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September 04, 2008

"The Unbearable Charm of Frailty. Philosophizing in/on Eastern Europe."

A Special Issue of "ANGELAKI - The Journal of the Theoretical Humanities"

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/0969725x.html

Guest Editor: Costica Bradatan (The Honors College, Texas Tech University)

ANGELAKI hereby invites contributions on the topic of "Philosophizing in/on Eastern Europe."

This special issue is scheduled for late 2009.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Over the last several years European Union has welcomed a number of
new member countries, most of which used to belong to the "Eastern
bloc." While, thanks to the influence of mass-media, tourism,
immigration, etc., Western Europe has come to acquire some general
geographic knowledge about these countries, relatively little is known about what happens there in terms of production of knowledge and cultural artifacts, in terms of intellectual debates and marketplace of ideas. Although all of them are now part of the same "European family," there is comparatively little knowledge in the countries of the Western Europe about the cultural physiognomy of the East-European newcomers.

The intellectual traffic between East and West within Europe seems to be most often one-way traffic: it is as if ideas and intelligence can only move eastwards, as though from East westwards almost nothing
(intellectually valid) is to be expected or desired. As such, the face of the "new Europe" that the West most often sees is that of "le plombier polonais."

The originality of thinkers such as Slavoj Žižek, Julia Kristeva,
Tzvetan Todorov, Jan Patočka, Mircea Eliade, Emil Cioran or Leszek
Kołakowski, who have at different times made a significant
contribution to the shaping of the Western intellectual discourse, is somehow taken for granted, and the character of the world they have
come from is passed over in silence. It is as though these people come from nowhere - out of nothing. No significant attention is being paid to their complex backgrounds, to the specificity of their cultural origins, to the unique blend of intellectual challenges and ethical concerns that shaped their thinking, strengthened their personalities and, in the end, made them who they are.

The special issue we are proposing addresses precisely this situation in an attempt to bridge this gap of intellectual communication between Eastern and Western Europe. Its plan is to map out the complex intellectual landscape, the major intellectual debates and their historical origins, as well as the current marketplace of
philosophical ideas in the countries of the Eastern Europe. This issue aims at offering insights into the recent (or not so recent) history of "the East-European mind" and its many facets, as well as into what takes place philosophically right now in these places. It also seeks to point to the specific contributions that East-European thinkers might have to the shaping of a new, more comprehensive European intellectual project.

More importantly, this special issue will pay special attention to
what connects these countries, giving them as it does a certain
"family resemblance." One important thing that these East-European
newcomers to the EU have in common - despite their many cultural,
linguistic, political and social differences - is the fact that all of them shared, not long ago, the same historical failure: the failure of the Communist project of Soviet inspiration. Whether you are in Prague or Budapest, Riga or Bucharest, Sofia or Warsaw, you cannot help noticing the traces of this major historical event: they are everywhere, in the public discourse as well as in the private
conversations, in the ways people articulate their thoughts, in the
language itself. For people living in Eastern Europe simple words such as "freedom," "human rights," "Communism," "capitalism," "left" and "right," "poverty" and "inequality" mean something different from what they do for someone who has been living in Western Europe. Much of what happens intellectually and philosophically in these places is deeply marked by the haunting memory of this historical failure of grand proportions, with its accompanying sense of immense collective suffering, frustration and bitterness.

That being said, it might be precisely this failure, frustration and
bitterness, that place the East-Europeans - somehow paradoxically - in a philosophically interesting and potentially creative position. It is exactly the point that Václav Havel made in a speech in 1990. For him, the failed Soviet system left behind "a legacy of countless dead, an infinite spectrum of human suffering, profound economic decline, and above all enormous human humiliation. [.] At the same time, however unintentionally, . it has given us something positive: a special capacity to look, from time to time, somewhat further than someone who has not undergone this bitter experience. A person who cannot move and live a normal life because he is pinned under a boulder has more time to think about his hopes than someone who is not trapped in this way. "We too can offer something to you: our experience and the knowledge that has come from it."

The philosophizing that takes place in Eastern Europe is highly
relevant today not only because it has gained some privileged access
to the topics of historical failure and frailty, collective suffering and trauma, but also because it comes to bear a special relationship
with the notions of hope and political renewal, ethical openness and
the reinvention of the human.

We invite submissions dealing with the history and the current state
of philosophy and the philosophically minded disciplines in the
countries of the Eastern Europe, some aspects of which have been
pointed to above. Interdisciplinary approaches (combining, for
example, philosophy, critical theory and intellectual history) are
particularly encouraged.

Here are only some of the possible topics:

- (Philosophical) texts in/and their (cultural) contexts

- Lost in translation

- The traffic of philosophical ideas between Eastern & Western Europe

- Centrality and marginality in the European philosophical culture/discourse

- Canon(s) and canonization in the European philosophical culture

- Specifically East-European philosophical topics

- Making philosophical sense of (disastrous) historical experiences

- The (quite) bearable lightness of being East-European

- (Eastern) Europe as a laboratory of ideas

- Genealogies, contaminations & disseminations of ideas

- Philosophy and politics in Eastern Europe (before and after the
collapse of Communism)

- Philosophy & civil society in Eastern Europe

- The tragic (East-European) fate of some (Western) philosophical ideas

- The European project, philosophically speaking

- "Le plombier polonais," philosophically speaking

Please note that - in the spirit of ANGELAKI, a journal of "theoretical humanities" - we use throughout the term "philosophy" in a broad (Continental and interdisciplinary) sense.

Geographically, for the sake of convenience, this issue attempts to
cover philosophical developments in countries that used to belong to
the "Eastern bloc" and are now part of the European Union (Czech
Republic, Slovenia, Poland, the Baltic countries, Romania, etc.) or
will join the EU in a foreseeable future (Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, etc.). Needless to say, as always, these are just approximations.

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES:

Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2009

Length: 5000-7000 words

Authors should keep in mind that they are writing for an academic, but non-specialist (and largely Western) readership. Therefore, references to specifically East-European developments, institutions, figures, etc. should be further clarified in end-notes as appropriate.

All submissions should be in English. Notwithstanding the fact that
some authors use this language as their second language, it is their
responsibility to make sure that their submissions are written in
publishable English.

Apart from essays, we also invite proposals for a small number of book reviews - on the theme of the issue - and translations of (short) philosophical texts by major East-European philosophers. Interested authors should approach the Guest Editor with a short proposal offering a brief description of the book/translation in question & explaining their relevance for this special issue of ANGELAKI. However, the Guest Editor's initial approval of the book
review/translation proposals should not be taken as a guarantee that
their book reviews/translations will be accepted for inclusion in the special issue.

All materials submitted to ANGELAKI undergo peer-review. Manuscripts
and Notes, typed double-spaced, should be submitted to the Guest
Editor as e-mail attachments, using Microsoft Word. The author's full address should be supplied as a footnote to the title page. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the MLA Citation
Style: http://www.mla.org/

You can submit your contributions to: bradatan@hotmail.com (with "For the Angelaki issue" in the subject line). Please allow at
least 4-6 months for the review process and editorial decisions.
Receipt of materials will be confirmed by email in a matter of days.

Unless otherwise stated in this Call for Papers, the Instructions for Authors on the journal's webpage are adopted for this issue:

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0969-725x&linktype=44

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Cultures of Armenia and Georgia, 05/07-10.2009, Kalamazoo

Papers are invited for the session on the Cultures of Armenia and Georgia at the 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 7-10, 2009, at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA. Please send an abstract of 750 words--or less--to Bert Beynen, Free Library of Philadelphia, beyneng@freelibrary.org before September 20, 2008.

