Call for Papers - The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years

[Aurelija Tamosiunaite]

First Call for Papers
23rd
Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS):
The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years 
 
April 26–28, 2012, Chicago, Illinois
The
bi-annual Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies conference welcomes
papers, panels, and roundtable presentations in fields related to the Baltic
region, its countries, and populations within those countries, including
minorities. Contributions are encouraged from disciplines including, but not
limited to, the following: anthropology,
architecture, business, communication and media, cultural studies,
demography, economics, education, environment, ethnic relations, film studies,
fine arts, gender studies, geography, history, international relations, law,
linguistics, literature, memory, political science, psychology, public health,
religion, sociology, and advancing Baltic studies. Interdisciplinary and
comparative work is welcome.
 
Graduate students, both Master and Ph.D., are encouraged to submit
proposal. 
 
Paper and panel
proposals must include an abstract of no more than 250 words and a one- to
two-page curriculum
vitae. These materials should be sent
to the appropriate divisional chair. Interdisciplinary papers can be
sent to one divisional chair according to the author’s judgment: 
 Divisions
and Chairs
Advancing Baltic Studies    Olavi Arens olavi.arens at armstrong.edu
Aesthetics, Creativity and
Culture  Vilius Rudra Dundzila rdundzila at ccc.edu
Anthropology                    Neringa Klumbytė klumbyn at muohio.edu
Business and Economics   Kenneth Smith Kenneth.Smith at millersville.edu
Business ethics and
corporate social responsibility   Randy
Richards RichardsRandyL at sau.edu
Communication and Media            Andris Straumanis andris.straumanis at uwrf.edu
Education                          Kara
Brown brownk25 at gwm.sc.edu
Environment and Public Health     Robert Smurr smurrr at evergreen.edu
Ethnic Minorities in the Baltic        Mara Lazda mlazda at alumni.iu.edu
Gender                               Tiina Ann
Kirss tiina.kirss at ut.ee
History and Memory                      Bradley Woodworth bwoodworth at newhaven.edu
Linguistics                         Dzintra Bond bond at ohio.edu
Musicology                        Kevin Karnes kkarnes at emory.edu
Literature                           Daiva
Markelis dmmarkelis at eiu.edu
Political Science,
International Relations, Law     Daunis Auers Daunis.Auers at lu.lv
Religion                             Dace Veinberga dace.veinberga at utoronto.ca
Sociology, Psychology,
Demography     Daina
S. Eglitis dainas at gwu.edu 
 
Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2011. 
Date and
place of the conference: April 26-28,
2012, Chicago, Illinois. 
Registration information will be available on the website (coming soon). All
presenters must be AABS members in good standing. 
More information will be coming soon on AABS website: http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/
Questions regarding the conference might be addressed to the Conference Chair Giedrius
Subačius (University of Illinois at Chicago) at subacius at uic.edu  

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