SIEF is an international organization that facilitates and stimulates cooperation among scholars working within European Ethnology, Folklore Studies, Cultural Anthropology and adjoining fields. The conference is being organised by CRIA (Centre for Research in Anthropology) which comprises over 200 researchers, including both Portuguese and international scholars.
We have a large range of panels and workshops, covering a wide variety of topics within the main theme of the congress, “People make places: ways of feeling the world“, and the three sub-themes: “Shaping lives”; “Creativity and emotions”; and “Ecology and ethics“. Before making your proposal, please read the descriptions of the theme and sub-themes, and then browse the panels/workshops to find a suitable home for your work.
Please note the following:
- Proposals must be made via the online form available on the conference website, not by emailed attachment. The link to the form is at the foot of each panel/workshop page.
- You will be asked to provide a short abstract (no more than 300 characters, including spaces) and a long abstract (no more than 250 words); you can indicate co-authors, giving their email addresses; and you can request specific audio-visual technology for your presentation.
- Each panel/workshop page shows a title and abstract and the names of its convenors. It does not show convenor email addresses, for anti-spam reasons. If you wish to contact the convenors directly, click on the email links to use an in-built email messaging system. If you cannot work that, please email congress(at)siefhome.org to obtain relevant email addresses.
- Panel/workshop convenors have been asked to make their decisions over which papers to accept by 15 November. They will email you. Accepted abstracts will then show on the panel/workshop page.
All presenters must be members of SIEF, and have paid their subscription (€20) for 2011 before the conference. However, you may propose a paper before joining. If and when your paper is accepted, non-members will be asked to sign up. You are, of course, welcome to become a member now - click here to join SIEF.
Any queries with the above, or problems with the online messaging or proposal system, please email congress(at)siefhome.org.
Further informations in SIEF 2011 website.