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August 11, 2008

CFP- Armenia and Armenians in International Treaties, 03/18-21/2009, UofM

Deadline: October 3, 2008

The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will be convening an international conference on the theme Armenia and Armenians in International Treaties. The conference will be held on the campus of the University of Michigan, March 18-21, 2009.

International treaties represent critical moments in the history of Armenia and of the Armenian people that had serious implications for their status and future as well as that of neighboring peoples and countries. International treaties also constitute the linchpin of diplomatic history, an aspect of Armenian history that has been neglected. The purpose of the conference is to determine patterns and processes which might shed light on the challenges faced by Armenia and Armenians in their long history.

For the purposes of this conference the term treaties will include also international agreements such as the one between the Armenian merchants of India and the British East India Company in 1688 or the May 1896 agreement regarding the Eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

Scholars interested in the subject of Armenian diplomatic history from earliest times to the present are invited to submit abstracts for their proposed papers on the theme to Ms. Gloria Caudill, ASP Administrator, (gcaudill@umich.edu) by Friday, October 3, 2008. ASP will notify scholars regarding the acceptance of their proposal by the end of October, 2008. Final papers should be submitted two weeks before the conference, by February 18, 2009. The papers will be made available to all participants in order to limit presentations during the conference to 20 minutes per participant and provide time for discussion during panels.

The conference will begin with a reception on the evening of Wednesday, March 18, followed by three full days of panels. The conference will be webcast live internationally. Professor Gerard Libaridian is the main convener of the conference.

The language of the conference will be English, although presentations in Armenian as well as in French, Russian and Spanish will be accepted as long as the presenter can provide an English translation of the paper two weeks before the conference ASP will cover all expenses related to travel, lodging and meals for participants.

For further information, please contact Ms. Gloria Caudill at the ASP office:
Email: gcaudill@umich.edu
Telephone: (1) 734-763-0622.

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August 04, 2008

4th Biennial AWSS Conference - Gender, Citizenship, and Empire

Deadline: January 15, 2009

4th Biennial Conference of the Association for Women in Slavic Studies
GENDER, CITIZENSHIP, AND EMPIRE
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
April 16-18, 2009

Call for Papers/Panels
In an increasingly globalized world, the meaning of citizenship has become ever more fluid. Post-socialist countries in particular have seen great transformations in the rights individuals claim and in the obligations expected of them. The changing nature of citizenship in the post-Cold War world has also prompted those who look at the past to reconsider what it meant to be the subject (and sometimes citizen) of imperial lands (Russian, Soviet, Ottoman, or Habsburg) in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Gender is central to understanding definitions of citizenship and subjecthood during the imperial period(s) as well as to understanding the shifting definitions of citizenship in the post-Soviet period. While issues of gender have been visible in the arts, they have yet to be fully explored by historians and social scientists. Thus the aim of the conference is to stimulate further investigation and discussion of the relationship between gender and the verarching structures and practices (political, social, economic, and cultural) of the empires and post-imperial states of this region.

AWSS invites scholars of all disciplines (Slavic/Eurasian/East European studies, including anthropology, art, film, history, library science, literature, music, political science, popular culture, sociology, and any aspect of women's studies) who are working on themes related to gender, citizenship, and empire in Eastern Europe and Eurasia to submit their abstracts electronically to Professor Margaret Beissinger, Princeton University, who will distribute them to a multi-disciplinary conference selection committee. All proposals are due January 15, 2009. Applicants will be notified about their participation in mid-February.

Proposals for panels/papers must include:
* A 150-word abstract for each paper
* A one-page c.v. for each participant
Proposals for workshops must include a brief description of the topic and, if possible, should attach a list of possible
presenters/facilitators.

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CfP: The Russian Bear': History, Semiotics, Politics, 05/21-22/2009, Ivanovo-Plyos

Deadline: December 1, 2008
Call for papers

THE RUSSIAN BEAR: HISTORY, SEMIOTICS, POLITICS

International workshop Center for Ethnic and Nationalism Studies Ivanovo State University May 21-22, 2009, Ivanovo-Plyos (Russia)

The bear has been used as an allegory for Russia for centuries; it is a popular symbol of the country thus far. This image is embodied in satirical graphics, political rhetoric, journalism, and literature. In the XX century it spread widely in Russia, too, especially in the Post-Soviet time.

Please send your abstract (up to 300 words) and personal details (Name, Current institutional affiliation, Title/position, E-mail address) by December 1, 2008 via email to the following address riabov1@inbox.ru

For further details about the workshop, please visit:
http://www.ivanovo.ac.ru/win1251/struct/cens2004/russianbear.htm

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Polish Music Since 1945 - Call for Papers (Update)

Deadline: Friday 31 October 2008

An international conference on 'Polish Music since 1945' will be hosted by the Music Department of Canterbury Christ Church University, from Thursday 30 April to Saturday 2 May 2009. This is the first international conference on Polish Music organized by a British University, and will coincide with and augment the long-established Sounds New Music Festival, based in Canterbury. The 2009 festival will focus on and celebrate contemporary Polish music. Krzysztof Penderecki will be in residence during the festival, and one of the many highlights will feature this renowned composer conducting his 'St Luke Passion' in Canterbury Cathedral. He will also participate in the conference.

Proposals are invited on topics that address specific compositional and/or analytical aspects of individual composers, repertoires, genres, styles and performance practice. Papers that are more historical or sociological in nature are also welcome, as are those dealing with the broader contexts within which contemporary Polish music has evolved. Possible themes might include, but are not limited to:

* Compositional practice of Polish composers, such as Penderecki, Górecki, Lutoslawski and Panufnik, among many others.
* Polish film music
* Jazz, popular and 'world' musics in Poland
* Music, politics and identity in the Soviet and post-Soviet eras
* The global influence of Polish music

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is Friday 31 October 2008. Successful contributors will be notified via email by late November 2008.

Abstracts should be submitted via email (preferably as plain text - only attachments in .rtf format will be accepted) to the conference organiser, Dr. Eva Mantzourani at: eva.mantzourani@canterbury.ac.uk

Postal correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. Eva Mantzourani, Department of Music, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, CT1 1QU, United Kingdom.

For updates and further details visit the conference website: www.cccupolishmusicconference.org.uk

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CfP: The Term 'Balkan Peninsula', 12/11-12/2008, Sofia

Deadline: 10/01/2008

Paper proposals (up to 500 words) should be sent to the following address: balkanroundtable@clio.uni-sofia.bg

Department for History of Byzantium and the Balkans at Faculty of History in University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski" is preparing a R o u n d T a b l e with the following title and agenda

Two Hundred Years on the Road:
The Term "Balkan Peninsula" (1808-2008)

Time and Place: 11-12 December 2008 in the Central building of the University of Sofia. The participants will present papers (up to 15 min) connected to the proposed thematic framework or can be involved with short comments (up to 5 min) during the thematic discussions which are to follow each thematic panel.

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July 24, 2008

CfP: AATSEEL, 12/27-30/2008, SF

Deadline: July 31, 2008

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) will be held in San Francisco, CA on December 27-30. See the Call for Papers for this Meeting and details about submission procedures, now posted at the following site: http://www.aatseel.org/program/

The Program Committee invites scholars in our world area to submit panel proposals that can be posted on the AATSEEL website; the committee particularly encourages scholars to shape their proposed panels, and to send in full panel slates for the August 1, 2008 final submission deadline. Scholars in our field who wish to participate in the conference may alternatively submit individual abstracts of their intended papers by the above deadline.

