SASS 2022 : Puerto Rico
April 27 – April 30, 2022 | Rio Mar, Puerto Rico
Why is SASS holding its annual meeting in Puerto Rico?
Venue:
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar, 6000 Blvd. Río Mar, Río Grande, 00745, Puerto Rico
Book Your Room: https://book.passkey.com/event/50277512/owner/54570/home
Postcolonial Entanglements
The SASS 2022 conference takes as its point of departure a profound engagement with its location in the Caribbean present. Plenary lectures, the cultural program and a designated excursion/education day will provide apt opportunity to learn from local colleagues from the University of Puerto Rico, and from artists, writers, filmmakers and community activists from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the United States and Scandinavia.
Since the beginning of European transatlantic expansion, the Caribbean has been a crossroads of encounters between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. It is still marked in many ways by the legacies of colonization, imperialism, slavery, and the genocide of its Indigenous populations. Puerto Rico is characterized by the legacy of Spanish colonialism, its status as dependency of the United States, and its Indigenous and African heritage. Both former Dano-Norwegian (The US Virgin Islands; an unincorporated United States territory) and Swedish (St. Barthélemy; an overseas collectivity of France) colonies are located in the immediate vicinity of Puerto Rico. The 2022 conference is dedicated to the exploration of historical and present ties, movements and encounters, and their representation in the arts, media, public discourse, history and politics.
Also, five years after the 2017 centennial commemoration of the transfer of the Danish West Indies to the United States, the SASS 2022 conference will be an opportunity to reflect if there is a noticeable shift in the understanding of the Scandinavian countries as part of coloniality, past and present.
Every Monument is Citizen
This talk will discuss the journey of the building of the monument I am Queen Mary, a transnational multiyear public art project by artists La Vaughn Belle and Jeannette Ehlers. The presentation will situate the monument as a site of collective memory and imagination that redefines the boundaries of national memory and belonging.
Puerto Rico is in Atlantic Standard Time (AST) and does not observe Daylight Savings. In late April their time will be the same as New York. They are currently one hour ahead of New York.
Find the full schedule in the March News and Notes here: https://scandinavianstudy.org/v55-march-2022/
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On the event website here: https://web.cvent.com/hub/events/3335c858-b143-4078-a97f-81b933a67907
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The Post-conference excursion to St. Croix will not be all-inclusive. In cooperation with CHANT (Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism), we will coordinate transportation, suggest/book tables for restaurants, and most importantly organize tours of Christiansted and Frederiksted on May 2 and 3.
Please review the schedule below and click the link below to complete the form to sign up by March 31. Please be prepared with your flight and contact info for organizers.
May 1 (Sunday)
- Self-booked flights from San Juan to St. Croix (SJU-STX).
- Cape Air and Silver Airways both have several connections on that day.
- We will coordinate the transport from STX airport to the center of Christiansted (ca. $15).
- We recommend you to book a hotel/guest house/Airbnb in the historic center of Christiansted with walking distance to sights and restaurants.
- Dinner for those who’d like to join
May 2 (Monday)
- Tour of Christiansted by CHANT (ca. $30)
- Lunch and dinner for those who’d like to join
May 3 (Tuesday)
- Tour of Frederiksted by CHANT (ca. $30)
- Lunch and dinner for those who’d like to join
May 4 (Wednesday)
- Departure day: please book your own flights from St. Croix back to San Juan.
- A group of people will travel onwards to St. Thomas for another day or two. Please let Lill-Ann Korber (lill-ann@cc.au.dk) know if you’re interested in this extension.
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STREAMS: Aug 30 – Sept 15, 2021
STREAMS ANNOUNCED: Oct 15, 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS: Oct 15 – Jan 15, 2022
REGISTRATION: Jan 21 – Mar 18, 2022
LATE REGISTRATION (For In-person Event): Mar 19 – Apr 9, 2022
LATE REGISTRATION (For Online Event): Mar 19 – Apr 30, 2022
SASS 2022 Organizing Committee: Ursula Lindqvist, Lill-Ann Körber, Melissa Gjellstad, Julie Allen