Cultural Studies Association (19-21 April): 16 October deadline for submissions
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FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING of the CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (U.S.) hosted by
the Portland Center for Cultural Studies
Portland, Oregon (Portland State University) April 19-21, 2007
The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its Fifth
Annual Meeting from all areas and topics of relevance to Cultural Studies,
including but not limited to literature, history, sociology, geography,
anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory, queer
studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial studies,
media and film studies, material culture studies, performance and visual
arts studies.
Submission guidelines can be found below. Please submit proposals until our
October 16th deadline at: http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=4
Special Features of this year's conference:
1) Special Issue Panels by major cultural studies journals (see below)
2) Roundtable of Cultural Studies Program Directors
3) The Women's Studies Strand
Plenary Sessions. This year's topics are Asia, the Pacific Rim, and
Capitalism; Post-9/11 America and the World; and Ethics and the
Environment: Participants include:
Jill Casid, Art History, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eric Cazdyn, East Asian Studies, University of Toronto
Faisal Devji, History, New School for Social Research
Katharyne Mitchell, Geography, University of Washington
Masao Miyoshi, Literature, University of California, San Diego David
Palumbo-Liu, Comparative Literature, Stanford University Paul Smith,
Cultural Studies, George Mason University Andrew Ross, Social and Cultural
Analysis, New York University Michael Watts, International Studies,
University of California, Berkeley
Major Cultural Studies Journals will be running special issue "salon"
panels. Among these journals: Camera Obscura; International Journal
of Cultural Studies; Journal of Sports and Social Issues; Positions:
East Asia Culture Critique; Situations: Project of the Radical
Imagination; South Atlantic Quarterly; Social Text; Theory and Event;
Women and Performance; and Xcp: Cross-Cultural Poetics.
Roundtable of Cultural Studies Program Directors: Larry Grossberg (U
North Carolina), Kathy Newman (Carnegie Mellon U), Michele Janette
(Kansas State U), Ira Livingston (Stony Brook), Nancy Condee (U
Pittsburgh), Joan Saab (U Rochester), Dina Capleman (George Mason
U), Kathleen Stewart (U Texas)
Women's Studies Strand: This year's conference will host a series of
panels featuring faculty and students in Women's Studies PhD
programs, showcasing special projects underway in those programs, and
addressing issues emerging in and for the rapidly growing number of
Women's Studies PhD-granting programs.
PROPOSALS WELCOME UNTIL THE OCTOBER 16TH DEADLINE
We welcome proposals in the following four categories:
1. PAPER SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, OR WORKSHOP SESSIONS Proposals for
pre-constituted sessions are due October 16, 2006.
Roundtables are sessions in which panelists offer brief remarks, but
the bulk of the session is devoted to discussion among the panelists
and audience members. Workshops are similarly devoted primarily to
discussion, but they focus on practical problems in such areas as
teaching, research, or activism. No paper titles may be included for
roundtables or workshops.
Pre-constituted sessions should NOT be submitted on the website, but
should be sent to csaus at pitt.edu with the words "Session Proposal" in
the subject line. All proposals will be acknowledged, but please
allow at least two business days before inquiring.
All session proposals require:
a. The name, email address, phone number, and department and
institutional affiliation of the proposer.
b. The names, email addresses, and department and institutional
affiliations of each participant.
c. A 500-word overview of the session, including identifying the type
of session (panel, roundtable, workshop) proposed. For paper
sessions, also include 500-word abstracts of each of the papers.
Paper sessions should have three or four papers.
d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment
must be requested with the proposal.
1. INDIVIDUAL PAPERS.
Proposals for individual papers are due October 16, 2006
Successful papers will reach several constituencies of the
organization and will connect analysis to social, political,
economic, or ethical questions.
They should be submitted at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/. Successful
submission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an
acknowledgement within 24 hours, please resubmit. The acknowledgement
will say that your proposal has been "successfully submitted," which
does NOT mean your proposal has been accepted.
All paper proposals require:
a. The name, email address, department and institutional affiliation
of the author, entered on the website.
b. A 500-word abstract for the 20-minute paper entered on the website. c.
Any needed audio-visual equipment must be noted following the
abstract in that space on the site.
3. DIVISION SESSIONS
Proposals for Division sessions are due October 16, 2006.
CSA is initiating a new format for the conference: divisions, which
are thematic groupings of sessions, organized by division leaders.
Division leaders will organize two to three sessions for the
conference. These division sessions will be marked in the conference
program. Lists of divisions and procedures for submission to
divisions are at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/.
4. SEMINAR PROPOSALS
Proposals for seminars are due October 16, 2006.
The conference will again feature a series of seminars. Seminars are
small-group (maximum 15 individuals) discussion sessions for which
participants write brief "position papers" that are circulated prior
to the conference. Those wishing to lead seminars are encouraged to
submit a proposal. Once seminar leaders are chosen, the seminars
will be announced through the CSA's various public e-mail lists on
November 1. Participants will contact the seminar leader directly
who will then inform the Program Committee who will participate in
the seminar after November 20.
All seminar proposals require:
a. A 500-word overview of the topic designed to attract participants
and clear instructions about how the seminar will work.
b. The name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and
departmental and institutional affiliation of the leader(s) proposing
the seminar.
c. A brief bio or one page CV of the leader proposing the seminar. d. A
request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment
must be requested with the proposal. Since seminars typically involve
discussion of previously circulated papers, such requests must be
explained.
Seminar proposals should be sent to:
May Joseph, Assoc. Prof. Global Studies, Pratt Institute
may.joseph at earthlink.net
Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar
should consult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing
up for them, available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/> after November 1.
PLEASE NOTE: All participants in the Fifth Annual meeting must pay
registration fees by March 15, 2007, to be listed and participate in
the program. See the registration page of the CSA conference website
for details about fees at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/.
If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other
concerns, please e-mail us at: csaus at pitt.edu.
Prof. Nancy Condee, Director
Graduate Program for Cultural Studies
2206 Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-624-7232
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