All abstracts will undergo double-blind peer review, and authors will be informed about their participation in September. The Program Committee will find appropriate panel placements for all accepted abstracts. Proposals for roundtables and forums may be submitted anytime before *August 1, 2008*.

All abstract authors must be AATSEEL members in good standing for 2008, or request a waiver of membership to the Chair of the AATSEEL Program Committee, when they submit their abstracts for peer review. For information on AATSEEL membership, details on conference participation, guidelines for preparing abstracts, please follow the links from AATSEEL's homepage (http://www.aatseel.org).

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CfP: Theorizing Narrative Genres and Gender, 05/15-16/2008, Germany

Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2008

Theorizing Narrative Genres and Gender

Proposals are invited for an international two-day conference to be held at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany), on 15 and 16 May 2009.

In keeping with the NEWW's objectives, the conference will cover a relatively long time period, extending from 1400 to 1900, and will also present contributions treating European literatures that are considered 'marginal'.

Contributions will preferably move beyond individual cases and attempt to expand the discussion within a theoretical perspective. Proposals (approximately 250 words) in French or English, the conference languages, may be sent to the organizers Suzan van Dijk, Universiteit Utrecht (Suzan.vanDijk@let.uu.nl) and Lieselotte Steinbrügge, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (lieselotte.steinbruegge@rub.de). Contributions should be 20 minutes long. The articles resulting from this meeting will be published; a committee of readers will make a selection.

Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2008.

The focus of the project NEWW (New approaches to European Women's Writing, 2007-2010) is the position of women writers (active before 1900) in the national and international literary field of their epochs and the place of women in the historiography of European literature up to 1900. See www.womenwriters.nl.

NEWW held its first conference, 'Femmes écrivains à la croisée des langues, 1700-2000' (Women Writers at the Crossroads of Languages), in May 2007 in Geneva; a volume of articles based on the conference papers is in preparation under the direction of Agnese Fidecaro, Henriette Partzsch, Suzan van Dijk and Valérie Cossy. It will be published by MétisPresses in Geneva.

The second conference, 'Readers, Writers, Salonnières: Female Networks in Europe, 1700-1900', took place in May 2008 in Chawton, Hampshire (UK). A selection of papers will be published.

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CfP: The Russian field: A View from Abroad, 05/28-31/2009, St. Petersburg

Proposal deadline: November 30, 2008

For more information please contact Elena Bogdanova at russianfield.info@gmail.com

The Centre for Independent Social Research, St. Petersburg (Russia) in collaboration with Laboratorium. Russian Review of Social Research presents:

International Conference
The Russian field: A View from Abroad
St. Petersburg, May 28-31, 2009

The conference "The Russian field: A View from Abroad" is a first attempt to investigate how scholars outside of Russia experience Russian Studies, and current academic work coming out of Russia.

We invite social scientists, sociologists and anthropologists from around the world who have used qualitative methods in field studies within Russia over the last 20 years. The topic for the conference is defined rather broadly: studying every day life in Russia and its transformations. We are especially interested in papers that address areas of every day Russian life, the study of which produces different or even contradicting results and conclusions among Russian scholars and scholars outside of Russia Based on submitted proposals, organizers will develop themes to structure plenary sessions, round tables and conference sessions. By developing themes for the conference, the organizers hope to foster dynamic and generous participation from all scholars and facilitate international networking of academics working in Russian Studies.

Please send your proposal for a presentation in Russian or English (max. 400 words) and fill out the application form no later than November 30, 2008. A list of invited speakers will be published by January 15, 2009 at the conference website www.russianfield.info. Invited speakers are asked to submit full papers by May 1, 2009 to
russianfield.info@gmail.com. Papers will be posted at the conference website.

The website will provide more information regarding the organization of the conference. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Elena Bogdanova at russianfield.info@gmail.com.

Contact:
Elena Bogdanova
Centre for Independent Social Research
191040 St. Petersburg, P.O.B. 193
Phone/ fax: 007-812-718-3796
Email: russianfield.info@gmail.com

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CfP: Europe before the European Community, 1918-1957 Images and Ideas, 12/11-12/2008, London

Deadline: 1 October 2008

United Kingdom
Europe before the European Community, 1918-1957
Images and Ideas
11-12 December 2008

The 1920s and 30s were a moment of deep reflection on the identity of Europe. Almost all intellectuals and many artists and other writers of the time expressed their own understanding of Europe: Thomas Mann, Benedetto Croce, Lionel Robbins, Jaques Maritan, Carl Schmitt, Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Ortega Y Gasset, Miguel de Unamuno, Martin Heidegger, the members of the Frankfurt School – to mention just a few. Most of these authors survived the war and were able to see the birth of a new Europe thanks to the Schumann plan and the creation of the EEC.

The purpose of this conference is to shed light on the understanding of Europe and on representations and discourses concerning its identity between 1918 and 1957 by studying the ideas of some of Europe’s most prominent intellectuals, writers and artists. Above all, the conference aims to analyse how their perception of Europe changed between the crisis produced in the aftermath of the Great War and its rebirth with the creation of the EEC.

If you are interested in offering a 20 minute paper please send a title, an abstract of no more than 300 words and, if you wish, a short CV to Dr. Mark Hewitson or to Matthew D’Auria.

Matthew D'Auria
Centre for European Studies
University College London
Gower Street - London - WC1E 6BT
Tel: +44 20 7679 3038

Email: m.d'auria@ucl.ac.uk

Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ces/events/index.htm

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CfP: The Changing Face of History, 10/17-19/2008, Maine

Deadline: August 14, 2008

"The Changing Face of History" conference is for graduate students in history or related fields. "The Changing Face of History" is a general term, implying new modes or ways of thinking about historical events or concepts. This conference is perfect for graduate students looking for an informal environment to present a paper, meet other graduate students, and have a good time. The conference dates are Oct. 17-19, 2008 at the University of Maine in Orono, Me. Meals are provided for most of the weekend.

Jennie Woodard
275 Stevens Hall
University of Maine 04457
(207)299-8779
Email: jennie.woodard@umit.maine.edu

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CfP: Graduate Cold War Conference, 04/24-26/2009, London School of Economics

Deadline: January 25, 2009

Three partner institutions the Cold War Studies Centre at LSE IDEAS, the George Washington University Cold War Group (GWCW), the Center for Cold War Studies (CCWS) of the University of California Santa Barbara, are pleased to announce their 2009 International Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War, to take place at the London School of Economics on April 24-26 2009.

The conference is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present papers and receive critical feedback from peers and experts in the field. We encourage submissions by graduate students working on any aspect of the Cold War, broadly defined. Of particular interest are papers that make use of newly available primary sources. A two-page proposal and a brief academic C.V. (in Word or PDF format), should be submitted to IDEAS.cwc2009@lse.ac.uk by 25 January 2009 to be considered. Notification of acceptance will be made by February 24. Successful applicants will be expected to email their papers by March 24. Further questions may be directed to the conference coordinator, Artemy Kalinovsky, at the aforementioned e-mail address.

The conference sessions will be chaired by prominent faculty members from GW, UCSB, LSE and elsewhere. The accommodation cost of student participants will be covered by the organizers (from 24-26 April), but students will need to cover the costs of their travel to London.

Email: ideas.cwc2009@lse.ac.uk
Visit the website at http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/IDEAS/pdf/graduate_student_conference_2009_cfp.doc

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July 21, 2008

CFP: 6th Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics, 10/18/2008, OSU

Deadline: August 15th, 2008

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, and the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at the Ohio State University are pleased to announce the Sixth Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics. The colloquium will take place on October 18, 2008, at the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, OH.

