Conference | 8-12 September 2025 | Online
Re-thinking 200 Years of Anglo-Argentine Relations
Call for Papers, deadline – 7 February 2025
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 the history of common endeavours on natural sustainability, health, well-being, freedom of expression, social diversity, and inclusivity that may serve both to challenge and to bring new light on topics of conflict and sovereignty that have dominated discussions since the Falklands War. Indeed, this will be the first conference in living memory to look into Anglo-Argentine relations beyond the scope of the South Atlantic conflict. Guided by the pioneering work of Klaus Gallo and David Rock, it seeks to encourage interest in the role played by ordinary individuals, networks and communities in forging the bilateral relation, particularly in the UK where both scholarly and public attention has so far been comparatively low. Organized by the Modern History Research Centre at the University of Winchester and the Hispanic-Anglosphere project, the conference also aims to bring enquiries towards topics capable of informing policies on pressing present-days issues, for example, regarding equal access to resources in learning, housing, healthcare and biodiversity.
A programme has already been drawn up with the participation of scholars in both Europe and the Americas (see below). This Call for Papers opens the possibility for additional contributions. Particularly welcomed will be those covering issues and/or topics relevant to the panel themes identified in the provisional programme below in capital letters.
Submission guidelines: If you wish to submit a proposal, please email a 200-word abstract with a suggested title and a brief personal profile (150 words) before Friday 7th February 2025 to the email address hispanicanglosphere@gmail.com (notification of acceptance expected within three weeks).
More information available here: https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/2024/11/20/cfp-re-thinking-200-years-of-anglo-argentine-relations-8-12-september-2025/
Provisional Programme (online)
Monday 8th September – starting 14:00 UK (10 am Argentina, 15:00 Spain)
14:00 – 14:15 pm | Opening Remarks: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (convener, University of Winchester)
14:15–15:45 pm | THE HISPANIC-ANGLOSPHERE, EMPIRE AND THE GLOBAL DIMENSION
- Paula Seiguer, Professor of Social History (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research –CONICET, Argentina).
- “Spanish preachers in the Anglican Church and St Andrew’s Scots Church in Argentina (1883-1940)”
- Benjamin Bryce, Associate Professor (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- “Subverting Empire: Punjabi migrants in Buenos Aires and London before the First World War“
- José Brownrigg-Gleeson Martínez, Associate Professor (Universidad de Salamanca & Universidad de Cantabria)
- “Pedazos antes de nuestra patria“: Revisiting Spanish views of the Anglo-Argentine Treaty of 1825”
Q&A and general panel discussion
Tuesday 9th September – starting 14:00 pm UK (10 am Argentina, 15:00 Spain)
14:00–15:45 pm | NATURE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT & THE OUTDOORS
- Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern Global Hispanic History (University of Winchester, UK)
- “Two centuries of Argentine imprint on nature and wildlife activism in Britain”
- Florencia Rolla, DPhil candidate in Modern History (University of San Andrés, Argentina)
- “The British community and the construction of the suburban environment in Buenos Aires during the first decades of the 19th Century”
Q&A and general panel discussion
Wednesday 10th September – starting 14:00 pm UK (10 am Argentina, 15:00 Spain)
14:00–15:45 pm | LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA
- Juan I. Neves Sarriegui, postdoctoral researcher (University of Oxford, UK).
- “The British representative Government as seen in the Press of the Río de la Plata“
- Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern Global Hispanic History (University of Winchester, UK)
- “Rogue nation, paradise, then neglect and back again: 200 years of Argentina in the British press”
Q&A and general panel discussion
Thursday 11th September – 14:00 pm UK (10 am Argentina, 15:00 Spain)
14:00–15:45 pm | EDUCATION
- Alina Silveira, Professor of Argentine History (National University of Quilmes, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National University of Quilmes, Argentina)
- “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)”
- Flavia Fiorucci, Professor of Argentine History (National University of Quilmes, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research –CONICET, Argentina).
- “British governesses in Argentina: migrant workers or cultural ambassadors?”
Q&A and general panel discussion
Friday 12th September – starting 14:00 pm UK (10 am Argentina, 15:00 Spain)
14:00–16:00: HEALTH, GENDER & SEXUALITY
- Stefania Cardonetti, DPhil candidate in Modern History (University of San Andrés, Argentina)
- “Gender and mental alienation within the British community in Buenos Aires”
- Ailin Basilio Fabris, PhD Candidate in Social Sciences and Humanities (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes & -Universidad Nacional de La Plata)
- “Traveling the world, selling eroticism, defeating censorship: Armando Bo and Isabel Sarli commercial relationship with Britain (1960-1970)”
Closing Forum: Discussions, Reflections, Next Steps (all conference participants)
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For more information, please email the convener, Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (g.iglesiasrogers@winchester.ac.uk). Bear in mind that submissions must be emailed to hispanicanglosphere@gmail.com by the deadline mentioned above.
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