CFP: Czech and Slovak Studies

[crees]

CALL FOR PAPERS:

NEW PERSPECTIVES IN
CZECH AND SLOVAK STUDIES
	a series of special sessions at the
20th WORLD CONGRESS of the
CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
	9-13 August 2000
	American University, Washington, DC

Founded in 1958 by Czech and Slovak intellectuals living in exile, the
Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (Spolecnost pro vedy a umení-SVU)
remains the only international association devoted to Czech and Slovak studies
across the disciplines.  As part of its efforts to support the work of young
scholars, SVU will organize a special series of panels as part of its 20th
World Congress in August 2000 in Washington, DC.  The series of meetings will
allow young scholars in different disciplines, from the United States and
Canada as well as the Czech and Slovak republics, to discuss their research
and exchange ideas on the current issues in the field.  For those graduate
students or junior scholars starting an academic career in Czech and Slovak
studies, the event will be an opportunity to hear the views of, and establish
contacts with, colleagues from North America and Europe who will contribute to
the field for years to come.  Recent Ph.D.'s and graduate students in the
humanities and social sciences are invited to submit proposals for papers.
Panels will include presenters from different disciplines and different
countries.

Themes of the panels will include:
Ethnic Relations and Nationalism
Social and Cultural Consequences of Transition
Czechs, Slovaks, and Europe: Past and Present
Modernism in Czechoslovakia
Creating Democracy: Institutions and Attitudes
Views of the "Former Regime"
Ingredients in Czech and Slovak Identity


Please send a one-page proposal of a paper and a short vita, by 13 March 2000,
to:
Center for Russian and East European Studies
106 Lippincott
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
Or, send proposals via e-mail to <crees at kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>

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