Past PILAS Conferences
2011 PILAS Conference
University of Cambridge, 27th-29th June 2011. The 2011 Conference was attended by 95 postgraduates, including 54 paper presentations on 19 panels. Once again, the conference attracted a wide range of research topics from across many disciplines. We were delighted to welcome two excellent keynote speakers, Dr. Geoffrey Kantaris (University of Cambridge) and Prof. Peter Wade (University of Manchester). The conference opened with the screening of 3 shorts, one by a postgraduate film-maker, and closed with punting on the river Cam. Full details of the conference are available in the 2011 Conference Programme [PDF]. You can also view the Call for Papers 2011 [PDF].
2010 PILAS Conference
University of Manchester, 15th-17th June 2010.
The 2010 Conference was attended by 111 postgraduates, including 63 paper presentations on 22 panels which addressed a wide spectrum of research topics. The conference featured two Plenary Lectures, given by Prof. Caroline Moser (University of Manchester) and Prof. Anthony McFarlane (University of Warwick). Additionally, the conference opened with a screening session of two postgraduate ethnographic documentaries, and closed with a guided History Tour through central Manchester, observing the city’s past relations with the Atlantic slave trade. The full conference schedule, including panels and paper titles, is available in the 2010 Conference Programme [PDF]. You can also view the call for papers [PDF].
2009 PILAS Conference
University of Cambridge, 25th-27th February 2009.
The 2009 Conference was attended by over 80 postgraduates, including approximately 50 paper presentations on 16 panels which covered a diverse range of topics. Keynote addresses were given by Dr. Charles Jones (University of Cambridge) and Dr. Julio Vezub (University of Patagonia / CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina). Conference details are available in the 2009 Conference Programme [Word].
2008 PILAS Conference
Due to circumstantial reasons, no PILAS conference was held in 2008.
2007 PILAS Conference
University of Liverpool, 31st January - 2nd February 2007.