We invite students and recent graduates working in all areas of Slavic, Balkan, and East-European linguistics, including but not restricted to, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and dialectology, to submit abstracts.

We encourage students working in both formal and functional frameworks to participate in this event. Interdisciplinary projects from the students in related fields such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, and comparative studies are welcome, as far as they are related to Slavic and East-European languages.

Each presentation will be allowed 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Please send abstracts of maximum 500 words to Anastasia Smirnova (smirnova@ling.ohio-state.edu), or Maggie Gruszczynska (gruszczynska.1@osu.edu).

The abstracts should be anonymous. Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address, and email address in the body of the email.

The deadline for abstract submission is August 15th, 2008.

Accommodation with local graduate students will be available.

If you have any questions, please contact the organizers.

Organizers:
Matthew Curtis (curtis.199@osu.edu)
Maggie Gruszczynska (gruszczynska.1@osu.edu)
Lauren Ressue (ressue.1@osu.edu)
Anastasia Smirnova (smirnova@ling.ohio-state.edu)

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CFP: Coming home? Conflict and return migration in twentieth-century Europe, Southampton, 4/1-3/2009

Deadline: 09/01/2008

An International conference hosted by the Department of Modern Languages, University of Southampton, and supported by the AHRC

The question of return has long been thought to be central to an exilic discourse and yet relatively little is known about how return migration is actually experienced and subsequently remembered by exiles and also by migrants more widely. In order to mark the 70th anniversary of the 'official' end of the Spanish Civil War and the start of the Second World War, events which led to the mass displacement of refugees, this conference seeks contributions for papers on the broad theme of conflict and return migration in twentieth-century Europe. We welcome individual papers or panels in English that focus on any exile, refuge or migrant return episode that has Europe as its point of arrival or departure. We are particularly interested in addressing the experiences, memories and conceptual issues of return.

Submitting a proposal

A selection of papers will be considered for publication after the conference. Please send abstracts (250 words) before 1 September 2008 to:

Dr Alicia Pozo Gutiérrez
Email: apg@soton.ac.uk

Dr Scott Soo
Email: ssoo@soton.ac.uk

For more information: http://www.soton.ac.uk/ml/research/cominghome.html

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CFP: Freedom and Democracy: European Perceptions, European Perspectives, 12/4-6/2008, Slovenia

Deadline: September 1, 2008

The program committee welcomes original contributions from the areas of political philosophy, philosophy of law, political and social ethics, political science and interdisciplinary studies on the following topics: hermeneutics of freedom and democracy in modern Europe; treaties of the European Union: political and philosophical aspects; EU institutions (courts, parliaments, executives, bureaucracies) and the understandings of freedom, responsibility and/or democracy in their respective contexts; Eastern Europe (1989-91) and political philosophy; Southeast Europe, Turkey and the European Union; a European ethos and the concept of European civil society; social solidarity, integration and conceptions of European citizenship; the European Union as a liberal legal order; freedom, justice, democracy and capitalism(s) in Europe; migration, borders and the new territories of multiculturalism: political, legal and social aspects; comparative issues (for example, the EU and the USA).

Abstract submission deadline: September 1, 2008. All abstracts will be published in a Book of Abstracts. The Book of Abstracts will be available at the conference. Please send abstracts of no more than 150 words to: tomaz.grusovnik@zrs.upr.si

Dates of the conference: December 4-6, 2008
Venue: Faculty of Humanities, Koper, Slovenia
Visit the website at http://poligrafi.nova-revija.si

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CFP: "Caucasus Studies in the fields of Migration Society Language", 11/28-30/2008, Malmoe University, Sweden

Deadline: September 15, 2008

The conference brings together researchers in Caucasus studies for a discussion of current developments in the region. How are these dynamics to be understood and explained from political, anthropological, historical, linguistic and cultural perspectives? We welcome multidisciplinary papers and also encourage presentations of research in progress.

Abstracts
Deadline for abstracts: September 15. Send the title of your paper/presentation, abstract (maximum 500 words), affiliation and contact details to caucasus.studies@mah.se. Abstracts should be written in English, but presentations may be given in English or Russian. Researchers from countries requiring a visa for Sweden are encouraged to contact us at an earlier date. Notification by October 1.

Conference homepage: http://www.mah.se/imer/caucasusconference

Contact details
Email: caucasus.studies@mah.se
Fax: +46 40 665 7330
Skype: CaucasusStudies
Address: Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER), Malmoe University, Citadellsvaegen 7, S-20506 Malmoe, Sweden

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July 17, 2008

CFP: International Conference on "Armenia and Armenians in International Treaties", 03/18-21/2009, University of Michigan

Deadline: October 3, 2009

The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will be convening an international conference on the theme "Armenia and Armenians in International Treaties." The conference will be held on the campus of the University of Michigan, March 18-21, 2009.

For the purposes of this conference the term "treaties" will include also international agreements such as the one between the Armenian merchants of India and the British East India Company in 1688 or the May 1896 agreement regarding the Eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

Scholars interested in the subject of Armenian diplomatic history from earliest times to the present are invited to submit abstracts for their proposed papers on the theme to Ms. Gloria Caudill, ASP Administrator, (gcaudill@umich.edu) by Friday, October 3, 2009. ASP will notify scholars regarding the acceptance of their proposal by the end of October, 2009. Final papers should be submitted two weeks before the conference, by February 18, 2009. The papers will be made available to all participants in order to limit presentations during the conference to 20 minutes per participant and provide time for discussion during panels.

For further information, please contact Ms. Gloria Caudill at the ASP office:

Email: gcaudill@umich.edu

Telephone: (1) 734-763-0622.

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CfP: Field Research and Ethics in Post-Conflict Environments, 12/04-05/2008, CUNY

Deadline: August 1, 2008

The Program on States and Security is pleased to announce a two-day workshop on Field Research and Ethics in Post-Conflict Environments, to be held in New York, at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York on December 4 and 5, 2008.

Conducting research in post-conflict environments presents particular challenges for academic researchers in terms of methodology, access, and ethics. While interest in conducting research in these environments continues to grow, the literature on how to respond to the particular challenges they present in the field has not kept pace. Researchers may be at risk of violence, find the social and political environment to be unusually unstable and conflictful, have trouble accessing some regions or groups, or discover that their research and methodology has ethical implications and ramifications that they did not consider in advance.

We invite papers which directly address topics of field research and ethical challenges in post-conflict environments. Papers may explore the array of methodological challenges, ethical issues, or practical impediments inherent in this set of conditions. We welcome both theoretical investigations and proposed remedies, as well as reflections on personal research experiences.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Abstracts of no more than 400 words should be submitted electronically to jmueller@statesandsecurity.org or sent via mail to:

Jennifer Mueller Research Fellow Program on States and Security Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016-4309

Deadline for submissions is August 1, 2008.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:
Authors will be notified on August 5, 2008 on the acceptance of their paper. Those who are accepted will be invited to attend the workshop in New York on December 4 and 5, 2008. Travel and accommodations will be provided by the program.

