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Date: 20 Dec 2013
From: Keri Miller <kmiller3 at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: MENA Southwest Grad Conference

The Middle East and North African Graduate Student Association at the
University of Arizona Presents:

*14th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern and North
African Studies*

*Transformations: Challenging Limits, Crossing Borders*

 *CALL FOR PAPERS*

The Middle East and North Africa Graduate Student Organization (MENA), the
Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), and the School of Middle Eastern
and North African Studies (MENAS) at the University of Arizona cordially
invite you to participate in the 14th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference
in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, to be held from *Thursday,
April 10, 2014, to Saturday, April 12, 2014, *in Tucson, Arizona.

*OBJECTIVES*

This conference aims to strengthen ties between academic disciplines,
provide a platform for graduate students to present their research projects
and exchange ideas, and create a network of emerging scholars spanning a
variety of fields. This year’s conference is focused on the idea of
“transformations”: not merely the social, political, economic, and physical
transformations in the Middle East and North Africa but transformations in
scholarship about the region; how are the borders – in every sense of the
word – of the Middle East and North Africa changing? How can we challenge
the limits (and limitations) of our respective disciplines? We encourage
abstract submissions not only from students within Middle Eastern and North
African Studies programs but also from disciplines such as Anthropology,
Economics, Education, Gender & Women’s Studies, Geography, History, Law,
Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Public
Health, Religious Studies, etc.

*PAPER TOPICS*

Applicants are encouraged to submit pre-organized panel proposals.
Proposals for individual papers are also welcome. Select papers may be
published in the group’s online journal, *Zaytoon*. Paper topics may
include, but are not limited to:

Human Rights
Media & Visual Arts
Environment
Colonialism
Art & Architecture
Minorities
Diasporas
Nationalism
Peace & Security Studies
Social Movements
Pedagogy
Dance & Performing Arts

*SUBMISSION GUIDELINES*

Paper abstract submissions are due *Monday, January 6, 2014, for
international students and Friday, January 24, 2014, for domestic students*.
Abstracts must be 250 words or less and submitted as a Microsoft Word or
PDF file. Non-standard fonts should be embedded in the PDF format.
Abstracts must be anonymous aside from paper title and description and
emailed to uamena at gmail.com. In the body of this email, please include
author name, school and department affiliation, phone number, and email
address. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out within three weeks of
the abstract submission deadline. For further information, please
visit *http://menas.arizona.edu/mena-conference
<http://menas.arizona.edu/mena-conference> *or submit your inquiries
to *uamena at gmail.com
<uamena at gmail.com>*.

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