The Bulgarian Society for British Studies (BSBS)
and
     the Bulgarian-American Studies Association (BASA)

     are pleased to host a joint annual conference on

TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS IN A CHANGING CULTURAL CONTEXT


     in Varna, Bulgaria,
     on 22-24 October 2004.

What is happening in, and to, the ëNorth Atlantic
areaí? Are the Old World and the New World
linguistically and culturally converging, or are they
drifting apart? What are the relationships, contrasts,
similarities, conflicts or complementary developments
that shape the civilization(s) on both sides of the
Atlantic? Are there illuminating transatlantic
phenomena to indicate where the modern world is
heading? Perspectives from, but not necessarily
limited to, linguistics, cultural studies,
anthropology, literary criticism and theory, history,
sociology and political science are welcome.

Please send proposals with abstracts of 100 words by 1
September 2004 to Assoc. Prof. Rumyana Todorova by
email (r_todorova@yahoo.com) or mail:
       115 Universitetska Street,
       Department of English Studies,
       Faculty of Humanities,
       University of Shumen,
       9700 Shumen, Bulgaria.