XXIV INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICANISTS

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Tullio Seppilli (President)
Gerardo Bamonte
Giulia Bogliolo Bruna
Claudio Cavatrunci
Luciano Giannelli
Víctor González
Piero Gorza
Rosa Maria Grillo
Giuseppe Orefici
Mario Polia
Renato da Silva Queiroz
Romolo Santoni

CHAIRMAN

Romolo Santoni (romololmeca@hotmail.com)

VICE-CHAIRMANS

Gerardo Bamonte (grafilb@rmcisadu.let.uniroma1.it), Francis Henrik Aubert

GENERAL COORDINATORS

Claudia Avitabile (cavitabile@hotmail.com), Carlotta Bagaglia (cbagaglia@tiscalinet.it), Maria Lourdes Beldi de Alcântara (loubeldi@uol.com.br), Manuela Pellegrini (manuelapelleg@libero.it), Renato Da Silva Queiroz (requeiro@usp.br), Maria Luisa Sandoval Schmidt , Thea Rossi (thea.mex@tin.it)

ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF

Centro Studi Americanistici "Circolo Amerindiano": Sonia Angelini, Sara Antonucci, Romina Cascioli, Daniele Fava, Aglae Ferreira Lopes Jabur, Scilla Luciani, Sara Mimmo, Katia Nicolardi, Francesco Panico, Biagio Schettino, Alessandra Schmitt (email: info@amerindiano.cjb.net tel. / fax: +39 075 5720716).

Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil): Renata Guarrera Del Corso (e-mail: vdfflch@edu.usp.br tel.: +55 11 3818 4785).

Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Estudos do Imaginário e Memória - NIME (Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil), Laboratório de Estudos do Imaginário - LABI (Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil), Instituto de Psicologia - USP (Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil): Denise Felix Polli (e-mail: labi@usp.br tel.: +55 11 3818 4386).

PROPOSED PANELS

-Olmec studies: Olmec and post-Olmec, Romolo Santoni (romololmeca@hotmail.com)
-Issues and perspectives in americanistic archaeology, Pedro Jiménez Lara (pjimenez@uv.mx)
-Brazilian archaeology, Maria Beatriz Borba Florenzano (florenza@usp.br)
-Native American writings: Iconography, reading and interpretation, Antonio Perri (a.perri@pronet.it) - Jean-François Genotte (rossi.genotte@flashnet.it)
-Norms and practices in Native Mexico: anthropological and historical contributions, Piero Gorza (pierogo@tin.it)
-Amazon Indigenous, Gerardo Bamonte (grafilb@rmcisadu.let.uniroma1.it)
-Pensamentos Indígenas na Contemporaneidade: Antropologia e Política, Sergio Augusto Domingues (wohoty@msn.com)
-Travels, exiles, migrations: historical processes and literary topics, Rosa Maria Grillo (grillovov@tiscalinet.it)
-Topics of medical anthropology in the American continent, Tullio Seppilli (ieacusp@unipg.it)
-Ethnomusicology, Alfredo Cid Jurado (acid@campus.ccm.itesm.mx)
-Afro-brazilian Religions, Reginaldo Prandi - Patrícia Ricardo de Souza (patricky@usp.br)
-Imaginary and Memory - Studies on representation Maria de Lourdes Beldi de Alcântara (loubeldi@uol.com.br) - Renato da Silva Queiroz (requeiro@usp.br)
-Latin American Studies: culture of peace and conflicts, Víctor González Selanio (dax97@iol.it)
-Aspects of Italian migration in Brazil, João Baptista Borges Pereira (dorlihy@usp.br ou di@usp.br)
-Natives and anthropologists: conflict and cooperation in the contemporary canadian context, Francesco Spagna (francesco.spagna@tin.it)
-Intercultural bilingual education, Luciano Giannelli (giannelli@unisi.it), Nicanor Rebolledo Resendiz (nrebolle@correo.ajusco.upn.mx), Sergio Ricco (sricco@correo.ajusco.upn.mx)
-Native Rights: beyond the Brazil, Simonetta Baldelli (andros@quipo.it)
-Il popolamento del continente americano: il contributo dell'Antropologia Fisica, Alfredo Coppa, Rita Vargiu (Rita.Vargiu@uniroma1.it)
-Non thematic panel, Thea Rossi (thea.mex@tin.it)
-Further proposed panels (see guidelines) (info@amerindiano.cjb.net).