Visit the website at http://www.statesandsecurity.org

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CfP: Russia & Modern World: Problems of Political Development, 04/16-18/2008, Moscow

Deadline: March 10th, 2009

Date: 16-18 April, 2009
Institute of Business & Politics, Moscow

There is suggested to discuss the following issues in the framework of conference:

Civil Society and Law State: Problems of Establishment - Problems of Dialogue of the Federal Power and Regional Elite: Experience and Prospects - Modern Russia: World Policy Challenges - Economic Aspects of Political Development of Russia - Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Problems and Prospects of Interaction - Confessional Nature of International Relations and Domestic Policy - Modern Elites: Identification Problems - Image of Russia in the Design of European and Oriental Identities - Religion in the System of Political Culture of Russia: History and Modern Trends - Cultural Aspects of the Globalization - Literature of the XX – XXI Centuries in Social-Political Aspects - Models of University Education in the Modern World - Representation of the Modern Russian in Domestic and Foreign Mass Media

The abstracts (300 words) should be submitted with the registration form to the Organizing Ñommittee by e-mail: ibp-polit@list.ru. Deadline for the abstracts: 1st December 2008. The Organizing Ñommittee shall reserve the right to select papers. The confirmations about the inclusion in the Program of IV International Interuniversity Scientific Conference will be sent during January 2009. After receiving the confirmation it’ll be possible to submit the full paper by e-mail ibp-polit@list.ru. Scientific paper submissions will be accepted till 10th March 2009.

REGISTRATION FORM

1. Surname 2.Name 3. Academic degree 4. Academic rank 5. Title of report (speech) 6. Position 7. Place of permanent job 8. Telephone (office) 9. E-mail 10. Telephone (home) 11. Address (home) 12. Technical means required for address

Please address for more information by e-mail: ibp-polit@list.ru or on the phone: (495) 912-06-46 (ext. 157) Organizing Ñommittee

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CfP: Tolstoy Film Adaptations: Call for Chapter Proposals

Deadline: October 25, 2008

As the centenary of Tolstoy's death approaches (2010), proposals for chapters in an international collection of essays on the cinematic adaptation of Tolstoy's texts are being considered. All nationalities, periods, and issues, including interdisciplinary connections with other arts/media, cultural politics, economics, reception, translation. In addition to the widely known films, proposals on neglected silent's and films not yet translated into English are encouraged. English language collection.

Send a statement of interest and brief bio to Dr. Lorna Fitzsimmons: lfitzsimmons@csudh.edu

Deadlines:
*500-word proposals due by October 25, 2008.
*Finalists will be notified: 7000-9000 words due by June 1, 2009.

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CfP: Polish Culture, Polish Experiences, 10/04/2008, New Zealand

Deadline: August 15

This workshop seeks to explore Polish culture and Polish experiences, either in Poland itself or in Polish Diaspora communities. We also seek to raise awareness of Polish studies in New Zealand.

The conference will be held in Wellington, New Zealand at the Kelburn Campus of Victoria University. It is the first in an ongoing series of conferences organized by the Antipodean East European Study Group. Limited travel funding may be available for participants from Australia or New Zealand. All interested parties are invited to submit an abstract by August 15 to Alexander Maxwell, conference organizer, alexander.maxwell@vuw.ac.nz.

Visit the website at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/antipodean/upcoming-events.aspx

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CfP: Britain and the Holocaust, 05/05-06/2009, Leicester

Deadline: July 31

Britain and the Holocaust – Remembering and Representing War & Genocide: The Impact of WWII & the Holocaust on Today’s Britain
05/05-06/2009, University of Leicester

The comference aims to engage in recent research from all disciplines and fields on Britain’s reactions to the Second World War and the Holocaust during and after the ‘Third Reich’, focusing mainly on questions of memory, remembering, and representation and its implications for today’s Britain. Furthermore, it seeks to explore the various meanings of the Holocaust for different groups of people in a multicultural society.

Proposals for papers should not exceed 500 words, proposals for panels are also welcome, and should be sent together with a title and a short bio-bibliographical note to Dr Olaf Jensen (oj6@le.ac.uk; subject: Britain and the Holocaust), before 31 July 2008.

Applicants will be informed regarding inclusion on the conference program by mid September 2008. Final papers (6000-7000 words, including footnotes) are required by 31 February 2009.
Successful applicants will be invited to Leicester and the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust Studies will cover the costs for accommodation; travel costs can be covered as well if no other institution is able to cover them.

The conference proceedings are potentially to be included into the book series ‘The Holocaust and its Contexts’ with Palgrave Macmillan, edited by Olaf Jensen & Chris Szejnmann.

Contact: Dr Olaf Jensen Tom McKay (MA)
Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust Studies School of Historical Studies
University of Leicester
University Road
UK - Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: +44(0)116 252 2802
Fax: +44(0)116 252 3986
Email: oj6@le.ac.uk
http://www.le.ac.uk/hi/people/oj6.html
http://www.le.ac.uk/hi/centres/burton/

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CfP: European History, 11/05-08/2008, Louisville

The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association invites proposals for individual papers and complete panels for presentation at its annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, November 5-8, 2009.

Papers on any aspect of European history, covering any time period, are welcome. The program committee especially encourages proposals involving comparative history, such as Europe and the Americas, Europe and Britain, Europe and Africa, or Europe and Asia (West, East, South, or Southeast).

Presenters may include graduate students as well as faculty members. Panels should consist of two and preferably three papers, a commentator, and a chair. It is not recommended that a panel consist exclusively of graduate students.

Submissions should include a one-page description of each paper and a short c.v. of each panelist, and should be emailed to: david.redles@tri-c.edu
or mailed to:

David Redles, Chair
EHS Program Committee
Division of Social Sciences
Cuyahoga Community College
11000 Pleasant Valley Rd
Parma,OH 44130
Email: david.redles@tri-c.edu
Visit the website at http://www.utm.edu/staff/accarls/ehs/

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CfP: Graduate Student Conference on Energy and Climate Changes, 03/21/2009, Skopje

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 20th August 2008
Energy and Climate Changes – Southeast Europe in focus

First International Postgraduate Student Conference
Analytica – Think-Tank, Republic of Macedonia
21st March 2009

For the past two decades the climate changes and the energy impact on the environment has been in the focus of the international community. The changes of the climate in different parts of the world have been seen as a direct outcome of the uncontrolled and inefficient use of the energy resources. Thus, providing energy security and sustainable development nowadays is tightly connected to the protection of the environment and the climate changes. This is particularly important for the developing countries and their capacities to provide economic development parallel to sustaining high environmental standards. This conference will focus on the
South East Europe as a specific region including both developed and developing countries, the prospects of implementation of environment protection mechanisms, while keeping the pace with the implementation of energy sustainable policies.

Our aim is to represent a wide spectrum of disciplines and approaches, we strongly encourage comparative and multi-disciplinary perspectives, and welcome proposals using new research methodologies. The conference invites graduate and postdoctoral students in Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, as well as young professionals with sound academic backgrounds, to submit original research papers including but not limited to the following themes:

- IR, Security Studies, Geopolitics of Energy, Regionalism, Administration and Institutions, International Organizations, United Nation, EU Energy Policy, Energy Security and stability, Energy Security in Southeast Europe.
- Biopolitics, Social Policy, Sustainable Development, Urban Development.
- Climate Change and GHG Emission, Kyoto Protocol, UNFCCC, Alternative Sources of Energy, Renewable Energy Sources (wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal), Sustainable Energy Development, USA Environmental policy, Global Oil Crisis.
- New Technologies for exploitation of alternative energy sources, Eco-vehicles, Systems for Purging Stations and Collector Systems, New technologies for power generation, Carbon Capture and Storage.

We strongly encourage cross-cultural, cross-national and multi-disciplinary perspectives, with entries on new research methodologies welcomed.

Paper abstracts of up to 500 words and a resume should be sent with full contact details (E-mail, Telephone, Postal Address) to nhroneska@analyticamk.org and/or to First International Postgraduate Student Conference on Energy and Climate Changes – Southeast Europe in focus, Analytica – Think-Tank, Dame Gruev 7/8-3, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Presented papers should not exceed twenty minutes in length. A selection of papers will appear in a separate Conference E-Journal.

