Friday 14 December 2007 at 14h 11m Atlantic Standard Time

Officers for 2007-2009
José Jiménez: President
Christopher Powers: Vice-President
Stéphane Pillet: Treasurer


For more information about CEA-CC conferences, please email us at cea.caribbeanchapter@gmail.com For more information about CEA-CC publications 2005-2007, please email us at cea_caribbeanchapter@hotmail.com

Mailing Address
Department of English, Box 9265
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681


Spring 2008 Conference: 29 February-1 March 2008, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Writing Race
Click here to register for "Writing Race"




Spring 2007 Conference: 29-30 March 2007, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Of Mice and Men: Animals in Human Perception"


Fall 2006 Conference: 10-11 November 2006, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Our Watery World: Humans and the Sea"

Click here for the Fall 2006 conference programme


This Watery World: Humans and the Sea published November 2007. Click here to see the Table of Contents of This Watery World

This Watery World
Spring 2006 Conference: 24-25 March 2006, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Secrets and Lies"

Click here for the Spring 2006 conference programme


Fall 2005 Conference: 28-29 October 2005, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Narrating the Past: (Re) Constructing Memory, (Re) Negotiating History"


Click here for the Fall 2005 conference programme

Narrating the Past: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2007 Click here to order Narrating the Past (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2007), from Blackwell's; here to order the book from Amazon UK
; here for Amazon.com (U.S); here to find Narrating the Past at a library near you.







2005 Spring Conference: 25-26 February, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Transgression and Taboo"


Click here for the Spring 2005 conference programme

Transgression and Taboo Transgression and Taboo: Critical Essays published November 2005. Click here to read Transgression and Taboo: Critical Essays online.

2004 Fall Conference: 15-16 October, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"East and West/Orientalism and Occidentalism"


Conference Program in PDF

2004 Spring Conference: 28 February, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Critical Theory and the Classroom"


Conference Program in PDF
2003 Fall Conference: 17-18 October, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Representations of Mourning and Loss"


Conference Program in PDF
Click here for conference pictures


2003 Spring Conference: 28 February - 1 March, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
"Travel Narratives"

Conference Program in PDF
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  • Annual Membership (Academic Year, 1 July - 30 June): $15 ($10 for full-time students)
  • Two-Day Conference Registration for Members: $15 ($10 for full-time students)
  • One-day Conference Registration for Members $10 ($8 for full-time students)

  • Two-Day Conference Registration for Non-Members: $30 ($20 for full-time students)
  • One-day Conference Registration for Non-Members $20 ($15 for full-time students)
  • Special discount for Non-Member full-time students attending one panel only $5

All conference speakers must be registered CEA-CC members and register for both days of the conference. They are asked to confirm their attendance and to register within a week of the acceptance of their proposals. To register, fill in the registration form and send a check made out to "CEA-Caribbean Chapter" for the appropriate amount to
Treasurer
College English Association - Caribbean Chapter
Department of English, Box 9265
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681
General information about conference location:
  • Mayagüez is located on the west coast of Puerto Rico and is a 25-minute flight or 2½-hour drive from San Juan
  • Currency in Puerto Rico: US dollar
  • Entry requirements for Puerto Rico: Same as for the U.S.
  • Languages spoken: Spanish and English
  • The closest airports are Eugenio Maria de Hostos airport in Mayagüez (Cape Air via San Juan) and Rafael Hernández airport (formerly Borinquen airport) in Aguadilla (Continental, Jet Blue, and North American Airlines from the New York area)
Although not endorsed by the CEA-CC, these sites have useful information about getting to and staying in Mayagüez:

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