International seminar "Hispanic Cultural Heritage: Folklore, Mythology and Fantasy Literature", Instituto Cervantes, London, June 11-15, 2007

The Instituto Cervantes is delighted to announce that it is organising a seminar entitled “Hispanic Cultural Heritage: Folklore, Mythology and Fantasy Literature”.

This five-day event, organised in conjunction with the University of Extremadura (Spain), will take place at the Instituto Cervantes in London from 11-15 June 2007. Each day will cover different themes, so delegates may choose to attend one or more days. The seminar will provide an opportunity for colleagues to critically explore the present panorama of literary and folklore genres - examining the unique aspects of the Hispanic contribution - and to share best practice among British and Spanish universities, with the aim of promoting joint research.

Themes will be: folklore and popular traditions related to fantasy; myths and traditions of the Iberian Peninsula; fantasy literature in Spanish and its sub-genres (magic realism, science-fiction, terror, sagas etc) fantasy literature and mythology compared; literary-folklore relations in Hispanic literature; analysis of specific authors and literary works; fantasy themes and motifs; cultural heritage as an educational resource; cultural and tourist itineraries from myths and legends; myths in films and visual images.

Keynote speakers: Professor Eloy Martos Núñez (University of Extremadura); Professor Pedro Cerrillo Torremocha (CEPLI, University of Castilla-La Mancha); Ana Paula Guimarães (Institute of Traditional Literary Studies, Nova University Lisbon); Professor Antonio Gómez Yebra (University of Málaga).

Full details, including a call for papers will be available soon on
http://www.unex.es/eweb/sil.

The University of Extremadura will provide certificates of attendance to those who request it. For further information and expressions of interest, please send an e-mail with your personal details and professional credentials to the seminar secretary, Gemma Belmonte on aclon11@cervantes.es.

Attendance at this event will be free.

The official languages of the conference are Spanish and English.

We would be grateful if you forwarded this circular to colleagues and relevant mailing lists. Please do not hesitate to contact the Cultural Department if you have any queries regarding this circular.

Candi Pérez
Cultural Department
Instituto Cervantes
102 Eaton Square
London SW1W 9AN

Tel: 020 72010752
Fax: 020 72350329

cultlon1@cervantes.es
http://london.cervantes.es