5th Seminar on American Studies
Cultural Approaches to American Studies
If you are interested in the PhD program please visit: PhD in American Studies. This one-day seminar is part of the PhD Program in North American Studies of the Franklin-UAH according to the following objectives:
- To strengthen the scientific community around the American Studies.
- To deep the different lines of research that are being developed in this field of study.
- To analyze new trends in American Studies and apply them to doctoral thesis in progress.
- To familiarize students with different research methodologies
- PhD students and their thesis directors in the American Studies PhD program.
- Master students in the American Studies program.
- Morning session. Room 4 Colegio de Caracciolos.
- Working Lunch: Seminario 1 Colegio de Trinitarios.
- Afternoon Session: Room 8 Colegio de Caracciolos.
Program
Morning Session
- 10:00 – 12:00 Introductory workshop: “La entrevista como técnica de investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades” Dr. Héctor del Castillo & Dr. Alejandro Iborra.
- 12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
- 12:30 – 13:30 Introductory workshop: “La investigación en archivos: fuentes documentales en el AGA” Dr. Alberto Lázaro
- 13:30 – 15:00 Working lunch and professor-student discussions. (Seminario 1, Colegio de Trinitarios)
Afternoon Session
- 15:00 – 16:30 Doctoral students presentations 2nd year.
- Miguel Benito Lázaro: “Historical Roots of US National Security Ethos”
- Daniel Bustillo Hurtado: “The Spanish-American Cold War: Hegemony or survival”
- Carlos Herrero Martínez: “Mater dolorosa. Spanish identity through American imaginary”
- Beatriz Lindo Mañas: “The Magic in Nature: Magical Realism (and Ecofeminism) in Linda Hogan’s Novels”
- Joaquín Saravia: “The Argentine American Experience: A State of the Art”
- 16:30 – 17:30 Plenary lecture: Dr. Antonio Ballesteros (UNED) “From Gothic Nightmares to Disenchantment: American Vampires”.
- 17:30 – 18:30 First-year students round table. Eduardo Fort, Iulia Marcela Vescan, María Sánchez Castellanos.