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July 14, 2008

CfP: Eastern European Culture, 04/08-11/2009, New Orleans

Deadline: November 15, 2008
Eastern European Culture
Louisiana

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SESSIONS, PANELS, PAPERS
Eastern European Culture
NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS 2009 JOINT CONFERENCE
April 8- 11, 2009
New Orleans Marriott
New Orleans, Louisiana

We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session. Eastern European includes but is not limited to cultures within the following nations: Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania.

Submit a one-page (150-250 word) proposal or abstract (via regular mail or e-mail) by November 15, 2008

Dr. Jeffrey K. Johnson
Michigan State University
257 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

Email: phoboes2000@yahoo.com
Visit the website at http://www.pcaaca.org

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CFP- The II International Private Law Congress, 04/30-05/01, 2009, Baki

Deadline: 12/31/2008
The II International Private Law Congress: "International Trade"

The Faculty of Law, Qafqaz University, holds symposium on the theme of "International Trade", as a continuation of a series of private law conference held in 2005 - year. The symposium will be held between April 30 and May 1, 2009.

The legal system of the Soviet Union totalitarian character of based upon the Marxist ideology has prevented the development of private law in this geography. Since the Soviet Union was a state based upon the Marxist ideology private property over production factors was rejected and any kind of private initiative was banned. In such a legal
environment there was no opportunity for the development of private law.
For more details and application: http://www.qafqaz.edu.az/index.php?z=1480

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CfP: Western Association of Women Historians, 04/30-05/01/2009, University of Santa Clara

Deadline: October 15, 2008

The Western Association of Women Historians (WAWH) will meet for its 40th anniversary conference, at the University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California, from April 30-May 3, 2009. Special events will recognize the forty year history of WAWH.

The WAWH program committee welcomes proposals for panels or single papers on any historical subject, time period, or region. Papers do not need to emphasize women's or gender history. All periods of history are welcome as well as non-U.S. subjects. Panels, workshops, or roundtables on issues in the historical profession are also encouraged.

Paper and panel submissions must be postmarked by October 15, 2008.

Please see the WAWH website for submission details and prize information at http://www.wawh.org

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July 10, 2008

CFP/Travel Grants: Shaping Europe in a Globalized World: Protest Movements and the Rise of a Transnational Civil Society

Deadline: August 15, 2008
Location: Department of German, University of Zurich
Date: June 23-26, 2009

Applications from postgraduate students, early stage researchers (PhD-students), postdocs and young scholars from all disciplinary and national backgrounds are strongly encouraged and form the main target group for this event.

All travel and accommodation costs within reasonable boundaries will be covered by the European Union.

Although the conference language will mainly be English, we also invite proposals in French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Polish, if a short summary (2 pages) in English is provided.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: August 15, 2008
(abstracts no longer than 500 words)

SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE BY: October 1, 2008

PLEASE USE ONLINE APPLICATION AT: www.protest-research.eu

FURTHER QUESTIONS: mail@protest-research.eu

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CFP: Russia's Role in Human Mobility: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 06/18-20/2009

Deadline:August 18, 2008

Call for Papers - REVISED DEADLINE!
Russia's Role in Human Mobility: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
June 18-20, 2009

Interested parties should submit paper proposals addressing one or more of our conference themes no later than August 18, 2008. Please include a brief (500 word) summary of the proposed work, as well as a cv or resume describing your experience and research interests. These documents should be submitted by e-mail to the project's co-organizer, Professor John Randolph, at jwr@uiuc.edu. (A surface mail address is appended below for those who wish to use it). We welcome your questions at this address as well.

Description of Project and its Objectives

Our conference aims to stimulate new thinking about Russia's role in human mobility. It will feature a keynote speaker (delivering a public plenary address), as well as a two-day scholarly workshop. Six key themes surrounding Russia's role in human mobility will be discussed, on the basis of pre-circulated papers submitted by panel participants:

1. Russia and the Governance of Mobility;
2. Russia, Mobility, and Migration;
3. Russia, Mobility, and Citizenship;
4. Modes of Mobility in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union;
5. Mobility and Everyday Life in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union;
6. Russia's Place in Global Mobility Systems

Each of these panels will involve at least one guest scholar from Russia or the Former Soviet Union, as well as one scholar specializing in contemporary issues. It is thus hoped that each panel, as well as the conference as a whole, will spark international as well as interdisciplinary dialog. We want our discussions to constantly move forward across time and space, building the basis for a deeper connection and mutual interaction between historical scholarship and work on contemporary issues. We therefore invite scholars from a range of disciplines working on contemporary topics to apply.

Professor John Randolph, Professor Eugene M. Avrutin (Co-Organizers)

Department of History
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
309 Gregory Hall, MC-466
810 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801

Conference Website:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jwr/www/mobility2009/index.html

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June 30, 2008

CFA- Visiting Research Fellow, Social Research Center, AUCA, Bishkek

Position: Visiting Research Fellow
Host institution: Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
www.src.auca.kg

Period: From 2 months to 1 year

The Social Research Center (SRC) at American University of Central Asia (AUCA) is pleased to offer interested scholars (PhD students and post-doctoral fellows only) the opportunity to conduct research within the framework of its Visiting Research Fellowship Program at our Bishkek-based research center in Kyrgyzstan. The SRC is an integral part of AUCA, with the mission to promote long-term development of the principles and practice of democracy, rule of law, and social equality in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia through carrying out research and
policy analysis

How to apply
- Fill out the application form posted on the "Research Fellowship" section at www.src.auca.kg
- Send the filled out application form, your CV, and any other information related to your application to:

Ms. Ainura Asamidinova
Project Coordinator
Social Research Center
American University of Central Asia
205 Abdumomunov Street ,
Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan , 720040
or apply by e-mail: asamidinova_a@mail.auca.kg

For further information
- If you are interested in finding out more information about current and previous activities of the SRC, please refer to our website: www.src.auca.kg
- If you would like to find out more about American University of Central Asia, please refer to: www.auca.kg/
- For further inquires or information on your application status, please contact Ms. Ainura Asamidinova at: asamidinova_a@mail.auca.kg

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CONF./CFP- Caucasus Studies in Migration, Society, Language, Malmoe, Sweden, 11/28-30/2008

Deadline: September 15th

Abstracts:
Deadline for abstracts: September 15. Send the title of your paper/presentation, abstract (maximum 500 words), affiliation and contact details to caucasus.studies@mah.se. Abstracts should be written in English, but presentations may be given in English or Russian. Researchers from countries requiring a visa for Sweden are encouraged to contact us at an earlier date. Notification by October 1.

For paper topics and details, see the conference homepage: http://www.mah.se/imer/caucasusconference

Contact details:
Email: caucasus.studies@mah.se
Fax: +46 40 665 7330
Skype: CaucasusStudies
Address: Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER),
Malmoe University, Citadellsvaegen 7, S-20506 Malmoe, Sweden

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CFP: “Europe – A Continent of Immigration? Legal Challenges in the Construction of European Migration Policy”

Deadline: June 30th, 2008

Please find below information on the 7th International Workshop for Young Scholars (WISH) and its call for papers. The 7th WISH is intended to deal with the legal challenges of the European migration policy.

