Graduate Student Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
"Battleground States: Scholarship in Times of Crisis"
March 31-April 1, 2006
American Culture Studies Program
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
http://www.bgsu.edu/acsconf
The Graduate Students of the American Culture Studies Program at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio are pleased to host an important and interesting interdisciplinary graduate student conference exploring the ever changing terrain of scholarship in the contemperary U.S.
We are also pleased to announce our keynote speakers: Doctor Ann Larabee, professor of American Thought and Language of Michigan State University; and Doctors John Russon and Sherry Linkon, Co-Directors of the Center for Working Class Studies and Youngstown State University.
We invite proposals for conference presentations by scholars, policymakers, practitioners, artists, filmmakers and other professionals whose work focuses on contemporary issues facing scholars in times of political division and national crisis.
To be considered as a presenter, please send a presentation proposal, not to exceed 500 words. To propose a panel, please submit a session proposal describing the panel topic, not to exceed 500 words. We will accept proposals by regular mail and email (include abstract in both message body as well as an attachment) to the following:
American Studies Program
101 East Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Attn: Adam Franklin
Email: acsconf@bgsu.edu
Web: www.bgsu.edu/acsconf
Paper Proposals—due by December 15th—should include the following information:
• Name
• Institutional Affiliation (if applicable)
• Mailing Address (including zip code)
• Phone Number
• Email address
• Title for the proposed presentation
• Abstract
• A-V equipment needs, if any
• Special needs, if any
Panel Proposals –due Jan 1st - should include the above information for all proposed participants.
Please direct any and all questions to Adam Franklin via email at acsconf@bgnet.bgsu.edu or by phone at (419) 372-0509.
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