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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">All
travel and registration links on the PCA/ACA website have now been updated for
2007.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.h-net.org/%7Eswpca/">http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New
Areas Added.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Still
Accepting Proposals for the Area ARAB CULTURE IN THE </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposal
Deadline: </span><st1:date month="11" day="15" year="2006"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">November 15, 2006</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association
(SW/TX PCA/ACA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
28th Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:date month="2" day="14" year="2007"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">February 14-17, 2007</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.h-net.org/%7Eswpca/">http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="ES">Albuquerque, New
Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="ES">Hyatt Regency
Albuquerque<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="ES"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://albuquerque.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml">http://albuquerque.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="ES"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposals
for papers, panels, and round tables are now being accepted for the Area, Arab
Culture in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, represented at the 28th
annual meeting of the SW/TX PCA/ACA. In addition to <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">academic
presentations, artists (e.g., poets, musicians, and dancers) are welcome to
perform their work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Here
is a possible but not exhaustive list of topics--other themes/topics are
encouraged:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arabs in American media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arab film in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arab drama, poetry, and prose in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arab music and dance in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arab immigration to the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arabs in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> after the 9/11 attacks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Arab political, religious, ethnic, linguistic, and sexual identity in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please
send an abstract of 250 words, saved in Rich Text Format, with relevant
audio/visual requests by </span><st1:date month="11" day="15" year="2006"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">November 15, 2006</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> to Lutfi M. Hussein at the
e-mail or physical address below. Panel ideas <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">should
include one abstract of 200 words describing the panel, accompanied by the
underlying abstracts of 250 words of the individual papers that form the panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lutfi
M. Hussein, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Area
Chair, Arab Culture in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mesa</span></st1:PlaceName><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Community College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Department
of English, Humanities, & Journalism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="ES">Mesa, AZ 85202, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="ES">E-mail:
l.hussein@yahoo.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Phone:
+1.480.461.7367<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fax:
+1.480.461.7644<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>Graduate
students are particularly encouraged to participate in the Conference. See the
list of awards available to them: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.h-net.org/%7Eswpca/Awards/awards.htm">http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/Awards/awards.htm</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>More
information regarding the conference (listing of all areas, registration,
hotel, travel, etc.) can be found here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.h-net.org/%7Eswpca/">http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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