We’re delighted to share with you the full programme of this 5-day online conference to take place from Monday 8th to Friday 12th September. Details on how to book a place are also below.
On 2 February 1825, through the signing of a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation with the United Provinces of the River Plate (present-day Argentina), the United Kingdom officially recognized for the first time the independence of a Spanish American nation. The community of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh in Argentina soon became the largest expat community outside the British Empire. This five-day online conference aims to encourage a re-thinking of 200 years of Anglo-Argentine relations by foregrounding new research that acknowledges the existence of a wider Hispanic-Anglosphere to explore a history of common endeavours that may both challenge and bring new light on topics of conflict and sovereignty that have dominated discussions since the Malvinas/Falklands War. Indeed,this will be the first conference in living memory in the UK to look into Anglo-Argentine relations beyond the scope of the South Atlantic conflict. Organized by the Modern History Research Centre at the University of Winchester and the Hispanic-Anglosphere project, the conference looks to foster reflection on topics capable of informing policies on pressing present-day issues such as international trade, freedom of expression, migration and equal access to resources in learning, housing, healthcare, sports and the protection of biodiversity.
Full programme, including abstracts, below with a file available to download.
Everybody is welcome. Book your tickets HERE.
Tickets are FREE for members of the University of Winchester, MHRC subscribers and members of the Hispanic-Anglosphere network. For external attendees, tickets for the 5-day conference cost £25 and £18 for students and pensioners (these prices include a complimentary annual subscription giving access to all hybrid events of the Modern History Research Centre); tickets for a single day/panel cost £12 and £8 for concessions.
Programme
(online – all panels start at 14:00 UK time, 10:00 Argentina, 15:00 Continental Europe)
(Timing of Q&A sessions may vary depending on number/lenght of presentations)
14:00 – 14:15 Opening Remarks: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (convener, University of Winchester)
14:15–16:45 pm The Hispanic-Anglosphere, empire and the global dimension
- “Spanish preachers in the Anglican Church and St Andrew’s Scots Church in Argentina (1883-1940)”
Paula Seiguer, Professor of Social History (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research –CONICET, Argentina).
- “Subverting Empire: Punjabi migrants in Buenos Aires and London before the First World War“
Benjamin Bryce, Associate Professor (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- “Pedazos antes de nuestra patria”: Revisiting Spanish views of the Anglo-Argentine Treaty of 1825”
José Brownrigg-Gleeson Martínez, Associate Professor (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain)
TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER
14:00–15:45: Nature, urban environment, Sports & the outdoors
Chair: Prof. Eduardo Zimmermann (Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina)
- “Two centuries of Argentine imprint on nature and wildlife activism in Britain”
Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern European and Global Hispanic History (University of Winchester, UK)
- “Diamonds, Arrows, and more’: female hockey and feminism in Argentina 1900-1940”
Patricia Anderson, Lecturer in Latin American History and Culture (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Universidad Belgrano)
- “The British community and the construction of the suburban environment in Buenos Aires during the first decades of the 19th Century”
Florencia Rolla, DPhil candidate in Modern History (University of San Andrés, Argentina)
15:45 -16:30: Q&A and general panel discussion
WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
14:00–16:30: International Law, Commerce, the Media
Chair: Prof. Klaus Gallo (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella)
- ‘The Legal Protection of Commerce and the Anglo-Argentine Mixed Claims Commission of 1830’
Lars Janssen, PhD candidate in History (Utrecht University)
- The British-Argentine Press in the 19th Century
Juan I. Neves Sarriegui, Postdoctoral researcher (University of Oxford, UK and La Salle Ramon Llull University, Spain).
- ‘Rogue nation, paradise, then neglect and back again: 200 years of Argentina in the British press’
Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern European and Global Hispanic History (University of Winchester, UK)
16:30 -17:30: Q&A and general panel discussion
THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
14:00–15:45: Education
Chair: Prof. David Rock (University of California, Santa Barbara)
- ‘San Martín: From Liberator of the Spanish Empire to Symbol of Resistance Against British Imperialism. An Analysis of the Intervention at St. George’s College, Quilmes, Argentina (1950)’
Alina Silveira, Professor of Argentine History (National University of Quilmes, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National University of Quilmes, Argentina)
- ‘British governesses in Argentina: migrant workers or cultural ambassadors?’
Flavia Fiorucci, Professor of Argentine History (National University of Quilmes, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research –CONICET, Argentina).
15:45 -16:30: Q&A and general panel discussion
FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
14:00–16:00: Health, gender & Sexuality
Chair: Dr Xavier Guégan (University of Winchester)
- ‘Gender and mental alienation within the British community in Buenos Aires’
Stefania Cardonetti, DPhil candidate in Modern History (University of San Andrés, Argentina)
- ‘Travelling the world, selling eroticism, defeating censorship: Armando Bo and Isabel Sarli commercial relationship with Britain (1960-1970)’
Ailin Basilio Fabris, PhD Candidate in Social Sciences and Humanities (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes & Universidad Nacional de La Plata)
16:00-17:30: Closing Forum: Discussions, Reflections, Next Steps (all conference participants)
Full Programme (including abstracts) available in this downloadable file:
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