Proposals may be submitted in either English or French. For paper topics and guidelines see: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/ceric/colloques/RIJC/Wish-2008-call-for-paper.pdf
Proposals should be submitted to Daniel Thym by 30th June 2008 at the latest by e-mail: daniel.thym@rewi.hu-berlin.de

or by mail:

Dr. Daniel Thym
Graduate Programme "Multilevel Constitutionalism"
Faculty of Law
Humboldt-University
Unter den Linden 6
D-10099 Berlin
Germany

For further information please consult the Workshop website at
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/ceric/colloques/rijc.htm

or contact: wish@grakov-berlin.eu

The University Association for Contemporary European Studies can be
found at http://www.uaces.org/
_______________________________________________
Diaspora.fi
http://www.diaspora.fi/

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June 16, 2008

CfP Conference: British Forum for Ethnomusicology, 04/16-19/2009, Liverpool

Submission deadline: 30 November 2008
Call for Submissions
2009 Annual Conference of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology
Liverpool John Moores University

Music, Culture and Globalization

Submissions are now invited on any aspect of the theme with papers that seek to explore newer issues relating to this subject, including, but by no means limited to, the following: (1) Musical traditions in transformation; (2) Music, place and identity; (3) New centres and peripheries?; (4) Music, mediation and tourism; (5) New approaches to
ethnographic enquiry and research methods. Abstracts (approximately 300 words) for paper presentations lasting 20 minutes should be submitted by 30 November 2008. Film shows and performances may also be proposed, as may pre-formed panels or workshop sessions, for which a longer abstract with named speakers should be submitted (approximately 1,000 words).

Detailed information on all aspects of the conference can be found on the BFE conference website http://www.bfe2009.net, or obtained directly from Dr Simone Krüger, BFE 2009 Conference Organizer on s.kruger@ljmu.ac.uk.

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CfP conference: Ethnic Reconciliation in the Western Balkans, 09/05-06/2008,Graz, Austria

Deadline August 15, 2008
Call for papers:

Inter@nic network, the Competence Centre South East Europe at the University of Graz and the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen are organizing a conference "Ethnic Reconciliation in the Western Balkans: What Role for Academia?".

The conference will be taking place at the Faculty of Law in Graz from 5 to 6 September 2008.

Deadlines:
Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and be submitted electronically to Antonija Petricusic at antonija.petricusic@uni-graz.at no later than August 15, 2008. Notification of acceptance will be communicated by August 20, 2008. Authors are required to submit full papers not exceeding 8000 words by 15 October 2008 for the conference follow up publication. The conference organizers will cover travel and accommodation expenses of selected participants.

More information on the conference and on the inter@nic network at http://www.eurac.edu/Org/Minorities/MIRICO/interethnic+network.htm

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June 09, 2008

CfP conference: Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, 10/23-25/2008, Ottawa

Deadline: 17 June 2008

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS

The Chair of Ukrainian Studies, with the support of the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Foundation, will be holding its Fourth Annual Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine at the University of Ottawa on 23-25 October 2008. The Seminar will feature research papers, touching on Ukraine, from the disciplines of political science, anthropology (ethnology), sociology, economics, religious studies, demography, geography and other fields of social science. Papers with a theoretical and comparative focus are particularly solicited.

For more information on paper topics and submission, see: www.ukrainianstudies.uottawa.ca

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June 06, 2008

CfP: Post-World War II European Art and Its Publics, 04/02-04/2009, Manchester UK

Deadline for submission of papers: 10 November 2008

Session Title: Public Disorder "Intersections"
35th Annual Association of Art Historians Meeting
2-4 April 2009, Manchester, UK

We seek 250 word abstracts for papers from scholars and practitioners. For topic and submission information, see: http://www.miriad.mmu.ac.uk/aah09/

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CfP: Challenges to democratic governance in new democracies in CEE and the Balkans, 10/10-11/2008, Budapest

Deadline: June 15, 2008

Challenges to democratic governance in new democracies in CEE and the
Balkans Date: October 10-11, 2008

Site: Budapest, Hungary
Organizer: Center for the Study of Imperfections in Democracy (DISC) at Central European University, Freedom House Europe and Junior Chamber

For paper topics and conference information, see: http://www.disc-ceu.org/events/october-conference

Language: English
Contact: E-mail: disc@ceu.hu

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CfP: Transformation and Transition in CEE and Russia, 02/18-20/2009, London

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 11th July 2008

Perpetual Motion? Transformation and Transition in Central, Eastern Europe and Russia

9thInternational Postgraduate Conference on Central and Eastern Europe.
The School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College
London, 16 Taviton Street,
London, WC1H 0BW
18-20th February 2009

The countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union have long been thought of in terms of being in a constant state of flux. This is largely due to their location on an East-West axis of cultural, economic and political systems. This conference will focus on the complex and contradictory implications of transformations, recent as well as historical. If the very concept of transition implies its antithesis – stability – both are open to be challenged and reassessed. The complex ways in which perceptions come to impact and change these realities will be addressed from multiple perspectives.

The themes of transformation and transition are currently giving rise to fascinating debates in a variety of disciplines – from economics to philosophy, from politics to performance art. Whilst our aim is to represent a wide spectrum of disciplines and approaches, we strongly encourage comparative and multi-disciplinary perspectives, and welcome proposals using new research methodologies.

For more information about the conference and for paper topics, see: http://www.uni-lj.si/files/ULJ/userfiles/ulj/mednarodne_izmenjave/ponudba_studijskih_aktivnosti/SSEES%20Conference%202009.doc

Paper abstracts of up to 300 words and a resume should be sent with full contact details (E-mail, Telephone, Postal Address) to conference2009@ssees.ucl.ac.uk and/or to 9th Postgraduate Conference, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, 16 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW, UK. Presented papers should not exceed twenty minutes in length. A selection of papers will appear in a separate Conference publication.

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June 02, 2008

CFP: CIEL, 11/27-29/2008

The Centre for Research and Innovation in Linguistic Education - CIEL, The Department of Foreign Languages of the University of Alba Iulia, DialogForum: Cross-cultural dialogue in a pragmatic and rhetorical perspective are organizing The 1st International Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education, Alba Iulia 2008, 27 - 29 November.

SPECIAL THEME: Multilingualism and plurilingualism, Migrants' languages, Minority languages The conference is open to OTHER LINGUISTIC AND CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION - RELATED TOPICS as well.

For more information, see: http://www.uab.ro/sesiuni_2008/limbi_moderne/index.htm

For submission guidelines see: http://www.uab.ro/sesiuni_2008/limbi_moderne/index.htm

Deadlines:
* Submission of abstracts (maximum 300 words): August 1st, 2008 * Submission of 1st draft: August 15th, 2008
* Feedback from the Conference Scientific Committee: September 15th, 2008
* Payment of the conference fee: October 1st, 2008
* Submission of final paper to be included in the Conference Proceedings (CD-ROM with own ISBN number): October 15th, 2008

Email: teo_popescu@hotmail.com

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CfP: International Conference Romanian Identity, 11/21-23/2008, Cluj

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference
Romanian Identity in the Wider European Context
November 21-23, 2008
Babes-Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Identity is a contemporary problematic approached almost everywhere in the world as post- modernism, regional integration, and globalization bring new challenges to national identities. We speak more and more about the identity crisis at various levels and multiple explanations, causes and implications were identified.

In this context, the Centre for Political Analysis launches a debate regarding the issue of Romanian identity in the European context, trying to answer questions like: Who are we, the Romanians? What is the substance of our national identity? What brings us together and what differentiates us from the rest of the EU and Europe? What can Europe provide and what can we provide? Do Romania and Europe face an identity crisis?

