again JNU has been declared the best university in the country by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Government of India which has given the university a grade of A++ (3.77 out of 4), the highest grade awarded to any educational institution in the country. In addition,

JNU has also received an award as the best University in India by the President of India in 2017.

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Bakshi Foundation New Delhi SPONSORS

& PARTNERS

Rafael Iruzubieta Foundation Madrid

1. Embassy of A R G E N T I N A , Delh i

2. Embassy of C H I L E , De lh i 3. Embassy of C O L O M B I A , De lh i 4. Embassy of E C U A D O R , Delh i 5. Embassy of G U A T E M A L A , De lh i 6. Embassy of M E X I C O , D e lh i 7. Embassy of P E R U , De lh i

There are many organizations willing to sponsor/contribute to this conference. Talks are on final stage. We will update this section as soon as we get the confirmation.

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

1. Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Conference Director

2. Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Conference Coordinator

3. Prof. Rajiv Saxena

4. Prof. Indrani Mukherjee

5. Ms. Minu Bakshi

6. Dr. Sovon Sanyal

7. Dr. Meenakshi Sundriyal

8. Mr. Nabiel Ansari

9. Dr. Lipi Biswas Sen

10. Ms. Eva Fernández Pélaez

11. Ms. Arizangela Oliveira Figuiredo

e-Mail: convenorconfhispanism@gmail.com

Phone: +91-11-26704236

WhatsApp: +91-9871693099

Web: https://www.jnu.ac.in/sllcs/cspilas

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Update-II: 14 November 2017