Call for Papers

AATI@Lucca with IASA

May 25 – 29, 2022

Lucca, Italy

The first joint international conference of the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) and the Italian American Studies Association (IASA) will take place from May 25-29, 2022 at La Fondazione Campus in Lucca,Italy.

In keeping with the missions of  the AATI/IASA, theconference organizers invite members to organize sessions androundtables that approach Diaspora Studies, Italian Studies, and Italian American Studies through interdisciplinarylenses and represent a wide range of interests and time periods. We encourage participation from colleagues working in and across African and African American studies, anthropology, art, architecture, classics, comparative studies, environmental studies, film and media, geography, history, Italian American/Italian Canadian/Italian Diaspora studies,linguistics, music, queer studies, theater, women’s, feminist, and gender studies, and more. We additionally encourage proposals concerning topics directly related to Lucca/Tuscany.

Some possible themes include:

  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Giuseppe Ungaretti
  • Luigi Boccherini
  • Pompeo Batoni
  • Migration/Association: Lucchesi nel mondo
  • Tuscany and Tourism (including vineyards; ecotourism; representation(s) of tourism)
  • Tuscany and the concept of MADE IN ITALY

 

 Timeline for Accepting Proposals:

November 7, 2021: Session, Round Table, and Individual Paper* Proposals due with title, brief abstract (150-200words), and short bio.

December 19, 2021: The AATI Conference Committee will notify those individual abstracts, panel proposals, androundtables that have been accepted.

*Scholars are encouraged to submit papers to a specific session whenever possible. Individual papers will be acceptedon a case-by-case basis and conference organizers will attempt to place these papers in an appropriate session.Individual paper proposals should also include the information below.

Proposals should include a 250-word abstract for each paper and 75-word bio for each participant, including chairsand respondents, as well as for all participants in a proposed panel. Each participant’s name, affiliation, email, andpreferred address should be listed. Please indicate if  the presenter/panel requires AV equipment (each room has acomputer, a projector, and speakers).

Required Format for Session Proposals and Roundtables:

  • TITLE OF SESSION OF ROUNDTABLE (IN CAPS)
  • 100-word maximum description of session or roundtable(descriptions over 100 words will bereturned for editing)
  • Organizer, Affiliation, Email address
  • Chair (if different from Organizer): Name, Affiliation
  • Name, Affiliation, Title of presentation in quotationmarks for each session participant
  • Name, Affiliation for each roundtable participant

ALL proposals should be sent to aaticonferencecommittee@gmail.com

  • In order to organize a session or roundtable, you must be a member in good standing with Non-membersmay not organize sessions. Membership renewal is available at the AATI website.
  • Sessions and roundtables with fewer than three speakers or participants will not be
  • In proposing sessions and roundtables, please include no more than two individuals from any single
  • All participants in a session or roundtable must be AATI or IASA members by January 21, Sessions includingnon-members will not be included in the program.