PARTICIPATION NORMS

PAPERS, SESSIONS AND PLACES OF THE CONGRESS

The official languages of the Congress are: French, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and all Native American Languages.
Congress will be held in two places: in Perugia (Italy), on May 10th, 11th and 12th 2002 and in Saõ Paulo (Brazil) on August 6th, 7th and 8th 2002.
Each scheduled panel will be held in one or both the places of the Congress, according to participant needs and demands.
Each paper, however, could be presented just in one panel and one place. When filling the registration form, participants will choose the place (Perugia or Saõ Paulo) where they will present their paper. Papers must be read and presented by each participant in person.

Further sessions, in addition to those marked in the scheduled list above, can be suggested not later than May 31st, 2002 to the Organizational staff.
Each session will be given a number of papers between 3 and 7.
Maximun time allowed to presentations is fixed in 20 minutes.
All travel, board and lodging expenses are at participant's expense.

REGISTRATION AND ATTENDANCE TO THE CONGRESS

Attendance to the Congress is free. Registretion is required, however, in order to read a paper or to receive the Proceedings.
In order to participate as a panelist to the Congress, people must fill the Registration form they will find in this site (completed with alla required data, an abstract of max. 700 letters and a curriculum vitae). The form must be sent at the same time to the coordinator of the panel where the paper will be presented and to the organizational staff of the Congress. When accepted by the panel coordinator, the panelist must proceed to the payment of the registration fee.

Deadline for registration to the Congress as panelists is June, 15th 2002 for those who participate in São Paulo.
The amount of inscription fee for panelists is EU 60.00. Panelist who have been members of the C.S.A. "Circolo Amerindiano" for the year 2001 will pay this aumount 50% reduced, i.e. EU 30.00.
Inscription fee to theCongress for non panelist (i.e. those who are allowed to receive the Proceedings) is EU 30.00. Non panelists members of the C.S.A. "Circolo Amerindiano" for the year 2001 are granted free inscription.
Membership fees for 2002 for the C.S.A. "Circolo Amerindiano" is EU 30.00.
Conference registration covers the price of a copy of the XXIV Congress's Proceedings. Membership in the C.S.A. "Circolo Amerindiano" for 2002 gives the right to receiving ns. 12 and 13 of Thule. Rivista italiana di studi americanistici, and a copy of the Proceedings for the 2003 Congress.

Inscription fees should be paid:
- by direct deposit on the bank account n. 10398/90, Agenzia 1 in Perugia of the Banca dell'Umbria, ABI 6235 CAB 03002, registered under the name Romolo Santoni;
- by direct deposit on the bank account n. 1056/3 agencia 19 do Banco Credibel n. 711, registered under the name Toledo e Alcântara.

If required, inscription fee can be also paid in Perugia or São Paulo at the beginning of the Congress. In this case, however, the amount will be 30% increased.

PROCEEDINGS

The Centro Studi Americanistici "Circolo Amerindiano" will publish the Proceedings of the Congress.
The Proceedings will be free to participants, to registered members of the public, and to members of the Centro Studi Americanistici "Circolo Amerindiano".
Papers should not exceed 30,000 characters. Papers submitted for publication that do not conform to style guidelines provided for Thule. Rivista italiana di studi americanistici will be excluded. Papers should be sent to the editors by September, 15th 2002.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS

Room reservations can be made from May 2002 (for São Paulo), consulting the list of hotels provided in the site: http://www.amerindiano.cjb.net.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS:

http://www.amerindiano.cjb.net

Centro Studi Americanistici "Circolo Amerindiano" via A. Fratti, 18 - 06123 PERUGIA (ITALIA) C.P. 249
e-mail: info@amerindiano.cjb.net tel. e fax: + 39 075 5720716;
Faculdade de Filosofia, Universidade de São Paulo,
e-mail: vdfflch@edu.usp.br tel.: +55 11 3818 4785.
Núcleo do Imaginário:
e-mail: labi@usp.br tel.: +55 11 3818 4386.


REGISTRATION FORM
XXIV INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICANISTS.
Perugia, May 10th, 11th, 12th 2002
São Paulo (Brasil) 6-7-8 agosto 2002

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