For more information about paper topics and abstract submissions, see: www.polito.ubbcluj.ro/cpa/en/index.html

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CfP: Language Documentation and Conservation, 03/12-14/ 2009, Honolulu

1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation:
Supporting Small Languages Together. Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 12-14, 2009
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC09

The 1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC) will be held at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center, on the east side of the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, from March 12th-14th, 2009. There will also be an optional opportunity to visit Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, in an extension of the conference that will focus on the Hawaiian language revitalization program, March 16th-17th.

It has been a decade since Himmelmann's article on language documentation appeared and focused the field into thinking in terms of creating a lasting record of a language that could be used by speakers as well as by academics. This conference aims to assess what has been achieved in the past decade and what the practice of language documentation within linguistics has been and can be. It has become apparent that there is too much for a linguist alone to achieve and that language documentation requires collaboration. This conference will focus on the theme of collaboration in language documentation and revitalization and will include sessions on interdisciplinary topics.

For information about abstract submission, see: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC09/call.html

Enquiries to: ICLDC@hawaii.edu

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CONF./CFP- Language Change in Bilingual Communities, Focus on the Post-Soviet Countries, Uppsala, Oct. 3

Second Call for Abstracts:

Language Change in Bilingual Communities: Focus on the Post-Soviet Countries and Their Immigrant Communities Elsewhere

For more information, see workshop web page at: http://www.let.uu.nl/~Nino.Amiridze/personal/organization/PSB08.html

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May 16, 2008

CfP: Polish-Irish Encounters in New and Old Europe, Limerick, Ireland, Oct 2008

Interdisciplinary Conference
Mary Immaculate College (University of Limerick)
3-4 October 2008
Polish-Irish Encounters in the New and Old Europe

This conference seeks to explore the cultural and social dimension of Polish-Irish relations in the present and the past from a variety of angles. Culture is understood here in its broadest sense, as informing concepts of individual and collective identities, thus of social belonging. This is based on the assumption that human beings collectively construct their social and cultural reality, that literature, art, music, film and other media as well as language itself are manifestations of cultures.

Papers on any related theme will be considered. 300 word abstracts in English should be submitted by email on or before 30 July 2008 to Dr. Sabine Egger sabine.egger@mic.ul.ie or Dr. John McDonagh john.mcdonagh@mic.ul.ie.

Abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, PDF or RTF formats. If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt within a week, you should assume that your proposal was not received and contact the organizers.

For further details please visit:
http://www.polishirishencounters.mic.ul.ie/

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CfP: Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, 10/23-25/ 2008, UofOttawa

Two of its sections will feature special themes:

The first, on the politics of memory, will feature papers touching on the Famine (Holodomor), the purges, the Holocaust, deportations and other cases mass violence committed on the territory of Ukraine in the 1930s, during World War II and the immediate post-War period. involving, among others, the NKVD, German military and paramilitary forces, the Soviet Army, Soviet partisans, the OUN, the UPA, and the Polish Home Army, police, and military forces.We are inviting paper proposals based on current research in social and political history for this period and/or on an analysis of contemporary political issues raised by the memorialization of these events.

The second theme will be devoted to new research on Ukraine’s geopolitical challenges, particularly as they relate to NATO expansion, EU enlargement, and evolving Russia-Ukraine relations in the context of the re-assertion of the Russia’s regional and global state power. Papers exploring the domestic dimensions of Ukraine’s security dilemmas are also solicited.

Scholars and doctoral students are invited to submit a 1000 word paper proposal and a 250 word biographical statement, by email attachment, to Dominique Arel, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, at darel@uottawa.ca. Please also include your full coordinates (institutional affiliation, preferred postal address, email, phone) and indicate your latest publication (or, in the case of doctoral applicants, the title of your dissertation and year of expected completion).

The proposal deadline is 17 June 2007. To be eligible, papers must not have been accepted for publication by the time of the Seminar. The Chair will cover the expenses of participants, including discussants, to the Seminar. An international selection committee will review the proposals and notify applicants shortly after the deadline.

The aim of the Seminar is to provide a unique forum for researchers from Canada, the United States, Ukraine, Europe and elsewhere to engage in fruitful inter-disciplinary dialog, disseminate cutting-edge research papers on the Chair web site, encourage publications in various outlets, and stimulate collaborative research projects. Papers of the first three Annual Danyliw Research Seminars in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies can be downloaded at www.ukrainianstudies.uottawa.ca. The Seminar adopts the format of a Workshop, where each presentation is followed by group discussion, and is open to the public.

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May 12, 2008

CONF./CFP- Language Change in Bilingual Communities: Focus on Post-Soviet Countries, Uppsala, Oct. 3

Call for Abstracts
The workshop aims at giving a perspective on post-Soviet bilingualism while concentrating on the typology of linguistic changes under language contact.

Important Dates
Abstract submission: June 16, 2008
Notification: July 7, 2008
Workshop: October 3, 2008

Submission
Abstracts (in English, maximum 3 pages, including data and references) have to be submitted electronically as portable document format (.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) files via the EasyChair conference management system: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=psb08

If you do not have an EasyChair account, click on the button "I have no EasyChair Account" on that page and follow the instructions. When you receive a password, you can enter the site and upload your abstract.

For more information and paper topics see: http://www.let.uu.nl/~Nino.Amiridze/personal/organization/PSB08.html

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May 05, 2008

CfP: Uses and Misuses of The Middle Ages and Renaissance, 10/25-26/2008, Lafayett LA

The 6th Annual Conference of the Louisiana Consortium for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
October 25-26, 2008
Keynote Address by Professor Patrick Geary, UCLA:
“Ethnic Nationalism and the Fight to Control the Past”

The 2008 meeting of the Louisiana Consortium for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will take place on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on October 25th and 26th, 2008. Participants will conduct the 2008 consortium in a seminar structure, where they will workshop their pre-circulated scholarly papers. All scholars and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

We welcome paper proposals from all areas of medieval and Renaissance studies. We encourage the engagement of multiple methodologies, media, and disciplines.

Please send a 300-word abstract, along with current curriculum vitae, contact information and audio/visual requirements by September 1, 2008 to:

Sara Ritchey
Department of History
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
554 Griffin Hall
P.O. Box 42531
Lafayette, LA 70504
ritchey@louisiana.edu

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April 11, 2008

CfP: - Student Archaeology Conference, 03/27-29/2009, Romania

Each year, 50-60 student presenters from throughout Romania and abroad participate in a student conference on Archaeology, History and Museum Studies. On behalf of the organizing committee, we invite fellow students from all over the world to the 16th annual student conference entitled "Beyond the Veil - Spirituality in Prehistory" to be held 27-29 March 2009 in Alba Iulia, Romania.

The topic is spirituality in prehistory. We will consider concepts such as religious and magical practices, rites and rituals, as well as sacred locations and buildings. We will be looking at a range of time periods from the Paleolithic to the end of the Iron Age. We seek papers from diverse theoretical, practical and methodological standpoints that further the discussion of these areas. This meeting will provide an ideal forum for the exchange of information and ideas on recent research and discoveries between students of Archaeology, History and Museum Studies from around the world. We aim to create a stimulating and open scientific atmosphere to support the interaction of students from various different backgrounds.

The conference will be divided into the following 3 sections:
1. Religious and magical beliefs;
2. Rites and rituals; and
3. Sacred locations and buildings.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 December 2008. The deadline for
registration is 31 January 2009.

For more information on the conference, abstract submission, and registration, please visit our website at http://civa.uv.ro/conf/. If you would like more information or if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us by email at cerc_de_arheologie@uab.ro or by telephone at +40 721-680-888 (Otis Crandell, International Relations).

The proceedings of the conference are published annually in our nationally accredited academic journal, BCSS http://civa.uv.ro/bccsa.html.