Call for Contributions

Volume 8, Number 3
Troubles and Riches in the Archives: Writing the histories and stories of the Irish in, and connected to, Latin-America, Spanish-speaking North America, the Caribbean and Iberian Peninsula.
The editors of Irish Migration Studies in Latin America invite submissions for a special issue which may include articles discussing the difficulties encountered in writing in this field, the available sources and the problems accessing them, the political, scholarly, and geographic complications in constructing narratives and analyses as well as other related themes. The issue will focus on the challenges of, and sources for, the growth of the field of Irish Latin American Studies (including Spanish speaking North America, the Iberian peninsula and the Caribbean). It is hoped articles will discuss available archival, literary and other sources, which aid scholars in diverse geographical and historical categories of the discipline. The term archive is defined broadly and includes a variety of sources in general (actual archives, newspapers, literature, private collections, online sources, national government collections, oral histories, the SILAS on line archive…).  The editor Clíona Murphy, and guest editor, Margaret Brehony, are particularly interested in hearing from authors who have already worked extensively in traditional archives that have Irish Latin-American content.  We are also interested in submissions which draw on literature and other non-archival sources, and which enhance our understanding of this field. As well as having articles on archives and sources, it is hoped the issue will have articles that discuss the parameters, theories, and scope of this field (including gender), as well as lists of, and links to, collections in a number of different locations.  There may also be an analysis and catalogue of what is available in the SILAS archives, depending upon availability of person with the expertise to do put it together. All articles will be subject to peer review. Please consult Contributors Guidelines of the journal.
Deadline: July 31, 2013
Send manuscripts to cmurphy@csub.edu and margaret.brehony@gmail.com

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