{"id":157,"date":"2013-09-13T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T11:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community-languages.org.uk\/scs\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:11:44","slug":"annual-scs-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/community-languages.org.uk\/scs\/annual-scs-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual SCS Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Land of Mine: Past, Present & Future (1997)
Annalee Davis, Winner of the SCS Bridget Jones Award, 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The annual conference of the Society brings together scholars from all over the world to present the latest research on the Caribbean and its diasporas from a range of disciplines and across all the linguistic areas of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Themes for panel sessions are circulated in the annual call for papers, but we also welcome abstract submissions for panels that fall outside the suggested themes. The call for papers is usually circulated in the autumn, with the deadline for abstract submissions in January. The annual conference falls on the last week of June \/ first week of July.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each year, we also host a postgraduate conference<\/strong><\/a> to showcase upcoming work from postgraduate students. This is often many students first conference, and a great opportunity to practice ahead of the annual conference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Highlights of the annual conference include:<\/span><\/p>\n