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             10th International Conference of

                  the Utopian Studies Society

                 University of  Porto, Portugal, 1 - 4 July 2009

               

“Far other Worlds, and other Seas”

For more information, visit the conference website, where you will find details of registration, accommodation options etc.

                             http://web.letras.up.pt/uss2009/

 

The Utopian Studies Society / Europe is an academic organization dedicated to the study of utopianism in its various forms and aspects, from literature, philosophy and history to the social sciences, political theory and the arts. As such, the Society gathers scholars originally engaged in a wide range of fields and disciplines. The Society will hold its 10th annual conference in Porto, Portugal, 1-4 July 2009. The conference is hosted by the University of Porto.

 

Taking as its motto a line from a poem by Andrew Marvell which describes the mind as transcending what it already is or knows to devise utopian otherness – “Far other Worlds, and other Seas” – the conference aims at covering the whole field of Utopian Studies.

 

 

Conference Organizing Committee:

Fátima Vieira, Chair

Jorge Bastos da Silva, Conference Secretary

Marinela Freitas

Sofia de Melo Araújo

Márcia Lemos

 

Conference Scientific Committee:

Fátima Vieira

Iolanda Freitas Ramos

Isabel Donas Botto

Jorge Bastos da Silva

José Eduardo Reis

Maria Aline Ferreira

Marinela Freitas

 

For general information on Porto, visit www.portoturismo.pt

 

  University of Porto overlooking the River Douro

photograph courtesy of the Gabinete de Turismo da Câmara Municipal do Porto

 
Thomas More's Utopia
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What is the Utopian Studies Society?

The Utopian Studies Society is an interdisciplinary society that aims to co-ordinate and encourage the diverse work currently taking place on the subject of utopianism.

Our members include people researching literature, philosophy, sociology, history, architecture, politics and anthropology.

The Society was established in 1988 by a group of British scholars, following an international conference on utopianism at New Lanark. It was re-launched, following the "Millennium of Utopias" conference at the University of East Anglia in June 1999.

There is no formal membership or subscription. If you would like to be added to our e-mailing list, please send your details to the USS Secretary, Lorna Davidson at lorna.davidson@newlanark.org.
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10th International Conference

The 10th. International Conference will be held at the University of Porto, in Portugal, 1-4 July 2009. For more information visit the conference website

                                 http://web.letras.up.pt/uss2009/

 Porto is a World Heritage Site.

  Historic Porto  River Douro

 

Photographs courtesy of the Gabinete de Turismo da Câmara Municipal do Porto For more information, visit www.portoturismo.pt

 
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