NEWS:

The International Colloquium for Vernacular, Hispanic, Historical, American and Folklore Studies.

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, October 16, 17, 18, 2003.

A major host will be the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, along with the Vernacular Society, the various popular and American culture associations, and other academic groups. Topics include anthropology, sociology, archaeology, gender, tourism and travel, Central America, communication, computing, culture wars, photography, psychology, Chicano and Chicana issues, Mexican History, art and architecture, the drug problem, linguistics, folklore, poetry and literature readings, music and performance, dance, film and television, food, computers, education, urban issues. Affiliated organizations include the Popular and American Culture Associations and their regional associations, Phi Beta Delta International, Blue Key International, the Mexican Caribbean Studies Association, Pan-American Vernacular Society, Lexington Press, Blackwells Publishers.

For more information about the conference location at the San Miguel de Allende website.

For lodging arrangements, conference attendees can request a discount when they book
at a participating San Miguel de Allende Hotel.

Phone	Fax.	Postal Address
+358 2 333 5684 or +358 40 528 7167	+358 2 333 5991	Folklore Fellows / Kalevala Institute P.O. Box 14 20501 Turku, FINLAND