Thursday, July 12, 2018
08:00–18:00: Pre-Conference Tour of the University of Barcelona (optional extra).
Free walking tours of the University of Barcelona, taking in the Historic Building and the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, will be held before and after the conference. These tours are open to all delegates and are free to attend.
Friday, July 13, 2018
The University of Barcelona – Plaça Universitat Campus, Aula Magna Auditorium
09:30-10:30 Opening Ceremony, Welcome Addresses & Recognition of IAFOR Grant & Scholarship Winners
Dr Alex Aguilar, Vice Rector for Outreach and Internationalisation, University of Barcelona
Dr Jesús Javier Velaza Frías, Dean of the Faculty of Philology, University of Barcelona
Dr William Phillips, Head of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and English Studies, University of Barcelona
Dr Joseph Haldane, Chairman and CEO, IAFOR
Dr Susan Ballyn, Founder and Honorary Director of the Centre for Australian and Transnational Studies, University of Barcelona
10:35-10:45 Opening Announcements
Kiyoshi Mana, Director of Events, IAFOR
10:45-13:15 Friday Morning Plenary Sessions
Chaired by Susan Ballyn, University of Barcelona, Spain
10:45-11:30 Featured Panel Presentation
The way and wherefore of Spain’s current political crisis: Catalonia… again
Michael Strubell, Psychologist, Linguist and Writer, Spain
Montserrat Camps Gasset, University of Barcelona, Spain
11:30-11:50 Break
11:50-12:10 Featured Presentation
¡A España no hay presos políticos! / In Spain there are no political prisoners!
Cornelis Martin Renes, University of Barcelona, Spain
12:10-12:30 Keynote Presentation
Catalonia’s Referendum on Independence from Spain
Bill Phillips, University of Barcelona, Spain
12:30-13:15 Panel Q&A
13:15-13:30 Conference Photograph
13:30-15:30 Lunch and Welcome Reception | Mathematics Cloister
15:30-15:45 IAFOR Documentary Photography Award | 2017 Winners Screening
15:45-18:30 Friday Afternoon Plenary Sessions
Chaired by Donald E. Hall, University of Rochester, USA
15:45-17:15 Featured Panel Presentation
The Cities We Fled
Donald E. Hall, University of Rochester, USA
Sue Ballyn, University of Barcelona, Spain
Liz Byrski, Curtin University, Australia
17:15-17:45 Break
17:45-18:30 Keynote Presentation
Football, Politics and the City
Phil Ball, Author and Journalist, Spain
18:30-18:45 Plenary Day Closing Session & Announcements
Sue Ballyn, University of Barcelona, Spain
Kiyoshi Mana, IAFOR
Saturday, July 14, 2018
The NH Collection Barcelona Constanza
09:30-10:00 Coffee, Tea and Pastries | Galeria
10:00-11:30 Parallel Session I
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break | Galeria
11:45-13:15 Parallel Session II
13:15-14:15 Lunch Break
14:15-16:15 Parallel Session III
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break | Galeria
16:30-19:00 City/Global Afternoon Plenary Sessions
Chaired by Donald E. Hall, University of Rochester, USA
16:30-17:10 20th Doireann MacDermott Keynote Lecture
Visible Signs of Ageing: Representational Flattery, Ageing Women and Agency in Women’s Fiction
Liz Byrski, Curtin University, Australia
17:10-17:50 7th Kathleen Firth Keynote Lecture
Writing the City: Buenos Aires in New Millennium Crime Fiction
Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz, University of Delaware, USA
17:50-18:00 Coffee Break | Galeria
18:00-19:00 Featured Panel Presentation
How can writers respond when the future looks fearful?
Phil Ball, Author and Journalist, Spain
Liz Byrski, Curtin University, Australia
Gloria Montero, Novelist, Playwright and Poet, Spain
19:30-21:30: Official Conference Dinner (optional extra)
Sunday, July 15, 2018
The NH Collection Barcelona Constanza
09:30-10:00 Coffee, Tea and Pastries
10:00-11:30 Parallel Session I
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:15 Parallel Session II
13:15-14:15 Lunch Break
14:15-16:15 Parallel Session III
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 Closing Remarks
The above schedule may be subject to change.