LIT&TOUR
International
Conference on Literature and Tourism
University
of Lisbon
26
November 2012
Call deadline: June 14th 2012
The Lit&Tour:
International Conference on Literature and Tourism will be hosted by the Centre
for Comparative Studies of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon, in collaboration
with the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism of the University of the
Algarve. The theme of the Conference is the relationship between literature and
tourism. The Conference will focus on the various forms and approaches of this
relationship.
The last three decades have
been fruitful in studies and publications on travel literature. The
relationship between literature and tourism has not, however, been the target
of an intensive and systematic study.
Although in Portugal literary
itineraries and other forms of connection between
literature and tourism are scarce, there are many and varied initiatives in
this field in other countries. The
fact that these have significantly multiplied over the latest years illustrates
the growing interest in this type of tourism.
Besides, the recent establishment by UNESCO of a list of "Cities of
Literature" is also relevant and an expression of this growing interest.
The way a place is
mentioned and described in a literary text can be of great relevance for the
construction of its image, a kind of reading protocol. This is relevant given that the
image/memory of the place is central to the process of its transformation into
a tourist product. The tourist
place/destination cannot be experienced by the consumer before its purchase,
therefore it is a product which value depends entirely on the imaginary, on the
memories evoked by others on their
descriptions, on the way they describe the experiences and emotions offered by a destination or lived in
it. The descriptions presented by authors for centuries, the way they describe
their own experiences or the experiences of their characters, create a memory
of the place that can be used in the process of converting it into a tourist
product.
Structure:
The conference will include plenary sessions, designed
to invited guest speakers, followed by submitted paper parallel sessions.
Keynote speakers:
Professor
Harald Hendrix (Utrecht University)
Professor Helena
Carvalhão Buescu (Lisbon University)
Submissions:
Presentations on, but not
limited to, the following subjects are encouraged:
- Representations of tourism in literature (different types of
tourism destinations represented and associated heritage);
- Representations of the tourist and of tourist experiences in the
literature (writer tourist / reader tourist/ cultural tourist);
- Literary tourism.
Presentations will be 20 minutes long.
Please submit abstracts of 250-500 words, in a Microsoft Word file, no later
than June 14th, 2012, to the
following e-mail address lit&tour@fl.ul.pt Please mention any technology needed for your
presentation.
Abstracts and
Presentations may be in Portuguese or in English.
Together with the
abstract, a short bio note (1500 character limit) should be sent.
Notification of
acceptance: 31st July 2012
Full articles should be submitted by January
2013 to allow for review, revision, and publication. Author guidelines
are available at:
Conference fees:
With presentation: until September the 10th
- 60 Euros. Late registrations - 100
Euros.
Without presentation: until September the 10th
- 30 Euros. Late
registrations - 50 Euros.
Free admission for those who do not wish to
receive the information and support pack, FLUL PhD students, and ESGHT Master
Students.
Registration will only be valid after the
payment of the conference fee.
Scientific Advisory Board:
§ Ana Filipa Prata (FLUL)
§ Cláudia Henriques (ESGHT – UAlg)
§ Isabel Dâmaso Santos (FLUL)
§ Isilda Leitão (ESHTE)
§ José Figueiredo Santos (ESGHT –
UAlg)
§ Raquel Baltazar (FLUL)
§ Rita Baleiro (ESGHT – UAlg)
§ Sílvia Quinteiro (ESGHT – UAlg/
CEC)
Organizing committee:
§ Ana Filipa Prata (FLUL)
§ Cláudia Henriques (ESGHT – UAlg)
§ Isabel Dâmaso Santos (FLUL)
§ Isilda Leitão (ESHTE)
§ José Figueiredo Santos (ESGHT –
UAlg)
§ Raquel Baltazar (FLUL)
§ Rita Baleiro (ESGHT – UAlg)
§ Sílvia Quinteiro (ESGHT – UAlg/
CEC)
Contact:
Lit&Tour:
International Conference on Literature and Tourism
Centro de Estudos Comparatistas
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Alameda da Universidade
1600-214 Lisboa
Portugal
Centro de Estudos Comparatistas
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Alameda da Universidade
1600-214 Lisboa
Portugal
Telephone: (351) 21 792 00 85
Fax: (351) 21 796 00 63
E-Mail: lit&tour@fl.ul.pt
